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Newspaper

Austin American

Location

Austin, Texas, United States of America

Date

May 08, 1949

Page

4

Concordia Plans Dedication of Hirchi Memorial Library

Concordia College will dedicate the Hirchi Memorial Library in a 3 p.m. Sunday ceremony with Rev. F. A. Hertwig of Detroit delivering the dedicatory address. Presidents Beto and Stadtmann will be liturgists. The $80,000 building, funded by John Hirschi and wife of Wichita Falls, houses administration and library spaces. Paul Brandt of Fort Worth donated the library furniture.

Lutheran Concordia College Hirchi F. A. Hertwig Detroit Lutheran Church-Missouri Synod George J. Beto Hertwig Lutheran Church In America Michigan Beto H. Stadtmann John Hirschi Wichita Falls Carl Stautz J. M. Odom Paul Brandt Fort Worth

Arena Director Named for Llano Rodeo

Tom Taylor of Blackwell is chosen as arena director for the Llano rodeo running June 24. The three night show features Wiley McCray the Canadian Kid as clown and Weaver and Juanita Gray as trick riders and ropers.

Llano Tom Taylor Blackwell M. J. Stewart Jr Wiley McCray Kid Weaver Juanita Gray

Accidents Costly to Farmers Warn Safety Experts

Safety experts say accidents among farmers cause significant lost time each year, enough to impact more than half of the typical US wheat crop production.

Hutto Senior Class to Stage Dont Be Bashful Play

Hutto May 7 the Senior Class presents Dont Be Bashful by Paul McCoy Friday at 8 pm in the school auditorium.

HUTTO Paul McCoy

Scouts Bring Gainesville Community Circus to Waco

The Heart of Texas Boy Scouts announce Gainesville Community Circus will appear in Waco June 17 18 after 100 invitations were declined. H H Coffield says Rockdale council will form committees in Rockdale Cameron and nearby towns to boost attendance and funds for local Scout activities. This marks the circus first Central Texas visit drawing from seven counties including McLennan and Bell.

Heart of Texas Boy Scouts Council Gainesville Waco Boy Scouts H. H. Coffield Rockdale Heart of Texas Council Cameron Council Coffie'd Central Texas Milam McLennan Bell

Kerrville Pastor to Speak at Seminary Grad Ceremonies

The Rev. William M. Logan of First Presbyterian Kerrville will deliver the baccalaureate sermon at 11:15 a.m. and the missionary address at 8 p.m. at Austin Presbyterian Theological Seminary. Logan, a Kerrville pastor since 1944, has led Texas churches and held local civic roles.

Kerrville William M. Logan First Presbyterian Church of Austin Presbyterian Theological Seminary David L. Stitt University Presbyterian Church Logan Exodus World Council of Churches Amsterdam Austin Seminary University of Texas Texas Eagle Lake Sugar Land Houston Taylor San Antonio

Two Austin Parents Fined Under School Attendance Law

Justice Travis Blakeslee fined Richard Hardeman and Jesse Gonzales five dollars plus eleven dollars court costs for failing to compel their children to attend school. These were the third and fourth convictions under the compulsory attendance law. Hardeman admitted guilt for his 15-year-old son Virgil at Kealing Junior High. Gonzales, who pleaded not guilty, was fined after being unable to afford school expenses for his 13-year-old daughter Shirley Rose at Fulmore School. The charge was pressed by Robert J. McLean, school attendance officer.

Austin Travis Blakeslee Richard Hardeman Virgil Kealing Junior Jesse Gonzales Shirley Rose Fulmore School Blakeslee Robert J. McLean

Court Records and Notices From Local District Court

Court records list divorces filings and fines under compulsory attendance laws. Names include James Sanford Alsup and Richard Hardeman. a number of cases involve livestock violations and speed infractions. Marriage licenses issued to Cambere Meney and Lillie Hicker and to Bobbie Jean Snead and Mary Rivas are noted along with vehicle and property references.

Meney Lillie Hicker Ote Bobbie Jean Snead Ois Mary Rivas

District Clerk O. T. Martin Jr. Ill With Virus Flu

District Clerk O. T. Martin Jr. was seriously ill at his home Saturday with influenza. The illness kept him from work most of the past week and his doctor has barred visitors.

O. T. Martin Jr Martin

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