Wimberley Leader Elected Goat Raisers Officers
Kerrville August report lists H. H. Sites of Wimberley as president and Joe B. Ross Sonora as first vice president with W. S. Orr and P. E. Gulley as vice president and secretary treasurer. The 27 member board includes C. A. Pepper Sr. San Antonio J. B. Reagan Sam Cooper Claude Haley Carlton Godbold Leakey Arthur Davis Sabinal P. E. Gulley Uvalde Marvin Skaggs Junction. Emily Powell Kerrville named Miss Mohair and 12 month Mohair Queen candidate. Goat sale totals 61 bucks sold for 2592 50 average 42 56 highest price 175 from Dripping Springs to Pepper San Antonio.
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Kerrville
H. H. Sites
Wimberley
Joe B. Ross
Sonora
W. S. Orr
P. E. Gulley
Uvalde
C. A. Pepper Sr
San Antonio
J. B. Reagan
Sam Cooper
Claude Haley
Carlton Godbold
Leakey
Arthur Davis
Sabinal
Fred Earwood
Uvelde
Marvin Skaggs
Junction
O. J. Camp
J. L. Gulley
Uvaide
Emily Powell
Mohair
Kerr County
Gey Powell
Decatur
Brady
Southwest Texas State College
San Marcos
Texas A&m Club
John
W. G. Hall
Dripping Springs
C. A. Pepper
Rural Mail Carrier Post in Buda Open
Civil service examinations for a rural carrier at Buda will be given in San Marcos for applicants submitting applications by Aug. 25. The examination date will be set after applications are turned in. Salary for a 30 mile daily route is 2470 plus 20 per additional mile. Carriers must furnish and maintain their own transportation. They are paid 7 cents a mile for travel.
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Buda
San Marcos
Rites Held for Veteran Rail Road Contractor
Funeral services were held for William W. Butler 72 a veteran rail and road contractor who built the first sawmill at Carthage Texas and the Carthage to Longview railroad. He died after a six month illness in Fort Worth where he retired in 1930 after moving from Mineral Wells thirty two years ago.
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Fort Worth
William W. Butler
Carthage
Texas
Longview
Butler
Texas Road and Railroad
Poultry Farming For Retirement Warned By Expert
J. D. Strickland of Plainview cautions businessmen against retirement to poultry farms without ample operating funds. He says poultry as a hobby is fine with other income, but serious farming demands readiness. Strickland’s hatchery yields 250,000 baby chicks annually and advances in breeding and shipping have cut mortality from five to 50 percent.
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Dallas
Aug
J. D. Strickland
Plainview
Shah of Iran to Tour States in November
The Shah of Iran Mohammed Reza Pahlavi will visit the United States in late November to inspect American farming and industrial methods, with planned stops across multiple states. The trip aims to strengthen economic and political ties between Iran and the United States.
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Shah of Iran
Tehran
Iran
Shah of
Mohammed Reza Pahlevi
United States
Grasshopper Invasion Fight Fund Approved
President Truman signed a bill allocating 1.75 million dollars to combat a grasshopper invasion threatening crops in the West and Midwest. The move aims to protect agricultural yields and ease farming losses.
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Grasshopper Invasion Fight Fund
Washington
Truman
Midwest
Smithville Railroad Town Braces For Diesels Change
Smithville, Aug. Big Diesels bring unrest to the Katy division town where 75 percent of 4000 residents depend on rails. Veterans, workers, and a minister voice worry while Frank Schaller cites reduced freight and broader industry shifts as dieselization accelerates.
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Smithville
Aug
Katy
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Marianne Simonds
Alta
Mae Miller
Rocksprings
Texas Angora Goat Raisers Association
Rem Lee
Nd Roke
Sth & Levece
Capital
Margaret Webster
Amelian
George H. McMahan
Liz
Liz DeLoach
Cr. V. Cogdill
Dennis Mason
Soeas
Frank H. Schaller
Clicquot Club Bottling CO
Austin
Austin Savings
Dallas Fort W
Compa
Steerer Rere
Tennessee
Bledsoe
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