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Newspaper
Austin American
Location
Austin, Texas, United States of America
Date
Aug 09, 1950
Page
4
The Agriculture Department forecast Texas 1950 cotton production at 3,001,001 bales of 500 pounds gross weight, about 76 percent of normal. National output drops by 10,308,000 bales from last year, with July 1 acreage about 31 percent below 1949. Carryover estimated at 7,000,000 bales.
Laurence Leschber of the Kennedy Ranch brought in Thorndale's first 1950 cotton bale weighing 559 pounds after ginning at the Thorndale Cooperative Gin. Eight acres were harvested to make the bale from 1 600 pounds of cotton. The prior year first bale arrived August 10 by Theo Market at 505 pounds after eight acres of picking.
Oren Eskew a Bastrop businessman and World War II veteran of the 42nd Rainbow Division is installed as post commander of James H. Perkins Post 533 American Legion. Eskew describes his captivity and liberation experience in Germany and notes his return to manage the family service station. Other officers include Audelle Sanders as first vice commander Clifford H. Clark as second vice commander Dan Smith as adjutant and Lee Alexander as sergeant at arms.
Llano County residents Thomas Albert Forehand Woody Andrew McGehee and Maurice Hamilton Jr are listed for preinduction physical examinations. They are to report to Fort Sam Houston on Wednesday as part of the first call from the five-county Fredericksburg board since the Korean War began.
John A. Kerr Jr. was sentenced to die in the gas chamber for the July 2 murder of Fresno grocer Troy R. Buckles, 54. Buckles was killed with a meat cleaver in Fresno.
The Travis County 4-H Dairy Club will meet at the Joe Carrington Farm on the San Antonio Road Thursday at 9 a m. The meeting will cover production and care of dairy calves and is open to all 4 H members and their families. The club, for ages 9 to 20, works with sponsors who raise funds for dairy premiums at the Travis County Junior Livestock Show next March and assists members in locating suitable heifers.
Bertram American Legion Post 667 heard Dr George C Hester of Southwestern University Georgetown discuss world conditions. New officers elected include Dick McNabb as commander Garett Wilkinson as first vice president Marion Pearce as second vice president W H Pittard Jr as adjutant Charles Carter as chaplain Sam Frost as sergeant at arms Herman Frymire as service officer Oran Price as historian and Dayton R Warden as finance officer.
Prices for Hens Turkeys Ducks Geese Rabbits and Eggs listed with many garbled OCR terms. The segment confirms poultry prices in Austin and defines irrigation as spreading water from streams or ditches over crop land.
Eight inactive Air Force bases in the area are under civilian and Randolph Air Force Base officer inspection to assess cost and time to reactivate. Bases include Hondo San Marcos Victoria Brady Mission Bryan Abilene and Sweetwater. San Marcos base was inspected Monday.
Bastrop High School vocational agriculture instructor T G Rockett and Brenham agriculture teacher Preston Kiel will attend the Texas agriculture teachers conference this week in San Antonio.
An advertising copy from 1950 for Hadacol by The LeBlanc Corporation touts its preventive benefits and the famous Hadacol feeling. It markets a trial-size bottle for 1.25 dollars and a large family or hospital size for 3.50 dollars.
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