Shivers Defends Farm to Market Road Push in Texas
Governor Allan Shivers cited a record of road funding and miles paved to counter critics. He argued the state has spent billions on rural highways, with Gillespie county receiving substantial sums for farm to market roads and related bonds. The figures support continued expansion before the Chicago Democratic convention.
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Allan Shivers
Texas
Nexas
Shivers
Gillespie County
Chicago
Talent Show At First Methodist Friday Evening
The Gillespie County Home Demonstration Council sponsors a local talent show at 8 p m Friday July 25 in the First Methodist Church. Proceeds fund delegates to the Texas Home Demonstration Assn state meeting in Kingsville August 26 28. Public invited and refreshments served.
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Gillespie County Home Demonstration Council
First Methodist
Kingsville
Cardwell Named Pleasanton Band Director
San Marcos report states Carl Cardwell of Fredericksburg, a Southwest Texas State Teachers College student, has accepted the band director post at Pleasanton. Announcement was made this week by the Placement Bureau of the college in San Marcos.
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San Marcos
Carl Cardwell
Fredericksburg
Southwest Texas State Teachers College
Pleasanton
the College
San Ma
Willow City Resident Returns From Vacation
Willow City resident Edna Bishop returned from a West Texas and Mexico trip with family. The group visited McDonald Observatory, Fort Davis, Pecos rodeo, and Landa Park. Other locals hosted relatives and noted a 1953 reunion plan.
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Edna Bishop
Leo Stark
Mason
West Texas
Mexico
McDonald Observatory
Mt. Locke
Davis Mountains
Fort Davis
Presidio
Texas
Omaga
Stark
Pecos
Chas. Green
J. C. Lurber
McCamey
Ozona
Sonora
Junction
Menard and
Katie Delevan
Otho
Llano
C. V. Waterson
Landa Park
New Braunfels
Delevan
Louis Hohmann
Bertha Laurence
Leon Stovall
Kilgore
Mollie Stovall
Big Lake
C. Pearson
George Earl
Mesdames O. M. Davis
Ella Burnham
Austin
Pearson
W. Holland
San Antonio
Glen Misner
John Moehle
Stovall
Clara Garrett
Clive Stovall
Abraham
Karen Hoijinget-Johnson
Enchanted Rock
Morrel Johanson
Kansas City
Missouri
Alfred Johanson
Nathan Johanson
Sam
Japan
Arthur Schlaudt
Fredericksburg
O. C. Fisher
Former Loyal Valley Woman Dies in Houston Auto Crash
Funeral services were held in Dallas for Mrs. Herbert Vogelsang formerly Miss Myrtle Keller of Loyal Valley. She died of head injuries after a Houston wreck while visiting over the Fourth of July weekend, at Jefferson Davis Hospital.
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Dallas
Herbert Vogelsang
Houston
Vogelsang
Myrtle Keller
Loyal Valley
Jefferson Davis Hospital
Indian Official Studies Gillespie Sheep Cattle Production
Captain S. P. Mohite, Deputy Development Commissioner of Agriculture of Bombay State, visited Gillespie County Tuesday and Wednesday last week. He studies U S agriculture and sheep and goat raising as part of a joint agricultural development program.
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S. P. Mohite
Bombay
India
Gillespie County
Mohite
United States
Judge A R Stout Campaigns For Texas Supreme Court Seat
Judge A R Stout of Waxahachie promotes his candidacy for Associate Justice Place No 1 on the Texas Supreme Court citing thirty years of preparation. He lists roles as City Attorney Ennis, Ellis County Judge, state legislator, Assistant Attorney General, and district judge of Ellis County for 15 years. Captain Mohite's visit notes and dairy development plans in India are also mentioned.
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India
S. P. Mohite
Bombay
Mohite
Chester Bonn & Sons
Melvin
Roland
Chester Bonn
Warren Percy
FFA
Fredericksburg High School
A. R. Stout
Waxahachie
Supreme Court of Texas
Law School
University of Texas
Ennis
Ellis County
Canada
Joe Tatum
Texas
Bonn Ranch
Infant’s Limb Measures Half Inch at Birth
A newborn’s limb is recorded as about one half inch long at birth, a detail noted in the medical observation. The brief entry emphasizes small size and early measurements.
Former resident visits there during camp trip
Mr and Mrs Harry Harrington of Longview visited in the home of Mr and Mrs Henry Schmidt last week en route to Camp Waldemar where their 8 year old daughter Nancy is a camper. Their younger daughter did not accompany them. Mr Harrington lived here as a youth and is now practicing law in Longview. It can be found in Want Ads.
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Harry Harrington
Longview
Henry Schmidt
Camp Waldemar
Nancy
Mr. Harrington
Truth About County Road Funds In Gillespie County
The county has built 28 miles of farm to market roads and authorized 7 more miles, totaling 35 miles. Governor Shivers' administration backs the Gillespie county road building program and will continue support.
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Shivers
Gillespie County
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