Gillespie County 4-H Calendar Highlights 1963
The 1963 Gillespie County 4-H program lists events from March 16 at the American Legion Hall Fredericksburg for the Favorite Foods Show to county judging August 1 and the November 4-H Awards Banquet. Demonstrations cover vegetable preparation safety and nutrition, with districts in San Angelo and Brownwood camp offerings for girls aged 14 and up.
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Gillespie County
Fredericksburg
American Legion Hall
San Angelo
Lake Brownwood Christian Retreat
Brownwood Texas
Bbeter
Hilltop Village Cottage Project Starts in Kerrville
Construction begins on a $700,000 Hilltop Village project in Kerrville. The plan includes 44 cottages with streets, sidewalks and utilities, plus a $72,600 development phase begun last week Monday.
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Kerrville
Eggs Wear Crown Among March Plentiful Foods
A Texas Agriculture Extension Service list highlights March plentiful foods led by eggs. Other items include potatoes carrots onions cottage cheese pork canned tart cherries corn peanuts rice and dry beans with lower March prices expected.
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College Station
Texas Agricutural Extension Service
USDA
Park 18
Carter Family Weekend Visit With Honigs
Mr. and Mrs. Gene Carter and their children from Corpus Christi spent the weekend with Mrs. Carter's parents, Mr. and Mrs. Sam Honig.
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Gene Carter
Corpus Christi
Sam Honig
New Spring Fashion Trends and Home Safety Guidance
The piece outlines spring and summer fashion trends with broader shoulders, higher front waists, longer sleeves, and vivid colors, plus a rise of long dresses and over blouse styles. It also advises homemakers on safety, suggesting two week stockpiles, survival pamphlets from USDA, underground storage concepts, and care tips for cleaning materials and surfaces.
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U.S. Department of Agriculture
USDA
Agricultural Research Service
Office of Information
U. S. Department of Agriculture
Washington
D.C
County Population Picture From 1960 Census
The 1960 census shows about 42 percent of our county as rural. Roughly one third of rural residents are farmers or ranchers, and around one fifth live in rural areas but are not farmers. This highlights a substantial rural and agricultural profile in the county.
Rough Fish Can Provide Family Fun
In Waco Texas spring fishing thrills come from carp. easy to catch with doughbait or worms and fighty, carp are abundant in rivers and lakes. A female carp can produce about 24 000 eggs per pound and there is no bag limit. The Texas Game and Fish Commission offers a free booklet What The Experts Saw About Carp Fishing with bait recipes by mail upon request.
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Waco
Tex
America
Europe
Texas Game & Fish Commission
Franklin, Waco
Dr Webb to Speak at Kerrville Library Dinner
Historian Dr Walt Prescott Webb of the University of Texas will address the Kerrville Friends of Library at a dinner on March 7 at the Blue Bonnet Hotel.
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Walt. Prescott Webb
University of Texas
Kerrville Friends of Library
Blue Bonnet Hotel
Mr and Mrs Ruben Bode Weekend Visit
Mr and Mrs Ruben Bode spent the weekend with their son Donnie Bode and wife at Lampasses.
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Ruben Bode
Donnie Bode
Lampasses
4 H Adult Leaders Instructed By County Agents
Linda Leach and Assistant Agent Tom Green will conduct instruction for 4 H adult leaders across their respective counties.
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Linda Leach
Tom Green
Duke Ranch Herefords Sold at Auction
One of the state’s great registered Hereford herds was dispersed in an auction at J. T. Duke and Son Horseshoe D Ranch in Johnson City on Monday March 4. The sale of 176 lots brought 988,505 total with an average of 500. Adolph Stieler paid 1035 for Golden Onward Princess 2, topping the female sale, and bought 11 females for 5790 and two bulls for 1385. Cyrus Heard of Doss paid 1500 for TTT Husker Diamond 306. Major purchasers included Dr. R. C. Borchers of Kerrville.
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J. T. Duke and Son
Horseshoe D Ranch
Johnson City
Adolph Stieler
Stieler
Cyrus Heard
Doss
R. C. Borchers
Kerrvile
Harper Home Established on Eddie McDougall Lot
Mr and Mrs Kenneth Ring and their four children from Canyon Texas have moved to Harper to settle on the former Eddie McDougall place now owned by John Marrell of Corpus Christi.
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Kenneth Ring
Canyon
Texas
Harper
Eddie McDougall
John Marrell
Corpus Christi
Home Demonstration Agents Training at Gilespie County Court House
Six home demonstration agents attended a two day training in Home Management at the Gilespie County Court House. Miss Shelma Casey organized the event with Ahys Basie Snort and Wx Se vice presenting. Topics included work simplification, dresser organization, and the Easier Working Ways unit for 4-H leaders and families.
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Elsie Short
Extension Service
Court House
Gilespie County
Reo
Gillespie County
Also Mentioned on This Page
Rosa Lee Gilliland
Gillespie County Home Demonstration Agent
Fashion News
Dr. Webb
Kerrville Library Group
GMC
S.W.B
L.W.B
Thelma Casey
District VII
Verdean Dobkins
Taylor Co
Louise Decker
Runnels Co
Idalia Wood
Coleman Co
Gillespie Co
Nancy Holcomb
Menard Co
Sue Bodkin
Kendall Co
Duke Ranch
the Herald
Tion
FisSy State Bank
Ff. BD
Te Meawn Mawes
Federal Savings and Kasan Desurance Corporation
Asedes
United States
Pedericksburg Ommounity Savings & Loam Assh
West Main St
Freedericksbury
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