Maroon Cagers Open Alamo City Meet in San Antonio
Austin's undefeated Maroons carry a four game scoring average near 40 as they face Burban's Bulldogs in the first round of the San Antonio invitation tournament. Coach Toney Burger's squad aims to extend a season started strong with wins over Brackenridge and San Jacinto.
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Austin
Maroons
Burban
Bulldogs
San Antonio
Brackenridge
Thomas Jefferson
San Jacinto
Houston
Jeff
Harlingen
Baytown
Jeff Davis
Waco
Brack
Lanier
Jefferson and Brackenridge
Robstown
Kingsville
Kerrville
Alice
Agricultural notes and fairs update from Central Texas
Ahead of major stock shows, Harold Priem of San Marcos plans to enter a four star jersey in Houston. The GBRA motor grader aids Co operators for terraces and waterways near Lockhart with several land improvements led by J Louis Mohle and others. Farm land prices in Texas hit all time highs, rising about 28 percent from 1946, with the price index at 236.
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Dave Shanks
Austin American Agricultural
Harold Priem
San Marcos
Future Farmer of America
Houston
GBRA
Hays-Caldwell-Travis Soil Conservation District
Lockhart
J. Louis Mohle
Chester H. Young
Herbert Otto
Albert Schneider
A. D. McBane
W. H
Bill) Schroeder
ED Brown
Brown
Say Hill
Texas
Terracing and Meadow Seeding Progress in Texas Counties
The article notes land value increases since the 1930s and cites local terracing efforts by R. T. Lewis of Oatmeal Burnet County who farmed 75 acres. Melvin Stewart of Joppa built terraces with a whirlwind machine while Jim Belvin of Bertram seeded KR bluestem grass for meadow use. Fayette County Triple A members elected include Charles H Rightmer Johnny W Krause William Potter Anton Novak and Joe Farek Jr with Stork as administrative officer.
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R. T. Lewis
Oatmeal
Burnet County
Melvin Stewart
Joppa
Lewis
SCS
Jim Belvin
Bertram
Fayette County
Kenny L. Stork
Charles H. Rightmer
Muldoon
Johnny W. Krause
Carmine
William Potter
Park
Anton Novak
Fayetteville
Joe Farek Jr
Near Schulenburg
Tough again in 49 coin flip beats unicorns
In Odessa Monahans claims a 14 0 victory over New Braunfels after a critical late fourth quarter play. Coach Weldon Bynum credits altitude and conditions for the loss while praising Monahans linesmen Dave Pitzer and Allen Linne. The Unicorns prepare for next season with a strong backfield and a mix of juniors and seniors, despite graduation impacts.
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C. F. Scroggins
New Braunfels
Odessa
Ray
Weldon Bynum
Bynum’s
Unicorns
Monahans
Allen Pittman
Carlsbad Caverns
New Mexico
Bynum
Dave Pitzer
Allen Linne
Weldon Wersterfer
Jerome Bindseil
Bindseil
Harvey Pape
Merlyn Murphy
Dick Gregory
Oscar Cantu
Curly Villela
James Willis
Charles Schriever
Tom McCoy
Gilbert Katt
Central Texas
Unicorn
Brownwood
Westex County Agent Leaves Post for Ranch Manager Job
After 15 years as county agent of Ector Andrews and Crane Counties H L Atkins Jr will step out Jan 1 to become West Texas division manager of the McElry Ranch Company. His new role includes supervision of 200 ranching and oil country sections in Crane and Upton Counties.
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Odessa
Ector
Andrews
Crane
H. L. Atkins Jr
West Texas
McElry Ranch Company
Upton
Rusk County Clerk's Mother Dies in Henderson
Mrs. Minnie Cole age 89 died after hip injury from a fall on December 17 in Henderson. Survived by four sons including Roy Cole the Rusk County Court Clerk and five daughters. Funeral services set for Crim's Chapel community on Tuesday.
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Henderson
Minnie Cole
Rusk
Roy Cole
Crim’s Chapel
Fx-Senator's Sister Dies in Cleveland
Mrs. Samuel P. Baldwin aged 96, sister of late US Senator Mark Hanna, dies in Cleveland. Her husband, a noted ornithologist and author who died in 1938, was prominent in bird lore.
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Cleveland
Samuel P. Baldwin
Mark Hanna
Canadian Oilman Dies in New Westminster Publisher William MacAdams
William MacAdams 75 year old pioneer oilman and newspaper publisher died in New Westminster British Columbia after a lengthy illness.
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New Westminster
B. C
William MacAdams
Pioneer
Faye Roosevelt Slashed on Wrist
Poughkeepsie New York December 27 Sheriff C Fred Close says Faye Emerson Roosevelt wife of Elliott Roosevelt slashed her wrist with a razor early Sunday. Roosevelt calls it accident. She was treated and released from a hospital Monday afternoon. Roosevelt to appear at district attorney’s office with lawyer Joseph McCabe set for Wednesday at 10 a m.
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Poughkeepsie
N. Y
C. Fred Close
Faye Emerson Roosevelt
Elliott Roosevelt
Close
Roosevelt
Joseph McCabe
Law Schools May Hike Entrance Requisites
Bernard C. Gavitt, dean of Indiana University Law School and association president, says the Association of American Law Schools will consider raising required college work from two to three years at its Cincinnati meeting. The move aims to tighten admission standards.
