Creep feeding and hog prices highlight county 4-H news
The county 4-H Club plans meetings on May 18 to discuss a Southdown program and forms a committee for the 4-H Club Chuck Wagon. May 20 sees elimination contests for Livestock and Dairy judging and rifle tryouts. Entomology teams travel May 26 to the Winster Haven station for the 11th District. Creep feeding discussed as a profitable calf growth method, with pros and cons outlined by A. D. Thompson and county agents. Low hog prices prompt emphasis on efficient production and parasite control.
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Ricultural
Winster Haven
Fredericks Burg
Gible
Texas A & M College
A. D. Thompson
Hasoe
Pleasant Hill School Closing Draws Big Crowd
Pleasant Hill hosts a country school closing with clear weather and thunder showers nearby. A large crowd enjoyed a barbecue and picnic supper. The program featured songs, plays, a drill and dance by the school children. Teachers Merz and Jung led the 1949 1950 term. Lovell Deike and Dorothy Lindig graduate to prepare for high school. Miss Margaret Bracher of College Station attended as a district extension agent. Rain praised, field work expected soon.
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Pleasant Hill
Merz
Pedernales River Improvement Group to Meet in Fredericksburg
The Pedernales River Improvement Association will hold a membership meeting in the District Court Room at the Courthouse in Fredericksburg on Friday night May 19th at 8 p m The agenda includes discussion of fishing in the Pedernales River waters and the public invitation is extended.
Hein Chevrolet Plans Formal Opening May 27
Hein Chevrolet successor to McBride Chevrolet will hold a formal opening on Saturday May 27 per Carl and Weimar Hein. The service department offers prompt courteous service for all makes with truck service a specialty and features a well staffed, modern facility under foreman Chester Kasper plus Eska McDougall and Hans Land.
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Hein Chevrolet
Chevrolet
Chester Kasper
Eska McDougall
Hans Land
Kasper
Matehy
Dodge
Rain Helps Local Area AfterThursday Downpour
Harper recorded about two inches of rain on Thursday with a slow lasting shower. The Seipps baseball team beat Harper 6 to 2 here Sunday afternoon. The Carr Quartett of Austin will visit Harper Sunday May 28, sponsored by the American Legion Auxiliary Post 650. Road to Mrs Pill Strackbein was made impassable by the rain.
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Harper
Seipps
Carr Quartett of
Austin
American Legion Auxiliary
Sageser- Haas Post No
Pill Strackbein
Sterling Bros Offers Tropical Slacks and Sport Shirt
A large showing at Sterling Bros highlights a pair of beautiful tropical slacks and a cool sport shirt. The items are described as inexpensive and serviceable for solid summer comfort.
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Sterling Bros
Gibson Greeting Card Line Cheers Sick Friend
Fredericksburg Publishing Company showcases a bright new line of Gibson Cards as a cheerful greeting option for a friend who is ill. The collection emphasizes warm wishes and uplifting messages to lift spirits.
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Gibson
Fredericksburg Publishing Company
Stonewall School Events Begin Thursday Evening
Stonewall School hosts graduation exercises Thursday at 8 p m in the school gym. Closing ceremonies set for May 21 also in the gym include a 1 30 p m children's program a 3 30 p m baseball game between Stonewall Farmer League and Sardale a dance with music by the Happy Go Lucky Boys and a barbecue dinner and supper.
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Stonewall
Farmer League
Sisterdale
Happy Go Lucky Boys
Pirates
Boerne White Sox
Fredericksburg
Stonewall Farmers League
Enderlin’s
Herman Weinheimer
H. C. Woods and Son
Ft. Sill
Oklahoma
Tom Weinheimer
San Angelo
Robin Klein
Dallas
Erwin Klein
Alton Klein
Memphis
Tenn
Max Heep
Jake Heep
San Antonio
Wim. Wichita
Mary Wichita
Alvin Weinheimer Jr
Alvin Weinheimer
Buddy
Bobby Hodges
Ernest Hodges
Amy Dell Tanner
Roy Tanner
J. O. Tanner
Willy Burg
J. P
Clifton Burg
Beverly
Bandera
Rural Electrification Growth in Texas Over 15 Years
The 1935 establishment of the Rural Electrification Administration spurred Texas co ops to expand from 2 percent rural electrification to 81 percent of farms by the present. Texas 77 co-ops serve 256,000 rural homes across 104000 miles of wire, supporting rising farm power demand and plans for new hydroelectric sources to avert capacity strain.
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Texas
Roosevelt
Rural Electrification Administration
Bartlett Electric Cooperative
Bartlett
REA
Rural Electric Co
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Gillespie Farm and Ranch News
T. J. Chapman
S. S. Mauldin
Pedernales River Improvement Group
Long
Kaiser's City Furniture Co
J. F. Cook
Fine Food
Falstaff Brewing Corp
ST. Louis
Ae New
Zaste
Palstaff
Faist
James Eckert
Basse Express
San Antonio — Eckert
Llano
San Saba
Lometa
Lampasas
East Park Street
E. Cevallos Street
Amerlgs
Couettehe Nash Rewer Lemided
The
Nash
Mal Media of
America
Sillijman
Nash Motors
Nash- Kelvinator Corp
Detroit, Mich
E. San Antonio St
Weber & Jenschke
Nashburg, Texas
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