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Newspaper
Fredericksburg Standard
Location
Fredericksburg, Texas, United States of America
Date
Mar 12, 1952
Page
9
A damaged OCR snippet shows a garbled line about a fir, possibly a council or legal notice. Readable elements include fragments of place names and monetary or procedural phrases, but the overall action and parties remain unclear.
Soil Conservation Service technicians assist Hugo Basse and E. C. Hansen in designing watercourses west and south of Fredericksburg. Waterways aim to handle a 10 year rain, spread water, and allow grazing or haying. Deferment of ranges gains support for drought relief. May to after frost advised. Tanks staked for Rueben Herbert, Hallie Davis, and C. L. Baldock, to be built with PMA. Gillespie SCD offers anil indigo seed trial for wildlife. Soil samples sent for analysis for Fred M aisen and Joe Surkett Jr.
Homemakers face the task of serving three meals daily year round for healthy growth and energy. Plan meals for a day or two ahead, combine foods well, serve meals with distinct textures and colors, season properly, keep hot foods hot and cold foods cold, and maintain an emergency shelf of canned goods. Suggested spring menus include fried chicken dinner with greens and dessert, plus a ham breakfast and berry desserts.
Assistant Director of Wildlife Restoration for the Game and Fish Commission reports fewer than planned whitetails trapped this season. About 300 deer were captured versus the 600 scheduled, due to a mild Arkansas Refuge winter and abundant natural food reducing bait effectiveness. Some releases were delayed, notably in the Crocket wildlife area, with remaining deer to be supplied next season.
Fort Knox Kentucky Private Tom my K Reed son of Mr and Mrs Ernst A Reed Harper St Fredericksburg Texas recently graduated from the Track Vehicle Mechanic Course at The Armored School The course trains students in maintenance of tracked and wheeled vehicles It includes conferences demonstrations practical work tests and written examinations Reed entered service in April 1951.
The menu lists a sequence of meals with items including cream and cereal for breakfast, toast, butter, jam and milk, followed by dinner items such as ham with creamed potatoes, English peas and mixed vegetables, salad, biscuit and lemon pie. Supper features cheese omelet, lettuce salad, potatoes, peas, bread, butter, mixed fruit, cookies and milk.
Heavy rains arrive but drought may still cause oak poisoning in livestock. Feed hay and monitor buds and young leaves to prevent trouble. If poisoning occurs, administer epsom salts or mineral oil carefully to avoid choking. Parasite control for cattle includes lice and ear ticks with BHC DDT chloridane and kerosene sprays. Lawn fertilization guidance covers 16-20-0 and 15-10-5, with per acre to square foot conversions for small areas.
Anderson Brothers Corporation and Houston Contracting Co. of Houston win contracts to build 455 miles of 24 inch Rancho Pipe Line for Shell Pipe Line Corp from McCamey Texas to the Houston area via Gillespie County. Completion planned by December 1, 1952 at an estimated cost of about 35 million dollars.
The U S Department of Agriculture proclaimed all Texas counties as disaster areas to aid farmers with crop losses unable to secure credit. In Gillespie County the Farmers Home Administration offers disaster loans for seed, fertilizer, insect control, fuel, livestock feed, and operating expenses, with a three-farmer county committee certification and local office in Fredericksburg.
The Gillespie County Home Demonstration Club Garden Demonstrators held a training on insecticides at 2 30 p m in the Agriculture Building. Lucille Conrads led the session on proper use and timing of insecticides. Attendees included Meta Spaeth Mrs Wallace Brown Mrs Levi Rusenberger Mrs Edgar A Gold Levi Ersch and Mrs Frieda Crenwelge who will extend demonstrations to their clubs.
Gillespie County Lumber Co. advertises Woody’s fencing sale in the Folks to Know feature with location guidance and timing details for customers seeking discounted fencing supplies.
Stocker cattle showed strong demand at Gillespie County Livestock Sales last Wednesday with top stocker calves at 34 per hundred and low end around 18.75 to 29.50. Cows with calves hit 297 per pair, stocker cows 23.50 per hundred, slaughter cattle steady, hog prices mixed, and sheep and goat lines noting solid values despite small offerings.
The Crabapple Community Club met on Friday night March 7 with Rubin Schneider presiding. After a brief business session members enjoyed refreshments and a guessing contest planned by Ben Alberthal R S Conners and Alton Bruns. Children played games as well. Mr and Mrs Perry Geistweidt Mr and Mrs Reinhard Enderlin and Mr and Mrs Gene Reed attended.
Individuals were appointed to serve on the entertainment committee for the next meeting scheduled for April 4. The notice confirms committee roles and the date of the session.
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