Man Draws Life Term In Assault on Girl
Tom Randolph Griffin was sentenced to life imprisonment after a 119th District Court jury found him sane at the time of raping an 11-year-old San Angelo girl on March 3. Griffin, a 48-year-old former carbon plant worker, faces posttrial motions for a new trial from his defense team.
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San Angelo
Tom Randolph Griffin
119Th District Court
Griffin
William C. McDonald
W. W. Tupper
Lake View
Reed County crops and a showplace farm in Lee County
Crop report notes corn in Lee County is in good condition despite wet weather and rain may force replanting of maize and cotton. Irish potato crop looked excellent before rain but may be ruined if moisture persists. Hog market in Lee County has dropped about two dollars per hundred in recent weeks. Walter Durrenberger, Houston native, transformed a rundown Lee County farm into a productive showplace with improvements including a stock tank a drainage ditch and a registered Jersey heifer calf helping the family.
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Dave Shanks
Austin American Agricultural Editor
Lee County
Sudan
Texas
Walter Durrenberger
Houston
Durrenberger
Cattle Market Mixed on Captiol Live Stock Sale in Austin
Capitol Live stock Company at Austin sold 530 head of cattle Friday on a steady to higher market. Good slaughter calves brought 24 to 27 dollars, cows 17 to 20, bulls 17 to 21, top hogs 17.50 to 18.50. Receipts totaled 25 head with numerous buyers from Austin and surrounding areas, including J M Rumsey, Buda, Driftwood, Bastrop, Dale, Lytton Springs, and Cedar Creek.
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Capitol Livestock Company
Austin
J. M. Rumsey
Buda Agricultural Class
Buda High School
R. C. Ammann
Sidney Hall
Driftwood
William Higgins Jr
Bastrop
T. L. Martin
Cedar Creek
James Platt
M. W. Eppright
Dale
W. J. Herbert
Lytton Springs
Alfred Homan
Dripping Springs
J. M. Alexander
del Valle
H. F. Green
E.quisenberry
Willie Wilson
Hillie Meredith
R. L. Pearson
J. H. Pullman
Henley
John Riley Alexander Jr
George L. Miller
Star Route A
J. R. Allen
H. A. Myers
George Felter
Livestock Auction Prices From Several Texas Farms
A list of cattle weights and prices from multiple sellers. Arthur Schroeder of Elgin offers steers and cows. A F Glasscock of Austin showcases brindle steer, heifers. Harry Peterson of Del Valle sells large cows with prices per hundred pounds noted.
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A. F. Glasscock
Austin
Harry Peterson
del Valle
Rains Boon Farmers In San Angelo Area
SAN ANGELO April 27 Farmers and ranchers hailed last weeks rains totaling about 3.16 inches in the area. The moisture broke a drought of over two years and saved oat crops from drying. hail damaged some fields but a new stand is forming. Field work is at a standstill while the ground absorbs water.
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San Angelo
Sorghum Planting Beside Green Rangeland Signals Cool Spring
The report notes grain sorghum planting underway and a rangeland turning green. Snook predicts an exceptionally cool spring. Ranchers with cattle feed faced rising bills as rain ends current feeding. Moisture penetration improved where grass cover was strong.
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Snook
Granite Orchard Bill Killed in California
California assembly committee kills bills to relax private cemetery rules. Tombstone makers favor more old fashioned markers while opponents say Granite Orchards would be barred by current standards. Officials cite racial limits and design restrictions in the cautionary debate.
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Bill
California
Sacramento
Calif
Assembly Committee On Public Health
Urray Chotiner
Los Angeles
California Monument Association
Raymond Brennan
Interment Association of California
Eugene Blalock
Glendale
Forest Lawn Cemetery
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Y S. East Produce Company
Lena Sturges
Arthur Schroeder
Elgin
Thor
Calcasieu
Aastia
Lavaca
Turkey
East Sth
City Market
Rauscher, Pierce & CO
Capital Nat. Bk
Kentucky
TITAN
Pat
Sears
Secrat
H.P. Elgin Twin
J. C. Higgins
J.C. Higgins
Pittsburgh
Pittsburgh Paiani
Gallen
Vous
Pittsburgh Plate Glass Company
West Fifth Street
Phene
New York
Ane Eern Naar
Gia
Homart
Sears Easy
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