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Newspaper

Austin American

Location

Austin, Texas, United States of America

Date

Feb 08, 1950

Page

12

Auction at Capitol Livestock Sells 825 Cattle and 90 Hogs

The Austin sale saw 825 head of cattle and 90 hogs auctioned with calves selling from 14 to 26 dollars per hundredweight and hogs from 15 to 18.50. Numerous buyers including D. S. Garett Buchanan Dam A. F. Jordan Buda and Leon Almquist Hutto purchased weights from 150 to 1 500 pounds with steers heifers and cows priced across a wide range.

Capitol Livestock Auction Company D. S. Garett Buchanan Dam G. H. Voigt Route 3 Lockhart J. P. Singleton Spicewood A. F. Jordan Buda Leon Almquist Route 1 Hutto Edwin Moore Blanco

Club seeks 250 new members for Austin area show

Claude Voyles leads a membership drive for the Capital Area Farm and Ranch Club aiming for 250 new members in Austin before the Travis County Junior Livestock Show in March. Captains C. J. Schmid and David Oliver organize rival teams. plans include a possible wheelbarrow ride and a shift toward Central Texas outreach.

Dave Shanks Austin C. J Friends of the Land Schmid David Oliver Ceder Schmid Friends of the Land Organization Texas Louis Bromfield Malibar Indiana Wichita Falls Voyles Congress Avenue Travis County Capital Area Farm and Ranch Club Central Texas

Miss Purl Selected To Evaluate Bell County Schools

Miss Annie Purl of Georgetown has been chosen to appraise Bell County schools. Superintendent D A Swope of Bartlett has notified her. She will speak Thursday night at Bartlett to Bell County teachers and administrators on Language Arts in the Elementary School.

Georgetown Annie Purl Bell County D. A. Swope Bartlett Purl

Janyne Carnes Named New Braunfels Rodeo Queen

Janyne Carnes seventeen daughter of Claude and Mrs Carnes was chosen New Braunfels Rodeo Queen by the Chamber of Commerce and will attend the Houston Fat Stock Show as New Braunfels Day leader. She is a senior at New Braunfels High School and active in the Stables Club Rangerette Club Unicorn Stables Horn and Hoof drama MYF church ballet Trinity voice study. The delegation to Houston includes Mayor A D Nuhn and Chamber officials with the Carnes family.

New Braunfels Janyne Carnes Claud Carnes Chamber of Commerce Houston Unicorn Stables MYF The Methodist Church San Antonio Trinity University Carnes A. D. Nuhn Irving Barnet Boarnet Lands Park Bob Abshire Med Bowdren

Georgetown permits advance to $20,000

Georgetown reports January building permits totalled 20000 dollars for residences built by Richard Sansom and Ernest Lyons. The figure compares to 1000 dollars in January of the previous year.

Georgetown Richard Sansom Ernest Lyons

Georgetown Posts Higher January Postal Receipts

Georgetown's January 1950 postal receipts rose 22.9 percent over January 1949, totaling 4287.60 dollars compared with 3486.23 dollars a year earlier, announced Postmaster Felix B. Secrest.

Georgetown Felix B. Secrest

Williamson Medics To Hear Austinite Dr E Grey Dimond

Dr E Grey Dimond of Austin will address the Williamson County Medical Association meeting at 7:30 p m Tuesday at the Country Club Georgetown and discuss Surgical Management of Hypertension.

Georgetown E Grey Dimond Austin Williamson County Medical Association Country Club Diamond

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