Soil Conservation District booth draws crowd at Fredericksburg Fair
At the Gillespie County Fair the district signed up over four hundred for a one year subscription to Soil and Water magazine from the Texas Association of Soil Conservation Districts. Five winners named in the drawing were Ed win Pfeiffer Edmund Roeder Michael Goodin LaVerne Duecker and Emma Buron.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Gillespie County
Texas
Soil and Water
Texas Association of Soil Conservation Districts
New Dickies Jeans for Boys Introduced
A new vat dyeing process boosts denim strength and color fastness in boys jeans. The line promises wear twice as long with a guarantee and is priced from 2.15 to 2.55 dollars. Sterling Bros seeks inquiries.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Dickie
Sterling Bros
Tom Sawyer
Avalon
Jarman
Winfield
Klein Reunion Held At Spring Creek
The annual Klein Reunion drew about 500 attendees at Klein's Hall in Spring Creek. A short business meeting elected Edwin Klein as president, Roman Klein as vice president, and Edmund Klein as secretary-treasurer. Felix Pehl and his orchestra provided afternoon music while the Hill Country Boys performed at the evening dance.
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Klein
Klein's
Spring Creek
Edwin Klein
Roman Klein
Edmund Klein
Felix Pehl
Hill Country Boys
Surplus agricultural commodities disposed under 1954 act
The Eisenhower administration reports $2.953 million in surplus farm products disposed of under the Agricultural Trade Development and Assistance Act of 1954. For January–June 1956, $1.2648 billion in surplus moved abroad through sale barter and donation. Dairy remains strong with record milk production and rising prices for hogs beef cattle corn soybeans and potatoes.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington, D. C
United States Department of Agriculture
Eisenhower
USAD
USDA
Reservoirs Life Savers For Drought-Hit Texas
Texas reservoirs and dams are credited as lifelines amid severe drought. A Texas Board of Water Engineers report notes water storage at 51 percent of capacity by end July, with 5.1 million acre-feet stored and a 10 percent July drop in conservation storage. Record-low wells, shrinking river flows, and widespread rationing underpin the drought impact.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Texas
Texas Board of Water Engineers
Travis County
Edwards
Buda
Brazos
Hay and Rough Program For Six Texas Counties
Walter T. McKay of the Farmers Home Administration designates Blanco, Gillespie, Kimble, Llano, Mason and Menard counties for the Hay and Roughage Program in Texas. Applications are filed at county FHA offices and ASC offices through December 3, 1956 for roughage supply lasting to December 31, 1956 with certificates worth 7.50 per ton usable for hay and roughage products.
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Walter T. McKay
Farmers Home Administration
Murton Wilfong
FHA
Blanco
Gillespie, Kimble
Llano Mason
Menard Countie
Texas
Schroeder
Fredericksburg
ASC
Secretary of Agriculture
Dreuth Committee
Reunion Remains Set for Creek Last Sunday in August
The next reunion will be held again at Creek on the last Sunday in August 19 7, continuing the long running gathering.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Klein's
Texas Underground Water Shortage Warns Of Drying Basins
An Ogallala aquifer stress threatens Amarillo Dalhart Plainview Lubbock and Muleshoe as moisture laden sands are pumped faster than rainfall and snowmelt can replenish. Municipal use is small. irrigation drives demand, with springs like Comal and Barton Springs near or at low flows. The article urges rain and soil water conservation measures to restore underground supplies and protect key wells.
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Texas
Amarillo
Dalhart
Plainview
Lubbock
Muleshoe
Ogallala
Colorado
New Mexico
Texas Panhandle
High Plains
South
Comal
San Marcos
New Braunfels
Barton Springs
Austin
Gillespie County Bonds Sales Rise in August
Gillespie County Savings Bonds Chairman Gilbert Kaderli reported Texas totals for July show Series E sales at 13,700,543 dollars and Series H at 3,021,000 dollars, with Gillespie July sales at 16,631 dollars and county progress toward a 229,000 dollar quota reaching 48.2 percent as of August 1.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
United States Savings
Texas
Gilbert Kaderli
Gillespie County
Kaderli
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Soil Conservation Service
Alfred Henke
Morris Ranch
Johnny Wendel
Cherry Springs
Roland Gold
Willow City
Chester Eckhardt
Ewin Ottmers
Rheingold
John Wendel
Madrid
D.D.D. Blue Jeans
Kerrville, Texas
Bendix
Magnolia
Auto Accessories
Floy Bode CO
Harper
Quality Grocery
Gene Harper
Prop
Harper, Texas
Delicatessen
Lehne Lumber & Hardware
Alfred Lehne
Frop
Citizens Auto
Leslie Harper
Conoco Gas & Oils
Firestone
Willard and
Deke Baitesies
Dempster Water Pumps & Supplies
Pportsman Cafe
RS. Wund Fradler
Juliff
Guadalupe River
Guadalupe
Comal Springs
San Marcos Springs
Comanche Springs
Fort Stockton
Gillespie
Pat's
Johnny Maxwell and
The
Rhythm Masters
J. J. Patranella
Bull-Dogger & Dickie
Sericksburg, Texas
Rahe’s
Dayton Rahe
Tex
Sinclair Gas & Oils
First State Bank
Board of Directors
ING
George Washington
Texas Independence
San Jacinto
Chas, W. Barrett
Lange’s Auto Service
Humble Oil Co
Max Lange
Harper - Elmer Lee Lange
Willie Baethge
Elmo Baethge
Rocky Inn
Mrs
Herbert Feller
Marper
Kunz
Odis Landis
Mark A. Thompson
Austin Street
Fredericksburg, Ten
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