Farm vacations bring profit to tired farms across states
The farm vacation concept lets farmers offer spare rooms and meals to city visitors, creating a profitable sideline. Initiated by Bill Wolfe in 1949, his Farm Vacations and Holidays, Inc. distributes catalogs with hundreds of farms in 28 states and Ontario.
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New York
Fifth Avenue
Texas
Montana
Delaware
Bill Wolfe
America
Wolfe
Farm Vacations and Holidays, Incorporated
Ontario
Farm Vacations and Holidays, Inc
N. Y
Watershed Meeting Set in Melvin May 1
A watershed meeting for Brady Creek landowners is planned in Melvin on Thursday May 1 at p m by the Concho and San Saba Brady Soil Conservation Districts. George Johanson secretary of the San Saba Brady board says the session covers floodwater retarding structures land treatment channel improvements and related matters. A 25 minute color film on watershed protection and soil conservation by Farm Equipment Institute will be shown courtesy of local dealers. All interested landowners businessmen and others are invited.
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Brady Creek
Melvin
Concho
San Saba-Brady
George Johanson
San Saba-Brady Board
Farm Equipment Institute
Johanson
San Saba Attorney Louis Crump Enters State Senate Race
San Saba attorney Louis Crump announced his candidacy for Texas State Senator of the 16th District. Born in Coleman County and educated at Cumberland University law school, Crump has served as Coleman County attorney and practiced in San Saba for 11 years. He lists extensive community leadership roles and aims to address taxation and state spending. The 16th District includes Brown, Burnet, Lampasas, Bandera, Concho, Gillespie, Kerr, Kimble, Kent, Llano, Mason, McCulloch, Menard, Mills, San Saba, Uvalde, and Zavala counties.
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Louis Crump
San Saba
Texas
Carlos Ashley
Llano
Crump
Coleman County
Santa Anna High School
Cumberland University
State Bar of
San Saba Independent School District
Lions International
San Saba Lions Club
San Saba Jaycees
Brown
Zavala Counties
Girl Scout Troop 9 Elects New Leaders
Girl Scout Troop 9 elected new patrol leaders and officers for the next six weeks at the Girl Scout Little House. Named are Cheri Broad leader Jeanagayle Deeds assistant. Anne Laws leader Annabeth Rutherford assistant. Linda Harvey leader Daryl York assistant.
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Girl Scout Little House
Patrol
Cheri Broad
Jeanagayle Deeds
Anne Laws
Annabeth Ruthersen
Linda Harvey
Daryl York
Camp Wood Lake
Nibbles
Janie Crew
Sandra Elliott
Lou Donna Guice
Kay Lankford
Annabeth Rutherford
Anne Lawler
H. O. Broad
Minnie Grimes
Mrs Kyzar Hosts Circle Meeting at First Baptist
The Cannie Jay Circle met Wednesday morning at Mrs. Tommy Kyzar's home with 12 members present. Mrs. Jordan led prayer, Mrs. Whiteley offered a special illness prayer, and Mrs. Slaughter reviewed The Adventure of Prayer. April mission asks members to bring soap Kleenex and powder for the aged home.
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Cannie Jay
First Baptist Church
Tommy Kyzar
Joe Morrow
Bernah Jordan
Ed Whiteley
Mercer Slaughter
T. P. Wood
Mmes. Jordan
J. W. McBride
Bob Burtis
Red Simpson
Leonard Boyd
James Aice
Morrow
J. D. Hampton
Whiteley
Kyzar
Slaughter
Brady B and PW Club Elects New Officers
The Brady Business and Professional Women's Club met at Mrs. H. L. Lackey's home for a regular meeting. Mrs. W. R. Malone presided as president. Officers elected for 1952 50 include Mrs. D. W Jordan president and Miss Tressie Shaver first vice president.
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Brady Business and Professional Women’s Club
H. L. Lackey
W. R. Malone
D. W Jordan
Tressie Shaver
Hazel Harris
Daysie Byler
Ellen Berquist
Charles Samuelson
H. M. Toboowsky
Cactus Hotel
San Angelo
D. W. Jordan
J. B. Mills
Willie Murrah
Misses Lucille Benham
Dora Ryan
Clyde Halls Host Open House for Former Pastor and Wife
Mr and Mrs Clyde Hall hosted an Open House honoring the Rev C E Marshall and Mrs Marshall of Eagle Lake a former pastor of the First Methodist Church The event ran from 730 to 830 pm at 207 West St The table featured pink and red carnations with a pink linen cloth About 150 guests attended with family friends and members of the church listed among the attendees.
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Clyde Hall
C. E. Marshall
Eagle Lake
First Methodist Church
West Sth St
Mmes
D. A. Harkrider
Charles Matthews
Glenn Kittle
Wilson D. Jordan
Herbert Harkrider
Earl Todd
Sonia Cox
Fredericka Miller
Jeanette St. Clair
Patricia Gleaton
Wilson Jordan
Harold Deaton
Phyllis Hoffman Honored on Birthday
Phyllis Hoffman celebrated her fifth birthday Saturday with a party hosted by her mother Mrs Ross Hoffman at 206 West 7th Street from 3 30 to 5 p m. Pink punch and birthday cake were served to Sara Ruffin Rebecca McCollum Charlotte Thompson Debbie Thompson Susan Casen bary Susan White Susan Huntington Marsha Gault Mrs Tommy Kyzar Lynn Mrs Sam McCollum and the honoree's grandmother Mrs Louis Bierman.
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Phyllis Hoffman
Ross Hoffman
West 7Th St
Sara Ruffin
Rebecca McCollum
Charlotte
Debbie Thompson
Susan
Kelly Casenbary
Susan White
Susan Huntigton
Marsha Gault
Tommy Kyzar
Lynn
Sam McCollum
Louis Bierman
Mrs Akins Reviews Book At Twentieth Century Club
Mrs R L Akins reviewed Call Me Mother by Virginia Taylor Klaus during the Twentieth Century Club meeting in the Richards Memorial Library club room. Hostesses E O Martin Ed Tittle and John Pellizzari offered refreshments to members including Mmes Akins York Sloane Lewis Miller Porter and others plus Misses Glober Hawkins and Pellizzari.
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R. L. Akins
Me Mother
Virginija Taylor Klaus
Twentieth Century Club
Richards Memorial Library
Mmes
E. O. Martin
Ed Tittle
John Pellizzari
Mmes. Akins
C. D. York
John Sloane
John Lewis
Milt Miller
Herman Porter
Noble Johnson
C. V. Glober
Albert Broad
L. O. Brown
Sam
Dr Tauch honored at Schulenburg Fine Arts Night
San Antonio sculptress Dr Waldine Tauch, born in Schulenburg, was feted at the fifth annual Fine Arts Night in her birthplace. More than 400 attendees toured exhibits and met the artist who recalled carving chalk figures as a child after being inspired by a bookmark once owned by Schulenburg resident Mrs Henry Mayer.
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Waldine Tauch
Schulenburg
Schulenburg High School
San Antonio
Dr. Tauch
Brady and
Menard
Henry Mayer
Brady Tuesday Club
Brady Girls Homecoming Visit Includes Hark Rider Quain and Ethridge
A report from Texas Tech, Lubbock, notes Brady girls visiting last weekend. Participants named include Jimmie Helen Hark Rider, Nell Quain, and CloAnn Ethridge.
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Texas Tech
Brady
Lubbock
Jimmie Helen Harkrider
Nell Quain
CloAnn Ethridge
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John Cameron Swayze
Cole Portable
Cole's
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Orcorator
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