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Newspaper
Austin American
Location
Austin, Texas, United States of America
Date
Mar 16, 1950
Page
7
Lampasas reports Jack Owen sells his half of the oil and gas distribution business to partner William S Kuykendall. Owen will join his brothers Bill and Kelly Owen to run their ranch and farm enterprises.
Tom McCormick was elected chief of the Lampasas Volunteer Fire Department on Tuesday succeeding Leo Bales. Other new officers include Joe Almond as president Bill Tittle as vice president John Ernest as assistant chief Joe Alexander as foreman Gene Dickens as assistant foreman J T Humphries as hose inspector Bob Perry as secretary Melvin Medart as treasurer and Elton Casbeer as purchasing agent.
The Rev. J. D. Weaver pastor of the Giddings Methodist Church along with W. D. Moody and M. F. Kieke attended a Texas Methodist College Association meeting held in the Bryan district on Monday.
Reuben discusses publishing prices on raw wool and sheep and lambs with local dealers. Foresters hold Texas meeting March 18 in Lufkin. Bastrop County delegates named for District 12 THDA meeting in Cuero April 12-13 with alternates listed. nomination of Mrs. A. P. Smith for District 12 vice president. Dripping Springs seed King Ranch bluestem plan. Laverne Goertz entered state Danforth Leadership contest. 20+ people attended floor refinishing demo. Goats dominate Shovel Mountain with many twins among kids. Grasshopper outbreak risk noted in Texas with egg infestations in three areas. Poultry prices listed for Austin sales day.
Officers and directors of the Central Colorado River Authority will meet in Coleman on April 29 and 30. M W Trussell, San Saba director, aims to secure photographs from the July 1938 floods that damaged the Colorado and San Saba rivers. Representatives from federal agencies including the Agriculture Department, Reclamation Bureau, and the Corps of Engineers will attend, secretary manager S W Cooper says.
Smithville Central School will vaccinate students with diphtheria booster shots and smallpox vaccines after parental consent. Health nurse Lula Mae Paris will administer at the school around April 1 to complete the diphtheria series. the county health office in Bastrop offers the same service Thursdays 10 to 12 noon.
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