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Newspaper

Austin American

Location

Austin, Texas, United States of America

Date

Nov 23, 1950

Page

4

Wacoan 90-Year-Old Dean of Hill Country Deerslayers

G A Kellam of Waco, 90, leads a Llano County deer lease party and returns with an eight point buck. He has hunted Llano 25 years and aims for a second deer and a perfect record. Other hunters include Kellam relatives and men from Colfax and Tyler. The group bagged 10 bucks opening day.

Llano G. A. Kellam Waco Llano County Harry Hohmann Kellam J. C Jack Kellam Viroma’ McGrady J. B. Ballard T. J. Pippen Colfax C. W. Berry H. M. Ballard Nicholas J. de Benedetto Tyler Cypress Mill Marc Fuchs Benard Fuchs Marc Barry Palmer Austin Lester Palmer John M. Carsey Greenville Edgar Lechew Victor Wenmohs

Taylor to Observe First Thanksgiving With Closures

Taylor will close public schools post office and daily paper for Thanksgiving. Faculty will attend the Texas State Teachers Association meeting in San Antonio. Banks and general business will remain open on the 22nd but shut on the 30th.

Taylor ANS Daily Paper Texas State Teachers Association San Antonio Taylor Daily Press Wth

Pecan Roundup Reports Texas Crop Surpasses 1949

Central Texas shows a bumper pecan crop with price stability 27 to 31 cents a pound for large lots and 26 to 29 cents for natives. Texas leads with the nation’s wild pecan output 30 million pounds forecast. 1950 improved varieties up 4.8 million over last year, native totals down 22 million from 1949.

Dave Shanks Central Texas Tom Miller Austin Guadalupe Brazos Oklahoma Miller Miler Taylor Roy White H. Bland and Company Smithville Bastrop White Cameron Bureau of Agricultural Economics BAE

FiveYearOld Linda Faye Gage Hurt After Fall From Car

In Taylor on Monday afternoon five year old Linda Faye Gage of Lexington was treated after a fall from the back of her father's car. She required thirty three stitches for a head wound.

Taylor Linda Faye Gage Lexington

Cattle Sale At San Marcos Strong Demand Higher Prices

Eight hundred head sold at Green Valley's Livestock and Commission in San Marcos with demand strong for cows and calves and steady hog market. Notable bids included 17 heifers at $121 each and multiple calves and steers priced between $23 and $29 per pound, reflecting a market up to $1 higher in parts of the sale.

San Marcos R. B. Rainey Driftwood Benno Arnold Kyle Bill Anton Lockhart Bill Nolte B. S. Rogan Francis Fields Luling D. H. Owen Lee Young Bill Saunders Wimberley Q. J. Lowman Mr. Schreiber Maxwell H. W. Cox L. C. Livingston Wetmore

Prices Steady at Austin Stock Yard Auction

Tuesday auction at the Austin Stock Yard showed steady to weak prices with no choice cattle. Calves and cows sold mixed, several 340 to 1,035 pound animals noted, prices ranging from about 12.50 to 29 for calves and up to 27.60 per 605 to 995 pounds for calves, with cows and cow calf pairs in the low to mid teens up to around 22.50 for milk and butcher stock.

Tom Miller Miler Austin Stock Yard Pete Alley Leander Emma Adams Austin R. C. Ammann Roy E. Boatright del Valle J. W. Bird Round Rock J. W. Browning Manor A. W. City Georgetown Billi Desavina Bill Dittlinger Noel Daniels Fugler W. A. Friedrich R. J. Greinert Arno Greinert Ed Hergotz Jim Holland Emily B. Hutto Doyle Harkins Ee Hibbs W. Herring Jim Johnson Ig Valle

19 Point Deer Put in Storage in San Marcos

A 19 point deer was brought in for storage at Hughson's Meat Plant by R. C. Devinney. The deer head display was small for its size. San Marcos storage plants held seventy seven deer as of Tuesday evening. Other high point deer included a 10 point buck by G Breadwall and two nine point deer brought in by Robert Nance of Kyle and M. W. Higgs of San Marcos.

San Marcos Hughson R. C. Devinney G Breadwall Robert Nance Kyle M. W. Higgs

Rehearing Sought in Drunkometer Evidence Case

Arguments were submitted in the Court of Criminal Appeals over the McKay case involving the Hargis breath test used by the Austin Police Department. Pollard sought reversal to set a rule on admissibility, citing eight states that treat breath test evidence as admissible or not, while the original ruling held the test affected the jury’s weight, not admissibility.

Capitol Court of Criminal Appeals T. G Johnnie McKay Austin Police Department Tom L Beauchamp Harry 5. Pollard Pollard Court of Civil Appeals McKay

Community Chest Drive Surges After Benefit Football Game

Taylor leads the drive as Aubrey House announces the second annual UT versus TCU freshmen football charity game. Receipts from the event push the Community Chest past the $13,000 quota, aiding the fundraising effort.

Taylor Community Chest Aubrey House University of Texas Texas Christian University

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Wacoan Hill Area Reuben Lia H. Bland and Company of Doc Wilson Impressario Wilson Farm Bureau Texas Farm Bureau Federation Mineral Wells Tom Green County Travis County PMA Dry Creek Arthur E. Olson Nat Erickson Creedmoor Willie Feuerbacher Herman Reinhardt Pleasant Hill Frank J. Dittmar Cecil F. Pennington Cedar Valley Horace T. Eckols George Martin Round Mountain Basdall Gardner George K. Marshall Fiskville Clarence Munson Roy Ransom Pflugerville Carl Wieland Reno Wilke Robert H. Glass Ernest Acklin Kimbro Carl V. Bengtson Sidney Munson Hornsby-Dunlap Sam Glass Jim T. Glass Richland Community R. S. Lucius Patt Lockwood W. Leseman Jim Lockwood William Leach Obert Moore Minnie Nehring Jim Noton M. Owens Mary Olle B. A. Pilchik G. W. Rader Atau IE Chenille Balbriggan Oxford Jagub Schmidt Therae Folke Farm Tohn Congress Roebuck and CO Saliefccion SEARS
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