Farm Bureau Meeting Highlights Rural Issues in Ballinger
The author attend ed the Runnels County Farm Bureau Federation meeting in Ballinger where County Judge Grind staff and Rep. Hy Rampy spoke on government, taxes, rural roads and costs. He argued farm income declined since 1848 while national income rose, cited price drops in wheat, corn, milk and bread, and blamed marketing costs for higher consumer prices. The visit also included a Winter Volunteer Fire Department gathering, a trip past Wilmuth to the Richards 50th wedding anniversary, and a stop at the Gillespie County Fair with strong livestock and agricultural displays.
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Capitol Ell
Runnels County Farm Bureau Federation
Ballinger
Grindstaff
Hy. Rampy
Rampy
House Appropriations Committee
Austin
Wilmuth
Ted Richards
Gillespie County
Old Teamsters Reunion at Klaerner's Park Monday
The Gillespie County Old Teamsters Reunion will be held Monday September 3 at Klaerner new park on Har per Highway. Activities start at 1 30 p m with a barbecue for sale on the grounds from 5 p m. Visitors are asked to bring plates utensils cups and other food. Officers listed include Alfred Kott president John Stehling vice president Louis Kordzik secretary Alfred Pfie ster treasurer. The executive committee features Alfred Pfies ter Alfred Petmecky Alfred Klaerner Edwin Pfies ter Hilmar Kott Henry Wendel Albert Wendel Richard Stehling Felix Stehling and A D Stahl who handles arrangements.
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Gillespie County Old Teamsters
Klearner
Alfred Pfiester
Alfred Petmecky
Alfred Klaerner
Edwin Pfiester
Hilmar Kott
Henry Wendel
Albert Wendel
Richard Stehling
Felix Stehling
A. D. Stahl
Gillespie 4-Hers Enjoy Wolf Creek Encampment
Fifty five members of the Gillespie County 4-H Club plus parents and sponsors attended a two day encampment at the Edwin Henke Ranch head of Wolf Creek. Contests in rifle shooting baseball volleyball and horse shoe, plus swimming in a natural pool, filled the program. Films from Extension Service and local firms were shown and meals were prepared by parents. The event was deemed a success. Mr and Mrs Fred Gammenthaler spent the weekend in San Antonio visiting relatives.
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Gillespie County
4-H Club
Wolf Creek
Edwin Henke Ranch
Extension Service
Legumes Boost Yields and Soil Health in Texas Farms
Extension agronomist E A Miller urges farmers to feed the land with inoculated and fertilized legumes to supply nitrogen and improve soil. Trials at Temple Station show clover following harvest boosting cotton yields from 165 to 315 pounds per acre and raising other crops. Farmers urged to attend Aug 31 meeting to discuss USDA programs and farm improvements.
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E. A. Miller
Extension Agronomist
Texas A. & M. College
Miller
Temple Station
Blackland
Madrid
South
Texas
Gulf Coast
USDA
America
Blacklands
Farmer Boys League Results and Local Visits
Last Sunday results show Stonewall 1 Seipp's 9 Enderlin 20 Sisterdale 3 Boerne 8 Harper 1 with play off set between Seipp's and Sisterdale Enderlin and Albert will not start this coming Sunday but may begin the following Sunday. Rev M C Hoermann and daughter from Knippa visited in Harper Monday. Mr and Mrs Daniel Durst of San Antonio visited Mrs R B Goff over the weekend. Joseph Lang of San Antonio spent days with his parents in Harper.
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Stonewall
Seipp's
Enderlin
Sisterdale
Boerne
Harper
Seipp’s
Albert
M. C. Hoermann
Knippa
Harper Monday
Daniel Durst
San Antonio
R. B. Goff
Joseph Lang
Mrs
Edwin Lang
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Brannan
THE
Herald
Old Teamsters
Klaerner’s Park
Gillespie
Hers
Fred Gammenthaler
Allen Fowler
Orville Gammenthaler
Fredericksburg
District Court Room
U. S. Department of Agriculture
College Station
Aoo
Clyde Skinner
Pfe
Walter Parker Jr
Randolph Field
Walter Parker
Farmer Boys League
Scipp
Benderlin
Stonewaall
John Deere
Mls
Fairbanks Morse Enginee
Krauskopf Bros
Elmo Baethge
Roy Jones
Johnny Jones
Junction
Csi
Dickies
Dickie
Army
Panta
Tom Sawyer
U. S. Keds
Sky Ricer
Oxfords
Stehling Bros
Men and Boys
Fredericksrubg
Dacia
Lachie
Fredericksburg, Texas
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