Old Timers In Town On Pleasant Saturday
County residents recall pioneer days as roughly a dozen elderly men gather in town on a warm Saturday. Notables Henry Murr and J L Bishop, both 81, remain active. Others trace arrivals to 1860s 1870s and 1880s, marking Kimble County’s growth from wilderness to present.
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Messrs
Henry Murr
J. L. Bishop
Mr. Bishop
Jim
Bishop
Texas
Kimble County
Murr
J. A. Browning
J. A. Miller
N. C. Patterson
Miller
Mr. Browning
Mr. Patterson
Messs
T. M. Hodges
O. B. Fleming
R. M. Turner
J. W. Ragand
W. H. Wilson
Mike Lenan
W.H. Sheppard
S. A. Griffith
R. M Turner
Auto Cut-Outs Must Go Enforced in June 19 Start
A new Texas law prohibits cut outs on motor vehicles and open exhausts or mufflers. Enforcement begins June 19 with fines of at least ten dollars plus costs or imprisonment. Owners with existing cut-outs must remove them or face violation even if unused. Mrs. George May traveled to San Antonio with Miss Selma.
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Texas
George May
San Antonio
Selma
Ex Senator Dudley Dies at El Paso
The passing of R M Dudley former El Paso mayor and state senator for the 25th District is noted. He served as President pro tem of the Senate and chaired the Finance Committee. A West Texas advocate, he supported the Kerrville Sanitarium and opposed land ownership by Japanese in Texas.
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R M. Dudley
el Paso
Kimble
Dudley
Senate
West Texas
Legan
Kerrville
Texas
New Post Office to Install Modern Equipment
Postmaster Tracy announces the installation of new interior equipment including three front sections with parcel post facilities, 100 steel combination boxes, and a locking main door connection. The upgrade will boost mail handling efficiency and interior attractiveness, expanding lock boxes from 75 old wooden doors to 275 total.
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Tracy
Commissioners to Meet as Board of Equalization
The Commissioners Court plans its regular monthly meeting Monday with the key item to organize as a board of equalization. Tax Assessor Joe Bissett will present records. all assessments are nearly complete with only five real estate owners remaining unassessed, expected to be reached this week.
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Commissioner’s Court
Joe Bissett
Recital by Mrs Corkill’s Pupil Pianists May 13
A recital by piano pupils of Mrs Lee J Corkill will be held at the High School Auditorium on Wednesday May 13 at 8 30 pm Admission is free and the public is invited to attend The W S paper notes the program includes local performers and promises an evening of music for all ages
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Lee J. Corkill
High School Auditorum
Old Man Texas Balances Across State Funds
Old Man Texas opens the month with cash across state funds totaling 12 746 596 dollars. General fund 365,663. available school 773,038. permanent school 527,240. Confederate pensions 447,597. Highway department 6,079,466. special game 117,453. University of Texas building 233,210. permanent University 248,872. Federal vocational 93,232. Remainder scattered. State Livestock Sanitary Commission reports 45 dollars in a special fund though facing tick eradication needs. receives several months of appropriations. Judge Weaver Baker in San Antonio this week.
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Texas
Highway Department
University of Texas
Permanent University Fund
Federal Vocational
State Live Stock Sanitary Commission
South Llano Ranch Man A. Moran Dies After Stroke
A. Moran, a prominent South Llano ranchman who moved here two years ago after purchasing the Coke Stevenson ranch, died Thursday morning after a paralysis stroke. He had been active in Parker county affairs before relocating, and his body was sent from Menard Thursday afternoon to Millsap for burial.
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A. ©. Moran
South Llano
Moran
Coke Stevenson
Parker County
Menard
Millsap
Best Road System: Roman Roads vs Modern US Highways
A Manufacturer's Record comparison argues the United States, in ten years, built far more hard surfaced roads with well paid labor than ancient Rome. It promotes using old gravel and macadam roads as a base, illustrating asphaltic concrete surfaces six miles over worn bases for far more miles and served people.
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United States
California Highway Commission
Watson Divide Notes On Kansas Cattle And Conditions
Our reporter returns from Kansas with 595 Herefords from Paterson Rieck and Cardwell. Cattle gain 300 to 400 pounds in five months. Freight $81 per car, 651 miles from Mendard. Pasture rates vary. Wheat and oats in good condition. Local life notes include lights and telephone access. Arthur Simon of Roosevelt visited Thursday on business.
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Kansas
Patterson & Rieck
Cardwell
Kentucky
Flint
Menard
Boy Scouts
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Llano
Houte
A. B. Chapin
M. E
E. Stuart
Malden
Maass
U. S
M. Hi
Boston
Watson
Arthur Simon
Roosevelt
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