Palace Twin Bill Brings Across The Plains and Brother Rat
At the Palace on Friday and Saturday February the Palace Theatre presents the western Across The Plains about two orphaned boys raised apart by raiders and friendly Indians. The second feature Brother Rat and a Baby follows Peter B. Good in the title role, continuing the Brother Rat comedy with Prisella Lane Wayne Morris Jane Bevan Eddie Albert and other players.
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Palace Theatre
Jack Randall
Peter B. Good
Brother Rat
Prisella Lane
Wayne Morris
Jane Bevan
Eddie Albert
Jam Withers Stars in High School at Fredericksburg Theatre
Jam Withers headlines the new High School at Fredericksburg Theatre with a Sunday and Monday engagement February 25 and 26. The film features a Texas rancher’s daughter who joins a high school, provoking trouble through a know it all attitude and flirtatious missteps.
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Jam Withers
Fredericksburg
The @im
Jane
Rural Home Beautification Efforts Highlight 1939
Miss Sadie Hatfield notes farm families improved 6 280 lawns and planted 63 677 trees 38 808 rose bushes and 89 109 shrubs in 1939. Outdoor living spaces 946 and 3 038 walks were built, with 170 public buildings grounds upgraded.
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College Station
Sadie Hatfield
Texas A. and M. Extension Service
Miss Hatfield
Hatfield
Marian Goodson
D. W. Duderstadt
Mesdames
W. J. Goodson
L. A. Stevens
J. M. Stevens
J. O. Stevens
H. L. Stevens
W. H Stevens
Dan Wiley Pat Rogers
W. R. Peril
Miss Stewart
Hannah
Kerrville
Mary Virginia Stevens
Little Nancy Joe Ersch
Otis Wayne Rogers
Vegetables For Home Use Grow Big in Texas Helpers
Farm families in Texas planted 129 million row feet of vegetables for home use in 1939 with 975 thousand fruit trees and 3.3 million seeds for 1940. The Texas A and M Extension Service notes frame, field, and regular garden systems. home gardens produced the bulk, while frame gardens offer higher yields per area. Joe Brown Jr and Lloyd Corrigan are among supporters.
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College Station
J. F. Rosborough
Texas A. and M. Extension Service
The Fighting 69th Film Showings
The masterpiece motion picture The Fighting 69th screens Wednesday and Thursday February 28 and 29. The drama follows James Cagney as a rebellious recruit and traces the regiment’s soul through training duty and sacrifice under command of I Doovan with George Brent Pat O’Brien and Jeffrey Lynn in supporting roles.
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69Th
James Cagney
I” Doovan
George Brent
Pather Duffy
Pat O'Brien
Jeffry Lynn
Joyce Kilmer
Alan Hale
Frank McHugh
Farm Plan Sheets Encourage Texas Farmers for 1940
Texas farmers plan 1940 operations using the AAA Farm Plan Sheet and the new Texas Agricultural Conservation Handbook. George Slaughter notes the paired tools guide soil conservation, land use, and tailored practices with county agents and neighbor committeemen assisting each farmer.
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College Station
Texas
AAA
George Slaughter
State Agricultural Conservation Association Committee
Slaughter
Texas Ban Without Permit During Closed Season
The Game Fish and Oyster Commission restricts bringing game into Texas during the closed season without a permit.
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Texas
Game
Fish and Oyster Commission
Frame Gardens Boost Texas Farm Yields Despite Drought
Texas farm families in 1939 planted 10 241 frame gardens covering small plots near College Station. The protected beds yielded 2 125 000 pounds of vegetables valued at 112 000 dollars, often producing three to five crops and extending harvests before spring and after summer heat. Frame gardens, using canvas covers and subirrigation, offered flavorful, early produce and tenfold higher output per area than open gardens.
