Hospital bottle explosion injures nurse in Smithville
In Smithville on October 27 a nurse at Hoch Clinic arrived to a dangerous scene. A bottle of sterile water placed over a flame exploded after the pan boiled dry, sending glass into a patient’s room and injuring Mrs. Cecil Harris who was aiding a patient on the operating table. A shard pierced her clothing and was removed from her stomach.
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Smithville
Cecil Harris
Hoch Clinic
Gery
Georgetown Men Bring Back Three Bull Elks From Colorado Hunt
Three hunters Andrew Huffman A W Bowen and Emzy Bohanan returned from a four day trip near Grand Junction Colorado with three bull elks three bucks and three does all within Colorado limits Bohanan dropped the largest elk an 800 pound bull with 12 points Huffman recounted the thrill of the shot and Emzy firing until the elk collapsed about 20 feet away Bowen aided at the end and warned he may never see Emzy that pale again.
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Georgetown
Colorado
Grand Junction
Colo
Andrew Huffman
A. W. Bowen
Emzy Bohanan
Bohanan
Emzy
Huffman
100 Bales of Cotton Left at Liberty Hill
Liberty Hill reports 1 040 bales ginned with about 100 still in fields. Fritz Bostic, manager of the Farmers Gin, says ginning will continue only two days weekly, Wednesdays and Saturdays.
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Liberty Hill
Fritz Bostic
Injured Airman Found Too Late
New Mexico pilot Jake Faverman, 35, lay trapped in a crashed plane for 24 hours after taking off from Hobbs to deliver a airplane to a Roswell rancher. Civil Air Patrol searched the area while Frank Hines of Hobbs spotted the wreckage and rescued the dying man, who died before reaching medical aid.
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Hobbs
N. M
New Mexico
Jake Faverman
Roswell
Faverman
New Mexico Civil Air Patrol
Frank Hines
CAP
Hines
Shivers Moody to Speak at Hill Country Highway Dinner
Governor Allan Shivers and former Governor Dan Moody will headline the Hill Country Highway Appreciation Night in Fredericksburg. The event honors Texas Highway Commission members and engineers, with guests from Blanco and six other counties, a chicken barbecue, and more than 350 attendees.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Fredericksburg
Allan Shivers
Dan Moody
State Highway Commission
Hill Country
Texas
Fred A. Wemple
A. F. Mitchell
Robert J. Potts
D. K. Martin
W. R. Ely
John Wood
Harry Hines
Brady Gentry
Reuben Williams
Fred E. Knetsch
John S. Redditt
Robert Lee Bobbitt
D. C. Greer
Gibb Gilchrist
Julian Montgomery
Texas Highway Department
Highway Department
Gillespie County Fair Grounds
Alex Frantzen
Smithville Seizes Control of City Library
Smithville assumes operation of the City Library with a permanent eight member board from local organizations and a City Council member, appointed by Mayor Grover S. Shade for an initial term ending April 1950, then two year terms with four new members every two years. The current board includes Mrs. W. V. Bethel chairwoman J H Parrott Mrs Claude Patton Mrs H Gordon Trousdale Rev J Leonard Rae George S Woodress Albert Crawford L R Wesson. Librarian is Miss Hazel McKinney.
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Smithville
City of
Grover S. Shade
W. V. Bethel
J H. Parrott
Claude Patton
H. Gordon Trousdale
J. Leonard Rae
George S. Woodress
Albert Crawford
L. R. Wesson
Hazel McKinney
Williamson Cotton Output Rises in Oct 1 Report
Taylor Texas October 27 1949 The Williamson County cotton ginnings totaled 59 509 bales to October 1 up from 54 171 bales in 1948 reported by E C Dahlberg special agent Bureau of Census The Oct 1 figure shows an increase of over 5 000 bales year to year.
Blind Bastrop man protects chicken yard despite blindness
Sayers D. Jones, 62, a Bastrop resident born in 1887, has protected his chicken yard from snakes and critters since losing sight at 18. He recalls a night encounter with a skunk and describes killing methods, garden upkeep, fishing, and his work as a former telegram deliverer. He credits four years of schooling for the blind and ongoing government support.
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Bastrop
Sayers D. Jones
Sayers
Therm
Colorado
Austin School
Taylor Rat Plan Expanded Across Eight Year Term
The United States Fish and Wildlife Service expands a quarterly rat eradication program in Taylor, adopted nationwide for the South. Walter Dykstra announced the plan, noting Taylor started in 1941 with the Chamber of Commerce as sponsor and Grover Marshal led the campaigns, once counting up to 1500 rats in a block, now about 100 in the city.
