Burnet Sub-Station Gas On Ceremony and Starts
Multiple Texas towns celebrate natural gas service starts. In Burnet Mayor Joe A. Shepperd lights the new sub station, with Lone Star officials and local leaders in attendance as the gas line links to wider Texas networks. Similar inaugurations occur in San Saba and Lampasas with city officials present to mark the launches.
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Burnet
J. E. Stidham
Lone Star Gas
Joe A. Shepperd
T. J. White
W. Northington
Bernice Foulds
van Slyck
Lucile Eanes
Chamber of Commerce
One Star Gas Company
Cameron
Lone Star Company
A. P. Roland
Waco
H. D. Portwood
Lone Star
General Division
Dallas
Jack Hodgkins
Hamilton
George Minton
Joshua
W. C. Jackson
Earl Fenner
Regulator Repair
Hill Country
Hamilton County
Texas
Oklahoma
San Saba
B. J. Park
Lone Star Gas Company
J. Hudson Kelly
Charles Little
Gas Company
J. B. Knowles
DC at San Marcos Nominates Fifteen to Board of Directors
The San Marcos Chamber of Commerce lists fifteen professional candidates for five board seats. Ballot names include Preston King Walter Tiner John Hopson Robert Knispel Clarence King Bill Staudt R. R. Tushek Sam Beecroft Bob Kercheville Vaughn Scott Adolph Hill Parks Johnston Noble Field Steve Gregg and Gus Schneider. New members join January alongside current officers. four retiring directors announced.
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Preston King
Walter Tiner
John W. Hopson
Robert Knispe
Clarence King
Bill Staudt
R. R. Tushek
Sam Beecroft
Bob Kercheville
Vaughn Scott
Adolph Hill
Kyle
Parks Johnson
Wimberley
Noble Field
Steve Gregg
Gus Schneider
Bert Miller
Tom Sumners
Conrad Magee
R. C. van Gundy
Gene Scratchin
Chamber of Commerce
Willard Pennington
C. L. Haynes
Chamber
Taylor Rural Residents Interviewed for Phones
Interviews with residents southwest of Taylor about the new rural telephone service by Southwestern Bell are underway. District manager C. S. Carson said on Thursday. Jack Keller Taylor Dick Daley Austin Bill Brock Leroy Binz San Antonio are making the solicitation visits.
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Taylor
Southwestern Bell Telephone
C. ‘. Carson
Jack Keller
Dick Daley
Austin
Bill Brock
Leroy Binz
San Antonio
Williamson A&M Club Christmas Party Set for Dec 27
The Williamson County A M Club annual Christmas party will be held December 27 at the Georgetown Country Club. The event was announced Thursday by Dr. R G Garrett of Taylor, president of the club.
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Taylor
Williamson County A&m Club
Georgetown Country Club
R. G. Garrett
Radar: Tool For Locating Distant Objects And Distances
Radar is a contraction of radio detecting and ranging, describing its purpose to locate unseen objects at a distance and measure their range.
Homes Set City Record in Luling Construction Boom
Luling reports a 1949 residential construction record totaling 200000 dollars with eighteen homes either completed or nearing completion. The Parkview Addition led growth, while Austin cut stone four bedroom Ward residence on a city block exemplified the year. Builders include D H Ward W W Heise D W Amsler Bruce Pieper and others.
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Luling
Parkview
D. H. Ward
Austin
W. W. Heise
D. W. Amsler
Bruce Pieper
L. C. Brock
Bryan Nickells
Bill Theis
L. W. Couser
Jack T. Brown
Joe E. Davis
H. P. Sugg
Thomas Wilson Jr
Cleburne Appling
Monroe Hauschild
George Smith
Harry Karnstadt
Llano Deer Lease Prices Now Lower
Prices for day hunting in Llano County have been reduced through season end. Prime day leases drop from 15 dollars to 10, with other good sites listed at 4.50 to 7.50 dollars per day. Despite mild weather, luck and acorn mast boosted yields. colder December could improve hunting.
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Llano
Llano County
Snow Ghosts Visual Television Interference
Snow refers to certain interference types that appear on the screen as static or white dots, resembling a snowfall. The term describes how such disturbances manifest visually on television.
Bartlett Grain Firm Builds New Office and Expanded Plant
The Moore Grain Company of Bartlett is constructing a new office building at its feed plant with two private offices a bookkeeping office a lobby and two rest rooms. The downtown office will move to the new quarters once complete and the old building will be used for storage. The feed plant has been expanded to double its former capacity and the company employs 20 workers within a 150 mile radius of Bartlett.
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Bartlett
Moore Grain Company
Lampasas Train Hearing Slated
The Interstate Commerce Commission will hold hearings December 12 and 13 in Lampasas on discontinuing the Southern Pacific branch into Lampasas. The line has served Lampasas since 1901 with agent D. R. Fitch in place. The railroad says the route has been unprofitable for years.
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Lampasas
Interstate Commerce Commission
Southern Pacific
D. R. Fitch
Oil Driller Leases 3 234 Acres in Bastrop County
George Cabbell, operator in the Cedar Creek Field, filed oil and gas leases on about 3,234.88 acres in Bastrop County. Leases include portions of the Jose Antonio Navarro Grant and Jacob Walters survey, with terms from six months to five years and sizes ranging from 50 to 1,327 acres. Other county records note Hancock Driling Company and C. R. Obermeyer leasing parcels in nearby tracts for five to ten years.
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Bastrop
George Cabbell
Cedar Creek
Cabbell
Charles G. Caldwell
Samuel Wright Et al
Samuel Wright
Wanda Caldwell
John Riley Alexander
Jacob Walters
Hancock Driling Company
Houston
Martha Barker
J. T. McCullouth
C. R. Obermeyer
Enouch Harris League
W. H. Cordon
First Deer Reported In Lee in Many Years
Giddings reports the first deer sighting in Lee County in years. Bill Saegert of Lincoln is said to have seen a wild deer running in a pasture northwest of Lincoln.
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Lee
Giddings
Lee County
Bill Saegert
Lincoln
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