Air Raid Ordeal Shapes ACC English German Teacher
Helga Wilde, now teaching at Abilene Christian College, survived the 1943 Frankfurt air raid and a Russian encirclement of Oberlogau in 1945. She fled through Czecholovakia and Austria, was imprisoned by a Russian camp near Linz, escaped with a leg wound, and walked about 800 miles to reunite with her parents in Frankfurt before moving to the United States. She later earned a BA and MA in English and is married to Ben Bessent. She lacks U.S. citizenship while awaiting residence.
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Abilene
Germany
Ben R. Bessent
Helge Wilde
ACC
Helga
Oberlogau
Brunette
Czecholovakia
Austria
Lintz
Bessent
United States
David Lipscomb College
Nashville
Vanderbilt
Ben Bessent
Ben
Gillespie County Farm Bureau Elects Officers
Gillespie County Farm Bureau held its regular meeting to elect officers and directors for the coming year. Chas Klinksick named president with Leo Itz first vice president Rueben Schneider second vice president and Harry O Ahrens secretary treasurer. Directors elected include Alvin G Ransleben Chas Peril Ben Evers Richard Kasper Otto Schumann Levy Rusenberger E J Fritz Andrew Nielson and Rueben Wahrmund. The program covered a report on the State Farm Bureau Convention in Fort Worth and Harold Moore spoke on the insurance program.
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Gillespie County Farm Bureau
Chas Klinksick
Leo Itz
Rueben Schneider
Harry O. Ahrens
Alvin G. Ransleben
Chas. Peril
Ben Evers
Richard Kasper
Otto Schumann
Levy Rusenberger
E. J. Fritz
Andrew Nielson
Rueben Wahrmund
Chas. Klinksick
Warren Petsch
Turkey Growers Feted At Annual Barbecue Tuesday
Gillespie and Blanco County turkey growers and families gathered at Peter's Hall for the annual barbecue hosted by Full-O-Pep Feeds Knopp & Metzger Produce and Deske's Store In Hye. The event featured talks by Quaker Oats Company representatives and a report by Bill Petmecky on local production, with 587 pounds of turkey served to over 500 attendees.
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Quaker Oats
Bill Petmecky
Fredericksburg
DeWitt County
Jack Brown
Houston
Southern
Quaker Oats Company
Henry Crutchfield
Sherman
Safe Driving Day Yields No District Deaths
Captain N R Smith of the San Antonio District of the State Highway Patrol reports no deaths in the district on Safe Driving Day December 1. The day saw 43 arrests 62 driving warnings and seven investigated accidents with five property losses and two serious injuries.
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N. R. Smith
San Antonio
State Highway Patrol
Gillespie County
Pork Dishes and Tips From Lone Star Gas Kitchen
The Agricultural Marketing Service notes pork is plentiful in December with falling live hog prices. Five tested pork dishes include Pork Chops with Orange Potatoes, Spanish Pork Steaks, Ham Loaf, Pork Chop Skillet Meal, and Apple Kraut Pork Chops, each with ingredients, steps, and yields. Also provided are buying tips and roasting guidance for pork to aid meal planning.
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Agricultural Marketing Service
United States Department of Agriculture
Lone Star Gas Company
Home Economics Department
Bermuda
Texas shoppers see record Christmas trade and jobs boom
Austin observes booming Texas retail season with forecasts of the largest Christmas sales in history. December employment climbs to 2,790,800 with 30,000 more retail workers and 13,000 postal jobs added. Safety urges careful parcel handling amid rising shopping activity.
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Texas News
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University of Texas Bureau of Business Research
Texas Employment Commission
Texas Safety Association
How Do School Boards Function
A Texas UT booklet adapts research for practical use by local school boards and administrators. The publication, How Do School Boards Function, aims to help boards evaluate and improve their governance through chapters on meetings policies problem solving and superintendent relations.
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Austin
Texas
University of Texas
Bascom , Hayes
Donald G. Nugent
Southwestern Cooperative Program In Educational Administration
H. F. Alves
Swcpea
Alves
Texas Association of School Boards
University of Texas, Austin 12
Libel suits set for trial in district court February 20
District Judge Jim Weatherby finalized February 20, 1956 as the trial date for Hugo Weinheimer versus Alfred P. C. Petsch and others. The case involves alleged libel in articles about Central Texas Electric Cooperative, of which Weinheimer was long-time president. Attorneys urged an earlier date but no agreement was reached. The suit seeks damages of 150000 dollars and accuses defendants of injuring Weinheimer’s good name and creating a conspiracy prior to September 16, 1953.
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Jim W. Weatherby
Hugo Wanheimer
Alfred P. C. Petsch
Weatherby
John Peace
Welnheamer
Iibel
Peace
Weinheimer
Petsch
Central Texas Electric Cooperative, Inc
Ferguson
Alfred Petsch
W. A. Burnam
Stehling
Cooperative
Supreme Court
Hugo Weinheimer
Paul Stehling
Chester Schwetheim
San Antonio
Watch These Points In Feeding And Caring For Dairy Cows
College Station reports extension dairy specialists emphasize net returns depend on cow productivity and on feed and care. Key advice covers year round balanced rations, adjusting concentrates, palatability, succulent feeds, mild laxative effect, a dry period for body reserves, comfortable housing, ample cool water, regular feeding and humane treatment to boost profits. Cows convert 29 percent of digestible nutrients to milk, use 47 percent for maintenance, and 24 percent for milk production.
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College Station
R. E. Burleson
A. M. Meekma
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