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Newspaper
Fredericksburg Standard
Location
Fredericksburg, Texas, United States of America
Date
Mar 23, 1929
Page
22
Miss Emilie Bushnell is editor of the Blanco County Section. Items for the section should be sent to her at Johnson City, Texas.
Community notes recount visits by Rev Cornelius of Marble Falls, Susie Brown and Blanco kin, and numerous travelers from San Antonio Dallas and Austin. Mentions include markets, school events, a nineteen student music class, a bridge party, and a beneficial rain for farmers and ranchers.
Local residents visit relatives and attend events in New Braunfels Austin Round Mountain San Marcos and San Antonio. Shoppers and visitors include the Geox Milgfield Shugart Buckner Wagner and Ross families. Goats are being sheared with a larger, higher graded clip predicted this year.
Blanco County shows strong growth in sheep and goat raising with several large registered stock herds. Farmers are progressive and tourism is expanding with a new tourist park and cabins under construction to boost the area’s appeal.
Town records show several new businesses opening recently with more on the way. Rumors place a modern $30,000 hotel project in the near future once a suitable leaseholder is found.
Marble Falls March 16 The fifth Sunday meeting of the Pedernales Baptist association will be held at Round Mountain Baptist church March 29 31. Participants include Rev. J L Billings Rev. J C Dodgen Rev. Aaron Rev M Garey Luther Langston and Rev. W H Ross.
Obituary notices list deaths of John E. Davis Alfred C. Beckman William Jay Chapman William P. Gourley and Nancy Elizabeth Stanley with ages ranging from 45 to 81 years. Dates span December 1928 through January 1929.
Dwight Isely discusses oil emulsion as a summer spray for scale, noting limited effectiveness and rapid evaporation in heat. The piece also records a sequence of births to several local couples with dates in 1925 1928 1929 and names of parents and children.
Marriages listed include J L McGee and Elia Louise Senaefer on December 4 7s Floyd E Ferrell and Louise Casparis December 9 1928 Alvin Mayfield and Helen Kroll December 15 1928 Leroy T Clark and Opal Hawkins December 24 1928 Raymond Friess and Ofa Bushnell December 24 1928 J M Cone and Addie Hinchliffe January 14 1929 Tommie Warren Wagner and Euelah Edna Dyer February 5 1929 Otto Cox and Luice Jones February 15 1929. The article covers lubricating oil emulsion use in Arkansas noting issues with hard water freezing and breakdown, remedies with weak Bordeaux mixture, and handling lime sulphur residue. Oil emulsion remains usable as a dormant spray for apples and peaches with experiments showing no injury at high dosages. San Jose scale impact on other deciduous fruit trees is limited.
The text notes that freezing following spray application causes no injury but burning of foliage occurs with summer applications of vision. Injury is more frequent during very hot weather following emulsions.
Alb J Schmidt offers to redeem soap coupons at Central Drug Co for Mulford and Park Davis vaccines.
The Lutheran Mutual Aid Society of Waverly Iowa organized in 1879 expands with a Fredericksburg Texas branch and other Texas towns. It is a full reserve life insurance organization for Lutheran men women and children. Further information furnished upon request.
Extension service advisor C Woolsey from the University of Arkansas warns that San Jose scale threatens fruit trees and urges yearly inspection and spraying. The scale appears as a small gray spot with a red ring. heavy infestations darken branches. Lubricating oil emulsion is effective. apply on a cool calm dormant day, using 14 percent gallons of oil for peaches.
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