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Newspaper
Alpine Avalanche
Location
Alpine, Texas, United States of America
Date
Jan 03, 1947
Page
3
The Big Bend area and all its citizens have just completed one of the greatest holiday seasons in memory. Local businesses report strong sales and community events drew crowds, marking a vibrant closure to the festive period.
A holiday chat with the Railway Express chief yields a playful remark that Santa is a gullible old fellow. The manager’s joke caps a season of opinions gathered during the holidays.
Alpine residents express pride in their town yet recount a Christmas ordeal with gas and food shortages caused by feral disturbances and public service outages. The Chamber of Commerce banquet is set for Jan 20 with limited seating and officer elections to follow. Orchids given to Otis Kimball and B F Beckett for livestock shows.
On December 16, 1946 Western Union Telegraph Company applied to the Federal Communications Commission to cut Al ine Texas telegraph office hours from 7:80 a m to 9:00 p m to 00 a m to 6:00 p m Gray area agencies will be open at the Southern Pacific depot If citizens wish to protest or support the change they may reply to the FCC in Washington before January 16, 1947.
Curtis B Gross Realtor lists multiple properties near Main Street including a modern building with existing business and a three apartment building near the high school. Rentals around 100 dollars monthly, prices noted from 5000 to 8000, with financing options and tourist court location along Main Highway.
A girl excitedly tells her father she has the latest swing record. He replies that he has not heard it, recalling a distant past collision involving a wagon, milk churns, and ducks.
A diner repeatedly received white bread instead of his preferred brown. After a week he switched tactic ordering the opposite, asking for white bread, prompting the waitress to remark on his usual brown preference.
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