Range deferment aids soil and water in Texas pasture
In Gillespie County Lester Hahn notes two springs in a deferred pasture that boost soil moisture. Terracing is planned by local co operators to control runoff with help from Soil Conservation Service technicians. An article on range management appears in Sheep and Goat Raiser's Magazine. Diversion around cultivated land was staked for Herman Rothe.
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Lester Hahn
Willie Hahn
Meusebach
Lester
Norwin E. Linnartz
Linnartz
The
Soil Conservation Service
Fredericksburg
Herman Rothe
Cherry Springs
Drop Structure Aids Gully Control For Ben Riley
A specialized drop structure is designed by the division to help Ben Riley of Crabapple manage a gully. The device aims to stabilize runoff and reduce erosion at the site.
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Vation Service
Ben Riley
Crabapple
Obenchain Visit To Harp er With Whetstone Relatives
Mr and Mrs Frank Obenchain of Menard visit sister Mrs Lon Whetstone and other relatives at Harp er.
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Frank Obenchain of
Menard
Lon Whetstone
Harper
Motorcycle Wreck Injures Kerrville Couple Saturday
A motorcycle crash Saturday afternoon near Stonewall on U S 290 near Albert Road injured a 21 year old man and his 18 year old girlfriend from Kerrville. They rode a Harley Davidson to visit relatives when James J Magee and Millie Morris were seriously hurt and rushed to Legion and Kerrville hospitals. The rider suffered multiple fractures while the woman sustained a broken leg and other injuries. Eckerts Garage of Stonewall recovered the bike.
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Stonewall
U.S. 290
Albert Road
Kerrville
Tom Carey
Hugo Klaemner
Austin
James J. Magee
Millie Morris
Legion
Eckerts Garage
Legion Hospital
Peterson Hospital
Cookes Visit Logan Couple Aims Hill Country Home
Mr and Mrs Bonnie Cook of Logan Kansas arrived Wednesday to visit Mrs J F Cook and plan to settle in the hill country.
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Bonnie Cook
Logan
Kansas
J. F. Cook
Hill Country
Kerrville Couple Visits Aunt in Texas
Mr. and Mrs. Jack Groff of Kerrville visited Mrs. Lula Roberts, her aunt, on Wednesday.
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Jack Groff
Kerrville
Lula Roberts
Farm Bureau District Conference Set for Brownwood
Texas Farm Bureau leaders meet January 20 at the Brownwood Hotel with legislative and organization discussions. The program includes remarks by C H DeVaney and Leon M Lane, a noon luncheon with O R Long, and talks on issues before the 53rd Texas Legislature.
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Texas Farm Bureau
Farm Bureau
Brownwood Hotel
Brownwood
Texas
Billy Joe Gist
C. H. DeVaney
Coahoma
Leon M. Lane
Bill Hoover
O. R. Long
American Farm Bureau Federation
DeVaney
Assembly
Texas Farm Bureau Federation
Lane
Austin
State Farm Organization
Farm Bureau Movement
Locals Visit Relatives Across Town This Week
Louis Lehne of Fredericksburg visits his son Alfred Lehne and Mrs Lehne this week. Mr and Mrs Fred Bierschwale visited Gordon Harper home Saturday night. UGA Mr and Mrs Oliver Hopf spent the weekend with their son Erato and family in Austin.
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Louis Lehne
Fredericksburg
Alfred Lehne
Mrs. Lehne
Mrs
Fred Bierschwale
Gordon Harper
UGA
Oliver Hopf
Erato
Austin
Raymond Cottle
Billy Delz
Wille Delz
McDougall Family Visited at James River Ranch Sunday
Mr and Mrs Johnnie McDou gall and their young son and Mrs Bessie McDougall visited Mr and Mrs Clarence McDougall and children at the James River ranch on Sunday.
