United Nations Day Flag Flown in Gillespie County
County Agent notes United Nations Day on October 24 1950 with flags flown nationwide to mark the Charter in force and promote world peace. Local observance honors Mrs Jack Baethge Mrs Paul Sauer and Mrs Alonzo Woerner of Doss for making the flag.
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Court House
United Nations
Texas
United Nations General Assembly
Jack Baethge
Paul Sauer
Alonzo Woerner
Doss
Gillespie County
Pest control guidance for livestock lice ticks flies and grubs
The notice outlines chemical control for lice ticks and flies on beef cattle, dairy cows, and sheep. It prescribes mixtures including gamma BHC DDT rot enone and methychlor with application details and pressure guidelines. It warns dairy cows require methychlor and notes sheep scab risk needing dipping if widespread.
Rancher Hohmann Prepares Willow City Land For Field Peas
Mr. Harry Hohmann tills land along Willow City loop road for Canadian Winter Field Peas and Dixie Wonder Peas as green manure and grazing. The Dixie Winter Peas and Hubam clover show good stands per Mr. Eugene Lindig of Stonewall. PMA approved 18 sacks of 20 percent superphosphate for Lindigan’s land.
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Harry Hohmann
Willow City Loop Road
Hohmann
Eugene Lindig
Stonewall
PMA
Lindigan
Fire Prevention Contest Winners
Fredericksburg Volunteer Fire Department honors postera with a display of winners. Front row includes Ronald Jenschke Kenneth Mueller Arthur Wittig Richard Roberts Francis Langehennig Betsy the Mascot Jackie Schandua Barry Nixon Jimmy Cottle James Pape. Second row lists Jeanette Jost Lu Ellen Nagel Victoria Gold Darlene Dell Elaine Crenwelge Cynthia Talley Sharon West Kay Evers Annette Wendel Lottie Helen Gold Daniel Durst. Top row features Betty Weinheimer Joyce Ottmers Louise Enderlin Patsy Henke Waldemar Hannen Mann Alfred Crenwelge Marjorie Ann Wille Jewell Schneider Darlene Fluitt Mary Jane Langehennig. Absent were Kathleen Bruns and Gertrude Oppermann.
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Fredericksburg
Patsy Henke
Waldemar Hannemann
Alfred Crenwelge
Fire Department
Marjorie Ann Wille
Jewell Sehneider
Darlene Fluitt
Mary Jane Langehennig
Kathleen Bruns
Gertrude Oppermann
Kilman
Doss Band Guests At Barbecue Tuesday Night
Doss Band members and families enjoyed a barbecued supper with mutton donated by Herman Mund and prepared by Aug Baechge. Refreshments were served and all reported a good time.
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Doss
Herman Mund
Aug. Baechge
Erwin Segner
Fredericksburg
Cherry Spring
Messrs
Carl Friedrich
Harry Wahrmund
San Antonio
Steueragel Packing Co
Albert Friedrich
Eugene
Richard Rosenbusch
Pleasant Hill Home Demonstration Club Meeting Recap
The Pleasant Hill Home Demonstration Club met at Mrs. Frick Deike’s home on Wednesday afternoon October 18 for visiting and idea exchange. Leader Mrs. W. C. Stet led the program. Mrs. Herman Jenschke was absent but hoped to attend the November 15 meeting at Mrs. W. F. Walker’s home. A song was sung by seventeen members and five children. Mrs. Richard Merz ran two contests with several ladies tying high scores. winners received embroidered pillowcases from Mrs. Lacky and a pair of pillowcases from Mrs. Merz.
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Pleasant Hill Home Demonstration Club
Frick Deike
W. C. Stet
Herman Jenschke
W. F. Walker
Richard Merz
Lacky
Earley
Merz
A Company Is Known by the Men It Keeps
An advertisement praises Southwestern Life and its agency force in Texas. It highlights agents as public-spirited community contributors working with life underwriter associations to improve towns. The piece notes Southwestern Life is in its 48th year of service to Texans.
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Southwestern Life
Stonewall School Teachers Supper Postponed To Thursday
The Pot Luck Supper for Stonewall teachers was postponed to Thursday October 26. The 9th and 10th grades enjoyed a squirrel barbecue at Mr Tannner's home Monday night with food and games. Miss Lottie Schumpelt and Edmund Jacoby Jr. were married on Sunday October 15 with a reception at Weinheimer's Hall.
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Lawrence Jenschke
Mark
Carl Jenschke
San Antonio
Alois Jenschke
Janet
Ad. Nebgen
M.set
Douglas Dickey
Betty Bailey
Imogene
Roy Pipkin
Maryland
Herman Weinheimer
Pipkin
Arabia
Marcus Burg
J. E. Welch
Colorado
Benno Eckert
H. C. Blundell
Claudia
Ft. Worth
Louis Roeder
Rural home destroyed by fire near Fredericksburg
Five miles east of Fredericksburg on Goehmanns lane a rural home gutted by flames in an early Sunday blaze. The house owned by Mrs. Harry Tatsch of San Antonio housed Mr. and Mrs. Reeg Willard who were away. Neighbors alerted the Fredericksburg Volunteer Fire Department, but the fire consumed the building including stored belongings. Origin undetermined.
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Goehmann
Fredericksburg
Frozen Food Demonstration at Moritz Farm Equipment
Miss Edith Fugitt of Amana Refrigeration announces a frozen food demonstration at Moritz Farm Equipment Co. on West Main Street on Wednesday November 1 at 2 30 p m. The event promotes home freezers as a money saving time saver and convenience, allowing year round access to frozen meals and reducing shopping trips.
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Moritz
Edith Fugitt
Amana
Miss Fugitt
Amana Refrigeraton, Inc
Moritz Farm Equipment Co
West Main Street
Miss Fufitt
Johnson City Receives Two Inches Of Rain
The Johnson City area got two inches of beneficial rain Thursday night aiding dry small grain. Local social notes mention a miscel laneous shower for Mrs. Fritz Wittkohl at the VFW Club October 18th with 32 guests and various visits including veterans and relatives in nearby towns.
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Johnson City
Mesdames Alton Felps
G. R. Gipson Jr
Ottfred Wittkohl
Viola Weirich
Fritz Wittkohl
VFW Club
Maurice Gipson
Fredericksburg
Roger Smith
Victoria
Addie Smith
Bill Hirsch
Arlene
William Hirsch
San Antonio
George Gipson
Sgt
Tommie Turner
Fort Hood
Clarence Lorena
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Harry Wahrmund Doss
Cpl
Andrew Slayer
Coretta
G.I
Slayer
Slayersville
Pleasant Hill
S. S. Mauldin
Alex R. Frantzen
Soustern Peace Pangencias
James Ralph Wood
Dallas
Stonewall School
James Eckert
Opal Ray Gipson Blanco
Moritz Farm Equipment Company
Amana Home Economics
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