Conservation Plans Approved by Fredericksburg Board
The Fredericksburg Board of Supervisors met June 24 at the Agriculture Building. Plans approved cover land use for Charles M. Peri White Oak Dave Curry Pedernales Quincy Rothmann Tivy Dale Road Mrs Edna Beyer Lower Palo Alto A T Nelms Austin Highway M D Altgelt Cherry Springs C B Renick Willow City Alberto K Nagel Fredericksburg and Otto Staudt White Oak. Technicians aided with diversion terraces and terrace systems for Milton Keller South of Stonewall Adolf Stehling Mason Highway Gus Wahrmund Rheingold and an earthen dam staked for Kermit Eckhardt Cave Creek. Terraces were checked for Hugo Mueller Wrede Adolf Schneider Palo Alto Richard Kasper Doss Felix Herber Rheingold.
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Board of Superviors
Agriculture
Fredericksburg
Charles M. Peri
White Oak
Dave Curry
Pedernales
Quincy Rothmann
Tivydale Road
Edna Beyer
Lower Palo Alto
A. T. Nelms
Austin Highway
M. D. Altgelt
Cherry Springs
C. B. Renick
Willow City
Alberto K. Nagel
Otto Staudt
Soil Conservation Service
Milton Keller
Stonewall
Adloph Stehling
Mason Highway
Gus Wahrmund
Rheingold
Kermit Eckhardt
Cave Creek
Hugo Mueller
Wrede
Adolph Schneider
Palo Alto
Richard Kasper
Doss
Felix Herber
Call for rapid federal funding to expand interstate highways
Aimed at saving lives and maintaining economic vitality, the appeal argues United States roadways are inadequate and obsolete. It cites highway freight shares, farm shipping, job dependence, consumer car costs, and national defense needs as reasons Congress should assume most interstate costs while preserving aid to other roads.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Salvlulvania VY
Antelope Hunt Likely Pending Commission Decision
The Texas Game and Fish Commission notes improving weather may allow a restricted open antelope season in the Big Bend and Panhandle regions. Up to four hundred bucks could be hunted early October west of the Pecos with Panhandle scheduling to follow. Final plans depend on aerial counts and July commission action.
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Austin
Wildlife Restoration
Game & Fish Commission
Big Bend
Panhandle
Texas
Pecos
Commission
Dayton Crenwelge Named Star Lone Star Farmer of Texas 1955
Dayton Crenwelge son of Mr and Mrs Gus Crenwelge and Fredericksburg FFA member has been named by the State Committee as the Star Lone Star Farmer of Texas for 1955. The award honors the year's most outstanding FFA member based on high achievement in FFA work and Vocational Agriculture. He will receive the honor at the State Future Farmer Convention in Houston July 20 21 and 22. Dayton's record includes beef and sheep production poultry and crop projects. He exhibited the Grand Champion Fat Steer at the 1954 Houston Fat Stock Show and the Champion Scramble Steer at the 1955 Houston Show. He has shown Grand Champion Steer and Beef Animal at the Hill Country District Show and various county and city shows. He used much of his $13 000 Houston prize toward purchasing a 200 acre farm and registered Hereford heifers to start a beef herd. He also operates a small flock of wool sheep Hereford cattle and a laying flock of chickens. He has served on several Vocational Agriculture judging teams and held local FFA offices. He was an honor student. He is the second Fredericksburg FFA member to earn the State Star Farmer honor following Melvin Benn in 1948. Curtis Feller and Dudley Althaus are also noted Area Star Farmers.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Dayton Crenwelge
Gus, Crenwelge
Fredericksburg
FFA
Star Lone Star Farmer of
Texas
Dayton
Houston
San Antonio
Fort Worth
Young Crenwelge
Ile
Melvin Benn
Curtis Feller
Dudley Althaus
Local Family Fourth Of July Visits And Church Gatherings
Mr and Mrs Clark Bierschwale and two children from Harlingen visited the Fourth with relatives while Mrs Bierschwale and kids had earlier traveled home. Joe Geiger of Mouston stayed with W H Stevens for several days. Raymond Spaeth home hosted Mr and Mrs Herman Spaeth Mr and Mrs Harry Spaeth and sons of Mason Mr and Mrs Arnold Ellebracht of San Antonio Mr and Mrs Wallace Dube and daughters of Seguin Mr and Mrs Otto Spaeth and family Meta Spaeth Mr and Mrs Oscar Geistweidt and daughters Mr and Mrs Elroy Geistweldt of Doss Mr and Mrs Elmer Lee Lange and Craig and Mr and Mrs Alfred Spaeth and Janice attended. The Hillcrest Magers gathered at the Presbyterian Church for singing. The next service was at Bramanual Gospel Church in Fredericksburg the first Sunday ya.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Clark Bierschwale
Harlingen
Raymond Spaeth
Herman Spaeth
Harry Spaeth
Mason
Arnold Ellebracht
San Antonio
Wallace Dube
Seguin
Otto Spaeth
Misa Meta Spaeth
Oscar Geistweidt
Elroy Geistweldt
Doss
Hillcrest Magers
Presbyterian Church
Bramanual Gospel
Fredericksburg
Polio inoculations planned in Texas by month end
State Health Officer Henry A Holle says the National Foundation for Infantile Paralysis assures vaccine production and safety testing will allow a second polio inoculation round and boosters by month end. Fifty five new polio cases were reported through June 25 bringing Texas total to 509 with Austin at 12 cases.
