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Newspaper
Alpine Avalanche
Location
Alpine, Texas, United States of America
Date
May 05, 1950
Page
4
Local residents and relatives are mentioned in visits across states. Names include Shirley Scales and Ruth Morris in Oklahoma City, W H Peipurey in El Paso, Dennis Brown in Canadian, and many others visiting family in Texas, California, Arizona, New Mexico, and North Carolina.
Mr and Mrs R L Sansom former operators of Sansoms dairy on Highway 67 and 90 east of Alpine sold their North Walker and EF Ave C home to Mr and Mrs Martin Olson and moved furniture to Austin. Olson works at Sul Ross college while Mrs Olson teaches in Alpine schools.
The Fryars shop opened for business last Saturday with fixtures still in packing cases and stock partly relocated. By Tuesday the store presented a modern, well lit interior with glass front, fluorescent lighting, long counter, multiple tables for soda and ice cream, and ample display space. The back houses a stock room, a prescription room, and a doctor’s office, all bright and ventilated, signaling a city ready business for Fort Davis and visitors.
Memorial contributions for cancer victims drive part of the 1950 Texas Cancer Crusade effort led by Gibb Gilchrist. The Texas division notes about 30 memorials monthly, rising during April’s crusade. Local clubs, including Houston’s Advertising Club, sponsor drives in memory of fallen members. Each gift is acknowledged to the donor and a card sent to the family, funding the cancer unit in the donor’s county. Armed Forces Day on May 20 aims to raise defense awareness and public interest in the services.
Despite higher cattle and calf offerings at Fort Worth and other points in the marketing circle last week, prices remained firm with spot cattle and calves 50 cents higher in most rings.
Keen demand for slaughter and replacement cattle appeared daily while the sheep run was the largest in nearly a year. Prices moved lower on some lower grade lambs. spring lambs stayed steady for fat types. Good steers and yearlings traded at 26 to 28 dollars, with other stockers and feeders at 18 to 25.50. Fat cows 17 to 21, canners 12 to 17.50. Bulls 16 to 22. Good slaughter calves 26 to 28, some up to 32. Stocker steer calves 20 to 28, heifer calves to 28 in mixed lots. Shorn old crop lambs 22 to 24.
Early week prices show top bids at $24.50 to $25 for some lambs. Cull to medium lambs bring $18 to $22, stocker and feeder lambs $18 to $22.50. Medium to choice spring lambs $24 to $27.50, culls down to $20 or less. Old owes $8 to $12, aged wethers up to $12.50 and $13, old bucks $8 to $9, yearlings and two’s about $20.
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