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Newspaper
Fredericksburg Standard
Location
Fredericksburg, Texas, United States of America
Date
Apr 19, 1950
Page
19
4 H Club members run hybrid corn trials with fertilizer and side dressing to compare yields with unfertilized plots. Pecan insect control covers phylloxera, aphids, and pecan nut casebearer with specific sprays and timing. A Texas Tech cattle fattening study shows fall calf purchases yield profits, based on a 172 day winter phase and 185 day grazing phase.
Woerner Warehouse installs molasses mixing machinery in the feed grinding department alongside a 2500 gallon molasses tank and a new large dry batch mixer. Leroy Woerner says molasses enhances cattle feeding by boosting intake and growth, not as a medicine, and invites farmers to view the new equipment and seek guidance on feeding problems.
The Pleasant Hill Community won a $100 prize in the Farmer-Stockman Texas Rural Neighborhood Progress Contest. A celebration picnic with baskets and friends will be planned, date to be announced. The Pleasant Hill Home Demonstration Club met April 12 at Mrs. W. C. Stewart’s home for an afternoon program ending with songs.
Friends and relatives mourn Frank Valverde who died after a short illness at a Fredericksburg hospital. Services were held at Beekmann Funeral Home with Rev. Holm officiating and interment in City Cemetery. Continued on Page 2, Sec. 2.
The Security State Bank will close on Friday April 21 in observance of San Jacinto Day.
The Blanco County Fair and Rodeo will be held August 4 and 5 this year per Johnson City Chamber of Commerce president Robert Knox. Dates moved earlier to avoid clashing with other fairs.
The 1856 building at 308 West Main Street Fredericksburg transformed from gun cap factory to hardware and plumbing outlet and now houses the Rutledge Dress Shop. Owners M. L. Bogisch preserved the historic walls while updating the storefront. Its frontier past and adaptable use mark a notable local landmark in Gillespie County.
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