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Newspaper
Austin American
Location
Austin, Texas, United States of America
Date
Dec 15, 1950
Page
30
J R Adkison was chosen president of the Bertram Chamber of Commerce at a banquet event. New officers include Oran Price as first vice president Herman Frymire as second vice president N Oliver Cox as secretary treasurer and several directors. John Ben Shepperd Texas secretary of state delivered the guest remarks.
GIDDINGS Texas December 14. Mrs C C Bobo postmaster says the traveling post office will start a Friday inaugural run between Waco and Yoakum. The mail sorting truck will stop at the Courthouse from 12 30 to 1 30 with postmasters from towns along the route joining the first trip.
The Graham D Luhn Post of the American Legion will sponsor a drive for toys to be included in the 1951 Tide of Toys for Europe. The first toys will be delivered to the annual Christmas party at the American Legion Home Tuesday. Last year merchants donated surplus toys and three boxes were sent to New York to be shipped to Europe.
The new parsonage for Trinity Lutheran Church on Sloan Street will be dedicated Sunday at 3 p.m. Pastor G A Zoch invites all to attend and tour the home after the service. Trinity Lutheran, Taylor, is the newest church in town. the chapel was dedicated last summer.
The Lee County Farm Bureau re-elects Arvil Reat of Lexington as president with George Kieschnick as vice president and Elmo Kietchnick as secretary treasurer. Newly named directors include Jarence Boriack Fedor Martin Kack Leebau Ernest Kieschnick Manheim Elmo Kieschnick Lincoln George Kieschnick Lincoln Quintus Lehmann Prospect Otto Hillegeist Lexington and Doss Brown Tanglewood.
Taylor Texas received two new flags after the Graham D. Luhn Post added a high quality American flag to city holdings. The Taylor league of Women Voters donated a UN flag to Mayor R E Satta, with the presentation by George Nelson, historian of the American Legion Post it was given to Mayor Kollman on Wednesday.
Preliminary plans and land have been secured for a 10 000 square foot garment plant in Lockhart on South Colorado Street. The $50 000 facility will be leased to a national firm making women's shorts and similar apparel, expected to employ about 100 people at full operation with production slated to start in April after a March completion. Local leaders will finance and own the building with Fred J. Adams leading the group.
Llano hosts a Santa Claus circus on Courthouse Square directed by Santa himself at 3 p.m. Sponsored by the Llano Chamber of Commerce merchants and basin men, the event features trained animals and Cicero the clown with circus and Christmas music as Santa serves as ring master.
The G A Solsbery family of Shiloh San Saba County earned 1600.05 dollars from 35 acres of peanuts at about 16 bushels per acre averaging two loads and 76 on a third. They report small vines but good development this year and plan to fertilize next year. They also farm 75 bearing pecan trees and have harvested 225 dollars of nuts.
Four civic groups in Giddings sponsor a home and yard Christmas decoration contest with first second and third prizes. The Lions Club will award $100 in Christmas baskets and groceries to needy families the night before Christmas, per the last meeting vote.
Lieutenant Alton L. Tally, son of Mr. and Mrs. L. E. Tally, Route 2 Lockhart, has been assigned to Tyndall Air Force Base in Panama City Florida. He previously served as an instructor at McChord Air Base Washington. Enlisted October 1942 he is married to Joyce Schneider of Lockhart and they have two children Judy Kay five and Sandra Sue four.
San Marcos reports four youths have received Eagle Scout awards. Calvin Jones, son of Mr and Mrs R C Jones, David Dailey, son of Mr and Mrs David M Dailey, and Bert and Blevins McCutcheon, sons of Mr and Mrs William F McCutcheon, are the recipients.
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