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Newspaper
Fredericksburg Standard
Location
Fredericksburg, Texas, United States of America
Date
Jul 23, 1927
Page
1
The Doss and Fredericksburg meetings on sheep and goat production drew strong turnout with Mr. Mackey delivering three hours of talks. He urged a balanced approach to breeding for wool and meat, discussed wool marketing, mohair, and long-term production, and advised evaluating breeders’ older animals for lasting vigor.
Doss School District residents approve a 5000 dollar bond to build a one story four room schoolhouse 65 by 55 feet with an eight foot hall. Construction contract goes to Eddie Roos of Fredericksburg for concrete work and Stein Lumber Co. supplies lumber. Locals donate gravel cement and lumber as work proceeds toward 927 28 session.
About fifty cars with three times as many Fredericksburg residents joined a motor caravan to Kerrville for the Sheep and Goat Raisers Convention. The group advertised the Fredericksburg fair and invited the association to hold its 1929 convention there, with city officials and local bands in a parade. Mrs. Klaerner and daughter Cora visited Fredericksburg relatives last week.
The fifth annual Medina Hereford Ranch Short Course drew about two thousand people from up to 150 miles around San Antonio. Sponsored by the Extension Service of A&M, the San Antonio Chamber of Commerce, and the Medina Hereford Ranch, the event aims to become a permanent yearly gathering with three days of grouped demonstrations on crops, horticulture, dairy cattle, beef, sheep, goats, swine, and home economics.
While en route to San Antonio on Sunday night Mr and Mrs Jack Dickie led a car train. Their friends Miss Elva Maier and Mr 8 L Dixon following were forced off the steep embankment by a car from San Antonio. The Buick touring car overturned twice but occupants were only bruised and continued to San Antonio. Glare from the passing car blamed for the crash.
Gillespie County farmers broaden income beyond cotton as two carloads of watermelons totaling about 24 000 pounds were shipped via the Frisco to Dallas. Hilgar Beyer loaded the 1400 melons weighing 30 to 60 pounds each. Annie Loudon underwent appendicitis surgery at the local hospital last Monday.
Mr Felix Grona and his daughters from the Alamo City visited relatives and friends in Fredericksburg during the latter part of last week.
A tourist in a local bar bar shop praised the Fredericksburg Tourist Park as the cleanest and most romantic scenery seen between the north Texas border and Brownsville. The remark drew local reflection on community pride.
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