Looking Ahead at Government Payroll Growth and Its Costs
George S. Benson argues that Census figures reveal a bloated government payroll across federal, state, and local levels. He notes salaries total about 19 billion dollars annually, with about six to seven million civilian workers. He warns of rising costs, urban concentration, and socialist aims behind government expansion.
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Bureau of the Census
Washington
Hamilton
Jefferson
Oason
United States
Sweden
England
Deferred Grazing Gains Popularity on Local Ranches
Local ranchers increasingly adopt deferred grazing to boost native grasses and seed production. By delaying grazing until after seed maturity, grasses like sidecats grama and Indian grass gain vigor, deepen roots, improve erosion protection, and raise calf and lamb weights. Community districts and Soil Conservation Service staff assist producers in adopting the method to improve rangeland conditions.
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Gillespie
Soil Conservation Service
John Davidson Birthday Party Honored Fourth Birthday
Mrs A G Davidson entertained thirty children and several mothers for John Davidson's fourth birthday at their home on Thursday afternoon. A chocolate cake with yellow candles bore the inscription Happy Birthday John. Each child had a cup cake with a candle and blew it out. favors included balloons and bubble gum. Mrs Tyrus Cox and Miss Beatrice Crenwelge helped hostesses.
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A. G. Davidson
Son
John
Tyrus Cox
Beatrice Crenwelge
Lorraine Gresser to Wed Dayton Ransleben in May
Mr and Mrs B Gresser announce the upcoming marriage of their daughter Lorraine to Dayton Ransleben on May 12. A dance for the couple will be held at Seipp’s Halls in Fredericksburg at 9 p m with friends and relatives invited.
Soil Conservation Group Seeks District Help
The Live Oak Conservation Group met May 2 to learn about the Soil Conservation District and its role in soil and water efforts. Members discussed problems and applications for district assistance while tours highlighted plant species and successful deferment practices for rangeland.
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Live Oak Conservation
Bruno Fritz
Soil Conservation Service
Edwin Weirich
Karl Fritz
Presbyterian Women Birthday Observance Set for May Sixteenth
The Presbyterian Church women host a birthday party and family night at 6:30 p m May 16 at the Tubbs residence. Guest speaker will be Mrs Husie Galloway chair of Presbyterial Missions Laredo. The group formed over thirty five years ago uses the birthday gift to fund Bible and Christian literature worldwide.
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The
Presbyterian Church
H. A. Tubbs
Husie Galloway
Presbyterial Missions, of
Laredo
Women of the Church
Parker-Boatright Rites in Harper
Pauline Boatright daughter of Mr and Mrs Ray Bierschbabe and Raymond Parker son of Mr and Mrs Jesse Parker were married last Wednesday at Harper Methodist Church by Rev B E Breihan. The bride wore beige linen with white carnation corsage. Attendant Mrs H D Sivells of Georgetown wore yellow. Best man was Walter Winn Parker. They will live on the Low Parker ranch near Harper after a wedding trip. Both are Harper High School graduates. Parker is a World War II veteran.
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Pauline Boatright
Ray Bierschwabe
Raymond Parker
Jesse Parker
Harper Methodist Church
B. E. Breihan
H. D. Sivells
Georgetown
Walter Winn Parker
Low Parker Ranch
Harper
Mrs. Parker
Harper High School
Mr. Parker
Reverend and Mrs Gam menthaler Visit from Pawnee Texas
Reverend and Mrs Richard Gam menthaler of Pawnee Texas where he serves as a Methodist minister visited here on Monday.
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Richard Gammenthaler
Pawnee
Texas
Presbyterian Women Circle Plans May Birthday Party
The Women's Circle of the Presbyterian Church met at Mrs. W H Springall's home last Wednesday. Mrs. W J Tubbs opened with prayer. They scheduled the Women’s Birthday Party for May 16 at Dr. and Mrs. H A Tubbs's home. Mrs. W Tubbs gave a program on Life of a Woman in the Congo and Mrs. R C Hagee led the Bible lesson Do You Keep God First in Your Life.
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The
Presbyterian Church
W. H. Springall
W. J. Tubbs
H. A. Tubbs
Congo
W. Tubbs
R. C. Hagee
God
Gillespie youths on leave from Camp Atterbury Indiana
Four Gillespie youths who enlisted January 11 1951 and are stationed at Camp Atterbury Indiana are home on a two week leave with their parents. They arrived May 3 with Pvt Myron Moritz and include Pvt Edmund Tatsch Jr Robert Lee Oehler and Werner Durst all from Gillespie area. Moritz notes winter temps ranged from 20 above to 19 below zero and Herbert Hoover Casper also stationed at the camp could not come home. Myron and Verner plan to fly back to camp Friday from Austin.
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Gillespie
Camp Atterbury
Indiana
Pvt
Myron Moritz
Robert Moritz
Edmund Tatsch Jr
Harper
Robert Lee Oehler
Arthur Oehler
Werner Durst
Edmund Durst
Myron
Verner
Austin
Moritz
Herbert Hoover Casper
BB Guns Outlawed by Legislature
Austin news reports the legislature passed a measure banning BB guns in towns. The bill, already approved by the house, now awaits the governor's signature to become law. Property damage and injuries were cited as reasons for the act.
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Austin
Senate
House
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