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Newspaper

Austin American

Location

Austin, Texas, United States of America

Date

May 16, 1950

Page

9

Burnet Plans Greatest Rodeo in Central Texas

Burnet County Rodeo set May 25 26 27 with six events per night. Austin producers Buck and Tommy Steiner bring bucking broncs and Brahman bulls. Queens from Briggs Bertram Marble Falls Burnet to reign. street dance May 23 and parade May 25. Rodeo officials include Davis Jones Seidensticker Smith Kroeger Gardner Heffington. Chamber committee names organizers.

Burnet Burnet County Texas Othal Davis Madison Price Heffington Chamber of Commerce Jordan

Graduation Exercises Set Up at Thorndale

Thorndale May 15. Commencement will be in the High School auditorium Wednesday at 8 pm. Dr. Alvin W. Mus grove of South Texas State College will deliver the address. Valedictorian Artice Faye Patschke and salutatorian Peggy Becker named. The board president Lyngle Barnes Jr will present diplomas to a long list of graduates including Hugh Daniels David Gutzler Larry Kiesling Marvin Koehler Billy Landrum Allan Lehman Tommy McCoy Marvin Rodenbeck Howard Zieschang Dorothy Becker Peggy Becker Rose Becker Vernetha Brandt Norman Jean Chambers Frances Edwards Mary Ann Edwards Erma Felfe Helen Felfe Novaline Felfe Dorothy Mae Haag Joyce Heintze Annette Kirkman Nancy Locklin Mabel Menzel Doris Northcott Artice Fay Patschke Florence Poldrack Doris Marie Remmert Margie Zieschang.

Thorndale Alvin W. Musgrove Department of Business Administration South Texas State College Artice Faye Patschke Peggy Becker Lyngle Barnes Jr Board of Education Hugh Daniels David Gutzler Larry Kiesling Marvin Koehler

Buffalo ranching trial by Llano County farmer Ben Wallis

Ben Wallis of Llano County experiments with buffalo ranching after purchasing six head from Reynolds Cattle Company in Kent Texas. He aims to test buffalo performance on his ranch while also handling cattle deliveries and spring movement across Llano. Local reports describe heavy cattle shipments, delivery to western Kansas, and rising farm bureau activity.

Ben Wallis Liano County Wallis Reynolds Cattle Company Kent Texas Davis Mountain Reynolds Kent, Girven Barnhart Kansas Hazel Bowman Llano County Llano D. P. Smith Walter Lehrer Liano Byron Hunter St. Joseph Bowman

Shiloh veterans plan legume field tour in Williamson County

A Shiloh veterans class from Williamson County will visit legume fields near Lexington on Thursday to view hubam, vetch and Madrid clover used for grazing hay and soil building. Stops include small grain fields interplanted with legumes as part of Soil Conservation Week events and related tours.

Shiloh Williamson County Lexington Hubam Vetch Madrid

Half Acre Cotton Men and Dominoes Rally Sells News

County agent Cook reports dairymen in Travis County discuss odd times for nitrogen purchases with a $5 per ton carload price difference. A twister destroyed Skee Watson's Prairie Point chicken house, scattering concrete and poultry losses. Governor Shivers plans a grass resources campaign to be announced May 24. Weather harms crops in Burnet County and asphalt topping begins on Cypress Mill to Round Mountain road.

Elmo Vv Cook Travis County Prairie Point Bertram Granville Knox Skee Skeeter Skeet Alvin Allen Guv's Allen Shivers Cypress Mill Burnet County Charles Wenmohs Round Mountain

Livestock trades and poultry prices updated in local market note

Two miles of topping completed from Herbst Store toward Round Mountain. Tommie Godwin buys a registered bull and two registered heifers in his first registered cattle purchase from Arlyn Glimp. Hassell Jenkins in Georgetown lists about 40 hogs ready for sale plus Herefords sheep and grain. Poultry prices in Austin show hens turkeys and chicks with eggs at 26 cents per dozen. prices supplied by L East Produce Company.

Herbst Store Round Mountain Tommie Godwin Williamson County Arlyn (Briggs) Glimp Burnet County Hassell Jenkins Georgetown Jenkins Aniay Cdicc L. East Produce Company

Johnson City Lions Elect Fawcett Chief

The Johnson City Lions Club voted in officers led by president Truman Fawcett with E. R. Farber as first vice president M. W. McDonald as second vice president Fred Rodway as third vice president Ernst Bauerle as secretary treasurer Claude McConnell as tail twister and Albert Cox as lion tamer.

Johnson City

Llano Chooses Sanitary Garbage Disposal

Llano voters approve a city funded sanitary garbage disposal plan managed by Will E. Leslie of the utilities department. The ordinance will cut the drain on the general fund and fund street light purchases once equipment is secured and the measure takes effect. Dr. H. J. Hoerster notes the new street lights will be installed.

Llano ANL Will E. Leslie H. J. Hoerster

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