Llano County urged to buy fire truck for county use
A Llano Chamber of Commerce committee urged the Llano Commissioners Court to purchase a fire truck and equipment for use outside the city limits. The board argued the Llano Volunteer Fire Department is limited to city use, and requested countywide equipment to protect all areas. Committee to appear before the court was formed with T. D. Swenson named president.
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Llano
Llano Chamber of Commerce
F. J. Young
W. W. Watkins
Chamber of
Commerce
Llano Volunteer Fire Department
Llano County
T. D. Swenson
Pflugerville Church Welcomes New Pastor William Mueller
The Immanuel's Lutheran Church in Pflugerville will install Rev. William A. Mueller of Rosebud on March 6 with Dean A. C. Strong of Texas Lutheran College presiding. Mueller has served Rosebud for ten years and will arrive with his wife and three children by Thursday.
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Pflugerville
William A. Mueller
Rosebud
Immanuel’s Lutheran Church
Dean A. C. Strong
Texas Lutheran College
Seguin
Mueller
Thursay
Hostyn Catholics to Build Rectory at Holy Rosary
Construction of a new rock veneer rectory at Holy Rosary Church Hostyn will begin soon. Bohlmann Brothers of Schulenburg have the contract for the building which will cost in excess of 16000 dollars.
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LA Grange
Spl
Holy Rosary Catholic Church
Hostyn
Bohlmann Brothers of Schulenberg
Sculptress Madame Suzanne Silvercruys to Speak at Austin Club
Sculptress and author Madame Suzanne Silvercruys will address the Austin Knife and Fork Club at the Stephen F. Austin Hotel Thursday evening. She will discuss life philosophy international affairs sculpture adventures and beauty as happiness while modeling a portrait on stage. Born in Belgium she is the daughter of a former Belgian Supreme Court president and Baroness Silvercruys and has been an American citizen for 20 years.
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Suzanne Silvercruys
Austin Knife and Fork Club
Stephen F. Austin
Supreme Court of
Belgium
Baroness Silvercruys
Edward Ford Stevenson
Blanco Cemetery Water Line Project Underway
Blanco, Feb. 25. The installation of water lines in the Blanco Cemetery is under way. The project was suggested by the late W. W. Krueger and is being carried out by the Lions Club in his honor.
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Blanco
Blanco Cemetery
W. W. Krueger
Lions Club
Claude Gilmer Addresses Lockhart Business Club
Claude Gilmer spoke to the Lockhart Business Men's Club on the Gilmer Aiken committee findings and recommendations. State Rep William George Richards introduced him. guests included R A Box R R Hicks Tom Brown Webb C C Wade Milton Schreiber J C Dauchy Curtis Jeffrey Odus Owen C R Akin J E Carnes M G Pond J E Connolly M L De Sporge Knox Clark and others from Lockhart Prairie Martindale Fentress San Marcos Luling Maxwell McMahan.
San Saba Jaycee Board Schedules Monday Meeting
San Saba Junior Chamber of Commerce directors meet Monday at 7 30 p m shifting from March 3 as announced by Secretary L P Slim Cobern.
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San Saba Jaycee Board
di- San Saba
San Saba Junior Chamber of Commerce
L. P
Slim) Cobern
Llano Chamber Eyes West-Texas to Coast Highway Link
The Llano Chamber of Commerce plans a push to secure the Marble Falls Llano and Brady segment of the West Texas to Coast highway. Walter Long of the Austin Chamber notes the project would connect Brady Llano and Austin and boost tourism and business traffic to Gulf ports. State Senator Carlos C Ashley supports aid, and Llano leaders prepare hearings with the State Highway Commission and delegations from interested towns.
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Llano
Marble Falls
Brady
Llano Chamber of Commerce
T. D. Swenson
Llano Chamber
West Texas
Austin
Panhandle
Gulf
Houston
Galveston
Beaumont
Port Arthur
Long
Carlos C. Ashley
Swenson
Bottled Bossy Trapped in Oklahoma Silo
Rancher Bill Mach near Yukon Oklahoma faces a 1400 pound Hereford cow stuck inside a 40 foot high concrete silo. A 17 by 25 inch feed door lets Bossy enter, but the opening is too small to exit without risking injury. Vet warns against forcing her back out. Local reader ideas welcomed.
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Yukon
Okla
Bossy
Bill
Bill Mach
Oklahoma
Mack
Mach
Discombobulated Word Sends Judge Scrambling in Bronx Case
In Bronx Supreme Court Judge Irving L. Levy faced a puzzled moment when a witness described a hotel room occupant as discombobulated. The judge and courtroom paused as he looked up the term in a dictionary and learned it meant unsettled, not distressed as implied.
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New York
Irving L. Levy
Bronx Supreme Court
New Pastor Arrives For Church in Elgin
The Rev. C. Edward Fraim has been called as pastor of the Central Christian Church in Elgin and arrived with his wife this week. His first sermon will be Sunday morning. Fraim previously led the First Christian Church at Rockdale and succeeds Rev. Charles A. Burkhart who resigned to join a church in Mason.
