Texas Senate approves two big water conservation proposals
In Austin, Texas the Senate passed two major water conservation measures. One is Sen. Dorsey Hardeman’s $100 million state bond for local projects with a September constitutional amendment vote. the other enables state operations if the amendment passes. House sponsors delay final action on the bond bills and the Parish $200 million local projects measure.
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Austin
Texas
Senate
Dorsey Hardeman
House
Talk About Toughies Mouflon Hard To Hunt
L A Light reports the first Texan mouflon hunt yielding a trophy ram after two grueling days by three expert hunters. The Corsican Sardinian mouflon now roams Moss and Ethridge ranches with 130 to 150 animals. Hunters Jersig Rheiner and Schneider praise the tough chase and plan an Alaska Yukon trip on the Alcan highway.
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San Antonio
Texas
Dan Rheiner
Floyd Schneider
Harry Jersig
Horace Ethridge
Llano County
Barbados
L. A. Light
Mark Moss
Fred Stark
S. A. Zoo
Corsica
Sardinia
Liano
Moss
Howard Ethridge Ranches
West
Jersig
Rheiner
Harper Locals From Last Week Visit Family Ties
Mr and Mrs Stanley Felps and child of Fredericksburg visited her parents Mr and Mrs Chester Bernhard. Mr and Mrs Dallas Reiger visited Mr and Mrs Dayton Rahé Sunday. Miss Cherry Parker of San Antonio spent the weekend with her parents Mr and Mrs Oren Parker. Mr and Mrs M R Duderstadt and Mr and Mrs R F Manske went to San Angelo last Thursday for the funeral of Mrs E F Groff 59 mother of Jack Groff of Bandera.
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Stanley Felps
Little Daughter
Fredericksburg
Chester Bernhard
Dallas Reiger
Mrs
Dayton Rahé
Cherry Parker
San Antonio
Oren Parker
M. R. Duderstadt
R. F. Manske
San Angelo
E. F. Groff
Jack Groff
Bandera
Augusta couple visits kin then to visit father in hospital
SFC and Mrs. Harry Shep and children of Augusta Georgia visited relatives here last week then traveled to San Angelo to see Fred Bierschwale at the Veterans Hospital in Big Springs where he is reported to be improving. Mrs. Tommy Harlan visited the Fred Gammenthaler home Thursday. Mr. and Mrs. Fred Gammenthaler attended the funeral of Mrs. Henry Heimann in Fredericksburg Friday afternoon.
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SFC
Harry Sheppard
Augusta
Georgia
San Angelo
Fred Bierschwale
Veterans Hospital
Big Springs
Bierschwale
Fred Gammenthaler
Henry Heimann
Fredericksburg
Explorer encounters silent jungle tribe tale
A comic exchange describes an explorer who meets a South American tribe of mute women. The traveler jokes they cannot talk because they have no tongues, calling the encounter a wild moment in the jungle.
Cross Filing Ends in Texas Political Races
Governor signs bill removing the option for candidates to run as the nominee of two or more parties. The change follows controversy from 1952 when Shivers and other state candidates appeared on both Democratic and Republican tickets. The House and public records bills push for full disclosure of public records and funds.
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Shivers
Senate
Shepperd
House of Representatives
Texas Press Association
Cross
Maury Maverick
San Antonio
Beer as Home Beverage Gains Popularity Nationwide
A nationwide survey shows two thirds of American men and forty percent of women drink beer at home. Beer serves as a mealtime and social beverage, with most beer now sold in cans and bottles for home consumption. Central states lead by region in drinkers, while urban residents drink more than rural. The rise is linked to homemaker influence and supermarket sales.
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U. S
Central States
East
Ers
May Deciding Fate of Bobwhite Quail in Texas
The Texas Game and Fish Commission warns that quail recovery hinges on summer weather and landowner hunter efforts to grow food and cover. Officials note some population gains last year but severe drought and habitat loss remain threats. The director says favorable moisture is crucial and that public interest is driving renewed habitat work and demand for the quail bulletin by Wildlife Biologist Dan Lay.
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Austin
Texas Game and Fish Commission
Commission
Texas
Game and Fish Commission
Dan Lay
Commission Awards Kothe $5,000 For Property
A special commission named by County Judge Victor Sage awarded Kenneth Kothe of Cherry Springs $5,000 for right of way and damages needed for the US Highway 87 reconstruction. The sum matched what the Commissioners Court had previously offered. The committee members were Joe Rogers Victor Pressler and Felix Jenschke.
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Victor Sage
Kiel
Kenneth Kothe
Cherry Springs
Kothe
Commissioners Court
Joe Rogers
Victor Pressler
Felix Jenschke
Sonora Station Set Field Day For May Seventh
Sonora Texas May Seventh field day to feature 224 day ram tests measuring rate of gain wool length and clean wool pounds. An auction sale of tested rams will be held along with pen inspections and talks on sheep and goat research. Dr Clair E Terrell of the Western Sheep Breeding Laboratory in Idaho will speak.
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Sonora
Texas
Texas Agricultural Experiment Station
W. T. Hardy
Clair E. Terrell
Western Sheep Breeding Laboratory
US Department of Agriculture
DuBoise
Idaho
Hardy
Hill Crest Singing Attended by Local Families at Emmanuel Church
Mrs Ben Thomas and others joined Rev and Mrs D W Brown and family Sunday for the Hill Crest Singing at Emmanuel Gospel Church in Fredricksburg. Fred ericksburg visitors and local couples spent the weekend at ranch homes and traveled to San Antonio.
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Ben Thomas
W. M. Harris
R. B. Goff
Curt Mangold
D. W. Brown
Hill Crest
Emmanuel Gospel Church
Fredericksburg
Unclear OCR fragment on schedules and events
The readable text is garbled showing scattered terms like hours per week and April day notes. lacks coherent event, person, or organization details to form a factual summary. No identifiable entities or concrete actions are present.
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Stone
Ramsey
Jim Lindsey
Jimmy Phillips
Wayne Wagonseller
Phillips
Wagonseller
Bascom Giles
S. A. Light
Bess “Ney
Crosley and Bendix Appliances Livestock & Poultry
Magnolia Service Station Auto Accessories
Bode CO. Harper
FLOY
Mark A. Thompson
W. San Antonio St. Fredericksburg
Gene Zimmermann
T-Bones
H. Welge Lewis
Harper
Tommy Harlan
Herald
Franklin Baker Plantation
Mart Stevens
Harvey Stevens
P. R. Peril
Bart Whaley
Charlie Pert
Lewis Stevens
Sheep & Goat Raisers
THE
Harper Herald
V. A. Hopf
Otto Rahe
Harper, Texas
Sportsman Cafe
Mr. and
Edmund Fiedler
Rocky Vin
Chester Tatsch
Texaco
Elbert Feller
Mgr
Gulf Service
Richard Roeder
Gulf Gas & Oils
Phote
Alldare
Ries
Daity Palth Urse
Ublic
Ybert the
Ai Teew
Pearl Beer
Erwin C. Kraus
West Main Street
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