Austin Children Named in Brenham Junior Maifest Roles
Governor Jester names Kay Kocurek of Austin Duchess of Texas Bluebonnet and Ronnie Platt Duke of Texas for Brenham Junior Maifest. Parade starts 10:30 am with 300 children in costume. coronation at 8 pm at Fireman Park. Queen Suzann Seidel and King Billy Spinn to reign. other Austin participants include Donnie Schieffer and Rebecca Seidel.
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Beauford H. Jester
Kay Kocurek
Willie I. Kocurek
Austin
Duchess of Texas
Bluebonnet
Ronnie Platt
Coley Platt
Duke of Texas
Garden of Flowers
Brenham
Fireman's Park
Suzann Seidel
Lorenz Seidel
Billy Spinn
Richard Spinn
Billy
Helen Schieffer
Donnie Schieffer
L. E. Schieffer Jr
King Bill
Court of
Flower
Rebecca Seidel
Suzann
Lilias Shelby
M. D. Shelby
Larry Schieffer
Laurence Schieffer
Carol Edwards
Diane Adair
Gerald Adair
Elizabeth Alice Becker
Fish Run By Marble Falls Tops 10000 Pounds In Ten Days
Marble Falls reports a fish surge with over 10000 pounds caught in ten days. Sea cat dominate catches with blue and yellow cat also present, many fish weighed 20 to 60 pounds. Notables include Johnny Frasier 52 pound yellow cat and G W Lewis nine yellow cats totaling 196 pounds.
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Marble Falls
Johnny Frasier
G. W. Lewis
Robert Kinser
Earl Dannheim
Bud Wimberly
John Taylor
Marble Falls Grads Honored At Banquet
Marble Falls High School junior class honored the seniors with a banquet in the High School Auditorium. Guest speaker was L E Fowler from Hawaii on vacation. Also present were numerous local couples and families of staff and senior members.
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Marble Falls
Marble Falls High School
L. E. Fowler
Hawaii
T. R. Gathright
Gerhardt Lechow
Preston Manley
M. F. Mayfield
H. J. Hitt
G. L. Jones
L. T. Gossett
A. C. Wood
J. R. Brown
George Weaver
Robert Vinson
John Taylor
Sara Anderson
Bertha Campbell
Charles Larrimore
Graduation Rites Begin For Briggs High School Seniors
Briggs May 16. Graduation exercises for the Briggs High School senior class began with the baccalaureate sermon by the Rev. D. D. Hogan. Commencement is set for Friday night. Juanice Reavis is valedictorian and Laudell Stewart salutatorian. A music recital will follow Wednesday night at the high school auditorium with Mrs. Thad R. Carson presenting her students.
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Briggs
Sps
Briggs High School
D. D. Hogan
Juanice Reavis
Laudell Stewart
Thad R. Carson
Graduation speakers named for Luling ceremony
The Luling High School baccalaureate sermon will be delivered by Rev. Wilson Keenan of Austin in the high school gymnasium at 8 p m on Sunday. Dr. W W Jackson of San Antonio will give the commencement address in the gymnasium at 8 p.m. May 26.
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Luling
Luling High School
Wilson Keenan
Austin
W. W. Jackson
San Antonio
Miller Heads Beef Cattle Day At Austin Coliseum
Dr J C Miller head of the Texas A M College animal husbandry department will lead Travis County s first annual beef cattle field day at the Austin Coliseum starting 10 a m. He will demonstrate selection of beef heifers cows and bulls for herd replacements and judge classes with reasons. Other speakers include James A Deer A M Extension entomologist A L Whiskey Smith Blanco County native and Extension livestock expert on mineral supplements and Dr W C Banks Extension veterinarian on cattle diseases and nutrition. A later Central Texas wide meeting of Aberdeen Angus breeders led by Dr Luther Watson will follow at the Travis County courthouse starting 4 p m.
