Democratic Primaries Converge Aiming Toward State Convention
Austin reports the Democratic primary results set the stage for the state convention with Liberal Loyalists wary of the Conservatives control. Johnson vows support to place leaders aligned with party victory, while Navarro County Judge Jim Sewell calls for a recall of the spring convention.
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Austin
Texas
Navarro County
Jim Sewell
Raymond Buck
Fort Worth
Executive Committee
George Sandlin
U.S
Lyndon Johnson
Chicago
Weekend Visits Across Texas Spend Time With Family
Miss Bernice Duderstadt in Austin nurses training spent the weekend with her parents Mr and Mrs M R Duderstadt. Mrs Mattie Arnold visited grandmother Mrs Alvin Rothmann and family at Odessa. Mr and Mrs Jack Jones and Mrs Herbert Jones visited Mr and Mrs Paul Jones at Uvalde. Mr and Mrs Ray Wyatt of Bandera visited sister Mrs Charles Mains and family. Mr and Mrs Charles Mains and sons spent days last week at Buchanan Dam fishing. Mr and Mrs Clayton Massey and son spent Thursday night with sisters Mrs Herbert Otto and Mrs Fay Reed at Llano.
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Bernice Duderstadt
Austin
Mrs. M. R. Duderstadt
Mattie Arnold
Alvin Rothmann
Odessa
Jack Jones
Herbert Jones
Paul Jones
Uvalde
Ray Wyatt
Bandera
Charles Mains
Charles Mains and Sons
Buchanan Dam
Clayton Massey
Herbert Otto
Fay Reed
Llano
Farm-to-Market Road completes White Bluff to London link
The road connecting White Bluff and London via Farm-to-Market status was finished last week with a hard surface. Construction had been underway for some time.
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Nue
White Bluff
London
Kerrville Visitors Include Families at Mrs Lydia Bierschwaie Home
Mrs Jack Groff and son Freddie, Mrs A A Friedrich and daughter Donna Faye, all from Kerrville, visited Friday afternoon at the home of Mrs Lydia Bierschwaie.
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Jack Groff
Little Freddie
A. A. Friedrich
Donna Faye
Kerrville
Lydia Bierschwaie
Mr. Groff Visits San Angelo Friends Over Weekend
Mr. E. F. Groff of San Angelo was visiting the Walter Mc Dougalls over the week end. Subscribe to the Herald $1.50 per year.
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E. F. Groff
San Angelo
Walter McDougalls
Herald
Doss School appoints M R Duderstadt as principal
The Doss School board named M R Duderstadt of Harper as principal for the 1956 57 term with opening set for Tuesday Sept 4. Teachers Edna Crenwelge and Gileon Kothmann return, and two new buses will be operated this term with Elgin Dittmar and Erwin Friedrich driving.
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Doss
M. R. Duderstadt
Harper
Edna Crenwelge
Gileon Kothmann
Elgin Dittmar
Erwin Friedrich
Rothmann
Crenwelge
Duderstadt
Theo, Mund
Theo, Mund and Sons and Mr. and Mrs. Alonzo Faught
Fredericksburg
Bernhard Crenwelge and Sons
Erwin Eckert
Roy Itz
Gus Grell
Houston
James Teschner
Henry Welge
Fayetteville
North Carolina
Teschner
West Point
Price Daniel
Bobie Kordzik
Alt. Durden Ranch
Heavy Pecan Crop Expected Despite Insect Pests
County pecan trees show good setting despite past aphid and nut casebearer pressure. Recommendations include malathion sprays for aphids, zinc sulfate for rosette, and deep watering with trenching to reach 14 to 16 inches soil depth, noting injection around trunks is unreliable.
Aubrey Kothmann Uses Graham Plow on Tupman Ranch Fields
Aubrey Kothmann employed the Graham Conservation Plow to renovate Tupman Ranch fields. The device, similar to the Graham Hoeme Plow, distributes the plow pan and mulches surface soil, leaving residue to absorb raindrop impact and prevent surface crust.
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Aubrey Kothmann
Graham Conservation
Tupman Ranch
Graham
Wright Plans Permanent Vegetation on Fields
Preston Wright plans to establish his fields as permanent vegetation. One field has been pitted reseeded to blue panic grass while the two additional fields will be seeded to Johnson grass.
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Texas
State Selective Service
Allan Shivers
Ernest Coker
Lovingston
J. Robert Liles
Conroe
Montgomery
Polk
San Jacinto
Trinity
State Health Department
Merit System Council
Littlefield Building
Austin
Texas Employment Commission
U. S
Lyndon Johnson
Senate
Johnson
Preston Wright
Howell Wright eyes fall legume crop plan
Howell Wright will plant black medic clover and other legumes this fall to build soil under irrigation. The clover, rarely grown locally, adapts to soils with high mine content and will reveal growth patterns as the irrigation program proceeds. America’s security and freedom stem from soil, food, shelter, and clothing.
