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Newspaper
Fredericksburg Standard
Location
Fredericksburg, Texas, United States of America
Date
Jun 21, 1940
Page
12
Heavy rains drenched Johnson City and nearby areas with four to seven inches over the past week. Farmers welcome the moisture for corn and crops as communities report daily showers and local residents visit and host relatives and visitors.
Fresh hot coffee is poured over ice in tall glasses. Serve immediately to preserve full coffee flavor.
The American Institute of Mining and Metallurgical Engineers released a paper by Gifford White of this city. It is titled Application of Rapid Current Surges To Electric Transient Prospecting and was read at the institute's New York convention in February. White, a Fredricksburg High School and University of Texas graduate, studies at MIT while this summer he works for Humble Oil in Houston.
Local notice from Frederickburg Publishing details a sale or advertisement concerning Aacing Machine Ribbons and paper. The readable fragments indicate a publication context and item categories without complete ordering details or dates.
Federal figures show Gillespie County received the highest 1939 Agricultural Conservation Program payments among surrounding counties, totaling 520 360 802 as of April 30 1940. Of this, farmers and cooperatives received about 506 179 199. remaining 16 164 507 awaits certification. Administrative costs were 8 608 947 in field and state offices, 3 094 007 in Washington, 1 520 269 in other USDA offices, plus 958 380 transfers to other agencies. County expenditures reached 96 594 23 with Blanco 70 184 16 Kendall 47 661 69 Kerr 73 615 15 Kimble 83 551 22 Llano 68 780 08 and Mason 81 373 15.
A home remedy advertises mixing Ru-Ex Compound with a quart of water and four lemons to ease rheumatic arthritis or neuritis. Two tablespoons twice daily allegedly brings relief within 48 hours, with a money back guarantee if not improved. Sold by Kallenberg's Pharmacy.
Heavy rains paused threshing in the Albert community from Thursday into Saturday, soaking fields with about two inches of rain. The area reported no hail or high winds despite nearby storms. Numerous locals and visitors listed include Herman Weber Chester of Blanco, Mildred and Lillian Pehl, Dora Raulz, Otto Segner, Felix Pehl family, Emil Wilke, and others from Fredericksburg, Kerrville, Johnson City, and John’s City as well as Camp Normoyle soldiers visiting home.
The Klein Branch Home Demonstration Club met at Mrs. J. M. Stevens home on June 17. The finance committee report urged each member to contribute two chicken hens. A June 26 picnic for members and families is planned at Mrs. Harvey Stevens at 6 30 p m. Miss Martin demonstrated at home games using a dart from matches and a bean bag shuffleboard. Members present included Mrs. W. J. Goodson Mrs. J. O. Stevens Mrs. A. A. Frederick Mrs. L. A. Stevens Mrs. H. L. Stevens and Mrs. J. M. Stevens. Visitors were Mary Virginia Stevens and Mrs. Ruben Bede and children June and Donnies.
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