Veteran Sam Darden Receives Legion Citation In Bandera
Sam L. Darden Bandera attorney was awarded the American Legion Citation for outstanding service. The honor was presented by District Commander Henry Hill at the American Legion convention. Darden has led Bandera Post 157 and held offices in Veterans groups, supported civic work, and is Baylor University graduate. Mr. Darden and his three children are active in hill country social affairs. Mr and Mrs Delton Wilson and children attended Kerrville rodeo Sunday.
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San Angelo
Sam L. Darden
Bandera
American Legion
Darden
Atst
Henry Hill
Bandera County
Legion
Dardenly Als.o
Veterans of Foreign Wars
Forty and Fight Society
Bereville
Delton Wilson
Kerrville
Red Cross Blood Program Overview and Local Blood Mobile
The Blood Program is a joint Red Cross and medical community effort supplying safe blood and products to civilian hospitals and defense needs. It conducts research and serves donors and hospitals nationwide and locally. The next county blood mobile runs Friday May 3 from 1 to 7 pm at the Community hall, sponsored by St Marys.
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Red Cross
St. Mary's
Landscape Clinic Highlights at Texas AGM University
Homemakers meeting on April 23 featured Everett Janne landscape horticulturist and Mrs Alfred Rusenberger discussing yard planning and planting to fit houses and terrain. Janne advised grouping plantings with edging, mulching and open turf to ease mowing and reduce trimming, plus brush control with selective herbicide along fences. Rusenberger spoke on indoor landscape flowers, arranging blooms in various containers, while Chester Langerhans showcased suitable local landscape plants. Mr and Mrs Gillie Pape of Mt Home visited Harper for the event. subscriptions offered for The Harper Herald.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Everett Janne
Alfred Rusenberger
Janne
Chester Langerhans
Rusenberger
District approves conservation partnership and new plans
Gillespie County Soil and Water Conservation District leaders in Fredericksburg signed an agreement with the city, Texas A&M Experiment Station, and Sell Conservation Service for a detailed survey of the city area and a supplemental memo with the Soil Conservation Service. They plan Lions Club awards program involvement and co sponsoring an American Society of Range Management range program. A co operator, Robert Waltisperger, advances a conservation plan near Doss featuring high residue crops, waterways, erosion control, and a coastal bermudagrass pasture. Farmers statewide report a good winter with grazing success and ongoing pasture improvements poised to reduce damage as spring moisture supports new growth.
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Fredericksburg
Texas Agriculture Experiment Station
Sell Conservation Service
Soil Conservation Service
Lions Club
Texas Section
American Society of Range Management
Robert Waltisperger
Doss
Walliisperger
Gueeme
Enong
Saul Danz
Enewall
Bermuda
Sears
Hubam Clover Highlighted As Soil Improver And Feed
Edmund Kunz of Luckenbach House endorses hubam clover as a soil improving and protective cover crop that also serves as grazing and hay feed. Calvin Weinheimer of Stonewall planted Melilotus indica clover in his peach orchard to conserve soil, improve water penetration, and boost soil nitrogen for better soil condition.
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Edmund Kunz
Hubam
Luckenbach House
Kunz
Calvin Weinheimer
Stonewall
Bermuda fertilizer method to boost growth and weed control
Thomas Immel along Kerrville Highway plants about six acres of coastal bermuda and applies roughly 150 pounds of fertilizer per acre in the row. The fertilizer is placed 3 to 4 inches deep in the grass row to improve uptake and reduce weed growth, with mowing planned to manage weeds and weedy grasses such as grassbur.
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Thomas Immel
Kerrville Highway
Bermuda
Mmel
Grand Jury Returns 16 Indictments in Gillespie County
The April term grand jury, with foreman Douglas Dittmark, handed down sixteen indictments mainly for burglary, forgery, and marijuana possession. Dennis Whitehead and Sylvester Guevera face six counts each. Ned Hernandez and Teddy Roberts face two each. All defendants confined in Gillespie County jail for bonds. District Judge Marvin Blackburn presided as jurors toured Monday through Thursday sessions.
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Gillespie County
Douglas Dittmark
Dennis Whitehead
Sylvester Guevera
Ned Hernandez
Sor
Ory
Teddy Roberts
Douglas Dittmar
Melvin Benn
Clint Brown
Marvin Ahrens
James T. MacMahon
Victor G Sagebel
William B Hodges
SL. Prescler
Paul J Hartmann
JW . Brandenberger
Kermit Eckhardt
Karl Hartmann
Marvin Blackburn
Junction
Harper Locals Attend Corpus Christi Track Meet and Socials
Gary Rahe Bernard Fritz and accompanying adults attended a Corpus Christi track event Saturday. Barbara Stehling, Austin business college student, and Mrs Bobby Dockal joined the Gift Tea for Miss Mary Ann Kens ing in Harper Saturday. Visitors included Mrs Orval Harvey, Mrs Hugo Klein and Fredericksburg families. Mr and Mrs Lamar Itz of Kerrville were in town. Behrens birthday supper honored Mrs Orvin Behrens with Kerr, Kerrville, Austin connections.
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Gary Rahe
Bernard Fritz
Harry Sultemeier
Corpus Christi
Barbara Stehling
Business College
Austin
Bobby Dockal
Helen Esquell
Harper
Mary Ann Kensing
Orvin Behrens
Behrns
Ronald Summon and
Rufus Jenkins
Willie Meier
Kerr
Wille Meir
Kerrville
Milton Ahrens
RC&D Board approves by law amendments and projects
Eastern Hill Country RC&D directors met in Fredericksburg for the annual session. Officers were re-elected, circulars printed for distribution, work plan progress reviewed, three proposals accepted, two by Harper and one by Fredericksburg Jaycees, and two by-laws amendments approved to set meeting dates and seating two at large members.
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Rc&d Board of Directors
Eastern Hill Country Resource Conservation and Development Project
Fredericksburg
Rc&d Project
Walter Fuhrmann
Norman Dietel
Norman J. Dietel
Dale Malechek
Arthur Walz
Rc&d
Walz
Bob Gordon
RCSD
Gordon
Don Windrow
Harper
Gillespie County
Blanco County
Herperon
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Red Cross Blood
EES Per Herald
Auer
Caly
Eesper Herald
PEXAS
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Texas Agm University
Homemakers
Leta Ann Thaxton
Gillie Pape
Mt Home
Harper Herald
Gillespie County Soil & Water Conservation District News
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Rheinvold
Sudan
Goehmann
Arnold Rede
Carl Stengel
Rode
Gilbert Ottmers
Water Street
Moerrville, Tensas
Hill Country
Sinary
Harper Locals
Orval Harvey
Hugo Klein
Fredericksbicksburg
Otto Wienecke
Lamar Itz
Chester
Edmund Tatsch
Anna Moellendorf
Walter W. Parker Jr
Walter Parker Sr
Presbyterian Church
Keith Kensing
Stephenville
Mrs Levi Kensing
Harper & Gillespie County
B. E. Pate, JR
Texas Refinery Corp
Gox Jil
Fort Worth
Tex
Ster
Harper Ffa Rodeo and Dance
Harper Community Park
The
Texas Showboys
Harper F. FL
AL & Young Farmers
Jackson
Ingram
P.O
Trnas
Kerrvieer
Healtie Foods
Piedenck Burg Tosas
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