Native Grass Seed Harvest Aims To Restore Range Lands
Cooperators harvest native grass seed along road ditches and protected areas to reseed depleted range lands next spring. Many ranchers find native species perform better than seeded varieties which failed to adapt. A conservation essay contest "Save the Soil and Save Texas" opens for school children with a March 1 1953 deadline.
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Soil Conservation District
The
Worth Worth Press
Texas
Soil Conservation
Soil Conservation Office
Offer of Underwood Typewriter to Local School Child
A request invites donating an Underwood Portable Typewriter to a schoolgirl or schoolboy this year. Donors should meet the recipient at Fredericksburg Publishing Co Inc to arrange handoff.
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Fredericksburg Publishing Co, Inc
Market Holds Steady at Gillespie County Livestock Auction
Prices were steady with strong demand for slaughter and stocker cattle at the Gillespie County Livestock Sales Company sale. An unusual run of 10 registered Angus bulls from B. P. Eppright set a high note, top animal $225, stockers up to $21.80 per hundred, cows with calves $160 per pair, stocker cows $122.50 per head, hogs to $17, and light sheep and goat offerings with ewes $9.40 per hundred.
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Gillespie County Livestock Sales Company
B. P. Eppright
Austin
Charlie Mathews
Johnson City
H. Meurer
Fredericksburg
Joe Boatright
Colorado City
Squaw Creek Home Demo Club Meets At Mrs Hahn Home
Squaw Creek Home Demonstration Club gathered November 20 at Mrs Eddie Hahn's house with nine members and three guests present. Arthur Hahn's wife won high in the guessing contest while Mrs Emil Tatsch was named reporter in Mrs Philip Crenwelge's absence. Christmas party planned for December 12 and a salad making demonstration given by Mrs Emil Tatsch.
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Squaw Creek Home
Termites Explained by Fredericksburg Lumberman
Joe Stein of Stein Lumber Co explains termite prevention focusing on moisture and hidden leaks under houses. He notes subterranean termites thrive with moisture and urges dry foundations, proper ventilation, and keeping wood at least 18 inches above ground.
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Joe Stein
Stein Lumber Company
November and December Gardening Tips and Pantry
November and December guide offers garden tasks to improve next spring with bulbs corms and lilies. harvest and store gladioli corms, plant tulips and irises, sow sweet peas and annuals, mulch leaves and manage dahlias. Termite notes end with a kitchen menu and cranberry muffins recipe.
German Vocational Ag Leaders Visit Fredericksburg
German exchange leaders Phillip Becker and Max Gloor visited Fredericksburg on a 100 day tour that began September 1. They met with Chamber of Commerce officials and toured Youth Fat Stock Shows Gillespie County Fair Hereford and Angus sales a local nursery and winery Stein's Ice Factory and observed wildlife storage deer and turkey. They planned stops in Washington Philadelphia New York Kansas City Chicago Denver and the West Coast with Geo. Hurt as the Texas Education Agency liaison.
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Phillip Becker
State Board of Vocational Agriculture
Karlsruhe
Baden
Germany
Max Gloor
Augsburg Bei Muenchen
Fredericksburg
Geo. Hurt
Texas Education Agency of Austin
Chamberf Commerce
Wm. Petmecky
Gillespie County
Verein
Kirche
Vorauer
Stein
Becker
Gloor
Washington
Philadelphia
New York
Kansas City
Chicago
Denver
Cherry Spring Home Demonstration Club Meeting
The Cherry Springs Home Demonstration Club met at Mrs. Wesley Crenwelge's home for its regular monthly gathering. During the business session Mrs. Edgar Dearing was elected to leadership and no nomination was made for THDA chairman. One new member, Mrs. Gilbert Crenwelge, joined the club.
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Cherry Springs
Wesley Crenwelge
Edgar Dearing
THDA
Gilbert Crenwelge
Government documents on house pest descriptions and habits
Descriptions and habits of termites can be obtained from the Superintendent of Documents at the U.S. Government Printing Office.
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U.S. Government Printing Office
Christmas Club Meeting Highlights and Gift Exchange
Members gathered for a December meeting and drew names to exchange Christmas presents. The next gathering is scheduled for December 6 at the home of Mrs. Erwin Rusche with refreshments served at the close.
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Erwin Rusche
Christmas Seal funds aid Texas x ray program
Christmas Seal efforts last year provided more than 250 000 x rays and dies for Texans, supporting health screening and disease detection statewide.
Esterbrook Gifts Debut at Fredericusburg Publisher
Esterbrook Pen and Pencil sets promoted as ideal Christmas gifts in the Fredericusburg Publishing Co. Inc. new line launch.
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Esterbrook
Fredericusburg Publishing Co., Inc
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PMA
Paul Phillips Jr
Squaw Creek
General Electric
Schenectady
Seaplar
S ‘Kamen
Lucille Conrads Gillespie
Vocational Ag
Cherry Spring
Dr. EeGear
Central Drug CO
Fredericksburg, Texas
Daf
Turkey
Farmers Grain Co., Inc
McCulloch
Roy Henke
Morris Ranch
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