Palo Alto 4-H Club Notes Report Insect Control Tips
Miss Selma Arhelgeg sponsors the Palo Alto 4-H Club which met April 5 1939 at the school house. The group discussed dangerous garden insects and a nicotine solution for spray. Members present included Lorine Mildred Paula Itz Alice Emmie Mae Dietrich Flora Louise Lehne and Louise Lahne was elected reporter. Marjorie Jung resigned as reporter and as a member after moving to San Antonio to work.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Selma
Lorine
Mildred
Paula Itz
Alice
Emmie Mae Dietrich
Flora
Louise Lehne
Marjorie Jung
San Antonio
Louise Lahne
Writing Center Setup Promoted At County Meeting
Miss Cornelia Faye Stewart County Home Demonstration Agent led a schoolhouse meeting on April 4 urging every bedroom to include a writing center with proper height knee room and light. She demonstrated book ends while noting suitable chairs and shelves and a waste basket.
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Cornelia Faye Stewart
Stewart
Victoria Arlitt
Julia Stehling
Joyce Striegler
Stonewall Club Weighs Dress Making Standards
Miss Cornelia Faye Stewart told the Stonewall Home Demonstration Club at Mrs. Emil Lindig's home on April 4 that dresses should be well made because young children are active and their clothing wears hard.
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Cornelia Faye Stewart
Stonewall Home Demonstration Club
Emil Lindig
Smooth sewing rules and council notes from April meeting
The article urges durable dress construction with flat and French seams to save time and fabric. Miss Mary Jenschke reports on the last council meeting. The club donated three dollars to tune the Stonewall school piano. Members and visitors attend the roll call and meeting adjourns to April 18 at Mrs Ernest Hodges.
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Mary Jenschke
Stonewall
John Gardner
Alfred Rusenberger
Otto Beckmann
Emil Lindig
Hersman Weinheimer
Ernest Hodges
Alvin Wei
Cherry Mountain Club Meets at Holly Home
The Cherry Mountain Demonstration Club met April 6 at Mrs. Chas Holly’s home. Miss Cornelia Faye Stewart advised durable soft fabrics and no loose threads for little girls dresses, with minimal starch. Attendees included Mrs. Chas Holly, Mrs. Fritz Rummler, Mrs. Hy Durst, Mrs. Ed Moellering, Mrs. Alf Moellering, Mrs. Vic Moellering, and Misses Cora Durst Louise Rummler. The group planned to meet April 21 at Mrs. Ed Moellering’s home.
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Cornelia Faye Stewart
Cherry Mountain Demonstration Club
Chas
Holly
Ed Moellering
Mesdames Chas
Fritz Rummler
Hy, Durst
Ed. Moellering
Alf. Moellering
Victor Moellering
Cora Durst
Louise Rummler
V Moellering
Willow Club Studies Children's Clothing
Willow City Home Demonstration Club met at Mrs. Ferrel Smiths home on April 5 to study childrens clothing. Miss Cornelia Faye Stewart emphasized that the neck line of a boys blouse should be low enough to avoid neck strain when he stoops.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Cornelia Faye Stewart
Willow City Home Demonstration Club
Ferrel Smith
Kerrville Residence Destroyed By Blaze
Kerrville on April 11 a rock veneer home of G. C. McCoy real estate man three miles north on Harper Road burned during Easter morning. Loss unofficially estimated at 7500 partly insured as McCoy escaped from a window. A gas plant leak is suspected to start the fire in the kitchen during breakfast. Local fire trucks had to rely on booster tanks for water. Servants house and other outbuildings were saved.
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Kerrville
G. C. McCoy
Here
Harper Road
McCoy
Meeting Minutes Describe Posture Concerns and Refreshments
The text notes a neck line causing discomfort and poor posture among attendees. The meeting was called to order by the president. A council delegate presented a full report from the previous meeting. After adjournment, members were served refreshments.
First Baptist Church in Luling Burns in Sudden Fire
April 9 report states an educational building main church and parsonage of the First Baptist church in Luling were destroyed by a fire started about 12 45 pm. Insurance covered losses total about 17700 with initial estimates of 30000 to 40000. Firefighters from Luling and Seguin faced water supply problems as wind drove flames.
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Luling
First Baptist Church
Seguin
Admiral Dewey Hoists Meal Pennant at Manila Bay
Admiral Dewey, famed for decisive action at Manila Bay on May 1 1898, is cited here as the only naval officer to end combat to raise the meal pennant for the crew breakfast in a historic moment of disciplined routine during wartime.
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Admiral Dewey
Manila Bay
Wheat and wool market notes from San Antonio April 11
Agriculture reporting a May 1 wheat supply projection 35 percent above normal with carryover at 275 million bushels. Wool clip favorable due to lower carryover, loan extension, and steady domestic mill demand. Crop protection tips include worm control formulas and insect sprays. Hogs and cattle market reports show receipts and price ranges for various weight categories, with trading activity described as active yet uneven.
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Agriculture Department
Department
San Antonio
Market Notes On Livestock Prospects For 1939
The report forecasts steadier sheep prices and a larger hog supply in 1939 with more cattle and hogs marketed in spring and summer. It notes an expected rise in slaughter cattle and hog numbers, with higher demand supporting prices while overall slaughter remains modest. Also mentions more cows and heifers held back from slaughter.
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Bureau of Agricultural Economies
Bureau
Corn
Stomach comfort ad promises relief with Alkalosine A
Questioning indigestion gas gall bladder pains and high blood pressure the ad claims restoring potassium balance with Alkalosine A. A one month treatment costs $1 50 with a money back guarantee from Keidel's Drug Store.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Keidel
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Palo Alto
Rocky Hill 4-H Club
Stonewall Club
Cherry Mountain Club
Holly Home
Willow Club
Hudson
America
Detroit
Dolezal Motor Company
Fredericksburo
Pexas
Chas Dolezal
Record-Courier
Yarboroughs
Yarborough
Yarborough. Bros
Ranchman’s Supplies
Lochte Storage & Commission Company
Fisher
Chevrolet
General Motors
Standard Motor Company Inc
Fredericksburg, Texas
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