Allen Kneese Chosen for Shrew Role at College
Allen Kneese a Southwest Texas State Teachers College student from Fredericksburg has been selected by dramatics director James G. Barton for a supporting role in Shakespeare's The Taming of the Shrew. The production is tentatively set for May 9 to 12.
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San Marcos
Allen Kneese
Southwest Texas State Teachers College
Fredericksburg
Director of
Dramatics
James G. Barton
Legion Junior Team Try Outs Set Saturday
Roy Langerhans coach of the Legion Junior Baseball team announces tryouts at 3 p m Saturday April 36 at Fair Park. Eligible players must be born on or after January 1 1932 and bring birth certificates.
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Legion
Roy Langerhans
the Fair Park
Battle of Flowers Parade Marks Texas Freedom Anniversary
San Antonio drew half a million spectators for the Battle of Flowers parade during San Jacinto Day celebrations. In Houston fog and rain marred ceremonies at the battle monument, with about 1,000 attendees recalling Texas victory over Santa Anna's 1,600 troops 113 years earlier.
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San Antonio
Houston
Texas
Santa Anna
Crosby and Hope Form Oil Exploration Team
Crosby and Hope join two Texas wildcatters to survey a 1626 acre lease near here for potential oil. Snyder and Bing Crosby and Bob Hope lead the venture.
Demonstration At Comfort Seed Farm Draws Gillespians
A field day at the Comfort Seed Growers Experiment Farm drew 200 to 300 Gillespians with attendees from Blanco Kerr Kendall Bandera Bexar and Gillespie Counties. Dr I M Atkins and A C Dillman explained oats wheat barley and flax tests while Dudley Mann outlined soil conservation and contour planting. A rain shower dispersed visitors and officials urged no seed plucking to protect yield tests. plans for next year were discussed.
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Comfort Seed Growers Experiment Farm
Blanco
Kerr
Kendall
Bandera
Bexar
Gillespie
I. M. Atkins
Fredericksburg
A. C. Dillman
Texas Flax Improvement Association
Kenedy
State Department of Agriculture
M. D. Lacy
Field Seed Inspection Service
C. E. Nelson
Kendall County
Guy Powell
Kerr County
Atkins
Dillman
Mann
Dr. Atkins
USDA
Department of Agriculture
Atkin
Float Members Shine At Gillespie County Fair Parade
Young ladies and men who rode the prize float in the Gillespie County Fair Association event in San Antonio Saturday night were central to the float’s success. Dressed in themed gowns with fruit and farm industry motifs, their ensembles featured peaches grapes and peach blossoms.
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Gillespie County Fair Association
San Antonio
Julia Mae Kordzik
Jo Ann Striegler
Mary Jane Molberg
Frederick Petmecky
David Reichenau
Deanna Davis
Patsy Heimann
Doris Probst
Freda Hodges
Alice Mae Crenwelge
Joe Petsch
Clifton Land
St Anthony
Fiesta de San Jacinto Association
Kordzik
Felix Land
Striegler
Douglas Reichenau
Molberg
Tony Knopp
Crenwelge
Francis Kott
Fredericksburg
Messrs. and Mesdames Kermit Striegler
Elgin Heimann
Wm. Petmecky
Billy Petmecky
Harry Davis
Lorence Feller
Wayne
Stephen Feller
Clarence Probst
Henry Kuenemann
Herman Crenwelge
Milton Petermann
Ernest Hodges
Cliff Balser
Walter McKay
Lange's Grocery And Market Set To Open Friday
Lange's Grocery And Market at 906 North Llano Street will open Friday April 29. Proprietor Rudi Lange with 17 years in the business announces a Red and White franchise and various specials. The store offers groceries fruits vegetables fresh meats frozen foods ice cream with a 40 by 38 foot hollow tile building and ample parking. Lawrence Novian will assist in the setup.
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Lange’s Grocery and Market
Llano Street
Rudi Lange
Standard
Lange
Lawrence Novian
Bigger jail ordered as county limits overcrowding
Edinburg area county commissioners approved plans to enlarge the existing jail. The current cell block holds 200 prisoners but recent jail populations exceeded 250, prompting a project to house 425 prisoners amid concerns crime is rising.
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Edinburg
Publications Flowing From Philadelphia Depot Reaches 42 Tons
The Naval Aviation Supply Depot in Philadelphia hands over about 42 tons of publications each month, highlighting the facility’s sizable distribution effort and material output for naval operations and training programs.
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Naval Aviation Supply Depot
Philadelphia
Barbecue and Play Evening by The Trustees
The Trustees host a barbecue at 6 P M followed by the 8 P M performance of The Campbells Are Coming. Everyone is welcome to attend.
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Campbell's
Large yacht hauled overland from coast to lake
A 35 ton seagoing yacht moved from the Gulf of Mexico to Lake Travis overland last week. The vessel was swung by a specially rigged oil well crane and towed along a logged route to avoid crossing bridges, from NcNeil Ferry to its new berth on the lake.
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Austin
Gulf of Mexico
Lake Travis
NcNeil Ferry
Sheriff Seeks Public Funds for 2-Way Radio
LaGrange Sheriff Jim Flournoy asks commissioners to buy a two way radio system but budget limits prevent $4,000. He calls on county residents to contribute $1 each, hoping 4,000 citizens will fund the needed equipment.
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LaGrange
Jim Flournoy
Navy Flying Boats Set Record Miles in 1948 Mission
The Navy flying boat MARS logged 52,500,000 passenger miles in 1948 without a single accident, reflecting a year of extensive transoceanic operations and safety reliability.
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Navy
MARS
State winner named from Karnes City area essay contest
Karnes City Hadrold Jedtke, a 17 year old farm youth near Runge, won first prize over more than 10 000 contestants for his essay Save the Soil and Save Texas. He earns a free trip to Colorado.
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Karnes City
Hadrold Jedtke
Runge
Texas
Colorado
Central Motor Co Repair Service Ad
Our shop has the necessary equipment and the experienced men who can do a first class job of repairing on any model or make car. Call on us today. All work guaranteed.
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Central Motor CO
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Playboys
Grape Creek School
Engel’s Hall
Luckenbach, Tex
Crosby and Hope
Gilbrae Ginghams
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New Shipment Boys
Kerrville
Elizabeth Meurer
Henry Meurer
St. Mary's School
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Theo Knopp
Kilman
Comfort Seed Farm
Cherry Spring
Alton Crenwelge
FHS
Abilene
Alton Wil
Bear Creek School
Hill Country Playboys
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Hill Country Boys
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Gerber's Baby Food
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