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Newspaper

Harper Herald

Location

Harper, Texas, United States of America

Date

Apr 29, 1949

Page

6

Hill Country Bankers Meet at Fredericksburg Event

The Hill Country Bankers Association held its annual meeting at the Fredericksburg Fair Grounds Exhibition Hall with about two hundred members and wives attending a social hour and barbecue. Officers were elected for the coming year, and Kerrville was chosen as the next meeting site in October. The association now lists 24 member banks and 22 associate members.

The Security State Fredericksburg National Banks Fredericksburg Hill Country Bankers Association Fredericksburg Fair Grounds Exhibition Hall O. Lindenberg Holy Ghost Lutheran Church Arthur Stehling Harper First State Dean Turner KEVT Kerrville Turner Geo. C. Stengel Bevans State Bank Menard Association Otto Friederich Commercial National Bank Brady C. H. Allen First State Bank Junction Secr J. Morris Goforth Comfort State Bank Comfort San Antonio Griffiths Carnes City National Bank of Galveston Chas. Schreiner Bank First State Bank of

Annual Texas District Convention Held At Mason This Week

The Texas District of the American Lutheran Church meets in Mason with St. Pauls Lutheran Church hosting ministers and delegates from Texas Louisiana Alabama and Arkansas. About 300 pastors and delegates attend to discuss business including funding a Bible Camp in Kerr County. Several Gillespie County pastors and delegates listed with attendance. An invitation to Galveston for next year’s 100th anniversary is noted. Local notes include visits by Oliver Lang Pecos and Miss Alice Cook San Antonio with social arrivals from Hereford Hondo and San Antonio.

Texas American Lutheran Church Mason St. Paul's Lutheran Church Alfred Doerffler Louisiana Alabama Arkansas Kerr County Gillespie County Zions Lutheran Church F. A. Bracher Alex Durst Holy Ghost Lutheran Church O. Lindenberg G. F. Henke Bethany Lutheran Church G. A. Poehlmann Weimar Hein Doss Cherry Spring Albert Lutheran Church Paul Leonhard Edwin Meier Harper St. James Lutheran Church W. J. Goerner A. H. Wendel Galveston First Lutheran Church of

Navy carrier CAROLINE MARS sets passenger record

The Navy vessel CAROLINE MARS carried 269 personnel breaking the prior 217 person record. The Pilot Knob school closing will be at Reed's Spring Creek Hall on Saturday in May. A children's program starts at 3 p.m. with beef and mutton barbecue at 5:30 p.m. Free coffee offered.

Navy Caroline Mars Pilot Knob Reed Spring Creek Hall

Our Soil Problem Composting Process Proclaimed

An industrial method for rapid organic composting is described using a 3,000 cu ft digester and specialized culture. The process yields a 100 percent organic brackish compost in five days with controlled air flow and no chemicals. It stresses legal labeling and future bio research without abandoning chemical fertilizers.

Agricultural markets show gains and losses in Southwest week

USDA reports mixed price changes across Southwest markets for eggs, poultry, cattle, hogs, lambs, goats and grains. Notable shifts include eggs 39–44 cents per dozen regionally, cattle easing at Fort Worth and firming at Oklahoma City, hogs down 50 cents to $1, lambs up to 30 dollars, and No 1 wheat at Texas points around 2.38 to 2.45 per bushel.

USDA U. S. Department of Agriculture Texas New Orleans Denver Arkansas Fort Worth Dallas Oklahoma City Southwest San Antonio Oklahoma Boston Hammond Louisiana Rio Grande Valley Galveston Texas Common Points

Composting and chemical fortified soils for global salvation

A concise call to evaluate how far compost can be fortified with chemicals without harming soil health. The text argues for objective, integrated study of soil exhaustion and pollution as essential to solving hunger and disease risks worldwide.

Cloudburst at Blanco and Hill Country rain totals

Heavy rains swept the Hill Country with Blanco reporting a 7 percent cloudburst Sunday two hour spell. Flood waters swamped Blanco highway bridges and traffic stalled for over two hours while Stonewall and other areas saw inches of rainfall and weather impacts across Medina Fredericksburg and surrounding communities. Local crop prices and hay markets also reflect rainfall effects with cotton, rice, and alfalfa notes and farm notices.

Blanco

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