Red Cross Chairman Urges Local Support for County Chapter
Leola Mathisen, chair of Gillespie County Red Cross, warns that the 1950 51 drive must raise about 2200 to sustain local services. She details year end expenditures from fairs and races, notes nonprofit status, and urges citizens to commit two weeks for membership funds.
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Gillespie County
Leola Mathisen
American Red Cross
Red Cross
U. S. Congress
Welfare Board
Chim
American National Red Cross
Sheep and swine winners marked in Gillespie 4 H and FFA fair
FFA and 4 H club winners listed across sheep swine turkey and capon divisions at Gillespie County fair shows. Roy and Alton Crenwelge led fat lambs with multiple placings while Dayton Ransleben took fine wool trophies. Other top results included Duroc Jersey sows and Hampshire hogs with several Behrends and Pape entries earning medals.
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Roy
Alton Crenwelge
Southdown
Gillespie County
Houston
Dayton Ransleben
Dayton
Lee Roy Behrends
Leroy Lochte
Eric Eckhardt
Flint Immel
Fat Barrow
Elgin Smith
Hampshire
FFA
Turkey
Liston Maner
Theo Lindig
Maner
Theo
Tom
Victor Meier
Franklin Deobbler
Oliver Welgehausen
Marvin Itz
Five 4-H Club Boys To Attend Houston Show
Five Gillespie County 4-H Club boys will attend the Houston Fat Stock Show and Livestock Exposition. Alvin Leitz will show a steer bred by Clinton Hardin while Dayton Herber enters two steers. Elroy Ransleben enters two steers and three fat lambs, with those lambs bred by Alvin Ransleben. Alvin Leitz and Roland Crenwelge were chosen for the calf scramble event.
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Gillespie County
Houston
C. A. Stone
Alvin Leitz
Clinton Hardin
Dayton Herber
Leo Peisch
Chester Schmidt
Elroy Ransleben
G. F. Henke
Andrew Tatsch
R. S. Connor
Alvin Ransleben
Roland Crenwelge
Record cattle and hog sale at Gillispie County auction
A large sale at the Gilliespie County Livestock Auction Ring on Wednesday January 18 totaled 350 head across cattle sheep goats and hogs. The sale brought 35000 with cattle at up to 25.70 per hundred weight 85 hogs at 16 cents and sheep and goats at top prices tied to the San Antonio market.
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Gilllespie County
San Antonio
Stockyards Sale Highlights Prices From Early January
Located at the stockyards, the report notes two steers sold for 440 dollars at the January 18 sale. Earlier, on January 4, cattle brought as high as 27 dollars per hundredweight.
Scramble to Receive Purchase Order for Calf
A note states Scramble will be awarded a purchase order to buy a calf of his choosing. The item implies a formal procurement process and selection by the recipient.
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Scramble
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Fair Association
Federicksburg Giants
The
Fredericksburg Giants
American Legion
Don Franklin
Gillespie 4-H Club
Samuel Baethge
Rubin Heinemann
Stanley Ernst
Curtis Eckhardt
Elmer Tatsch
Elmer
Clayton Crenwelge
Daniel Crenwelge
David Sagebiel
Corriedale
Conrad Doebbler
F. C. Lochte
Barrow
Lochte
Tion
Petmecky
Travelers Cafe
Alex Mittendorf
Prop
Schumann-Heil Sales Co
Fredericksburg, Texas
Dodge
Hein Motors
Dodge and
Plymouth Sales and Service
East Main
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