Frontier Festival Turns San Marcos Western In Southwestern Texas
Southwest Texas State College hosts two day Frontier Festival with parade barbecue beauty show beard contest Judge Roy Dean court and rodeo. High school guests from over 100 Central Texas schools attend as Western movie stars Governor Allan Shivers and a Texas Rangers pistol team are invited. BBQ lunch April 20 serves over 800 pounds of barbecue.
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San Marcos
Southwest Texas State College
Roy
Dean Court
Texas
Allan Shivers
Texas Rangers
Cardinal Dougherty Arrives in London En Route to Rome
Denis Cardinal Dougherty of Philadelphia arrived in London by air from New York on Monday. He travels to participate in the Holy Year celebration in Rome.
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London
Denis Cardinal Dougherty
Philadelphia
New York
Rome
Gospel Message Presented at Alliance Church
Rev. M. G. Greitbenew presents a nightly gospel program at the Christian and Missionary Alliance Church on Burnet Road through April 3. He uses colored pictures to illustrate the message, after fleeing the Tibet border and spending 28 years in that region.
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Christian and Missionary Alliance
Burnet Road
M. G. Greitbenew
Smithville High band to perform spring concert Thursday
Smithville April 17 ANS Plans for the Smithville High School band spring concert were announced by Bulet Pharr director The 8 p m show in the high school auditorium will be emceed by drum major Miss Gladys Barina It features 34 concert group members with band selections and comedy routines by Frank Rundell August Kalina Norbert Winkler Jackie Churchill Wilfred Richards and Patsy Jean Mach
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Smithville
ANS
Smithville High School
Bulet Pharr
Gladys Barina
Pharr
Frank Rundell
August Kalina
Norbert Winkler
Jackie Churchill
Wilfred Richards
Patsy Jean Mach
Smithville VFW Buys Five Acres for New Home
The Dr. George M. Jones VFW Post of Smithville bought five acres from the Emil Buescher estate for a new VFW home located north of the upcoming Colorado River bridge on the Austin Houston highway. Post commander Theodore Guyton Sr named a plans committee including Allen Thompson John Burns J D Sinclair W H Barina Charles L Howard and T M McDonald.
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Smithville
ANS
George M. Jones
VFW
Theodore Guyton Sr
Emil Buescher
Colorado River
Austin-Houston
Guyton
Allen Thompson
John Burns
J. D. Sinclair
W. H. Barina
Charles L. Howard
T. M. McDonald
Gardners Use Shells in Mulching Gardens
Peanut shells are regarded by most gardners as excellent material to use in mulching both flowers and vegetables.
Church at Giddings Issues Pastor's Call
The Martin Luther Church of Giddings issued a call to Rev. Paul Geiger of San Marcos. The call was sent through Rev. C. W. Roth of Seguin, president of the Texas district of the American Lutheran Church. The vacancy followed the release of Rev. S. T. Schroeder to join North Side Church in Houston.
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Giddings
ANS
Martin Luther Church
Paul Geiger
San Marcos
C. W. Roth
Seguin
Texas
American Lutheran Church
S. T. Schroeder
North Side Church
Houston
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Clyde Jones
Charles Joachim
Smithville Vfw
Sinclair
Sinclair Research
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Myre Regs
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