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Newspaper
Fredericksburg Standard
Location
Fredericksburg, Texas, United States of America
Date
Aug 30, 1950
Page
10
The peach season ends soon but orchard duties remain. Inspect trees for San Jose scale and treat with lime sulfur solution on trunks and branches, avoiding foliage. Dormant oil spray in winter provides better control. Maintain summer cultivation to support next year’s crop and tree vigor. Add protein mineral supplements to hog feed for faster gains.
Experiments at Texas A and M College by Thomas S. Stephens and W. H. Brittingham evaluated Southern cream and pigmented pea varieties after three months in freezer. Light eye colors yielded the most attractive packs, with dark eyes tending to diffuse into the pea. Jackson Purple Hull showed highest defects and mushiness.
Doss baseball club defeats Gillespie County Lumber Co 11 to 2 on Tuesday night. Erwin Eckert allowed 3 hits and 2 runs in relief. Dennis Lange hit two homers and a single for Doss, with Friedrich and Dietrich also homering. Trophy presented by Fredericksburg Standard. Cy Clones to be honored with barbecue.
J. R. Peril is elected president of the Harper Community Park Association at a July board meeting. Other officers include Raymond Spaeth as vice president and Victor Marschall as secretary. directors named Edmund Fiedler Paul Jones Wm Strackbein and Omeron. The group seeks to complete the membership list of donors and volunteers and to manage park reservations through Paul Jones. A September 1 benefit film at Harper Theatre for the Boy Scout troop features John Wayne and Joanne Dru in Red River.
Stonewall School will open on Saturday September 5 marking the end of summer break. Teachers listed include J O Tanner Ophelia Weinheimer Anita Ottmers Emilie Nielsen and Edwin Itz. Additionally the Stonewall Exhibit at the Fair earned second prize in community exhibits and local social news is noted.
The Fredericksburg Gillespie County Reunion Association announced the Gillespie Exes reunion in San Antonio on Sunday September 10 starting at 1 p m at Pablo's Grove. Beethoven Military Band performs 2 30 to 4 p m followed by barbecue and sausage supper 5 to 7 p m and a free dance 7 to 11 p m inviting Fredericksburg and Gillespie County residents.
Mrs Louis Klein honored her daughter Alice Mae with a surprise birthday party last Wednesday. Ten youngsters enjoyed many games and the celebration featured small plastic baskets filled with candy.
Twenty Fredericksburg Future Homemakers of America students and sponsors attend District II picnic near Junction. Host Junction chapter welcomes Bandera Johnson City Kerrville Fredericksburg attendees with swimming as the main activity and shared box lunches.
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