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Newspaper

Harper Herald

Location

Harper, Texas, United States of America

Date

Aug 01, 1952

Page

5

Hereford Assn Inspection Tour Slated August 4-6

The Hill Country Hereford Association plans an August 4 5 and 6 inspection tour of cattle for its Fall Sale in Mason on October 29. Tour stops include multiple ranches across Gillespie Llano Menard San Saba and surrounding counties with A M College specialist A L Smith leading cattle selection from 79 bulls 7 females and 8 pens of 3 bulls. All interested are invited to attend.

Hill Country Hereford Association Mason Werner Henk August Kott G. F. Henke Chester Bonn Hilma Henke Feller Bros Roy Priess Allen Gibson Kenneth Maner Ewald Behrends Herman Weinheimer Gillespie County Rothmann & Sons Ernest Priess Robert Priess F. A. Sanders Gordon Grote Kelly Schmidt Association

Gillespie County Soil Conservation District Projects

In cooperation with PMA technicians from the Soil Conservation Service staked and supervised about 2 miles of small channel type terraces on the Betha Fuhrmann property east of Harper. An earthen dam for livestock water was staked for Chester Eckhardt of Rheingold. A vegetative waterway is being designed for Alfred Wahrmund of Rheingold. Lemund Goerdel recently moved from Fort Worth to train with the district and resides with Mr. and Mrs. Goerdel on the Kerrville highway Q A Gee property.

PMA Tech-Icians The Soil Conservation Service

Buffel Grass Labors Report Pleasing to Hodges

Ernest Hodges of Gillespie County Soil Conservation District praises Buffel grass palatability after a Saddle horse ignores Johnson grass and prefers Buffel. Hodges notes the horse looked puzzled when returned to Johnson grass and suggests Buffel as a favored forage.

Ernest Hodges Gillespie County Soil Conservation District Stonewall Consevation Group Mr. Hodges Johnson Ernest

Baumann family weekend visit near Blessing

Mrs Arthur Baumann and son hosted Rev Hubert Baumann and their son Fritzie Baumann at Blessing for a weekend. Mrs Adolph Juenke visited Mrs Arthur Baumann last week. Allen Fowler and party from San Antonio visited relatives near Harper. The Stevens and Parker families visited Creighton Stevens and sons near San Antonio.

Arthur Baumann Hubert Baumann Fritzie Baumann Blessing Adolph Juenke Mart Stevens Kenneth Parker and Son Mrs. Creighton Stevens and Sons San Antonio

First Home Demo Council Talent Show a Huge Success

The Gillespie Co Home Demonstration Council sponsored amateur talent show on Friday night at First Methodist Church drew over 150 guests. Local clubs presented acts from piano to dance while funds support delegates to the State HDA convention in Kingsville.

Gillespie Co. Home Demonstration Council First Methodist Church Ernest Hodges Stonewas Albert Sieckmann R. T J. O. ‘Tanner Stonewall Club Town & Country Club Mary Louise Heinen Accordian Kingsville

Soil Conservation Service streamlines field operations in Texas

Paul H. Walser, Texas State Conservationist, announces a shift from 57 district to 25 area conservationists. Dudley T. Mann becomes area conservationist for Area No. 20 covering 12 Hill Country districts, while work unit conservationists repurpose to assist farmers directly with conservation programs. The realignment aims to boost local supervision and production-focused conservation work.

Paul H. Walser Soil Conservation Service Texas Walser Dudley T. Mann Kendall, Kerr, Blanco Gillespie Mann Fredericksburg Boards of Ravchers Rhe Boards of Supervisors Soil Conservation Districts Marvin A. Daniel Gillespie County Soil Conservation District Board of Supervisors

Polio Visits Highlight Statewide Medical Tour

Dr. Herbert T. Wagner and Dr. Louis G. Llewelyn lead a regional tour visiting polio treatment centers in Dallas Abilene Tyler Austin San Antonio Corpus Christi Brownsville Harlingen Galveston Beaumont and Houston. They discuss home care for milder polio cases and note 16 physical therapists and 47 nurses recruited for epidemic services.

