Brother-Sister Funeral Held For San Marcos Pair
In San Marcos on January 23 a double funeral was held for Henry Huffmeyer 66 a former express agent and his half sister Miss Clark who died earlier the same day. Huffmeyer lived in San Marcos since 1863 and retired in 1944 after 38 years with the express firm. Survivors include two sisters Miss Elizabeth Huffmeyer and Mrs. O L Wallace and a brother Walter Huffmeyer. The Rev Rudolph Tatsch officiated and burial was in City Cemetery. Pallbearers for Huffmeyer were Ed Dobbins Melvin Ratliff Walter Tiner Marion McGee B J Thomas and Harry Shiamens. Pallbearers for Miss Clark were George Ragsdale Walter Hoeh Walter Barbee Frank Reed Leslie McQuinn and Monroe Higgs.
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Henry Huffmeyer
Aeer
Aeneer
Clark
Huffmeyer
Express
Elizabeth Huffmeyer
O. L. Wallace
San Antonio
Walter Huffmeyer
Rudolph Tatsch
Ed Dobbins
Melvin Ratliff
Walter Tiner
Marion McGee
B. J. Thomas
Harry Shiamens
Miss Clark
George Ragsdale
Walter Hoeh
Walter Barbee
Frank Reed
Leslie McQuinn
Monroe Higgs
Yellow Butte Bonnet Margarine Ad Teaser
An old advertisement promotes Blue Bonnet margarine urged by Frances Langford style praise. It extols Blue Bonnet as a fine quality all vegetable spread offering rich flavor, nutrition, and economy, claiming it costs about half as much as competing spreads.
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Frances Langford
Coon Dogs and County Farming News Spur Austin Circle
Joe Simmons offers to recruit coon hunters for a Travis County association with plans for field trials near Austin Route 6 Box 515 and 71 3972. Inflation hits horse meat prices. farmers cope while Beeville field day highlights beef cattle rain storage and drought experiences.
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Austin
Travis County
Southwest
Joe
Record-setting dollar receipts at Cap itol Livestock Auction
Cap itol Livestock Auction Company sale draws near record dollar receipts with 875 cattle 200 hogs and 125 sheep and goats sold. Stocker calves 28 to 38 per hundred pounds. slaughter calves 31 to 34. cows 16 to 26. bulls 22 to 27.50. Top hogs 21 to 21.60. sows 17 to 28. Notable buyers include Alvin Homan Wiley Hayden Frank Moore Clyde Rainey Mack Ingram Cecil Pike River Oak Farms and many others across Bastrop Cedar Creek Cedar Valley Del Valle Leander Manor and Austin areas.
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Kyle
Wiley Hayden
Dripping Springs
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Cedar Creek
Clyde Rainey
Georgetown
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Austin
Cecil Pike
Spicewood
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Powell
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Edwin Buck
del Valle
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Less Meyers
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T. F. Smith
P. M. Brennan
Manor
Lee Helton
G. M. Anderson
W. R. Hudson
Smith Dairy
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Farm Tool Exhibit Scheduled at Blanco
Blanco January 23 A demonstration of farm tools will be held Wednesday at 1 p.m. at the Carroll Smith farm four miles west of Blanco. Dorsey Smith said an experienced demonstrator will be in charge.
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Carroll Smith
Dorsey Smith
New Proxy Named For Blanco Lions
At a Lions Club meeting in the school bathroom district leader Albert Walker spoke on Lionism and club history. N. J. Hellums was appointed president after C. W. Hunter resigned. March of Dimes rep Ralph Frede urged the polio drive, noting $2006 per patient cost and 80 percent state aid from the national foundation with Blanco County receiving $2934.50 for treatment in recent years.
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National Foundation
Blanco County
New Braunfels School Annex Dedicated in Ceremony
Dr E A Sham superintendent of New Braunfels schools led the dedication of the eight room annex to Lamar B Mirabeau Elementary School. Mrs Shelly Burt Lamar PTA president introduced him as the expansion plan for new school buildings and a new high school were cited as the result of a four year campaign for a tax limit increase.
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New Braunfels
ANS
E. A. Sham
Lamar B. Mirabeau
Sahm
Shelly Burt
Lamar Pta
Carl Schurz
Student of SMA Wins 2nd In Contest
Rollin McCord a San Marcos Academy freshman won second place in the Texas state Plymouth meet model airplane contest in Amarillo. He earned a four year college scholarship and $250 cash plus a motor scooter and expenses to the national contest in Detroit on May 30. He will fly his own design plane and receive $50 spending money for the trip.
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SAN Marcos
Rollin McCord
San Marcos Academy
Amarillo
Rollin
Tahoka
United States
Detroit
Mich
CAB Member Appointed
Joseph P. Adams of Washington State was nominated by President Truman to join the Civil Aeronautics Board for the term ending December 31 1956.
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Washington
Joseph P. Adams
Washington State
Truman
Civil Aeronautics Board
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