Conservation group tours farms study soil practices
Marshall Springs Conservation Group members visited farms May 16 to study soil and water conservation, including grazing Hubam Clover, brush control, and soil improvement. They noted alfalfa yields, deferred range grazing, and spraying for brush. future tours are planned.
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Marshall Springs
Troy Foster
Eckert
Foster
Arthur Grobe
Knopp School
Marvin Grona
Grona
Harold Kneese
Kneese
Marshall Spring
Cherry 4-H Club Meeting Highlights and Demonstrations
The Cherry 4-H Club met on May 20 at the Cherry Spring school house per reporter Joe Ella Rode. David Sagebiel read a poem Happiness. The group sang America with Virginia Crenwelge on piano. Miss Conrads lectured on sewing. Mr. Stone demonstrated halter making and cattle judging.
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Cherry Spring
Joe Ella Rode
David Sagebiel
America
Virginia Crenwelge
Miss Conrads
Mr. Stone
Cattle and hog prices rise at Gillespie County auction
Cattle showed a slight price dip while hogs advanced at the Gillespie County Livestock Sales Co auction. Good stockers sold $26.75 to $31 per hundred, cows with calves brought $160 to $250 a pair, top hogs up $1.50, lambs $15.20 to $19.10 per hundred, and goats steady with slight gains. buyers and sellers cited specific lots from Llano, Fredericksburg, Mason, Johnson City and others.
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Gillespie County Livestock Sales Company
A. F. Buie
Llano
Aaron Rode
Ben Faubion
Fredericksburg
Simon
Mason
R. Flint
Henry Mogford
N. Haley
Johnson City
B. Fuchs
Cypress Mills
Leather goods stamping at Fredericksburg Publishing Co
The Fredericksburg Publishing Company announces gold stamping services for fountain pens brief cases bill folds and other leather goods. The service highlights include personalized monograms and decorative embossing for customers.
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Fredericksburg Publishing Company, Inc
District 7 4-H Encampment Set for Junction June 4 6
County Agent C A Stone says the District Seven 4 H encampment for boys will be in Junction from Wednesday to Friday June 4 6. Only 15 boys from each county may attend with registration first come first served. Eligible members should contact Stone. Sears gift details to be arranged.
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Junction
C. A. Stone
Stone
Sears
Cream Cheese For A Balanced Budget Diet
Cream cheese supplies vitamins and calcium and can be made at home with clean milk. Chill during draining to keep the cream. Use in chips spreads dates stuffed with nuts celery pimentos beef slices sandwiches salads and desserts for varied meals.
Safety week urged on farms to cut accident risks
The State Farm and Ranch Safety Committee urges weekly safety on farms, citing careless shortcuts as common accident causes. It warns that operating a farm from a hospital bed or wheelchair is a tough job.
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State Farm and Ranch Safety Committee
Wirtz Dam Dedication Near Marble Falls Promises Local Festivities
Marble Falls invites Colorado River basin residents and Texas visitors to a free barbecue on June 15 honoring the Alvin J. Wirtz dam. Dedication ceremonies start at 4:30 P.M. at the dam’s south end near Granite Shoals, four miles from Marble Falls, with road markers for guidance.
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Marble Falls
Colorado River
Kk. O. Smith
Alvin J. Wirtz
Texas
Marble Falls Lakes
Smith
Alvin Wirtz
Granite Shoals
APCs Conservation Benefits For Gillespie County Farmers
Gillespie County farmers will implement soil and water conservation practices this year with at least 64 thousand dollars in funding from the Agricultural Conservation Program. The effort aims to boost grass and legume seed use, farm equipment activity, and overall farm productivity, ensuring long term stability and higher yields for cotton, wheat, and meat production. More farm machinery, autos, and clothing purchases support Main Street commerce as conservation preserves soil productivity for future harvests.
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Gillespie County
Thomas Jung
PMA
Main Street
Fredericksburg Bank Closure For Memorial Day And Birth Day
The Fredericksburg National Bank will close on Friday May 30 to observe Memorial Day and on Tuesday June 3 to observe Jefferson Davis Birth Day.
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Fredericksburg National Bank
Jefferson Davis
Invention of the Linotype Machine by Ottmar Mergenthaler
The linotype machine started use in 1886 at the New York Tribune. It was the invention of Ottmar Mergenthaler, reshaping newspaper printing.
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The
New York Tribune
Ottmar Mergenthaler
Stolen Original Eli Whitney Cotton Gin Never Recovered
The first model of Eli Whitney's cotton gin was stolen from his workshop and never recovered, leaving its fate unknown. The incident highlights the inventor's early challenges and the loss of a pivotal innovation in early American industry.
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Eli Whitney
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Soil Conservation Service
Laverta Warrell
Doss
Ewald Behrends
Edgar Tatsch
Luckenbach
Oswald Eckhardt
Rheingold
Cherry 4-H
Crosley Refrigerator
Norge
Fedelco Electric
Thor
Texaco
Stein 'Umber
Texaco Roll
John Metzger
John Robert Metzger
Freddie Metzger
Wirtz Dam
H. Welge Lewis
P. O
APC
Fredericksburg, Texas
McCulloch
Roy Henke
Morris Ranch
GMC
East Main St
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