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Newspaper
Fredericksburg Standard
Location
Fredericksburg, Texas, United States of America
Date
May 23, 1951
Page
9
The note covers St Augustine and carpet grass fungus causing browning and dieback, with advice on watering timing, TERSAN fungicide, and 16-20-0 fertilizer. It also notes cutworm in cotton and taxaphone control, home sprayer plans, upcoming haymaking for Johnson and Sudan grasses with digestible protein data, and certification prospects for Mustang Oats and Quanah Wheat seed.
Fredericksburg National Bank will be closed on Wednesday May 30 in observance of Memorial Day.
Eight registered Duroc Jersey gilts and one boar, provided by the Sears Roebuck Foundation, were awarded to Gillespie County 4-H members at Fair Park under County Agent C A Stone. Winners pose with hogs and plan to show at the county show with prizes ranging from 15 to 50 dollars in permanent materials for swine production.
The Soil Conservation group met at Holmes Moss ranch to study native grasses on K T R Penick and H H Hohmann ranches. Local visits spread through Willow City area with numerous relatives and church services noted in Fredericksburg, San Antonio, and Llano.
Harper School schedules baccalaureate and graduation for May 27 and May 30 in the gymnasium. 11 boys and 5 girls to receive diplomas, 21 promoted from grammar to high school. May Fete crowned Frances Dittmar with royal court. field program includes dances and fairy pageants. Memorial Day service set at Harper Cemetery May 27 at 3 p.m. with Rev. B K Breihan as speaker.
The Blanco County Hereford Breeders Association announces its annual tour on Saturday and Sunday May 26 27. Three Gillespie County ranches plus Blanco Hereford Farm Buchanan Ranch Loma Ranch and Stan ton Ranch are on the first day. Sunday starts in Blanco Johnson City visits Otto Schumann Simon Burg ranches lunch at Herman Weinheimer ranch and ends at Ebeling ranch.
The Stonewall school opens its closing program Friday night May 25 at 8 p m in the gym with graduation and promotion exercises led by Rev G C Senff pastor of Trinity Lutheran Church Stonewall. This item lists 10th graders Alice Jung Marilyn Klein Sylvia Welch Berthie Ahrens Freda Hodges Harvey Eckert Kurt C Weinheimer James Luckenbach Carolyn Bohls Evelyn Nebgen J P Burg Gary Gravens Marie Schumpelt and promotees Alfons Riba Alton Nebgen Herbert Itz Calvin Schumann Clayton Nebgen Rachel Senff Florine Eckhardt Betty Moldenhauer Daniel Pehl Clarence Pehl Vincent Jung Armand Weber. Also notes the grade school closing program Sunday May 27 at 1 30 pm with a dinner and barbecue, a 3 pm ball game and 8 pm dance with Hilmar and his Playboys. Stonewall will close May 30 with a trip to the Texas Valley Nueva Laredo and Mexico. Also reports Stonewall Pirates beat Fredericksburg Giants 10 3 and Stonewall Farmers League lost 6 20 to Seippi. Mrs Albert Nebgen was honored with a surprise birthday dinner. Visitors listed include families from San Antonio Boerne Kerrville and Kerrville area. (Continued on page 4 sec 2).
On May 12 the Doss World War II veterans and guests held their annual stag reunion at Jim Faught’s ranch near Doss with games and a barbecue by Emil F. Lange. The event concluded with plans for next year and a grand time noted by attendees.
Pleasant Hill Home Demonstration Club ladies gathered at Mrs Alfred Brodbeck's home for a quilting session. Mrs Willie Lindig won the prize as the oldest quilter after the group finished the quilt and refreshments were served. The next meeting is set for June 20 at the Pleasant Hill schoolhouse.
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