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Johnnie McDougall
Bessie McDougall
Clarence McDougall
James River Ranch
Maurers and relatives visit kin in Harper and Fredericksburg
Mr and Mrs Alfonso Maurer of Nazareth spent the week end with his parents Mr and Mrs Henry Maurer and other relatives at Harper. Mr and Mrs Lorenz Wendel Mr and Mrs Hilmar Eigelin and small son visited Mr and Mrs Felix Feuge Sunday near Fredericksburg. Mr and Mrs Elton Spencer and children spent the week at Eldorado with her parents Mr and Mrs John West.
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Alfonso Maurer
Nazareth
Henry Maurer
Harper
Lorenz Wendel
Hilmar Eigelin and
Simall Son
Felix Feuge
Fredericksburg
Elton Spencer
Eldorado
John West
Fay Walker
San Antonio
J. M. Stevens
Wayna Barrett
J. G. Lumplkeins
Mason
Elmo Lumpkins
London
Raymond Cottie
H. B. Schmidt
Brownwood
David Schmidt
Charles and
Divene
Dale Cook
Alice Cook
Herbert Lange
Jimmie Mae Wright
Texas Tidbits and Political Shuffle in Austin
San Antonio visitors travel to see relatives while state politics mix and a string of appointments reshapes the Texas government. Jack Ross becomes secretary of state replacing Smoot Schmid. Howard Carney is named next. Price Daniel now U. S. Senator. A Texas Press Association panel meets in Austin on public expenditure reporting and ethics. In Huntsville a last minute stay of execution alters the fate of Robert Miers. Linda Clark’s prison romance adds another twist to the case.
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Jack Ross
State Board of Pardons and Paroles
R. A. Smoot Schmid
Ross
John Ben Sheppard
Howard Carney
Cass County
Austin
Price Daniel
Shepperd
Daniel
Washington
U. S
Texas Tidelands
Texas
Truman
Continental Shelf
Senatos
Tidelands
Supreme Court
Eisenhower
Beaumier
Lufkin
Jimmie Gellentine
Hereford
Victor B. Fain
Nacogdoches
George Baker
Ft Stockton
Paul Lulks
Wolfe City
Louis N. Goldberg
TPA
Don Scarbrough
Williamson County Sun
Georgetown
Robert Ernest Miers
Huntsville
A. J. Sendemer
San Antonio
Miers
Father Francis Duffy
Chaplin
Allan Shivers
Shivers
Linda Clark
Goree
Miera
Get tough with traffic violators proposal from Senator Ashley
Senator Carlos Ashley of Llano urges repealing the motor vehicle registration law and adding one dollar to registrations to fund doubling highway patrolmen from 450 to 1,000. He argues a tough enforcement plus driver education will reduce highway deaths.
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Austin
Carlos Ashley
Llano
Texas
Ashley
Lawmaker Eyes Faster Trials to Speed Criminal Prosecutions
Rep Horace B Houston Jr of Dallas said a legislative committee will likely back a measure to speed up criminal trials. He noted many murder defendants go two years or more before trial while England prosecutes murder quickly, and blamed legal changes rather than courts or judges for delays.
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House Crime Investigating Committee
Horace B. Houston Jr
Dallas
England
Houston
State Board Faces School Shortage After Supreme Court Ruling
The state board of education expects trouble from the supreme court decision on racial segregation. Building more schools and hiring more teachers are needed, but qualified teachers are in short supply. Thomas B. Ramey of Tyler becomes chairman, replacing R. B. Anderson of Vernon who becomes Secretary of the Navy in the Eisenhower administration.
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State Board of Education
U. S. Supreme Court
Thomas B. Ramey
Tyler
R. B. Anderson
Vernon
Navy
Eisenhower
Legislature to empower appointing medical director for state hospital system
The legislature may authorize a medical director for state hospital and special school sites. The current setup pays the executive director 10 000 yearly while the medical director earns 15 000 plus allowances. A top medical administrator is expected to reduce conflicts between administration and medical staff.