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College Station
Texas
Castro County
Charley Heck
Jennie Camp
Texas A. and M. Extension Service
Izora Clark
Heck
Frm
South Plains
Grace I. Neely
Klein Branch Club Demonstrates Down Quilt Making
The Klein Branch Home Demonstration club met at Mrs. W. H. Stevens home on February 14 to make a feather filled quilt. Members prepared fabric edges and designs, stitched outlines, inserted feathers with a vacuum hose, and finished by stitching across basted sections. A brief business meeting followed to discuss tea plans.
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Klein Branch
W. H. Stevens
Froll
Doss Club Plans Cheerful Kitchen Demonstration
Doss Home Demonstration club met at Mrs. A. A. Wendel's home on Feb 15 to plan a cheerful kitchen with low cost ideas. Topics covered ventilation, screens, shades, curtains, flooring, wall paper, woodwork painting, color schemes for warm or cool kitchens, decorative pot plants, and matching borders with linoleum. A. A. Wendel, a noted fruit and shade tree grower, gave a demonstration on tree planting.
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Doss Home Demonstration Club
A. A. Wendel
Meusebach 4-H Club Girls Meet on Bias Cutting
On February 16 at 9 45 a m the Meusebach 4 H club girls met with sponsor Elizabeth Peterman who demonstrated cutting a true bias and supervised finishing slips for the next meeting. Members present included Margaret Mildred Dora Heimann Helen Lochte Florence Allegra Kuhlmann and the sponsor.
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Meusebach 4
High Voltage Lines Energized in Gillespie County
Pedernales Electric Co op energized 100 miles of high lines in Gillespie County on Wednesday. About 150 customers on Stonewall and Mason lines gain service, including Doss and Cherry Spring communities. Willow City Rheingold Burnet lines expected by week end to total 180 miles serving ~270 customers. Final connections reach southwestern county and Morris Ranch area. lines carry 72 000 volts stepped to 110 volts at the home. children warned to avoid kite flying near lines.
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Pedernales Electric Co-op
Gillespie County
Jack Peevey
Stonewall
Mason High
Doss
Cherry Spring
Willow City
Rheingold
Burnet
Local couples visit friends and relatives this week
Mr. and Mrs. Charlie Peril and their young son visited Mr. and Mrs. L. H. Harper Tuesday evening. Mr. and Mrs. J. T. Glass and their daughter Madge made a business trip to Kerrville on Tuesday.
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Charlie Peril
Small Son
L. H. Harper
J. T. Glass
Madge
Kerrville
Frame gardens gain ground as urban fresh veg source
The article notes frame gardens as a practical source of fresh vegetables in cities and towns. A 300 percent rise in frame gardens from 1938 to 1939 underscores their value, with Extension Service circular C-12 offering construction and culture guidance free through county agents.
Orleans Chocolate Layer Cake With Spry Frosting
A family pleasing chocolate layer cake with molasses enhanced frosting and chocolate decorettes. The recipe uses Spry triple creamed shortening, egg whites for the frosting, and a velvet textured chocolate batter baked in two 8 inch pans for a striking finish.
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Orleans
Fresh Coffee and Rice Ring for Lenten Menus
A simple recipe presents a salmon rice ring with fresh coffee and a green salad. The dish uses cooked rice butter salt white pepper and salmon with olives, tightly packed in a mold and unmolded onto a platter to serve six.
Tart Sweet and Spicy Pastry Guide for Tender Crusts
This piece promotes a tart sweet and spicy pie crust with a flaky tender bite. It outlines a simple recipe using creamy shortening and butter, plus nutmeg and maraschino cherries, to achieve a melt in your mouth crust.
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Goa
AU Messur
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KerrviLle Sea Food
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Lloyd Corrigan
Luggiss
Lil
Joe Higgins
Screwhull-And-Chain
Killjoy
Dick Foran
John Litel
Dennis Morgan
Klein
Meusebach
Gill
Stonewall and Mason Lines
Washington
H. Welge
Lewis
Alex Mittendorf
Fredericksburg, Tex
Aermotor Mills
Fairbanks Morse
Krauskopf Bros
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