Bastrop Kid College opens spring session with 21 enrollees
Bastrop's Kid College started its spring term with 21 preschoolers, an unprecedented jump from the usual 16. Five new applicants joined the 16 returning students, prompting some applicants to be deferred to a future term. Notable former enrollees listed include Bobby Penkins Ann Loveless Carol Ann Ostlund Jimmie Allbright and John Powell Ash. New enrollees include Lonnie Russell Richard Barker Joe Barry Towns nd Jimmi Irland and Reggie Goddard.
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Bastrop
ANS
Bastrop’s
Kid College
C. A. Long
Bobby Penkins
Robert E. Jenkins
Ann Loveless
R. W. Loveless
Carol Ann Ostlund
Sergeant
Robert D. Ostlund
Jimmie Allbright
B. P. Allbright
John Powell Ash
J. W. Ash Jr
Gene Terry
Robra Terry
Debbie Belk
Mark E. Oldfield
Terry Sanders
Bryan Sanders
Susan Ireland
Mary Sue Ireland
David Perkins
Sonny Perkins
Dickie Mack
G. B. Mack
Susan Long
William Simpson
N. R. Simpson
Dianne Meredith
Dane Meredith
Gladys Meredith
Ann Adams
Frank Adams
Linda Frieda
Ira Frieda
Lonnie Russell
Lonni P. Russell
Richard Barker
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Election Judges In Llano County Listed by Court
Llano County election officers appointed by the Commissioners Court. Officers listed by town include Llano Alma Rogers presiding, Lorene Foster judge, W O McCoy clerk, W J Saunders clerk. Castell Alex Wasterling presiding, Rector Grote judge. Buchanan Dam W H Koon presiding, Lela Moore judge. Town A B Behrns presiding, L A Hallmark judge. Lone Grove P C Mayes presiding, John Graham judge, Moore and Riley clerks. Duncan Floyd Crownover presiding, Wayne Slaughter. Sandy Mountain Wayne Halford presiding H L Tate judge. Click A D Hardin presiding, John Pearson judge. Sand Creek G H Rothmann presiding, Max Oestreich judge. Field Creek Faye Miller presiding, Foster Casner judge. Waliey Spring Floyd Madden presiding, John Phillips judge. A A Baumann Cecil Simpson clerks. Oxford Joe T Garrett judge Thomas Gregory judge. Long Mountain John Dodgen presiding, J H Huff. Esbon R A West presiding, R A West judge. Gainesville Ray Smith presiding, J H Long judge. Six Mile Lola Mae Phillips presiding, J A Scott. Kingsland Leslie Bedford presiding, Karo Hickey. Latham Fritz Wenmohs presiding, Hugh Crownover. Oestreich Dan Sagebiel presiding, Albert Oestreich judge.
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Llano
Alma Rogers
Lorene Foster
W. O. McCoy
W. J. Saunders
Castell
Alex Wasterling
Rector Grote
Buchanan Dam
W. H. Koon
Lela Moore
A. B. Behrns
L. A. Hallmark
Oxford
Joe T. Garrett
Thomas Gregory
Long Mountain
John Dodgen
J. H. Huff
Esbon—R. A. West
R. A. West
Gainesville
Ray Smith
J. H. Long
Six Mile
Lola Mae Phillips
J A Scott
Kingsland
Leslie Bedford
Karo Hickey
Latham
Fritz Wenmohs
Hugh Crownover
Oest
Park Fund Becomes Political Issue in San Marcos Race
Walter Feltner filed for Place 2 against incumbent Oren Cliett in San Marcos. Feltner supports city takeover of 11 500 park indebtedness and aligns with Mayor Zimmerman's call for debt assumption. Cliett proposes a voter bond election. Feltner, new Chamber of Commerce president, plans to resign from the school board to run. Herbert Nix is the only candidate for Place 1.
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San Marcos
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San Marcos Memorial Park
Walter Feltner
Oren W. Cliett
Feltner
Frank W. Zimmerman
Cliett
Chamber of Commerce
Herbert Nix
Caldwell County Grand Jury Convenes in Lockhart
The spring term of the Caldwell County grand jury began in Lockhart with District Judge J. R. Fuchs swearing in foreman Emmett Harper of Martindale and members L. L. Miles, Emigido Ramos, Andrew Cers, C. K. Clark, Earl McCutchan, R. C. DeViney, Francis Field, J. E. Blackwell, Tom Brown Webb, and Willie E. Dinges. Bailiffs listed are W. T. Mooney Floyd Tate and J. J. Blackwell.
