Central Texas Livestock Association Forms Early
Reuben Shanks reports Capital Area Livestock Poultry and Agricultural Association forms with Claude Voyles as president and new directors named. The group aims to expand exhibition opportunities starting with the Travis County Junior Livestock Show and seeks broad farmer and rancher support across counties including Austin. Membership bills and current members listed alongside poultry prices and egg rates for Austin.
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Dave Shanks
The
Austin American
Capital Area Livestock, Poultry and Agricultural Association
Central Texas
Claude W. Voyles
Herman Heep
Jersey
Vernon Scofield
John Nash
Harry Peterson
Harry Akin
R. W. Bridges Sr
Luther Watson
Ralph Jones
Wilford Turner
Jim Boswell
Chamber of Commerce
Travis County
Capital Area Livestock, Poultry Andicultural Association
Smithville’s Gilbert Dement Offers 25 Years Of City Service
Smithville veteran Gilbert Dement, born in Houston and long time city maintenance man, recalls building the high school and paving streets. He supervised road work through WPA and PWA eras, witnessed equipment grow from a Model T to modern graders, and helped carve half of Smithville’s streets from weeds.
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Smithville
Gilbert Dement
Dement
Houston
Montgomery
Monarch
Dements
Voluntary Fire Department
WPA
PWA
Carl
Marie Freytag
G. R. Mikulenko
Bronson Gay
Halletsville
Shirley
Membership and Dues Agreement for Association
The undersigned agrees to pay a one dollar fee for membership and a five dollar fee for dues each fiscal year. The fiscal year of this association shall be from October 1 to September 30. Signed Address SEND TO: Wilford Turner, P. O. Box 998, Austin, Texas.
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Wilford Turner
Austin
P. O
Texas
Southwestern University Sets November Homecoming Schedule
Georgetown October 4 Spub Special homecoming committees from the Southwestern University faculty were named at a Saturday meeting. Homecoming on the Georgetown campus runs November 11 and 12 with the Texas A&I Javelinas game as the highlight. Lead arranger is M. Howard Knox, director of public relations.
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Georgetown
Spub
Southwestern University
Texas A&i
M. Howard Knox
R. Angus Springer
Carl O. Bergquist
Ruth Morgan Ferguson
Mary Wilcox
Ostrich Lays Three-Pound Egg at Brookfield Zoo
Brookfield Zoo in Chicago plans omelettes after Hasche the ostrich lays a three-pound egg. Director Robert Bean notes it is the first ostrich egg there in ten years and may lay several more while unpaired for fertilization. He cites spring and South African origins, and says ostrich eggs are large and tasty due to alfalfa and produce in the diet.
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Chicago
Brookfield Zoo
Hasche
Robert Bean
Zoo
Brookfield
South Africa
Bean
Woman in Apparent Death by Own Action Pact Dies
Fort Worth dispatch says Mrs. Minnie Britton 59 of Gainesville died in a Fort Worth hospital after entering a death by own action pact with her husband Guy Britton 69 who died Sept 27 in Gainesville. Sheriff reports notes indicated the couple took overdose of sleeping pills.
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Fort Worth
Minnie Britton
Gainesville
Britton
Jail inmate escapes to pick up mail in Brownsville
Reynaldo Abrego fled from jail to fetch mail containing a check that settled a $100 fine from a morals charge. He had been jailed as a trusty after lacking funds to pay the fine weeks earlier, disappeared last week, and was arrested on a tip he might visit the post office. The check was turned over to authorities and he was released.
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Brownsville
Reynaldo Abrego
Abrego
Edinburg
Three Reported Dead In Typhoon at Luzon
Manila newspapers report three killed and three injured as a typhoon skirted northern Luzon Island. The storm caused damage and disrupted coastal towns, with officials assessing casualties and shelter needs.
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Luzon
Manila
INS
Luzon Island
Lutheran Group In Bastrop Hears Illinois Professor
The Texas Conference Augustana Lutheran Church held its annual pastors seminar at Bastrop State Park with 25 attendees. Dr Hjalmar W Johnson of Augustana Seminary Rock Island Illinois spoke on the pastoral role in pulpit community self and individual relations. Plans were made for a 1950 Bastrop seminar with Hugo Haterius serving as chaplain and Kenneth C Larson as camp director.
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Bastrop
Lpl
Augustana Lutheran Church
Bastrop State Park
Hjalmar W. Johnson
Augustana Seminary
Rock Island
Ill
Hugo Haterius
Oreca
Texas
Texas Lutheran Conference
Kenneth C. Larson
Houston
W. Albert Ericson
Galveston
Roger Carlson
Fort Worth
Cripps Reports Britain's Gold Reserve Decline in Quarter
Chancellor Sir Stafford Cripps told London bankers the gold and dollar reserves fell by 220 million dollars in the quarter ending September 30, leaving total reserves at 1.404 billion. He said the drop was smaller than forecast and well below the 2 billion safety margin.
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London
Stafford Cripps
Britain
Cripps
Treasury
Collision Kills Two in Rain on Highway 77 North
Two men died and a woman was critically injured in a Highway 77 crash four miles north of Waxahachie. Joe Thompson Jr. of Waxahachie and James Ward Maupin of San Antonio were dead on arrival. Maupin's wife, about 35, was in critical condition with skull fractures and possible internal injuries after the car skidded on wet pavement and struck Maupin's northbound vehicle in a curve known for fatal crashes.
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Waxahachie
Highway 77
Here
Joe Thompson Jr
James Ward Maupin
San Antonio
Waxahachie Sanitarium
Maupin
Thompson
Ellis County
A. C. Dunn
Hungary Tags China as People’s Democratic Regime
Hungary on Tuesday night recognized the newly formed Chinese Communist government. Foreign Minister Gyulla Kallai sent a congratulatory communique to the People’s Democratic regime.
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Budapest
Hungary
Gyulla Kallai
Burial Robes of Roman Emperors May Have Used Asbestos
A historical report suggests burial robes for Roman emperors two millennia ago were woven with asbestos fibers. The claim highlights ancient textile practices and potential health implications for workers involved in ceremonial garments.
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R. W. Bridges
A. E. Cantrell
Joe C. Carrington
David Ceder
Louis Cook
E. P. Cravens
Clayson Fuller
S. A. Goslin
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W. O. Ha
East Produce Company
Margaret Webster
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