Williamson County Livestock Show Raises Leads in Purebred Sale
Williamson County officials report the Third Annual Livestock Show Purebred Sale drew strong demand with fat animals yielding over 7500 dollars and purebreds surpassing 2000 dollars. Champions included Harold Mickan 4 H Walburg Angus and John E Perry Liberty Hill hogs, with buyers from Georgetown to Taylor.
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Georgetown
ANS
Williamson County Livestock Association, Inc
R. D. Fletcher
Walter Britten
College Station
Harold Mickan
Walburg
Taylor Meat Company
Richard Liardon
Hutto
John E. Perry
Liberty Hill
Georgetown Chamber of Commerce
Hampshire Barrow
Hugh Davenport
R. H. Adams
le Ray Ledger
FFA
Florence
I. M. Hausenfluke
Otto Schiller
Arthur Olander
Taylor
John D. Perry
Peaslee
Morris Daggerath
Austin
Gordon Rydell
Georgetown Hospital & Clinic
Earl Arldt
Troy Lee Hunt
Gatesville
Wallace Prinz
Blackland Creamery
Taylor Dale Thornton
Circleville
Taylor Ruben Nord Jr
Fletcher Grain
Odell Faske
D. C. Wofford
Taylor Earl Arldt
Williamson County Farm Bureau
Howard Landry
Norman Bennett
Mikeska
Jimmy Wilson
Edwards Market
Eugene Randig
Neal Landry
Kenneth Randig
Earl Klattenhoff
Lackey
Fletcher Grain Company
Joe Bohac
Robert Purl
Farl Klattenhoff
Burness Williams
J. N Thornton
Lois Crumley
Bill Faubion
Freddy Danek
Rudy Bohac
Bethel Nowlin
Forrest Brown
J. E. Lyons
Bob Daniels
Fats Kimbro
Bill Love
Hood Had Kick
Military authorities examine moonshine connected to an automobile explosion in Knoxville. Police found overheated liquor under the hood, suggesting a hidden supply linked to the blast.
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Hood
Knoxville
Snow substitute tested in Massachusetts ski area effort
Synthetic snow made of plastic kernels is being tested on a 30 yard slope in STOW as a potential fix for the June in January weather. Sponsors seek a reliable substitute for use by ski-tow operators when natural snowfall fails.
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Stow
Mass
Bagleys' Pecan Acreage Expanded in San Saba
SAN SABA March 9 One hundred forty budded pecan trees planted on a 50 acre tract within the city limits enlarges R B Bagley and Sons holdings to 972 acres of pecan orchards in the county. The land was bought from B C May and price was not announced. The parcel is part of the old San Saba County Fair Park.
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San Saba
San Saba County Fair Park
R. B. Bagley
Wage Hour Session Planned by Llano Chamber
Llano Chamber of Commerce will host a wage and hour law clinic at Hotel Llano on March 21. President M C Dalhan announced the event with Jack G High of San Antonio, field office supervisor of the wage and hour and public contracts divisions of the Department of Labor, to discuss the law followed by a Q and A session.
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Llano
ANS
Llano Chamber of Commerce
Hotel Llano
M. C. Dalhan
Jack G. High
San Antonio
Department of Labor
Sightseer Distracts Driver Near Forrest Statue in Memphis
Clara Jones watched as the car ahead swerved onto the sidewalk and circled the General Nathan Bedford Forrest statue in Memphis. The motorist, apparently sightseeing, slowed to study the statue before merging back into traffic.
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Memphis
Tenn
Clara Jones
Nathan Bedford Forrest
Africanda Cattle Invade Central Texas Ranges
Temple reports giant Africandra cattle bred by W S Parks at 777 Ranch 11 miles south of Killeen. The herd, descended from Kennedy and King Ranch stock, dress out about 60 percent edible meat and grow slowly, needing six years to mature. Crossbreeding plans include Santa Gertrudis Hereford Jersey Brahman with Florida shipments rising.
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Temple
Texas
Jim Tanner
W.S. Parks
Killeen
Kennedy Ranch
King Ranch
Parks
United States
Florida
Arkansas man nabbed after cue ball clue in Fort Worth
Fort Worth detectives arrested a 32 year old Arkansas man after a stolen cue ball vanished from a Fort Worth pool hall was reportedly outlined in the side pocket of his coat. The incident occurred as he walked down the street on March 9.
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Fort Worth
Arkansas
Green bugs menace Nortex wheat in Wichita Falls area
North Texas reports the worst green bug infestation since 1942 devastating hundreds of acres around Wichita Falls. County agents use tepp and parathion with mixed success as farmers from Thornberry to Electra battle the pests amid mild winter and high humidity.
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Wichita Falls
North
Texas
Wichita County
Max Carpenter
Charlie
Thornberry
Here
Electra
J. C. Traynham
Marvin Fleming
Tepp
J. B. Barber
Clara
Ed Foster
Foster
Carpenter
Childress County
Clay
Grandfield
Devol
Oklahoma
Johnson City Seniors Complete Trip Plans
Johnson City seniors finalize their plans for a May 14 trip by bus with Superintendent Ed Bailey and staff chaperones. The itinerary includes Fort Stockton, Carlsbad Cavern, Alpine square dance, then to Laredo Monterey Mexico Brownsville and back through Corpus Christi for a day of swimming boating and fishing.
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Johnson City
ANS
Ed Bailey
Fort Stockton
Carlsbad Cavern
Alpine
Laredo
Monterey
Mexico
Brownsville
Corpus Christi
Goat Shearing Gathers Pace In Briggs Area
Goats are being shorn in Briggs as cold rain causes some losses mainly among kid goats. Mohair prices rise with hair sold at 64 cents per pound for grown hair and 84 cents for kid hair, better than ranchers have seen in years.
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Briggs
Lee Coon Hunters Meet Sunday Near Giddings
The Lee County Coon Hunters Association will meet Sunday at Fred Placke's farm on Highway 290 three miles east of Giddings. Events include Coon in the Log Coon on the Log and Field Trials starting at 8 a.m. Prizes are offered and food and drinks will be provided. all coon hunters are invited to bring dogs.
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Giddings
ANS
Lee County Coon Hunters Association
Fred Placke
Highway 290
Ralph Brittain
G. K. Dunn
Lee Collects Half Of Red Cross Quota
Walter Schulz of Giddings, drive chairman for Lee County Red Cross, reports $1 009 collected, about half the goal, with several outlying communities not yet reporting.
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Lee
Red Cross
Giddings
ANS
Walter Schulz
American Red Cross
Lee County
Schulz
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van Zimmerhanzel
Currier
Hereford
Hugh Davenport Huttoan
Larry Ledger
Florence Boy
Wether Lamb
Liberty Hi!boy
Duroe Hog
Brown
Roya
Gurck
Bagleys
SOSA
Green Bugs
Nortex Wheat
Ruspy
Briggs Section
Lee Coon
Kriceres
Jth
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Ceres
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