A&M Builds Over Two Million On Campus Projects
Construction and remodeling totaling more than 2.1 million are underway at Texas A&M College. Major work includes the Memorial Student Center at 1.33 million, the new Science Building at 560 thousand, and beef cattle center plus milking unit. Firms include Robert E. McKee, J W Bateson, Grimes Electric, and I J Parks.
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College Station
U SC
Texas A&m College
Memorial
Robert E. McKee Company
Dallas
el Paso
Cushing Memorial Library
J. W. Bateson Company of
Kyle Field
Grimes Electric Company
Austin
A&m.villanova
Beef Cattle Center
R. B. Butler Construction Company of
Bryan
I. J. Parks Construction Company of
Smithville Installs Steel Cotton Press
Vastine Buescher, owner of the local cotton gin, says improvements include a steel cotton press replacing the old wooden one. The new press was brought from Bastrop after the gun there was dismantled. Ginning operations are expected to begin soon.
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Smithville
Vastine Buescher
Bastrop
San Antonioan Wins Gillespie's Shooting Meet
Claude Noble of San Antonio captured the 54th Gillespie County marksmen tourney with 92 of 100, winning the Schuetzenkoenig title at Bartons Creek range. He ties the all‑time medal record with five. Bear Creek tops team standings, Tivydale to host 1950 festival.
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Fredericksburg
Claude Noble
San Antonio
Gillespie County
Bartons Creek
Noble
W. J. Frantzen
Grapetown
Hubertus
Scharfschuetzen
Barons Creek
Tivydale
Walter Kolmeier
Emil A. Fritz
Herman Klinksick
Meusebach Creek
Edwin Moellering
Water Sewage System Bond Vote Planned in Johnson City
Johnson City voters will decide on August 15 on two bond issues to fund a new water and sewage system. A $50,000 tax bond will be repaid from property tax revenue within the city limits, and a $125,000 revenue bond will be repaid from system revenues.
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Johnson City
Spb
Cub Day Camp Slated at Mason
Mason hosts a cub scout day camp August 2 to 4 with about 35 youths expected. Director Gus White leads activities from 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. and a Friday evening picnic will close the event attended by cubs and parents. Dr Jim Wyatt aids as cubmaster with Frantz Reardon as assistant. Den mothers include Mrs C A Pitts Mrs Richard White Mrs Frantz Reardon and Mrs Dorothy Schmidt. Short hikes nature study and handicraft highlight the program.
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Richard White
Frantz Reardon
Dorothy Schmidt
Blanco FM Road Designation Made
A farm to market road from US Highway 290 near Hye to Sandy will be designated, spanning about 53 miles in Blanco County. Right of way will be furnished free of cost by the county, with most of it already available.
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Johnson City
Hye
Pleasant Hill School Junction
Sandy
Blanco County
Georgetown Scout Is Presented Award
Walter Lee Queen of Troop 151 in Georgetown received the Godl and Award at First Baptist Church becoming Williamson County's first recipient. He logged 150 service hours in addition to church attendance. Ben Welch presented the honor with Williamson scouts J C McLaren district commissioner L M Parker assistant and Peter Gaupp neighborhood commissioner in attendance.
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Georgetown
Walter Lee Queen
D. W. Queen
Williamson County
Queen
First Baptist Church
Ben Welch
Williamson
J.C. McLaren
L. M. Parker
Peter Gaupp
Liano Puts Sign At Buchanan Dam
A large eight by sixteen foot highway sign was erected near Buchanan Dam in Liano County by the Liano Chamber of Commerce. The sign reads Liano County Welcome Buchanan and Inks Lakes and is visible to travelers crossing the Inks Lake bridge, painted to be seen at night.
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Llano
Liano County
Buchanan Dam
Liano Chamber of Commerce
Buchanan
Inks Lakes
Murchison
Inks Lake
Taylor Man Named Supreme Delegate to KC Convention
Fred Joseph of Taylor will represent the Knights of Columbus of Texas as supreme delegate at the national convention in Portland Oregon on August 16 17 and 18. He will be accompanied by his mother Mrs Stella Joseph and sister Miss Frieida Joseph. They will travel from Taylor with Mrs Joseph visiting Santa Fe New Mexico before the Portland trip.
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Taylor
Fred Joseph
Knights of Columbus of
Texas
Portland
Ore
Joseph
Stella Joseph
Frieida Joseph
Santa Fe
N. M
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