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Austin American

Location

Austin, Texas, United States of America

Date

Jan 31, 1951

Page

8

Farm and Ranch Club to Meet Before Travis County Show

Capital Area Farm and Ranch Club holds a membership meeting before the 1951 Travis County Junior Livestock Show which starts March 6. Possible alternate dates are March 1 2 or 8. Director J S Bleker Jr serves as program chairman.

Capital Area Farm and Ranch Club Travis County J. S. Bleker Jr Heard County Elmo V. A Poemos Ble Yethera Jim Boswell Heard K. D. Willingham Austin High I Heard David Ceder

Bud Collyer Blue Bonnet crowding for flavor and economy

Local community notes highlight Mrs. Bud Collyer praising Blue Bonnet margarine as a tasty budget spread for cooking and vegetables. The page also reports agricultural updates from Heard County and Caldwell County Farm Bureau including dues, livestock shows, office consolidation, and market forecasts.

Bud Coll Blugs Bonnet Caldwell County Farm Bureau One Lace Ese Soil Onservation Service Production Marketing Administration

ANAHIST touted for rapid relief of cold symptoms

Reader's Digest cites a clinical study showing 83 percent of industrial workers experienced relief from ANAHIST. The ad claims ANAHIST outperforms aspirin quinine and old pills, offering both systemic tablets and a dramatic local atomizer for nasal relief and hay fever. ANAHIST CO. INC Yonkers NY.

Reader’s Digest America Anahist Co., Inc Yonkers 2 N.Y

Lockhart Marine Awarded Air Medal for Korea Actions

Captain Wilson C. Terry, 30, of Lockhart received the Air Medal for meritorious acts in Korea. Cited by Major General Field Harris for low level attacks near Suwon on Sept 30, he destroyed Red tanks and aided UN advances. Terry’s family details include his mother Mrs. L. C. Terry and wife Betty. He attended Lockhart High, Rice Institute, and North Texas State College, earning a bachelor’s in 1942.

Marine Aircraft Wing Lockhart High Rice Institute North Texas State College Denton United Nations

Lampasas 4-H Boys Travel to Houston San Angelo Shows

Sixteen Lampasas County 4-H club boys will attend the Houston Show January to February, the San Antonio Show February, and the San Angelo Show March, bringing prize steers and bulls from Lometa and Lampasas. Notable entrants include Charles Hood and others with multiple steers, and beef scramble entrant Emory Long. Calf purchases reward set at 125 dollars for 4-H work.

Lampasas Lampasas County Houston Mall San Antonio San Angels Charles Brown Em Long John Snell Marshal Idour Glenn Mathis Roland Charles Hood Emory Long Max Kendrix San Angelo Sadie Smith Winston Walton Max Kendricks John Hix James Hix Laurin Bernard Hood

Taxi Fare Increase Approved by San Marcos Commission

The San Marcos City Commission voted to raise taxi fares from 25 cents to 33 cents. A two passenger fare remains 40 cents and a three passenger fare stays at 60 cents.

San Marcos San Marcos, Jan ANS

Strong cattle bid at Capitol Livestock Auction amid bad weather

A Monday sale attracted 450 cattle 25 sheep and goats and no hogs. Calves and cows with calves sold strong with good calves 30 to 32.50 per hundredweight and cows with calves 175 to 300 per pair. Notable bids included 32.10 for George Glass 405 heifer and 35.50 to 36.10 for Vernon Smith calves, among many others from Austin Round Mountain Lytton Springs and Paige listings.

Damon Smith Liano Smith Colorado Capitol Livestock Auction Company Harry G. Ellis Cedar Creek John D. Perry Liberty Hill Gilbert Anderson Rote 1 del Valle J. A. Nelson Austin Louis Ebeling Round Mountain T. C. Steiner Sage George Glass Lytton Springs G. H. Lester Vernon Smith Otho HM. Hennig Route 6 Tom Johnson Cedar Vailey Taylor Gaines A. E. Strickland Buda Vincenta Guzman A. E. Martin Driftwood Eugenia S. Wittinger Tom Pi W. T. Guy Jack Cuttler Paige Pope J. L. Bierschwale Harper John Lane

Veteran Texas teacher dies after 42 years service in San Marcos

Jesse Crockett, 63, longtime Texas schoolteacher born in Knoxville, died at his home after a long illness. He taught in multiple Texas communities for 42 years before retiring. Services were held at the Wissberleyee Church in Wimberley with ministers from Harlandale and Temple in attendance. Burial followed in San Marcos.

San Marc Jesse Crockett Texas Knoxville Tenn Smith Wissberleyee George E. Stewart Harlandale A. D Melton Pearson

Water System Bids Opened for San Marcos Improvements

San Marcos invites bids for a major water distribution and fire-fighting equipment project to upgrade the system to Texas Fire Insurance Commission standards. Estimated cost is $500,000 with bids opened recently, led by official Ted McIntyre.

San Marcos ANS Coc

New Minimum Price Ceiling For Farm Products Coming Out

Government to issue official list of legal minimum price ceilings for major farm products replacing last Friday’s list. Figures cover field crops, livestock and products, citrus, other fruits, and potatoes with national averages and price received or paid as of December 15.

Washington

Texas Farm Income Falls 13 Percent From 1949 Level

Texas farm income reached 1.622 billion in 1980, down 13 percent from 1949. Black and Grand Prairies led farm earnings, with Edwards Plateau up 22 percent and Northern Plains down 38 percent. Cotton, cattle, milk, and eggs remained major income sources for farmers statewide.

Associated Press Texas University of Texas Bureau of Business Research Black Grand Prairies Edwards Plateau Trans-Pecos Coastal Prairies Northern Plains Texas Timbered Plains Rio Grande Valley Red Bed Plains Texas Prairies Southern High Plains Western Cross Timbers South Texas Plains Bureau

Bastrop Polio Drive To Get Grocer Boost

The March of Dimes campaign in Bastrop will get a boost as Smithville grocers donate a dime to the polio campaign for every purchase at participating stores the day of the event. W Beal of Smithville owns the stores involved.

FFA Johnson City Alamo Seguin Kyle Hill Brothers A. Thornes Bastrop Smithville Jan W. Beal

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