Conservation Awards Presented At Lions Club Banquet
The Gillespie County Soil Conservation District honored outstanding conservation work at the Fredericksburg Lions Club banquet on May 27. Recipients included Frank Kroll for rancher of the district, Emil Heiner for comeback conservationist, and Marold Kneenbarger for outstanding homemaker. Radio KNAF was cited for support of conservation and discussed in detail by Walter Fuhrmann. Arthur Leesch urged conservation as every landowner's business.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lions Club
Gillespie County
Fredericksburg
Community Hall
Frank Kroll
Harper
Lions
Edgar Stroeher
Emil Heiner
Otto Schumann
Marold Kneenbarger
Stonewall
Bud Smathers
SCS
KNAF
Walter Fuhrmann
Board of Supervisors
Arthur Leesch
Boerne
State Conservation Board
Voice of the
Texas Hills
SCD Board of Supervisors
Soil Conservation District
Norbert Fritz
Armadillos and apples weathering tiny tales from Texas
A Texas column recalls Armadillo Farm lore from Comfort and local fruit farming. Readers report Algerita berries, yellow fruit sightings, and a 60 to 70 foot poplar in the Luckenbach area. The notes note rainfall totals, a large elm, and a new peach washing machine in Burnet road orchard.
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Wadillos
New York
Amarillo
Lot
Texas
Thermer
Mortimer
Cactus Pryor
Range & Field
Enderle Nixon install peach grading and washing shed
A new 35 by 75 foot concrete and metal fruit washing and grading shed was built at Enderle & Nixon Orchards four miles east of Fredericksburg off Burnet road. The first full operation last week graded and packed peaches and plums for the San Antonio market, with plans to open to local sales next Sunday.
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Victor Nixon
Burnet Road
Victor
Indaw
B. L. Enderle
Enderle & Nixon Orchards
Fredericksburg
Sun Haven
San Antonio
Nixon
Arthur Dietrich
Arthur Jr
Enderle
Austin Highway
South Heights
Kordzik Place
Goehmann Lane
Jacob Schmidt
Orhle Place
Democratic Primary Saturday At Court House
Gillespie County Democratic officials consolidate all voting to the County Court House in Fredericksburg to cut election costs. The sole runoff race is for Congressman at Large with Joe Pool of Pallas opposing Robert Baker of Houston, both independent of party district or state tickets.
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Areer
Gillespie County
Democratic Executive Committee
Fredericksburg
Joe Pool
Pallas
Labor
Robert Baker
Houston
Republican Primary Run Off Election Saturday
The Republican party run off for United States Senate features George Bush and Jack Cox, both Harris County, with polling 7 am to 7 pm Saturday. Precinct election judges named include Charles Dolezal, Richard Kasper, Alfred Lehme, and Mrs. Pauline Meyer. more judges to be named. Polling locations cover Community Savings Center, Luckenbach at Schumann, Cave Creek at Schumann, Harper School Cafetorium, Meusebach Creek at Schumann, Crabapple at Community Savings Center, Willow City at Schumann, Stonewall at Schumann, Tivydale, Cherry Spring, Nebgen, Cherry Mountain, Pedernales, Williams Creek, Pilot Knob at various sites.
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George Bush
Harris County
Jack Cox
Charles Dolezal
Richard Kasper
Alfred Lehme
Pauline Meyer
Schumann Houston
Schumann
Houston
Tivydale
Community Savings Center
Nebgen
Cherry Mountain
Pedernales
Williams Creek
Pilot Knob
Kroll Receives Soil Conservation Honor in Gillespie County
Frank Kroll of near Harper was named outstanding Farmer Rancher of Gillespie County Soil Conservation District for 1963. Lions Club president Edgar Stroeher presented the Radio Post Engraving Club award at the Conservation Awards meeting May 27 with district supervisor Dan Kennedy and SCS Technician Hugh Lackey present.
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Frank Kroll
R Ancher
Gillespie County Conservation District
Dan Kennedys
Soil Conservation Service
Hugh Lackey
Kroll
Harper
Radio Post Engraving Club
Gillespie County
Fredericksburg Lions Club
Edgar Stroeher
Lions Club Conservation Awards
Frank Kroll Named Outstanding Farmer Rancher in District
Frank Kroll, near Harper, named Outstanding Farmer Rancher of the Conservation District for 1963 at the Fredericksburg Lions Club awards banquet. His 572 acres of range and 82 acres cropland feature terraced cropland, contour farming, selective brush removal, and a five pasture range with two water wells. He manages sheep cattle and goats with a conservation plan started in 1955 and remains active at age 73.
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Frank Kroll
Harper
Lions Club
Gillespie County Soil Conservation District
Fredericksburg
Lions Club Conservation
Community
Edgar Stroeher
Soil Conservation District
Kroll
Harper area families gather for weekend visits
Local residents from Austin Mason Spur and Houston area visited relatives and attended events over the weekend. Kenneth Oehler earned a University of Texas P H D from Texas University while others reported visits with W E Fletcher Henry Kett at Mason and new rainfall in Pasadena.
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C. H. Bierschwale
FE. J. Green
P. Bo Maddox
Mason
Phil Maddox
Spur
Herbie Oehler
John Henig
Vickie
Connie
Austin
Kenneth Oehler
Texas University
W. E. Fletcher
Henry Kettne
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Jeane
Jesse Lee
Star of Radio & T.V
Texas Valley Boys
J. J. Patranella
Harper Community
Music By the
Texas Rhythmiers
Ktbc-Tv
Apert
Kerrville Highway
Paul Kein
Paul
Kurt Kallenberg
Grapetown
Kurt
Kenneth Pahl
Felix Pahl
Luckenbach
Kenneth
Byron Crider
Rio Frio
Leakey
California
Elroy Schnelle
Handy Stop
Adolph “Sam” Sembritzky
East Ufer Street
Sam
Barons Creek
Enderle & Nixon
New Orchard
Jack Evers
Jimmy Penick
Antonio Arrendo
Rodney Benad
Taylor
Harold Stehlin
Enderie
Anita Tatsch
Mrs
Edmund Tatsch
Charolette
Cindy Greeson
Buchanan Dam
Otto Wienecke
Ruben Bode
Donnie Bode
Dick Howe
Daniel Durst
R. B. Goff
Endevile & Nixon
Raymond Parker
Ray Bierschwabe
Francis Floyd
Frederiksburg
Richard Harlan
McAllen
Teddie Harlan
Cheyenne
Wyoming
Tommy Harlan
Court House
Zenith TV Sales & Service
MOBIL
Floy Bode Company
Harper, Texas
Harper Lockers
East Klasha
Phome UN
Marper, Texas
Yes
Gillespi
Conservation Dist
Krauskopf Bros
West Mail
Mage WY
A. Tenns
Harper Locals
Howard Siells
Baby
Longhorn
Lehnemann-Houston
Schumann - Houston
Doss
Alfred Lehne
Werner Rahe
New Braunfels
Theo Oehler
Richard Roeder
Virginia Roeder
Weshe Sageser
Pasadena
Eood
LAO R. Anthony CO
Kerrville, Texas
Stocker
Mason, Texas
Segovia
Frank L. Hatch
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