Palm Valley Lutheran Church 79th Anniversary Service
Palm Valley Lutheran Church near Round Rock marked its 79th founding anniversary with morning holy communion and afternoon united prayer. Rev. O. M. Bloom delivered the preparatory sermon, the Palm Valley Choir performed, and Mrs. K W Johnson led the afternoon program with talks and solos by church members.
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Palm Valley Lutheran Church
Round Rock
Palm Valley Lutheran Church of
Near Round Rock
O. M. Bloom
Palm Valley
K. W. Johnson
Signe Quick
W. E. Bloom
E. G. Joynson
Hedda Stark
Oscar Bengtson
Walter Anderson
Milton Moore
W. J. Walsh
Eric Anderson
Arnold Westberg
Nina Berkman
O. R. Warner
Ernest Nelson Johnson
Eugene Quick
St. Mark
Explorer Scouts Training Slated For Weekend
An Explorer Scout training conference for members in troops posts and ships will be held Saturday and Sunday at Camp Wooten near Austin. The program runs 2 p m Saturday to 1 p m Sunday with planning and project ideas as the theme.
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Camp Wooten
Austin
Rosedale School
Capitol Area Council
Travis County
Travis Field
Floyd E. Davis
Becker School
First Methodist Church
E. L. Fike
Pleasant Valley School
Bull Creek Road
A. M
Venne
Texas Engineering and Manufacturing declares quarterly dividend
Directors of Texas Engineering and Manufacturing Company declared a regular quarterly dividend of 10 cents a share Tuesday.
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Dallas
Texas Engineering and Manufacturing Company
Bribe Total for Racketeers Estimated at 400 Million
Dartmouth political scientist Dayton D. McKean told National Municipal League delegates that racketeers spend about 400 million dollars annually to bribe officials to protect slot machine operations. He cited a California study showing operators pay 10 to 20 percent of gross profit for protection. L. P. Cookingham urged city governments to keep personal touch in social service work. Delegates reelected Charles Edison as league president with George Gallup and James W. Clise as reelected vice presidents.
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ST. Paul
Dartmouth
Dayton D. McKean
Dartmouth College Department of Government
National Municipal League
California
McKean
L. P. Cookingham
Kansas City
Charles Edison
New Jersey
League
George Gallup
Institute of Public Opinion
James W. Clise
Seattle
Wash
Philip H. Comick
New York
Herbert Emmerich
Chicago
Trinity Farm Bureau States Meeting Friday
The Trinity Farm Bureau of Caldwell County will hold its monthly membership meeting Friday night at the Maxwell community home of Milton Schreiber. Guest speaker will be Leon Lane Farm Bureau field man for District 10. Rudy Schroder is president and the Rev Edwin Kloppe is secretary.
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Lockhart
Trinity Farm Bureau
Caldwell County
Milton Schreiber
Maxwell
Leon Lane
Farm Bureau
District 10
Rudy Schroder
Edwin Kloppe
Trinity Bureau
New Bertram Hospital Clinic To Open Sunday
Dr. Alen W. Barr of Georgetown leases the Bertram Hospital and Clinic joining with Dr. T. D. Vaughan of Bertram. Official opening set for Dec. 4. Barr moved his family to Bertram and organized a new medical association.
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New Bertram Hospital
Bertram
Alen W. Barr
Georgetown
Bertram Hospital
Bertram Development Corporation
Barr
T. D. Vaughan
Laredo
Llano
el Paso
Southwestern University
NTSTC
Denton
Baylor Medical School
Dallas
Des Moines
Iowa
Polk County
Houston
Edith Forrester
Texas
H. P. Wheeler
Wheeler
George
Town
J. Frank Clark
H. R. Gaddy
Marlin Hospital
Georgetown Hospital
Ex May or Hayden dies at 58 in Abilene
Abilene district attorney Thomas E. Hayden Jr died Tuesday morning after a year of ill health. A former Abilene mayor from 1927 to 1931, he helped guide airport and reservoir projects and city utilities. Survivors include his wife Virgin Dyer and two sons.
