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Newspaper
Austin American
Location
Austin, Texas, United States of America
Date
Jan 03, 1951
Page
4
Taylor residents and ranchers face a drought with no rain since early October. Only spring-fed streams provide water for cattle as farmers in the area join others statewide in drought conditions.
Taylor briefing announces a January 16 start for a brief first aid refresher course for Red Cross instructors. Harris Burton named as the instructor by county chairman T. W. Holmstrom.
Mexican beef prospects hinge on lifting hoof mouth quarantine. Brannan proposes acceptance of Mexico’s new pure foods law to allow canned beef into the United States within 30 days of a positive order, with an estimated 75 million pounds possible. trade observers caution about market impact and export restrictions in Mexico.
The Capitol Live Stock Auction Company sold 700 head as markets ranged steady to $1 higher. Prices featured calves 24 to 27 dollars, cutters 18 to 22, stocker cattle 19 to 24, top hogs 20 to 21.25, sows 17 to 19, and variety of steers cows and heifers priced across the day's readings with numerous consignments from Austin Cedar Creek Pflugerville Wimberley and San Antonio.
New Braunfels report from Comal Warden W. F. Sumbling estimates 860 bucks killed in the 1950 season based on rancher interviews. Exact totals await February figures. Hunters also killed two coyotes and two wildcats. bounty is 25 dollars for a coyote and 2.50 dollars for a grown wildcat to county residents.
Anne Elizabeth and Allen Dreyfuss Jr. from Frankfurt arrive with parents Mr. and Mrs. Allen Dreyfuss to spend holidays with maternal grandparents Mr. and Mrs. Anton Stiborik in Taylor. The Dreyfuss couple work for a German news service. Cecilia Stiborik is Mrs. Dreyfuss before marriage. The children are three years old and three months.
Williamson County cotton growers faced a pink bollworm scare last summer as quarantine measures were placed. D. H. Currie, currently in Torreon Mexico, will open a pink bollworm control office in Taylor in January with plans for a permanent facility.
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