Across The Plains and Brother Rat and a Baby at The Palace
The Palace presents a double feature on February 2 and 24. Across The Plains follows two orphaned boys across twenty years in the old west with raiders and a clash between outlaws and Indians. Peter B Good stars in Brother Rat and a Baby, sequel to Brother Rat with Prisilla Lane Wayne Morris and others.
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Palace Theatre
Plains
Jack Randall
Peter B. Good
Brother Rat
Prisella Lane
Wayne Morris
Jane Bevan
Eddie Albert
Fredericksburg Theatre Premieres Heart Throbs With Jen Withers
Jen Withers stars in a new film at Fredericksburg Theatre promising abundant romance and thrills. The Texas ranch tale centers on a young woman who navigates social events and romance, with dress and date scenes noted in local chatter.
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Jen Withers
Fredericksburg
Tho Am
Fame
Texas
Jane
Rural Home Landscaping Boosts 1939 Farm Families
Sadie Hatfield of the Texas A and M extension notes rural home demonstration efforts improving 6 280 farms in 1939 with 181 688 plants to include 63 677 trees 38 808 rose bushes and 89 109 shrubs. Communities added 3 016 families recreational equipment 946 outdoor living rooms 466 by 4H girls 3 038 walks and drives. Demonstrators shared landscape knowledge with 2 192 volunteers drafting plans for landscaping 2 020 additional homes across 80 counties.
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College Station
Sadie Hatfield
Texas A. and
M. E Extension Service
Hfe
Miss Hatfield
Hatfield
Marian Goodson
D. W. Duderstadt
Mesdames
W. J. Goodson
L. A. Stevens
J. M. Stevens
J. O. Stevens
H. L. Stevens
W. H Stevens
Dan Wiley Pat Rogers
W. R. Peril
D. W. Dude
Vegetable efforts yield vast home garden harvest in 1939
College Station reported on farm families working with extension agents to grow food for home use. In 1939 they planted 129,651,123 row feet of vegetables and 975,160 fruit trees and vines, with 3,304,648 seeds set for 1940.
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College Station
County Agricultural and Home Demonstration
J. F. Rosborough
Texas A. and M. Extension Service
Farm Plan Sheet Guides Texas Farmers 1940
Texas farmers will map farming plans for 1940 using AAA Farm Plan Sheets and the Texas Handbook on Agricultural Conservation. County agents and committeemen assist each farmer in selecting soil building and conservation practices to maximize AAA benefits. The program aims to strengthen land use planning at state and local levels and requires permits for hunting during the closed season.
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College Station
Texas
AAA
George Slaughter
State Agricultural Conservation Association Committee
Slaughter
Money to Bar Mardi Gras: Higgins Family Comedy
A TV episode titled Money to Bar airs February 27 focusing on Lil Higgins and her schemes to get something for nothing. The Higgins household and Joe Higgins are central as the family navigates contest mania sweeping the country.
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Higgins
Lil
Joe Higgins
The Fighting 69th Screening This Week
The article previews showings on Wednesday and Thursday February 28 and 29 of The Fighting 69th. It highlights James Cagney as an arrogant recruit and notes the film honors the spirit of the regiments under the American flag with strong supporting performances.
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69Th
James Cagney
Bull Doovan
George Pather Duffy
Jeffry Lynn
Doves Kilmer
Alan Hale
Frank McHugh
Texas frame gardens yield 10k plots aiding drought relief
Texas farm families planted 10,241 frame gardens in 1939 an increase from 3,122 the previous year. Each small enclosure yielded about 2,125,000 pounds of vegetables valued at 112,000 dollars, with many families harvesting three to five crops. Frame gardens protect crops with canvas covers and subirrigation, producing vegetables earlier in spring and later in summer despite drought.
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College Station
Texas
Castro County
Charley Heck
Jennie Camp
Texas A. and M. Extension Service
Tzorh Clark
Heck
South Plains
Grace I. Neely
Crepe Hanger Hails Film Cast In Curious Riff
As a killjoy Lin buxides dub him Dick Foran John Litel and Dennis Morgan lead a broad cast with many others delivering their bits in a quirky production style.
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Lin Buxidies
Dick Foran
John Litel
Dennis Morgan
Klein Branch Club Teaches Down Quilt Making
The Klein Branch Home Demonstration club met at Mrs. W. H. Stevens residence on February 14 to demonstrate a down quilt. Members received feather proof material nine yards of cord and thread to sew, baste and stuff the quilt with feathers using a vacuum hose. A brief business meeting followed to discuss tea plans and the secretary led attendance by guessing a number.
