Nineteenth Texas Chamber Conference Highlights Real Work
The Texas Commercial Executives held their nineteenth annual conference school in Marlin with many chamber leaders present. Speakers urged proven methods over theories, stressing efficiency, professional conduct, and community benefits. R L Thornton urged banks and chambers to finance local industries at home, avoiding costly promotion schemes. Next meeting sites include San Antonio Fredericksburg and Lubbock.
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Texas Commercial Executive
Marlin
Bell
Chamber of Commerce
Chambers of Commerce
R. L. Thornton
Texas Bankers Association
Texas
Thorton
Thornton
Poison Bran Mash Formula for Hopper Control
The county agent describes a bran mash poison for hoppers using white arsenic one pound amyl acetate one ounce black strap molasses two quarts wheat bran twenty five pounds water two to three gallons. Mix arsenic with water to paste then add rest and stir. Spread the bran with the poison by sowing like grain either in field or along edge, repeating every two to three days.
Social Notes Highlight Local Guests and Bridge Parties
Kerrville’s Mrs J C Rees visited Mrs Victor Keidel while Miss Roberta Baskin stayed with cousins in town. Guests included Mr and Mrs E W Bode of Lometa and birthday party host Mrs D A Riley. Jolly Joker club and Mrs Lena Klingelhoefer's home hosted bridge with high scores awarded.
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J. C. Rees
Kerrville
Victor Keidel
Roberta Baskin
Selma Alabama
Felix Keidel
Kurt Kei
E. W. Bode
Lometa
William Bode
D. A. Riley
Emma Maier
Jolly Joker Club
Miss Maier
Sylvia Evers
Hugo Walter
Paula Welgehausen
Milton Durst
Lena Klingelhoefer
J. Klingelhoefer
Seguin
Hattie Willman
Vida Newberry
Crawford
Texas
Otto Manske
Lena Weber
Dora Weber
Cisco
John Reagan
W. F. Arbelger
Alf. Riley
San Antonio
Fredericksburg opens new tourist park with camping honors
The town promotes a booming summer tourist season with a new park offering 50 cent car camping, wood water tables and showers. A park caretaker will maintain grounds as work on a creek dam advances toward completion in thirty days. Visitors are urged to inspect and stay longer.
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Comanche
Austin Highway
Houston
Gulf Highway Ass’n
Fredericksburg
Chamber of Commerce
Read Advertisements for What You Seek in the Paper
The notice urges readers to inspect the newspaper’s ads for items and opportunities that match their interests. It highlights the value of exploring advertised offerings across sections and columns.
Vital Statistics Births List From April to May
Desiderio Juarez and Manuela Bera welcomed a son on April 6. Ernest Kroll Sr. and wife had a son on April 6. Anton Schmidtzensky and wife welcomed a daughter on April 16. Alf Rusenberger and wife had a son on April 17. Alb L Kordzik and wife had a son on April 20. August Gobbe and wife had a son on April 25. J S Dawson and wife had a son on April 29. Ernst Barsch and wife had a daughter on May 6. Walter Schaper and wife had a son on May 8. Fred H Hitzfeld and wife had a daughter on May 17. Hilmar Lang and wife had a son on May 19. August Kunz and wife had a daughter on May 22. H Grona and wife had a son on May 30. Chas Moritz and wife had a son on May 30.
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Erwin Birkelbach
Ernest Kroll
Anton Schmidtzensky
Alf. Rusenberger
Alb. L. Kordzik
August Grobe
J. S. Dawson
Ernst Barsch
Walter Schaper
Fred. H. Hitzfeld
Hilmar Lang
August Kunz
H. Grona
Chas. Moritz
Death notices for Helena Barsch and Maria Moellering
Helena Barsch died May 9 at age 65. Maria Moellering died May 18 at age 76.
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Helena Barsch
Maria Moellering
Hiving the swarms with clipped queens
The beekeeper describes methods to manage swarms by clipping queens and using a two-hive setup. Place an old hive on one stand and a new hive on the old stand, move brood frames into the new hive, ensure no queen cells remain, relocate the queen, and watch for a return swarm. The aim is to keep bees in the new hive to gather honey.
Storms Kill Fourteen Across Midwest and West
Fourteen people were reported dead by noon Wednesday as wind and electrical storms tore through the Middle West and Western states, with some storms approaching tornado proportions.
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