Million Dollar Rain Boosts Pasture and Wheat Prospects
Rain finally arrived across Gillespie County with sections reporting up to 3 inches. Ground soaked, livestock losses noted after dipping, and grass regrowth easing corn prospects. Rip Gut grass identified as a new hazard by Charles Walter. advice to destroy seed. Poultry notes estimate 60 days to early egg production with feed cost calculations and pullet separation guidance.
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Austin Road
Emil Sauer
Doss
Fter
Charles Walter
Walter
Willow City Rains Bring Community Relief
Willow City reports around two inches of rain last week easing drought fears. WSCS met at Mrs. Nolin Althaus home Tuesday with guest Mrs. Carlos Grote and Mrs. Franz Pressler attending. Miss Lyla Fay Horlen, in Austin nurses training, spent the weekend with her parents.
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WSCS
Nolin Althaus
Kluck
Harlingen
Carlos Grote
Franz Pressler
Lyla Fay Horlen
Austin
E. G. Horlen
C. B. Renick
Jack Sidden
San Antonio
Willie Althaus
Stonewall Base Ball Park Gets New Bleachers
Stonewall Base Ball Park adds a new set of bleachers with roofing built by Hard Ball Team members and fans on Friday and Saturday. Sunday featured a Burgs Warehouse barbecue gathering. A Sunday game with Harper was postponed due to rain.
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Stonewall Base Ball Park
Burgs Warehouse
Harper
Benno Eckert
Harvey, Jr
James
Dorothy Hely
Emil Hahne
Emma Jane Evers
Louis Roeder
Boerne
Bernice
Virginia Weinheimer
Bill Wichita
University of Texas
Alvin Weinheimer
Cpl
Hilmar Nebgen
Kelly Field
Eddie Kramer
Robert Segner
Bobby
Edmund Duecker
Money Sought To Purchase Doss Road Right Of Way
Gillespie County Commissioner Court circulates a petition to raise funds for right of way fence posts and fence movement costs for a new Farm to Market road built by the Federal Government. The project will supply the right of way from Doss to the Mason Fredericksburg Highway. The note raises questions about tax funding. Contnued on page 6 see 2.
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Gillespie County Commissioner Court
Doss
Mason-Fredericksburg
Commissioners’ Court
Wedding of Ruth Mayer and Ewald Ottmers in Albert Pehl Hall
A large guest list attended the Saturday wedding of Ruth Mayer and Ewald Ottmers in Pehl's Hall Albert. Supper at 6 30 featured barbecue and trimmings. At 8 30 a chivari extended best wishes and dancing followed into the late hour.
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Ruth Mayer
Ewald Ottmers
Pehl
Albert
Rubin Stahl
Fredericksburg
Herbert Itz
Rudy Schumann
Johnson City Rodeo Sets Week-End Plans at Fair Park
Plans for a three day Johnson City rodeo at Fair Park are complete Archie Patton leads the event with a prize for best dressed cowgirl and cowboy in any show segment The Johnson City state championship basketball team received Lions Club honors with UT Longhorn coach Jack Gray as guest speaker Also listed are an accordion solo by Mrs Aaron Posey and a guitar song by Reverdy Gliddon Several local visits and weekend trips are noted including Mrs John Harper in Fredericksburg and the Witts family visiting from Johnson City Continued on Page 3 Sec 2.
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Fair Park
Johnson City
Archie Patton
Lions Club
Jack Gray
University of Texas Longhorn
Aaron Posey
Reverdy Gliddon
John Harper
Frederiksburg
Walter Barsch
Fredericksburg
Otto Wittkohl
Fred Waugh
Roy
Cecil Smith
Hamilton
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Gillespie Farm and Ranch News
By Jack Lawrence
Harper Theater
J. F. Cook
el Rancho
Harper Lions Club
Lion
Joe Molberg
Harper Club
Charles Workman
Presbyterian Church
Virginia Plummen
Comal
Houston
Texas
George
Alex R. Frantzen
North Adams
Willow City
By Dawn Laurence Willow
Virginia Lee Eckert
Stonewall
Doss Road
Harry Wahrmund Doss
Jane Edwards
Dallas, Texas
Elme Baethge
Aio
Lontz Mill & Feed
Ae Mineral Pyne
Texas Lutheran College
Zions Lutheran Church
Rudy Wendel
Marvin Ottmers
Helen Pehl Albert
Lin
Carolyn Ann
Arthur Jenschke
Gus Pehl
Alfred Merz
Snookie
Edgar Maver
Opal Ray Gipson
Blanco County
Gulf
The
Union
Esso Expres
S Esso
Qwantv
Antes Ryor At
Esso
Humble Touring Service
United States
Canada
Mexico
P.O
Humble’oil & Refining Company
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