Bluestem Grass Boosts Southwest Ranchers and Dairy Men
Dave Foster leads the US Soil Conservation grass nursery near San Antonio praising K R Bluestem for versatility. Bluestem seeds yield 40 000 pounds last year and 150 000 to 200 000 pounds this season. it grows on rocky hills and sandy loam, reseeds, and feeds cattle, with hay yields of 18 077 pounds per acre green. Government support wanes as private seed growers take over.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Dave Foster
Foster
Soil Conservation Authority
San Antonio
Nick Diaz
King Ranch
Soil Conservation Service
Kingsville
Ventures Genial
Here
Southwest
S. A. Light
Washing by sound novelty as high pitched siren cleans clothes
A new method uses a high pitched silent siren placed under a pan with clothes, soap and water added, to wash as if left in a long laundry cycle. The article also notes Dr. Edwin B. Frost’s cricket chirp method for estimating local temperatures and lists various local family visits and movements.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Edwin B. Frost
University of Chicago
Yerkes Observatory
Frost
Harper Public School to Open 1949 50 Term
Harper Public School plans to open the 1949 50 term on September 11 with all grades registering and books issued. Buses will run on all routes starting September 1 and lunches are encouraged for full day attendance.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Harper Public School
Neal B. Fox
Harper
Supt. Fox
Harper School
Miss Minnie Honig Weds Ewald Staedtler in San Antonio
Miss Minnie Frances Honig daughter of Mr and Mrs Dan Honig of Harper married Ewald O Staedtler son of Alfred Staedtler of Liano at Grace Lutheran Church San Antonio Texas The Rev J E Marshhall officiated Given in marriage by her brother Simon Honig of Blanco The couple took a wedding trip to Corpus Christi Longhorn Caverns and Buchanan Lake and now reside in San Antonio
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Minnie Frances Honig
E. C. Staedtler
Grace Lutheran Church
San Antonio
Texas
Dan W. Honig
Harper
Ewald O. Staedtler
Alfred Staedtler
Liano
Grace Lutheran
Elsie Honig
Simon H
Alfred Staedtler, Jr
Natchitoches
Simon Honig
Blanco
Aaron Rode
Laura Honig
Mesdame
W. H. McLeod
Aaron Rade
Nora Honig
Meta Staedtler
Corpus Chasti
Longhorn Caverns
Buchanan Lake
Minnie Honig
Hebert Rahe
August Kirchhoff
Alfred Kirchhoff
Selma
Willie Honig
Fredericksburg
Sam Honig
Evelyn Honig
Gene Carter
Dan Honig
Noli
Laura
Marvin Lam
Remmer Folgerts
Winfield
Kan
Selma Staeditler
Eli. J. Staedtler
S. Alfred Bierschwabe
Evelyn and
Bernice Rode
Nancy Hart
Kerrville
L. H. Harper
Belton Tatsch
Hilmar Lott
Aubrey Harper
Fort Worth
Glen Hopf
Elgin Dittmar
Pilot Knob
John Strackbein
Thom King
San Angelo
Floy Boatright
R. E
Winnfield
Kansas
Sam
Tommy Harlen
Cecil Nay
Alpine
Max Stevens
Clifford Staudt
Eden
Mohair purchases exceed initial estimates in Texas
Kerrville reports a 400000 pound mohair deal at slightly higher prices, with mature hair at 40 cents and kid clips at 60 cents. Purchases involve Sanderson Wool & Mohair, Jim Prious of Ingram, Del Rio Mohair, Sonora Mohair, and Comfort Mohair Pool, with 3.5 to 4 million pounds remaining unsold in Texas.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Kerrville
Texas Angora Goat Raisers’ Association
Jackson Hughes
Hughes
Sanderson Wool & Mohair Company
Jim Prious
Ingram
del Rio Wool & Mohair Company
Sonora Wool & Mohair Company
Adolph Stieler
Comfort Mohair
Texas
Woerner Warehouse
Fredericksburg
Leonard Murphy
Draper Top Company
S. A. Express
Wedding of Miss Margaret Tatsch And Leroy Rode
Miss Margaret Tatsch and Leroy Rode were married in a candlelight ceremony at St James Lutheran Church Harper on Wednesday August 3. The couple will reside in Castel where Rode is engaged in ranching.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Miss Margaret Tatsch
Leroy Rode
St. James Lutheran Church
Harper
Margaret Tatsch
Edmund Tatsch
R. A. Rode
Cherry Springs
W. J. Goerner
Oscar Schneider
Rudy Wadel
Anita Tatsch
Helen Louise Rode
Andrew Rode
Egon ‘Tatsch
Elgin Tatsch
David Rode
Evelyn Rode
Elgin ‘Tatsch
Family Fun Night Opens Gillespie County Fair
The 61st Gillespie County Fair will inaugurate day and night exhibits with a family friendly program titled Family Fun Night. Events include oldest person in attendance, largest family, freckled child, egg races, liars contest, watermelon and pie eating contests, a bubble gum contest, and more with prizes. An orchestra provides music and a fireworks show closes the evening. Entries are taken in advance by calling Gregg Winters or Ewald Schaefer.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Gillespie County Fair
Gregg Winters
KNAF
Ewald Schaefer
Schaefer Tractor & Implement Company
Chailrman
Hill Country League results and next games
Boerne defeated Stonewall 8 to 5 last Sunday. Giants vs Comfort and Harper vs Sisterdale were rained out. Next Sunday Comfort visits Harper and Sisterdale hosts Boerne with Camp Stanley at Fredericksburg. a league meeting will decide rescheduled games from rain. Harper Rodeo canceled due to rain. events may be moved to a later date with new lights.
