Kiwanis Hear China Talk by Col Malone Jr
Colonel Paul B. Malone Jr of the Texas Organized Reserve Corps spoke to the Lockhart Kiwanis on the political and military aspects of China. He recently returned from China where he served as senior military advisor to the Chinese national army, accompanied by Maj Thomas J. Brett and Lt Col Henry Stein.
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Col. Malone
China
Chinese National Army
Thomas J. Brett
Henry Stein
Organized Reserve Corps
Keystone Wagon Gave Birth to Conestoga Craft in Pennsylvania
The Conestoga wagon, a symbol of early American migration, is traced to its first Pennsylvania manufacture circa 1750, marking the start of a famous frontier transport tradition.
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Pennsylvania
Last Rites for Mrs Sanford of Bertram Set for Saturday
Mrs Mabel Riley Sanford long time Bertram correspondent for the American Statesman dies in Evansville Indiana hospital. Funeral at Bertram Methodist Church Saturday at 10 a m Rev John Weston to officiate with Bear Creek Cemetery burial. Survived by daughter Mrs M A Reiger Evansville and son L R Sanford Austin.
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Mrs. Sanford of
Bertram
Sps
Mabel Riley Sanford
Evansville
Ind
Sanford
The
American Statesman
John Weston
Bertram Methodist Church
Bear Creek
M. A. Reiger
L. R. Sanford
Austin
Elgin Woman Holds 13th Auction Sale of Handiwork
Mrs. Frank Nelson hosted her 13th auction sale at home, reflecting twenty years as an invalid. The event raised $203 this year and drew visitors from Austin, Taylor, nearby towns, and Chicago.
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Elgin
Frank Nelson
Nelson
Austin
Taylor
Chicago
Feed Them Well Wise Investment for Dry Cow Ration
A well fed dry cow yields higher milk in the next lactation, with increases up to 25 percent. Proper care during the dry period maximizes returns and dairy herd productivity.
Final Delinquent Tax Notices At Taylor Ordered
Taylor city officials ordered final delinquent tax notices mailed and payment due by November 1 or legal action will follow. The council also directed hearings on milk permits, livestock expo plans, and a plumbing cost review, with City Manager Charles Brazil to report back. Commissioners Hammack Kind Kollman Richter and Schram attended the regular session.
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Taylor
Charles Brazil
J. R. Burruss
L. D. Hammack
Edmund Doak
Louis A. Kind
Doak
R. G. Garrett
Livestock Association
Brazil
Alton Mann
Carl Walker
H. N. Patterson
R. E. Kollman
Langdon Richter
O. H. Schram
Farmers Work Late on Crops Across Texas Harvest Season
The Associated Press reports Texas farmers labored from dawn to dusk to exploit favorable harvest weather. Cotton picking expands with 24 hour gins, good moisture aids germination, rains boost Coastal Bend Lower Valley and Trans Pecos crops. Livestock feed remains ample as yields improve on sorghum corn peanuts rice and vegetables pick up with cooler temps.
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Associated Press
Texas
US Department of Agriculture
USDA
Texas Employment Commission
Bend
Lower Valley
Trans-Pecos
High Plains
Smithville Class Divided Into Three Rooms
Smithville Central School in Smithville has split the Second Grade into three rooms due to crowding. Superintendent Haids Pearce notes seventy-eight students overflowed the two rooms and substitutes are needed until a regular teacher is found. Elementary enrollment rises each year since the war.
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Smithville
Haids Pearce
Claude Patton
Pearce
Octogenarian McKeithan still works full days at Georgetown shop
H E McKeithan an 80 plus veteran gun machinist and auto mechanic continues to work a full day in his Georgetown garage and repair shop He was born in Bryan trained on gin machinery and later built his own early Ford and mobile frames He and his son Malcolm run the shop specializing in iron work tractor and auto repairs and have helped Georgetown High School with vocational training while planning a home deep freeze to store meat for family use
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Georgetown
H. E. McKeithan
Bryan
McKeithan
Daniel Key McKeithan
Corsicana
New Birmingham
Texas
Young McKeithan
Lula Belle Morris
T. J. Caswell
Ford
Crowley
Gene Johnson
John Anderson
John
Charlie Howard
Will Magee
C. C. Hamilton
Chris Hamilton
John Juvenal
Hutto
Will Brooks
Piugerville
Williamson County
Travis County
Austin Motor Sales
Nash
Cadillac
Public Square
Malcolm
Georgetown High School
M. A. Poteet
Pleasanton
Reba McKeithan
Bert McKeithan
Vandalia
Ill
Williamson Livestock Barbecue Scheduled in Georgetown
Williamson County Livestock Association members and families will meet at San Gabriel Park on Tuesday night for a family barbecue and their monthly meeting. Roy L. Huckabee says the recreation committee has planned a program, with Leon Jordan and committee members C. H. Perry John Haas and Charles Miller involved.
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Georgetown
Williamson County Livestock Association
San Gabriel Park
Roy L. Huckabee
Leon Jordan
C. H. Perry
John Haas
Charles Miller
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ST. Joseph
Cad Anna
Jivou
Eee
Lockhart Kiwanians
Denier
Rayon
Coats
Chenille
Octogenarian
H. W. McKeithan
Williamson Livestock
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