Gillespie County Fair boasts vast exhibits and entertainment
The Gillespie County Fair features the Fredericksburg Horse Club youth races, top shows from Dick Albers and Yvette and Blue, St. Mary's High School Band nightly performances, and Gillespie County livestock displays with over 130 beef cattle, 43 Angora goats, 198 sheep, and 66 swine. The fair offers midway thrills from Gene Ledel Shows and a Bier Garten with daily musical acts, with admission rules and parking details noted for visitors.
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CMA of
Chicago
Dick Albers
Yvette
Blue
Vernon Schwarz
St. Mary’s High School Band
Karen Kneese
Linda Ahrens
Sandra Feller
Gene Ledel
Fort Worth
Schwarz Combo
Gillespie County
Fredericksburg High School
Felix Pehl
St. Mary's High School
Texas
Wallace Ottmers
Zala
Ottmers
Park plans and concessions for LBJ Ranch tour days
Details for LBJ Ranch visitor activities describe free park admission, bus tours with a small fee, ample parking, and a visitors center open all day. Food concessions in the eastern park offer German sausage, barbecue, ham burgers, and Mexican fare, with shuttle service for visitors.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
LBJ
Range and Field Drilling Water Wells Boost Hill Country Supplies
Drilling for water continues in Gillespie County as wells yield high flow. Harr Hohmann reports a well near Willow City loop delivering 39+ gallons per minute from 135 to 140 feet, with water rising rapidly. The Buddy Hahn farm well near Pedernales River reaches 1800 gallons per minute, suggesting potential municipal use. Texas leads in breeding swine exports with 11,399 head. Gillespie County contributes to the surge. A potato bush misidentified as tomatoes prompts clarification. Concrete and rock dams on Honey Creek create large recreation lakes, enhancing local flood control and leisure spaces.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Harr Hohmann
Willow City Loop
Llano Highway
Harry
Hohmann
Ad. Schneider
Texas
Range & Field
Alfred Wunderlich
Honey Creek
Jack Blaker
Baumann
Wunderlich
Billy Flint
Old Pool Place
Live Oak Creek
Loudoun Road
Harry Jordan
Erhard Klein
Rc&d
Pedernales River
Albert
Walliams Creek
Swine Short Course Offered by Extension Committees
The 1970 Swine Short Course announced by Duery Menzies features speakers on breeding, herd management, nutrition, pollution, financing swine operations, and swine promotion. Sessions run August 17 to September 21 at Milam Hall with 7:30 p.m. start. registration is $2 at the Extension office or at sessions.
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Extension Swine Committee
Duery Menzies
Gillespie County
Bill Thomas
T. D. Tanksley Jr
Dwight Pittmann
Texas Water Quality Board
Donald Osbourn
Texas Pork Producers Assn
Cargill Inc
Milam Hall
Rutledge trials Alicia bermuda grass on Tivydale road
J D Rutledge Jr rancher on Tivydale Road plants Alicia bermuda grass in rows 4 to 6 feet apart to test its adaptability to soils and climate. With a Soil Conservation Service technician, fertilization next spring will gauge forage quality versus other local grasses observation is open to interested observers.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
J. D. Rutledge Jr
Tivydale Road
Rutledge
Soil Conservation Service
Food shopping tips and Texas swine exports update
Betty Moldenhauer presents tips to simplify shopping with guidance on canned and frozen vegetables and labeling standards. John C. White announces Texas leads U S exports of breeding swine with 11 399 of 23 724 total U S hog exports, praise for producers and cooperative programs. A note mentions Bandy Branch creek near Harper on US 87 and flood risks during heavy rain.
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Betty Moldenhauer
Texas Tech
USDA
U.S. Department of Agriculture
Texas Agriculture
John C. White
Texas
U. S. Department of Agriculture
Texas Department of Agriculture
U. S
Indiana
Commissioner White
Harper
Pedernales
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THE
Harper Herald
Galespie Far
Fredericksburg Horse Club
Amon
Doss
Stonewall
Bier
America
Range & Field Agri. Com
Texas Dept. of Agriculture
Kanpe & Field
Freddie Tatsch
Hunters’ Creek
Luckenbach
Gillespie County Soil and Water Conservation News
Cicero
Hunter
Lota Ann Thoxton Home Demonstration Agent
U.S
U.S. Department of
Cambridge
Mass
Athens
Harvard
Massachusetts Institute of Technology
Harvard Coop
MIT
Luke
the Herald
Vapo Butane Company
Frederiksburg
Liano
Moorman’s Quality
Philco Appliances
Zenith TV
Floy Bode Company
Phone UN
Harper, Texas
Woerner Warehouse
Prederickaburg
Barrett
Heipei, Texes
Pat's
Fredericksburg, Texas
the Metheny Bros. Western
DANCE
VFW Hall
Sunnyside Tavern
Dennis Crow
Sundown Playboys
C. T. Holekamp
Ted Holekam
Esquire
Just
Sterling Bros
Men & Boys
Charlie Schwarz
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