Rain brings relief as county sees best general shower in two years
Kimble County notes a wide rain with heavy NW areas and lighter SE coverage. The moisture replenishes underground supplies and may aid livestock, with hopes for a followup general rain across the southeast. Also covers 4-H Club Horse Show set for Aug 28 and 29 with about 100 registered quarter horses, sponsored by Kimble County 4-H, plus questions on winter feed orders as costs rise.
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Kimble County 4-H
Range and Field Victor Nixon Peach Harvest Report
Victor Nixon reports a strong peach harvest at Enderle and Nixon, with over 600 half bushels picked on Sunday and total 10 000 bushels of peaches plus 300 bushels nectarines for the year. A April hailstorm caused 35 to 40 percent crop damage earlier season, but prices held around six dollars per graded bushel. They installed a new peach grading and washing machine, the first of its kind in the state.
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Victor Nixon
Victor
Enderle & Nixon
Nixon
Future Homemakers to Sponsor Ricky Ware Record Hop
Harper Chapter of Future Homemakers of America voted to revive the softball game with Young Homemakers and set a Community Park game for Sunday at 3 p.m. They also announced a Ricky Ware Record Hop at Community Park on Friday night August 28 from 8:30 p.m. to 12 midnight to raise club support.
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Future Homemakers
Ricky Ware
Harper
Future Homemakers of America
Rain Delights Hill Country Farmers After Local Storm
A Texas Hill Country storm brought varied rainfall with Mason and Junction reports between 2.86 and 3.25 inches while Doss and Fredericksburg areas saw lighter totals. City water concerns in Menard continued as drought and wells challenged supply. Community Fair events near Doss featured exhibits, baptisms and family reunions amid lingering weather anxiety.
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Doss
Simons
Mason Road
Spring Creek
Harper Road
Mivderisksburg
KNAF
Range & Fleld
Texas
Mason
Junction
Llano
Carl Friedrich
Ben Evers
Tommy Reed
Lampasas
Eden
Menard
San Angelo
West Texas
Fredericksburg
Fisherman Families Enjoy Lake Kingsland Weekend
Mr and Mrs Charfie Rogers and Jeanette Nadine Barker and Mr and Mrs David Bucker with son Jackie of San Antonio spent the weekend at the lake at Kingsland.
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Harold Schmidt
Christine Kay
David Schimdt
Charles Schmidt
David Gallaher
Clayton Massey
Elbert Schmidt
Elgin Schmidt
Sayers Farmer
Junction
Charfie Rogers
Jeanette
Nadine Barker
David Buker
Jackie
San Antonio
Lake
Kingsland
Local families gather for Fiedler Reunion and visits
Bruce Parker and Michael Lange recover from appendix operations. Dittmar family attended a Sunday reunion in Austin. Several lists of visitors and travelers from Port Arthur, Port Bolivar, Rock Springs, New Iberia, Klein’s Hall, and San Antonio are noted along with vacations to Six Flags and New Braunfels.
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Simon Cosper
Samie
New Ibero
Louisiana
Alfred Kramer
Fiedler
Klein's Hall
Janice
Simon Casper
Sammie
Linda Kay Lehne
Chester Tatsch
Douglas Tatsch
Shay Frederick
Paul Satudt
Edgar Fiedler
Martin Ray
E. J. Fiedler
San Antonio
Robert Lehne
Hilmar Wahrmund
Robert Juenschke
Young Homemakers Triumph In Softball Thriller
The Young Homemakers defeated the Future Homemakers 19 to 1 in a August 16 softball game at Harper Community Park. Notable plays included Sally Marshall and Nancy Bode with triples and Jo Nell Brown and Doris Edwards with doubles.
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Nancy Bode
Ernestine Feller
Merle Maseey
Sharlene Sultemeter
Sally Marshall
Doris Edwards
Carol Cochran
Kitty Harper
Joyce Lange
Shirlene Rahe
Barbara Fritz
Annie Lange
Rochelle Grona
Peggy Feller
Patsy Klein
Jan Brown
Linda Harper
Vicki Honig
Joyce Bode
Nora Cornell
Jo Nell Brown
Jo Ann Esquell
Carla Anderegg
Kathryn Stevens
Gay Walker
Barbara Stehling
Ronnie Lumpkins
Gene Bode
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Victoria
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Austin
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Kerrville
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Stephenville
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Cranfields Gap
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