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Newspaper
Alpine Avalanche
Location
Alpine, Texas, United States of America
Date
Sep 24, 1954
Page
6
The Hidalgo Ward PTA met on Wednesday September 15 with prayers at the start. New high first grade teacher Mrs Gene Baldwin and her husband were introduced. The group discussed joining the National PTA and voted against affiliation. The next meeting is set for October 12 at 7 pm with all members invited.
Slugger White visits to share a humorous tale about babysitting and a diaper change framed like a baseball diamond. He credits his dad for the corrective advice and notes the broader lesson of respecting others viewpoints in daily choices.
Market remained steady across classes with 500 head receipts. Fat calves and yearlings sold high from 16 to 18 dollars, slaughter cows 7.50 to 10, bulls 10 to 12, best stocker calves 18.50 to 20.10, other stockers 14 to 18.50. Also notes Karakul fur coat and a distant Bukharan sheep link.
The Alpine Avalanche is published every Friday at 212 N St Alpine Texas by Forbes Publishing Company with Lynn Forbes editor Mrs Nell Forbes society editor bookkeeper Mrs A N Alkire Fort Davis correspondent Mattie V Chambers Marathon correspondent Entered as second class matter at the Post Office in Alpine Texas under the act of March 3 1879 Subscription rates are 2 50 per year in Brewster Jeff Davis and Presidio counties 6 months 1 50 elsewhere 3 00 per year 6 months 1 75
Silent swashbuckler Crossed Swords arrives at the Lobo Drive-In for a run beginning Sunday. Errol Flynn appears alongside Gina Lollobrigida in a Pathecolor production set in medieval Italy with plots of duke control and a forced marriage law. Filmed on southern Italian hills, the Milton Krims written and directed feature is from United Artists.
A reflection on immortality and divine light from Kirby Page with devotional imagery. The text credits memory, anticipation, and the love of God as paths to eternal life, invoking poetic traditions and a Texline location note about Texas capitol proximity.
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