Souvenir program will feature Gillespie County scenes
San Antonio Livestock Show aims to highlight ranch life in the 1953 souvenir program. Photographers spent two days gathering images from Clinton Hardin, A A Welgehausen, Felix Haun, Otto Welgehausen, August Land, and local 4 H and FFA projects. The project group, including Wm Petmecky and C A Stone, faced delays due to darkness while seeking scenes of branding and roundups. They captured rural recreation with wild ducks, securing three ducks shot. a hog butcher and sausage mill scene required hours of setup. The national tuberculosis cost is set at 700 to 750 dollars.
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Gillespie County
San Antonio
Clinton Hardin
A. A. Welgehausen
Felix Haun
Otto Welgehausen
August Land
FFA
Chamber of Commerce
Wm. Petmecky
C. A. Stone
Joe Tatum
Warren Percy
Lucille Conrads
Petmecky
Keysers and Greenwaldts to Go to New York
Dr and Mrs Lester Keyser and Rev and Mrs C A Greenwaldt will spend the first six weeks of 1953 in New York City Rev Greenwaldt leaves December 29 for a Methodist church meeting in Kansas City Dr and Mrs Keyser and Mrs Greenwaldt depart by train January 1 meeting the Rev Greenwaldt in St Louis January 2 In New York Keyser will take post graduate courses in psychiatry and cancer therapy at New York University Rev Greenwaldt will attend Union Theological Seminary On January 20 the two couples plan to go to Washington DC for the presidential inauguration
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Lester Keyser
C. A. Greenwaldt
New York City
Greenwaldt
Kansas City
Keyser
St. Louis
New York
New York University
Rev. Greenwaldt
Union Theological Seminary
Washington, D. C
Newcomers Praise Fredericksburg as Rancho Pipe Line Builds
In Fredericksburg residents and newcomers praise the town and its friendly, clean character as the Anderson Construction crew works on the Rancho Pipe Line through the area. Twin sons Rickey Gene and Mickey Dene Hargrove arrive to bring Christmas joy to Rev. Ike Hargrove and family, each baby already jokingly gifted a football for future Hillbilly backfield glory.
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Anderson Construction Company
Rancho
Ike Hargrove
Rickey Gene
Mickey Dene
Hargrove
First Baptist Church
Heavy Cattle Movement at Auction Ring
Cattle and sheep sales at Gillespie County Livestock Sales Company on Wednesday showed steady bidding and favorable buyer prices. Stockers topped at 22.25 per hundred, with stockers 15.40, stocker cows up to 120 a head, butcher yearlings 16.25, canners 12.30, bulls 17.25, and lambs 14.30 a hundred. Ewes 7.25 to 8 a head, up to 7.70 per hundred in pounds. nannies 7.25 per hundred to 10.50 a head, bucks 9.75 per hundred, nannies 7.25 per hundred to 10.50 each. Muttons 8 a head, kids up to 7.25 each. Spanish goats billies 7 per hundred, nannies 9 each. Representative sales cited include W. F. Patillo stocker calf 22.25, E. Moellendorf butcher yearling 16.25, Charley Matthews util ity cow 12.30, and Edmund Fiedler flock of lambs 14.30 a hundred.
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Gillespie County Livestock Sales Company
W. F. Patillo
Houston
E. Moellendorf
Fredericksburg
Charley Matthews
Llano
Edmund Fiedler
Harper
Hansen family active in soil care and church work
The Hansens, including Conservation minded Mr Hansen and Mrs Hansen, are noted members of Bethany Lutheran Church. They participate in church life with their daughters Carol and Chrissy. They belong to the Lower Palo Alto Soil Conservation Group and follow recommended soil practices.
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Palo Alto
Hansen
Mary Neal Brodie
Louis Brodie
Waldemar Hansens
Kurt Hansens
Carol
Chrissy
Bethany Lutheran Church
Church Council
Hill Country Day At San Antonio Livestock Show
Hill Country Day will be observed at the San Antonio Livestock Show on Monday February 23. Wm Petmecky C of C manager is Hill Country Chairman for the 14 counties to be paid special tribute at the stock show. Special entertainment will be presented during the day and rodeo night with local entertainers invited. E W Bickett announces Petmecky named to the Special Events Committee.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Wm. Petmecky
C of C
E. W. Bickett
Petmecky
Board Meeting Plans for Soil District and Grass Seeder
The Board of Supervisors met December 16 in the Agriculture Building with all five members present. They plan to attend the State Convention in Mineral Wells January 22 and 23 and approved eleven conservation plans, bringing the yearly total to 180. A grass seeder will be prepared for spring plantings and shared with district cooperators. A year-end report will be issued after January 1, and landowners report good legume stands as warm weather persists.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Board of Supervisors
Association of Soil Conservation District
Mineral Wells
Operation Santa boosts gifts for soldiers in Korea
The Army ran ten mobile post exchanges in Korea under Operation Santa to let combat troops buy Christmas gifts without leaving their foxholes. Soldiers chose over 49,000 gifts from earrings to silverware, with orders sent to Yokohama for wrapping and mailing by DA civilians and Japanese staff.
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Army
Korea
Post Exchange
Yokohama
Japan
Department of Army
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Keysers
Greenwaldts
Holly
Standard
Kurt Hansen
HVA
Anangel
K-W
Kurt Wallendorf
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