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Newspaper
Alpine Avalanche
Location
Alpine, Texas, United States of America
Date
Mar 13, 1942
Page
3
A sequence of loan company notices urges more loan applications while reassuring no policy changes due to the war. Real estate pitches tout a 28,000 acre ranch at 3.75 per acre, fenced, plus other properties and homes with easy terms. Insurance promotes increased values and replacement cost questions.
Marathon residents report travel to El Paso to bid relatives farewell and attend IOOF meetings in San Antonio with five thousand expected attendees. Geologists from North Texas Agricultural College and other locals participate in ranch work, visits, and social events, including a Silver Tea and club activities. Wayne Hidridge, infant son of R E Thompson, dies in Alpine. school excursion to see Mrs. Wiggs of the Cabbage Patch draws large turnout.
The Study club gathered at Mrs. Geo Hargus March 4 presided by Mrs Ritchey. They discussed Mrs Wiggs of the Cabbage Patch and voted to buy tickets for needy boys and girls. A Buver Tea and book review is set for March 19 at the club house with Mrs Clinton Ritchey winning a plaque prize.
March grain and feed prices reflect tight range conditions across central and southern California. Below normal rainfall and cold weather hinder winter grass growth, prompting some cows and heifers to be sold off grass earlier than usual. Markets show firm but cautious demand with steady to rising prices for fed steers and cows, while dairy sows fetch around eight to nine dollars per cwt.
W E Williams professor of Agriculture at Sul Ross College has been named chairman of Texas State Committee on the American Farmer Degree. He will attend the March 12 18 meeting in Fort Worth where nominations for the FFA award from Texas will be submitted to the National Headquarters. Williams also serves as vocational agricultural supervisor for District 2 and has chaired the farmer's degree committee for five years. Also attending is Kay Cowsert a Sul Ross College sophomore and livestock judging team member. Market notes report real calves at 13 50 to 16 25 per cwt with some up to 16 25 ewt. woolled ewes bring 675 to 725 per cwt. average 112 lb. Sheep market steady.
Tim Holt stars in Land of the Open Range a western thriller about a 14 000 acre will offering a convict only land rush to revenge a sheriff who jailed a hardened outlaw The deputy sheriff must keep order and prevent outlaws from terrorizing the town directed by Edward Kelly for RKO Radio Studios showing Friday and Sunday at Granada
An unnamed Alaskan peak, previously quiet, experienced a dramatic explosion that removed its summit in 1912 marking an unprecedented volcanic event for Katmai.
A humorous note explains you could build a house with all windows facing south at the North Pole because every direction from that point is south, a quip about geography and perspective.
A Rhode Island man developed a rubber heel with a worn segment replaceable by removing a screw. The design allows quick renewal of the heel portion without full replacement. The invention aims to extend shoe life and reduce waste.
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