Nine Central Texas Counties Seek Deer Regulatory Laws
Nine Texas counties including Mason, McCulloch, Llano, Gillespie, Kerr, Ken dall, Medina, Bexar, and Comal want state regulatory game laws for deer. A Mason meeting approved a bill to empower the State Game Department to tailor limits per county with 15 days notice before effect, preserving two deer per season and tagging does where legal. Howard Dodgen, Game Department Secretary, pledged support to passage and implementation to restore better deer hunting in the region.
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Kendall
Medina
Bexar
Comal
Mason, McCulloch
Llano
Gillespie
Kerr
Regu
Chamber of Commerce
Mason
State Game Department
Game Department
Howard Dodgen
Erich Greif Joins Stehling Brothers Personnel
Erich Greif from Salzburg Austria has taken a stock clerk and sales position at Stehling Brothers in Fredericksburg. The firm’s Felix Stebling cited Greif’s six weeks in the United States, fluent English, and desire to stay in Fredericksburg as reasons for the hire.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Erich Greif
Salzburg
Austria
Stehling Brothers
Fredericksburg
Felix Stebling
Stelling Bros
Erich
Stehling
Greif
United States
Ludwig Vorauer
America
Europe
Euroepe
Germany
Mrs Clemens Gold and family visit San Antonio kin
Mrs Clemens Gold and her child ren spent several days in San Antonio with her sister Mrs Cled Wooldridge during a brief family visit documented in the local society notes.
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Clemens Gold
San Antonio
Cled Wooldridge
Security State Bank Observes Labor Day Closure
The Security State Bank will be closed Monday September 1 in observance of Labor Day. No services will be available and normal operations resume Tuesday.
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The
Security State Bank
Doyle Lees Announce Birth of Daughter Ruth Marie
A baby girl named Ruth Marie, 6 pounds 10 1/2 ounces, was born August 13 at U S Naval Hospital Newport R I to Mrs Jane L Lee and Leonard Doyle Lee USN lithographer second class serving aboard USS Vulcan with the Atlantic Fleet. The couple resides at 22 Buxton Ave Somerset Massachusetts. Lee is the son of Mrs Effie M Lee of Fredericksburg Texas and Mrs John Swartz of Washington DC.
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U. S. Naval Hospital
Newport
Jane L. Lee
Leonard Doyle Lee
USN
Lee
Vulcan
Effie M. Lee
West Main St
Fredericksburg
Texas
John Swartz
24Th St
Washington, D. C
Ruth Marie
Lee’s
Buxton Ave
Somerset
Mass
Texas Game and Fish Licenses Expire September First
The Chief Clerk of the Texas Game and Fish Commission reported hunting and fishing licenses must be renewed by September 1, the start of the fiscal year. About 2400 agents will issue licenses, with prices from 1.65 to 2.15 dollars for individuals and up to 200 dollars for dealer licenses. Nearly 325000 fishing and 350000 hunting licenses were issued this year.
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Austin
Aug
Texas Game & Fish Commission
Texas Represents One Twelfth Of United States Area
A historical note states that Texas accounts for one twelfth of the entire United States land area, highlighting Texas’s vast geographic size relative to the nation.
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Texas
U.S
Wildlife banding and tagging drive modern game management
Weekly Wildlife Wisdom explains that banding birds and tagging game animals helps authorities track movement and flight ranges. It emphasizes hunter cooperation in returning tags and reporting harvest locations as essential to the program.
Betty Jo Koch Birthday Party Celebrates Eleventh Birthday
Betty Jo Koch will be eleven on September 3 and hosted a danco party at home Tuesday with sixteen guests. Betty Jean Crenwelge led girls in scores, Jimmie Gerhard led boys, cake featured chocolate icing and pink candles, hostesses were Mrs. Emil Koch and Mrs. Alex Frantzen. The note adds DC covers 60 square miles.
