Llano Chamber of Commerce Banquet Committees Named
Llano Texas December 16 committees to plan the 25th annual chamber banquet in January were announced by president T D Swenson. Arrangements chaired by John Dodgen include Jim Watkins and A R Weber with program chair M C Dalhau and Dr H J Hoerster and Joe Tom Wallace. Nominating committee is led by Alex Hardin with Philip Smith and Tom Gould. The date is expected in the third week of January. The event will elect the new year president and present annual reports.
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Llano
Llano Chamber of Commerce
T. D. Swenson
John Dodgen
Jim Watkins
A. R
Hays TB Association Names Three Directors
SAN MARCOS December 16 Three new members join the Hays County Health and Tuberculosis Association board. They are Dr Buford Williams Scott Harris and the Rev Father Richard Trevino.
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San Marcos
Hays County Health and Tuberculosis Association
Buford Williams
Scott Harris
Richard Trevino
Fredericksburg Community Yule Service to Be Held Sunday
Fredericksburg hosts its 19th annual community Christmas program Sunday night in the public school auditorium. Lions Club sponsorship with church and school cooperation features nativity by St Mary's students, choir and band performances, and a Dr. C Ellis Nelson address. The event includes lighting of the Lions Club tree in Court House Park and a Toys and Food drive for underprivileged children.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Fredericksburg
St. Mary’s Catholic School
Otto Lindenberg
Holy Ghost Lutheran Church
Ike "Hargrove
First Baptist Church
David Hargis
C. Ellis Nelson
Presbyterian Seminary of Austin
Walton H. Springall
Bethany Lutheran Church
Dearest Jesus
God
Emanuel Gospel Church
Fredericksburg High School
St. Mary's Catholic Glee Club
Holy Ghost Lutheran Mixed
Bethlehem
Zions Lutheran Church
First Methodist Church
Lester L. Keyser
Yale
Lions Club
Courthouse Park
Lions Christmas
Comal County Puts Reward on Panthers
Comal County Commissioners set a $50 bounty for each panther killed in the county after reports of a female with two or more kittens near Cranes Mill. Ranchers report panthers have killed goats and sheep in the district.
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New Braunfels
Comal County
County Commissioners Court
Cranes Mill
Clarence Rice
Hays Exceeds Half Of Seal Sale Quota
Albert Walker, chairman of the Christmas Seal sale for Hays County, said on Wednesday that $1,365 has been collected, 55 percent of the $2,500 county quota, in the 1949 drive in San Marcos.
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Hays
San Marcos
Albert Walker
Hays County
Optometrist Dr Burstyn Announces Office Hours
Dr A Burstyn announces office hours and contact details. The notice lists a telephone number and street address for patient appointments and inquiries.
Georgetown Chest Aslots Funds Now
Georgetown directors vote immediate 60 percent distribution to agencies though the Community Chest drive is short of its $7,600 quota by about $2,000. The October drive began and will continue to raise the remaining funds as meeting attendees urged timely payments.
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Georgetown
Barnett's
Dean O. A. Ullrich
John QO. Rogers
Sam V. Stone
John Gillett
Dr. Martin
D. M. Dickson
Wallace Evans
J. T. Atkins
Robert Purl
E. T. Grimes
C. S. Sanders
James William Morgan
Receiver Named For Fruit Co op
District Judge Thomas Ferguson appointed Calvin Bierschwab of Fredericksburg as receiver for the Hill Country Fruit Cooperative after Mark Mallow, the manager, filed suit claiming a $100 weekly salary for two weeks worked and 78 weeks remaining on a two year contract. He also claimed $1,020 for 20 400 bushels of peaches graded.
