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Newspaper
Fredericksburg Standard
Location
Fredericksburg, Texas, United States of America
Date
Mar 26, 1952
Page
6
Scientists are giving increasing attention to the importance of secondary and minor elements calcium magnesium sulfur boron manganese copper zinc and iron in fertilizers as essential nutrients for crop health and yield.
Prior to World War I American agriculture relied on foreign potash sources but modern private enterprise has created near complete national self sufficiency in this vital crop nutrient.
The Fredericksburg FFA Chapter will sponsor the Hill Country District Poultry Contest for Vocational Agricultural students on Thursday, March 27. Thirteen Hill Country schools will compete, with culling and judging at the Fair Grounds, grading at Farmers' Grain Company, and egg grading in the Vocational Agriculture Room. The area livestock, poultry, and dairy cattle judging contest is set for April 5 at Tarleton State College, Stephenville, with the state contest at Texas A&M in May.
Funeral services were held Friday in Llano for Henry Holtzer 83 who died March 20 in a Fredericksburg hospital. Rev L R Benarden officiated. Holtzer born Llano County lived near Castell. Survivors: three sons Emil Castell Otto Fort Worth Norman Llano. two daughters Mrs Charles Hoffmann and Mrs Arthur Oostreich Castell. one sister Mrs Henry Hasse Castell. The only helium producing plant in the United States is near Amarillo.
Lenar O Birk and Marcus Fritz were sent to Huntsville State Prison after district court deliberations. Judge Thomas Ferguson imposed terms of two to four years for Birk on murder without malice, and eighteen months for Fritz on desertion and failure to support four minor children. Deputy Alfred Petmecky delivered both prisoners to the penitentiary.
G W Busby chief of the Texas Department of Public Safety Motor Vehicle Inspection Division says 2 400 inspection stations are certified to aid motorists under the new safety law. September 6 is the final deadline to certify all vehicles for safe driving. Only about 40 000 vehicles are inspected weekly and at least 100 000 per week are needed to avoid bottlenecks.
Instructions urge submitting permit applications promptly to Washington. Clyde A. Fulton of the National Retail Lumber Dealers Association notes the National Production Authority plans a more liberal policy for commercial institutional and farm building starts in late year. He says steel and aluminum for nondefense use will be more available in the third and fourth quarters with greater allotments of materials improving chances for new stores schools warehouses and office buildings.
Hill Country Angus Association announced events at Gillespie County Fair Park. The Commercial Calf Sale opens September 30 with a registered call sale and a registered range ball sale closing. December 9 hosts a registered sale with ribbons awarded across age groups. Field Day is set for June 14 with a diverse committee coordinating at the Fair Park.
Central Texas must reduce fox numbers by at least 50 percent immediately to curb rabies risk in spring, warns State Health Officer Geo W. Cox. Five rabid foxes have been killed near Austin this year, with Fayette County reporting its first rabies case. Cox cites westward spread and urges trapping, shooting or poisoning to break infection chains.
Mrs. Fred Hitzfeld hosted house guests over the weekend Mr and Mrs Fritz J Hitzfeld of St Louis Mo with Mr and Mrs George Jennings and four children of Dallas. The Jennings returned Sunday and the Hitzfelds plan visits in San Angelo Hereford and finally St Louis with relatives before Mrs Hitzfeld stays for a month.
The 10 percent surcharge on purchases of more than 49 post cards has been removed by an Act of Congress, effective March 22. Postmaster R. W. Klingelhoefer announced that postcards will cost 2 cents each regardless of quantity.
A group of Gillespie County Boy Scout workers attended the Scouters Training Course at Buchanan Lake on Wednesday and Thursday of last week. Hans Hannemann District Commissioner Hayden Osbourn Marvin Nebgen and James Nebgen of Stonewall attended both days. Ewald Petsch attended Thursday and Milton Durst and Tyrus Cox on Wednesday night.
A new line of Gibson greeting cards debuts at Fredericksburg Publishing Company inviting customers to send a thoughtful note to a sick friend with a cheerful message and local availability.
Susanna Cornehl 28 hours old, daughter of Adolph and Dorothy Saenger Cornehl, died in a local hospital at 7 20 p m Tuesday March 25 1952. Funeral services held March 26 at 5 p m at Schaet ter Funeral Home with Rev A A Gitter of Harper officiating. Burial in St Marys Cemetery. Survived by parents and maternal grandfather Felix Saenger and paternal grandfather Willie Cornehl.
The monthly Pack meeting of Cub Scout Pack 133 will be held on Thursday March 27 at 7 30 pm in the Boy Scout Cabin. Films with Jungle theme including Clyde Beatty short Wild Elephant Round-up and Gods Wonder at a Woodland Brook will be shown and achievement awards will be given.
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