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Boerne
Stonewall
Fledy
Giants
Comfort
Harper
Sisterdale
Camp Stanley
Fredericksburg
Elton Jordan
Betwen
Harper Rodeo
Harper Community Park
Stanley Weseeenes
Flog. Giants
Pete Gulley
Uvalde
World’s Finest Angoras Shown At Kerrville Goat Show
More than 200 Angora flocks entered the 27th annual Texas Angora Goat Raisers Association Show and Sale in Kerrville. Winners included the Ladies of Roosevelt with a champion type Billy and Russell Koontz owner of the champion C type Billy. champion C type doe shown by Joe Brown Ross. champion B type doe owned by C A Pepper of San Antonio. Miss Alta Mae Muller crowned queen with Miss Emily Powell as sweetheart. Over 100 animals sold at auction, top price 175 dollars paid by W S Hall of Dublin Springs for a Billy costumed by Pepper. Officers were re-elected at the association meeting.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Kerrville
Roosevelt
Russel Koontz
Alta Mae Muller
Alton Miller
Rocksprings
Emily Powell
Guy Powell
Mohan
Mohai
W. S. Ifall
Duppitie Springs
CA Pepper
Antoine
H. R. Sites
Wimberly
Joe Brown Ross
Sonora
Barn Dance Entertains at Edmund Moellendorf Barn
Edmund Moellendorf entertained with a barn dance Sunday night in his new barn. Sandwiches cake and coffee were served to several guests. Mrs Chester Itz hosted a party Saturday for daughter Ola Mae s eleventh birthday with swimming games and treats for about 40 attendees. Mrs Allen Fowler and son Earl Wayne traveled to San Antonio to join Mr Fowler and their move to a new home there.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Edmund Moellendorf
Chester Itz
Ola Mae
Morris Ranch and Lower Grape Creek Vote Tax Approval
Voters in Morris Ranch and Lower South Grape Creek districts approved a new school tax under the state foundation program. Lower South Grape Creek cast 34 votes with unanimous support for up to $0.10 per $100 valuation, while Morris Ranch counted 37 votes with one voided by obliteration for a maximum $1.00 rate.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Klein Branch
Harper Independent
Fredericksburg
Rheingold
Cave Creek
Cherry Mountain
Edgar Fiedler
Anton Lange
Clemens Maurer
Harper
Lee Goff
David Schmidt
Watkins Tarr
Gilmer-Aiken
Morris Ranch
Lower South Grape Creek
Henry Hirsch
State School Foundation
Mix Floyd Boatright Visits San Antonio Daughters
Floyd Boatright spent several days visiting her daughters Mrs. Dave Butler and family, aiding Milk Mildred Boatright in San Antonio.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mix
Floyd Boatright
Dave Butler
Family Aid
Mildred Moatright
San Antonio
Gillespie County School Tax Elections Set Across Fifteen Districts
County Supt Judge Henry Hirsch orders tax elections in fifteen Gillespie County rural districts for August 13 and 17. Voters will decide on tax rates mostly not exceeding 75 cents per $100, with several districts establishing or increasing rates and two already held, Morris Ranch and Lower South Grape Creek, approving tax measures.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Gillespie County
Henry Hirsch
Morris Ranch
Lower
South Grape Creek
Squaw Creek
Rocky Hill
Crabapple
Luckenbach
Wrede
Cherry Springs
Pilot Knob
Pecan Creek
Willame Creek
Albert
White Oak
Doss
Tivydale
Meusebach Creek
Stonewall
Petersburg
Tkach
Otto Dittmar
Anton Schmidtznsky
Crabapple School
Alvin Welghausen
Luckenbach School
Benno . Luckenbach
Gus Crenwelge
Yale
Erwin Crenwelge
Tin Dittmar
Guido Welheimer
Williams Creek
Richard Schumann
Loule P. Kunz
Doig
Onion Creek
Henry Welge
Raymond Juenke
Guido Kuhlmann
Stonewall Consolidated Die Irwt
Junction
Nemgen
Benne Eckert
Walter Masel
Ates
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Dale Cook
Mittle
Harold B. Birt
Theo. Holm
Otto Rahe
J. G. Birt
Raymond Cottle
Cloudcraft
New Mexico
Monzion Calentine
Arthur Baumann
Henry Jenschke
Wm. Kaiser
Kaiser
Baumann
Elmer Lee Russel
West Texas
Fred Whitewood
Leslie Phillips
Lamar Parker
Floyd Cosper
Bracketville
J. B. Wedekind
P. O. Bode
Reuben Bode
Picket Darrough
Cottula
Treasen Tobin
London
Eng
Royal Docks
George
Hill Country Baseball League
Toby Buster
Francis Floyd
Abbie Cook
Texas Goat Raisers
Texas Goat Raisers’ Association
Miss Powell
S.w.ts.t.c
San Marcos
Cottle's Cafe
Oren Cottle H
E Cottle Cafe
Wll
Elgin Kramer
Wm. Keen
Kirst Honig
San Ane Tumiy
Gillie Pape
Carlsbad
Lower Grape Creek
Morris Branch
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