Helmer Johnsons Visit Son at Air School
Mr and Mrs Helmer Johnson of 1804 Elton Lane returned from Memphis Tennessee after a week visiting their son Helmer Johnson Jr who has completed three months training at the aero nautical school in Memphis and will be transferred to Philadelphia for advanced training.
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Helmer Johnsons
Air School
Helmer Johnson
Elton Lane
Memphis
Tenn
Helmer Johnson Jr
Helmer Jr
Philadelphia
Lack of Labor Alarms Valley in Cotton Harvest
Farmers fear 25 to 35 percent of the cotton still in fields will spoil without timely Mexican braceros. Some growers oppose contract labor and criticize border patrol deportations. Monterrey reports suggest delays. Mexico has yet to finish its own harvest, delaying worker availability.
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Mexico
Border Patrol
Ilegal
Monterrey
Bracero
Isidro Teran
Matamoros
Laredo
Lee County Cavalcade Chairman is Elected
Richard Harrell administrator of Lee Memorial Hospital was elected chairman of the committee staging the Lee County Cavalcade a historical review at the Lee Fair October 13 14 and 15 Harrell outlined plans for a gigantic epic display with scenes of history and music He named a steering committee including Miss Bess Black F B Curry Mrs Melton Schroeder Miss Norma Mickan Mrs Richard Harrell and Emmett Hannes The group set Wednesday evening for the next meeting
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Melton Schroeder
Norma Mickan
Richard Harrell
Emmett Hannes
Burnet Boys Ranch Receives Bequest From Amarillo Nurse
Mary Thurmond of Amarillo died in Austin on July 11 bequeathing property and stocks appraised at 25 000 to Buckner Boys Ranch in Burnet County. Funds support the development of the new ranch, a branch of Buckner Orphans Home of Dallas. Thurmond was a Baylor School of Nursing graduate and had 20 years of nursing in Amarillo.
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Buckner Boys Ranch
Burnet County
Mary Thurmond
Amarillo
Austin
Buckner Orphans Home
Dallas
2700 Train At San Marcos Base Opens Air Guard Maneuvers
More than 2,700 men from five Southwestern states gathered at San Marcos for the opening of the nation’s largest Air National Guard maneuvers. The 63rd Fighter Wing, led by Brigadier General Harry Crutcher Jr., will use about 200 bombers and fighters in exercises running through August 23. Senior Air Force officers Major General Glenn O. Barcus, Brigadier General G. C. Jamison, and Colonel W. A. R. Robertson officiated at the opening.
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San Marcos
Air National Guard
Harry Crutcher Jr
Dallas
Texas
Arkansas
Louisiana
New Mexico
Oklahoma
Air Force
Glenn O. Barcus
12Th Air Force
G. C. Jamison
W. A. R. Robertson
National Guard Bureau
Washington
Optimists at Taylor to hear Austin man
Charles Webber Jr. of Austin will speak at the Taylor Optimist Club meeting Tuesday. Webber teaches and trains the deaf and blind in Austin to help them earn a living at the workshop there.
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Taylor
Austin Man
Charles Webber Jr
Austin
Optimist Club
Webber
Georgetown Dairy Job Panel Set For Prospective Winners
Georgetown August 15. The Georgetown Chamber of Commerce dairy committee meets Wednesday at 8 30 p m in the District Court Room to select qualified applicants for eight or more registered Jersey heifers. Criteria include nurse cow ownership and caring for three or more milk cows. winners will be paired with a registered bull. Plans call for presenting the heifers during the Williamson County Sheriff's Posse Rodeo September 5 6 and 7.
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Georgetown
Georgetown Chamber of Commerce
District Court Room
Fred Pool
Pool
Williamson County
Sheriff's Posse
Lee County Stockmen Set First Meeting at Giddings Ranch
GIDDINGS Aug 15. Bill Pieratt temporary chairman announces Lee County Stockmen Protective Association will hold its first business meeting at Birmingham's Ranch Thursday night. Officers to be elected by by-laws and resolutions adopted. A stew supper accompanies the gathering as the movement, begun weeks ago, enrolls 100 members paying $10. The club aims to promote apprehension and prosecution of livestock thieves in the county.
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Giddings
Spl
Bill Pieratt
Lee County Stockmen’s Protective Association
Birmingham
France’s First Books Aimed at Common People Printed
Britannica notes early French literature focused on accessible reading for common people. It highlights the rise of printing in France to serve broad literacy, shaping cultural access.
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France
From Coal to Flowers Bastrop Man Turns Avocation to Vocation
In Bastrop Aug 15 1946 a local figure Frank Denison born in Bell County and educated at the University of Texas shifts from lignite coal mining to propagating flowers. He helped found Denison Coal Company with his father in 1916 and later ceased Bastrop production in 1944 due to labor and market conditions while pursuing gardening. Australia recognizes the Republic of Korea as an independent state on Aug 15 1946.
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Bastrop
Denison
Bell County
University of Texas
Bastrop Lignite Coal Company
F. L. Denison
Denison Coal Company
Frank
Lignite Co.l
Denison’s chrysanthemum hobby turns county showplace
Denison, noted for crating 14 mines in the county and forming a local lead in flower cultivation, devoted decades to roses camellias dahlias and chrysanthemums. He built two greenhouses and a cloth house to raise large exhibition mums attracting visitors from nearby towns.
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Denison
Bastrop
Fat as a Battle Plan Aids Weight Loss
An article debunks extreme dieting and promotes a simple method: eat as much as you need to cover energy, then reduce intake. It highlights Barcentrate as a popular Texas reducing aid, sold in four ounce bottles, with a two tablespoon daily dosage mixable with grapefruit juice and a money back guarantee if no results.
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Texas
Work Begins on New Dam South of Electra
Preliminary work has started on Electra’s 450000 dollar water project. The W O Pelphrey Construction Company of Fort Worth holds the contract to build a dam across Camp Creek six miles southwest of Electra. The dam will impound 3500 acre feet of water.
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Electra
W. O. Pelphrey Construction Company
Fort Worth
Camp Creek
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Republic of Southern Korea
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