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Austin American

Location

Austin, Texas, United States of America

Date

Feb 03, 1950

Page

3

Pay-Off Judging Gness Today In Fort Worth Show

The pay-off for judging blue ribbon livestock opens at 9 a.m. at the Southwestern Exposition and Fat Stock Show in Fort Worth. The grand champion steer of the 84th annual event will be auctioned, along with 187 other steers. Jersey cattle and poultry judging follow, with Fort Worth schools closing for Children’s Day. Sweethearts named include Patsy Propps Electra and Madeline Murphree Denton among others.

Fort Worth Hereford Arthur ‘Imm Am Town G. HL. Shaw Patsy Propps Electra Edna Elemente Longview Madeline Murphree Denton Ann Spotts Richardson Sandra Hale Sweetwater Teddye Self Waco Dorothy Hardeman Justin

Airman Cleared of Embezzlement at Bergstrom AFB

Stephen Nicholas Nemesh a 33 year old sergeant from Poughkeepsie New York was acquitted by a federal court jury of embezzling a letter from the air base post office and taking five one dollar bills He testified the money was change from a $20 at the Post Exchange for coffee food and cigarets Nemesh came to the base with the 27th Fighter Wing from Kearney Nebraska and was assigned to run the base post office The case arose after postal inspectors were told mail was missing at the base post office

Stephen Nicholas Nemesh Bergstrom Air Force Base Poughkeepsie N. Y Air Base Nemesh 27Th Kearney Neb

Giddings District Sells Tax Bonds to Build School

At a special meeting of the Giddings Independent School District board fourteen bond firms bid on a 125000 tax bond issue. Pierce and Company led with a 2.37 percent rate for ten years. Funds are to finance a new Negro school with gym auditorium and remodeling of the white school, awaiting State Education Department approval.

Giddings ANS Board of Trustees Giddings Independent School District Pierce and Company Arnold Kocurek State Department of Education

Argentines Protest De Seversky Arrival

Police dispersed about 400 youths on Florida Street in Buenos Aires during a protest against Major Alexander de Seversky’s visit as a guest of the Argentine government. Demonstrators chanted war monger and get out of Argentina as tear gas bombs were used.

Buenos Aires Florida Street Alexander de Seversky de Seversky Argentina

Kilgore Fire Claims Two Infants in Black Family Home

Kilgore Texas February fire kills Aubrey Lee Bell age 2 and Charles Bell eight months. Father Aubre Bell Sr. aided by firemen, later hospitalized for shock. Mother unharmed. Bodies found in front room of charred house. Firemen suspect a gas stove started the blaze.

Aubrey Lee Bell Charles Bell Aubre Bell

Cancer Victim Dies After Watermelon Nourishment

Mrs. Troy Baker, 58, Texarkana cancer patient, died Wednesday after two months of watermelon juice as her sole nourishment. Watermelons flown from Florida, California and Texas reportedly extended her life. Survived by husband, brother Royal J. Jones of Iowa Park, Texas, and sisters Bertha Bilyou and H C Bilyou of Texarkana. Services set for Friday.

Florida California Texas Baker Royal J. Jones Iowa Park Bertha Bilyou H. C. Bilyou Texarkana

Ancient Greeks and Romans Flavoring Wines Compared

Ancient Greeks favored pitched or resinated wines while Romans preferred flavoring with pepper, poppy, tar, boiled sea water and chalk, showing distinct wine culture practices across the two civilizations.

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