Texas population growth traced through history to 1950 census
The article reviews long term Texas population growth from 1850 to 1950, noting 1950 urban and rural shares, county ranges, and boundaries. It highlights the 18th Decennial Census in 1960 and cites state land area of 263,513 square miles with 29.3 people per square mile in 1950.
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Texas
United States
Bureau of the Census
Department of Commerce
Census Bureau
Missouri
California
New York
Pennsylvania
Illinois
Ohio
Mexico
Colorado
Kansas
New Mexico
Oklahoma
Wyoming
Loving
Harris
Longhorn Cavern Third Largest Tourist Draw in Texas
Burnet Texas officials report Longhorn Cavern as the third largest cave in the world and a growing state tourist draw. Hob Galloway, cavern manager and local banker, predicts over 500 000 visitors before the 28th anniversary this Thanksgiving.
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Longhorn
Texas
Highland Lakes
Burnet
Texas Longhorn
H. H
Hob) Galloway
Galloway
Sam Bass
Buchanan Lake
Inks Lake
Granite Shoals Lake
Lake Travis
Lake Austin
Colorado River
One-Act Play Set For Thursday at Shiner High Gym
Shiner High School announces its entry Infanta in the district one act play contest to be held in Marion Friday March 25. The local public performance is Thursday March 24 at 7 30 p m in the Shiner High School gym with a free will offering. Cast includes Maria Mildred Welhausen Dorothea Irene Buske Le Bossu Evelyn Marie Stratman The Duchess Harshly Domineering Lord Severe De Compiegne Carl Jaks Sandra Ward and others. Director Max Seidenberger.
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Shiner High School
Marion
le Bossu
Evelyn Marie Stratman
Duchess of
Albuquerque
Sandra Ward
Infanta
Severe de Compiegne
Carl Jaks
Max Seidenberger
Spoetzl Brewery Hosts Tri-County Distributors Meeting
The Spoetzl Brewery of Shiner hosted a Tri County Beer Distributors meeting at Legion Park in Shiner on Monday March 21. About 40 members attended the 7 30 p.m. roast beef dinner followed by a business meeting. Attendees from Austin included Jim Hay Ed Leach Kenneth Rissler and Alex Alexander from the United States Brewers Foundation.
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Spoetzl Brewery
Shiner
Tri-County
Legion Park
Austin
Jim Hay
The
Wholesale Beer Distributors Assn
Ed. Leach
Kenneth Rissler
Alex Alexander
United States Brewers Foundation
Bird Book Sells Fast in Texas
Roger Tory Peterson FIELD GUIDE TO THE BIRDS OF TEXAS from the Game and Fish Commission sells for 3 dollars post paid. In two weeks about one fifth of 25 000 copies have sold. Books available only from the commission in Austin or regional offices. The guide lists nearly 600 Texas birds for field identification and was produced at cost for bird lovers.
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Austin
Roger Tory Peterson
The
Game and Fish Commission
Texas
Lavaca County School Census Totals Released
County Superintendent W A Eilers reports Lavaca County census figures covering all rural schools and independent districts. The totals include both white and colored students.
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W. A. Eilers
Lavaca
Hallettsville
Moulton White
Shiner
Flower Show in Columbus Promises Dell of Flowers
The Columbus Garden Club will host its annual Flower Show at the American Legion Hall on Wednesday April 6 from 3 00 to 8 00 p m. The event theme is The Farmer in the Dell with displays of garden blooms and horticultural entries.
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Columbus Garden Club
American Legion Hall
Warning To The Public On Fire Apparatus Rules
The notice cites Uniform Traffic Law sections prohibiting following fire apparatus within 500 feet and driving over fire hoses. It bans following responding units and driving into or blocking the apparatus, and crossing unprotected hoses without command consent. Violators face fines up to 200 dollars and potential prosecution.
Funeral Services for Mrs. Chas. Vrazel at Yoakum
Funeral services for Mrs. Charles Vrazel of Yoakum nee Leona Kroulik age 45 were held at the First Methodist Church in Yoakum with Rev. R B Lear officiating. Interment followed at Oak Grove Cemetery after viewing at Buffington Chapel. Mrs. Vrazel died March 15 1960 at Huth Memorial Hospital. Survivors include her husband and parents with two sisters living in Austin and Corpus Christi.
