Four holiday square dances set ahead of Austin jamboree
Mid-Tex Square Dancers announce four warmup events across Wimberley Austin Seguin during the July 4 weekend. James Perry leads as master of ceremonies with guest callers and bands from Austin San Antonio and beyond. The July 15 jamboree will be at the Austin Athletic Club with cooperation from the Austin recreation department and Austin Square Dance Council.
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Mid-Tex Square Dancers’ Association
Austin
Austin Athletic Club
Austin Recreation Department
Austin Square Dance Council
Wimberley
Seguin
Wimberley Square
Mid-Tex
James B. Perry
Aubrey Cox
John Clark
San Marcos
Ren Dee
Cecil Hull
Bob Lee
San Antonio
W. K. McClain
Georgetown
R. S. Merrell
Ley Nelson
Mark Towrey
Rockdale
Loos Weidner
New Braunfels
Mid-Texas Association
Seguin Recreation Department
Max Starke Park
Rickey Holden
Orville Mackey
Red Johnson
Southwestern Appoints Cody Library Chief
George R. Rawley, a former UT student and Palestine native, was named librarian of Cody Memorial Library at Southwestern University. He earned a BA from Texas A&M in 1943, served in the Quartermaster Corps in Europe and the Pacific from 1943 to 1946, remains in the reserves, and earned an MA from SMU in 1947.
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Georgetown
University of Texas
George R. Rawley
Cody Memorial
Southwestern University
Rawley
Palestine
Texas A&m
Quartermaster Corps
SMU
Judge Atwell Dismisses Rumor Of Resignation
US District Judge William H. Atwell laughed off a Fort Worth Bar Association president's suggestion he might resign within two or three months. He called the rumor absolutely nothing to it.
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Dallas
William H. Atwell
Fort Worth
Bond Issue For Schools Approved In San Marcos
San Marcos Independent School District voters approved a 150000 bond issue to convert the Coronal Institute site into a senior high school with upgraded facilities. The plan includes a new gymnasium costing about 114800 and additions estimated at 89774, funded without extra taxes.
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San Marcos
ANS
San Marcos_ Independent
Coronal Institute
Coronal
Drive for DDT Fund Fails to Meet San Marcos Goal
San Marcos mayor Frank W. Zimmerman reports the DDT fund drive is poorly funded with under $100 raised to end of last week. Last year’s drive raised $2,488.52 for a fogging machine and DDT supply. This year 440 gallons of DDT have been used and 114 miles fogged, with more fogging needed through summer to control flies and mosquitoes.
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San Marcos
ANS
Frank W. Zimmerman
Zimmerman
Maufrais Bids Low for Houston Street Culvert Contract
The City Council will award to the Maufrais Brothers Company a concrete culvert project on Houston Street in the northwest area. The bid of 4078 dollars was filed with the public works department, about 1000 dollars under the city's 5163 dollar estimate. The culvert crosses the Hancock Branch.
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Maufrais Brothers Company
Houston Street
Maufrais
City Public Works Department
Houston
Hancock Branch
Flat Top Ranch hosts range management tour in Texas
Farm Ranch editor Dave Shanks reports on Elmo V. Cook and 22 county agents plus six vocational teachers visiting Charlie Pettit's Flat Top Ranch in Walnut Springs Bosque County. They view 1,700 Herefords on 17,000 acres, winter feeding, and grass seeding. The piece covers Pettit's range comeback and course leaders from Texas A&M Extension Service. It also notes Austin cattle price breaks and upcoming calf runs alongside current poultry and egg prices.
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Dave Shanks
Flat Top Ranch
Elmo V. Cook
Charlie Pettit
Walnut Springs
Bosque County
Flat Top
Pettit
Lampasas Clinic Studies Housing and Road to Lake Buchanan
At Lampasas two day chamber clinics leaders call for better housing per dollar value and a hard surfaced road to Lake Buchanan. Sessions led by Dr W A Johnson and Lee Gripon with Virgil Johnson coordinating. Over 50 percent of chamber members attended and topics included recreation at Hancock Park, agriculture, civic affairs and military relations.
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Lampasas
Lake Buchanan
Hancock Park
Paul Martin
Chamber
Saint bound meaning in early Christianity
The Britannica notes that the term saint originally referred to all believers in Christianity, not just a special class. This usage reflects common early church understanding before later distinctions arose.
San Marcos Lions Sponsor Benefit Rodeo At Hughson Arena
The San Marcos Lions Club will sponsor a two night rodeo at Hughson Brothers Arena to raise funds for San Marcos Memorial Park. Hughson Brothers donate the stock and arena while the club adds 400 dollars in added money to attract top Texas rodeo performers.
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San Marcos
San Marcos Lions Club
Hughson
San Marcos Memorial Park
Hughson Brothers
Lions Club
Texas
Violence Charge Filed In Texaco Oil Strikes
PORT ARTHUR June 26 F J Wallace Texaco works manager filed violence charges against Local 23 of the Oil Workers Union over the ongoing strike against Texaco refineries. The CIO oil workers seek changes in working conditions and security plans and the case was filed with the National Labor Relations Board.
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Port Arthur
F. J. Wallace
Texaco
Oil Workers Union
CIO Oil
Wallace
National Labor Relations Board
Blueprint for happiness in Sermon on the Mount
Reader's Digest summary highlights Jesus Sermon on the Mount as a practical guide for daily conduct and inner peace. T.E. Murphy presents how this teaching offers health, success, and tranquility through accessible, actionable principles. Condensed from The Rotarian, the July issue promotes 43 articles of lasting interest.
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Gale
T.E. Murphy
Jesus
BC Pain Relief Powders and Tablets Now Available
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Contexas
Southwestern
Cody
MIRRO
San Jacinto
Willie
Ocure Fir al Co
Bill Roberts
Texas A&m Extension Service
W. A. Young
O. E. Sperry
College
Range and Forestry Department
Central
Wilbur ‘Tomlin
Lampssas
C. A. Stone
Gillespie
Henry New
Hays
Wesley Sherrill
Washington
R. E. Nolan
Menard
T. D. Tanklsey
Llano
Joe Tatum
Fredericksburg
Oklahoma
Capital Livestock Auction Company
Cbc
L. East Produce Company
San Marcos Lions
Treadwell
Optometrists
Ket
Kelvinator Polarsphere
Kelvinator
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