Edgar Stroeher Cited For 30 Years Sinclair Agent
Edgar W. Stroeher was honored for 30 years as Sinclair agent in Fredericksburg with a plaque at Percy Kuhlmann's Sinclair station. He joined Sinclair in 1931, began delivering gasoline in 1922, and helped pioneer canned motor oil in Fredericksburg. His son Roy joined as a partner in 1952, expanding the agency from Gillespie County to Kerr, Kimble, Mason, Llano, Blanco, and Kendall counties.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Edgar Stroeher
Sinclair
Fredericksburg
Sinclair Refining Company
Edgar W. Stroeher
Southern Texas
J. C. Huntsucker
San Antonio
Weldon Broughton
Percy Kuhlmann
Stroeher
Roy Stroeher
Arthur Holly
Gillespie County
Kerr, Kimble
Mason, Liano
Blanco
Kendall
Rain Lifts Drouth in Doss Area With Weeks of Moisture
Drouth breaks as rainfall totals reach up to two and a half inches on June 15 and add to prior rain, easing feed shortages for farmers. The community reports better grazing for stock, ongoing river fishing, and multiple rattlesnake incidents affecting livestock and dogs. local residents share social visits and church activities amid the wet spell.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Doss
Harry
Robin Geistweidt
Mr. Geistweidt
Edgar Geistweidt
Ronald Friedrich
Keith Boyce
San Antonio
Henry Welge
Doss Luther League
Elgin Mund
Bible School
Doss Lutheran Parish House
Theo Moellendorf
Hugo
Here
Tommie Zenner
Jet” Weinheimer
Fredericksburg
Pedernales River
Soil conservation highlights from Gillespie area farms
Meo Henry Louis Herbort shows straw on the soil surface to protect against rain impact and boost organic matter. Walter L. Schualdt advances a coordinated plan with terraces on sloped cropland. J W Coonrod favors chis el type plow plus manure and Madrid clover in oats for soil health. Local couples attend a silver wedding anniversary in Fredericksburg.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Henry Louis Herbort
Rheingold
Herbert
Walter L. Schualdt
Fredericksburg
Gillespie Soil Conservation
Soil Conservation Service
Schlaudt
Gillespie Sil
J. W. Coonrod
Morris Ranch
Coonrod
Madrid
Chester Bonn
Kerrville Highway
Bonn
National Farm Safety Week Proclaimed by President Kennedy
President Kennedy designates July 23 to 29 as National Farm Safety Week urging all to join in reducing farm injuries and deaths. Texas programs expand under the Texas Farm and Ranch Safety Council with daily themes from reverence for life to recreation safety.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Kennedy
Texas
Texas Farm and Ranch Safety Council
4H Club
Local social notes from San Angelo and area
Social items list visits and gatherings across San Angelo Kerrville and surrounding towns. Families such as Stevens Lange Rahe Gamel Strackbein and Hart are noted with relatives and friends visiting, staying and traveling, including Denton to California trips. An industry note reports the Automobile Manufacturers Association estimates a net highway system benefit of $98.4 billion from 1961 to 1980.
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The
Automobile Manufacturers Association
Lawrence Brown-Owned Quarter Horse Wins Grand Champion
Southern Select owned by Jack Lawrence and Dr Dor Brown Jr won Grand Champion Stallion at the Kendall County Quarter Horse Show in Boerne on Saturday June 17. Trainer Bill Morton rode and showed the horse which earned first in the 58 stallions class and fourth in reining, receiving a blue rosette and two large trophies.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Southern Select
Jack Lawrence
Dr. Dor Brown Jr
Gillespie County
Kendall County
Boerne
Bill Morton
American Quarter Horse Association
International Quarter Horse Jockey Club
del Rio
Austin
Talpa
Texas
Haskell
Lawrence
Brown
Local Families Visit Relatives Across Texas and New Mexico
A parade of relatives from Katy Junction and Corona New Mexico visit kin in the area. Albert Black and family tour Mrs Rob erts home in Katy while Mrs Billy Brown returns from hospital to her mother Mrs Nath Walker. Sgt W F Dees and family from San Antonio visit Mrs Fred Whitewood and Carol visits her cousin Mrs Jim Bird in Encino. Peggy Granville plans a visit with her mother Mrs Selman Granville as Ellis Granville’s family travels from San Antonio to reunite.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Billy Brown
Nath Walker
John Weaver
Junction
W. F. Dees
San Antonio
Fred Whitewood
Carol
Jim Bird
Encino
Henry Green
Corona, New Mexico
R. G. Goff
Ellis Granville
Peggy
Selman Granville
Mrs Kinnemann Hunnicutt Visit Nearby
Mrs Leona Kinnemann of Washington and Mrs Minnie Hunnicutt of Johnson City sisters of Mrs Tracy Tobin, spent several days here with her recently.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Leona Kinnemann
Washington
Minnie Hunnicutt
Johnson City
Tracy Tobin
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WEA
Clair
Edgar A. Stroeher
Huntsucker
Radio Post
By Harry Wahrmund
Paul Sauer
Richard Kasper
Liano
Kasper
Llano River
Nolan Crenwelge
Bernhard Crenwelge and Son
Slboper
County Conservati
Meo
Levi Rosenbusch
Emma Rosenbusch
Lee Feuge
Hermann Sons
N.j.d
National Farm Safety Week
First State Bank
F. Dp. i. CS
Water Street
Kerrinks, Texas
Hill Country
Rise
Sam’s Self Service
Sain Streets
Kerrville, Texas
J. M. Stevens
San Angelo
C. A. Spencer
Paul Suffel
Center Point
Mattie Arnold
Charles Gammenthaler
Kerrville
Fred Gammenthalers
Alvin Lange
Otto Rahe
Martha Stevens
Naline Barker
Mary Nell Tarr
Kathryn Stevens
Marie Taylor
Scotty Lee Taylor
California
Edwin Strackbein
Brent
Kermit Strackbein
Herbert Gamel
New Braunfels
J. R. Hart
Bill
Nancy
Dug Vale
Houston
L. H. Harper
Smithson Valley
Mrs. Creighton Stevens
Dallas Reiger
Dayton
Rahe
Weldon Walker
Mrs. Olin Walker
Mr. Walker
Arthur Bierschwale
Watkins Tarr
John and
Mary Nell
Ernest Klein
Marvin
Spring Creek
Edwin
the Herald
Jim Hart
Mr. Harper
Jim Looker
Lucille Looker
Don Schumacher
Empire
Ingram
Texa
Winona
Duke and
Alzizas
Harper Herald
Fridaay
Harper, Texas
Albert Black
Katy
Roy Roberts
Martinez
Junction, Texas
Dry Goods Department
Harris Men’s Store
Earl Garrett St
Sport Shop
Sport Center OF the Hill Country
Lehne Lumber & Hardware
Robert Lehne
Harper
H. Welge Lewis
Mansfield
P. O
John Deere
Krauskopf Bros
West Main St
Fredericksburg, Texas
Distributors of
Robin Hood
Lochte
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