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Newspaper

Austin American

Location

Austin, Texas, United States of America

Date

Sep 21, 1949

Page

9

600 Head of Cattle Sell at Stronger Prices at Capitol Auction

Monday's sale at Capitol Live Stock Auction totaled 600 head with hog receipts of 135. Prices rose across fat calves heifers steers and cows with top hogs at 20.50 to 21.10 and cattle values advancing. Notable lots included J P Jeffrey's 560 and 520 pound steers at 24.50 and 24.10 and River Oak Farms multiple steers at 22.10 23.60 and 20.90 among others.

Capitol W. L. Jackson Marble Falls Gene Collier Georgetown E. L. Glass Dripping Springs A. A. Alsabrook Round Rock Wash Webb Dale River Oak Bastrop Walter W. Jones del Valle J. P. Jeffrey Lockhart Berry Webb Lytton Springs T. E. McKey Jarrell Emmett Kendrix W. W. McAllister Sam Jones Cedar Creek John Green Florence Fred Tetens Route 2 Manor

TwoWeek Rural Electrification Course At San Marcos

A two week course in practical rural electrification is offered to instructors and GI students in Hays County by W E Moore of A&I College Kingsville. Sessions in communities cover proper installation methods and danger of overloads using an electrical panel and live demonstrations.

San Marcos Hays County W. E. Moore Vocational Agriculture Education Department of A&i College of Kingsville Veterans Vocational Moore

Seven Smithville Tots Squeeze Under Age Limits Into School

Seven children under six were admitted to Smithville Public School after a school board vote, citing lack of prior notice on age rules. Recipients include Brenda Plentl Dickie Williamson Everette Saunders Jr Billie Cantrell David Rinehart Billie Jo De Loach and Judy Lyon in two classes.

Smithville Spb Hands Pearce Brenda Plentl Dickie Williamson Everette Saunders Jr Odelle Adams Billie Cantrell David Rinehart Billie Jo de Loach Judy Lyon Mary Bell Winston

Bible Chair Head Selected at STSC

Bruce McIver of Fort Worth named head of the Baptist Bible Chair set up at Southwest Texas State College in San Marcos. He will teach Bible courses and direct Baptist student activities, with the chair established by the Baptist State Convention.

San Marcos Bruce McIver Fort Worth New Baptist Bible Southwest Texas State College McIver Baylor University Southwestern Bible Seminary The Baptist State Convention Texas State Colleges

Lifebuoy Soap Claims 13 Body Areas Protected From Odor

An old advertisement touts Lifebuoy Health Soap as protecting 13 body areas from body odor. It promotes purity, mildness, and coconut oil lather, claiming Lifebuoy is best for all-over cleanliness and skin health, from Lever Brothers.

Lifebuoy Lever Brothers Company

San Marcos Votes on District Debts and Tax Rate

Voters in the San Marcos Independent School District including Reedville and Redwood will decide this Saturday whether to assume the district wide bonded indebtedness and approve a uniform tax rate to retire it. If both measures fail, the old district would bear the debt. Polling place is the county courthouse.

San Marcos San Marcos Independent Reedville Redwood

LaGrange Schools Reach Record 1004 Enrollment

LaGrange reports 1004 students across Hermes Elementary 374 Junior High 105 High School 234 Sacred Heart 79 Zion Lutheran 51 Randolph Elementary 119 Randolph High 42. Ellinger adds 36 to the system and Warda will open this week.

Lagrange New Hermes Sacred Heart Catholic Zion Lutheran Randolph Randolph High School Ellinger Warda

Bastrop to Host Polio Benefit Dance and Bazaar

Bastrop will host a polio benefit event Thursday night at the County Courthouse Annex announced by C A Long president of Bastrop County Chapter of the National Foundation for Infantile Paralysis. A 1500 crowd is expected with square dance games and music by the Rockne Playboys led by caller Walter Gore of Bastrop. Out of town callers may contact Gore to volunteer.

Bastrop C. A. Long Bastrop County National Foundation For Infantile Paralysis Rockne Playboys Walter Gore Gore

Bexar Agent to Judge Llano Hereford Cattle Auction

Robert B. Tate of Bexar County will judge the Llano Mason Hereford sale in Mason on Nov. 9. Forty head of horned and polled Hereford bulls have been consigned by Mason Llano counties with auctioneer Walter Britton of College Station. A dinner will be served at Mason Fairgrounds, cattle judged in morning, sale in afternoon. last year the sale was in Llano.

Llano Robert B. Tate Bexar County Mason John Dodgen Llano County Dodgen Mason County E. W. Rothmann T. O. Reardon Ernest Perry Priess Leonard Kothmann August Willman Lon Pluenneke Silas Kothmann Dick Pluenneke A. D. Kothmann Sr Ben Kidd Frank Jordan J. W. Winkel H. A. Fitzsimons W. C. Sawyer Delman Sawyer Clinton Hardin Walter Britton College Station Mason Fairgrounds

Georgetown Eyes Welfare Panel Job

Sob representatives of local clubs and ministers will meet in the county court room at 7:30 p m to organize a city welfare board to administer emergency relief. J T Atkin asks each organization to send a representative to approve a budget for the drive starting Oct 10.

Georgetown J. T. Atkin Community Chest

Pasture Renovation Demonstration Near Swiss Alp

A pasture renovation demonstration and meeting will be held Wednesday at 2 p m on the Charles Kozel farm near Swiss Alp. Chiseling on contour lines in pastures will be shown. Proper fertilizer and grasses and clovers for the area will be discussed with participation from agricultural agencies.

Lagrange Charles Kozel Swiss Alp

Judge Resigns After 27 Years on Colorado Bench

US District Judge J. Foster Symes announced retirement after 27 years on the bench. Governor Lee Knous, often cited as a possible successor, had no comment. Symes, 71, was appointed US District Attorney for Colorado in 1921 and became the state’s third federal judge in 1922, at age 44, the nation’s youngest federal judge then. He was known as an authority on patent law.

Denver J. Foster Symes Lee Knousn Symes Colorado

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