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Newspaper
Harper Herald
Location
Harper, Texas, United States of America
Date
Jul 01, 1955
Page
4
Conservation films shown at the Werner Henke ranch highlighted soil and water practices. Officials praised 4-H clubs for progress, noting about 330 landowners now have coordinated plans and detailing ongoing TVD and terrace projects across Gillespie County.
The 1954 rainfall was the driest on record for Gillespie County Soil Conservation District. The report outlines monthly plans from January to December, including subscriptions to Soil and Water magazine, district newsletters, demonstrations, office remodeling, and sign placements on cooperators farms. It highlights awards, committees, farm leases, soil stewardship efforts, and community programs with churches and clubs contributing to soil and water conservation. The district emphasizes ongoing efforts, calendars, and support from local businesses and schools.
Mr and Mrs Hans Wachhals and their son will leave next week for Grove City Pennsylvania for a visit with her folks. They expect to be gone a week.
Mr. Roy Jones and family visited Mr. and Mrs. Charlie Rogers on Friday night. Mrs. J. A. Casper joined her sister Mrs. Ben Bibles for a trip to Houston for medical attention last week.
James Tarr, a staff member at Camp La Junta near Ingram, spent Sunday with his parents Mr and Mrs Watkins Tarr. Bubba Whitewood of San Angelo is visiting his grandparents Mr and Mrs Fred Whitewood Sr. Subscribe to The Herald $1.50 per year.
The Association of Casualty and Sur ety Companies warns the Fourth of July weekend will see many deaths and injuries from excessive speed and reckless driving. Estimates predict 385 killed and 21 000 injured in holiday traffic with 3 000 pedestrians harmed and alcohol factoring into about a quarter of fatal crashes.
Wheat growers nationwide approve marketing quotas for the 1956 crop by 77.5 percent, meeting the two-thirds threshold. Gillespie County voters show 69 percent in favor. Price supports set at 76 percent of parity or $1.81 per bushel, down from $2.06 last year. Quotas apply to farms harvesting more than fifteen acres of wheat.
Mr and Mrs Paul Lang and Mr and Mrs John Hughes and their daughter of Austin spent the weekend with Edwin Lang and family. The Langs, previously living in Austin, have moved back to Fredericksburg to the Willie Baumann apartment where Berniece Lang will also reside.
Mr and Mrs Jo Mack Scar of Austin spent Monday and Tuesday with Mrs Lydia Bierschwabe and Mr and Mrs Mack Scarborough.
Mr and Mrs Simon Casper of Big Lake visited her parents Mr and Mrs Alfred Kramer last weekend and left their daughter to attend the Catholic Summer School.
Mr and Mrs Henry M Wienecke are spending several weeks in Oklahoma to visit her father and family. Mr and Mrs Cecil Bode of Oklahoma are here visiting relatives and to attend the Bode reunion this weekend.
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