Marble Falls Folk Celebrate Breezes Fishing and Scenic Town
Marble Falls sixty miles northwest of Austin offers cool river breezes cabins and campsites for visitors. Fishing yields thousands of pounds of yellow cat blue cat bass and sea cat led by Kinser Camp and locals G W Lewis and Bud Wimberly. The town features a one main street and a busy Saturday market with farmers and ranchers provisioning for the week.
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Marble Falls
Austin
Leander
Liberty Hill
Bertram and Burnet
Johnson City
Johnson
Kinser
G. W. Lewis
Bud Wimberly
Fede
Guz
Gillespie Race Stalls Undergo Improvements
FrederickburgJune 21 Extensive improvements to racing stalls and barns are under way at the Gillespie County Fair Grounds for the third annual July races July 2 3 and 4 The half mile track is reworked and new drainage added A jockeys lounge will host riders between races The grandstand gains 200 seats bringing capacity to 3 000 The meet is sponsored by Gillespie County Fair Association and Louis Jordan Post American Legion Highlights include a William McCraw address Peach Queen crowning and a dance Derby races are scheduled daily Over 40 horses are in training with more than 100 stalls reserved Willis N racing committee member says.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Fredericksburg
Gillespie County Fair
Fred Mathisen
Gillespie County
William McCraw
Texas
American Legion
Willis N
Rockdale Lions Club To Install Friday
Rockdale June 21. Ladies night and installation of officers will be the main attraction at the Lions Club meeting Friday night. Robert Calvert of Austin will be on hand as chief speaker. New officers are Linwood Mahaffey president Frank Wiggs first vice president W P Hogan second vice president C E Dark secretary treasurer T A Weems tail twister Henry Tyler lon tamer Retiring officers are Bill Scurlock president T A Weems first vice president Linwood Mahaffey secretary treasurer
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Rockdale
Lions Club
Robert Calvert
Austin
Linwood Mahaffey
Frank Wiggs
W. P. Hogan
C. E. Dark
T. A. Weems
Henry Tyler
Bill Scurlock
Llano Teacher Serves On Wooten Scout Camp Staff
George Pechacek principal of Henry Elementary School Llano and Boy Scout leader joins the Central Texas and Travis County Scout camp staff at Camp Tom Wooten near Austin for the summer. Mrs Pechacek also will be on the camp staff for the term.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Llano
George Pechacek
Henry
Central Texas
Travis County
Tom Wooten
Austin
Pechacek
Giddings Chamber elects Dixon as president
Directors of the Giddings Chamber of Commerce elected James W. Dixon owner and operator of a grocery store as president. John Tennert won the vice presidency while G L Kelly was reelected secretary treasurer.
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Giddings
Spl
Giddings Chamber of Commerce
James W. Dixon
John Tennert
G. L. Kelly
Men's Bible Class Formed at Giddings
GIDDINGS June 21 A men's Sunday school class was organized at the Giddings Methodist Church according to W D Moody teacher. Adult women members joined the Wimodausis class leaving a class of all men.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Giddings
Giddings Methodist
W. D. Moody
Houston Wreck Kills Center on McGuire Dies in Traffic Crash
Houston June 21 William Raymond McGuire 21 of Lampasas died in a local hospital Monday night from injuries suffered in a traffic accident near here last Wednesday.
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Houston
William Raymond McGuire
Lampasas
Here
Choral Workers Sign for STSCs Clinic
Church choir directors and music teachers travel to San Marcos for the second annual choral school and vocal clinic at Southwest Texas State Teachers College running Wednesday to July 2. Dr. John Finley Williamson directs with Ira Renny Bowles assisting. The clinic combines instruction with a summer camp format including swimming and picnicking for attendees.
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San Marcos
Texas
Southwest Texas State Teachers College
John Finley Williamson
Westminister Choir College
Princeton
N. J
Ira Renny Bowles
Williamson
San Marcos Baptists Set Monthly Conference near Luling
The San Marcos Baptist Association will hold its regular worker's conference Thursday at McNeil Baptist Church near Luling with the theme The summer revival. Rev. George Stewart of San Marcos will lead the morning sermon and Rev. Herbert M. Pierce of Luling will speak in the afternoon, joined by several other local pastors and lay leaders.
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W. E. Biddie
Seguin
Raymond Matthews
Gus T. Brown
Luling
Smithville P TA Seeks Band Funds
Smithville P TA aims to raise a little over 5000 dollars for new high school band uniforms. President Mrs Tom Herrington says a 2000 dollar down payment will be made July 1 with the balance due September 1. A new drive for individual contributions starts July 1.
