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Newspaper
Austin American
Location
Austin, Texas, United States of America
Date
Mar 29, 1949
Page
4
Calvert Reserve Blended Whiskey 86.8 proof consists of 65 percent grain neutral spirits. Produced by Calvert Distillers Corp based in New York City.
The Tri County Medical Society from Burnet Lampasas and Llano counties will meet in Llano Tuesday night. Dr H J Hoerster of Llano president says the Ladies Auxiliary will meet at the same time.
Llano County dairyman Matt Dees plants 10 acres of soybeans to test hay as a dairy ration substitute for peanut hay. He runs 12 dairy cows and plans crossbreeding Jersey cows with Aberdeen-Angus bulls for better butcher calves while also raising beef cattle.
Gaston Davis and S R Carter, Taylor Soil Conservation District operators south of Thrall, plant 25 pounds of little bluestem seed and 100 pounds of common lespedeza to establish native grasses on retired pasture land. The seeded grass will tolerate drought and improve spring grazing, while lespedeza offers late spring and fall forage. Bill Chamberlain invites Reuben to Burnet Rotary, marking his first free county meal since last summer.
London editors of the Conservative Daily Mail condemn the Socialist government over a fresh meat ration cut. The new limits set eight pence per person per week for fresh meat and two pence for canned corned beef, down from prior levels. The government cites delays in Argentine deliveries under a trade pact as the reason.
Llano roping enthusiasts begin weekly contests as the Llano Roping Club kicks off Tuesday night under president R G Kuykendall. The series runs each Tuesday until the Llano rodeo scheduled for June 2 to 4.
Blanco March 28 Five persons Weldon West Gilbert Klinger Felix Smith Adolph Bindseil and Alton Lindeman filed for two vacancies on the Blanco Independent School District Board of Trustees. Election set for Saturday. Retired trustees are L R Lacks and Alton Lindeman.
Llano County Veterans Vocational School will add cabinet making to its program on April 8. Applications are to be filed at the local school office. Eligible veterans may enroll in cabinet making, bookkeeping, auto mechanics, or agriculture, coordinator W A Owens said.
The typographers union called a strike in Athens to demand a 14 percent wage increase, a demand publishers rejected. No newspapers will be issued there on Tuesday.
Shreveport La March 28 The strike of linotype operators and compositors against the Journal and Times newspapers continued at a deadlock Monday. Both papers published with cold type and engraved plates of typewritten copy.
General Walter Bede Smith takes command of the First Army with headquarters at Governors Island New York succeeding General Courtney Hodges who retired January 31. Smith previously served as ambassador to Russia. The Army Department announced the assignment on Monday.
Mrs Leta Cromwell, lecturer on European affairs, will address the Austin Rotary Club at the noon luncheon Tuesday. Sponsored by the Quaker Foreign Services operator of the American Friends Service Committee, she has just returned from a tour of European countries.
The U S Public Health Service urges early treatment and broad cooperation to control syphilis. Key points include serologic testing, treating pregnant women and early infection, and maintaining therapy for 10 to 15 days. The plan hinges on physicians nationwide and calls for blood testing before marriage and for every pregnant woman.
Maritime Commissioner Grenville Mellen said a final contract for a new 67 million queen of the US merchant fleet would be drafted this week. Conferences will begin Wednesday between government shipping experts and US Lines officials about a 48,000 ton trans Atlantic super liner. US Lines would provide about 25 million of building costs with federal subsidy covering the rest. officials consider asking for additional cash due to policy shifts on subsidies.
Detroit reports the auto industry built its first million cars this year in 12 weeks. The first million passenger cars finished on Monday and the second million is expected in about 11 weeks despite uncertain retail demand.
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