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Newspaper

Austin American

Location

Austin, Texas, United States of America

Date

Oct 13, 1948

Page

9

Ramsey Club Opens Season Wednesday

The Ramsey Recreation Club under the Austin Recreation Department will hold its first fall meeting Wednesday at 9 30 a m at Mrs W H Dittrich 1500 West 40th. Mrs Ruby Saunders of the city health department will discuss cold prevention and home nursing hints as new officers assume duties.

Ramsey Recreation Club Austin Recreation Department W. H. Dittrich 1500 West 40Th Ruby Saunders City Health Department T. O. Pulliam Robert Clark E. J. Moore T. B. Watson

Bastrop 4-H youth lead Texas State Fair entries

Red Rock resident Clarence Grohman transported Bastrop County 4-H calf and pig entries to Dallas at his own expense boosting local youth. Charley Stone’s Dallas program is praised as a top 4-H effort with Bastrop boys like Stanley Smith Reuben Rother and Hilding Neidig among state fair entrants. Williamson County farm family Arnold Wade and wife pay off FHA loan on 198 acre Florence farm, the second in county to do so this fall. Lampasas reports sheep killing dogs near Mesquite Creek with Casbeer Snell noting 20 to 30 head lost in the past month.

Dave Shanks Clarence Grohman Red Rock Bastrop County Texas Grohman Dallas Charley Stone Neck of the Woods Charley Williamson County Stone Richard Neiding Sr Elgin Stanley Smith Bastrop Reuben and Merle Rother McDade Hilding Richard Neidig Arnold J. Wade Florence Farmers’ Home Administration P. M. Helms Wade Penne Helms Lampasas County Mesquite Creek Lampasas Casbeer Snell Reuben Rother C. A. Stone Joe Lee Rathman Marvin and Charles Wilhelm Hilding Neidig Richard Wolf Cedar Creek Morris Kastner James Behrens Rosanky

Sheep losses blamed on pack of dogs in Bastrop area

Local reports list several farmers losing sheep to dogs including Sherman Elliott Albert Bullion Marion Tomlinson Robert Rath man L D Eubanks and Gene Munday. The piece also notes Bastrop County 4-H winners led by Reuben Rother with others in leadership crop dairy and meat projects. It covers cotton yields ginning totals and local farm news from Lockhart Lytton Springs and surrounding communities.

Sherman Elliott Albert Bullion Marion Tomlinson Robert Rathman L. D. Eubanks Gene Munday

Cap Center auctioned cattle as drought dampens demand

Receipts fell to about 500 head at the Capitol Livestock Auction Company with prices holding steady to firm. The sale featured numerous calves and feeders with heavy cattle and cows plus calves ranging from about $13 to $24 per hundredweight, led by Early O Neal and Louis Voight consignments.

Capitol Livestock Auction Company Early O'Neal Lampasas Louis Voight Red Rock Albert Bohls Pflugerville W. W Ed Talley Creedmoor R. B. McConnell Cedar Creek John K. Meadows Austin Fred Sternberg Claude and A. L. Pearson Lytton Springs C. R. Luedtke

A Quart of Medicine For One Dollar

Mertox claims quick relief for rheumatism and stomach trouble and promises lower nightly urination and renewed energy. It is said to build red blood, boost appetite, and be safe for the family with no narcotics or cal oriel. The ad advises Texans to ask their druggist for a package and dilute with water for a tonic worth about four dollars.

Mertox Texas

Wounded Vets Thank Austin for Red Cross Service

Dr. L M Cochran of the Temple VA Hospital commends Austin volunteers of the Travis County Chapter Red Cross for monthly visits and supplies for hospitalized World War II veterans. The note, sent to Miss Margarette M Mayhall, praises the chapter's service and lists monthly small luxuries.

Austin L. M. Cochran Veterans Administration Hospital Temple Travis County The Red Cross Cochran Travis Red Cross Margarette M. Mayhall

Precinct Chairs Refuse Loyalty Pledges in Houston

Harris County precinct chairmen reject loyalty pledges to the Fruman Barkley ticket. County Chairman Robert C. Tucker said Tuesday that nine chairs refused to sign while two others had re signed.

Houston Harris County Fruman-Barkley Robert C. Tucker

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