Land Prices Rise Sharply in Lavaca County
Joe Cabaniss of the Farmers Home Administration says Lavaca County land now costs at least 150 dollars an acre, more than double the 1946 1947 level. He notes competition from wealthy buyers and oil interests pushing FHA loan activity toward housing and improvements rather than farm purchases.
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Lavaca County
Joe Cabaniss
Farmers Home Administration
Hallettsville
Lavaca
Gonzales
FHA
Cabaniss
Lavaca County Receives 244 Sec Checks in Social Security
San Antonio social security manager John K. Shelton reports about 244 Lavaca County residents receive monthly Old Age and Survivors insurance checks totaling over 6600 dollars. He notes 114 residents over 65 receive more than 3700 dollars monthly, and 62 children plus 39 widowed mothers receive 2500 dollars in combined payments aiding families and schooling.
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Lavaca
John K. Shelton
San Antonio
Shelton
Rose Ann Kruse Returns From Vacation With School Friends
Miss Rose Ann Kruse returns to Corpus Christi after a weeklong vacation with former school chums Lorene Karnau Grace Cook Emilie Minear and Mabel Hagendorf.
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Rose Ann Kruse
Corpus Christi
Lorene Karnau
Grace Cook
Emilie Minear
Mabel Hagendorf
County Official Warns on Farm Land Prices
He notes government loans for farming equipment are common but loans for entire farms are rare. He adds that many young buyers have not learned they pay inflated land prices beyond production value.
Keil Bros Take Oliver Franchise In Moulton
The Oliver Corporation appoints Keil Bros as Oliver Sales and Service Dealers for the area. Keil Oliver Co will handle the full Oliver line including tractors combines hay tools and parts from the Moulton site with shipments starting soon.
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Keil Bros
Take Oliver
Oliver Corporation
Moulton
Oliver Sales & Service
Jerome Patek On Vacation From Pateks Grocery Duties
Jerome Patek is temporarily away from his responsibilities at Pateks Grocery and Market for a vacation period. The notice confirms no change in ownership or operations while he is away.
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Jerome Patek
Pateks Grocery and Market
The Coffee Hour Jingle in Casper
A midmorning Cole riff extols the coffee hour as essential to town life. It playfully links coffee to politics, war, weather, and future progress, praising the pause as refreshment that fuels the economy.
Country Store Saturday at City Hall sponsored by Altar Society
Mrs. Chas. Macha visits in the home of Mr. and Mrs. Roy Stewart and children in San Antonio. The Altar Society of Dilworth Mission Church sponsors a Country Store at City Hall on Saturday June 14.
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Altar Society of
Dilworth Mission Church
Chas. Macha
Mrs
Roy Stewart
San Antonio
Doctors Nurses Needed At V A Hospital Kerrville
The Veterans Administration Hospital Kerrville Texas seeks doctors and registered nurses. Manager Judd H Kirkham announces openings with doctor eligibility from internship to 54 and salaries 5500 to 11800, nurses from graduation to 39 and salaries 3740 to 5940. Exceptions may apply for extraordinary qualifications. Applications and inquiries.
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Veterans Administration Hospital
Kerrville
Texas
Judd H. Kirkham
Doctor of Year Declares Tomato Juice Best
Jacksonville doctor J. M. Travis, 75, named Family Doctor of the Year cites tomato juice as key to his vitality. He remains busy with a large practice and notes fewer old fashioned family doctors because fewer old fashioned families exist.
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Jacksonville
J. M. Travis
Travis
Local telephone exchange workers return from vacation
Mesdames Frank Tasler Jr Arnold Stanek Arthur Lueke Hilda Stach and Tony Roeder have recently completed their vacation from the local telephone exchange.
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Frank Tasler Jr
Arnold Stanek
Arthur Lueke
Hilda Stach
Tony Roeder
Veterans Hospital Kerrville Texas addressed to Manager
The note directs correspondence to the Manager of the Veterans Administration Hospital in Kerrville Texas. It specifies the addressee without additional context or dates.
King Ranch Expands Beyond Texas Boundaries
The King Ranch, the world’s largest cattle spread, forms a partnership with English and Australian cattlemen. A herd of Santa Gertrudis cattle is exported to the UK, another branch opens in Cuba on a 300000 acre sugar company tract, and Santa Gertrudis cattle are noted for efficient grass to beef conversion.
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King Ranch
Texas
Cuba
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