J E McDonald to Retire and McKay Seeks Office
Texas agriculture commissioner J E McDonald will retire after nine terms. Walter T McKay of Fredericksburg, head of plant quarantine, is mentioned as a potential candidate. McDonald, 69, plans to settle in the Rio Grande Valley and retire from public service.
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J E McDonald
Commissioner of Agriculture
Walter McKay
San Antonio Express
J. E. McDonald
Texas
Walter T. McKay
Fredericksburg
Department
McKay
State Agriculture Department
Austin Bureau
McDonald
Rio Grande Valley
Agriculture
Charles S. McLellan
Eagle Lake
Peppy Blount
Big Spring
Jim Griffin
Hidalgo County
Hart T. Longino
Harlingen
Texas Federal Inspection Service
Capitol
Life of a Texas Ranger in frontier days
Fredericksburg High School senior Bernice Wieser authored Life of a Texas Ranger in the December Junior Historian, recounting Robert C. Roberts of Gillespie County a retired Texas Ranger from 1879 to 1881. The piece covers Rangers camp life, patrols, and notable incidents including mail robbery pursuits and encounters with bandits.
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Junior Historian Magazine
Bernice Wieser
Bernice
J. B. Wieser
Fredericksburg High School
Junior Historians
Texas
Robert C. Roberts
Gillespie County
Rangers
Roberts
San Saba
Fort McKavett
Menardville
Frontier Battalion
Dan Roberts
R. C. Roberts
Connally seeks reelection as district attorney for 33rd District
San Saba attorney Sam Connally announces his candidacy for a second term as District Attorney for Texas 33rd Judicial District including San Saba, Llano, Mason, Menard, Gillespie, Blanco and Burnet Counties. He cites a long legal career, military service, and prior record handling felonies and juvenile delinquency in making his case.
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Sam Connally
San Saba
Harper Herald
33Rd Judicial District of Texas
Liano
Mason, Menard
Gillespie
Blanco
Burnet
Rosebud
Falls County
Connally
Daniel Baker College
Brownwood
George Washington University
National University
Washington, D. C
Butler reenlists at Brooke Army Medical Center
Sgt David E Butler husband of Pearl Butler and son of Trene Blakley of Harper reenlisted in the Medical Department of the Regular Army for an unspecified period this week at Medical Field Service School Brooke Army Medical Center Fort Sam Houston Texas where he is assigned to duty with the Motor Pool He has seven years eight months prior service and his reenlistment was noted after leaving the Ranger force Roberts celebrated his ninety first birthday in October 1949 and lives with Mrs Roberts in Fredericksburg
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Baylor
McKay
Houston
Houston Landscape Company
Agriculture Department
George B. Terrell
Mr. McKay
Augusta Moritz
Joseph Moritz
Fredericksburg
Walter, Jr
Elaine
Caroline Ann
Dept. of Agriculture
McDonald
Texas
David E. Butler
Pearl Butler
Trene Blakley
Harper
Medical Department
Regular Army
Medical Field Service School
Brooke Army Medical Center
Fort Sam Houston
Ranger
Roberts
Chevrolet Mechanics Trained in Power Glide Transmission
About 10 000 Chevrolet dealer service department mechanics nationwide are enrolled in a two and a half day New Product School to learn the Powerglide transmission. One mechanic per dealership will attend, taught by factory instructors, with hands on dismantling and assembly of the new unit. Sessions run from January 3 through May at zone headquarters, ending with a certificate of attendance.
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Detroit
Chevrolet
E. L. Hariig
Chevrolet Motor Division
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Mexia
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Seguin
T. J. McKay
Luling
T. J. McKays
Walter
San An
Texas Ranger
By Bernice Wieser
State Department
State Agriculture Division
Texas Entymological Society
American Acceptance Association
US Dept. of Agriculture
Arthur Stehling
KNAF
New Mexico
Fort Davis
Kerrville
Dan
George
Liano County
David Butler
Brooke Medical Center
Chow
Teun
of Fashion
Eyoithtull
Drars
Peg Palmer
Ray
al Anhar Ra
Emma Filter
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Fredericksburg, Texas
Smart Stevens
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Value Store
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