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Charles Vrazel
Yoakum
Leona Kroulik
First Methodist Church
R. B. Lear
Buffington Chapel
Oak Grove
West Grand Ave
Huth Memorial Hospital
R. B. Kroulik
Shiner
R. H
Evelyn) Anderson
Austin
A. L
Earline) Hall
Corpus Christi
Claude Jacobs
W. F. Arnold
William Albrecht
Fritz Barre
Monroe Rinn
Joe Abernathy
Last Rites Held For Mrs. Rosenfelder
Elise Rosenfelder of Yoakum age 89 years 10 months and 14 days had last rites at Buffington Chapel Yoakum on Wednesday March 23 at 8430 a m and 9 a m Requiem High Mass at St Josephs Church Rev Father Edward J Jansky officiated Rosary recited at the chapel Tuesday night Burial in SPJST Cemetery Shiner
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Elise Rosenfelder
Yoakum
Buffington Chapel
St. Joseph’s Catholic Church
Edward J. Jansky
SPJST
Shiner
Census Takers Prepare for 1960 Population Census Training
Census takers will attend three training sessions March 28 to 30 led by crew leaders. They receive about nine hours of instruction on asking questions, using the questionnaire, map reading, and district canvassing to ensure a complete count for the April 1 start. About 250 000 district maps are prepared, one per district, and each taker gets a map for their area.
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Sid Holdredge
Last Rites For Anton Matias
Funeral services for Anton Matias 79 formerly of Rt. 3 Yoakum and longtime area farmer were held in Yoakum. The Rev Father Edward J Jansky officiated at Buffington Chapel St Josephs Catholic Church and Cemetery. Rosary was recited prior. He died March 16 at Huth Memorial Hospital after a seven day confinement. Survivors include brother Louis Matias of Shiner.
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Anton Matias
Rt. 3
Yoakum
Bluebonnet Rest Home
Moulton
Edward J. Jansky
Buffington Chapel
St. Joseph’s Catholic Church
Mr. Matias
Czechoslovakia
Huth Memorial Hospital
Louis Matias
Shiner
Spoetzl Brewery Adds Two New Staff Members
Spoetzl Brewery announces two new hires, Joe F Roller and Carlos D Wenske. Roller becomes bookkeeper after leaving Farmers Equipment Co. of Eagle Lake Texas. Wenske, formerly with Danbury's in Victoria, joins as salesman. Both families reside at Jos Patek Jr residence.
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Spoetzl Brewery
Joe F. Roller
Julius Zissa
Roller
Farmers Equipment Co., Inc
Eagle Lake
Texas
Carlos D. Wenske
Danbury’s
Victoria
Birth announcements from Shiner and Hallettsville families
Mr and Mrs Daniel Peters of Shiner announce the birth of their first child a son born Sunday March 13 at Renger Hospital Hall ettsville weighing 7 pounds Amalie Pustka is mother and Victor Peters and Matt Pustka are grandparents of the newborn A second couple Mr and Mrs Grant Miller of Bay City report a son born Saturday March 12 at a Bay City hospital weight 3 pounds 6 ounces with a sister and Ruth Heidrich mother The Bay City family lists Willie Heidrich and Clara Neubauer as relatives A third family Mr and Mrs Eddie Pilat of Shiner welcome a son born Saturday March 19 at Wagner Hospital weighing 8 pounds 6 ounces A fourth family Mr and Mrs Adolph Juluska Hallettsville announce a son born March 16 at Wagner Hospital weighing 8 pounds 4 ounces
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Daniel Peters
Shiner
Renger Hospital
Hallettsville
Little Daniel Jr
Amalie Pustka
Victor Peters
Sweet Home
Matt Pustka
Grant Miller
Bay City
Wagner Hospital
Adolph Jaluska
Meetings and Notices from SHINER and Local Groups
SHINER Clippers hold practice Sunday March 27 at 2 30 p m. CDA meets Monday March 28 at 7 30 p m with Civil Defense films poems contest results and prize awards followed by balloting for new candidates. Junior CDA Troop Regina Coeli meets Monday March 28 at 7 30 p m to view Civil Defense film. meeting in Green Room after. Council of Catholic Women meets Thursday March 24 at 7 30 p m in the Parish Gym. officers and reps urged to attend.
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Shiner Clippers
CDA
Regina Coeli
Council of Catholic Women
Kindergarten Capers of 1960 at High School Gym
Mrs. Otto Gloor presents 13 pupils for an evening program on Tuesday March 29 at 7 30 in the High School Gym. The show features song, rhyme, dancing and rhythm band with accordion intermission by Douglas Kubicek, Richard Davis, Gary Davis and Howard Gloor. Free will offering to aid school supplies.
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Otto Gloor
Douglas Kubicek
Richard Davis
Gary Davis
Howard Gloor
Pake's Market Hosts Cub Scouts Food Sale
Food and bake sale at Patek's Market in downtown Saturday April 2 starting 10:00 a.m. Featuring kolaches cakes pies pigs in blankets strudels and noodles. Proceeds benefit Cub Scouts Pack No 232.
