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Newspaper

Austin American

Location

Austin, Texas, United States of America

Date

Dec 14, 1949

Page

6

Market cattle firm as 1080 head sold at auction

Market firm on all classes as 1 080 head sold. Slaughter calves and yearlings brought 20 to 26.10 dollars, calves 17 to 18, cows 18.50 to 17.50, bulls 14 to 17.75, cutters and cam era 88 to 13.50. Top hogs 15.75 to 16.70, light hogs 12 to 15.50. Named consignors include Melvin Heine Marble Falls Clarence Grohman Red Rock Edward Peterson Sa 3 G town Arta of Austin J V Lawson Austin Felix Flores Creedmoor Emory Puryear Dripping th ie Bill Goree Cedar Creek Frank Moore Cedar Creek F A G million Lockhart etc. Multiple weights and prices listed for hogs and cattle across numerous buyers and locales.

Clarence Grohman Red Rock Edward Peterson G Town Arta of Austin J.V. Lawson Felix Flores Creedmoor D. Turner Cedar Creek Emory Puryear Clarence Covert Jr Bill Goree Frank Moore F. A. Gomillion Route 8 Lockhart Cerl Roberts

Bastrop Cotton Referendum Set For Thursday

The Bastrop County PMA committee announced a cotton marketing quota referendum for Thursday to decide support for a national 1950 cotton production quota. Polling places open 9 a.m. to 7 p.m. at Paul Jacobsen's Elgin store, Vogel Motor Paige, Smithville city hall, Hilbig's Rockne, Smith's Cedar Creek store, and Bastrop county courthouse annex.

Bastrop Bastrop County PMA Norman N. Novosad Elgin-McDade Paul Jacobsen Elgin Paige-Grassyville Vogel Motor Company Paige Lowerey's Chapel Smithville City Hall Rosanky Red Rock Hilbig’s Rockne Cedar Creek High Grove Smith's

Four-Block Area Donated for School Athletic Field

Four city blocks north of Johnson City High School have been donated by Mrs. Alice Shockley, widow of Isaac Shockley, for an athletic field to be named Guy Damon Shockley Field in memory of her son who died in 1917. Work to prepare the field starts this week.

Johnson City Alice Shockley Isaac Shockley Guy Damon Shockley

Switch Engine Kills Man in Fort Worth

Pearl Alexander Hickman, 55, was struck by a railroad switch engine while walking along a track in Fort Worth shortly before noon Tuesday. Justice Whit Boyd returned an accident death verdict. Hickman, a former Clinton, Iowa resident, had been in the city about a week seeking railroad work.

Fort Worth Pearl Alexander Hickman Peace Justic Whit Boyd Hickman Clinton Iowa

Kerr Stockmen Elect President

Roy Henke, Kerr County ranchman and former Tivy Future Farmer leader, was elected president of the Kerr County Livestock Shows Association at a Kerrville directors meeting. The Sixth Annual Hill Country District Boy's Livestock Show is set for January 19 20 and 21.

Kerrville Roy Henke Kerr County Kerr County Livestock Shows Association Pierce Hoggett FFA John Deere Company Kansas City Henke Wolf Creek

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