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Newspaper
Austin American
Location
Austin, Texas, United States of America
Date
Jan 11, 1949
Page
1
An old advertisement touts Barcentrate as a fat loss aid for overweight women. It claims a grapefruit juice mix will help reduce weight without strict dieting, offering a refund if the first bottle fails and stressing low cost and non diet based approach.
Smithville January 10 Tom Peebles recently elected for a two year term as director of the Smithville Chamber of Commerce has tendered his resignation to Haids Pearce president of the organization Peebles who is manager of the Livestock Auctions in Smithville and Lexington will retain interests with the ring here and will continue active management temporarily His successor to the board has not been named
County Judge C M Decker announced three major road projects for Hays County in 1949 all with paid jobs. Six miles of paving from Driftwood to Ranch Highway 12 will link San Marcos and Dripping Springs and three miles from Buda toward Driftwood to Elm Grove School. If funds allow, the Driftwood segment may extend to about 15 miles. A second project rebuilds State Highway 123 from the US 81 circle at San Marcos to the Guadalupe County line about four miles, creating a new San Marcos to Seguin route once Guadalupe County work is complete.
Caldwell County's Triple-A office sent peanut listing sheets to the state office to determine 1949 acreage allotments based on 1948 planting. Measured acreage totals 1 347 on 83 farms, with Feb 1 announced allocations and notices to producers. The winter legume program is reported holding up amid a severe breath in Central Texas. A key Triple-A meeting at 10 a.m. in Lockhart will finalize the 1949 program with $62 500 allocated, compared with $38 500 in 1948.
A Briggs meeting explored wild game protection in Burnet Lampasas and Bell Counties. A committee led by L. S. Skaggs will study preservation with members Hunt Cox Cantwell Dillingham and H. L. Smith. A Jan 28 citizenry meeting and Jan 17 committee session are planned with wardens Gabby and Glazner in attendance.
Gus Hill a nationally known dog handler died at his Van Nuys home Sunday night at age 50 presumably from a heart attack. The death was reported from Van Nuys California.
The Hays County School Board objects to Gilmer-Aikin ideas including 25 per classroom ADA, seeks elective state superintendent, six year term, urges compulsory attendance, $2400 minimum salary, county unit of administration, free transportation beyond 1.5 miles, codified school laws, state aid for buildings, multiple textbooks, and a state book depository. Signed by H W Jones S J Spillar C B Milligan W B Barbee with copy to State Senator Rudolph A Weinert.
The annual San Marcos weather report by Lloyd and Floyd Petty notes a hot year with 23.32 inches of rain, 9.41 inches below normal. Peak temperatures reached 104 in late July and August, while the coldest day dipped to 18 in January. February received 3.70 inches, and March was entirely dry.
Fayette County Judge H W Pitman says the levy at 45 cents per hundred valuation reflects insufficient revenues to run county government. A peaceful two years loom with one new official, County Attorney J P Hart, and Precinct 2 commissioner R A Pietsch. Focus lies on raising salaries for low-wage workers and adding vault space for the county clerk, with a projected $30 cash-funded vault expansion. Road funding dominates, prioritizing farm to market gravel routes over complete paving as the county schedules four project segments totaling about 15.1 miles to connect Fayetteville, Ellinger, Schulenberg, Freyburg, Muldoon, Warrenton and surrounding areas.
The American Legion dedicated its new recreation hall near Lexington on the Taylor highway with a party for about 200 members and guests. The hall sits on a hill among native trees and was decorated in red white and blue, with Mrs. Hopper of Austin organizing a ladies auxiliary.
Lexington firm Brinkman Chevrolet Company hosted an open house on Saturday. August Brinkman owns the business, with Mrs. Brinkman and bookkeeper Miss Gladys Thomas helping greet about 400 attendees. Barbecue dinner salad and hot coffee were served.
Pamala Ann Lively eight months old, daughter of Bennie Lively Jr. and wife, is featured in the January 1949 issue of Your Child's World with her dog Fluffy. She is the granddaughter of Hamilton Brown, San Saba. Ben Lively of the Lively Ranch Bend, and Mrs. and Mrs. Bennie Lively Sr.
Bastrop County Youth Educational Fair and Livestock Show at Elgin High School Friday and Saturday sets judging at 10 a.m. Friday. Entries must stay fixed until 4 p.m. Saturday. FHA 4-H girls may enter multiple divisions with one item per division. Awards include cash prizes across divisions for canned goods, clothing, home furnishings, art, baked goods, and candies.
Rosco the ground spider, about an inch long, captured last July by R. A. Toler and given to the GI agricultural class, remains alive after six months with no food or water. Students check him in each class and shake the bottle to see movement while Ed proclaims science as the reason for the experiment.
Florence Merriman of Pampa will succeed Mrs Altavene Clark as secretary to Representative Eugene Worley a Democrat of Texas. The change announced in Pampa follows the resignation of the previous secretary.
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