Livestock Market Sale Reports Strong Cap Itol Auction
Cap Itol Livestock Auction Company sale Monday saw a strong active market across cattle hogs and sheep with 715 head cattle 220 hogs and 145 sheep and goats. Calves cows bulls and heifers sold in wide ranges with top hogs 16.75 to 17.50 and steer prices up to 28.80 per hundredweight for large cattle entries from Austin Spicewood Marble Falls and other local towns.
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Capitol Livestock Auction Company
J. D. Singleton
Marble
Flora Nickel
Route 1
Kyle
J. T. Norton
Austin
Fred Upchurch
Carrol Swenson
Elgin
J. V. Lanson
O. E. Hollingsworth
Spicewood
R. C. Ammann
R. D. Caldwell
del Valle
Lauris Rippel
Marble Falls
T. W. Lehman
Creedmoor
Lee Hollingsworth
Fred Heffington
Jones McDuff
Bastrop
J. R. Gray
Lockhart
E. W. Smith
Route 3
B. H. Ohlendorf
Martindale
J. L. Bierschwale
Harper
Athleen Rogers Wins Top Prize In Burnet Show
Burnet County 4 H Clubs held a dress revue and style show at Bertram school auditorium with 36 participants. Athleen Rogers of Bertram won the highest award an all expense trip to A M College for the state 4 H dress revue contest.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Athleen Rogers
Bertram
ANS
Burnet County
4-H
Bertram School
A&m College
Ezelle Johnson
Bell County
Bernice Murray
San Saba County
Shirley Skidmore
Margaret Bracher
Mary Routh
Kyle Railroad Station Moved for New Crossing
The Missouri Pacific depot at Kyle was moved 100 feet north to allow Center Avenue to cross the railroad and Highway 81. The town deeds part of the right of way, abandons the old crossing, and withdraws a 30 mph train speed limit. A signal light and bell are installed, siding extended, and local businesses funded the move with total costs near 9,000 dollars.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Kyle
Missouri Pacific
Center Avenue
Lockhart Street
Strauss to Address La Grange Graduates
State Senator Gus J. Strauss of Hallettsville will deliver the address at La Grange High School senior commencement exercises on May 29. The bacculareate services are planned for Sunday evening May 28. Fifty one seniors are candidates for graduation this year.
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LA Grange
ANS
Gus J. Strauss
Hallettsville
la Grange High School
Ifty-One
Smithville Scouts Open New Lodge
Smithville Boy Scouts dedicate their first meeting in a new lodge on an 11 acre tract by Garley Creek. The building features a 60 foot front, 30 foot wing, Austin stone terrace and a knotty pine assembly room designed by local leaders and built by Jim Ingram and O W Craddock.
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Smithville
Boy Scouts
Ollie Bishop
Colorado River
Garley Creek
Joe Collum
Dain Whitworth
Optimist Club
Watkins to Lead Llano Spring Cleanup Drive
Llano merchant and former mayor T. J. Watkins will head the annual cleanup drive sponsored by the Llano Chamber of Commerce. He will survey the town and work with Will E. Leslie, civic affairs chairman, and the beautification committee led by Miss Eleanor Norton. The cleanup date will be announced soon.
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Llano
T. J. Watkins
Llano Chamber of Commerce
M. C. Dalhau
Watkins
Will E. Leslie
Chamber
Eleanor Norton
Dalchau
Services Held For Tow Area Pioneer
Funeral services Sunday for Mrs. L. D. Hallmark 72 a Tow County pioneer. Born October 17 1877 in Limestone County she was the former Hettie Jane Collins. Husband died a year ago. Survivors: daughter Mrs. Frank Tow Tow and son Oscar Hallmark Mercury. Rev. Lynn Nobles led, burial in Tow Valley cemetery.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Llano
L. D. Hallmark
Tow
Llano County
Hettie Jane Collins
Limestone County
Frank Tow
Oscar Hallmark
Mercury
Lynn Nobles
Tow Valley
Seniors Select Play At Johnson City
Johnson City April 18 Spooky Tavern a 3 act comedy chosen by the senior class for May 4 and. The cast features Genevia Brown Mary Beth Hadey Martha Gliddon Leola Roeder Joyce Prochman E J. Hobbs Scottie Early Hugo Klappenbach Bill Edwards Otto Twidwell Ira Eaker. Sponsored by J D Warren.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Johnson City
ANS
Genevia Brown
Mary Beth Hadey
Martha Gliddon
Leola Roeder
Joyce Prochman
E J. Hobbs
Scottie Early
Hugo Klappenbach
Bill Edwards
Otto Twidwell
Ira Eaker
J. D. Warren
Guadalupe Firemen Hold 38th Semiannual Convention at Lockhart
The Guadalupe Volunteer Firemen's Association met in Lockhart for its 38th semiannual convention with about 300 members and guests in attendance. Paul Conley, president, presided with Luling fire chief. The next gathering will be in Kenedy.