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Fredericksburg
Thomas Ferguson
Calvin Bierschwab
Hill Country Fruit Cooperative
Mark Mallow
Mallow
San Marcos Plans Wednesday Christmas Home Decoration Judging
Mrs. James E. Moore chairwoman of the Chamber of Commerce contest announces entries will be judged Wednesday. Fifty dollars in prizes will go to the four best decorated homes with Mrs. Moore, Mrs. W. H. Tiner, Mrs. W. A. Pennington, and Mrs. Tom Estes serving on the committee.
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San Marcos
James E. Moore
Chamber of Commerce
Moore
W. H. Tiner
W. A. Pennington
Tom Estes
Election Set in Bertram Water District for Directors
Burnet County Water Control and Improvement District No 1 announces an election Tuesday January 10 to fill three board seats. Voters will choose successors to W D Ruble Boyd Goode and Guthrie Taylor at the Pane Lumber Company building in Bertram.
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Bertram
R. W. McFarlin
Burnet County Water Control and Improvement District No. 1
W. D. Ruble
Boyd Goode
Guthrie Taylor
Pane Lumber Company
Smithville Methodist To Present Cantata
Smithville First Methodist Church choir will present its annual Christmas cantata Sunday at 7 p m under the direction of Mrs Ruth Tidewell. The program features members from other Smithville church choirs joining the regular church choir.
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Smithville
First Methodist Church
Ruth Tidewell
Llano School Board Forms Advisory Panel
Llano Independent School District trustees plan an advisory committee. The panel will include two representatives from each of six groups: Parent-Teachers Association, Llano Chamber of Commerce, Junior Chamber of Commerce, Lions Club, Woman's Culture Club and Farm Bureau.
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Llano
Llano Independent School District
Parent- Teachers Association
Llano Chamber of Commerce
Junior Chamber of Commerce
Lions Club
Woman's Culture Club
Farm Bureau
Lee Teachers Elect District Delegates to Convention
Lee County unit of the Texas State Teachers Association has elected delegates to the district convention in San Antonio in March. Delegates include Marie Hillegeist of Lexington C N Bigham Lewis Zececk and Miss Bess Black as alternate.
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Giddings
Lee County
Texas State Teachers Association
San Antonio
Marie Hillegeist
Lexington
C. N. Bigham
Lewis Zececk
Miss Bess Black
New Braunfels Plans to Replace Mayor With Council
The city commission will decide whether to shelve or order an election on a charter commission report proposing a city council of a mayor and four councilmen with token salaries, creation of a city manager, abolition of the Board of City Development, and other governance changes.
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New Braunfels
City Commission
Charter Commission
Board of City Development
Chamber of Commerce
Kee and Lee Story Ends With Lee Free
Washington police remain puzzled as Isaac Kee and Charlie Lee were jailed for intoxication but mixed up in a scheme. Kee posted a $10 fee for a liberty release belonging to Lee, leading to a mistaken release and Kee’s later forgery charge for signing Lee’s name on records.
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Isaac Kee
Charlie Lee
Lee
Kee
Harvard Doctors Report Pain Killer Potency Doubling Morphine
Two Harvard Medical School doctors report in the Journal of the American Medical Association that L-methadone provides twice the pain relief of morphine. The studies cover 429 postoperative patients and 29 healthy individuals over three years.
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Chicago
Harvard Medical School
Jane E. Denton
Henry K. Beecher
Boston
Journal
American Medical Association
Walton van Winkle Jr
AMA
Council On Pharmacy and Chemistry
Texas Pilot Blair Honored Posthumously for B25 Rescue
Captain William E. Blair of Texas died after steering a B25 away from Chattanooga saving eight people. He earned the Distinguished Flying Cross from Col. C. E. Duncan at Long Beach. Blair, a Dallas native, studied at SMU and Texas A&M. his five year old son William R. lives in Torrance.
