Reubens HALF ACRE
Reuben Meek proposes publishing daily local poultry market tests and representative sales in the Austin American. A calendar of Central Texas agricultural events for January through March is listed, with cattle and livestock shows and farming workshops. Cedar moisture notes conclude with a Dripping Springs SCS view.
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Dave Shanks
Austin American
Thos. G. Meek
Box 155
Austin
Reuben
Capitol Livestock Auction Company
USDA
Calendaer
Texas
Roy Huckabee
Williamson County
Friendship School
Georgetown
Beversville School
AAA
Guadalupe Farm Bureau
Seguin
Texas A&m College
Lampasas
Gillespie County
FFA
Fredericksburg
Hays County
Joe Johnson
SCS
Dripping Springs
H. O. Cobb
Cobb
Johnson
Indonesia Chiefs Held on Island
Five captured Indonesian Republican leaders are under tight guard on Bangka Island off Sumatra with Premier Mohamed Hatta among them. The UN good offices committee reported the leaders located near Muntok, as Security Council had demanded their release by the Dutch. Some leaders have been freed or confined with liberty on Bangka.
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Batavia
Java
United Nations Good Offices Committee
Bangka
Mohamed Hatta
Security Council
Netherlands
Sumatra
Muntok
Paris
J. H. van Royen
Lake Success
van Royen
Soekarno
Hatta
Sutan Sjahrir
Hadji Agoes Salim
Poland Recovery Drive Surpasses Targets in Key Industries
Warsaw dispatch reports Poland's Central Planning Board says the 1948 recovery program exceeded goals in 30 basic industries. Coal, coke, steel, iron, electric power and textiles led the gains, with strong output across the sector.
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Warsaw
Poland
Central Planning Board
Democratic Senator Rebuffs Taft-Hartley Repeal Effort
Washington January 16 Democratic Senator George Ga voted for the Taft Hartley Law but refused to back President Truman’s repeal push. He said he would not vote to remove the law while open to amendments and improvements to Wagner Act reforms.
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Washington
George (Ga
Truman
George
Congress
Mae West Play Halted by Illness
Baltimore reports Mae West, star of Diamond Lil, ill and unable to perform in Toronto engagement. Doctors consult on possible abdominal surgery after she was hospitalized with severe side pains and confined to a hotel bed.
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Baltimore
Mae West
Diamond Lil
Toronto
Canada
Blonde
Miss West
University Hospital
Recreation Council Plans Zavala Events
Four events for adults and children in the Zavala community are announced by the Austin recreation department. A 7 p m Tuesday folk and rare dance will be led by Helen Hartung with Stella O Keefe and Vernon Harper. Friday night sport basketball is hosted by Harper. Siboney Club meets Monday at 7 30 p m at Santa Rita Recreation Club and Santa Rita Club gathers at 3 30 p m with Mrs. Robert Moreno directing.
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Zavala
Austin Recreation Department
Zavala School
Helen Hartung
Stella O'Keefe
Vernon Harper
Recreation Department
Siboney Club
Santa Rita
Mon- Gay
Santa Rita Club
Robert Moreno
Lack of Running Water Plagues U.S. Farms in 1947
In April 1947 two thirds of American farmhouses still lacked running water. The statistic highlights rural infrastructure gaps and public health concerns of postwar agriculture as households faced basic utilities shortages.
Missouri budget cuts eyed by Cannon to ease taxes
Representative Canon of Missouri, soon to chair the House appropriations panel, urged trimming the federal budget to reduce the need for new taxes. He warned a complete tax cutoff is unlikely as Congress weighs funds for defense and a global anti communism program amid uncertain foreign needs.
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Washington
Representative Canon
D-Mo
Truman
Congress
Cannon
House Appropriations Committee
Gress
Capitol Hill
Byrd
D-Va
Federal Treasury
Rayve Wave promises faster permanent waving for natural looks
The Rayve system offers Dial-a-Wave guidance for timing per hair type, claiming up to twice the speed of old home permanents. It emphasizes gentler formulas, long lasting soft waves, natural appearance, and ease of use without a turban, appealing to many women.
Allan PTA Meeting Date Moved to January Twenty six
The Allan Junior High School Parent-Teacher Association moves its regular meeting from January 18 to January 26 due to the inauguration conflict. The school orchestra will perform a 30 minute concert at the meeting and a panel led by Mrs. Thomas B Blackwell will discuss Growing Up in the Community.
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Allan Junior High School
Thomas B. Blackwell
AFL Proposes Doubling U S Social Security Benefits
The AFL calls for doubling current social security payments and expanding coverage to 25 million more workers including farm and domestic workers and the self employed. It outlines four points: broaden old age and survivors insurance, create sickness and disability coverage, expand unemployment insurance, and launch a national health program with 125 million insured.
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Washington
American Federation of Labor
Truman
AFL
Matthew Woll
White House
Congress
Dingell
D-Mich
McGrath
D-Ri
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