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Betty Jo Koch
Betty Jean Crenwelge
Lauren Bading
Jimmie Gerhard
Bruce Kowert
Emil Koch
Alex Frantzen
Mourning Dove Open Seasons Announced for North and South Zones
The notice sets North Zone season from Sept 1 to Oct 10 with shooting from 12:00 noon to sunset. South Zone runs Oct 1 to Nov 9 with county exceptions. Some counties allow limited dates in Sept and Oct. Bag limit is ten per day and ten in possession. McMullen County follows state law Nov 1 to Dec 15 and federal Oct 1 to Nov 4.
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Cameron
Hidago
Starr
Mcmullen County
Hybrids Drive Texas Corn Acreage Growth in 1957
Texas corn producers increased hybrid varieties to 1 655 000 acres or 65 percent of all Texas corn in 1957, up from 15 percent in 1945 and under one percent in 1941. Agronomist A B Miller cites county agent demonstrations and seed stock from the Texas Agricultural Experiment Station as key factors, with newer hybrids like Texas 24 26 28 30 and Texas 11 yielding 50 percent more than native types.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
College Station
Texas
Office of Crop Estimates
U. S. Department of Agriculture
Bk. A. Miller
Texas Agricultural Extension Service
Texas Agricultural Experiment Station
Miller
United States
Corn Belt
America
Young Adult Group Hosts Family Night at Edison Street
Edison Street Methodist Church Young Adult group sponsored the Thursday evening program on the church terrace. Albert Brodbeck and Langehennig provided music while Rev. Gus Schulze of San Benito entertained with magic tricks. Refreshments served to a large crowd.
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Edison Street Methodist Church
Church Terrace
Albert Brodbeck
Langehennig
Gus Schulze
San Benito
Kott Family Visiting Relatives in Area
Mr. and Mrs. Arthur R. Kott and family of Boulder City Nevada are visiting relatives and friends here.
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Arthur R. Kott
Boulder City
Nev
Wardens Seize Night Hunters in Texas Arrest Report
The Texas Game and Fish Commission reports 20 nighttime deer hunting cases in the July roundup, plus 29 illegal deer taking cases and seven shooting mourning doves as the season opens in zones. Total July cases reach 271 with fines of 5717.50, compared with last year and June totals.
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Austin
Texas
Texas Game & Fish Commission
Konitz
Channel View
Employees Remain as Processed Coffee Analogy
A simile compares workers to highly processed coffee beans with 98 percent of active ingredients removed, suggesting diminished quality or vitality among the staff. The remark underscores perceived lack of essential elements in the workforce.
Fair Float Triumphs At Kendall County Parade 1952
The Gillespie County Fair float co sponsored by the Chamber of Commerce and the Gillespie County Fair Association won best out of town entry in Kendall County Fair Parade. It previously appeared in Burnet Centennial Llano Homecoming Stockdale Festival Blanco Valley Fair Fiesta Flambeau and Kendall County events. Personnel included Miss Marie Meier Queen of the Fair Miss Perito Bode Cytis Eckhardt and Charles Sehman with Mig Betty Meurer substituting for Miss Meier at Llano.
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Gillespie County Fair
Chamber of Commerce
Gillespie County Fair Association
Kendall County
Marie Meier
Perito Bode
Cytis Eckhardt
Charles Sehymann
Meier
Llano
Mig Betty Meurer
Grand Jury Idea: A Not Guilty Verdict Held High
A defendant muses that a grand jury should return a version of not guilty. The remark suggests filers seek a jury process that counters prosecutorial aims and delivers acquittal rather than conviction.
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Dooley
C. J. Dooley
Quality Cash Grocery
Hill Country
Wildlife Wisdom
District of Columbia
Texas Game and Fish Commission
Edison Street
Wardens
Harper Community Park
Gillespie County
Pete
Texas Valley Boys
Gillespie County 4-H Club Council
Tatos
Armours
Franks
Gulf Spray
SUN
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