Doss Scout Heads to National Jamboree in Valley Forge
Eagle Scout Nelson Geistweidt of Doss Troop 132 and family travel with Capitol Area Council scouts to Tom Wooten Camp near Austin for basic training before departing June 25 for Valley Forge Pennsylvania to attend the National Scout Jamboree with 45 000 scouts from across the United States and abroad. The column notes community condolences for Eugene Geistweidt of Hilda and updates Doss Cyclones baseball and local events including a July hike pause for the troop.
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Nelson Geistweidt
Doss
Edgar Geistweidt
Fredericksburg
Gillespie County
Hans Hannemann
Victor
Tom Wooten
Austin
Capitol Area Council
Valley Forge
U. S
Eugene Geistweidt
Hilda
Arnold Rode
Onion Creek
Doss Cyclones
Cherry Spring
Cyclones
Cherry Springs
Hahn
James
Stanley Kothe
Mason
Mundh
Lange
la Mesa Cafe
Henry Baethge Sr
Harper
J. M. Durden Sr
Los Angeles
Calif
Alfred Sauer
Raymond Neffendorf
Spring Creek
Hubert Janak
Hondo
Udo Basse
Anna Betty Kaderli
Eddie Borchers
Marvin Kaderli
Darlene
Adolph Basse
Ottmar Kaderli
Henry Welge
Henry Basse
Plaza Hotel
Carol Brown
London
Ruben Nixon
Reed for Lieutenant Governor Pushes Debt Free Texas
Former Texas House Speaker W O Reed, Dallas County lawmaker serving a ninth term, campaigns for lieutenant governor. He cites pay-as-you-go budgeting, a 1947 48 surplus, opposes sales and income taxes, and pledges a debt free progressive government with farm to market roads and rural electrification.
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W. O. Reed
Texas
House of Representatives
Reed
Dallas County
General Revenue Fund
Veterans Land Law
Seven Stonewall Scouts At Austin Summer Camp
Seven Stonewall Troop 138 Boy Scouts registered for the first week at Camp Tom Woo ten, ten miles northwest of Austin. The group joined about 140 scouts and leaders in a six week program featuring swimming boating canoeing hiking riflery archery and burro pack trips under Capitol Area Council. Attendees from Stonewall include Henry J Burg Gary Cravens Ronnie Cravens Harvey Eckert Dalton Behrends Alton Nebgen and Marvin Nebgen.
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Stonewall
Tom Wooten
Austin
Capitol Area Council
Henry J. Burg
Gary Cravens
Ronnie Cravens
Harvey Eckert
Dalton Behrends
Alton Nebgen
Marvin Nebgen
Beaver Identified as Largest North American Rodent
The beaver is confirmed as the largest rodent in North America, noted for its size and distinctive tail. No other details provided.
Gillespie County Bond Drive Slows With Week 5 Totals
Series E bond purchases in Gillespie County stagnated last week, keeping the five week total equal to week four. The county has bought $14,174, 58.33 percent of its $24,300 quota. The drive ends July 4, with sales through July 17 credited to state and county quotas.
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Independence Savings
Gillespie County
Early New England Women Bleached Sheets by Milk Sun
Readers learn a historical method used by early New England women to whiten sheets. They spread sour milk on fabric and left it in the sun to achieve a bright finish.
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New England
Women Pioneered as Pro Dancers on French Stage in 17th Century
The record notes that women first appeared as professional dancers on the French stage during the 17th century. It also states Rhode Island built the first state airport in the United States, highlighting early aviation infrastructure.
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Rhode Island
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Doss Boy Scout
Harry Wahrmund Doss Corrsepondent
Goodyear Service Store
Air Force
Muroc Air Force Base
Gillespie
Travelers Cafe
Alex Mittendorf
Schumann Heil Sales CO
Frigidaire History
America
Raymond Loewy
Fredericksburg, Texas