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Newspaper
Fredericksburg Standard
Location
Fredericksburg, Texas, United States of America
Date
Aug 01, 1951
Page
11
Kendall-Hodges marks five years in Fredericksburg with a special offer in men’s ladies’ and children’s shoes. Partners J. Frank Kendall and Bill Hodges express appreciation for customers’ support and announce a celebratory shoe sale.
K N McBride who formerly ran the McBride Chevrolet Company has sold the San Saba drug store to R G Pud Watkins of Brady. The McBrides also sold their home in the neighboring city. Future plans remain unannounced.
In the shoe department customers are urged to shop now to meet late summer and fall needs for themselves and their children as many seek footwear options.
Six men from the Hill Country draft board area including four from Gillespie county will report for induction into the Army in August. Five men report on Tuesday August 14: Edmund H. Meyer Rudolph E. Staudt Harper Kermit E. Grona Fredericksburg Wm H. Rogers Llano and Byron F. Woolsey Center Point. Buck D. Smith the fourth Gillespie to report will go on Monday August 20.
The Poultry Judging Team Luther Baethee Stanley Sultemeier and Allie Lee Smith represented District 1 at College Station on June 25. The names did not appear in the Gillespie County Fair Catalog due to timing of an article submission. Fly control emphasizes sanitation with chemical options and spraying intervals. Blackleg and malignant edema affect calves with vaccination as prevention. Finely ground peanut hulls underperform prairie hay as roughage in a 133 day steer fattening test.
Soil Conservation Service explains terrace purpose to control runoff and erosion on slopes. Ridge terraces suit low rainfall areas and channel terraces suit steep hills. proper outlets and waterways are essential for effectiveness. grassed outlets or sodded pastures are recommended. G R Wittig of Knopp School conservation group noted widespread adoption in Hill Country.
Bonafide H Club members or active FFA members in Gillespie County may compete. Each 4 H Club can field a team of three with an alternate, and each FFA Chapter can enter one team. Prizes include ribbons for top teams and high individuals. Contest covers corn maize hegari oats wheat speltz barley sudan grass cowpea hay and alfalfa hay. Notify county agents by August 6.
The Soil Conservation Service will oversee technical aspects of permanent ACP practices including terraces and livestock water systems in Gillespie County. Marvin A. Daniel leads SCS efforts with procedures requiring producer contact through PMA, SCS inspection, and prior approval before payments. help may be requested from PMA staff if needed.
Gillespie Soil Conservation District notes channel type terraces filled gullies and eliminated standing water. Mr. Wittig built a water way seeded to blue stem grass before terraces. Reginald Morris of Morris Ranch praises terraces for stopping soil and silt from covering young crops and replanting needs.
A prehistoric egg was described as roughly the size of a touch football, indicating a notably large egg from the dinosaur species discussed.
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