Plenty of Produce to Meet County Food Needs
Lavaca County residents will offset meat and fat shortages by consuming about 13.821 million pounds of fresh fruit and vegetables this year. Local farms number 4,197 and supply much of the perishables, with larger shipments arriving from other areas. Per capita consumption is estimated at 1,695 pounds, a 10 percent rise from the 1935-39 average, with produce making up nearly one third of total intake.
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Lavaca County
Lavaca
Local social and political visits noted in region
Mr and Mrs Frank Ziegelbauer of Taylor hosted by Mr and Mrs Ed Kolar Thursday of last week. Sheriff A P McElroy and Deputy Theo Long of Hallettsville visited Tuesday. McElroy seeks re election. Fay Autry Gonzales county Prec 2 commissioner also visited and seeks re election. Mr and Mrs Lee Jarosek and several others traveled to San Antonio for a day. Dorette and Margaret Fritsch returned to Sweetwater after visits to Hallettsville Schulenburg and Moulton.
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Frank Ziegelbauer
Taylor
Ed. Kolar
A. P. McElroy
Theo Long
Hallettsville
McElroy
Fay Autry
Gonzales County
Autry
Lee Jarosek
Johnnie Kubenka
Milton Meiners
Bill Wachtendorf
San Antonio
Dorette
Margaret Fritsch
Sweetwater
Schulenburg
Moulton
Oehl Family Visit Ties Hull Houston Ties
Mr and Mrs Erwin Oehl and daughter Mary Allan Florise Freytag Mrs Joe Etlinger and Miss Bertha Oehl visited with Mr and Mrs Ludwig Freytag in Hull and Miss Stella Etlinger in Houston Tuesday.
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Erwin Oehl
Mary Allan
Florise Freytag
Joe Etlinger
Bertha Oehl
Ludwig Freytag
Hull
Stella Etlinger
Houston
Free schools stay free thanks to ten congressmen
The piece lauds ten congressmen, five Democrats and five Republicans, for blocking a federal education aid bill. It credits the 79th Congress with restraining government overreach and praises Truman for supervising government corporations. It argues production and personal effort sustain prosperity.
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United States
Washington
House Committee On Education
Congress
Truman
79Th Congress
Manasco Committee
Back Your Future With War Bond Drive
Uncle Sam urges support for U S savings bonds as a symbol of a strong future. The message celebrates wartime unity and calls on Americans to continue investing in government bonds to aid victory.
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Niagar
United States
U.S. Treasury
Nagk Quick Service Promises Rubber Stain Help in Texas
The Nagk in Moulton Texas advertises fast rubber stain removal and quick service offering local residents a prompt solution to staining issues.
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Moulton
Texas
Texas Political Ballot List for Various Offices
A cleaned roster listing candidates for United States Senator Congress and state offices in Texas. It includes names such as Floyd E Ryan A B Cyclone Davis Tom Connally Laverne Somerville Terrell Sledge for US Senate and dozens more for Governor Lieutenant Governor Comptroller Treasurer Agriculture and other posts. The long roll also names district and county level roles including District Attorney Guadalupe Gonzales Lavaca and Gonzales counties with local officials and assistants.
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United States
Floyd E
Ryan A. B
Cyclone Davis
Tom Connally Laverne Somerville Terrell
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Gus J. Strauss
State Senate
State
Travis Shoemake
Herman Park Hall
Pavlicek
Michalec Music By
Adolph Migs
Marvin D Fertseh
Pol- Ady
George S. Benson
Harding College
Uncle Sam
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Clyde B. Kennelly
Fort Bend County
Ben H. Faber
Colorado CO
Clark W. Thompson
Galveston Co
J. J. Mansfield
Colorado County
C. O. Foerster JR
Fort Bend Co
L. J. Sulak
Fayette County
R. Shaw
Walter Scott McNutt
Reese Turner
John Lee Smith
Homer P. Rainey
Chas. B. Hutchison
Floyd Brinkley
W. J. Minton
Beauford Jester
Jerry Sadler
Grover Sellers
A. J. Burks
William V. Brown
Caso March
Allan Shivers Boyce House
Larry Mills JO ED Winfree Turner Walker
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George H. Sheppard Clifford E. Butler
Jesse James Clarence Williams
The
General Land Office
Bascom Giles
Pat M. Neff, JR
Price Daniel
L. A. Woods
Commissioner of Agriculture
R. E. McDonald
W. R. Chambers
Benjamin F. Hill
J. E. McDonald
Olin Culberson Mac Coker
Ike Lyons
Supreme Court
Chas. T. Rowland John H. Sharp
Graham B. Smedley
James B. Hubbard
J. E. Hickman
Judge Court of Criminal Appeals
Jesse Owens Weaver Baker Joseph Donnell
Tom L. Beauchamp
Associate Justice Court
Robert L. Sonfield
Geo. W. Graves
Harvey Betts
Waller Co
Lavaca Co
Gus Russek
Fayette Co
Walter P. Schaefer
Travis
Alton C
Linne
Guadalupe County
Denver E. Perkins
Paul H. Fertsch
Paul C. Boethel
E. S. Kelly
Charles Strauss
Vernon Reaves Herbert Greer
John L. Smolik
J. G. Konnicka
William A. Eilers
F. W. Hons
Wm. W. Allen
Albert Ermis
A. J. Darilek
Joe Kubenka Jr
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