River Sounding as Twain Pen Name Origin
The phrase River sounding refers to a pilot’s call used to mark a sounding on the Mississippi River and became the origin of Samuel Clemens’s pen name Mark Twain.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Samuel Clemens
Mark Twain
Mississippi River
Thorndale Names Hospital Board Directors
Thorndale selects three directors for the Community Cooperative Hospital L. D. Barnes Sr. Martin Rodenbeck and Steve Reiger Jr. all of Thorndale will form the initial board and will elect one representative from each nearby community for the permanent board.
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Thorndale
ANS
Community Cooperative Hospital
L. D. Barnes Sr
Martin Rodenbeck
Steve Reiger Jr
Decoration Day Exercises Planned in La Grange
Annual Decoration Day program set for Thursday at 3 p.m. at Travis Street Methodist Church with Rev. Ross O Ward delivering the principal address. Local businesses will close at 3 to allow attendance and visits to the two cemeteries.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
LA Grange
Ross O. Ward
Travis Street
Lutherans Purchase Kerrville Camp Site
Representatives from the American Lutheran Church Texas division completed the purchase of Mirror Lake Camp ten miles from Kerrville on Turtle Creek road. The 44.9 acre site, formerly Camp Wabun Anning and Kamp Kickapoo, cost over 30000 dollars. A Bible camp and youth programs are planned for this summer under Rev. T N Roth of Seguin.
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Kerrville
ANL
American Lutheran Church, Texas Division
Mirror Lake Camp
Turtle Creek Road
Wabun Anning
Kamp Kickapoo
B. C. Parsons
Frances M. Alexander
Oahu
Hawaii
T. N. Roth
Seguin
Lutheran Association
Brotherhood
Seniors rehearse three act comedy Elusive Bachelor
Hutto high school seniors begin rehearsal for The Elusive Bachelor a three act comedy by William D. Fisher to be presented Friday May 5. Cast includes Leon Almquist Harvene Barrow Raymond Randig Frances Overton Dan Krueger Bertha Mae Franzen Patricia Barnes Iola Schneider Patsy McCutcheon Billy Townsend with Joyce Gainer as stage manager and announcer and V L Voight directing.
Modern heating uses radiant electric elements in frames
Radiant heating for homes uses electric elements concealed in baseboards and door and window frames of metal. Selective switches allow shutting portions of the elements to maintain even room temperature.
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Central -Eras Folhee Arm Branch
Bledsoe Music CO
Charlie Carter
Leander
E. E. Anderson
Route 4
Taylor
J. P. Singleton
Gordon Lewis
R. A. Schmidt
Bendal Watson
S. Burkland
Norwood Wall of
A. D. Rainey
Bower Cryder
Ann Glimp
Jacquelyn Price
Geraldine Price
Betty Sue Alexander
Ann Blacklock
Yvonne Carroll
Billie Lou Bryson
Anna Mae Knox
Mina Beth Wall
Patsy Watson
Jeanette Sims
Mary Bea Price
Mary Ann Brewster
Sharlyn McAlister
Margaret Owen
Sue Carroll Parker
Evelyn Luckie
Myrle Peacock
Jo Nell Baker
Marjorie Carroll
Gypsy Smith
Dean Moran
Linda Wilson
Merle Shrader
Beatrice Rodriguez
Jo Ann Taylor
Nita Crawford
Cora
Red Bud
Geraldine and
Smithville’s New Boy Scout Lodge
Lavaca
Central
Texas
Four Roses
Frankfort Distillers Corporation
New York City
Guadalupe
Braniff
Austin Hotel Or University Ticket Office
Lutherans
Hutto
Special Delivery Service
Austin Savings
West
Purina
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