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Newspaper
Austin American
Location
Austin, Texas, United States of America
Date
Oct 28, 1948
Page
3
Winter Fatigue Relief Ad Promises Quick Calm
An old advertisement touts Denver Mud as a remedy for fatigue and aches for adults and children. It claims quick relief, urges purchase at a drugstore, and includes dubious phrasing and garbled names.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Denver
Sheep dog contest to headline Fair Park show Saturday
A sheep dog contest at Fair Park Saturday at 7 30 p m features top dogs and owners from the state. Participants include Louie Ragland Roy and Lassie J F Dukes Tip and others. Lee County groups heard Dr Roy L Donahue of Texas A M College on building the land.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Fair Park
Louie Ragland
Roy
Lassie
J. F. Duke
Tip
Ross Merritt
Volney Odgrass
Pesky
Otto Fisher
Rankin Lin
Lee County
FFA
Roy L. Donahue
Texas A&m College
Demonstration on Soil Building Attracts Local Attendees
Donahue showed charts and told the audience that now is the time to build soil. Tass Thornhill, S. L. Neal, and Dr. Horace Willard attended along with A. A. Hale who bought a young Aberdeen Angus bull for his farm. Five inches of rain around Kyle spurs farmers to plant oats and various legumes and winter crops.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Donahue
Tass Thornhill
Lime Spreaders’ Association
S. L. Neal
District Exclusion Service
Horace Willard
Giddings
A. A
Kyle
Buda and San Marcos FFA Clubs Report Student Projects
The Buda Agricultural Club lists officers and committee chairs while Pate Zapalac at San Marcos High leads Future Farmers of America members growing Jersey heifers. At Uhland and Giddings, FFA participants show animals and pursue school farm shop expansion as others sell milking shorthorn bulls to Victoria buyers.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Buda
Pate Zapalac
San Marcos High School
San Marcos Future Farmers of America
FFA
Oran Wimberley
Maurice Ezell
Gus Derrick
John Montague
Jersey
G. A. Schulle
San Marcos
Ben Johnson
Larney Jennings
Bobby Ray
Roger Cowan
John C. Storts
Bob Kercheville
Dick Breeding
Bob van Gundy
Giddings High School
Tom Cherry
Charles Bigham
Cherry
Camp Swift
Jimmy McSween
Adolph Hill
Hill Bros. Outfit
Kyle
O’conner
Victoria
Hills
Eastern Star Seeks More Funds for Texas Home and Benevolence
E D Cleveland of Gladewater urged larger contributions to the Eastern Star Home in Arlington and the benevolent fund during the Grand Chapter of Texas convention in Fort Worth on October 2. He chairs the grand chapter benevolences and spoke at the morning session.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Fort Worth
Eastern Star
Arlington
Benevolent Fund
E. D. Cleveland
Gladewater
Grand Chapter
Texas
Cleveland
Three Austin Men in Bryan Life Underwriters Rally
Three Austin men will play prominent roles in the Central Texas Life Underwriters Association sales seminar in Bryan on November 12 at Maggie Parker's Dining Room. Richard N. Lewis of Austin, president of the Texas Association of Life Underwriters, will preside. Frank Moore, Texas Association secretary, will handle the proceedings. Zollie Steakley of Austin will speak on Business Insurance. Other speakers include Albert Ewert of Houston Julian K. Moore of Waco and Charlie Seay and Charles E. Gaines of Dallas.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Austin
Central Texas Life Underwriters Association
Bryan
Maggie Parker
Richard N. Lewis
Texas Association of Life Underwriters
Frank Moore
Texas Association
Austin Life Underwriters Association
Zollie Steakley
Texas
Albert Ewert
Houston
Julian K. Moore
Waco
Charlie Seay
Charles E. Gaines
Dallas
Four Austin men to attend Houston distributor meetings
Four Austin men will attend the Texas distributors meetings in Houston for Jackson Brewing Company New Orleans and Jax Beer Company Houston. The attendees are Rex Shields John Franzetti David Stegall and Roy Logan.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Austin
Texas Distributors
Houston
Jackson Brewing Company
New Orleans
Jax Beer Company
Rex Shields
John Franzetti
David Stegall
Roy Logan
Vets Plan Carpentry School in Kerr County
Kerrville reports that a veterans carpentry school opens November 4 under J. E. McCaleb who heads the Kerr County program. Instructor C. B. Wallace, with two years at Sherman program, leads 26 men already enrolled.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Kerrville
J. E. McCaleb
Kerr .County
C. B. Wallace
Sherman
Also Mentioned on This Page
West 6Th St
Dave Shanks
Johnson City
Fred Wilian
Uhland Grange
Uhland
The
Grange
Terrell Sledge
Kyle Milking Shorthorn Breeders’ Association
Lunt
Ey Va
Oa Yun
William & Mary
Zpre
Colonial Manor
International
Reed and
Barton
Towle
Gorham
Alvin
Bryan Sales
Vets’ Carpentry
Treadwell
Optometrists
Seventh & Congress Ony
American-Statesman
Axminster
Axminster and Velvets
Wilton and Velvets
Green Mottle
Green Carved
Wilton
SPEC
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