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Newspaper
Alpine Avalanche
Location
Alpine, Texas, United States of America
Date
Jan 09, 1948
Page
4
A humorous vignette shows boxing bravado and kitchen talk at a table and library quips. A boy returns a well worn book, a librarian jokes about its technicality, a rabbit occupies a refrigerator shelf, and a Westinghouse gag closes the scene with a pun about being "westing."
Local notes list residents and visitors traveling from Alpine to nearby towns. W D Smithers returns from Phoenix, while Mrs. J M Peters seeks treatment in El Paso. Several families visit relatives in Sonora, Canadian, Cisco, Reno, and New Orleans. One death reaches San Antonio as F R Hamilton learns of kin’s passing in Arkansas.
A waiter and manager confront a guest who washes his spoon in the fingerbowl claiming a reason about avoiding ice cream on his pocket. The scene ends with the manager reassessing the odd behavior at the table.
An elderly Arizonan told a group a tale of sleeping under a mesquite bush when a rattlesnake pressed on his chest and glared with evil eyes. He claimed that if he moved the snake would strike instantly, so he simply went back to sleep.
Federal statistics show American farm assets at 111 billion dollars. Before the war, assets stood at 54 billion. The figures reflect long term growth in farm wealth and equity across the sector.
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