Reserve Board reports banks loans dropping Oct and Nov
The Federal Reserve Board said bank loans slackened abruptly in October and November as inflationary pressures waned. Auto appliance and furniture financing shrank sharply in October due to resumed consumer credit controls. The most striking slowdown was in business lending, with growth in October and November far below postwar years, as firms tapped other funds and high profits for capital.
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Washington
Federal Reserve Board
the Bulletin
Quiet Weekend in Austin as Christmas Passes Safely
Austin and Travis County reported a calm Christmas weekend with no traffic fatalities and very few crimes. Police and fire departments logged only minor incidents including a few drunken driving arrests and stray burglaries, while health officials noted no disease outbreaks or emergencies.
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Austin and
Travis County
Ben Primer
Perry Jones
Sheriff's Department
Fire Department
Austin
Venison Distributed to Hill Country Needy
Game Warden Bill Garrett reports over 400 pounds of venison have been given to needy families in Boerne Comfort and Kerrville since November 16. The meat came from six or more does killed in violation of game laws or by highway accidents, distributed under the State Game Department.
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Sph
Boerne
Comfort
Bill Garrett
Center Point
State Game Department
Anderson Night School Registration Opens
Winter term of Anderson High Evening School opens Monday January 3 after a fall term with 85 students earning achievement certificates. Registration runs through January 3 and courses may be offered in any field if at least 15 register. Contact A. L. Russell or call 7 6595 for information.
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Anderson High Evening School
A. L. Russell
UT Dean to Address Rotary Club Today
L. D. Haskew, dean of education at the University of Texas, will speak at the Austin Rotary Club Tuesday noon meeting. He has advised the Gilmer-Aikin committee and will discuss financing an adequate program of education for Texas.
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Rotary Club
L. D. Haskew
University of Texas
Austin Rotary Club
Haskew
Gilmer-Akin
Texas
State of
Las Vegas Base Reopened for Pilot Training Activation
Las Vegas Air Force Base Nevada will be reactivated around March with the pilot training unit joining nine stations under Air Training Command. Major General James S. Stowell announced transfer of training personnel from Randolph and other bases to Las Vegas as part of a eight month surge that reactivated five bases including Goodfellow San Angelo Perrin Sherman Waco and Enid Air Bases.
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Las Vegas
San Antonio
US Air Force
Randolph Air Force Base
Air Training Command
Air Force
James S. Stowell
Nevada
Randolph
Flying Division
Fifth Air Base
Flying Command
Goodfellow Air Force Base
San Angelo
Perrin Air Force Base
Sherman
Waco Air Force Base
Waco
Enid Air Force Base
Enid
Okla
1865 Expedition to Sierra Nevada for Lost Gold
In 1865 Colonel W. C. Dalrymple and prospector Jacob Schnively enlisted 10 men to seek a fabulous gold supply in the Sierra Nevada. Five San Saba men joined in January. Indians attacked and drove them back. They returned in 1867 with 100 men led by General Hardeman of Austin. the search endured but yielded no gold.
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W. C. Dalrymple
Jacob Schnively
Sierra Nevada Mountains
Schnively
San Saba
Sierra Nevadas
General Hardeman
Austin
Dallas Woman Killed When Car Overturns
BRYAN Dec 27 Mrs J F Rider 55 of Dallas was killed in an auto accident near here Monday. She had started home after spending the Christmas holidays with her son Paul Rider.
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Bryan
J. F. Rider
Dallas
Paul Rider
Just Plain Skunk trade name for Alaska sable fur
The phrase defines Just Plain Skunk as a trade name used for the fur of the common skunk, referring to an Alaska sable alternative.
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Alaska
Damaged Furniture Sale Ad with Discounted Beds and Cabinets
A damaged ad lists BED LAMPS reduced to five dollars and CORNER CABINETS unfinished and ready to paint. It mentions regular prices 8.95 for lamps and 29.95 for cabinets with further discounts but ends abruptly.
White Christmas Hits Northern California Towns
Snow and rain churned through Northern California isolating towns from Middletown to Lakeport while Sierra passes drifted shut. Reno airport closed as drifts blocked highways and a special plane finally carried part of the University of Nevada football squad to the Harbor Bowl in San Diego after a runaway was cleared.
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San Francisco
Middletown
California
Golden Gate
Automo
Nevada
Reno
University of Nevada
San Diego
Big Bend Features Highlight Kiwanis Luncheon Talk
Dr. John T. Lonsdale outlined Big Bend National Park geology with slides at the Kiwanis luncheon. Dr. Fred Bullard noted Texas hosts one of two international parks, alongside Glacier Canyon in Wyoming and Canada, and traced the national park idea to 1872. Group singing and a Christmas solo closed the program.
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Kiwanians
Big Bend National Park of Texas
John T. Lonsdale
Bureau of Economic Geology
University of Texas
Lonsdale
Big Bend
Trans-Pecos
West Texas
Fred Bullard
Texas
Big Bend Park
Glacier Canyon
Wyoming
Canada
Yellowstone Park
Malcolm Gregory
Louis Slaughter
J. Gordon Wilcox
Llano Fur Trade Persists Despite Low Prices
Llano on December 27 report that a good number of furs have been brought in since December 1 though prices are low. Local buyer Ben Donop says the market is barely stimulating trapping across the county with ringtails and coons most common. Fur bearing animals are reported plentiful in the area.
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Llano
Ben Donop
Donop
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