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Long Beach
Calif
Chattanooga
Tenn
William E. Blair
C. E. Duncan
Long Beach Air Force Reserve Training Center
Blair
Dallas
Texas
Southern Methodist University
Texas A&m
William R
Torrance
House to Speak at Taylor Kiwanis Meeting
E. C. House, noted speaker and author, will be the guest at the Kiwanis Club gathering in Taylor on Monday December 16.
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House
Taylor Taylor
E. C. House
Kiwanis Club
Georgetown Yale Recital Set Tuesday
A Christmas recital by the Georgetown High School Boys Glee Club Girls Glee Club and A Capella Choir will be held Tuesday at 8 p m in the high school auditorium under Wilbur McCullar with Harold Raynolds and Henry Holloway assisting. The program features traditional carols religious choral music and contemporary Christmas selections. There is no admission charge.
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Georgetown
Georgetown High School
Boys’ Glee Club
Girls’ Glee Club
Wilbur McCullar
McCullar
Harold Raynolds
Henry Holloway
His Teeth Not Lost He Swallowed Em
Seventy year old George Smith swallowed his lower false teeth and choked. Firemen aided as relatives reported the incident. He was taken to Women's Medical College Hospital then Temple University Hospital where X rays failed to locate the denture.
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Philadelphia
George Smith
Smith
Women's Medical College Hospital
Temple University Hospital
Honeymoon Couple Killed Near Home in Auto Train Smash
Gerald Vincent 22 of Harvey Louisiana and bride Ravenell Decoteau Vincent 23 of Norco were killed returning from Niagara Falls when their car collided with a train near the Decoteau family home on the Baton Rouge highway. The couple wed Nov 26.
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New Orleans
Niagara Falls
Gerald Vincent
Harvey
Gas Firm Connects 360 Giddings Customers
United Gas Company field representative Alford Schwabb reports at least 360 customers in Giddings are connected to the main lines and using gas. The firm expects more than 400 customers within three months.
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Giddings
Alford Schwabb
United Gas Company
Schwabb
Saw Injures Hand In Giddings
Hugo Noack a Giddings carpenter sustained painful injuries to his left hand when it was caught in an electric saw. The first finger on his hand was amputated.
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Giddings
Hugo Noack
Nunnally Elected President of Marble Falls Chamber
John Nunnally was chosen president of the Marble Falls Chamber of Commerce with Joe B. Atchisson as vice president and Dave Hartzell as secretary treasurer. Retiring officers are S. B. Keeter and G. Lechow. The group reported 70 members after one year and 166 business inquiries. Mayor Smith said water works and street lights would be added and a two story fire station building was discussed.
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Marble Falls
John Nunnally
Nunnally
Marble Falls Chamber of Commerce
R. O. Smith
State Burial Group Elects San Marcoan Pennington Secretary Treasurer
W. A. Pennington owner of Pennington Funeral Home elected secretary treasurer of the Texas State Burial Association. Other Central Texans elected include Mrs. Della Marrs of Smithville who was chosen vice president.
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San Marcos
W. A. Pennington
Pennington Funeral Home
Texas State Burial Association
Della Marrs
Smithville
San Marcos Academy publications earn All Texas marks
San Marcos, Dec 16. Mrs. John D. Dodson announced that The Laurel student newspaper and The Crest yearbook of San Marcos Academy received All-Texas ratings in Class B at the Texas High School Press Association meeting in Denton last week.
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San Marcos
John D. Dodson
Thean Marcos Academy
the Laurel
The
Crest
Texas High School Press Association
Denton
Simmang Reelected Giddings Lodge Head
GIDDINGS December 16 The Giddings Son of Hermann Lodge reelected John Simmang as president and D W Volkers as secretary Carl Volkers was chosen vice president Trustees include F Krauss William Mueller and Adolph Behrend Finance committee named Rudi Tempel Richard Zuehlke and Walter A Schulz
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Giddings
Hermann Lodge
John S. Simmang
D. W. Volkers
Carl Volkers
F. Krauss
William Mueller
Adolph Behrend
Rudi Tempel
Richard Zuehlke
Walter A. Schulz
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