Panels Selected For Grangers Labor Camp Plans
Committees were appointed to study a Granger labor camp proposal and will report at Monday’s SPJST Hall meeting. Mayor Rogers offered city truck and graveling if approved. landowner Clarence Barnes prefers leasing. TEC official Stanfield Svadlenak explained order control for matching labor to needs.
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Texarkana Laborer Killed in Fall on Rocks
Texarkana laborer Dan Zachery, 79, died after a fall from an overhead track onto a rock pile at a local clay company. His skull was fractured in the incident on Thursday.
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Texarkana
Dan Zachery
Climbing Hard Work Pushes Rockdale Vet Upward
W P Red Hogan of Rockdale, born in Grayson County and a 1934 North Texas State College graduate, rose from tire salesman to territory manager by 1940. He served as a captain in World War II, returned in 1945, and in 1948 led a local company that sold over 600 used cars. Hogan now serves as Rockdale alderman and leads multiple civic groups including the Young Men's Business League, Milam County Veterans Vocational School Board, and the Community Planning Council while promoting dairy improvement programs.
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Austin American
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Red) Hogan
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North Texas State College
Denton
Dallas
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Billie Gaither
W. E. Gaither
Clyde Franklin
Gaither Motor Company
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Dutch East Indies
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Young Men's Business League
Milam County Veterans Vocational School Board
Texas State Guard
Milam County Good Roads Association
Episcopal Church
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Rockdale Lions Club
American Legion
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Fishing Gets Extra Good As Buchanan Rebounds
After heavy rains Lake Buchanan in Llano County returns to normal and anglers report excellent fishing. John D. Sullivan of Sullivan's Worm Ranch cites black bass white bass and various catfish as top catches. Notable: John S. Moss hauls a 49.5 pound yellow cat and James Morphew nets 12 white bass for 25 pounds. Prediction runs that fishing stays excellent for weeks.
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Sullivan
Linden Myers
San Antonio
Lake Buchanan
John S. Moss
C. D. Bean
Party of Tow
James Morphew
Dallas
Lockhart Chamber Hears Welcome Address in Uhland Meeting
The Lockhart Chamber of Commerce held its regular monthly meeting at the Uhland clubhouse with about 160 members and guests attending. Eugene Wranitzky welcomed attendees, C. F. Richards gave the response, and Rev. Charles W. Ferguson offered the invocation.
Slaying death by own action Verdict Returned
Frankston dispatch reports the bodies of John S Ayres and his wife found after screams from their four children. Justice Nay Perry ruled homicide and death by own action noting Mrs Ayres had multiple upper body bullet wounds and Ayres a left temple wound. One child William 12 delivered papers nearby. The others are Robert 10 James 5 and Sally Jane.
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John S
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Justice of the Peace
Apres
Wil Ham
Robert
James
Sally Jane
Dallas Boy Killed In Bike Truck Mishap
Dallas 7 year old Morton Douglas Southerland died after riding his bicycle into a truck in Fort Worth. He was noted as Tarrant County's 40th traffic fatality of the year. his father A. L. Southerland had given him the bike three months earlier for good behavior.
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Fort Worth
Morton Douglas Southerland
Tarrant County
A. L. Southerland
Milam Blue Baby Now Rosy Pink
Milam County’s blue baby Linda Sneaks of Cameron was upgraded to a rosy pink after a four and a half hour operation at Dallas Children’s Hospital. Doctors reported hope for full recovery with three weeks at the hospital then transfer for additional care. Milam County and Central Texas citizens contributed 1617 dollars to cover the operation.
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Dallas
Children’s Hospital
Linda Sneaks
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Claude Sneaks
Central Texas
Odessa Police Shakeup Engineered by New Chief
Odessa on June 23 reports new police chief J. J. Heaton firing night Captain D. H. Kramer and Sergeant Joe O Conner for about two years amid council turmoil. Both claim firing stems from ties to former chief S O Hamm who was ousted May 31. City Councilman Bill Hale resigned after Heaton's hiring.
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J. J. Heaton
D. H. Kramer
Joe O'Conner
Force
S. O. Hamm
Bill Hale
Heaton
Brownsville College to be Renamed Texas Southmost College
Brownsville Junior College will receive a new name at the upcoming trustees meeting. It will be titled Texas Southmost College as the winning entry of a rename contest.
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Brownsville Junior College
Texas Southmost College
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Melba Harris
Decatur
Lee County
Miss Harris
Texas State College For Women
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Civil War Belle Mary Shaeffer Buried in Dallas
Mary Fletcher Shaeffer a Southern plantation belle who helped roll bandages for Confederate forces during the Civil War was buried in Dallas after dying at 102. Born near Columbus Mississippi she and her husband Brett Randolph Shaeffer a Confederate Army surgeon came to Texas in 1867 settling near Paris seven years ago Mrs Shaeffer moved to Dallas.
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Texas
Paris
San Marcos Dads See Phone Panel on Work
San Marcos mayor schedules July 11 meeting between City Commission and San Marcos Telephone Company to discuss franchise renewal and rate increases. City may hire experts after negotiations clarify inquiry scope. Union operators remain on strike for fifth week with picketing and partial service disruptions.
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Bond Theft Suspect Held in Dallas Jail
Ruby Ray Lafon 24 of Fate Rockwall County is jailed in Dallas on a $750 bond for allegedly stealing $150 in war bonds from Lee A. Crews of Los Angeles and passing four of them at an El Paso County bank. Secret Service traced the suspect after a Rockwall County bank employee questioned his signature.
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Ruby Ray Lafon
Fate
Rockway County
Los Angeles
Calif
Lafon
Lee A. Crews
el Paso
Rockwall County
Kerrville Church Plans New Building
Kerrville First Baptist Church members voted unanimously to proceed with a new building estimated at $200,000. Rev. A D Bryant said work will begin soon after bids are received and the contract awarded. bid date has not been announced.
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