Milk Producers Form Cooperative Purchase of Blackland Creamery
Cecil B. Long leads 16 Taylor area milk producers from Taylor Bastrop Granger Rockdale and Hutto in final negotiations to buy Blackland Creamery Taylor. Seventeen stock holders elect five directors with Henry Hooper as President Willie Heckman as Vice President and Cecil Long as Secretary Treasurer. The cooperative will govern as a corporation and maintain current milk prices. The plant serves Taylor Rockdale Giddings Bastrop Elgin Georgetown Hutto Granger Bartlett Thrall Swiftex Village and nearby Central Texas communities.
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ANS
Cecil B. Long
Taylor, Bastrop
Granger
Rockdale
Hutto
Blackland Creamery
Taylor
Henry Hooper
Willie Heckman
Cecil Long
Bas
Bartlett
Thrall
Swiftex Village
Central Texas
Germans To Visit Kansas Students
In Lawrence Kansas eight fraternities and three sororities at the University of Kansas will host German students to show democracy and American campus life. Starting September 11 students will attend the university through various organizations with housing and meals arranged.
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J. A. Burzle
Germany
America
Enumerator Finds 32 in One Home
A Denver census taker spent a day counting noses at a five room house near the stockyards. The 32 residents include a railroad laborer aged 55, his wife, 11 unmarried children aged 2 to 18, five married daughters with husbands, and nine grandchildren. One toilet and no hot water. The family name is withheld.
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Denver
Francis J. Morrato
Moratto
Better Living for a Better World 4-H Theme
The 1950 national theme for 4-H Clubs is Better Living for a Better World. The slogan guides club activities and community impact nationwide.
LaGrange High Paper Wins Second at Columbia Convention
LaGrange High School's Hi-Standard earned 752 points and a second place rating at the Columbia School Press Association convention in New York. Sponsor J. H. Janson has been advised and the school plans to organize a press club due to the enthusiasm at the campus.
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LA Grange
ANS
Hi-Standard
Columbia School Press Association
New York
J. H. Janson
Smithville Hospital Drive Nets $10000 in Fund Raising
Smithville reports $10000 raised in a hospital membership drive for Memorial Hospital of Smithville a $200000 20 bed facility. The campaign started Friday with a mass meeting attended by over 200 people including W E Beal mayor G S Shade and W Z Blake.
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Smithville
Memorial Hospital of
W. Z. Blake
W. E. Beal
G. S. Shade
L. R. Wesson
Blake
Claude Aldridge
Ejilky Ragsdale
Mesdames Della Marrs
Fred Stone
M. L. McDowell
J. E. Campbell
O. F. Forester
C. F. Ringer
Rosanky
George W. He
Center Union
Half Acre making money some years losing in others
Farm Writer Dave Shanks reviews Texas dairy trends noting Austin Dairy Herd Improvement Association led the state in 1949 with average butterfat of 390 pounds and 7,904 pounds of milk per cow. He cites 250 pounds butterfat as profitability threshold and highlights artificial breeding rings expanding across Texas amid mixed regional interest.
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Dave Shanks
Austin Dairy Herd Improvement Association
Texas
Sam von Rosenberg
Extension Service
Fayette County
von Rosenberg
Austin
Central Texas
DHIA
LaGrange selects Duchess for Maifest
Miss Gloria Ann Bendy a La Grange High School senior will represent the school as duchess at Brenham Maifest May 13 Her escort is Arthur Bobby von Minden also a senior They will participate in the morning parade and in the queen s coronation program in the evening
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LA Grange
Gloria Ann Bendy
la Grange High School
Brenham
Arthur
Bobby” von Minden
Thorndale Census Totals 428 Children for 1950
Thorndale reports a 1950 school census totaling 402 white children and 26 Negro children, per enumerator Carl Werner.
