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Newspaper
Austin American
Location
Austin, Texas, United States of America
Date
Jun 08, 1949
Page
2
Llano celebrates the Sixth Annual Llano County Homecoming with 614 guests registered at the headquarters. The three day observance, funded entirely by the Llano Chamber of Commerce, offered free entertainment and programs to the public, with volunteers handling registration and setup.
Steve Mertz expects one more day to finish hybrid corn work with yields of 40 to 50 bushels per acre. Sheep, turkey, and cattle details follow from Marble Falls Llano Spicewood Andice and Llano County with loading sales figures and local farm practices. A 4-H camp is planned for Lake Buchanan and market receipts at Capitol Livestock Auction in Austin are summarized.
A roundup of representative sales shows numerous hogs cattle and calves priced per pound and per head from Austin Bastrop Cedar Creek Georgetown and surrounding areas. Buyers include E C Stewart J E Regine F O Cullen J R Allen H E Eubank N D Turner Sam Harris T L Martin Estate Bruce Albright Alexander and Watts Sam Jones and others with prices ranging roughly from 13.70 to 28.10 per hundredweight and poultry prices noted for Thursday in Austin.
Bastrop County 4-H boys and girls joined 485 youths from 17 counties at the Second Annual District 4-H Camp in Beeville June 1–4. Leona Callahan was elected district council treasurer. Richard Luensmann was chair, Patsy Hector vice chair, and Howard Altenhoff secretary. Stan Smith garnered multiple honors including a Heart station role and a fifth-place in district judging. Mildred Ann Goertz placed seventh in rifle, and the dairy judging team finished fourth. County attendees included C A Stone Lena Sturges Leona Callahan Paul Herbert Kenneth Bartsch Wendell Probst Mildred Ann Goertz Rockne Herman Westinghouse.
A Lampasas Christian CYF meeting appointed special committees. Mickey Bozarth was named game chairman with assistants Charlotte Prescott Howard Regen Ann Bozarth Annette Berry was worship chairman, Betty Perry Rachel Miller Tommie Nell McCormick as her assistants.
Colorado Weather relief as creeks recede and rivers drop from peak levels after days of rain. South Platte rises in South Weld County while Greeley totals reach 8.35 inches for the year. Big Thompson and Poudre Rivers show signs of subsiding. Governor Knous thanks the John Martin Dam for Arkansas River protection in SE Colorado.
Charles Blalock, counselor for civilian rehabilitation with the State Department of Public Welfare, spoke at a Taylor Business and Professional Women's Club luncheon. Other guests included C. W. Moeller, Paul Watson, and Mrs. Rebecca Robertson.
Kenneth M. Durham arrived from Texarkana to become district commercial and traffic manager for United Telephone with headquarters in Llano. W. C. White, long serving district manager, becomes plant manager to focus on plant and construction supervision.
Two sales people from the Taylor J. C. Penney store rank in the district’s top 20 of about 125 stores in the annual contest. R. L. Harkey, the manager, announced Elvy Eschberger and Miss Alma Synatzske as recipients.
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