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Newspaper
Austin American
Location
Austin, Texas, United States of America
Date
Oct 22, 1949
Page
9
Fashion listing for a women’s step in skirt in brown navy salt and pepper colors. Made of Donegal rubbed wool and rayon with a velveteen collar and flapped patch pockets. Sizes 7 through 15 priced at 8.95.
Fitted leather bags include compact, comb, lipstick and keychain in black and assorted colors. Scuffies feature quilted satin with plastic bags in solid colors or combos of pink blue green black and red. Seamless hose 15 denier in Ambergleam or Apertif shades sized 3 4 to 1014.
San Marcos trustees have directed Architect Harvey Smith to finish plans for a 16 classroom junior high to allow bid calls. The board also seeks bids for site grading on the old Coronal Institute grounds. Construction funds are in the district treasury from a 1947 bond issue of 375000 dollars.
More than 300 ex students living in Travis County receive invitations to Southwest Texas State Teachers College homecoming in San Marcos on November 4 and 5. Officials expect a record turnout. events include a drama pep rally bonfire barbecue and a football game at 2 30 p m between the Southwest Texas Bobcats and the East Texas Lions followed by a homecoming dance.
Double funeral services were held at Our Lady of Guadalupe for Margie and Angelina Ramirez, daughters of Lorenzo Ramirez of Chicago. Margie died instantly in the truck crash east of Thorndale. Angelina died Wednesday from injuries. Rev. Felix Sola officiated. burial followed in Our Lady of Guadalupe Cemetery.
Rockdale will host its annual Hallowe en Carnival on October 31 at the school campus. A parade through the campus by the entire school body will be held in the late afternoon.
Llano Chamber of Commerce joins Fredericksburg hosts for an appreciation dinner honoring state highway commissioners and engineers on Oct 31. Hill Country towns Blanco Kendall Kerr Kimble and Mason Counties sponsor event with Llano and Fredericksburg. Attendees from Llano include T. D. Swenson the directors Dr. H J Hoerster and State Senator Carlos Ashley.
A Texas community in Coupland plans a cotton dedication on Tuesday for the Christian Rural Overseas Program CROP. John D Metzler of Chicago chair CROP will accept the gift from Coupland chairman J Wittleiff. Rev Stuart Pratt of Chicago a national Church World Service representative will also attend.
The man injured in a highway accident here early Wednesday who died late Wednesday night has been identified as Charlie Sharp of Shreveport and Longview. Sharp stepped in front of a truck driven by Benjamin Franklin Daves of Yale Oklahoma and was identified through the State Department of Public Safety. Survivors have not been located.
Llano faces a housing squeeze as Lone Star Gas announces a 100-man crew will stay in town for several weeks. Llano Chamber of Commerce president T. D. Swenson says residents should list rooms and apartments for rent to aid accommodations while Llano is piped natural gas from a 140-mile pipeline linking Hamilton County to Kerrville.
VFW posts and auxiliaries from District 28 converge in San Saba for autumn encampment. Clarence Ratliff leads, Mrs. Dorothy Eckert directs auxiliaries. J. T. Rutherford and John H. Owens speak. quartermasters and command ers schools begin at 9 a.m. Registration at 10 a.m. Joint meeting at 10:30 a.m. Closed sessions 1:30 to 3:30 p.m. First district encampment in San Saba.
Five hundred delegates and state officials are expected for the American Legion and Auxiliary District 14 convention in New Braunfels on October 29 and 30. A veterans farm forum will be led by Albert J. Brown with FHA officials and county supervisors among the speakers. no registration fee.
Jerome Nowotny named chairman of the Red Cross membership and funds committee by Dr. John K. Schaefer of the Comal County chapter. The drive will run during March. Nowotny is former president of the Junior Chamber of Commerce.
Taylor residents will vote on two questions at City Mall: create an independent school district by separating schools from municipal control and amend the city charter to allow adding territory to the city limits without local approval. First use of secret ballot.
Burnet County tax values show a $260,860 increase from last year with total valuations at 6,887,740 for 1949, up from 4,617,880 in 1948. The overall tax bill is 178,388, with schools receiving 69,289 and general fund 58,545. Other funds include road 10,337 and miscellaneous 3,964. Property categories show city value 1,079,670 land 3,393,320 personal 1,891,950 railroad 460,100 utilities 48,450 and banks 40,000.
Fredericksburg October 21. Tyrus T. Cox a Fredericksburg lumberman was elected chairman of the Gillespie County Boy Scout district. He succeeds Milton C. Durst and has long served as training and leadership chairman. Cox earned the Eagle Scout rank as a youth. Henry Reinbach was named vice chairman Hans Hannemann district commissioner and M. B. St. Clair district cubmaster.
Smithville OOF Lodge hosted 175 guests from Smithville Austin Bastrop and LaGrange at a Wednesday chicken barbecue at the American Legion Hall. W E Beal of Smithville sponsored the dinner with Fred Norman of Austin as master of ceremonies. Speakers included William Yelderman Stamps Quartet Dr Dennis Mason and Rev J Leonard Rae.
Frank H. Stewart of Houston was named president of KCNY in San Marcos succeeding Charles Cain who sold his stake to Ed James, a Houston businessman.
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