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Newspaper
Austin American
Location
Austin, Texas, United States of America
Date
Mar 23, 1949
Page
2
Fredericksburg sees three new commercial buildings under construction. The Gillespie County Lumber Company by R. E. Rawls of Austin. a cold storage plant by Farmers Grain Company. and a suburban grocery store by Rudolph Lange.
The T A Fairey dairy herd at Manor topped the Austin Dairy Herd Improvement Association with 37.4 pounds butterfat per cow. W B Klare of Lockhart led herds over 50 cows with 25.5 pounds per cow. Two new herds joined March 1: Krause Brothers 60 cows and Owens and Saegert Round Rock 140 cows.
Travis County 4-H boys Eu gene Caldwell Don Lee Weiss and Edsel Pearson received 900 White Leghorn chicks through Sears Roebuck Foundation to compete against three other counties in the Extension Service district. Prizes total 266.66 in materials. scoring set for next fall.
Half acre cattle sold strong at Capitol Livestock Auction Company Monday with slaughter calves $23 to $25.50 and hog receipts 75 head at $20 to $20.25. Notable consignments include C L Hughes Austin 1,150 pound steer at $31 and Doc Weir Georgetown multiple steers and heifers priced up to $23.40 with varied weights. numerous buyers from Austin to Corpus Christi.
Domingo Laurel, 52, died after he was bitten by a five foot rattlesnake while cutting cedar posts on the Corrie Smith ranch near San Marcos. He received first aid and a doctor arrived. the snake was killed. Laurel leaves a widow and seven children.
Dr Ben M. Primer, city health officer, warned of a spring measles outbreak in Austin with weekly case counts rising from 18 to 48 to 71. He noted January February totals of 117 cases and said the figures show relative incidence, not exact totals. Younger people are hit hardest as mumps and chickenpox remain less prevalent.
The Agriculture Department announced a price support program to assist pasture and range grass seed as farmers plan a shift away from wheat and cotton and other surplus crops next year. The move, announced March 22, aims to ensure seeds are available to growers during the transition.
Austin Orthopedic Appliance Co offers custom fitted trusses for men women and children. Located at 818 West 6th Street with phone contact 20690 for fittings and service.
The Travis County Commissioners Court will inspect the city county Tuberculosis Sanatorium on Webberville Road at noon Wednesday. They will review the 48th hospital whose operations last year cost $56,500 with $25,000 contributed by both city and county.
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