Capital Area Stock Show Marks First Successful Year
The Capital Area Stock Show in Aus. ny drew good attendance and strong competition last week. Jim Burleson served as Superintendent of Records and noted a fine stock show, junior rodeo, pig scramble, and other events across three parts: Tra vis County 4H and FFA Star Show, Area Junior Livestock Feeders Show, and Open Breeders Show with participants from eleven counties. The event was held at the new City Coliseum and plans call for a larger show next year.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Aus
Jim Burleson
Travis County
Visit Recap at Mangold Home Adds Family Guests
Visitors at the home of Mr. and Mrs. J. C. Mangold included nieces Mrs. Myrtle Parks of Radon Oklahoma and Mrs. Pearl Nanhan and Charlene of Austin. Also visiting were Mr. and Mrs. Floyd Bierschwale of Segovia. Mr. and Mrs. L. H. Harper visited from San Antonio on Monday.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
J. C. Mangold
Myrtle Parks
Radon
Okla
Pearl Nanhan
Charlene
Austin
Floyd Bierschwale
Segovia
Mrs. L. H. Harper
San Antonio
Wounded Korean War Vet Urges Public Awareness Of War
A Dallas native wounded in Korea asks readers to realize the war is real not a police action. He describes near daily air battles, dangerous hill targets, and enemy capabilities, and criticizes public apathy and government handling while detailing personal injuries and experiences at bases in Korea and Japan.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Corpus Christi
Korea
Dallas
Naval Air Station
Pacific
Japan
Wade
Russia
San Antonio Express
House Proceedings Signaled Budget Cuts and Immigration Pact
The House disposed of an appropriation bill and approved a conference report on an immigration measure while recessing for the weekend. A one amendment to halt nearly 400 federal hires was adopted. The wetback bill cleared committee, then adopted. A farm labor agreement with Mexico expires in May and a new pact will be negotiated in Mexico City to recruit workers amid a domestic labor shortage.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
House
Conference Committee
Senate
Mexico
Mexico City
Rio Grande
Hill Country and Guadalupe Coop May Merge
Hill Country Telephone Coop directors met in the Commissioners’ courtroom with Harper area citizens and Guadalupe Valley reps urging consolidation into one large cooperative. The plan hinges on member vote with meetings to be announced later. Also notes UT Austin Chancellor Hart’s remarks on maintaining a first class university and state funding needs. Nath aniel Thurman reported very ill. August Strackbein of Fredericksburg visited Harper.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Hill Country Telephone Coop, Inc
Commissioners
Harper
J. O. Stevens
W. C. Russell
W. H. Stevens
N. L. Stevens
E. R. Brown
Guadalupe Valley Telephone Coop, Inc
I. N. Mitchell
L. E. Travis
Bulverde
Alex H. Ebhel
Spring Branch
L. C. Perreman
Wichita Falls
Guadalupe Valley Telephone Coop
Mr. McBride
Waco
R.E.A. Joan
Hill Country Telephone Coop
Guadalupe Coop
Guadalupe Valley Telepohne Coop
New Braun
Austin
Texas
James P. Hart
University of Texas
Hart
College Station
Agriculture
Atois
Conservation efforts target turkey pear and erosion in Texas ranches
Richard Kasper of the Onion Creek Conservation Group in Doss leads controls on turkey pear with seasonal deferment, light winter stocking, then heavy winter grazing and stump burning. Diversions and waterways by local farmers improve irrigation, with terraces and grass seeding planned by technicians from the Soil Conservation Service under the ACP program.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Richard Kasper
Onion Creek Conservation Group
Doss
Kasper
Levi Ottmers
Lonnie Itz
August Sagebiel
Soil Conservation Service
Hugo Basse
Liveoak
E. C. Hansen
Sut] Conservation Service
ACP
Special Soil Conservation District Supervisor Election Held Saturday
A special election is set in Sub-division III of Gillespie Soil Conservation District to elect a district supervisor replacing the resigning August Badhge. Voting occurs Saturday March 22 at the Doss School House. Landowners and wives in the sub-division from Onion Creek Pocket Doss Squaw Creek Pecan Creek Cherry Springs and Cherry Mountain school districts are urged to participate.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Special Soil Conservation District
Gillespie Soil Conservation District
August Badhge
Doss
Soil Conservation District
Onion Creek
Pocket
Squaw Creek
Pecan Creek
Cherry Springs
Cherry Mountain
Family visit spans Rankin San Angelo and Harper
Mrs. Dayton Crowell and her baby of Rankin and Miss Annie Brown of San Angelo visited Mrs. Crowell's sister Mrs. Oren Cottle and family Tuesday. Quit Ted Doyle and Mr. Wagner were business visitors in Harper.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Henry Taliaferro
Roy
Billy Crowell
Denton
Oren Cottle
Dayton Crowell
Baby
Rankin
Annie Brown
San Angelo
Mrs. Crowell
Ted Doyle
Mr. Wagner
Harper
Rusty Robin Urges Calm Over Heated Talks
Rusty Robin cautions men to cool their tempers and respect differing views on colors of livestock and beverages. He notes heated prejudices fuel conflict and that others have rights to different choices such as beer.
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Capital Area
New City Coliseum
John W. DeVine
Fred Bode
Kerrville
Son
Winston Bode
Galveston
George Duderstadt
Homer Lee Stevens
Mrs
Douglas Duderstadt
Jb von Vyesaman
O.C Fisher
Ill Country
E.ensolle Coop
Nathaniel Thurman
White Bluff
August Strackbein
Fredericksburg
Chas. W. Barrett
Harper, Texas
U. S
Samson
Uperl- Jc
Ourishable
Coles
America
Celera
Beckmann Furniture Store
Fredericksburg, Texas
Elgin Staats
H. Welge Lewis
Floy Bode
WOOL
Mobil Oil
The
Texas Department of Public
Safety
Crenwelge
Reubin Crenwelge
Case
Main
Harper Herald
Alex Mittendorf
Prop
Herald
Joe Marsh
Grange
Tim Anderson
Skeeter Morgan
Rusty Robingon
Doe Marske
Uniited States Brewers Foundation
Menard and London Highway
Junction
Ranchers’ Commission Company
Lem Jones
Jack Jones
Junction, Texas
John Deere
Krauskopf Bros
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