Community Harvest Night Featuring Talent Show and Dance
A Friday 6 p.m. event features home cooked foods including pies and cakes, two performances by Southwestern Mask & Wig Players directed by Angus Springer, and a square dance led by callers from Georgetown and Taylor. The program includes a mythical trip by senior students and musical acts by Pop Williams and his Lazy River Boys, Wilbur McCullar on piano, and a mixed vocal octet.
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Southwestern Mask & Wig Players
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Texas Tax Collections Reach Record First Quarter Total
Taxpayers in southern and western Texas paid about 243.1 million dollars in income and other taxes from January 1 to March 16 1949 the first two and one half months of the year. The week saw a record 35 million dollars in income tax payments on Tuesday the deadline without penalties. The office at Austin reports 68 sacks of mail arriving Wednesday and notes joint filing by married couples reduces return counts despite higher overall collections. Internal revenue deposits go to Austin National American National and Capital National Banks.
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Mitchums Smoking Friend Sentenced in Marijuana Case
Robin Ford, 31, real estate salesman and fourth principal in the Mitchum Lila Leeds marijuana cigarette case, drew 60 days in jail. He and Mitchum and Miss Leeds were convicted of conspiracy to possess marijuana. Ford had another charge dismissed earlier. The quartet’s other member, Vicki Evans, was acquitted and now heads a local stage show.
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Robin Ford
Robert Mitchum
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Miss Leeds
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Clement D. Nye
Abe Lincoln Quote About Gettysburg Noted
Abe Lincoln proved himself no prophet by saying at Gettysburg that the world would little note or long remember what is said there. The remark, often cited, reflects on the enduring impact of the speech and the battle that followed.
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Monster snapping turtle Oscar put Churubusco on map
In Churubusco Indiana residents chase a 500 pound snapping turtle nicknamed Oscar Beasts claim the reptile weighs 500 pounds experts peg 86 pounds at most Farmer Gale Harris plans a town center turtle house and may hire divers to capture the beast The town seizes on the spectacle to draw visitors while Harris complains the hunt disrupts daily chores and brings constant phone calls.
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Indianapolis
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Tot's Goodnight Hug Breaks Granny's Rib
London report: two and a half year old Stephen Evernnett hugged his grandmother, Mrs. Alice Evernnett, Tuesday night. An examination the next day revealed she had broken a rib in the embrace.
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Thousands visit Gettysburg battle site yearly
About 650000 visitors travel to Gettysburg National Military Park in Pennsylvania each year to tour the historic ground and learn its Civil War history.
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Gettysburg Battleground
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Lampasas School Board Sets Trustees Election Date
Lampasas Independent School District trustees call election for three seats on April 2. New principals chosen for district schools include Mrs. Bedel O'Hair and Miss Bessie Page for elementary and junior high, and Von Rhea Beane for the high school. Current terms expiring: John Rowntree Oscar Baker Ruby Brown. Other board members listed: Clyde Northington Henry Campbell Clarence Berry Clyde Fretwell.
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