New Hereford herd heads to Williamson County north of Manor
Ollie Humble, longtime Williamson County native, returns to Central Texas with a registered Hereford herd. He bought north of Manor, raising calves from top cows with sires from Wyoming Hereford Ranch bloodlines.
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Dave Shanks
Austin American
Ollie Humble
Williamson County
Texas
South Texas
Manor
Sprinkle Community
Wyoming
Hereford Ranch
Smithville Chamber Names New Manager W. Z. Blake
After six months the Smithville Chamber of Commerce selects W. Z. Blake as manager returning from California. Blake previously held the post Feb 1 1947 to Sept 15 1948 and brings ten years of Oklahoma chamber experience. An advisory committee led the search after Paul Rigby resigned July 19 1949.
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Smithville
ANS
Blake
Chamber of Commerce
Perry
Pawnee
Duncan
Okla
Paul Rigby
O. F. Co
Co. J. Campbell
C. K. Ick
Si Stinson West Texas oil scout dies at 64
Si Stinson chief scout for Humble Oil West Texas division died in a Brownfield hospital after illness on a business trip. He would have turned 65 the next day and was known as the dean of West Texas oil scouts. Funeral arrangements are pending in Midland with survivors including his widow a brother and a sister.
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Midland
Stinson
Humble Oil and Refin Incae
West Texas
Brownfield
West Texas Oil Scouts
San Angelo
Odessa
Pecos
Hempstead Rancher Walter Caldwell Sr. Dies
Walter D. Caldwell Sr., 68, Hempstead oilman and rancher, died in a Houston hospital after several months illness. Funeral services are set for Wednesday in Amarillo, reflecting his long career in ranching and oil.
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Houston
Amerillo
Walter D. Caldwell Sr
Hempstead
Caldwell
Last Rites For Ex Mayor Of Lampasas
W H McGuire 88 longtime Lampasas resident and former mayor died Saturday at Rolls-Brook Hospital. Born in California he moved to Burnet County in the 1870s and ranching then mercantile work in Lampasas for 40 years. Funeral Sunday at the Funeral Home with Rev George B McCrary. burial Hill Cemetery with Masons at graveside. Survived by three sons W R McGuire A H McGuire Frank McGuire and daughter Miss Gladys McGuire.
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Lampasas
W. H. McGuire
Rollins-Brook Hospital
California
Burnet County
A Funeral
George B. McCrary
Masons
W. R. McGuire
A. H. McGuire
Frank McGuire
San Antonio
Gladys McGuire
Manor Post Office Exams Announced
Civil service examinations for substitute clerk at Manor Post Office announced by Postmaster W. H. Wentland. Salary is 1.0612 per hour. Open to Manor area residents or Manor PO patrons. Apply at Manor Post Office or 14th US Civil Service region office in Dallas.
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Manor
Civil Service
Manor Post Office
W. H. Wentland
Anor
US Civil Service Region
South Harwood Street
Dallas
Taylor City Tax Payments Reach 174031
Taylor city records show 174031.30 dollars in 1949 taxes paid with delinquents at 25336.77. January payments incur a one cent penalty rising one percent monthly to ten percent plus six percent interest. Delinquent taxes from prior years total 9483.49, down 5262.69 from last year.
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Taylor
ANS
Charles Brazil
Brazil
Pioneer Rail Worker Dies in San Marcos Home
Pioneer railroad worker BR. M. Rogers, 65, died suddenly at his San Marcos home Saturday. A 1911 start with railroads and 30 years with MK&T, he retired before moving to San Marcos in 1942. He married Bertie Reece in 1910 and held church and Masonic affiliations. Burial followed at San Marcos Cemetery with Masonic rites. Survivors include his widow, three children, three brothers, and one sister.
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BR. M. Rogers
Pioneer
Rogers
Mk&t
Bertie Reece
Millet
First Methodist Church
Masonic Lodge
Eastern Star Lodge
J. Troy Hichman
Farl Rogers
Gallup
N. M
Charles Rogers
Houston
Lois Aiken
C. L. Rogers
Whitsett
L. A. Rogers
Devine
David Rogers
San Antonio
C. P. Bond
Washington
Eight Polio Nurses Sent to Fort Worth
Eight Red Cross nurses trained in polio treatment arrived in Fort Worth and went to work at City County Hospital. Two nurses arrived by lane from Illinois and six by car from Abilene. Hospital administrator Ross Urban said more help is needed as the polio ward holds 30 patients, up from six a year ago, with two new cases diagnosed Monday bringing year total to five.
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Fort Worth
Red Cross
Lane
Illinois
Carrom Abilene
Ross Urban
Puritan Star Hereford Grand Champion at Mid- Texas Show
Puritan Star entered by Hasten Walker of Dublin was declared grand champion bull at the Mid- Texas Hereford Breeders Association show and sale in Stephenville. Reserve champion honors went to an entry shown by T. J. Williams of Comanche.
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Stephenville
Hasten Walker
Dublin
Hereford Breeders Association
T. J. Williams
Comanche
Simple weight loss tea recipe from old notice
A brief, unusual health tip describes a cheap tea to lose pounds. It instructs visiting a druggist for grape juice and adding it to a bottle, then taking two tablespoons twice daily. The text emphasizes ease, low cost, and lack of harmful effects.
Third Reindeer Finds Texas Bit Too Tough
A third Alaskan reindeer from Grady Carruthers ranch near Goldthwaite collapsed with pneumonia after arrival in Fort Worth. The herd’s two other reindeer Donder and Blitzen were reported improving from nervous exhaustion and resuming eating.
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Texas
Fort Worth
Grady Carruthers
Goldthwaite
Donder
Blitzen
Carruthers
Alaska
Sweden and Japan Begin Trade Parley in Tokyo
In Tokyo on Tuesday the two nations start formal trade talks under an old 1948 agreement. Frank E. Pickelle announced the plan while noting recent incomplete records show about 6.82 million dollars in goods exchanged in 1949. Leif Ohrvall leads the Swedish mission.
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Tokyo
Sweden
Japan
Frank E. Pickelle
Occupation Foreign Trade Section
Leif Ohrvall
Cattle Raisers To Hear Aftosa Fight Report
General Harry H. Johnson of Mexico will address Texas and Southwestern Cattle Raisers Association directors Thursday. He will present a progress report in the battle against foot and mouth disease. Henry Bell will discuss the Army meat grading policy and livestock industry income tax issues.
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Fort Worth
Harry H. Johnson
Mexico
Aftosa
Mexico- US Commission
Texas and Southwestern Cattle Raisers Association
Johnson
Henry Bell
Association
Army
Beaumonter Drowns In Neches Accident
Beaumont resident Clint Spears about 60 drowned when his boat capsized on the Neches River Sunday night. The craft overturned after striking a log about 300 yards south of Collier's Ferry near the Orange County shore. Harry Frederick was rescued by Lawrence McCormick of Beaumont.
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Beaumont
Jan
Clint Spears
Neches
Collier's Ferry
Orange County
Harry Frederick
Spears
Lawrence McCormick
Food prices drop in Dallas and Houston in yearly review
Dallas and Houston show retail food prices down 3.6 percent and 2.3 percent respectively for the year ending November, among Texas cities reported by the Bureau of Labor Statistics. Across 16 southern cities the average decline was about 4 percent.
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Dallas
Houston
Housa0 Caene
Texas
Bureau of Laboristics
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