Gillespie County Soil District approves initial conservation plans
The Gillespie County Soil Conservation District Board met on August 20 approving initial conservation plans for farmers and ranchers including Emil Herbert and son, Mrs. Effie Mae Evans and son, Felix Herbert, Albert Holland, Erwin Lindig, Mrs. Elfriede Cornehl, Adolph Cornehl, Alfons Lang, W. O. Pape, Edmund Durst, Walter Doebbler, and Mrs. A. W. Krausse. The plan aims to use each acre by its capability and needs. The meeting also discussed grass and legume seeding equipment from Hancock Manufacturing Co. The next meeting is the third Wednesday.
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Board of Supervisors
Gillespie County Soil Conservation District
Emil Herbert
Louis Dawkins
Hancock Manufacturing Co
Lubbock
Wed
Conservation meeting and terrace work advance in Tivydale area
On Wednesday conservation officials welcomed discussion on preservation. Soil Conservation Service crews built about 2 miles of terraces for W. O. Pape of Tivydale. They are constructing small channel terraces with a bulldozer and plan to plant legumes like Hubham clover to minimize erosion. Madrid clover growth is noted by W. H. Stevens, who will harvest seed from second-year stands and seed 30 to 40 more acres. Range deferment is praised for its long term payoff. Deep rooted grasses resist drought and recover quickly with moisture. Arthur Grobe and Felix Ottmers plan to harvest alfalfa seed soon after recent hay cuttings.
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Soil Conservation Service
W. O. Pape
Tivydale
Mr. Pape
W. H. Stevens
Klein Branch Conservation Group
Madrid
Stevens
Arthur Grobe
Knopp School Conservation Group
Felix Ottmers
Cave Creek
McCulloch Wood Cutting Demo Offer At Your Door
In the next few days visit our store for a real wood cutting demonstration or call us to arrange a show at your location. No obligation. See what a McCulloch can do.
Girl Scout Board Meeting Held Monday
The monthly Girl Scout board meeting was held Monday night in the Cabin. A report on the day camp held in June was heard. A schedule of expenses will be posted on the bulletin board. Tentative plans were made to hold a Girl Scout roundup early in October. Mrs Enoch St Clair urged leaders to contact her for help with Brownie or Scout troops.
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Girl Scout Board
Girl Scout Bulletin Board
Enoch St. Clair
Texas hunter Walker 96 deer in his 96 years
Lufkin resident Uncle George H Walker has spent a lifetime chasing game. He estimates he has killed 96 deer and many more wild turkeys across his 96 years, a tally that draws local awe.
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Lufkin
George H. Walker
Family Centered Home Economics Teaching Emphasized
Mrs. Dixie Stafford of Fredericksburg High School reported that the Texas Homemaking teachers meeting in San Antonio stressed a family centered homemaking education program. The conference featured 22 work group sessions and four general sessions led by Lawrence W. Taylor and Robert L. Sutherland, focusing on personal stability and self assessment.
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Dixie Stafford
Fredericksburg High School
Texas
Gunter and Plaza
San Antonio
Hillsdale College
Michigan
Robert L. Sutherland
Hogg Foundation For Mental Hygiene
University of Texas
Taylor
Town-Country Home Demo Club Picnic Planned
The Town and Country Home Demonstration Club schedules a family picnic for Friday evening August 29 at Oakcrest Park in the Garden Club area. Families should bring a picnic lunch with drinks and may bring guests and extra food. Members with spare card tables should bring them and folding chairs.
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Town and Country Home Demonstration Club
Oakcrest Park
Garden Club
Southwestern Sheep Dog Trials Set in Kerrville August 30
The Southwestern Sheep Dog Society announces free admission for the Kerrville event at Tivy Stadium on Saturday night August 30 at 8. Open and Ranch Trials will crown trophies. sheep provided by Street Hamilton. Judges include Wes ley Plant and Gene Lock, with Guy Powell announcing. Dogs drive five sheep through a course judged on gathering fetching driving penning and style.
