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Newspaper
Austin American
Location
Austin, Texas, United States of America
Date
Nov 22, 1950
Page
15
Smithville voters approved a $200,000 school bond to fund a new Negro school building and remodeling of the grammar school. The measure carried 128 for and 61 against, with construction by a San Antonio contractor to start after plans are approved and aim for completion by the spring term.
Llano announces Christmas lights will be turned on November 30 for the holiday season. New strings of street lights will adorn the town and a new lighting plan for the courthouse lawn will be tried. The Chamber of Commerce will sponsor lighting and decorating contests with prizes for the top three units in both residential and business divisions.
The Texas Highway Department allocates 115000 for a farm to market road from Marble Falls toward Smithwick, promising a north of the river paved link to Austin. Mayor R O Smith cites anticipated factories, housing, and a new 200 300 buck ice house note as part of Marble Falls growth.
Fragmentary OCR lists various radio programs and times such as Alborada and Actualidades Deportivas. Entries include music, news, and talk segments with times like 9 30 and 12 90, indicating a mixed broadcast lineup across multiple hours.
Seguin November 21 Wilfred Sager a senior at Luther College has been awarded a 300 scholarship for the current school year. The Lutheran Brotherhood Insurance Society of Minnesota funds 18 Lutheran college scholarships nationwide. Sager a pre ministerial student majoring in natural sciences is son of the Rev and Mrs Gus W Sager of Bartlett He belongs to Phi Theta Kappa and leads campus organizations while serving a second term as Texas District Lutheran League president.
Smithville will observe a Thanksgiving and a half with stores closing at noon from November 30 in partial observance of the holiday. All stores will close all day November 23 as previously agreed.
Smithville schedules a joint Protestant Thanksgiving service at First Baptist Church Wednesday at 7:30 p.m. Rev. Henry Wood will give the address and choirs from all churches will provide music. A Catholic service at St Paul’s Church Thursday at 8 a.m. will feature Rev. P. J. Kieffer.
Elgin will observe November 30 as Thanksgiving Day with all business houses closed. The Chamber of Commerce president Meyer Simon announced. Elgin schools will observe November 23 and 30 for Thanksgiving with classes dismissed both weekends.
Lieutenant Colonel Francis Drath Nebraska selective service manpower chief urges Nebraskans not to hate their draft boards. He says boards screen men who cannot qualify for service and are meant to keep eligible men out of the Army.
The Marine Corps hymn was first sung during the Mexican War in 1847. Its lyrics came from an unknown Marine poet and used music from an old French opera tune.
The 14th district American Legion and Auxiliary convention will be held in New Braunfels starting Saturday. Delegates from 14 posts expected. events include a 1 p m registration, 2 p m open house, a caravan along the Guadalupe River route with a Sattler refreshment stop, and a 10 a m Sunday joint session.
Japan relies on coal for about 60 percent of its energy, with 28 percent from hydroelectric power and the remaining share from petroleum and natural gas. The distribution highlights coal’s dominant role in the nation’s energy strategy.
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