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Newspaper
Austin American
Location
Austin, Texas, United States of America
Date
Oct 19, 1949
Page
10
Ed Rhodes of Denver and Kansas City has arrived in Taylor to serve as manager of the Brazilmar Hotel. He replaces W. S. Ramsey, who will assume duties at the Capitol Hotel in Amerila.
Caldwell County residents will vote November 8 on allowing the county to buy two fire trucks with booster equipment for rural protection. The measure, backed by Luling and Lockhart volunteer departments, calls for time warrants up to 20000 dollars to fund the purchase, with trucks stationed in Luling and Lockhart.
Mayor Frank W. Zimmerman accepted an invitation to address the League of Texas Municipalities convention in Galveston October 23 to 26. His topic will be May-Council Relationships, sharing the program with Houston’s West University Place commissioner W A Hamlet.
About 60 FFA boys and FHA girls from Smithville High School traveled to the State Fair in Dallas over the weekend. They were accompanied by M. H. Timmons, Miss Ruth Stalmach, Miss Betty Hewatt, and Mesdames J. F. Sewell and Charles Janak, representing the agriculture and homemaking classes.
Bastrop County reports 4 693 bales of cotton ginned prior to Oct 1. Census agent W T Higgins Jr says 1949 crop to Oct 1 rose by over 1 200 bales from 1948 when 3 433 bales were produced for the same period.
The Capitol Livestock Auction sold 1150 head and 50 hogs in a varied market. Slaughter calves brought 20 to 22.50 per hundredweight with top calves up to 25.10. medium and low grades followed with grasses 14 to 19, cows 14 to 17, cutters 11 to 14, canners 8, bulls 14 to 16. Top hogs 17.50 to 18.50. shoots 15 to 17. Numerous buyers from Del Valle Austin Bastrop and nearby areas bought steers, heifers, cows and calves across weight classes.
Caldwell County Farm Bureau plans active role in Texas Farm Bureau Week with a large county wide membership drive. Rudy Schroeder says 75 solicitors will staff the effort under community chairmen in Luling Prairie Lea Fentress Niederwald McMahon and Lockhart areas. Meetings set at Carter Hotel Lockhart Thursday at 7 30 p m. Officers include J A Baker president W W Cardwell Jr vice president P S King secretary treasurer and M L DeViney insurance officer.
Claude Golden farmer of San Saba was named foreman of the San Saba County grand jury which convened here Monday. Members include H. E. Brown Elbert Taylor S. L. Neal and Earl Parks of Richland Springs plus Harold Behrens A. J. Brister J. E. McCoury and Tom Howell of San Saba J. C. Ellison of Cherokee Ross White of Mercury and F. A. Sharp of Pentotoc.
Wyoming stands unique in the Union as the only state formed from territory acquired in all four principal anexations to the original United States.
The St. James Catechetical and Social Center in Gonzales was dedicated Sunday with Very Rev. Robert E. Lucey archbishop of San Antonio officiating Don Hogan of San Antonio delivered the address of the day ending the ceremony with a community gathering and speeches
County Judge C M Decker reports progress on Highway 122 rebuild from San Marcos to the Guadalupe County line. Right of way secured, fences moved, grading begun, paving to follow. High water bridge over Cypress Creek planned with one parcel remaining this week for purchase. Highway Department to build the bridge.
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