Breeders' Special Class Highlighted At Stock Show
Cattle breeders plan a Breeders' Special Class at the 21st Annual Stock Show and Auction Sale. Breeders will pick three top calves fed by 4 H and FFA youths from their herds to compete in groups of three steers, recognizing breeders behind youth projects.
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FFA
Morris Death Obituary and Local Social Notes
Charles E Morris died at Ingram on January 12 1953 at 79 years 2 months 5 days born November 7 1873 in Burr Oak Michigan moved to Kerrville in 1918 to run a dairy later relocating to Ingram Survivors include wife Mary Ann Morris one son William C Morris of Natalia one daughter Marcia Irvin of Kerrville six grandchildren one brother John Morris of Harper two sisters Mrs Paul DeLorey of Harper and Mrs Harold Wake of Waco Funeral services were held at Smith Funeral Home Kerrville with burial in Morris Ranch Cemetery Pallbearers were Dan Lee Pat Dickey Geo Yarbrough J M Mattingly John Bailey and Stewart Fullwood Additional social notes mention visits and family gatherings in Harper Junction Junction vicinity and surrounding towns.
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Charles Edward Morris
Ingram
Burr Oak
Michigan
Kerrville
Mary Ann Morris
Wm. C. Morris
Natalia
Marcia Irvin
John Morris
Harper
Paul DeLorey
Harold Wake
Waco
Dick Scott
Ingram Baptist Church
Smith Funeral Home
Morris Ranch
Dan Lee
Pat Dickey
Geo, Yarbrough
J. M. Mattingly
John Bailey
Stewart Fullwood
Fragmented Verse Echoes in Oblique Page Paging
A terse historical fragment presents a clash between expediency and obstruction, likening rapid action to commotion while critiquing overloading background details that push the main point out of sight. The tone hints at archival editorial practice and contested clarity.
Tidellands reform and electoral college proposal outlined
The speaker outlines tidelands and offshore oil tax plans and a constitutional amendment to curb treaty overreach, aiming for early action. He also proposes abolishing the current electoral college, with changes aligning electoral votes to each state's congressional delegation.
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Tidelands
Congress
House
Seaboard
Republic of Texas
Senate
Price Daniel
United States
American Bar Association
Harper Herald Page Three Highlights Political Reform Debate
The Harper Herald reports on a plan to divide state representation in exact vote ratio, favoring the South. The reform faces strong opposition from CIO ADA and other groups. Also notes visits by Raymond Cottle relatives to Fredericksburg and San Antonio family ties through Mrs Doyle Parker.
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South
CIO
The
ADA
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Medicians
Soil Conservationervice
Joe Burkett
Morris
Edgar Usener
Pilot Nob
L. H. Fikes
Reingold
Guenther Lochte
Conservayistrict
City
Harper, Texas
Mrs. Raymond Cottle
Singapore
Herald
Chas. W. Barrett
H. Welge Lewis
P. G
T-Bones
Elmo Baethge
Distributors of
Robin Hood
Prederickaburg, Texas
Farm Bureau District
Ovey Taliffero
Janice
Eden, Texas
E. B. Eckerle
Jett Parker
Legislative Committee
Texas Press Association
Jake Smyth
Liberty Vindicator
J. C. Phillips
Borger
Dick Dwelle
Athens
Rigbyen
el Campo
L. B. Smith
Brady
Brad Smith
Weslaco
Tom Whitewood
Brenham
Morris Roberts
Victoria
Franz Zelski
Bellville
Charles E. Morris
Lemuel Jones
Junction
Ollie Parker
Harper Tuesday
H. L. Spencer
W. O. Copple
Carrie Calentine
Jan Brown
Jill Jones
Noah Webster
Sans
Wees
eGistee
OC Fisher
Harper Herald
W. L. Schelg
Susan
Doyle Parker
Alex Mittendort
Bargain Cfe
SAN Antonio Express Southwest Texas
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San Antonio Cypress
Burroughs
Burroughe Fren
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