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Newspaper
Austin American
Location
Austin, Texas, United States of America
Date
Mar 26, 1949
Page
2
Southwestern University announces the Pastors School will run July 25 to 30 in Georgetown. Texas ministers and church workers may hear Bishop Fred P. Carson as lecturer with the theme The Power of His Might.
Fredericksburg March 25. Only one contested race develops in local school trustee elections to be held April 2. Arthur Rowert enters as candidate for trustee at large on the county board, challenging Felix Jenschke who seeks reelection. Other races include Emil Dietrich in precinct one and Willie Berg in precinct three, with Nolan L. Brown and Paul Sultemeier running in the Fredericksburg Independent School District for two posts.
An estimate claims 80 million stray cats in the United States consume about 50 birds each annually.
San Antonio March 25 A seven year program using 750 cattle led by Dr Harold Vagtberg at the Foundation of Applied Research reports pregnancies from ovum transfer with future aims to implant eggs in scrub cows for registered offspring A national conference on ova transplantation is set for April 14 at the foundation and aims to speed practical use across livestock and possibly other animals.
Gillespie Post elected Wilson as commander succeeding Clarence Ratiff. Officers named include Norman Rech senior vice commander Kurt Itz junior vice commander Alberto Nagel quartermaster Alois Ersch adjutant James Eckert chaplain Clarence Ratliff post advocate Dr Dor W Brown post surgeon Hubert Kelch Leroy Oehler Elmer Ottmers trustees. Ladies auxiliary officers listed with presidents and secretaries plus color bearers and other roles. SAN MARCOS VFW elects T. O. Murray commander succeeding Jack Kercheville.
Caldwell March 25. Girls win ribbons at the Caldwell County Youth Fair with judges Miss Ruth Causey and Mrs. Eugene Whitmore listing winners. Winners span school dresses pillow cases blouses housecoat pajamas skirts dresser scarf slips cookies and best cake with multiple first second and third places across names such as Barbara Nolte Rebecca Alvarez Jolene Schreiber and Sally Lempa.
Kiwanis members endorsed a resolutions calling on City Council candidates to promise support for eliminating Waller Creek pollution from 19th Street to the Colorado River. President William D. Campbell to mail letters urging platform inclusion and sanitary remediation. Dr Harold Williams spoke on medical care in the United States, defending against compulsory health insurance and socialized medicine.
The 1949 Travis County court system moved quickly with six cases slated for trial on Friday April 1 after a March term grand jury indicted defendants J. D. Clawson Daniel Dominguez J. L. Marshall Paul Rhodes and Roosevelt Tyler for theft burglary and related charges. District Attorney Bob Long noted five or six grand juries would speed justice versus previous years. The grand jury recessed until April 7.
Capitol Area senior Boy Scouts schedule three camps this summer. An April 29–May 1 bivouac at Camp Tom Wooten hosts senior scouts from Heart of Texas Alamo Gulf Coast and Rio Grande Valley councils. An air encampment June 19–25 at Randolph Air Force Base San Antonio follows, then a Senioree August 8–14 at Camp Strake near Houston to conclude the program. Sam Houston council and Houston Kiwanis Club host visiting scouts.
County ACA office warns cotton producers not to delay in choosing all risk federal crop insurance to protect 1949 operations. March 31 is listed as the final filing day for county farmers to apply. Applications have reached 656 producers to date.
Gillespie County completed a chest x ray program with 3 921 people examined. Only 26 definite tuberculosis cases were found along with 37 suspicious signs and 16 non tuberculosis pathologies.
Rockdale Chapter Future Farmers of America will represent Area 111 at the state leadership contest in Huntsville on Saturday. The senior conducting team includes Robert Crin as president and Sidney Maxwell as vice president, with Gordon Beard Bill Davenport Junior Whitly and others. The quiz team features Leland Wade Donald Kornegay Sky Boswell and Emory Crump. Adviser H D Maxwell will accompany the group.
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