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Howell Wright
Wright
America
Services Held Saturday For Henry Lott
Last rites were held at 9 45 a m at Schaechter Funeral Home and 10 a m at St Marys Catholic Church for Henry Lott with Rev W W Schneider officiating St Marys Choir sang Interment was in St Marys Cemetery at 4 p m Sunday due to the late arrival of a son George from the Aleutian Islands He was born in Fredericksburg Sept 12 1878 and married Emma Stehling Dec 28 1903 He taught school near Fredericksburg then moved to Lott Texas in 1910 in banking until 1930 He lived there until 1944 then moved to Temple Surviving are his widow two sons George Lott Aleutian Islands and Eugene Lott Lincolnwood Ill two daughters Viola Gregor Norton and Aurelia Dumas Chicago four brothers Arthur Ingram Willie Kerrville Hilmar Fredericksburg James California four sisters Otto Meurer Fredericksburg Willie Lindemann Comfort M W Stephens Kerrville and Herman Welrich California and 10 grandchildren and 10 great grandchildren. Two brothers August and Max Lott preceded him in death.
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Schaechter
St. Mary's Catholic Church
Henry Lott
W. W. Schneider
St. Mary’s
St. Mary’s Cemetery
George
Aleutian Islands
Lott
Temple Hospital
Fredericksburg
John
Katherine Jordan Lott
Emma Stehling
Texas
Temple
George Lott
Eugene Lott
Lincolwood
Ill
Viola Gregor
Norton
Aurelia Dumas
Chicago
Arthur
Ingram
Willie
Kerrville
Hilmar
James
California
Otto Meurer
Willie Lindemann
Comfort
M. W. Stephens
Herman Welrich
August
Max Lott
Four-H Club Meeting Dates and Fair Entries Reminder
Four-H club meeting dates listed for September include Sears Sheep Show at Fair Grounds on Sept 1, Wrede Home Dem. Club on Sept 4, Stonewall 4-H on Sept 4, and Crabapple HDC on Sept 5. All 4-Hers desiring entries to the State Fair of Texas Dallas Heart of Texas Fair Waco and other major shows must file with the County Agent by August 30. Local visits note Junction attendees and family travels.
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Sears
Fair Grounds
Wrede Home Dem
Harvey Meyer
Stonewall
Crabapple
August Sagebiel
Local Families Visit Langs as County Agent Advises Planting Care
Mrs Norman Sullivan and two children from San Antonio spent the weekend with her parents Mr and Mrs Edwin Lang. The County Agent C A Stone advised protection of tree roots by clearing dirt from around tree trunks to avoid smothering root systems.
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C. A. Stone
Norman Sullivan
San Antonio
Edwin Lang
Texas Farmers' Cash Income Declines in 1956 First Half
The University of Texas Bureau of Business Research reports Texas farmers’ cash income for January–June 1956 fell 12 percent from the same period in 1955, totaling 571.9 million versus 648.9 million. Nine of 17 major commodities declined while prices held about 4 percent below June 1955.
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Austin
Texas
Texas Farmers
University of Texas Bureau of Business Research
Bureau
Local residents undertake brief trips to nearby cities
Peggy Lou and Cyrus H Schmit left Harper to visit their brother in Colorado. Dallas Rieger and Howard Wayne Walker traveled to Lubbock last week. Mr and Mrs Wallace Brown Sindson of El Dain visited Dallas Tuesday where Mrs Brown consulted a doctor. Ida Smith, returning from a trip with her son Jack, saw the Corn Palace in Oregon last week.
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Peggy Lou
Cyrus H. Schmit
Harper
Colorado
Dallas Rieger
Howard Wayne Walker
Lubbock
Wallace Brown Sindson
el Dain
Dallas
Ida Smith
Jack
Oregon
Lang Family Guests Visit Harper from San Angelo
Mr and Mrs Monroe Lang and their daughters of San Angelo were here Wednesday. Bobbdie Lang, visiting his mother, accompanied them to Harper.
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Monroe Lang
San Angelo
Bobbdie Lang
Harper
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B. R. Sheffield
Brady
Veterans Land
Bascom Giles
Veterans Land Troubles
D. S. Meredith
Drouth
County Farmers Home Administration
FHA
Texas Drouth Emergency Committee
U. S. Dept. of Agriculture
State Board of Water Engineers
Karnes City
Cibolo Creek
R. M. Dixon
US Trust and Guaranty Co
J. D. Wheeler
Preferred Depositors Assn
PDA
Waco
Charles O. Betts
Texas School For the Deaf
John Grace
Purina
Grand Ole Opry
Ktbg-Tv
Farmers Grain Company
Cae
Doss School
Harry Wahrmun
Lydia Bierschwabe
Juanita
W. Granville
Junction
Albert Black
Denton
THE
Better Vision Institute
Helmholtz
Gulf Service Station
Wiehard Reeder
Gulf Gas & Oils
Harper, Texas
John Segner, Jeweler
West Main St
St. Mary's Church
St. Mary’s School
St. Joseph’s Hall
St. Joseph's Hall
Pampell
Water Street
Kerrville, Texas
Hill Country
Texaco
Leer
Feller
Mgr
Elgin - Gruen - Bulova
John J. Segner
Main Street
Fred , Texas
Frederic Goodyear
Goodyear
Batterson
Aselng & Gr
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