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Elgin
Edward Fraim
Central Christian Church
Fraim
First Christian Church
Rockdale
Charles A. Burkhart
Mason
SPJST Lodge in Taylor to celebrate 50th anniversary
Taylor on April 24 will host a celebration marking the SPJST Lodge's 50th anniversary. The lodge was founded on April 19 and the milestone is noted in this city report.
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Taylor
SPJST
Manchaca Man Builds New Filling Station
Hoyt Townsley is constructing a garage and filling station on his lot recently purchased from Juan Ortes in Manchaca. A home talent play sponsored by the American Legion and the Veterans of Foreign Wars will be presented in San Saba on March 3 and 4. Michael J. Galvin of Massachusetts was nominated to be undersecretary of labor in Washington.
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Manchaca
Hoyt Townsley
Juan Ortes
San Saba
American Legion
Veterans of Foreign Wars
Washington
Michael J. Galvin
Massachusetts
Taylor Firemen Vote On New Chief Monday
Taylor Volunteer Fire Department faces an election for a new chief on Monday as members prepare to select leadership. The notice outlines upcoming proceedings and eligible voters among the department.
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Taylor Firemen
Taylor
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Aylor
Red Cross Drives Set In County With Local Quotas
Hays Caldwell and San Saba counties launch Red Cross fund drives. Carmichael will speak at the Hays event in San Marcos with a $5 547 county target. Caldwell aims for $5 186. San Saba sets a $2 200 quota. Campaigns run through the week with community chairmen named.
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San Saba
RED Cross
D. A. Cameron Jr
Harry Shapiro
G. A. Arbelger
Bubba Walker
Burleson Rally At Driftwood Sets July Dates
SAN MARCOS February 25 The annual Camp Jen nie Burleson reunion near Driftwood is set for July 12 to 15. Bill Roberts of Driftwood will custodian grounds and arrange improvements. Joe Cruze commander urges planning through him and requires tent erection for campsite reservations during the reunion.
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San Marcos
Sph
Jennie Burleson
Driftwood
Bill Roberts
Joe Cruze
Cruze
Arthur Patton
Spurgeon Breed
Carl Howard
Jack Gary
Elwayne Madden
Wolf Cobb
La Grange Church Hires Instructor
Carl Dunk, current Fort Wayne elementary school principal, accepted a call from Zion Lutheran in La Grange to teach in a new parochial school. Dunk, a Fayette County native with a BA in education, will move with his wife and three children around July 1 as plans for a teacherage and construction proceed.
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LA Grange
Spl
Carl Dunk
Fort Wayne
Ind
Zion Lutheran
Dunk
Fayette County
San Saba Teachers to Attend Mid-Texas Conference
San Saba public schools will be closed March 10 as San Saba County teachers attend the Mid-Texas Teachers Convention in Brownwood. County Superintendent O. E. Golden announced the plan.
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San Saba
San Saba County
Brownwood
O. E. Golden
Lampasas Baptists To Meet Monday
Lampasas Feb 25 The Baptist Workers Conference will be held with the Lometa Church Monday at 10 a.m. On the program will be Rev. C. R. Simpson Rev. R. H. Mathison Rev. W. L. Rogers Rev. O. F. Dingler of Austin and Rev. E. P. Kilburn of Moline.
Lutherans Hold Llano Conference With Texas Leaders
The Fredericksburg Pastors Conference of the American Lutheran Church met at James Lutheran Church in Llano with Rev. G. P. Krebs of Omaha and other Texas leaders including Rev. C. N. Roth, Rev. Milton Moore, and Prof. A. Christiansen on the program. Dr. Paul Lee preached the conference sermon. Meals were by St. James Women's Missionary Society. The fall conference will be at St. Paul’s Church in Mason, announced by Rev. Leo Benorden.
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Omaha
Neb
American Lutheran Church
C. N. Roth
Texas
Milton Moore
Trinity Homes
Round Rock
A. Christiansen
Texas Lutheran College
Seguin
Paul Lee
Fredericksburg
Stolz Retreat
St. James
San Marcos Census Set Tuesday by School District
The 1949 scholastic census for the San Marcos Independent School District will be taken Tuesday afternoon. Superintendent Fred Kaderli announced school will dismiss for the day and teachers will aid in census taking, covering San Marcos and Westover district, with bus drivers counting students on routes.
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San Marcos
San Marcos Independent School District
Fred Kaderli
Kaderli
Westover
Milk Price Cut At San Marcos
Walling Creamery announces a one cent drop in milk prices in San Marcos. Pasteurized milk now 22 cents per quart, homogenized and milk in paper cartons 23 cents per quart.
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San Marcos
Walling Creamery
Taylor School Head Goes To St. Louis
Taylor public schools superintendent T. H. Johnson left Friday morning for St. Louis to attend a meeting of the American Association of School Administrators. The gathering will open Sunday.
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Taylor School
St. Louis
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