Fredericksburg race meet draws era guests and local memories
Judge Stutts age 75 recalls the New York Buyers firm once in Fredericksburg and 1920s trade in eggs and turkeys. A. B. Johnson, general manager of the San Antonio Livestock Exposition, sees expansion needs for a larger fairplant and race track. Atlee Manthos of Austin visits to consider local property and praises the cool climate and friendly town.
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Stutts
New York
Woerner Warehouse
Ben Pfefferling
Texas
Radio Post
Market Produce Company
Chicago
A. B. Johnson
San Antonio Livestock Exposition
Johnson
Fredericksburg
The
Fair Association
Atlee Manthos
Austin
Atlee
Paul Keller
Keller
Allen
Mary Keller
San Antonio
Paul
Hill Country Hereford Association to Tour July 22 23
The Hill Country Hereford Association schedules its annual tour for July 22 23 starting at 7 30 a m from the LBJ Ranch. The selection committee for the Fall Sale at Mason Fair Grounds October 29 is led by H A Fitzhugh Medina Hereford Ranch.
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Hill Country Hereford Association
Lbj Ranch
Joyce Jordan
Mason
H. A. Fitzhugh
Medina Hereford Ranch
San Antonio
Mason Fair Grounds
Stonewall
Otto Schumann
Albert F
Ira Lee
Willow City
Charles H. Moss
Llane
Stanley Frost
Fredericksburg
J. D. Rutledge
Fred
Card of Thanks for kindness after death of mother
We express sincere thanks to friends and relatives for kindness during illness and death of our mother. Special thanks to Rev. and Mrs. Price, Dr. Perry, Dr. Birt, Mr. and Mrs. St. Clair, Mrs. Harper, Mrs. Lucky, Mrs. Cook, Plumer Fair Funeral Home, Mrs. Shaw, the organist and pall bearers.
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Charles Price
Perry
Birt
Clarence St. Clair
Grace Harper
Hedwig Lucky
J. C. Cook
Plumer Fair Funeral Home
Vernon Shaw
Mohair Council Plans Fredericksburg Meeting and July Tour
The Mohair Council of America will hold a summer directors meeting in Fredericksburg at 1 30 pm on Thursday July 31 in the old Gillespie County Courthouse. South African Mohair Board leaders Dr Carl Pritzinger and D A Hopson will speak and tour Texas mohair regions July 27 to Aug 3.
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Mohair Council of America
Fredericksburg
Assa
Gillespie County Fairgrounds
Gillespie County
Carl Pritzinger
D. A. Hopson
Mohair Board
Texas
C. F
Chuck) Henderson Jr
Dellinger, Inc
Rome
Hal Brockmann
Prodesco, Inc
Perkesie
Briscoe
Gail Dudley
Comanche
Walter Pfluger
San Angelo
Ross McSwain
Fairgrounds
Clint Brown
Robert Dittmar
Harper
Uvalde
Sonora
Eldorado
Rocksprings
Ingram
Menard
Junction
Kerrville
Port Elizabeth
Conservation projects on county lands boost erosion control
C A Besley on Mason highway develops a plan with coastal bermuda on a small erosion prone field. Larger cropland will stay in hay and grain. a gully will be reshaped and planted to grass to curb erosion. Emil Anderegg expands brush control to restore grazing with staged management and tests. Ernst Crenwelge rests pasture after brush removal with cedar mulch to aid seedling growth.
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C. A . Besley
Mason Highway
Bermuda
Easley
Gillespie County Soil and Water Conservation District
Emil Anderegg
Doss
Anderegg
Soil Conservation Service
Ernst Crenwelge
Crabapple
Water for West Texas
Clair F. Achenbach argues against the Mississippi Water Plan defending natural balance. He cites Dr. Daniel Willard UT ecologist and historical examples from Israel and Egypt to urge restraint. He asserts water is not depleting but a balance, and calls for local climate-based strategies before regional diversification.
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Mississippi River
East Texas
West Texas Sound
Daniel Willard
University of Texas
Israel
Solomon
Palestine
Nile Delta
Orient
West Texas
Panhandle
West
Texas
Harper locals share weekend visits across towns
Mr and Mrs Richard Roeder and family in San Antonio visit relatives. Mr and Mrs Jim Hartgrove of Hitchcock spend weekend with Mr and Mrs C H Bierschwale. Marvin Thornton and son visit Anna Moellendorf’s family in Dallas. Oren Cottle makes a Fredericksburg business trip. Alice Maurer of Kerrville attends the wedding of Annie Frances Lange and Emilio J Ren don at St Anthony’s Church.
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Richard Roeder
Jack Koenig
San Antonio
Jim Hartgrove
Hitchcock
C H. Bierschwale
Marvin Thornton
Marvin Jr
Dallas
Anna Moellendorf
Alice Maurer
Kerrville
Annie Frances Lange
Emilio J. Rendon
St. Anthony’s Catholic Church
Water Rights claim deadline urged by Texas official
Kimble County Agent cautions landowners on new Texas Water Rights laws. A September 1 filing deadline looms and claimants must attach aerial photography or map tied to an original survey corner. A meeting with a Texas Water Rights Commission official is planned later this month to answer questions.
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Texas
Texas Water Rights Commission
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Luckenbach
Benno Engel
Mr. Engel
Elroy Schnelle
Handy Stop
Ksburg
Feller
Frederiksburg
Harold H. Henke
Ed C.henke
Llano
Dan E. Parisher
Cherokee
Hubert Parisher
A. T
W. A. Spivey
San Saba
Brownwood
John
Irby
A. J. McWilliams
James Grote
Liana
Katemney Ranch
Frantz Reardon
Perry Priess
Ernest Priess & Son
John C. Eckert
J. D
Ruben Bode
Elk Creek
Missouri
Kenneth Parker
Morris
Conrad Shultz of
Beaumont
Hans Wachhals
Malinda Geff
National Building Center
Meera
Valentine Asta
Valentine
Ome TR Gal
Diane
Mohair Council
Olin Walker
Aurora Barker
Walter Parker
Ben Thomas
Bill MceMorris
Oklahoma City
Martha Johnson
Hobart
Oklahoma
AB. Barker
Lydia Bierschwale
Tommy Shipper
Ascopie County Soil & Water Con
Rews
By Clair F. Achenbach
Willard
Harper Locals
Oren Cottle
Jim Newcomer
Louis Harthcock
Robert Maurer
Kimble County
W. Co. Henderson
Harper Herald
Harper, Texas
Norman J. Dietel
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