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Austin
Texas
Henry A. Holle
National Foundation For
Harper Herald Household News From July Fourth Visit
Mr and Mrs Pete Kramer and children of New Braunfels spent the Fourth with relatives. Milton Dyer and family moved to Abilene where he is foreman on the Hawkins ranch. JoAnn Spaeth, TLC employee, plans to be a TLC senior this fall. M Liss Spaeth, Kickapoo Kamp junior counselor, was home briefly. A B Barker and children of Millersview visited Mrs Bade and attended the Bode reunion. Rev Hubert Baumann of San Antonio and Junior Baumann of Blessing visited their mother.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Pete Kramer
New Braunfels
Milton Dyer
Abilene
Hawkins Ranch
JoAnn Spaeth
TLC
M'Liss Spaeth
Kickapoo Kamp
Kerrville
A. B. Barker
Millersview
P. O. Bade
Hubert Baumann
San Antonio
Junior Baumann
Blessing
Arthur Baumann
Weekend visits across Texas families attend rodeo and family events
Mr and Mrs Lamar Parker and child of Laredo visited relatives in Harper and Fredericks with O00. Mr and Mrs Raymond Cottle and Mr and Mrs Elmo Lumpkin plus son went to the Rocksprings rodeo on July Fourth. Dr and Mrs Theo Holm and children from San Antonio visited her parents, Mr and Mrs Otto Rahe. Mrs Annie Wizeal and Mrs David Bethea of San Antonio visited Mrs Floyd Boatright and Mrs Freda Baugh.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lamar Parker
Little Daughter
Laredo
Harper and
Fredericksburg
Raymond Cottle
Elmo Lumpkin and
Rocksprings
Theo Holm
San Antonio
Otto Rahe
Annie Wizeal
David Bethea
Floyd Boatright
Freda Baugh
Durst Family Visits Grona On July Fourth
Mr and Mrs Calvin Durst and their daughter of San Antonio visited Mrs Sidney Grona at the Fred Gammenthaler home on July Fourth.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Calvin Durst
San Antonio
Sidney Grona
Fred Gammenthaler
East Stars Triumph Over West 4-H in July Softball Meet
The East 4-H Club All-Star Softball team defeated the West All-Stars of Gillespie County 12 to 6 at the Fourth of July Race Meet. East entries hailed from Albert Willow City and Stonewall, including Schumann Tanner Detke Cravens Crenwelge Hohmann Hotland Moehle Penick Sagebiel and Sagebiel. West roster included Mit Friedrich Dittmar Ellebracht Spaeth Welge Moellendorf Cottle Roe der Jatsch Tatsch Alberthal Sagebiel Schneider and Crabapple representatives.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Gillespie County
Albert
Willow City
Stonewall
Marlin
James
Charles Schumann
Richard Tanner
Stanley Detke
Levi Detke Jr
Marvin Klein
Charles
Frederick Burg
J. B. Ruebsahm
Kenneth Kunz
Ronnie Cravens
Stanley Cr
Harris family weekend visit to Raymond Spaeths
W. M. Harris of A&M College spent the weekend with his wife and sons. Mr and Mrs Albert Maner visited the Raymond Spaeths Sunday night.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
W. M. Harris
A&m College
Albert Maner
Raymond Spaeths
Mise Gertrude Maurer Visits Parents
Maurer spent several days visiting her parents Mr. and Mrs. Henry Maurer.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mise Gertrude
Maurer
Mrs
Henry Maurer
Weekend Visits Highlight Local Social Notes
Sgt. and Mrs. Harold B. Birt and children now of San Antonio spent the weekend with relatives here. Mr. and Mrs. Oren Parker and son spent the weekend at Wimberly with friends. Kelly accompanied Mr. and Mrs. Wilson to Houston to spend the week.
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F. J. Mouser
Wilton Chambers
Near Houston
Watkins Tarr Ranch
Harold B. Birt
San Antonio
Oren Parker and Son
Wimberly
Texas
Kelly
Mrs. Wilson
Houston
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Walter Fuhrmann
Martin Rode
Troy Foster
Soil and Water Conservation
Congress
Dan
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Paul Sultemeier
Old Burnet Road
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Meusebach
Charles Schmidt
Albuquerque
New Mexico
David Schmidt
Piel
Fred
Star Farmer Award
Joe Geiger
Mouston
W. H. Stevens
State Capitol
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Comanche
Ben H. Rice, Jr
Jackson
Asst
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Austin State Hospital
Ft. Worth
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Bascom Giles
Giles
Parr
George B. Parr
Duval County
US Sth Circuit Court of Appeals
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Lubbock
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Young County
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Irving
Clifford J. Moore
Donald O. Starrett
Council of Public Affairs
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Old Irving School Board
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Irving School Board
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Boy Scout Movement
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Homer Garrison
Department of Public Safety
O. B. Ellis
Texas Prison System
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Harper, Texas
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Prop
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H. Welge Lewis
P. O
John Deere
Fairbanks Morse
Krauskopf Bros
Yres Television
Crosley and
Bendix Appliances
Magnolia
Accessories Bode CO
Harper
Gulf Service Station
Richard Roeder
Gulf Gas & Oils
Sportsman Cafe
Rocky
Chester Tatsch
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