Austin Barbecue Draws Central Texans To Farm Event
Austin Chamber of Commerce chairman Herman Kruger invites area chamber officials newspaper publishers soil technicians machinery dealers and agency representatives to a Friday noon barbecue at Cecil Pennington Farm south of Austin. The event promotes the For Land's Sake Day program this fall and provides route details for reaching the farm.
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Austin Chamber of Commerce
Herman Kruger
Soil Conservation Committee
Cecil Pennington
Austin
Chambers of Commerce
Pennington
Small Town Notes From Marble Falls Farm Column
Lonzo Griffin of Spicewood reports 29 nanny goats with 29 kids and records a steady herd routine as he battles varmints and a dry spell. Ben Jones, Double Horn Egg Ranch near Marble Falls, sells 1500 chickens weekly with an 80 percent hatch, while noting a soft egg market and waning hatch opportunities. Clyde Lyda of Pleasant Valley recovers from illness after climate woes, and Gus Fowler buys a Polled Hereford bull for 150 dollars as the Spicewood ranch scene continues amid weather and market shifts.
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Lonzo Griffin
Spicewood
Murry
Burnham
Lonzo
Ben Jones
Double Horn
Marble Falls
Jones
Clyde
Tido) Lyda
Pleasant Valley
Texas A&m
Tido
John Tarleton
Stephenville
Gus
Gus Fowler
Edison Fowler
Louise
Farming Roundup From Spice Wood Speaks Of Stock and Trade
Jay DeSpain of Spice Wood faces a spring rush with sheep goats and calves. He plans to cull his 400 grown sheep and about 200 lambs while goats kids and calves supply chores and sale interests. Local dairyman Roy Lee Manchaca sidelined by appendicitis. cobbler work on Onion Creek.
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Jay DeSpain
Spicewood
Jay
Cobbler
Dick Powell
Manchaca
Onion Creek
Roy Lee
Roy
Marble Falls Rotary To Have 400 Guests
Committeemen from the Austin Rotary met Marble Falls leaders to plan charter night in June marking the Marble Falls Club charter. Nearly 400 Rotarians and guests expected, said President J. P. Manley.
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Marble Falls
ANS
Austin Rotary
J. P. Manley
Liberty Bells Cousin Heralds New Braunfels Patriotism Fete
A bronze replica of the Liberty Bell will ring June 6 in New Braunfels as Comal County joins 87 Texas counties in patriotic ceremonies. Clarence W. Rice chairs the program with Army Navy colors and the Comal Post 179 American Legion band set to perform. Speakers include Judge Rice and District Judge John R. Fuchs.
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New Braunfels
Clarence W. Rice
Comal
Comal County
Texas
Army
Navy
Comal Post
American Legion
F. P. Nowotny
John R. Fuchs
A. D. Nuhn
Irvin A. Bearnet
Chamber of Commerce
Wm. A. Bryans
Junior Chamber of Commerce
Irene Reininger
Business and Professional Women
Payroll Savings
E. A. Sahm
Schools
Hail Hurts Small Area Near Taylor
A weekend hail storm caused substantial damage in Williamson County farmland two miles north of Highway 79. Crops on the Cervenka and Ahigreen farms were ruined with cotton needing replanting and corn likely a loss. The Stromberg onion crop and several other local holdings suffered. Rain totals reached up to three inches in some spots, with Taylor itself receiving under an inch.
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Taylor
ANS
Williamson County
Highway 79
Yakey
Hutto
Adolph Cervenka
Harold Ahigreen
Julius Wittliff
Marion Garry
M. S. Holliday
Stromberg
Centex Water Group Opens 2-Week School
W A Bandy of Texas A M College opened a two week school of instruction at Taylor High School for members of the Capitol Area Water and Sanitation Association. Carl Walker city water works superintendent says two hour classes run Monday through Friday for two weeks.
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Taylor
ANS
W. A. Bandy
Texas A&m College
Taylor High School
Capitol Area Water and Sanitation Association
Carl Walker
Sam Burnam 6 Injured Falling From Car Near Marble Falls
In Marble Falls on Saturday six year old Sam Burnam, son of rancher Maurice Burnam of Shovel Mountain, fell from the fender of a car and broke a leg above the knee. He was taken to Sheppard Hospital in Burnet.
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Marble Falls
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Sam Burnam
Maurice Burnam
Shovel Mountain
Sheppard
Burnet
Behrns School Homecoming Aims To Reunite Ex Students
Beulah Mae Walker of San Saba seeks names of all ex students of the former F. M. Behrns West Texas Normal and Business College. Ex students are invited to a sixth annual homecoming June 10 at Cherokee High School with a free dinner and a demand to bring old pictures and relics.
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San Saba
ANS
Beulah Mae Walker
F. M. Behrns West Texas Normal and Business College
Cherokee
Miss Walker
J. Allan Walker
Ahrens
Liano
Taylor Baptists Hear Austin Missionary
Miss Mary Alexander, a missionary to China for 30 years, was guest speaker at the First Baptist Church in Taylor on Monday evening.
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Taylor
ANS
Mary Alexander
China
First Baptist Church
McCord Schreiner Speaker at Kerrville Institute Graduation
Kerrville May 16 Dr James F McCord dean of Austin Presbyterian Theological Seminary will deliver the baccalaureate sermon to graduating seniors on May 28 at Schreiner Institute Services. Two days later commencement exercises will be held with Rev William Logan of First Presbyterian Church Kerrville as principal speaker.
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San Marcos
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Robert Reed
The
San Marcos Academy
Carlyle Marney
First Baptist
Bettye Beets
Holy City
Charlotte Kull
Arthur Schmeltekopf
Fred Deyo
Joy Goodman
Reed
Garner Moore
Sandra Eggert
Kerrville
J. J. Delaney
Schreiner Institute
James F. McCord
Austin Presbyterian Theological Seminary
William Logan
First Presbyterian Church of
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