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Newspaper
Fredericksburg Standard
Location
Fredericksburg, Texas, United States of America
Date
May 07, 1952
Page
25
Timely Tips urge home managers to plan cleaning tasks and gather supplies on a wheeled two shelf cart to minimize walking and back strain. The Recipe of the Week offers four hard cooked eggs with peanut butter filling and a light garnish plus a full day menu ending with beef pot roast and dumplings.
Gillespie County Soil Conservation District supervisors announce Soil Conservation Week May 4 through May 10 under Gov. Allan Shivers. They cite erosion and resource loss, note 164 districts cover about 95 percent of Texas land, invite public visits, and praise 500 cooperating farmers and ranchers. Trans-Pecos hosts barbecue and awards for Region III Save The Soil contest in Fort Worth area.
On Saturday May 3, Troy Foster of Willow City won a 200 dollar award as the region’s outstanding conservationist. Max Reinbach received a plaque for most unselfish service to a Soil Conservation District by a non-farmer. Walter Humphrey of the Fort Worth Press announced the honors. Accompanying the winners to Ft Stockton were Mrs. Troy Foster, Mrs. Max Reinbach, Richard T. Laurence, M. A. Daniel and Dudley Mann.
Victor Wendel a former Harper rancher is named among original 4-H Club leaders in Harper County for organizing the Harper Club in 1952 and growing it to about 50 members. He trained officers in Parliamentary Procedure, regularly assists members with calves lambs poultry and crop programs and serves as a Sears Roebuck director for county livestock programs. Wendel has donated stock for fundraisers and supported fairs and camps. He is married with two sons active in 4-H work.
County agent guidance on building and managing a home worm bed for fish bait. Covers bed locations, containers from tubs to drums, soil mix with humus, moisture, coverings, and protection from heat and cold. Recommends English redworm, starter count 50 to 100, and feeding regimes with safe food mixes.
Gillespie County Livestock sales reported strong bidding with cattle and calves leading prices. Stocker calves topped $41 per hundred, common stockers $22.50 to $29.10, cows with calves up to $280 per pair, stocker cows to $205 per head, lambs $13.10 to $20.70, ewes $7.60 to $10.90, mutton sheep $8.80 to $17.10, goats $6.25 to $10.60 per hundredweight, hogs $17.50 top, feeders up to $15. Representative buyers included Vernon Evers and A Mazinke with notable lots.
A historical note lists foods like tossed salad compote of peaches and shredded oranges coffee supper creamer tomato soup egg and peanut salad cup cakes milk and eggs. It emphasizes eggs as a plentiful economical protein source, peanut butter as rich in protein and B vitamins, and advises combining peanut butter with other foods to improve texture. It promotes tossed salad as a convenient use for garden fresh or leftover vegetables.
Gold stamping on fountain pens brief cases bill folds and other leather goods showcased by Fredericksburg Publishing Company Inc. includes detailed finishes and decorative options for personal and corporate use by customers seeking quality customization.
Fredericksburg dealer Jack Lawrence sells a canner-cutter cow at 22.50 while G F Davis also from Fredericksburg offers a stocker cow at 205. Willow City’s Marlin Althaus lists a 1400 pound bull at 24.30. Walter Duecker of Rheingold posts ewes at 10.90 each and lambs at 20.70 per hundred. Other prices cover mutton sheep, bucks, ewes with lambs, and goats from John son City Casperis to Kendalia and Llano. Mr and Mrs Nolan Brown attend the UT Power Show where Royce Brown helped build the mechanical man by the UT Engineering Department.
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