State Fair of Texas 1949 Highlights and Attractions
The 1949 State Fair of Texas runs Oct 8 to 23 featuring farm implements shows, Junior Livestock, Poultry, Grass Judging and Market shows. Premiums total 65 235 dollars for livestock breeders. Ice Cycles from London and Spike Jones perform. Attendees expect 75 000 visitors with massive Midway attractions and a record food footprint including 2 250 000 hot dogs and 1 500 000 sacks of popcorn. The fair includes Aberdeen Angus Show, dairy cattle shows and the world’s largest cake baking contest.
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Texas
Spike Jones
Wil
Ted
Fair Park
London
Miss Marilyn Wilhelm Elected Junior Class Secretary Treasurer
Miss Marilyn Wilhelm of Comanche was chosen secretary treasurer of the Daniel Baker College junior class in Brownwood. She is a member of the Spanish Club French Club Student Christian Association and the Delta Beta Chi sorority and pursues a Bachelor of Arts in Spanish.
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Marilyn Wilhelm
Ben Wilhelm
Comanche
Daniel Baker College
Brownwood
Wilhelm
Student Christian Association
Delta Beta Chi Sorority
Sodberry Buys Registered Jersey Bull for Purebred Herd
W W Sodberry of De Leon purchases the registered Jersey Brampton Samuella Prince from Ernest T M Driver of Terrell to start his purebred Jersey herd. Also a classified notice: wanted to buy White Leghorn pullets listed by J A Lane of Comanche.
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Columbus, O
W. W. Sodberry
de Leon
Ernest
Driver
Terrell
Sodberry
J. A. Lane
South
Austin
Comanche
Hunt Purchases Registered Jersey for Purebred Herd
Sherman E. Hunt of De Leon bought Fontaine Babe the registered Jersey from A. B. Hunt’s De Leon herd to start his own purebred Jersey operation.
For Sale Dairy Vetch Seed From Strother
For sale No 1 dairy vetch at 21 dollars per hundred on purchase or order. Seller E N Strother from Newburg community Rt 3 Comanche advertises this in a local notice.
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E. N. Strother
Newburg
Rt. 3
Comanche
Pingleton Plumbing promotes services and feeds
Local advertisement notes Pingleton Plumbing Co offering heatwave floor furnaces and septic tank cleaning with phone contact 177 in Comanche. Durham Pecan and Peanut Co advertises Sweet Feed Nub Meal and ground peanut hulls with per hundred and per ton prices.
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Pingleton Plumbing Co
Pingleton Plumbing Company
Comanche
Durham Pecan & Peanut Company
Service Drug Store offers coupons for free dishes with drug purchases
Promote free dishes with drug purchases at Service Drug Store. Buy a home freezer from the Service Appliance Dept with demonstrations available. Exact dates noted are 9 to 14.
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Cotton Bowl
Belgium
Great Britain
Southwest
Sherman E. Hunt
Jersey
Jewell
Jane Dunn
Mgr. Wright
Panhandle Products
W. B. Sartor
Comanche, Texas
Panhandle
Quaker State Oils
Amalie Oils
Miller Tires
Fisher Body
Chevrolet
America
Fisher
Arthur Chevrolet
Telephne
George Loudermilk
Hogan Scott
Dublin
Texas Peanut Co
Lake Eanes Road
Goldthwaite Hwy
H . O. Kelly
Tom Iam
Coleman’s
The
National Board of Fire Underwriters
United States
Greene & Waring
Cyril Greene
John D. Waring Jr
Chas. W. Marshall
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