District visit and regional festivals spark local activity
With the House recess until September 12 to let the Senate catch up, members attend committee work and home visits. Brownwood hosts Labor Day events honoring the annual celebration, while the Texas Wool and Mohair Festival in Weatherford draws interest October 3–6 with a youth styled fashion show and entries due by September 15.
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Senate
Brownie
Werr Ville
Terxas
Mais J. V. Saul
Bandera
Venan
Wilson
West Ave
San Angelo
GILLESPIE COUNTY CONSERVATION REPORTS RANGE PRACTICE VALUE
Troy Foster of the West Ebert conservation group notes girdling trees and full rest for range improves yields even in extreme drought. A ten acre block near Onion Creek shows strong regrowth and better grasses, while ungirdled areas remain weak. PMA cooperation aided soil conservation crews planning diversions and terracing for water coverage and livestock use. Planting fall legumes when rains come boosts survival in cold weather.
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Troy Foster
West Ebert Conservation Group
Foster
Changes Sweep Austin as Skyline Expands in 1950s Growth
Austin, Texas shows rapid growth with new hotels, offices, and banks. E H Perry and associates erect the Commodore Perry Hotel and Perry Brooks building while a major insurance firm builds a tall home office. Capital National Bank plans a move from the Norwood Building and Brown Building adds stories. Bergstrom AFB boosts expansion as suburbs may annex. Population exceeds 130000 and utilities strain to meet demand amid rate hikes and investment.
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Tex
E. H. Perry
Commodore Perry
Perry Brooks
Insurance Company
Capital National Bank
Norwood
Brown
Herman Brown
Brown & Root
State Teachers Association
Bergstrom Air Force Base
Ranch Labor Still A Problem
Ranch labor remains the main issue for the Association as they plan the Brackettville meeting on September 8. Frank Roddie, president, says Mexican national admission for ranch work will be explained by W B MacFarland of the Dallas United States Employment Service, with a test case under way. Kinney County hosts expect a large turnout from the surrounding area.
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San Angelo
Texas
Brackettville
Frank Roddie
Old Fort Clark
Fort Clark Ranch
Mexico
W. B. MacFarland
United States Employment Service
Dallas
Roddie
Kinney County
Operator License Fees Doubled in Texas From Sept seven
Texas motorists face higher costs as the 52nd Legislature approved increases to Operator's and Commercial Operator's licenses. The Operator's license rises to 1.00 and the Commercial license to 2.00, effective September 7 1951. Chauffeurs license remains 3.00 with two year validity for Operator and one year for Commercial and Chauffeur licenses.
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Austin
A. F. Temple
Texas Department of Public Safety
Texas
Farmers review USDA Family Farm policy at fairgrounds
At the Fair Grounds, seven USDA agencies explained their roles to farmers and residents. Speakers described Extension Service, Vocational Agriculture, Production and Marketing Administration, Soil Conservation District, Farm Credit Administration, Rural Electrical Administration, and Farmers Home Administration. Attendees offered floor recommendations to inform future federal plans for Family Farms.
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Fair Grounds
United States Department of Agriculture
Jim Burleson
FHA
Gillespie County Agricultural Committee
Secretary of Agriculture
Charles F. Brannan
Extension Service
Charles Stone
Vocational Agriculture Department
Joe Tatum
Fredericksburg
Texus Educational Service
Wesley Gold
Soil Conservation District
Soil Conservation Service
Board of
Adolf O. Kneese
Marvin Daniels
SCS
Farm Credit Administration
Max Reinbach
Federal Land Bank
Rural Electrical Administration
Arthur Stehling
Central Electric Cooperative
Ural
Farmers Home Administration
Cali’s Bawing Ties Guises Charged in Calf Incident
A bawling calf tipped off officers as two Austin men faced charges after a cattle incident Monday morning. Tiek is among those charged in connection with the event.
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Cali
Tiek
Austin
Two men charged in calf theft tied to highway patrol case
Rea Van and Tatt Wo Hattas, both jailed, face charges after a midnight stop on Highway 81. State patrol found a rifle sheet and calf theft tied to Boone Heep's ranch near Manchaca. Justice of the Peace Frank McBee set bonds at $1,000 each. Rangers Clinton Peoples and Doyle Carrington led the investigation.
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Lord West 31Th Street
501 West 41St Street
Justice of the Peace
Frank McBee
McBee
George Aderholt
E. Polk
Radke
Highway 81
Padmert
Clinton Peoples
Doyle Carrington
Boone Heep
Manchaca
Local Self-Government Stance Cited as Core Ideal
A speaker says the movement embodies a spontaneous burst of an ideal beyond the South. It stands for local self-government and the right of individuals to shape their own destiny without central planning. The cause favors local authorities deciding what is best for their people over distant agencies.
Hoover urges America to return to integrity and virtue
Former President Herbert Hoover spoke at the Iowa state fair in Des Moines urging a return to old virtues to curb public life dishonor and intellectual dishonesty. He warned that unchecked decay of integrity could weaken the nation amid domestic and world tensions. He cited Congress ethics fights and five percenters as examples, stressing public duty to lead in integrity in mind and money. Pvt. Dale Scott Kinsey visited his parents A J Kinsey and wife asked if better news existed after a pour.
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Herbert Hoover
America
Congress
de Moines
Iowa
Hoover
Printer's Ink How Many Years Have You Been a Newspaperman
A reflective line asks veteran reporters how long they have served in journalism, hinting at careers shaped by print culture and evolving press norms.
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