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Smithville
P-Ta
Tom Herrington
Giddings Masons Elect Wahrmund as Master
Max Wahrmund was elected worshipful master of the Giddings Masonic Lodge at Monday night’s meeting. Other officers named include Marion Seale senior warden J August Burgdorf junior warden John T Longley secretary John Knox treasurer and Horace Willard tiler.
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Giddings
Spl
Max Wahrmund
Giddings Masonic Lodge
Marion Seale
J. August Burgdorf
John T. Longley
John Knox
Horace Willard
Llano Cowboys Eat, Work, and Band in Llano County
Mrs Norman Rogers runs the Hugh A Fitzsimons ranch kitchen in Llano County feeding about 18 hands per meal with navy beans tomatoes and homemade bread. Cowboys like Gene Smyth Bill Nash and John Dodgen work brush cutting bulldozing and breaking horses while some head to town in bright yellow Llano Lions Club shirts for a game of softball.
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Dave Shanks
Supper Bell
Norman Rogers
Hugh A. Fitzsimons
Llano County
Rogers
Reuben
Bill Nash
Fitzsimons
Carrizo Springs
Dodgen
Jim Tate
Robin Jenkins
Georgetown
Llano Lions Club
Coyotes
Demonstrations and dairying notes lead farm program updates
A Sherwin Williams field demo of Kill Tone toxaphene DDT insecticide is planned near Lockhart with Rudy Schroeder farm as site. Kimbro store hosts a cotton insect demo and bull breeding trip reports a Jersey ring near Luling with Masterman Noble Prince and three other bulls. Fox antics near Marble Falls attract local attention while Marble Falls youths fund a road trip. Poultry, beef, hog and lamb prices reported at Austin markets with steady to lower trends and notable sales.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Sherwin- Williams Paint Company
Rudy Schroeder
Lockhart
Central Texas
Knolle Jersey
Candia
Luling Foundation Farms
Masterman Noble Prince
Walter Cardwell Sr
Luling Foundation Farm
Glen Ussery
Ralph
Luling
Masterman Standard Signal
Bajou Crystal Star
Thomas Valiant Basileus
Sandia
Jersey
Tyler
Livestock Auction Entries From Various Texas Sellers
A roundup of bids and lots from multiple sellers including A. G. Garrett Marble Falls J. P. Jeffrey Lockhart and J. B. Barber Elgin. The list covers mutton sheep steers bulls cows calves and heifers with weights ranging from 380 to 1 110 pounds and prices per hundredweight from 12.60 to 25.60 dollars. Buyers include Nate Blessing Liberty Hill Henry Stephens Dale Andy Alexander Eilroy Rayford Gallant Austin and others.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Capitol Livestock Auction Company
J. L. Kilpatrick
Georgetown
Johnny Stork
del Valle
Carl Crawford
Liberty Hill
Nancy Green
Austin
Walter Long
Creedmoor
F. H. Maul
Route 7
A. G. Garrett
Marble Falls
J. P. Jeffrey
Lockhart
J. B. Barber
Elgin
Nate Blessing
Seltzer
Dale
Andy Alexander
Eilroy
Rayford Gallant
J. V. Lawson
Sprinkle
George Magnusen
Manor
W. E. Wilson
Chamberlain and McAdams of
Bock Brothers of
J. T. Glass
Blanco Scouts Start Weeklong Austin Trip
Blanco Scouts led by Scoutmaster C. W. Menzler left for Austin Sunday for a week at Wooten.
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Blanco
Spl
C. W. Menzler
Austin
Wooten
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Penney’s
Blue Sage
Granite Mountain
Packsaddle Mountain
Stitio Slam
Galveston-Houston Breweries, Inc
Galveston, Texas
Nash
Nesh
Nash Deeler
America
Neth Motors
Nash-Kelvinator Corp
Detroit
Rockdale Lions Club
Giddings CC
Dixon
Men’s Bible
Congress Ave
Houston Wreck Kills Center
STSC
San Marcos Area
Giddings Masons
Wahrmund
J. Rogers
Texas State Optical
Congress
John Dodgen
John
Kimbro
Tom Hooks
Bobby Barnam
Double Horn Community
Bobby
Double Horn Creek
Maurice Barnam
Fort Worth
Jesse Lewis
Bill Heffington
Lyndon Heffington
Heinath Fry
Joe Henry Frasier
Brian Frasier
Oklahoma
Arkansas
Louisiana
L. East Produce Company
Willie
San Jacinto
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