Local firm welcomes Botomist sprayer from Florida
Simon J. Burg Sprayer Co of Stonewall received one of the largest spraying machines in the region, a Botomist sprayer from Speed Sprayer Co of Orlando. The hydraulically controlled unit handles dry or wet dust and liquid sprays, operated by one person. A South Texas pecan and fruit grower received the ninth unit, with more to come and a demonstration planned.
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Simon J. Burg
Stonewall
Speed Sprayer Company
Orlando
Florida
Hubert H. Klein
Burg
South Texas
Local Legionnaires To Attend Bandera District Convention
The 21st District American Legion spring convention will be held in Bandera on May 15 and 16. Bandera Post 157 hosts. George C. Sullivan of Kerrville will preside. Delegates register Saturday at the Memorial Building, with a Judge Roy Bean Court sketch, Degree Team events, a 40 and 8 supper, rodeo and dance. Sundays feature a Memorial service, barbecue, and business session with distinguished guests including Price Daniel. Local post and auxiliary members urged to attend and notify Post Adjutant Max Reinbach.
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American Legion
Bandera
George C. Sullivan
Kerrville
P. G
George S. Berry
Jimmy Gleaton
James A. McKay
Price Daniel
Texas
P. B. Hill
Texas Ranger
Legion
21St District
R. W. Klingelhoefer
Louis Jordan Post
Max O. Reinbach
Ersch Top Hitter in San Antonio Parish League
Bill Ersch son of Mrs Fritz Ersch is the top hitter in the San Antonio Parish League batting .470 in league games this season. He owns the Acme Refrigerator Company in San Antonio.
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Bill Ersch
Fritz Ersch
Here
San Antonio
Ersch
Acme Refrigerator Company
Terracing Angled Land Offers Soil Protection Says Conservationist
A conservationist argues most US cultivated land erodes and terraces are needed on steep slopes to prevent topsoil loss. Contour tillage and crop rotation control erosion on gentle slopes, while terraces slow runoff, save humus, and improve drainage. Even with equipment concerns, contour farming proves cheaper than terrace uphill work in long term.
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United States
Two Injured In Saturday Night Highway Crashes
Two people were hurt in Saturday night highway crashes. Mrs. Willie Herbert sustained cuts and abrasions after a southbound car collided with a car driven by James Langerhans near the San Antonio Highway, about nine miles from Fredericksburg. Her husband was also injured. Langerhans and passengers were uninjured. A second wreck on the Harper Highway, eighteen miles from the city, left Floyd W. Elis from San Antonio injured after his car overturned and motorists freed him from the wreckage. Elis remained semi conscious at a local hospital early this week.
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San Antonio
Fredericksburg
Harper Highway
Willie Herbert
James Langerhans
Herbert
Langerhans
Loth
Floyd W. Elis
Harper Road
Ekis
Noted Author Sends Books To Library
Lois Lenski, famed American children's author and 1946 Newbery winner for Strawberry Girl, donated eleven picture books to Fredericksburg's Sammie Kay Klein Memorial Bookshelf at Pioneer Memorial Library. Species include six Mr Small titles, Lets Play House, and four early reader stories. Lenski, wife of Arthur Covey of Greenacres Connecticut, is noted for regional series and ties to G E Lenski of Lutheran Standard.
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Lois Lenski
America
Sammie Kay Klein
Pioneer Memorial Library
Fredericksburg
Davy
Lutheran Standard
G. E. Lenski
Washington
Daily Result Day Highlights On Standard Want Ad Page
The STANDARD publishes daily result day coverage on its want-ad section. Readers see outcome summaries for listings, auctions, and notices, with quick notes on winners and closing bids.
Newsreel to Feature Nimitz at Palace Theatre
A Pathe Newsreel to be shown Sunday and Monday May 16 and 17 at the Palace Theatre features Fleet Admiral Chester W. Nimitz and others presenting the U S Mighty Battleship Texas as a Texas memorial at San Jacinto Monument near Houston. The reel also covers Germany's rebuilding and De Gasperi of Rome thanking the U S after the recent election.
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Pathe
Palace Theatre
Chester W. Nimitz
U. S
Texas
San Jacinto Monument
Houston
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West Main
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Spring Creek
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