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Newspaper
Fredericksburg Standard
Location
Fredericksburg, Texas, United States of America
Date
Jan 16, 1952
Page
8
Newsmen from across Texas gather in Austin for the Mid Winter Meeting drawing 250 registrants the best attendance to date. Governor Allen Shivers announces reelection bid amid press conference with state Capitol reporters and weekly editors present.
Ernst Hannemann was named president of the Zion Lutheran arch Brotherhood at a January meeting and election of officers. Clemens Kneese was named president, Harold Hanne ann, secretary and Alfred elch treasurer. Robert W. Klingelhoefer contested office.
Last year Texas produced fourteen and a half billion gallons of gasoline. Two thirds of this amount was shipped to other states.
Stonewall plans a Home Demonstration Club meeting for January 23 at 7 30 p m in the school with Miss Lucille Conrads outlining community club arrangements. The notice invites all interested ladies to attend and participate.
Ronnie Kneese showed the grand champion fat lamb and Lamar Itz won the grand champion goat at the Harper 4 H and FFA Stock Show sponsored by the Harper Lions Club with about 100 animals entered. Bernice Duderstadt won the Hereford beef cattle division with her heifer and numerous 4 H and FFA members placed in mutton lamb and wool classes.
The Doss Improvement Club plans its January 19 gathering to elect officers for the coming year. Attendance requested for all members amid a flu outbreak blamed on dust and dry weather. residents report illnesses among people and livestock.
Ferrel Smith reports two area winners in the 4-H and FFA Stock Show. Katheryn Smith won grand champion fat barrow. Eddie Eckert Jr. earned 3rd 4th and 9th places. Roland Crenwelge reserve champion calf. Stanley and Leola Crenwelge placed 3rd and 8th in the same class. Annette Gold placed third in medium weight calf. Dudley Althaus earned 2nd 4th and 7th with Aberdeen Angus pen.
Mrs Susie Ralston and Mr Bill Woodward from Streeter Texas visited Mr and Mrs G C Walker Tuesday along with Mr Marvin McNatt Mr Hans Bocking and Mr Emil Hartmann for a tour of Post Oak and Pleasant Hill Communities to view neighborhood improvements. The Rech family is expanding their ranch with a large double rock wall shed for milk cows and a warm shelter making dairy chores easier. They have used pasture rocks over two years to build a car garage shed shear barn goat shed and a turkey brooder house plus the cow shed.
The Post Oak Home Demonstration Club met January 8 at 2 00 p m at the new ranch home of Mr and Mrs Otto Sultemeier Landscaping and lawn seeding were discussed Mrs Sultemeier was elected council delegate The council meets the second Friday each month at 2 00 p m at the Johnson City courthouse The minutes from the previous meeting were read and approved Mrs Sultemeier served lemon pie fruit cake and coffee The next meeting will be February 12 at the club house with Mia Herman Deike and Mrs Bob Koennecke as hostesses Attendees noted include Mrs Ewald Rech Mrs Edwin Meier and Mrs Willie Rech with 42 club hosting a monthly party last Saturday eight tables of progressive 42 were played First prize went to Mrs Edwin Deike and second to Mrs Herman Deike.
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