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J. C. Miller
Texas A&m College Animal Husbandry Department
Travis County
Austin Coliseum
Miller
James A. Deer
A&m Extension
A. L
Whiskey) Smith
Blanco County
A&m
Extension Service
Smith
W. C. Banks
Luther Watson
Austin
Honor Students At Smithville Announced
Smithville High School announced the honor students for the senior class. Valedictorian Nancy Ann Rowe and salutatorian Alvis Grohman lead the list, with Mary Jane Royston reading the class history at commencement on May 30. Beverly Stapp and Robert Benarden were chosen to write the class will and prophesy. Baccalaureate is set for May 29.
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Smithville
Sps
Ronald Renick
Smithville High School
Nancy Ann Rowe
Alvis Grohman
Mary Jane Royston
Beverly Stapp
Robert Benarden
St. Mary's Names Two Valedictorians for Graduation
May 16 Tayl or There are two valedictorians at St. Mary's High School this year Patsy Kovar and Donnie Zim merhanzel have tied for the high honors Sal utatorian will be Cecelia Thorig Commencement will be Sunday May 30 at St Marys Catholic Church with Very Rev Louis J Reicher bishop of the diocese of Austin presiding
Taylor Guards Begin Second Day of Camp Hood Training
Taylor National Guard Battery B 239th Field Artillery led by Captain Gillis Conoley completed the first of four firing range training periods. The unit traveled from Taylor to Camp Hood for a two day session ending Sunday with drills and practice.
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Taylor
239Th Field Artillery
Texas National Guard
Taylor National Guard
Gillis Conoley
Camp Hood
GLOOMY GUS AND CENTRAL TEXAS BOOM TOWN TALK
Marble Falls grocer Gus the Mint reports weak sales as shoppers buy only essentials. Restaurateur Jack Fraser expands to meet a hoped for Boom Town rush, but seating remains sparse. Johnson City prepares a new building after a fire disrupted the old store. Local leaders eye post dam growth while Burnet Llano and Lampasas Counties note Jim Burleson’s Farm Service shift and Dutch Hohn’s nearby soil effort.
Local notes on Dutch picnic guest and regional business updates
A fragment describes a Dutch man at a Johnson City picnic aided by Jim Jr. and a failing weed spraying venture of George Crofts, the Merchant Prince. Melvin Winters opens a large Central Texas wool market with 50 cent bids, noting price gaps with West Texas markets and regional differences.
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George Crofts
Johnson City
Melvin
Melvin Winters
Blanco County
Stevenson
Texas
Central Texas
San Angelo
Poultry and wool price notes from Austin market
Market bulletin lists quality wool and various poultry prices in Austin. Fryers cost 32 cents per pound for 2 pounds and over, hens 37 cents for 4 pounds and over, 5 cents for under 4 pounds, roosters 16 cents per pound, turkeys 30 cents per pound for No. 1 hens over 15 pounds, 25 cents for under 15 pounds, No. 1 toms 30 cents per pound over 20 pounds, ducks 16 cents, guineas 60 cents each, rabbits 10 cents per pound over 4 pounds, and eggs grade A No. 1 white 43 cents per dozen. Prices from L. East Produce Company, Austin.
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Austin
L. East Produce Company
Marble Falls Sees Real Estate Boom and New Dams
Marble Falls experiences rising real estate values with many properties doubling in price over the past month. Dams planned by recent legislation spur expected growth as three private houses are being built and George A. Burnam funds a new city office building. A new lumber yard opens on the highway north of town as local merchants expand to serve construction crews.
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Marble Falls
George A. Burnam
W. S. Sheppard
Claude Shipp
Women Voter Groups Transition After 1920
The American Woman Suffrage Association dissolved in 1920 after women gained the vote. Its role was replaced by the National League of Women Voters as the new organizing body for female civic participation.
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Women’s Party
Congressional Union
National Woman's Party
White House
American Woman Suffrage Association
National League of Women Voters
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Marble Falls Grads
St. Mary’s
Dave Shanks
Austin American Agricultural
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Lower
Colorado River Authority
Jack Fraser
Jack
Truman Fawcett
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Fawcetts
George Byars
Jim
Jim Burleson
Farmers Home Administration
Burnet
Llano
Lampasas
Jim Jr
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Dutch
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