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Newspaper
Alpine Avalanche
Location
Alpine, Texas, United States of America
Date
Jan 02, 1948
Page
2
The piece notes Wallace declaring as an independent candidate for president and comments on political shifts, while also reflecting on Santa, Christmas gifts, and the narrator's postholiday laziness as he contemplates resuming duties.
A local plea urges residents to keep New Year resolutions for morale. The Lions Club promotes Wings Over Jordan on Tuesday. The piece stresses paying poll tax and civic duty to vote, noting 1948 will bring important elections and urging readers to choose between government ownership or personal governance.
A reader letter column blends thanks for notes to Wilfred with a humorous Scotsman joke and a Horatio Powers poem about the coming year. The piece ends with a remark on the United States’ natural-resource wealth and a call to patronize Avalanche advertisers.
Fort Worth markets show light supply across cattle calves hogs and sheep with prices at or near all time highs. Beef steers yearlings bulls cows and fat calves rose versus last year while sheep and lambs stayed steady to strong and stockers moved higher amid year end demand.
New Mexico highlights more than ten thousand miles of highways and a thriving tourist travel sector driven by its scenic routes and regional attractions, showcasing a strong transportation and visitor economy.
In the Avalanche office a stack of mimeograph stencils and reams of paper lie ready for the next edition. Staff report steady work as editors prepare local briefs and notices. The scene captures a newsroom routine amid production hustle.
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