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Newspaper

Austin American

Location

Austin, Texas, United States of America

Date

Oct 04, 1949

Page

9

Amvets of Taylor Given Cash Boost

The American Veterans of World War I Council will gain additional funds for veterans projects as Homemaking Girls from Miss Floy Jones class and Girl Scouts collected over 200 dollars in Taylor on Saturday. Names listed include Mary Gill Ann Stewart Jo Ann Cox Mary Lee Worley Sylvia Smith Sally Ann Starnes Janice Gerloff Mary Camp Anne Booth Joan Welch Nelda Barron Shirley Hill Barbara Hays Peggy Green Janet Frederick Mary Jo Anderson Diane Sims Patricia Anderson.

Taylor Sylvia Smith Sally Ann Starnes Janice Gerloff Mary Camp Anne Booth Joan Welch Nelda Barron Shirley Hill Barbara Hays Peggy Green Janet Frederick Mary Jo Anderson Diane Sims Patricia Anderson

Kellogg All Bran Claims 20 Year Laxative Habit Break

A Warrington Florida resident Mrs H Rutledge reports relief from chronic constipation after daily Kellogg's All Bran. She recommends eating an ounce of All Bran with water and returning the empty box for a double money back offer from Kellogg's in Battle Creek Michigan.

Kellogg’s Battle Creek Mich

Bartlett Woman Bitten by Spider

Bartlett brief reports Mrs. Sallie Cowart was bitten on the foot by a black widow spider Friday night while putting on her shoes. She was taken to Temple for hospitalization in serious condition but improved.

Bartlett Sallie Cowart Temple

Over 1100 Chest Xrays Taken in Lockhart Survey

More than 1 100 chest X rays were performed Friday and Saturday at the Lockhart courthouse as part of a TB survey conducted with a State Health Department unit and Caldwell County Tuberculosis Association. The effort continues with plans to move to Luling midweek. Joe Cavazos and Roger R Ponce led the team. The previous year Lockhart ranked eighth nationally per capita for tests. The oldest participant Saturday was Elizabeth Aunt Lizzie Jeffrey of McMahan who just turned 96.

Elizabeth Lizzie” Jeffrey of McMahan

Spicewood dairy notes and town developments reported

Dairyman FE W Smith leads Travis County herd show with 47 cows yielding 204 pounds milk and .92 butterfat daily, while Liberty Hill farmer Thomas Burrus contemplates leaving cotton due to high costs. Spicewood growth features Preston Krause building a gas station and cafe, Gus Fowler rebuilding a 85 year old home, and local herd and poultry price notes.

Dave Shanks Austin American FE. W. Smith Dessau Travis County Travis County Dairy Herd Improvement Association Smith Thomas Burrus Liberty Hill Spicewood Marble Falls Prestor Krause Preston Adolph Wall Pedernales Highway

Plane Crash Victim In Good Condition

Walter A. Darter, an Austin welding shop operator, was reported in good condition at Sheppard Hospital after a lengthy operation on a crushed leg from a light plane crash near Spicewood. He faces possible leg-saving surgery if no blood clots or complications arise. He also suffered hand tendon cuts and a neck injury from the Cub plane crash on the Buck Gregg ranch, 15 miles west of Johnson City.

Buck Gregg Johnson City

County Court-at-Law Ends Busiest Month

County Attorney Perry Jones reported September was the busiest month in the history of the County Court-at-Law with an average of three and a half convictions and guilty pleas per day. The court set a new record with 104 convictions and guilty pleas and fines totaled 3,882 dollars, with total payments including costs of 6,170 dollars. A full breakdown of case types was promised once staff can compile it.

Perry Jones Jones Mace Thurman

Enrollment Open for UN Night Course at Austin High

The Austin Public Evening School offers a fall course on the United Nations and world affairs with strong endorsements from Senators Connally and Johnson, Governor Shivers, and Rep Thornberry. Classes meet Monday Tuesday and Thursday from 8 to 9 p.m. at Austin High School.

United Nations Austin Public Evening School Tom Connally Lyndon Johnson Allan Shivers Homer Thornberry Claude FE. Hill Austin High School

Co Eds To Be Choosy At Texas A I

Texas A I co-eds will have plenty of dates this fall as figures show men outnumber women two to one, according to college officials.

Kingsville Texas A&i

State Real Estate Commission to sworn in Wednesday

Members of the Texas Real Estate Commission will be sworn in Wednesday as the law creating the new agency takes effect. George Sandlin acts as chairman. Ted Logan joins the panel replacing Chester R. Seals who declined due to ill health. The board includes J. C. Culpepper Harvey Draper J J Rahman and R C Hawley. The executive secretary is L D Ransom. The agency will license realtors and supervise real estate firms and agents.

George Sandlin Austin Allan Shivers Ted Logan San Angelo Shivers Chester R. Seals Wichita Falls Seals J. C. Culpepper College Station Harvey Draper Houston J. J. Rahman Kenedy R. C. Hawley Texarkana L. D. Ransom Secretary of State Commission

Clinic at Giddings Receives State Approval

The State Health Department informed K Kowerske, director of the Mantzel Parker Clinic Laboratories in Giddings, that the clinic has met all qualifications and is now state approved for examinations under new state blood testing laws.

Absence of Veterans Cuts Tech Enrollment

Texas Tech officials said the fall drop in student numbers is due to fewer veterans enrolling. Assistant Registrar Evelyn Clewell reported 5,716 students enrolled this fall versus 6,145 in the 1948-49 term.

Lubbock Texas Tech Evelyn Clewell

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