Shivers touts record on Texas road spending in Gillespie
Governor Allan Shivers accused opponents of misrepresenting road funding as he defended the farm to market program. He cited Gillespie County totals and statewide figures showing extensive paved rural roads, bond funds, and license fee allocations, with more miles planned and construction underway. The release came as he left for the Democratic National Convention in Chicago.
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Allan Shivers
Texas
Shivers
Gillespie County
Chicago
Talent Show at First Methodist Church Friday July 25
The Gillespie County Home Demonstration Council sponsors a local talent show Friday night at 8 p m in the First Methodist Church to raise funds for delegates to the Texas Home Demonstration Association state meeting in Kingsville August 26 28. Public is invited and refreshments will be served.
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Gillespie County Home Demonstration Council
First Methodist
Texas Home Demonstration Ass’n
Kingsville
Cardwell to Lead Pleasanton School Band
Carl Cardwell of Fredericksburg, a student at Southwest Texas State Teachers College, 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
San Mareo
Willow City Resident Returns From Vacation
Willow City resident Edna Bishop returns from a week of travel with family visits in West Texas and Mexico. The group toured McDonald Observatory on Mt. Locke and visited Fort Davis and Pecos rodeo, with stops in Mason, Ozona, Sonora, and Llano amid community greetings and a large family reunion at Enchanted Rock.Plans for a 1953 reunion were announced as families from San Antonio and Austin joined the event.
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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 Earle
Mesdames O. M. Davis
Ella Burnham
Austin
Austin Were Saturday Night Guests of Mr. and Mrs. Pearson, Mrs. W. Holland
San Antonio
Glen Misner
John Moehle
Stovall
Clara Garrett
W. Holland
Clive Stovall
Abraham
Karen Hossage
Johnson
Enchanted Rock
Morrel Johanson
Kansas City
Missouri
Alfred Johanson
Nathan Johanson
Sgt
Uncle Sam
Japan
Arthur Schlaudt
Schlaudt
Fredericksburg
O. C. Fisher
Former Loyal Valley Resident Dies in Auto Accident
Funeral services were held in Dallas for Mrs. Herbert Vogelsang formerly Miss Myrtle Keller of Loyal Valley. She died of head injuries after an auto wreck in Houston during the Fourth of July weekend, an hour after the impact hurled her to the pavement. She had been visiting friends in Houston and died 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 and cattle Production
Captain S. P. Mohite, Deputy Development Commissioner of Agriculture of Bombay State, visited Gillespie County on Tuesday and Wednesday to study sheep and goat raising in the United States as part of an exchange program in agricultural development.
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India
S. P. Mohite
Bombay
Mohite
Chester Bonn & Sons
Melvin
Roland
Chester Bonn
Warren Percy
FFA
Fredericksburg High School
Gillespie County
United States
Canada
Joe Tatum
Texas
Bonn Ranch
Judge A R Stout Seeks Texas Supreme Court Seat
Judge A R Stout of Waxahachie announces candidacy for Associate Justice Place No 1 on the Texas Supreme Court. He cites thirty years of preparation, service as City Attorney of Ennis, Ellis County Judge, legislator, Assistant Attorney General, and 15 years as Ellis County District Judge. Captain Mohite visits, notes India dairy aims.
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A. R. Stout
Waxahachie
Supreme Court of Texas
Law School
University of Texas
Ennis
Ellis County
Former resident Harrington visits prior here en route to camp
Mr and Mrs Harry Harrington of Longview visited in the home of Mr and Mrs Henry Schmidt last week on their way to Camp Waldemar where their eight year old daughter Nancy is a camper Their younger daughter did not accompany them Harrington once lived here and now practices law in Longview.
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Harry Harrington
Longview
Henry Schmidt
Camp Waldemar
Nancy
Mr. Harrington
Truth About County Road Funds Support by Governor Shivers
The Shivers administration backs Gillespie county road building efforts and pledges continued support for the program amid ongoing state efforts to fund local roadway projects.
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Cardwell
Bill Swindell
Willow
Mrs
Henry Kirk
Willow City Correspondent
Vermont
Green Mountain
Supreme Court
Saddle Pass
Fune
Vistel
Hill Country
Bricksburg
America
Franz Stein
Admiral Nimitz
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