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Newspaper
Fredericksburg Standard
Location
Fredericksburg, Texas, United States of America
Date
Apr 05, 1950
Page
9
Hornflies, tiny bloodsucking flies, threaten cattle in spring with rapid life cycles. Early spraying with DDT or toxaphene at 5 percent can reduce total treatments and improve gains, as cattle free of hornflies gain 10 to 20 pounds monthly. Free circular Vegetable Insect Control C-264 from the County Agent.
In Harper Independent School District election on Saturday three trustees were named Felix Rischner Alfred Spaeth and Edwin Dittmar. Holdover members listed Floy Bode Henry Wendel Victor Wendel and Douglas Duderstadt. The Harper 4-H Club met Tuesday with 27 members two visitors and County Agent C A Stone present. Carlton Wendel presided as president and Stone spoke on 4-H plans and livestock feeding. A membership committee was appointed. Next meeting set for April 6 at 10 am.
Fredericksburg Boy Scout troops mobilize weeks of prep to haul brush to hilltops. They will guard piles and stage a nighttime bonfire for Easter pageant while the Easter bunny will dye eggs at the spots.
The Pleasant Hill barbecue pit at the school is finished with new tile posts a tile flue and a completed table. Felix Lindig a Rural Neighborhood Progress Chairman has added rock buildings and cement tiles to his property. The Lindigs visited Fredericksburg on Friday. Werner Lang from San Antonio was mentioned.
The Stonewall Community club set a Thursday Easter egg hunt at 2 PM for youngsters. A school clean up day is scheduled for April 14 in the afternoon. A finance committee of Simon Burg Ernest Hodges and James Eckert was appointed.
Emil Kolmeier, founder of Kolmeier and Klier Company in 1905, retires on April 1 selling his interest to Clarence F. Probst. The firm becomes Probst Hardware Inc. Kolmeier, 72, began in hardware in 1896 and witnessed vast industry changes from kerosene lamps to electric ranges and home appliances.
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