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Newspaper
Fredericksburg Standard
Location
Fredericksburg, Texas, United States of America
Date
Mar 23, 1929
Page
10
Miss Emilie Bushnell serves as editor for the Blanco County section with items sent to Johnson City Texas for publication.
Johnson City reports visitors and residents traveling to and from nearby towns. Notables include Rev Cornelius of Marble Falls visiting friends, the Ross and Goar duo purchasing Buick Sedans, and numerous Blanco Austin San Antonio and Dallas connections sharing weekend trips and family visits.
Mr and Mrs John Gex visited New Braunfels Friday. A H Mayfield and daughter Yvonne spent the weekend in Austin. Mrs Carl Shugart and children visited Round Mountain with W L Moore parents. Jeff Buckner and Misses Lucile and Rebekah Buckner were in Austin. Sidney Cox visiting home folks from San Marcos. Marel Simpson and Mrs George Simpson of Austin visited A J Wagner home. Shoppers in New Braunfels included Madame Joe Siah Wagner Ford Bremer Carl Shugart and Leah Bele Wagner. Oscar Kneupper recovering at home after tonsil surgery in San Antonio. Luther Crossley and son spent weekend at E Cross home. Emmett and Arthur Ross visited Porter Ross home. Ranchers shear goats. clip expected heavier and higher grade than last year.
Spending this week in San Antonio. Mr. Durham is under a physician's care there. A niece rain fell here Tuesday and Wednesday last week, badly needed by farmers and ranchmen of this county.
Mrs Harold Davis and Gladys Bushnell drove to Austin on Saturday and returned with Emilie Bushnell of San Mearoes who will spend the weekend with her relatives.
Blanco County shows rapid growth in sheep and goat raising with large registered stock herds. Farmers here are progressive and tourism expansion is underway with a tourist park and cabins under construction to attract visitors.
The town recently welcomed several new businesses and expects further growth. Rumors claim a $30,000 hotel is planned pending a suitable lessee to operate it using modern standards.
Marble Falls March 16 The Pedernales Baptist association will hold its fifth Sunday meeting at Round Mountain Baptist church from March 29 to 31. The program includes speakers Rev. L. Hi. Billings Rev. J. C. Dodgen Rev. Aaron Rev. M. Garey Luther Langston Rev. W. H. Ross and others.
Vital Statistics lists five deaths with dates and ages. John E. Davis died December 3, 1928 at 78 Alfred C. Beekman died December 12 at 57 William Jay Chapman died December 11, 1928 at 45 William P. Gourley died January 4, 1929 at 81 Nancy Elizabeth Stanley died January 7, 1929 at 73
Birth notices list newborns to families including Sauer Stevenson Cruz Deike Ulrich Sultemeier Newman Schumann Smith Brodbeck Russ Desmond Shelley with names Peggie Joan Helen Ruth Jacok Doris Ann Lillian Merrell Ruby Lee Jesse James Alonzo and dates from December 1928 to March 1929.
List of marriage announcements includes di Li McGee and Ella Louise Senaefer on December 3 1928 lord KE Ferrell and Louise Casparis on December 9 1928 Alvin Mayfield and Helen Roll on December 15 1928 Leroy T Clark and Opal Hawkins on December 24 1928 Raymond Friess and Ofa Bushnell on December 24 1928 J M Cone and Addie Hinchliffe on January 14 1929 Tommie Warren Wagner and Euelah Edna Dyer on February 5 1929 Otto Cox and Loice Jones on February 15 1929.
C Woolsey of the University of Arkansas Extension Service warns that San Jose scale can ruin fruit trees. Inspect trees yearly and spray if scale appears. on peaches use lubricating oil emulsion during the dormant season on a cool calm day.
Dwight Isely summarizes oil emulsion use in scale control on fruit trees. It is partially effective in summer due to evaporation, but can halt scale until dormant sprays. Advantages include low cost and non caustic nature. issues include occasional free oil with hard water and emulsion freeze. Experiments show no injury to apples or peaches at high dosages. San Jose scale impact on other deciduous trees is minor.
The report notes no injury occurs when freezing follows a spray application. Burning of foliage after summer emulsion applications has been observed. Injury is more frequent in very hot weather.
Alb J Schmidt invites customers to bring soap coupons for redemption. Mulford and Park Davis vaccines are advertised at Central Drug Co for public use.
The Lutheran Mutual Aid Society of Waverly Iowa organized in 1879 with local branches in Fredericksburg and other Texas towns. It operates as a full reserve life insurance organization for Lutheran men women and children. Further information furnished upon request.
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