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Newspaper

Austin American

Location

Austin, Texas, United States of America

Date

Dec 01, 1949

Page

6

Poage to Speak at Bartlett Community Night

Congressman W. R. Poage will address Bartlett on December 6 as part of Community Night hosted by the local Chamber of Commerce. Temple soil conservation official W. C. Marshall will introduce him as he discusses the 1950 farm program per agriculture committee member J. E. Moore.

Bartlett W. R. Poage Chamber of Commerce Wv. C. Marshall State Soil Conservation Board of Temple J. E. Moore Agriculture Committee

39 Years of Telephone Work Completed by Coupland Agent

Mrs. Eugenia Vinson, longtime Coupland telephone exchange agent, marks 39 years in the business. She has served seven days a week with no relief, beginning in Caldwell for 15 years and continuing here after an auto accident. Her perfect record shows all accounts collected with no uncollected balances.

Coupland Eugenia Vinson Coupland Telephone Exchange Caldwell Sui Company Coupland Exchange

Taylor Students Plan San Angelo Session

Taylor High School distributive education students will attend the state meeting in San Angelo opening Feb. 24. Three delegates from the Taylor class will go depending on grades and other qualifications. J. R. Burruss spoke on merchandise procurement at the club meeting.

Taylor Taylor High School San Angelo J. R. Burruss

Cattle Sales Stronger and Higher at Austin Yard

Austin Stock Yard sold 412 cattle along with 46 hogs 10 sheep and six horses. Prices rose from cents to 1 dollar per hundred with heavy calves up to 24.50 and Brahman stockers 18 to 22.50. stocker cows and calves 115 to 203 per pair. Bulls 16 to 18. Numerous named buyers and their precise weights and prices follow.

Austin Raymond Almquist O. B. Balch Elgin F. W. Bollman David Bryant Driftwood Q. C. Boatman Ollie Beckett Route Ben Barth Lockhart Ben Cullen John Domingue Bastrop

Lockhart Lebanese Proud Of His American Citizenship

Tom Joseph, a Lockhart grocer born in Lebanon in 1888, became a naturalized American and built a life in Lockhart Texas. He arrived in 1909 with $17, built a grocery business, learned English and other languages, and raised a family. He loves America, follows Texas sports teams, and praises his community and grandson Joe Tannos Jr., UT chemical engineering student.

Lockhart Tom Joseph United States of America Tom D’joubiel Lebanon Solomon’s Temple Jerusalem Lola Khalil Josephs America Old Country Toma Lockhart High Sims Ardenversity of Texas A&m Detroit Cardinal Doak Walker Pat Caldwell County Joe Tannos Jr University of Texas Little Joe Lockhart High School Joe

Granger ISD Announces Christmas Break Schedule

Granger Independent School District will dismiss all schools Friday December 23 and reopen Tuesday January 2. The notice, issued from Granger, specifies holiday observance ending and return date for students and staff.

Granger Spl Granger Independent

Texas PCAs Poised to Be Debt Free by Jan 1

Texas Production Credit Associations will retire all government debt by January 1, led by the Austin unit as 36 Texas associations complete the payoff of federal stock. Since 1934 Texas members replaced $8 million in government capital and accumulated $5.8 million in surplus through 16 years, with Texas now loaning from funds via the Federal Intermediate Credit Bank.

Pcas Texas United States Treasury Austin Production Credit Association Austin Association Ital Herman Kruger Production Credit Associations of Treasury Federal Intermediate Credit Bank of Houston

Babson Cites Taylor Austin Rank In Growth

Taylor and Austin are cited by Babson's Salesmaster as among the nation's top cities for growth. Taylor, with a 1940 census population around 8,000, is estimated at 11,265, a 13 percent rise over six months. Austin appears on both the top ten lists for business and population growth.

Taylor Babson Babson’s Austin Texas

Granger Plans December 15 Yale Party for Children

Granger Business Club schedules its annual Christmas party for children on December 15 at 4 p.m. Santa arrives by airplane and is escorted by Granger Fire Department operatives to City Park for tree lighting and a program. Mayor C. B. Rogers gives a welcome, followed by a gift distribution of candy nuts and fruits to each child.

Granger Granger Business Club Santa Claus Granger Fire Operenens C. B. Rogers

Highway 95 Work Advances in Bartlett as Bridges Finish

Bartlett reports rapid progress on Highway 95 with most bridges completed and gravel spreading inside city limits. Engineers survey the Davilla farm to market link and preparations begin for the Bartlett Schwertner road once right of way deeds are signed.

Bartlett Bartlett-Taylor Davilla Farm-To Bartlett-Schwertner

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