Four Seek Two Elgin Trustee Jobs
In Elgin on April 1 the Elgin Independent School District trustee election features four candidates for two seats. Incumbent Willie Giese seeks re election while challengers Elmer Burke D B Welch and Vernon Green vie for the vacancy left by Louis Lundgren.
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Elgin
Elgin Independent
Willie Giese
Elmer Burke
D. B. Welch
Vernon Green
Louis Lundgren
Johnny Barton Jr
Bastrop County
John Barton
Business Editor Talks at Lockhart
Lockhart program features Eugene Whitmore editor of the American Business Magazine of Chicago. He is spending the week touring regional business communities to share insights and discuss industry trends.
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Lockhart
Whitmore Speaks on Small Industry Growth at Club
Whitmore addressed the Business Men's Club on how smaller industries boost growth in small towns. Mr and Mrs Whitmore plan a California business trip next week before returning to Chicago for the summer.
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Tor
Business Men's Club
Whitmore
Mrs. Whitmore
California
Chicago
Congress Librarian To Speak At Bastrop School Thursday
Dr. Luther H. Evans librarian of Congress will address Bastrop High School students Thursday at 2 30 p m in the high school auditorium. He will join a Legislature gathering in Austin at 11 a m Thursday and comes to Bastrop after lunch. Evans is a Bastrop High School graduate and was raised near Bastrop in Sayers.
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Congress
Bastrop School
Bastrop
Luther H. Evans
Librarian of Congress
Washington, D. C
The
P. J. Dodson
Dr. Evans
Austin
Bastrop High School
Evans
Sayers
Polio Victim Sent to Gonzales for Treatment
San Marcos resident Bobby Gest, recently discharged from Breckenridge Hospital, is admitted to the Warm Springs Foundation at Gonzales. His mother Mrs. Cynthia Gest disclosed the move.
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San Marcos
Bobby Gest
Breckenridge Hospital
Warm Springs Foundation
Gonzales
Cynthia Gest
Austin Army & Navy Store Equipment and Apparel Prices
Army twill trousers 82 wt special lot pair 2.50. Blue army twill trousers shirts each 2.98. Emblems furnished free with uniforms. Blue and white coveralls zipper fronted back blue trimmed upon request. Bellbottom dungarees pair 2.95. Lee Riders and Levis genuine jeans 3.45. Tennis shoes by size boys girls 2.49 to 3.95. Moccasins army type 2.75 to 3.95.
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ARMY
Bellbottom
Lee Riders
Levis
Court Notices and Divorces From Local District Dockets
Courthouse records list divorce filings between Rodolfo D de la Paz Jr and Candelaria A de la Paz. Other cases include State v Daniel Does on probation for failure to stop and render aid. Walker divorce granted and various minors and executors named in estate matters and law notices.
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Robert Edgar Schmidt
the Capital National Bank
Robert T. Cone
Tom Pina
Grace W. Walker
Leroy Walker
Johnson
Mary Hannusch
Theodore Zach
Thurman
Pruch
Ty. Tunstall
A R. Munro
Margaret E. Jo H. Chain
Emma Beth
Wilbur Criddle
Gracie Mae
Carlson Leroy
Jeanette Callanne
R. Pierce
Leslie Patricia Man
Renate T. Bustin
Kaiser
J. Don
Lutherans Meet At Taylor Next
Lutherans from Austin Elgin Thrall Round Rock Georgetown Pflugerville Walburg Rosebun Killeen Crawford McGregor Temple Hamilton and Preddy gather in Taylor for a Sunday afternoon session led by SpD Arthur Hunke of Temple with Otto Arning as host chair. W H Gerlach of Texas Lutheran College Seguin speaks on Christian Men in Public Service.
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Taylor
Pflugerville
Walburg
Rosebun
Killeen
Crawford
McGregor
Temple
Hamilton
Preddy
Otto Arning
H. F C. Nehring
G. E. Carlson
Ewald Leschber
Veterans Entertainers to Perform at First Baptist
A troupe that entertained servicemen overseas during the war will perform Sunday at 8 p m at the First Baptist Church. Led by Pat B Withrow Jr national director the unit features Mildred Young and Bobby Del Rio. The Veterans Hospital Programs also provides bedside radios to wounded veterans and operates as a non profit under Protestant Churches of America. Admission is free.
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Veterans Hospital
First Baptist Church
Pat B. Withrow Jr
Mildred Young
Bobby del Rio
VHP
Protestant Churches of America
Tuna Packer Plans Mississippi Gulf Coast Plant
Herb Petrich of Western Peat Building Company said his firm will build a tuna processing plant on the Mississippi Gulf Coast in Pascagoula. He noted the site is 1,100 miles closer to tuna grounds west of Panama than San Diego, the so called tuna capital. Other packers are expected to visit the area this weekend to explore the project.
