Cotton Bag Sewing Queen Contest at Heart O' Texas Fair
Thrifty homemakers may compete to be Cotton Bag Sewing Queen with prizes at local and national levels. The event, third annual, is announced by Mrs. R. M. Yowell, supt. Women’s Division, Heart O’ Texas Fair, and is set to be staged at 53 state and regional fairs nationwide. Contest entries must use cotton bag material except for trims.
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Heart O’ Texas Fair
R. M. Yowil
Heart O' Texas Fiat
National Cotton Council
Textile Bag Manufacturers Association
Women's Department of the Heart of Texas Fair
Pfaff
P. O
Memphis
Tennessee
Sharp High School PTA Elects New Officers
The Sharp High School PTA elected officers at a regular meeting held Wednesday night. New officers are Mrs E B Baggett president, Mrs L Shelton vice president, Mrs Raymond Richter secretary, and Mrs Nick MacBurnett Jr treasurer. The freshman class presented a one act play.
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PTA
Sharp High School
E. B. Baggett
L. Shelton
Raymond Richter
Nick MacBurnett
Texas Legislature Stages Fast Track To Tax Hikes And Reforms
Texas legislators race toward adjournment with hundreds of bills dying and a tax bill advancing, including proposed two cent gas tax and tobacco taxes, plus fees on stamps tobacco and beer licenses. Veterans Land expansion eyed, Governor and AG clash over board minutes, Parkhouse labor bills move despite union push.
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Texas Press Association
House
Senate
Ainax
Veterans Land Program
Veterans Land Board
Allan Shivers
John Ben Shepperd
Bascom Giles
Ernest Moreland of Austin Is 3rd Traffic Fatality
Milam County records its third traffic death as Dr Ray Yarborough’s car struck Ernest Fletcher Moreland 23 of Austin on Highway 79 six miles east of Rockdale. Patrolmen say Moreland lay in the road beside a stalled car with bright lights on. the car owner was Robert C Heath of Austin who had agreed to drive Moreland to a Waco area town for 15 dollars. The fan belt broke and the engine froze at the stall site.
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Milam County
Ray Eldon Yarborough
Port Lavaca
Ernest Fletcher Moreland
Austin
Rockdale
Yarborough
Robert C. Heath
Moreland
Waco
New irrigation plan eyed for Brazos River basin in Texas
Bureau of Reclamation officials report a proposal to irrigate 40 000 acres along a Belton reservoir route from Cameron through Milam County using canals. The project aims to place Central Texas on the map for truck crops like carrots and lettuce, as part of broader plans from Waco to Richmond.
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Narry Bu
Burleigh
Center Texas Water Lear
Little River Irrigation Assn
Belton
Milam County
Psf
Cameron
Brazos River
Waco
Richmond
Camern
Central
Texas
Map
Rio Grande Valle
Urleigh
Social Security Amendments Extend Benefits to Surviving Spouses
The Social Security Act amendments grant immediate benefits to survivors of workers who died before September 1950 and who had partial coverage. Example Bill Smith shows widows with children may now receive payments. many elderly and young widows in the Austin area are urged to contact the local Social Security Office to determine eligibility as rules change.
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Soical Security News
Social Security
Bill Smith
Bill
Smith
Austin
Austin Social Security Office
Fuller urges early action against cotton insects in business approach
Tomologist F. M. Fuller argues it is prudent to strike first against illuous cotton insects and prevent them from gaining control, framing timely intervention as sound business practice.
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F. M. Fuller
Burlington Baptist Church In Convention Report
Burlington Baptist Church participates in the 19 percent Baptist General Convention of Texas. About 23 of 29 Southern Baptist churches serve rural areas with rural pastors outnumbering city pastors two and a half to one. Mrs. Fred Hodges is named chair of the local general progress committee.
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Burlington
Southern Baptist
Southern Baptist Churches
Fred Hodges
Vacation Bible Schools Attend Church Conference
The vacation Bible school committees from Sharp Presbyterian and Tracy Methodist churches traveled to Hearne for an all day conference on Bible school materials. Attendees included Mesdames Joe Brown E L Modesette Ralph Caffey Otis Charles and Lenza Caffey of Tracy and Rev. F L Powers Mrs J K Dunham Mrs Frank Gamble Mrs Norma Rinn and Mrs Jack Daniel of Sharp.
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Sharp Presbyterian Church
Tracy Methodist Church
Hearne
Joe Brown
E. L. Modesette
Ralph Caffey
Otis Charles
Lenza Caffey
Tracy
F. L. Powers
J. K Dunham
Frank Gamble
Norma Rinn
Jack Daniel
Sharp
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Chicago
Sharp Pta
Dieldrin
Shell Chemical Corporation
Agricultural Chemicals Division
Melrose Building
Houston
By Vern Sanford
Veterans Land
Jimmy Phillips
Phillips
George Parkhouse
Ford Motor
House Labor Committee
Parkhouse
Port Arthur
Wey
Querri
Burkes - Howard Company
Cameron, Texas
Ernest Moreland
St Gameron
Tion
Texa Beltan Reser
U. S
M Etor
Engi
Angell, Jr
Pett Pital
Kerr
Angel Ter
Linda Ka Ason
Gary
Gell
Busin
Fram of
Pale
Mr. and
J. A
Norma Willingp
Cham
Palstines
J. H. Angell
Leo Nei
Gues
Leo O'Neill
Joe O'Neill
Jimmy Co.neil
Mike
Brownwood
V. J. DeAlmond
Falls Church
Virginia
DeAlmond
Barry An ' David
Wheelis Air Base
Tripoli
North Africa
DeAlmerd
In Convention
Firestone
Irestone
Saaqr
Firestone Transport
The
Dairy King
Beau
Horstmann Brothers
Ak Any
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