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Thorndale
ANS
Carl Werner
X Ray Tests Conducted for 583 at Thorndale
Thorndale reports x rays given to 583 persons on March 31 and April 1. James Gunn and Jimmie Bulger of the State Health Department led the unit, aided by county nurse Ruby Ellen Brown and health staff D S Wimberly Hortense labours. Superintendent Butler chaired. Verlie Majors directed. Volunteers included Janita Hall Roy C Butler E P Survant Willem M Elliott Gus Kloppe Oscar Thaler Carl Linke Freddie Simank and Mary Ann Sielaff.
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Thorndale
James Gunn
Jimmie Bulger
State Health Department
Ruby Ellen Brown
D. S. Wimberly
Hortense
Health Department
Butler
Verlie Majors
Mesdames Janita Hall
Roy C. Butler
E. P. Survant
Willem M. Elliott
Gus Kloppe
Oscar Thaler
Carl Linke
Freddie Simank
Mary Ann Sielaff
Austinite to Address Williamson Medics
Dr. Robert Morrison, chest specialist from Austin, will be principal speaker before the Williamson County Medical Society. The meeting is set for Tuesday at the Georgetown Country Club.
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Georgetown
Robert Morrison
Austin
Williamson County Medical Society
Georgetown Country Club
Camping Out On Statehouse Steps Pays Off
Santa Fe April 4 State Corporation Commissioner Ingram Pickett after four weeks at the state house door won recognition for his bid in the Democratic primary for governor. Ten other petition filers were accepted before Secretary of State Alicia Romero formally acknowledged Pickett. A surge of supporters crowded Romero’s office as a corsage box petition for Naomi Hogue Her secretary of state bid was presented in a box.
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Santa FE
N. M
State Corporation
Ingram Pickett
State House
Missouri
Alicia Romero
Pickett
New Mexico
Joe L. Martinez
Statehouse
Thousands Pay Tribute to Byrne at Galveston Funeral
Eight thousand mourners filled St. Marys Cathedral in Galveston for the funeral of Most Rev. Christopher Edward Byrne bishop of the Galveston diocese. Archbishop Lucey lauded Byrne in a two hour pontifical requiem mass. Burial followed at Calvary Cemetery beside his requested cross.
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Galveston
St. Mary's Cathedral
Christopher Edward Byrne
Robert E. Lucey
San Antonio
Calvary Cemetery
Lucey
Byrne
St. Louis
St. Mary's Seminary
la Porte
W. J. Nold
Nold
J. P. Lynch
Dallas
Garriga
Corpus Christi
L. J. Reicher
Austin
Reicher
Knights of Columbus
Voting lack tagged democracy danger
Dr J Hugh Jackson Kiwanis president warned that 44 million of 93 million qualified voters not voting endangers democracy. He spoke at a Texas Oklahoma Kiwanis district meeting in Dallas to about 450 members.
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Dallas
Kiwanis International
J. Hugh Jackson
Graduate School of Business
Stanford University
Kiwanis
Texas-Oklahoma
San Marcos high turnout reshapes school board
San Marcos Independent School District voters set a record with 1,215 ballots in the trustee election. Four members from the old board won reelection while three newcomers joined, amid consolidation with Reedville district last year. A post election drawing will decide term lengths for the seven seats.
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San Marcos
San Marcos Independent
Vernon Cook
Henry King
W. W. Gary
James Tuttle
Francis Mercer
Morris Griffin
Addison Buckner
Reedville
Remote control birth yields Martha Anne in Columbus area
In Ohio, a baby girl named Martha Anne arrived at a home near Columbus after constable John Quelette and sheriff's deputy John Ruhwedel followed telephone instructions from a nurse at University Hospital. A doctor was unavailable and the hospital guided the delivery through a three way phone system. Mother and baby were reported fine.
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Columbus
Ohio
Franklin Township
John Quelette
Lee Parsons
John Ruhwedel
Columbus’ University Hospital
Triple Play
Quelette
Martha Anne
Security Law Tightened by House Judiciary Action
The House judiciary committee approved a bill aimed at tightening security laws. It would prohibit unauthorized disclosures of United States code and cryptographic systems, signaling a push to strengthen controls on sensitive information.
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Washington
House Judiciary Committee
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