Gillespie County Peach Harvest Near Peak but Late Varieties Ripen
The Gillespie County peach season shows Elberta crops winding down while late varieties such as Frank August Elberta begin ripening mid August and extending into early September. Growers report ample fruit for the Gillespie County Fair with 3,000 plus bushels still to harvest from association members and additional yields from nonmembers.
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Gillespie County
Gillespie County Fruit Growers Association
Stonewall
Club 87
Fredericksburg
Knownlton’s Creamery
San Antonio
Gourley’s Ice Cream Co
San Angelo
Polar
Austin
Extension Service
Texas A&m College
Simon J. Burg
Association
New York
Pennsylvania
Maryland
Nixon Family Reunion Honors Centurion Emigration to Texas
The Nixon family reunion was held at Squaw Creek on Sunday August 12 with hymn singing a family program and a barbecue. Over 250 descendants of Andrew Jackson Nixon and Lorana Wooten Nixon attended, honoring the centennial of the Nixon emigration to Texas. Talks by Victor Nixon and historian Clayton Nixon highlighted lineage from Scotland to Missouri Arizona Texas and Mason County.
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Nixon
Squaw Creek
Texas
Victor Nixon
Fredericksburg
Clayton Nixon
Menard
Andrew Jackson Nixon II
Finiip Nixon
Elroy Schreiber
Mason
New Mexico
California
Washington
Indiana
New Deputy County Clerk Named
Miss Eugenia Ann Crenwelge is appointed deputy county clerk effective immediately by County Clerk Felix Scherer. She succeeds Miss Marion Rode who resigns. Rode plans to relocate to Waco after a short home leave in Cherry Springs. Canada remains the leading nickel producer with about 81 percent of world output in 1955. Cuba, New Caledonia, Japan, the United States and others share remaining production.
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Eugenia Ann Crenwelge
Felix Scherer
Miss Crenwelge
Marion Rode
Miss Rode
Cherry Springs
Waco
Canada
Cuba
New Caledonia
Japan
United States
Water main break causes morning outage
A Thursday water main break occurred around two a.m. with no faucet flow until repairs began. The crew responded quickly and fixed the problem in short order. The incident coincided with a surge in overdue water bill payments as residents rushed to settle accounts.
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Water Company
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Peax
Soil Conservation Service
Chester Schmidt
Max Grona
Morris Ranch
Lawrence Hartmann
Liveoak
Hilmar Juenke
Roman Stehling
Harper
Chester Eckhardt
Rheingold
Edgar Behrends
Coyle
Distaicr
Albert Maner
Mike Coyle
Pottsville
Crosley and Bendix
Magnolia
Auto Accessories
Floy Bode CO
Texaco
Albert Feller
Mgr
Heepsake
Elgin - Gruen - Bulova
Main Street
Pioneer
Harper-Mason Biways
Goodyear and
Gulf Tires
Goodyear
Gulf Gas
Eddie Loth
Brewster
Hubert Brewster
337 Junction
Ranch Supplies
Holokamp
Junction
RIBY
Patronee Herald Advertisere
THE
Fredericksburg, Texas
Harper Herald
Harper, Texas
Gulf Service Station
Richard Roeder
Prop. Harper
Texe Gulf Gas & Oils
Joe Marsh
Oshere
United States Brewers Foundation
Great Livestock and Agriculture
Trades & Commercial
Lea
Mary Sims
Johnny Lane
ST. Mary's
Bi'tss Ems
Alt SC
Chile
Pelo
Thrilling Entertainment
Giants
Flig
Texans
Wwe
Pat’s Cubs
Hilmar Wagner
JEU
Gillespie County Fair
Arena
Chamber Commerce
Hazardseas
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