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Cincinnati
Association of American Law Schools
Bernard C. Gavitt
Law School of Indiana University
Association
Phillips Oil Discovers Deep Pay Zone in Louisiana Field
Phillips Petroleum announces a new deep pay zone found in the Longwood Field of Caddo Parish Louisiana. The discovery was reported Monday night and adds to the company’s extensive holdings in the area.
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Phillips Oil Firm
Bartlesville
Okla
Phillips Petroleum Company
Longwood
Caddo Parish
Colleges Oppose Educational Deferment for Under-22s
Dr. Herman B. Wells of Indiana University, chairing a committee for the Association of American Universities, said the group opposes any educational deferment for draftees under 22. They urge the Armed Services to assign students to educational training and defend a fully impartial draft to uphold morals and respect for government.
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Bloomington
Ind
Herman B. Wells
Indiana University
Association of American Universities
Wells
Truman
Armed Services
County Employee Dies When Train Strikes Truck
Mt. Pleasant December 27. Albert Harris, an employee of Titus County, was killed instantly when an eastbound Cotton Belt passenger train struck the gravel truck he was driving at a crossing in Cookville eight miles east of Mt. Pleasant.
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MT. Pleasant
Albert Harris
Titus County
Cookville
Here
Polio Claims Life Of Nine Month Old In Cameron County
Nine month old Rosita Bejarron of La Paloma Cameron County died Monday from polio in Edinburg. The cause and details follow a health department notice issued by local authorities.
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Edinburg
Rosita Bejarron
la Paloma
Cameron County
Austin Weather Snapshot With River Levels
Weather data for Austin and Texas cities notes sunrise 7:27 a.m. sunset 5:39 p.m. moon is new on Dec 30. Highest 103 degrees Aug 22, lowest 18 Jan 28, rainfall 20.96 inches year to date with 12.91 inches deficiency. Colorado River stages Montopolis 1.2 ft Lake Buchanan 1002.20 ft Lake Travis 639.33 ft. Forecast shows little change and low temperatures across several Texas cities including Abilene Amarillo Austin Brownsville Corpus Christi Del Rio El Paso Fort Worth Galveston Houston Laredo San Antonio and Wichita Falls.
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Austin
Colorado
Montopolis
Lake Buchanan
Lake Travis
Marshall Ford
Texas
Abilene
Amarillo
Brownsville
O'pus Christi
del Rio
el Paso
Ft. Worth
Galveston
Houston
Laredo
San Antonio
Wac
Obituary notices from San Marcos and Bastrop area
A batch of obituary notices from San Marcos and Bastrop detail funeral services for Eddie Franklin Corley in Austin and Luling, Raymond Gilbert, Mrs. Luboss F. Linnie Smith, George Marcus Jackson, George H. Johnston, Nell Woods Cox, H. O. Watson, and Mrs. Henry W. Orts. Surviving relatives, service times, burial places, and officiating ministers are listed for each, with the churches and cemeteries named.
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Eddie Franklin Corley
Austin
East Avenue Baptist Church
Raymond Gilbert
Cook Funeral Home
Blake Smith
Capital Memorial Park
W. K. Jennings Jr
Fred Ribar
Jimmy Laughlin
Freddy Marshall
M. L. van Orden
Russell Wanner
San Marcos
George Marcus Jackson
Hays County
J. Troy Hickman
Charles Marshall
Julia Bost
Methodist Church
Norman Jackson
Marvin Jackson
Robert Boatner
Corpus Christi
Ruth Schneider
Ewell Jackson
M. H. Jackson
Fredonia
Spb
Pennington Chapel
Nell Woods Cox
Ella R. Cox
Whit A. Cox
Ed Thorp
Carrie D. Stone
R. C. Dobbins
George J. Woods
Devine
Will Goforth
Will Joiner
A. C. Fleege
Jimmie Smith
Corrie Smith
William Allbright
Velma Craddock
Winona Corbett
Edith Colbath
San Antonio
Bill Roberts
Jim Bell
Lewis Dobie
Norman Colbath
Earl C. Craddock
Gaston Watson
Bastrop
Henry W. Orts
First Methodist Church
J. W. Griffin
Fairview Cemetery
Stolen Plymouth Recovered After Arizona Arrest
Austin woman Joyce M. Carpenter reported her 1940 Plymouth stolen on December 19 by Tommy Hicks who claimed to sell it in Dallas. Hicks was later arrested in Arizona. Carpenter’s car was recovered and he faced a theft by bailee charge in Texas.
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Arizona
Tommy Hicks
Austin
Joyce M. Carpenter
Academy Drive
Miss Carpenter
Joe Cope
Hicks
Dallas
Justice of the Peace
Frank W. McBee
Ada
Okla
Wichita Falls
San Bernardino
Calif
San Diego
Blythe
Cope
Tony Montano
Wichita Falls Oil Man Dies of Heart Ailment
Earl Stilley a 48 year old geologist and oil producer died after a short illness in a Wichita Falls hospital He had been treated there since last week for a heart ailment and passed away Monday in the facility
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Wichita Falls
Earl Stilley
Indian Nearly Freezes
Ignacio Colorado December 27 A Ute Indian named Jack Frost was found nearly frozen to death in the snow near his home on Sunday authorities said The case highlights ongoing concerns about cold weather exposure in the region.
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Ignacio, Colo
Jack Frost
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