Terraces Built and Seed Trials Underway in Local Runoff Areas
Soil Conservation Service engineers completed about 9200 feet of line on the Charles Kirchner place in Southwest Doss. Field trials with a packer type seeder may suit planting legumes and grasses. trials on the Blumenthal to Luckenbach Road are planned this week. Billie Bode manages 700 acres in Bee Cave Group with 111 acres in tonnage, fence and pasture rotations. 20 head cattle graze the 111 acre trap and may move to 589 acres after frost. King Ranch bluestem seed blocks were harvested by Troy Foster and Emil Sauer with Otto Spaeth. another method is mowing and baling hay, then hammermilling seed for distribution.
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Charles Kirchner
Doss
Soil Conservation Service
Fredericksburg
Blumenthal
Luckenbach
Billie Bode
E. W. Bode
Bee Cave
King Ranch
Troy Foster
West Eckert
Emil Sauer
Otto Spaeth
Southwest Doss Conservation
Plow-constructed Terraces Praised by Local Officials
A. M. Rode says plow constructed terraces are easy to build and simple to work with farm equipment after completion. He serves with the Onion Creek Conservation Group and sits on the Gillespie County Soil Conservation District Board of Supervisors. Willie Wehmeyer Jr of the Luckenbach Conservation Group is also involved.
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A. M. Rode
Mr. Rode
Onion Creek Conservation Group
Gillespie County Soil Conservation District
FHS Band Joins UT Band Day in Austin Parade
Fredericksburg High School band will attend the 15th Annual Band Day in Austin on October 21. Five gold cups will be awarded to top bands in two divisions at Memorial Stadium halftime. More than 75 bands are expected, with judging on marching, musicianship, and appearance during a parade up Congress Avenue.
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Fredericksburg
Austin
University of Texas
University
Longhorns
University of Arkansas Razorbacks
Congress Avenue
Memorial Stadium
Gillespians In Royal Court At Homecoming
The 21st annual Home Coming of former Texas Lutheran College students runs November 3 to 5 with eight committees led by Maurice Gold of Alice. Queen coronation closes the event, and seniors Emily Winkel Virginia Hartmann Becky Rosenquist are up for honors along with king candidates Maurice Gold Gerald Shanklin Bill Johnson.
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Emily Winkel
Columbus
Virginia Hartmann
Cuero
Becky Rosenquist
Avoca
Maurice Gold
Alice
Gerald Shanklin
Gonzales
Bill Johnson
King
Barbara Sneckner
San Antonio
Velma Freels
Taylor
Anne Marie Lindig
Helen Rode
Fredericksburg
Betty Nieman
Austin
Georgia Steger
Bartlett
Doris Lorenz
McGregor
Norma Schardt
Port Arthur
TLC Bulldogs
Daniel Baker Hill Billies
Kurt Hartmann
Immanuel] Lutheran Church
Pflugerville
Board of Regents
Typewriters for Rent by Fredericksburg Publishing Co
A Fredericksburg Publishing Co offers several typewriters for monthly rental with contact at phone 40.
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Fredericksburg Publishing Co
New Location For Beer Agency
Laurie Wells manager of General Distributing Company announces move of agency from East Main Street to 206 West Schubert Street beside Stein's Ice Factory. The firm handles Falstaff and Budweiser beer including Budweiser Premium keg beer at regular keg price. A weekly radio program Die Deutsche Stunde airs weekdays at 8 p m on Station KNAF and Saturday 7 30 to 8 p m features Falstaff's Big T Jamboree with daily major football scores.
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Laurie Wells
General Distributing Company
Budweiser Beer
East Main St
West
Schubert Street
Stein's
Wells
KNAF
Die Deutsche Stunde
Toys Galore at Western Auto Association Store
Retail item note promotes a wide toy selection at Western Auto Association Store with an invitation to browse and use a layaway plan. The message cites a numeric detail 7.8 but provides no dates or further specifics.
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Western Auto Ass'n
Pink bollworms detected in Gillespie and surrounding Texas counties
L F Curl of the USDA bureau warns the pink bollworm infestation poses the era’s gravest threat to cotton since the boll weevil. He urges immediate stalk destruction and plowing under residue to prevent a full generation and hibernation, with cooperative efforts from ginners and county leaders to protect Texas cotton. Neighboring counties Kerr Linag Comal Blanco reported in the spread.
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Texas
Gillespie
L. F. Curl
United States Department of Agriculture
Bureau of Entomology and
Carl
Nueces County
Ntral
Illespie
Kerr
Liang Comal
Blanco
Bull Snake Killed by Jimmie Evers on Cain City Lease
Jimmie Evers killed a six foot king size Bull Snake on his Cain City area lease near Johny Schmidtzensky place Saturday morning. One of his dogs bayed at the snake and Evers killed it with rocks. The reptile buzzed like a rattler but had no poisonous fangs.
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Jimmie Evers
Johny Schmidtzensky
Cain City
Evers
Brownfield Couple Visits A K Krauses This Weekend
Mr and Mrs C W Brown of Brownfield visited the A K Krauses over the weekend, sharing time and conversation in a cordial social call.
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C. W. Brown
Brownfield
A.K Krauses
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Soil Conservation News
Willie Wehmeyer, Jr
The
Luckenbach Conservation Group
FHS
U. T
Longhorn Band
Moron H. Crockett, Jr
Johnny
City of Fredericksburg Utilities
Gillespians
Beer Agency
South
U. S
United States
Humble Oil & Refining CO
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