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Newspaper
Alpine Avalanche
Location
Alpine, Texas, United States of America
Date
Jan 03, 1963
Page
2
Four to five homes listed with varying rooms, garages, and outbuildings. Prices range from 8,500 to 19,000 with terms noted for one listing. Readable notes include well, store room, utility spaces, carport, and yard housing details.
Classified ad notes 3 bedroom property at $8000 terms and a 2.4 bathroom home on over 3 acres priced at $20,000. Includes land details and payment terms.
Classified ad summary showing multiple properties for sale with prices and terms including $9,000 to $16,000 property listings, corner lots, 4 unit and 3 four-room houses, highway frontage, and rental properties. Agency contact A. J. Bierschwate Real Estate, 710K Ave D Box 58, Tel TET-2271. Deadlines note Tuesday noon and late insertion policy. Mentions May 24, 1830 steam train milestone.
Carpenter Realty advertises listings on all property types including tourist courts ranches and new FHA homes to be built. Contact Holland Hotel Bidg at 726817.2920 to buy or sell.
C F Cox as chairman of the Big Bend Soil Conservation District board plans to attend the Texas Association of Soil Conservation District Supervisors annual meeting in Lubbock in January. George Mills says he will attend unless conflicts arise. Bill Sohl and Jimmy Pate may also go, and Cox invited the entire board to accompany him.
Locals Mr and Mrs G H Zeke Moss and daughters of Burlington Washington visited her parents Mr and Mrs G K Lange and other relatives during the Christmas holidays. Mrs RE Streetman called to Temple last week by the death of her uncle. Guests during the holidays of Mrs Cecil Duncan Sr and her daughter Mrs Vernon Boy ven and family included sons Chief Warrant Officer Cecil Duncan and family of Waco and Bob Duncan and wife of Sunvale California.
Old Fort Davis obituary for J A Holt aged 79 with surviving widow and four children. Graveside services held by Capt J B Gillett and George Baines. Grand jury list released. Sheriff Sproul issuing 1928 license plates. Local buck hunt yields 25 point antlers. Brick house tear down in old Fort Davis. Holiday visitors from San Antonio Kerrville and West Point noted.
A historical menu fragment lists meals for two days. On January 3 the offerings include fried chicken with Snowflake potatoes beans hot rolls with butter and honey, and a pineapple upside down cake with milk. January 4 features meat balls with green beans tossed salad and blueberry pie.
A fragmented meal plan shows Tuesday with hamburger patties lettuce tomatoes onions pickles and beans. Wednesday lists roast beef with gravy, rice, peas, cornbread, butter, honey, peach cobbler, then Thursday presents cas and tat with mashed potatoes, carrots and cherry salad, plus apple pie.
Early Texas cattlemen built a fame by supplying beer for industrial America and sending trail herds across the Red River toward the growing empire east of Kansas City. West Texas Highland Herefords and foundational herds from Big Bend Davis Mountain spread worldwide, reflecting high breeding standards and conservation.
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