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Cub
Highway Work Awarded on US 77 and 77 A in Lavaca County
The State Highway Commission announced that R. B. Butler, Inc. of Bryan won the contract for 1.5 miles of widening on US 77 and 77 A in Lavaca County. The low bid was 198,194 dollars. Construction will take 165 working days and oversee by M. G. Cornelius, district highway engineer, with C. V. Rambert as resident engineer in Yoakum.
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Lavaca County
Bryan
Austin
State Highway Commission
R. B. Butler, Inc
Hallettsville
Yoakum
M. G. Cornelius
C. V. Rambert
April 1 Deadline For Patrolman Jobs
Col Homer Garrison Jr of the Texas Department of Public Safety reminds young Texans that April 1 is the deadline to apply for patrolman positions. Examinations for men aged 21 to 35 will be held statewide in April. qualifications include high school graduation and good health. Write DPS Box 4087 North Austin Station for details.
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Homer Garrison, Jr
Texas Department of Public Safety
Texas Dps
North
Austin Station
Austin
Texas
Garrison
DPS Law Enforcement Academy
Fire Destroys Home of Boehl Family at Former Estate
A Sunday noon fire completely destroyed the home of Mr and Mrs Edmund Boehl and their family. The roof caught fire likely from sparks from a wood heater, leaving no contents saved. The house sits on the former Rippen Schneider Estate near the Green School area, owned by Aug Werner of Shiner.
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Edmund Boehl
Rippen-Schneider
Aug. Werner of
Shiner
Green School
Hospital Roll of Patients and Dismissals
List of patients admitted this week with names including Mrs Minnie Glatzert Adolph Lichey Walter Schmidt and unit notes. Colored Unit records Baby Mark Murphy of Shiner born March 20 weighing 2 pounds 5 ounces. Dismissals include Mrs Otto Vogt Mrs Louis J Havel Harvey Selzer and others with Colored Unit entries Clara Murphy Dorothy Flowers Shiner.
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Minnie Glatzert
Adolph Lichey
Walter Schmidt
Joe R. Mikesh
Joe Baros
Arthur Schmidt
Eddie Pilat
Otto Vogt
Louis J. Havel
Harvey Selzer
Milosh Vaclavik
Betty Hull
Annie McGinty
Weldon Aschenbeck
Joe Harabis
Eddie Pesek
Ludwig Matus
August Brunkenhoefer
Adolph Jaluska
Night Hunters Lead Arrests By Wardens
February arrests by game wardens totaled 214 for illegal night hunting and fishing license violations. Thirty five night hunting charges and 37 fishing without license were pursued. fines and costs reached 7,947.29 dollars. Deer duck geese quail and squirrel infractions occurred after season close. A 2.15 dollar license applies to ages 16 to 65 for rod and reel fishing.
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Austin
Game and Fish Commission
Hallettsville Livestock Auction Prices Report
On Tuesday Hallettsville livestock sold with 820 cattle 510 hogs 40 sheep on hand. Calves good and choice 25 to 28.60 commercial 22 to 25 utility 20 to 22. stocker calves 27 to 34 stocker heifers 24 to 28 stocker yearlings 23 to 26 heavy bulls 20 to 23.20 light bulls 18 to 20 cows good heavy 17 to 20 cutter 15 to 17 canner 15 down. cow and calf pairs good 185 to 240 medium 160 to 185 old worn out 160 down. Hogs good and choice 15.60 to 16.40 sows 12 to 15 heavy 14.50 to 15.50 light 14.50 to 15.50 feeders 12 to 15 pigs 3 to 10. Sheep ewes 8 to 12 lambs 13 to 16 bucks 8 to 10 pairs 10 to 20.
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Hallettsville Livestock Commission
SCTAL Sees Two Teams Drop. Witting Applies to Join
La Grange and Swiss Alp Farmers exit the South Central Texas Amateur League leaving six members. Witting, near Moulton, seeks entry. a mail poll will seek remaining clubs' approval. If approved, seven teams would compete but a new schedule will be required. Remaining clubs are La Grange Bernardo Plum Shiner Weimar Nada.
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la Grange
Ammannsville Ramblers
Alp Farmers
Witting
Moulton
Bernardo
Plum
Shiner
Weimar
Nada
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Longhorn Cavern
Andrews County
Ector
Midland
Moore
Orange
Harris County
Dallas
Bexar
Tarrant
Belcherville
Houston City
Union
Mr. Galloway
Bird Book Sells
Columbus
Harles Frazer Shiner
Chas. Vrazel
Rosenfelder
Patek
Eddie Jaks
Edgar P. Kram
Willie Menke
Robert Struka
Willie Wagner
Julia Wolters
Mike Benes Jr
Henry Schierschwitz
Frank Steiner
E. W. Stratman
Legion and Auxiliary of
Kolar-Stanek
Legion
Clara B. Murphy
Dorothy Flowers, Shiner
Stock Market Report
South Centex Loop
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