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Taylor
Spl
United States Fish and Wild Life Service
South
Walter Dykstra
Washington
Fish and Wildlife Service
Chamber of Commerce
Grover Marshal
Ten Indicted By Williamson Jury Forgeries and More
Georgetown October 27 Twenty four indictments were returned by the September grand jury announced district clerk Stiles Byrom. Included are twelve for forgery and passing forged instruments one for murder three for assault with intent to murder three for theft three for driving an automobile without consent one for burglary. Foreman J J Jones Jr and fellow jurors from Georgetown and nearby towns served on the panel.
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Georgetown
Stiles Byrom
J. J. Jones Jr
C. R. Harris
Bartlett
Randolph Dane Jr
L. McConchie
John Ornsby
Taylor
A. A. Marosko
Coupland
W. E. Craven
Leander
Arnold Krieg
Thrall
C. P. Faubion
Elmo Sherman
S. A. Crone
W. R. Eanes
Vogel Is Elected By Lockhart Kiwanians
Lockhart Kiwanis Club elected Edgar Vogel as president for the coming year. A slate of officers included M. G. Pond as vice president and two-year directors E. C. Keevert, Warren Rothman, J. Louis Mohle Jr., Dr. P. A. Wales and M. G. White. Guest speaker Eugene Whitmore, editor of the American Business Magazine in Chicago, discussed Lockhart’s business future.
Leases Start At Liberty Hill In Gabriel Mills Oil Area
Up to 6350 acres have been leased for oil in the Gabriel Mills section on the North San Gabriel River five miles northwest of Liberty Hill. Sidney Smith of Austin is buying the leases with plans to drill to at least 6000 feet to find oil. Landowners signing leases include Peter Brizen dine, W. D. Gray, Alf Brown, Mrs. Ida Mather, Carl Bertram, M. Mc Andrew, Charles Perry, O. O. Perry, Booten Joseph, Joe Whitted, Amos Oakley, Mrs. Bird Russell, Guy Roberts, Neal Douglass, Mrs. Myra Buck, Mrs. Maggie Mather, Wesley Brown, Mrs. Jim Copeland, J. C. Berry, A. A. Berry, Jimmy Dikes, A. L. Newman and Mrs. Bob Casbeer.
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Liberty Hill
Gabriel Mills
San Gabriel River
Sidney Smith
Austin
L. M. Parker
Peter Brizendine
W. D. Gray
Alf Brown
Ida Mather
Carl Bertram
M. McAndrew
Charles Perry
O. O. Perry
Booten Joseph
Joe Whitted
Amos Oakley
Bird Russell
Guy Roberts
Neal Douglass
Myra Buck
Maggie Mather
Wesley Brown
Jim Copeland
J. C. Berry
A. A. Berry
Jimmy Dikes
A. L. Newman
Bob Casbeer
Llano Welcomes New Jewelry Store and Repair Shop
Llano opens a jewelry store and watch repair business in the Llano Building. J E Stumfell, formerly of Noel Missouri, relocates to Llano to run the shop starting October 27.
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Llano
J._ E. Stumfell
Noel, Mo
Llano Build
Presidential Broadcast Marks Coolidge Inaugural Year
The 1924 inauguration of President Coolidge featured the first live broadcast. A network of 24 stations carried the ceremony nationwide, signaling a new era in political communication.
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Coolidge
Taylor Bedding Fire Sparks Small Damage at Plant
A fire at Taylor Bedding Manufacturing was detected at 5 12 am and extinguished with minor damage. The blaze occurred in the machine shop of a fireproof building, and officials from the Taylor Volunteer Fire Department said the cause was undetermined late Wednesday.
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Taylor
Taylor Bedding Manufacturing Company
Taylor Volunteer Fire Department
San Marcos Teachers Set for English Conference
Five San Marcos High School and Southwest Texas State College English teachers are listed for the joint conference program of high school and college English teachers at Trinity College in October.
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San Marcos
Southwest Texas State College
Joint
Conference of High School and
College Teachers of English
Trin
San Antonio Program Highlights Teachers and Guests
The itinerary for a San Antonio event includes representatives from the university and high school. Miss Mary Dodgen and Mrs. Ralph Houston will attend from the high school, while college English instructors Dr. L. E. Derrick Miss Mary Louise Hightower and Dr. L. N. Wright will participate from the college.
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Ity University
San Antonio
Mary Dodgen
Ralph Houston
L. E. Derrick
Mary Louise Hightower
L. N. Wright
Neon Experiments Light Early Television Tubes
Neon tubes formed the light source for early television receivers during the experimental era, illuminating the experimental displays and guiding the development of television tech.
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Ill
Austin Laundry and Dry Cleaning Co
Lavaca
Shivers
Moody
Highway
City Library
Williamson
Vogel
Lockhart Kiwanians
Frankfort Distillers Corp
N.Y.C
Brown
Blaze
McKinnon
Chinaware
Sap
Po Otwear
Ballerina
Ngress
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