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Newspaper
Alpine Avalanche
Location
Alpine, Texas, United States of America
Date
Mar 23, 1951
Page
2
A collage of city life and opinions covers phone rate boosts, local housing boom, spring readiness, and Easter observances. Light vignettes include Canasta talk, fire chief humor, Scouting fever, and upcoming Kokernot field game as well as a poetic Easter meditation on faith and daily life.
Mr. B C Fischer, a swayale authority on hearing, invites people to come in for a free hearing test and to discuss any hearing troubles with him.
The Odessa Social Security office warns that March 31 is the last day for many aged 65 or older to file old age and retirement claims under the new rules. Manager Jack Calvert notes the amendments lowered eligibility requirements to about 1.5 years of covered work, but payments start only at 65. Delays risk losing months of benefits. back pay may cover six months if filed by March, with progressively larger losses for April and May.
Midland Live stock Auction Co sold Thursday March 15 with steady overall market. Steer calves to 45 cwt and yearlings 32 to 36 dollars. Stocker cows 22 to 26, fat calves 32 to 34, mediums 28 to 32, fat cows 23 to 28, canners 17 to 21, bulls 26 to 28.50. White faced 650 lb heifers 34 and 500 lb calves 36. Resale figures: CIM Packing bought calves 87.75 and hogs 22. lambs to Nathan J. Allen Jr. of Big Spring at 90.
The Texas Highway Department issued the 1951 official saver map, free to request, detailing 29 000 miles of the 37 000 mile state system and including farm to market roads for the first time. The department expects heavy demand after filling 400 000 requests last year. It features a back map of the United States and 18 color photographs of Texas scenes.
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