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Lockhart
ANS
Caldwell County
J. R. Fuchs
Emmett Harper
Martindale
L. L. Miles
Emigido Ramos
Andrew Cers
Maxwell
C. K. Clark
Prairie Lea
Earl McCutchan
Fentress
R. C. DeViney
Francis Field
Luling
J. E. Blackwell
Four Oil Leases Filed in Dale Area
Four oil leases covering land in the Dale area were filed with the county clerk in the past week. Land parcels include 95.5 acres in the Francis Kelley Survey, 200 acres in the Francis Kelley Survey, 24 acres in J P Gorman Survey, and 132.8 acres across A Litton J P Gorman Francis Kelley and Stephen Goodman surveys, all to R V Muckelroy et al.
40903 Wetbacks Held In January February
A San Antonio district tally shows 40 903 wetbacks apprehended during January and February. H P Brady head of the border patrol said arrests for these two months more than doubled the year earlier total of 19 664.
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San Antonio
H. P. Brady
Border Patrol
Immigration Service
Car Fatally Crushes Man Against Building in San Antonio
San Antonio report describes the fifth traffic death in or near the city since midnight. Victor Beltram, 49, was fatally injured when a van lost control and pinned him against a building.
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San Antonio
Victor Beltram
Last Kerr Route Link Nearing Completion on Highway 39
Kerrville March 7. The final unbuilt link of Highway 39 from Ingram to Leakey Junction gains momentum as Kerr County delivers the last right of way deeds. Fencing will start, bids follow, and the 16 mile rugged section replaces the Frio Canyon route used by a daily Hunt to Leakey mail run.
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Kerrville
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Kerr County
Ingram
Leakey Junction
Leakey
Guadalupe
Frio
State Highway Department
Rocky Hills
Frio Canyon
Hunt
Camp Mystic
Summer Camp Country
Prices for Fat Cattle Strong at George Town Auction
George Town March 7 ANS Last week's George Town sale showed strong fat cattle prices with weaker stocker cattle. Notable bids included Forrest Davis Okall 13 Brahmans 420 to 595 pounds $19.60 to $26.50. Wade Howland Florence cow and calf $241.50. Sam E Behrens Temple 37 head with 20 lambs at $19.10 each.
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Georgeown
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Georgetown
Forrest Davis
Okall
A. C. Williams
Ray Logan
J. W. Hunt
Florence
Buck Russell
Andice
Bob Mirage
Briggs
John Green
Dudley Powell
Bertram
C. W. Lindhorst
Liberty Hill
Charles Miller
Wade Howland
Sam E. Behrens
Temple
First Christmas Card Designed in 1842 London
A 16 year old engraving apprentice William Maw Egley designed the first Christmas card in 1842 in London England, marking a pivotal moment in holiday printing and social custom.
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London
England
William Maw Egley
Video to reshape U.S. life as cars did in the past
Chicago March 7 A prominent TV executive forecasts video will be a dominant social force in the United States in the second half of the 20th century matching the impact of the automobile. Charles Denny NBC executive vice president told the national TV conference that video has reached about 60 percent of Americans in three years and changes how people learn.
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Chicago
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Charles Denny
National Broadcasting Company
Chicgo
Blanco County teachers elect officers at meeting
Blanco County school teachers, meeting in Blanco, elected E. Bailey of Johnson City president N. J. Hellums of Blanco vice president Mrs Pearl Rittenhouse of Blanco secretary treasurer and G Abernathy of Blanco as delegate.
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Blanco
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Blanco County
E. Bailey
Johnson City
N. J. Hellums
Pearl Rittenhouse
G. Abernathy
Newfoundland Joins Canada March 31 1949
Newfoundland became a part of the Dominion of Canada on March 31 1949 linking the island colony with Canada as a new province in the postwar era.
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Addition
Canada
Newfoundland
Dominion of Canada
Briggs Okehed Gains National Honor Society Members
Briggs High School has been notified of approval for National Honor Society membership. New members include seniors Robbie Sherman Fred Crooks Wanda Jean Williams Nora Faye Daniels juniors Cora Ellen Black Glynda Carson Joyce Caskey James David Smith Cora Wynell Howard Harrell Williams sophomores Neal Swope Patsy Wilson Peggy Wilson. Miss Effie McLeod sponsors. Superintendent Howard Adare and others serve on the faculty council. Officers installed will be Nora Faye Daniels president Cora Ellen Black vice president Glynda Carson secretary Gypsy Smith treasurer.
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Briggs
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Briggs High School
Robbie Sherman
Fred Crooks
Wanda Jean Williams
Nora Faye Daniels
Cora Ellen Black
Glynda Carson
Joyce Caskey
James David Smith
Cora Wynell Howard
Harrell Williams
Neal Swope
Patsy Wilson
Peggy Wilson
Effie McLeod
Howard Adare
John L. McCarty
Dudley Powell
Nora Faye Daniel
Clynda Carson
Gypsy Smith
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