County road improvements discussed by commissioners
Commissioners reviewed Squaw Creek road work and bought 7.72 acres from the Stehlings for Pocket-Loop road housing. They urged the State Highway Department to pave the Austin highway stretch between Gillespie county and Kerrville Junction to create a fully paved route. The court also addressed road preservation, traffic restrictions on vehicles with cleats, and reported balanced funds across road and general accounts.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Henry Stehling
Squaw Creek
Nixon
Stehlings
Ida Schmidt
Kordzik
Austin Highway
Kimble County
State Highway Department
Gillespie County
Kerrville-Junction
el Paso
Houston
Local youths awarded Eagle Scouts badges in court ceremony
In Gillespie County the Tuesday Court of Honor marked the two year anniversary of the Lions Club sponsored troop. S H Jackson awarded Tender Foot badges to Rubin Weiss and Victor Krauskopf while Scoutmaster W C White handed Patrol Leaders bars. Harold Kneese received the Star Scout award from Dr H W Neumann and merit badges were given to Archie Dean Weiss, Harold Bolding, and Lonny Zwiener. An estimated 60 people attended in the Commissioners Court Room. The troop takes a two week recess with the next meeting set for January 5 at 7 pm.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
S. H. Jackson
Austin
Rubin ‘Weiss
Victor Krauskopf
W. C. White
H. W. Neumann
Area Executive Committee
Harold Kneese
B. E. Breihan
Kerrville
Archie Dean Weiss
Harold Bolding
Lonny Zwiener
Lions Club
Commissioners Court
Gllespie County
Attractive Food Gifts From Farm Pantry Keeps Christmas Cheer
Farm folks have a source for Christmas gifts that city residents do not have says Minnie May Grubbs district agent for the Texas A and M College Extension Service A quart of pickled peaches a jar of strawberry preserves or other pantry delicacies make fine gifts Small fruit cakes wrapped with the recipe on top packages of home prepared honey jelly shelled pecans or perimmons are affordable farm house gifts
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Minnie May Grubbs
Texas A. & M. College Extension Service
Sanity urged on fireworks use to protect children
A local plea warns parents about holiday fire hazards and the risk of serious injury from fireworks. The speaker urges keeping firecrackers away from children and notes yearly fires start in businesses, potentially raising insurance costs. The article also mentions medical and travel notes about local residents.
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Sunnyside
Christmas
Max T. Henke
Julian Lange
Christ
Arthur Schaetter
Prop
Continental Oil Company
Oswald L. Crenwelge
Walter W. Jenschke
Jom Weidenpeller
Magnolia Petroleum CO
Rufus Kneese
Rufus Russell
St. Louis
Herman Weaks
Jefferson City
Jim Weatheford
Ernst Herbort
Yuletide
Schroeder Bros
Qure
Paisley
Laveder
Williams
Mastercraft
Stro
Kallenberg’s Pharmacy
Peter
Teel
Southern Select
Galveston-Houston Breweries, Inc
Galveston, Texas
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