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Klein Branch
W. H. Stevens
Doss Club Demonstrates Cheerful Kitchen at Mrs Wendel Home
Doss Home Demonstration club met at Mrs A A Wendel on Feb 15 to plan a cheerful kitchen with low cost. Topics covered ventilation, screens, shades and curtains with recommendations on flooring wall paper coloring and contrasting color schemes for warm and cool kitchens. A A Wendel a successful fruit and shade tree grower gave a demonstration on tree planting.
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Doss Home Demonstration Club
A. A. Wendel
Meusebach 4-H Club Girls Meeting Report
The Meusebach 4-H club girls met on February 16 at 9:45 am with sponsor Elizabeth Pieterman. They learned to cut a true bias and completed slip construction, planning to finish slips and bring dress material to the next meeting. Present: Margaret Heimann Mildred Heimann Dora Heimann Helen Lochte Florence Kuhlmann Allegra Kuhlmann and sponsor Elizabeth Pieterman.
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Meusebach 4
High voltage lines energized in Gillespie County rollout
Pedernales Electric Co op energized 100 miles of high lines in Gillespie County on a Wednesday afternoon. About 150 customers along Stonewall and Mason lines gain service. Doss and Cherry Spring communities included. Next lines Willow City Rheingold Burnet to follow by week end. total 180 miles serving ~270 customers. Final connections target March 1 in southern county and Morris Ranch area. Main lines carry 72 000 volts reduced to 110 at transformers. Children warned to avoid kite flying near lines.
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Pedernales Electric Co-op
Gillespie County
Jack Peevey
R. BE. A
Stonewall
Mason High
Doss
Cherry Spring
Willow City
Rheingold
Burnet
Local visits from Peril Harper and Glass families
Mr. and Mrs. Charlie Peril and two visitors called on Mr. and Mrs. L. H. Harper Tuesday evening. Mr. and Mrs. J. T. Glass and their little daughter made a business trip to Kerrville on Tuesday.
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Charlie Peril
L. H. Harper
J. T. Glass
Kerrville
Frame gardens grow in cities and towns says Miss Camp
The article notes frame gardens as a source of fresh vegetables in some areas and only source in others. An 800 percent rise in frame gardens from 1938 to 1939 is cited as proof of the system’s practicality. Extension circular C-121 details construction and care and is available free from county agents.
Orleans Chocolate Layer Cake Delights Family Tastes
A rich old fashioned chocolate layer cake with molasses frosting and chocolate decorettes. The recipe uses Spry triple creamed shortening and steps for making tender layers and a glossy frosting suitable for parties and special desserts.
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Orleans
Fresh Coffee and Rice Ring for Lenten Menus
A simple coffee and salmon rice ring recipe accompanies a green salad and tomato shells stuffed with peas and celery. The method uses boiled rice mixed with butter salt white pepper and olives, with salmon layered in a buttered mold then packed with rice and unmolded for serving. Serves six.
Grapefruit Cherry Pie Promises Tart Sweet Zip
A nostalgic recipe feature touts a grapefruit cherry pie with a tart sweet flavor, flaky crust, and bright cherry accents. The piece promotes using canned fruit for year round baking and highlights simple pastry methods and vegetable shortening tips.
Teaspoon Nutmer Recipe Spy Crust With Cherries
A fragmented recipe note lists a teaspoon and a tablespoon measures, butter and an 8 ounce bottle of maraschino cherries drained. The text appears as a rough culinary shorthand for a crust or filling step in a dessert.
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Harper Herald
Bareld Diesel
Harper
Pr. Leon F. Zwiener Optometrist
Frederickeburg
J. A. Jackson
Main St
Vas
Rodelph Stehling
Kerrville Sea Food
Kerrville, Texas
Joe Brown, Jr
Lloyd Corrigan
Game
Fish and Oyster Commission
Klein
Meusebach
Gill
Stonewall and Mason Lines
Washington
H. Welg
Indepe
Lewis
Alex Mittendorf
Aermotor Mills
Fairbanks Morse
Krauskopf Bros
Fredericksburg, Texas
Angers
Sinclair Gas and Oils
Milton Petermann
Mgr
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