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Gillespie
Kerrville
Tivy Stadium
Hal Peterson
Glen
Southwestern Sheep Og Society
Street Hamilton
Fred Pierson
Wesley Plant
Gene Lock
Guy Powell
Stocker Cattle Top Auction Sale Wednesday
Gillespie County Livestock Sales Company reports strong stocker cattle demand with best stockers at 27.00 per hundred and stocker cows up to 165 dollars. cows with calves sold to 185 per pair, butcher yearlings 16 to 26, and bulls to 20.50. Sheep and goats sold at prevailing prices despite light offerings. Notable buyers and consignors include Albert Sieckmann Doss stocker calf 27, Louis Mueller Fredericksburg canner-cutter cow 20, William Raute Fredericksburg stocker cow 165, E Priess Fredericksburg cow and calf 185, Emil Mund Doss 1300 lb bull 20.50.
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Gillespie County Livestock Sales Company
Albert Sieckmann
Doss
Louis Mueller
Fredericksburg
William Raute
E. Priess
Emil Mund
Pitluk Named Publicity Leader for L A Livestock Show
The San Antonio Livestock Exposition selected Pitluk Advertising Company to handle advertising and public relations for the 1953 stock show and rodeo. Dr. Harold Vagtborg said the agency will oversee promotion as a packaged unit. Jack Pitluk Jr. will supervise all media, with Jim Battersby directing publicity.
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San Antonio
Pitluk
Jack Pitluk Jr
Jim Battersby
Pithuk
Texas state hospitals study cites 50000 in need of care
Special studies for the Texas state hospital system indicate that about 50,000 aged or infirm Texans require hospital care, per a board report overseeing state-operated hospitals and special schools.
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Texas State
Texas
Tuberculosis skin test signals need for further checks
A skin reaction to tuberculin does not prove tuberculosis but indicates the need for further careful examination, according to the Texas Tuberculosis Association.
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The
Texas Tuberculosis Association
Austin State Hospital Ranked Second Nationwide in 1951
The American Psychiatric Association cited Austin State Hospital for notable achievements in treating senile patients, placing it second in the nation in its 1951 evaluation of dementia care and geriatric psychiatry.
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Austin State Hospital
American Psychiatris Association
Drouth Stricken Farmers May Apply For Emergency FHA Aid
Drouth stricken Texas farmers may seek emergency credit through the Farmers Home Administration to buy feed seed and other supplies. County offices can issue disaster loans at 3 percent under Public Law 38 to prevent livestock liquidation and sustain fall crops in drought areas. Gillespie County supervisor James E Burleson and local committee members oversee eligibility and assistance in Fredericksburg.
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Texas
L. J. Cappleman
Farmers Home Administration of
Dallas
Farmers Home Administration
Cappleman
Business
James E. Burleson
Fredericksburg
Gillespie County
Burleson
Thomas Jung
Hagel and Son Elected to National Angus Assn
Ben C Hagel and his son of Fredericksburg Texas were elected members of the American Aberdeen Angus Breeders Association in Chicago. Secretary Frank Richards reports they are among 18 Texas breeders admitted in the past month. Patronize your home town merchant.
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Ben C. Hagel
Fredericksburg
Texas
Chicago
Frank Richards
Hagel
Crabapple Home Demonstration Club Family Night Aug 13
Members of the Crabapple Home Demonstration Club and guests gathered at the home of Mr. and Mrs. van Rabke for a family night. A short business meeting preceded singing and a poem read by A F Pegsen with a story by Leroy Rabke. Ice cream cookies and cake were served, and the next meeting was set for Sept 5 at Mrs. Alvin Welgehausen’s home.
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Crabappe Home
van Rabkesi
A. F. Pegsen
Leroy Rabke
Alvin Welgehausen
Hom
Fredericksburg Bank to Close for Labor Day Observance
The Fredericksburg bank will be closed on September 1 in observance of Labor Day.
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Fredericksburg
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Temple
Yaemple Lumber
Terao Mgr
Phoni
Ben Hagel
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Angus Ass'n
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