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Pascagoula
Miss
Ites Ong Oy
Mississippi Gulf Coast
Herb Petrich
Tacoma, Wash
Westen Peat Building Company
Gallapagos Islands
Panama
Petrich
South America
San Diego
Calif
Scout Leader Course Planned at Lincoln
GIDDINGS April 1. Captain J. P. Knox of Austin will conduct a training course for Lee County scout leaders and others interested in scouting at the Lincoln school house Thursday assisted by H. T. Moore the Capitol Area assistant scout executive.
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Giddings
R. N. Ealy
Boy Scouts
Fayette, Lee and
Bastrop Counties
J. P. Knox
Austin
Capitol Area Council
Lee County
Lincoln School House
H. T. Moore
Capitol Area
Marble Falls Dreams Rise With Dam Plans
Marble Falls celebrates Governor Jester's signature on the LCRA dam bill, triggering optimism for growth. Residents foresee a population boost to 3,000 4,000 and potential manufacturing moves, with housing surveys and trailer camps planned to accommodate new workers. San Saba eyes expansion linked to the LCRA program, anticipating industrial opportunities nearby.
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Marble Falls
Spb
Jester
LCRA
Adam R. Johnson
R. O. Smith
George Burham
Gus Michel
S. B. Keeter
Chamber of Commerce
John Charlotte
Jack Miller
G. L. Jones
San Saba
Clay W. Kuykendall
City National Bank
Lower
Colorado River Authority
Beauford
Kuykendall
Granite Shoals Dam
Nea
Colorado River
Camporee Postponed to April Weekend at Lockhart Park
Field Scout Executive Floyd Davis announced the Hays Caldwell Scout Campore has moved a week. The event now runs the weekend of April 8 and 9 at Lockhart State Park in San Marcos.
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San Marcos
Floyd Davis
Lockhart State Park
Harry Crockett Heads Bastrop Youth Fair
Harry Crockett of Smithville has been elected chairman of the Bastrop County Youth Fair Board. Other officers include C. P. Morrison of Elgin as vice chairman and Mrs. R. E. Standifer of Bastrop as secretary. The meeting also named retiring officers and set plans for next year’s fair at a April 26 gathering with committee appointments to follow.
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Bastrop
Spl
Harry Crockett
Smithville
Bastrop County
Crockett
M. H. Timmons
Paul Rigby
A. J. Novosad
Herman Willenburg
Red Rock
J. Z. Hattox
C. P. Morrison
Elgin
Harry Kuhn
Paige
C. A. Stone
Lena Sturges
R. E. Standifer
Mr. Hutchinson
Houston
Burnet Doctor Named President of Tri County Medical Society
Dr. Scott C. Allen of Burnet was elected president of the Tri-County Medical Society serving Lampasas Burnet and Llano Counties. He succeeds Dr. H J Hoerster of Llano. New officers include Rush McMillan Lamapasas vice president and Ivan Shepperd Marble Falls secretary. The Women’s Auxiliary kept officers led by Mrs. H J Hoerster Llano president.
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Llano
Spl
Scott C. Allen
Burnet
Tri-County Medical Society
Lampasas
H. J. Hoerster
Rush McMillan
Ivan Shepperd
Marble Falls
R. L. Shepperd
T. D
Williamson Tops Red Cross Quota
Williamson County surpassed its Red Cross quota of 6290 dollars this week said county drive chairman Kirby Vance of Taylor on Wednesday.
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Williamson
Red Cross
Taylor
Williamson County
Kirby Vance
Bartlett Expands Street Equipment Facilities
Bartlett is expanding its street maintenance setup with a new diesel powered grader purchased. The council is considering a street sweeper and a new building on Main Street will be constructed to house the machinery.
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Bartlett
Main Street
Owen Named Taylor Drive Chairman for Cancer Fund
Taylor April 1 J KR Owen named Taylor chairman of the drive for funds for cancer control by county drive chairman C W Patterson.
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Taylor
J. KR. Owen
Funds For Cancer Control
C. W. Patterson
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Jim Penney
Boys’ Shoes
Hays
Austin Army
Gray Poplin
Army Good
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G.I. Coleman
Coleman
Carpenter
Army Sox
Police
Simpson
Adam
London
Postoffice
Tuna Packer
Mississippi
Lincoln
Okeh
Sam N. Key
W. S
Bill) Drake
Bastrop Youth Fair
Burnet Medic Heads Society
Owen
Charles L. Herring
John C. Aycock
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