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Newspaper

Austin American

Location

Austin, Texas, United States of America

Date

Dec 29, 1950

Page

2

Blanco Implements New Dial Telephone System

Blanco will begin operating a new dial telephone system Saturday night. A new directory will be delivered to subscribers by mail or by company staff. The United Telephone Company plans to expand the dial system to Dripping Springs Johnson City Mathis Falls and Wimberley.

Blanco ANS United Telephone Company Dial Dripping Springs Johnson City Mathie ‘Alls and Wimberley

Flower of Month Gladiolus August Jewel Peridot

The article notes that the gladiolus is the flower for August and the peridot or sardonyx the gem for that month. It highlights August symbols and their traditional associations with the flower and stones.

Reuben's HALF ACRE Delaine Meeting at Lake Buchanan

Annual meeting of the Texas Delaine Association directors set for Jan 4 5 6 at the administration building Lake Buchanan Lester Lohman of Boerne elected president with officers Frank Kim brough Salado George Johanson Brady secretary treasurer and others listed Principal business session Jan 5 2 p m plus dinner. Droughty dairymen report hay shortages high feed costs silage near gone and rising prices for corn and alfalfa Poultry and livestock price notes and local business moves also noted

Delaine Texas Delaine Association Lake Buchanan Lester Lohman Boerne Frank Kimbrough Salado George Johanson Brady W.E. Grimes Copperas Cove Glen Hopf Harper R. R. Walston Menard Hamilton Cheat Olney C. F. Sappington Talpa Leslie Steubing San Antonio Clyde Glimp Lometa G. A. Glimp Burnet

Krugers Show Off Bull Calf and Fuchs Buys Hereford Bull

County Agent Herman Kruger and wife display an excellent bull calf from their breeding near Dessau. Walter Fuchs of Pflugerville buys a yearling Polled Hereford bull from Case Ranch El Dorado to improve his herd. The Capital Area Hereford Association adds Chain Feed Store Austin as an associate member.

Krugers Fuchs Herman Kruger Dessau Walter Fuchs Pflugerville Case Ranch el Dorado Fuch New Hereford Capital Area Hereford Association Chain Feed Store of Austin

Taylor Barber Quits After 40 Year Shop

Taylor barber Louis Brieger retires this weekend after more than four decades in the same location. A Bastrop native, he began his life work in Taylor on June 1, 1906, learning from his brother and W. F. Umbach. His shop's walls hold era pictures of local wrestling and historic figures. Brieger cites ill health for the retirement.

Taylor ANS Louis Brieger Brieger Bastrop R. J. Brieger W. F. Umbach Pet Brown Dan Patch

Thrall Boy 12 Injured in Dad's Grain Store

Barby Brinken, 12, lost a toe and suffered serious damage to two others when his foot was caught in a grain auger at his father’s Thrall store. A bone fractured the middle toe, and the big toe was badly mangled before aid arrived. He is the son of Mr and Mrs Onnie Brunken.

Onnie Brunken

Eanes 4-H Girls Pick Sponsor for Year at Meeting

Eanes 4-H Girls selected Mrs. Ike D. Fowler Jr as sponsor after a club meeting. Mary Ann Fowler, Mrs. Fowler’s daughter, serves as club president. The group had a lapse of several months without a sponsor.

Eanes School Eanes

Taylor CC Members Electing 5 Directors

Taylor, Dec. 28. The Taylor Chamber of Commerce is electing five directors by mail. Members receive a list of ten nominees and scratch five. Results will be known in January. Nominees include J. J. Crime Jr., Rudolph Danek, Bert Evans, Miss Frances Fullerton, Dan Hannan, Vernon Hafernik, Edwin Kovar, Morton, and John Vernon.

Taylor ANS Chamber of Commerce J. J. Crime Jr Rudolph Danek Bert Evans Frances Fullerton Dan Hannan Vernon Hafernik Edwin Kovar Re Morton John Vernon Tiles

Clues Still Hunted In Llano Burglary

Llano County Sheriff L B Turbiville reports no clues in the weekend burglary of the Ben Franklin store and an attempted entry at Corner Drug Store. The Ben Franklin safe, run by Mrs A H Winkel, was broken into with theft estimated between 1200 and 1500 dollars. the drug store attempt failed at the front door.

Llano L. B. Turbiville Llano County Ben Franklin A. H. Winkel

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