Soil conservation tips for fall seeding and drought prep
The article urges sowing fall legumes such as Hubam Madrid and Evergreen sweetclover to improve soil, reduce erosion and store moisture. It notes nitrogen benefits, prior rains’ damage, and stresses maintaining terrace systems and dams. An election for a supervisor in Sub Division No. 4 of Gillespie County Soil Conservation District is set for October 7, 1952 at the Agriculture Building.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Madrid
Gillespie County Soil Conservation District
Daughter born to Frank Ottmers in Odessa
Mr and Mrs Frank Ottmers welcomed their first child a nine pound dark haired daughter named Lyndy Liegh in Odessa on September 7. Grandparents and great grandparents on both sides are listed. Frank works as a petroleum engineer with Shell Oil Company in Odessa.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Frank Ottmers
Odessa
Lyndy Liegh
Walter Ottmers
Frank Knaup
Raymond Haydon
Hart
Texas
Haydon
Weatherford
Ottmers
Frank
Shell Oil Company
Clover Improves Crop Yields on 90-Year-Old Farm
Rancher Tom Carr of White Oak Conservation Group near Kerrville reports 100 bales per acre from three years of clover on part of a field versus 37 bales per acre on a similarly prepared section. He also notes 450 bales from sudan grass on a 7 acre, two-year Civil War gap field after three years of clover, with 70 pound lamb prospects.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Tom Carr
White Oak
Kerrville
Tarr
Sudan
Carr
Timely Tips for Choosing Plaids in Cotton Garments
The article advises selecting simple plaid designs with few seams to ensure a smart look. It warns that large plaids require more fabric for matching, and unbalanced plaids must have all pieces aligned in the same direction. It cautions against printed plaids as they are off grain and hard to match.
Crabapple Community Club Barbecue and Dance
Members and friends enjoyed a barbecue supper on Saturday September 6 followed by an evening of dancing to music performed by members of a local orchestra.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Crabapple Community Club
Drivers License Office to Close Monday
The Driver's License Examiner's office in the courthouse will be closed on Monday September 22. Clarence Spike Zatopek the examiner announced the temporary shutdown.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Clarence “Spike” Zatopek
Texas Recipe of the Week Crusty Pears and Lemon Sauce
A regional recipe feature describes crusty pears baked with cornflake crust and butter, served with a lemon spice sauce. It lists ingredients for the sauce and notes portions for six servings, followed by meal suggestions and hints encouraging Texas Food Standard planning and frugal, nutritious meals for children.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Texas
Texas Food Standard
Pleasant Hill Flood Sunday? Rural Losses Run High
Pleasant Hill residents recount severe flood losses from Wednesday night rain. Creeks and the Rock Creek rose to unprecedented levels washing away bridge approaches and destroying houses, crops, poultry, and timber. Fire department pumped out a flooded cellar. many families remained away until crossing the creek by foot was possible.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Pleasant Hill
Rocky Creek
Alvin Bindseil
Johnsons
Levi Sultemeier
Rock Creek
Marvin Johnson
S. E. Crossley
Felix Sultemeier
Herman Jenschke
Jenschkes
Johnson City
S. S. Mauldins
Deike
Ernest Lange
Buddy
Ad Basse Accepted by UT Dental School in Houston
Ad Basse was notified this week that he had been accepted by the University of Texas School of Dentistry at Houston and left for Houston to enroll this week. Truth may be stranger than fiction, but it isn't nearly so marketable.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ad. Basse
University of Texas School of Dentistry At
Houston
Great Demand for Hunting Leases in Gillespie County
The Fredericksburg Chamber of Commerce notes unprecedented hunting lease demand for the season opening November 16. C of C manager William Petmecky cites drought as a reason for deer‑hunting decline and says inquiries arrive daily by mail, phone, or in person as hunters seek leases. Few leases have been listed, hindering hunters from finding locations, and landowners who have not leased are urged to list land for regular bulletins through the hunting season.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Fredericksburg
Mrs. Fricke Attends Seventhe District P T A Meeting
Mrs. H. H. Fricke attends the fall board meeting of the Seventh District Texas Congress of Parents and Teachers in the Administration Building at Buchanan Dam. She serves as vice president for Gillespie, Blanco, and Kendall Counties.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
H. H. Fricke
Texas Congress of Parents and Teachers
Buchanan Dam
Also Mentioned on This Page
State Bank of
Gillespie County
Federal Reserve System
Federal Reserve Bank
United States
Reserve Bank
Banks
I. M. L. Bogisch
M. L. Bogisch
State of
Gillespie
Louise Moldberg
Tex
Edgar F. Ochs
M. F. Pyka
Arthur Stehling
Standard Ranch
D. E. Hodges
Bend of Austin Highway
Gillespie-Blanco County
Lucille Conrads Gillespie
Motaloy
McRae Sales CO
F” St. Kerrville, Texas
S. S. Mauldin
Ercepive
Behrend Garage
Helmuth Behrend
Fredericksburg, Texas
E. Ackermann
LTS
Gatera Pa
STE
Studebaker
W. Main Street
This is just the beginning! Our collection holds over 300 years of history, including rare newspapers, obituaries, marriage records, birth records, and so much more—most of which you won’t find anywhere else!