Brotherhood Spirit Builder Fosters Giddings Church Ties
Vernon Sikes drives a red Model T to deliver the Baptist Brotherhood of Giddings. He invites outsiders to meetings to promote fellowship among church members from Caldwell Lexing ton Brenham and beyond. Rev H L McLerran leads with a cooperative approach, organizing lively gatherings and district visits. A recent event included a barbeque feast and local actors entertaining attendees.
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Giddings
Vernon Sikes
H. L. McLerran
McLerran
Heven
Lexington
Brenham
Caldwell
Baptist Brotherhood
J. C. Capehart
Ironized Yeast Tablets Aid Fatigued Beings
An old guidance piece links tired looks to low vitality in women and promotes Ironized Yeast tablets as a remedy. It notes fatigue can signal borderline anemia and urges regular doctor visits while touting iron supplementation to restore energy and alertness.
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Toa Ae Bo
Guard Opens Doors to Staff School at Mountain Lake Base
General Albert S. Johnson officially opened a staff and command school for 66 National Guard and reserve officers at Mountain Lake base. Officers from Texas and New Mexico will study supply and logistics under a traveling team of regular Army instructors led by Colonel James V. Ware. The team will move to Fort Sill after completing lessons on November 6.
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Fort Worth
Albert S. Johnson
49Th Armored Division
National Guard
le Mountain Lake Base
Ornoon
Texas
New Mexico
Fay Smith
James V. Ware
Dallas
Fort Sam Houston
San Antonio
Fort Sill
Okla
3% Tax Cut To End Soon
Travis County tax notices announce a 3 percent discount ends Saturday with a 2 percent discount from Monday through November. A 1 percent discount applies in December and January payments are due with penalties after Feb 1 for any 1948 taxes unpaid. Heffington notes heavy payments but no totals yet.
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Travis
Steve Heffington
Heffington
Pflugerville Post Office Exam Scheduled for Nov 20
The Pflugerville post office will hold an examination for a substitute clerk on November 20 at 8 30 a m in Austin. Applicants must reside within the delivery area or be bona fide patrons of the office. current post office employees are considered patrons. Applications and details are available from the postmaster Grace L Fowler.
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Pflugerville
Grace L. Fowler
Austin
Bear Bones Identified Amid Bear Blood Mystery
In Fort Worth River Oaks residents found a dog carried foot and bone on a neighbor’s porch. Doctors confirmed the remains were from a bear. D L Law admitted the bears bones came from Fort Worth frosted food lockers. The locker company said F H Bush delivered the carcass Friday to be processed into meat.
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Fort Worth
River Oaks
Lake Worth
D. L. Law
F. H. Bush
Bush
First Draft Call For Men In Llano Area
Llano area receives first draft call for 25 year olds for physical exams for Army induction. 16 men were called from the Fredericksburg office but none resided in Llano County. T. J. Moore reports 2,290 men registered from Blanco Gillespie Kendall Kerr and Llano Counties.
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Llano
Fredericksburg
T. J. Moore
Llano County
Moore
Selective Service Board
Blanco
Gillespie
Kendall
Kerr
Taylor groups give 100 percent to Chest drive
Twelve Taylor organizations contributed full 100 percent to the Taylor Community Chest in the first week of the drive. Named donors include Alamo and Twelfth Street Elementary Schools J C Penney Company Joe Spiegel s City Tax and Water office Mueller s Red and White American Cleaners Zidell s Texas Employment office and the First Taylor National and City National Bank.
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Taylor
Spl
Taylor Community Chest
Alamo
Twelfth Street
J. C. Penney Company
Joe Spiegel’s
City Tax and Water Office
Mueller’s
Red and White
American Cleaners
Zidell’s
Texas Employment Office
First Taylor National
City National Bank
Through Thursday Screen Schedule with Noted Pairings
Listings show Paramount and Varsity screenings with start times across the day. Feature titles include Crusades with Loretta Young and Henry Wil- Geeprn, plus Eyes of Peres and Green Grass of wi Cummins. Adults only showings and a Rape era note appear in the random listings.
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Loretta Oung
Henry Wil
Elgin Hallowe'en Carnival Opens with Parade and Queen Contest
The Elgin Halloween carnival set for Thursday evening at the Elgin Athletic Field features a parade led by the Elgin High School Band under Milton Dusek. Prizes are offered for best costumes and a queen from the senior class will be chosen with duchesses from each class. Mrs. Paul Lundgren leads coronation ceremonies with a large volunteer committee listed.
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Elgin
Hallowe’en
Elgin Athletic Field
Elgin High School
Milton Dusek
Louis Lundgren
Booth
C. P. Morrison
Dale Christian
Charles Edwin Davis
Raymond Miller
Bill Welch
D. Patrick
Harry Krenek
Mae Davenport
Franklin Condron
Edwina Lundgren
Laura Fredrickson
Willie Giese
Vernon Harrison
Modene Griffin
Milton Lusek
C. W. Webb
Paul Lundgren
Cub Scouts State Party At Becker
Becker Pack 15 of the Becker Cub Scouts hosts a Halloween carnival Friday at 7 p.m. at the school. The event features a movie spook room contests games of skill and a country store with hot dogs and refreshments. Mrs Gant Johnson serves as Cub chair man for the PTA with help from den mothers Mesdames J A Neubauer Carl Elliott William Crouch and C H Petri Jr.
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Becker Cub
Gant Johnson
PTA
Mesdames J. A. Neubauer
Carl Elliott
William Crouch
C. H. Petri Jr
Fredericksburg Chamber to Discuss Austin Development Leader
Fredericksburg Chamber of Commerce will hold a quarterly meeting Thursday night to discuss central Texas mineral and industrial development. Hilmar Weinheimer, the chamber president, announced the program will feature William O. Harwell of the Austin Area Economic Development Foundation as a participant.
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Central
Texas
Fredericksburg
US Teaches Russian in Berlin for All Americans
The Army began free Russian language instruction in Berlin for all Americans stationed there, expanding language training amid wartime needs.
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Berlin
Fire destroys 12 downtown Manila businesses
Fire swept through downtown Manila on Monday destroying 12 business houses. Firemen estimated damages at about 500000 dollars.
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Manila
Llano Superintendent Elected District 9-A Director General
Llano F D U S J. Young elected director general for Interscholastic League District 9-A covering literary events track and field and tennis. Other directors include Harriet Ripley Mason M F May field Marble Falls Mrs Thompson Goldthwaite Llanory telling Helen Lid stone Saba Sam Fowler Lampasas with extemporaneous athletics.
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Llano
F. J. Young
Harriet Ripley
Mason
M. F. Mayfield
Marble Falls
Mrs. Thompson
Goldthwaite
Helen Lidstone
Saba
Sam Fowler
Lampasas
Greek Claims Bite of Mule Worth Plenty
In Fort Worth a Greek, B. C. Hadjiolos, seeks 10000 dollars in personal injuries after a mule bite during a shipment of mules from Greece. The incident allegedly occurred in Greece while mules were under Ross Brothers Horse and Mule Company supervision. Hadjiolos argues the animals were not viciously represented and sues Waddy R. Ross.
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Fort Worth
B. C. Hadjidos
Texas
Coasi
Greece
Ross Brothers Horse and Mule Company
Hadjiolos
Waddy R. Ross
Schools Benefit From Thursday Pickups, Meat Supplier Notes
Guminski of Superior Wholesale Market advised the schools on Thursday pickups. The meat supplier for the schools highlighted earlier guidance aiding meal programs and steady supplies.
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E Guminski
Superior Wholesale Market
Paia Aliedad Schools
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