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Newspaper
Austin American
Location
Austin, Texas, United States of America
Date
Mar 10, 1950
Page
16
Giddings on March 9 reports three more candidates for county offices. J. E. Huettig Sr. and Leslie Smith Jr. of Giddings seek district clerk, while W. E. Marburger of Giddings runs for county clerk.
Hawaii lawmakers fund a plan to curb the Kona coast rat problem by distributing 7000 pounds of rolled oats laced with zinc phosphide poison at plantation feeding stations. The goal is to drive rats away from Kona coffee crops, reducing yearly losses estimated between 100000 and 200000 dollars.
County Judge Clarence W. Rice announced four Comal County landowners named to the soil conservation committee. Appointees active in farming and ranching from each precinct are Egon Kohlengenberg Herman Blank Ben Wolfe and John Karbach. names certified by the State Soil Conservation Board at Temple.
Seventeen MIT students have eaten radioactive breakfasts for over a year as portions are tagged and traced for nutrition studies. Researchers press on with measurements and observations to assess effects and nutrient uptake.
San Saba reports a record price for ewes and lambs as O B Harkey sold 50 pairs to a San Angelo commission agent at forty dollars per pair. The sale occurred north of San Saba with ANS noting the milestone.
Central Texas county agents received copies of a Texas Extension Service bulletin titled Questions and Answers on the Underground Water Conservation Law. Issued to educate irrigated belt farmers about the Underground Water Conservation District Law passed in 1949 by the 51st Texas Legislature, the publication notes the irrigation activity across the South Plains Panhandle Winter Garden Area and other regions.
Kathleen Morris of Kells Meath began with a single frog and a garden pond. She now runs a thriving operation supplying 16 dozen frogs or more to Irish and English universities, employing dozens of local youths and a loyal cocker spaniel named Tuupy. The enterprise features a large concrete tank and ongoing orders, with Morris planning to test edible frog quality in France.
William Hoey 43 appeared in court as a suspected numbers writer. Police Captain William Hill noted his unusual hair and found a toupee covering a bald head along with three pieces of paper containing numbers plays.
Rich mond Ind March 9 Earlham College students gave up meat for two days in the dining hall and contributed the $150 saved to a fund bringing displaced persons to study at the college for a year.
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