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Newspaper
Fredericksburg Standard
Location
Fredericksburg, Texas, United States of America
Date
Jun 23, 1948
Page
9
The Gillespie Farm and Ranch News reports Texas ranges in 75 percent of normal due to drought and burned pastures. Lambs are light and stock pens filled as farmers sell unready sheep and goats. new alfalfa is arriving for next winter. Mohair demand slows. meat prices rise while cattle numbers stay low. Summer accident prevention and farm fire risks are urged.
Harper community hosts a two day rodeo at Harper Park on June 26 and 27 featuring calf roping bull and bronc riding wild cow milking a girls barrel race and a wild mare race with added prizes. Barbecue ice refreshments and a Saturday night dance accompany the events. Proceeds benefit Harper Community Park and a Sunday baseball game against Ingram caps the schedule.
Benno Eckert president of the Stonewall school board says Saturday’s election in the Stonewall Consolidated district is not to raise the current tax rate of 60 cents per $100 valuation. The vote aims to spread the existing tax over the newly consolidated Junction district, with no intention to exceed the $1.00 ceiling.
Our shop has the necessary equipment and the experienced men who can do a first class job of repairing on any model or make car. Call on us today. All work guaranteed.
Services were held Tuesday at 2 p m at Crofts Funeral Home for Walter Collins who died in action in Italy March 29 1943. He is the second Johnson City war dead returned home with military rites at Round Mt Cemetery. He was born February 12 1922 and died at 21. He is survived by his parents four brothers and a sister. Pallbearers were named. A yard Beautification Contest winners list followed the obituary.
Rudolph Habenicht recalls cattle roundups near Fredericksburg before 1885. Six or more men hunted herds over three to five days with one horse carrying supplies. They rode to the Blanco River, branded at first pens, and slept on saddles and gear as wolves howled nearby.
The Hill Country Livestock Protective Association offers a 500 dollar reward for information leading to the arrest and conviction of any person stealing livestock from four members of the association. Hill Country Livestock Protective Assn.
The Doss Boy Scout troop passed all eight first aid tests under Henry Borchers and Adolph Kammlah during their June meeting. They plan a July 3 to July 4 hike to Pedernales Falls at Morris Ranch, with options to rodeo or fish and leaders coordinating groups. Clinton Ellebracht earned troop membership. Sidney Ellebracht visits Junction with F B Black and Telka Schneider. Dayton Solbrig remains in see-continued copy.
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