Austin Herbert T. Wagner Louis G. Llewelyn National Foundation For Infantile Paralysis Dallas Abilene Tyles San Antona Corpus Chricti Brownsville Harliween Galveston Beaumont Houston Wagner Llewelyn Texas National Foundation National Epidemic Aid Fund

Gillespie County Vehicle Inspections Lead Area

J H Philippus reports 3005 of Gillespie County’s 5073 registered vehicles have been inspected leaving 2069 to bear stickers by Sept 6. County leads six counties in the region with 12 inspection stations: Fredericksburg 8, Stonewall 2, Harper 2.

J. H. Philippus Gillespie County Gillespie Co Philippus Fredericksburg Stonewall Harper S. Adams St

Specialists visit Gonzales Warms Springs during polio surge

Dr Herbert T Wagner and Dr Louis G Llewelyn from the National Foundation for Infant Paralysis tour Gonzales Warms Springs with Dr Duane A Sehram as Medical Director. They are visiting physicians during a period of high polio incidence. Jimmy Meyer of Shiner Texas receives treatment at Gonzales Warms Springs. Wagner is Director Llewelyn is newly appointed Regional Medical Consultant.

Herbert T. Wagner Tricht Louis G. Llewelyn National Foundation For Infan Tal Jimmy Meyer Shiner Texas Gonzales Warm Springs Wagner Llewelyn National Foundation

A D Kothmann Seriously Injured In Kerrville Wreck

A D Kothmann Jr narrowly escaped death Friday July 18 when his late model car missed Town Creek bridge on Main Street Kerrville plunged down embankment lodged in water. He suffered head injuries multiple broken tibs fractured right leg and was rushed to Peterson Memorial Hospital. The accident was found by Eugene Travis who called police and fire department. His condition is critical though improved Monday. He lives with wife and son John Henry at 701 N Llano St Fredericksburg.

A. D. Kothmann, Jr Town Creek Main Street Kerrville Rothmenn Peterson Memorial Hospital Eugene Travis Fire Department John Henry Llano St Fredericksburg

Park Clean-Up Day Adds August Activities

On Monday August 4 Park clean up day invites attendance. The 4 H Club will meet August 7 at the school house. Mr and Mrs Walter Jungman and children and Mr and Mrs Albert Lange of San Antonio visited relatives in Harper Sunday and attended a shower for Mrs Gene Pressidge.

Walter Jungman Albert Lange San Antonio Harper Sunday Gene Pressidge

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Hereford Assn IS CONSERVATE _ DISTRICT NEWS Mrs. Allen Fowler San Antevsis Floy Bode Mobil Gas Mobil Oil T-Bones Elmo Baethge John Deere Fairbanks Morse Krauskopf Bros Redericksburg Vera Distributors of Robin Hood Home Demo Council the Herald Dudley Mann Dianne Rahe Mrs. August Kirchhoff Peter Bernhard Rived Rahe R. B. Goff Daniel Duest Kathryn Wolfmueller Chetty Granville C. W. Granville John S. Mortis Jack Lee Seels Felix T. Tybor Optometrist Palace Theatre Fredericksburg, Texas Unkle Hank Sez Aki Paris Pape Farm Equipment Company Massey-Harris Pape Farm Forest Green Ida Kneese Clayton Kneese Alfred Ellebracht Mrs. Ellebracht Arthur Grossenbacher V. A. Hopf Herald Traveters Alex Mittenegorf Gates Chas. W. Barrett Fabric & Baby Shop Harper Herald Harper, Texas Harry Uprictr Gaines Dog Research Center Centex Dan Agaew Woowwd Buster Floca Temple, Tex Wow England QUEEN A. D. Kothmann Welge Lewis P. G. Box Barsecue Doss Edn
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