One Day Youth Fair Slated in Bastrop Area
The third Bastrop County Youth Fair will be held in Smithville on January 18 with a youth parade carnival PTA sponsored events youth choir programs free movies and school exhibits. Cash prizes and ribbons will be awarded to veterans for the first time. livestock entries are due December 12 and all other entries by December 15. The fair, under Harry Crockett, will run as a one day event to ease transportation and is funded equally by Smithville Bastrop and Elgin with space for commercial exhibits.
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Smithville
Bastrop County
PTA
Lena Sturges
Bastrop
Elgin
Harry Crockett
Central Texas
Clarence Giebel
Fayetteville
FFA
Fayette County
Giebel
Hampshire
Harry Meyer
Old Texas farmer touts hard work over pensions in Burnet County
James Roland Williams, aged 81, maintains he could live on a flat rock with his wife and rejects old age pensions. He still works the land, grows cotton, and supports tractor farming after buying a new tractor. The feature notes his strong stance against state aid and his stubborn independence.
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Dave Shanks
The
Austin American
James Roland
Rolly
Williams
Roy Williams
Roy
Oldsters
Williamson 4-H Cotton Contest Winners All Round Farmers
The second annual Williamson County 4 H Recognition Day in Taylor honored top 4 H members and leaders from across the county. Awards went to Ralph Love Ignatius Valenta and Charles Perry for secretary reporter and leader achievements, with Earl Arndt winning the Gold Star Award for overall county performance and the cotton contest.
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Taylor
Spl
Williamson County
Taylor Chamber of Commerce
Roy Huckabee
Estella Strayhorn
Regis
Charles Hairston
Jarrell
Ralph Love
Farm Bureau Institute
John D. Perry
Liberty Hill
Bobby Gamble
Georgetown
Travis
Williamson
Donald Sybert
Fred Isbhy
Earl Arldt
Walburg
Jodie Pustejobsky
Clarence Skrovan
Granger
Ralph Brookshire
Fayne Herzer
Bobby Bold
Earl
Football Sweetheart Named at San Saba
San Saba November 21 Miss Rayma Lee Ellis daughter of ranchers Mr and Mrs Raymond Ellis was crowned sweetheart of the Goldthwaite San Saba football game during halftime Captain Morris Hooker Reavis presented her with a corsage The San Saba High School Band formed a heart for the presentation and Miss Clara Lagow received a corsage band member Miss Lagow is the band sweetheart
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San Saba
Goldthwaite
Rayma Lee Ellis
Raymond Ellis
San Saba County
Morris (Hooker) Reavis
Reavis
Clara Lagow
Homer Lagow
LaRue Hopkins
Margaret Hopkins
San Saba Grammar School
Dredges Mine Gold in Fairbanks Alaska Area
Large dredges dominate gold production around Fairbanks Alaska as equipment exceeding the size of a two story house extracts nearly all local gold.
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Fairbanks
Alaska
Carving Course Offered at Squamish Life College
A totem pole carving course is offered at Squamish Life College in North Vancouver, British Columbia, an all Indian school serving Indigenous students.
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Squamish Life College
British Columbia
North Vancouver
Native of India Found Muskmelon A Gourds Family
The article notes the muskmelon is native to India and Guinea and belongs to the gourd family.
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India
Guinea
Rites Held For Blaze Victims
Funeral services were held Sunday in Rockdale for Mr. and Mrs. J A McDonald two longtime Milam County residents who died in Cameron when their home burned. Rev Frank Morgan led the service with burial in IOOF Cemetery. Survivors include two sons Bryant and Marvin and two daughters Mrs Fred Lance and Mrs H B Burgess.
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Rockdale
J. A. McDonald
Cameron
Phillips and Luckey
Frank Morgan
IOOF
Milam County
Bryant McDonald
Minera
Marvin McDonald
Fred Lance
H. B. Burgess
Houston
Luling Chamber Elects Four New Directors
Luling Texas November 21 four new directors elected by Luling Chamber of Commerce D H Shorty Ward R C Halford Tom Brown Webb and E P Waller At the same meeting plans for the coming year were discussed and reports on the Guadalupe River bridge at Nixon were given Construction to begin once funds are available and highway approval secured
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Luling
Chamber of Commerce
D. H. “Shorty” Ward
R. C. Halford
Tom Brown Webb
E. P. Waller
Guadalupe River
Nixon
State Highway Department
Taylor Thanksgiving Union Service Planned
Taylor officials announce the annual Thanksgiving Union service to be held Wednesday at 7 30 p m at First Presbyterian Church. Rev J W Gill of Tenth Street Methodist Church will deliver the message Rev C B Drahood of First Christian Church will read the Scripture and prayer will be offered by Rev R Clark Calvert of First Methodist.
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Taylor
First Presbyterian Church
J. W. Gill
Tenth Street Methodist Church
C. B. Drahood
First Christian Church
R. Clark Calvert
First Methodist
Homecoming Queen Crowned At Burnet Game
Burnet witnesses a homecoming ceremony as Peggy Montgomery is crowned queen with Ernest Spiekermann as escort during the Burnet Llano football game. LaVerne Murchison is named band sweetheart with Thomas Vernon Greer as escort.
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Burnet
Llano
Peggy Montgomery
Ernest Spiekermann
LaVerne Murchison
Thomas Vernon Greer
Llano Thanksgiving Turkey Sales Slow
Llano officials report a light turkey run on the Thanksgiving market with only a small portion of the Llano County crop sold. Elmo Littlepage, Llano buyer, paid 25 and 35 cents per pound.
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Llano
Llano County
Elmo Littlepage
Williamson County Receives East Texas Chamber Rating
Williamson County earned a three star 1948 rating from the East Texas Chamber of Commerce. Officials note finances in excellent shape with no debt beyond 1954 and valuations rising by 850000 to a postwar peak while the 58 cent tax rate eases two cents from 1947.
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Taylor
Spb
Williamson County
East Texas Chamber of Commerce
The
Chamber of Commerce
Pensions Granted Ford Office Group
Detroit November 21 Ford Motor Company grants a pension plan for 25000 white collar workers matching the 115000 production staff. White collars receive 100 retirement pay at 65 after 30 years service with the company paying the difference to Social Security. Those earning over 3600 may join a voluntary extra pension plan paying half the cost. effective next March 1 it replaces the existing plan for those earning above 3000.
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Detroit
Ford Motor Company
Henry Ford II
United Auto Workers
Ford
US Notes 11 1-2 Billion Bales Cotton Ginned
The Census Bureau reports 11,693,204 bales of 1949 crop cotton ginned by Nov 15, compare 11,678,631 last year. American-Egyptian cotton totals 2,063 bales versus 2,304 a year ago, with state tallies for Arizona, Arkansas, California, Louisiana, New Mexico, Oklahoma, and Texas.
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Washington
Census Bureau
Arizona
Arkansas
California
Louisiana
New Mexico
Oklahoma
Texas
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Weldon
Everett
Alex Hardin
Hardin
Charles Wenmohs
Cypress Mill
Wenmohs
Rolly) Williams
W. B. Harris
Andice
Harold Mickan
Rio Grande
U. S
Jenny
Lever. Brothers_Company
P.O
New York
N.Y
Luling CC
Taylor Churchs
Etex
Ford Office Group
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