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Abilene
Thomas E. Hayden Jr
Hayden
Lake Kirby
Fort Phantom Hill
Moran
University of Texas
Pecos High School
Virgin Dyer
Miami
Texas
Thomas Lee
Edward
Thomas E. Hayden Sr
Pearl Roach
Shah of Iran Clipped at Fort Knox Air Base
The Shah of Iran visited Fort Knox and dropped a coin in a slot machine at the officers club. The machine paid nothing after a jackpot hit, causing mild embarrassment to the officers and a good natured response from the Shah. He departed Goodman Field at 9 15 a m aboard a four engine Army transport plane en route to Winslow Air Field and on to California after visiting Grand Canyon.
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Fort Knox
Iran
Winslow Air Field
Goodman Field
California
Grand Canyon
Clock Stays Silent as Mouse Halts Petersham Clock
Janitor Kenneth Clark in Petersham reports the church steeple clock failed to strike though hands showed correct time. Inspection reveals a mouse blocked the striking mechanism, ending when the mouse is removed and clock resumes striking.
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Petersham Unitarian Church
Kenneth Clark
Deaf Smith A Texas Scout In Houston Era Dies In 1837
Deaf Smith, known as Deaf Smith in Texas history, was a New Yorker who joined Sam Houston's scouts and played a key role in the Runaway Scrape and the siege of Bexar. He married a Mexican woman, later settled in Fort Bend County, and died poor after limited Ranger service.
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Erastus Smith
Texas
Deafmith
Sam Houston
Stephen F. Austin
Green de Witt
Bexar
Houston
Smith
Vince’s Bridge
San Jacinto
Fort Bend County
Comedy Show at Elgin High School Teased by Rehearsals
Re hearsals for the comedy Aunt Lilly are nearly complete at Elgin High School. C Williams will play Aunt Lilly with Wel don Whitten Arden Welsh Chuck Barber Mrs Lotta Loftus Marlene Morrison K H Thormahlen and Donlyn Williams in other roles. Curtain is 8 p m and the Quarterback Club sponsors the show.
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Elgin
Sps
Aunt Lilly
Elgin High School
C. Williams
Weldon Whitten
Arden Welsh
Chuck Barber
Pioneer San Angelo Lumberman Dies at 79
B B Hall 79 a pioneer lumberman and San Angelo businessman who built the 14 storyHilton Hotel and developed West Texas Lumber Co died Monday on the eve of his 80th birthday Funeral services 10 am Wednesday in San Angelo He is survived only by his widow.
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San Angelo
B. B. Hall
Pioneer Lumber Company
San Augustine
Hall
West Texas Lumber Company
Connie Hilton
Chester Lehman Named PMA Officer in Lee County
Chester Lehmann of the Prospect community was elected to the Lee County PMA committee at Giddings joining reelected Oscar Boriack of Lincoln and Shirley Lynn of Tanglewood. Lehmann, a World War II veteran and Lee vocational school alumnus, succeeds John W. Jackson of Knobbs and serves as Lee County Farm Bureau chairman.
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Giddings
Spl
Lee County
PMA
Chester Lehmann
Prospect
Oscar Boriack
Lincoln
Shirley Lynn
Tanglewood
Lehmann
John W. Jackson
Knobbs
Seventh Infantry
Lee Vocational School
Lee County Farm Bureau
Bastrop County Gins 6092 Bales of Cotton
The census report shows Bastrop County ginned 6092 bales of 1949 cotton by Nov 1, up from 3862 bales for 1948. William T. Higgins Jr. Bastrop County representative for the Federal Bureau of the Census released the figures.
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Bastrop County
Bastrop
William T. Higgins Jr
Federal Bureau of the Census
Fayette County Starts Artificial Breeding Program
Fayette County launches an artificial breeding program beginning Thursday under the Fayette County Artificial Breeding Association. County Agent J. C. Yeary announces the program will be operated by Bernard Norsworthy as technician.
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LA Grange
Fayette County
J. C. Yeary
Artificial Breeding Association
Bernard Norsworthy
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R. K. Shannon Ion Specialist
Zales
Congress
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Margaret Fay Snowden
Texas State Crop Office
Taylor
Allen W. Barr
Shah of Iran
Hickory
Dickory
Dock
Petersham
Mass
Lachoy
Chinatown
LaChoy Food Products
Beatrice Foods Co
Archbold
Ohio
Carmel
Aory
NUCOA
America
Chester Lehman
Lee
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