May 4 10 Proclaimed Soil Conservation Week in Texas
Governor Allan Shivers proclaims May 4 to May 10 as Soil Conservation Week in Texas to honor 164 soil conservation districts. Gillespie District showed landowner votes to form in 1946 with office opening 1947, aiding about 500 landowners through the Soil Conservation Service in Fredericksburg. District supervisors listed include Adolph Kneese, Richard Lawrence, Eckert, Herman Maner, Herman Weinheimer, and Martin Rode. The memorandum urges broad support for soil and water conservation across government, civic, and private groups.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Allan Shivers
Texas
Gillespie
Soil Conservation District
Soll Conservation Service
Fredericksburg
Gillespie District
Adolph O. Kneese
Richard Lawrence
Eckert
Herman Maner
Herman Weinheimer
Stonewall
Martin Rode
Doss
Arnold Rode
Ivan Lawrence Promoted to Captain in State Vehicle Inspection
Fredericksburg resident Ivan Lawrence, a 15 year highway patrol veteran, promoted to Captain in the Texas Vehicle Division of the State Department of Public Safety. He will oversee 8 inspectors across 44 counties with headquarters in San Antonio.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ivan Lawrence
Department of Public Safety
Fredericksburg
Texas Vehicle Division
State Department of Public Safety
Lawrence
San Antonio
State Highway Department
Rio Grande Valley
Mason County
Gillespie
Kerr
Dallas
Houston
Amarillo
Alamo City
Texas Highway
Gatesville
Texas
Highway Patrol
Harlingen
Austin
June Draft Call Set at 384 Men for Texas
State Selective Service director Brigadier General Paul Wakefield announced a June draft call for 384 Texas men, the smallest state quota since July 1951, with mailings scheduled around May 7. He predicted increased calls through 1952 and early 1953 as Korea-related inductions accelerate, with up to 3,000 physical examinations planned monthly in summer.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Paul L. Wakefield
Selective Service
Texas
Wakefield
South Korea
Korea
Governor designates May 4 to 10, 1952 in Texas
The Texas governor proclaims a special observance spanning May 4 through May 10, 1952, inviting statewide recognition and activities. The action formalizes a period of statewide observance by official decree.
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State of
Texas
Allan Shivers
Enderlin Feed Store Roster Farmer Boys League 1952
TheEnderlin Feed Store baseball team roster for the 1952 Farmer Boys League is listed with players Hugo Weirich Jr James Enderlin R L Frantzen Donald Dittmar M J Dittmar Felix Beckmann Elbert Grona Vernon Brodbeck Franklin Doebbler Gus DuMonll Robert Kott Elroy Behrends Elgin Tatsch Henry Becker Jr Louis Schneider Kermit Burrer Henry Fischer Hans Ransleben Dayton Peese Elgin Hohmann Alfred Enderlin mgr.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Enderlin Feed Store
Farmer Boys League
Hugo Weirich Jr
James Enderlin
R. L. Frantzen
Donald Dittmar
M. J. Dittmar
Felix Beckmann
Elbert Grona
Vernon Brodbeck
Franklin Doebbler
Gus DuMonll
Robert Kott
Elroy Behrends
Elgin Tatsch
Henry Becker Jr
Louis Schneider
Kermit Burrer
Henry Fischer
Hans Ransleben
Dayton Peese
Elgin Hohmann
Alfred Enderlin
Mgr
Doss Cyclones 1952 Baseball Roster Listed
The Doss baseball team known as the Cyclones in the Farmer Boys League presents its 1952 roster. Players include Yed Mund Elroy Geistweidt Dennis Lange and many others with manager Erwin Baethge and several Baethge family members among the lineup.
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Doss
Doss Cyclones
Farmer Boys League
Yed Mund
Elroy Geistweidt
Dennis Lange
Mgr
Erwin Baethge
Lorin Baethge
Jack Baethge
James Baethge
Harvey Ellebracht
Clinton Ellebracht
Wilfred Dittmar
Erwin Friedrich
Erwin Dechert
Jerry Durden
Rudy Frentzen
Presley Arbelger
Wallace Lively
Kermit Friedrich
Warren Hahn
Marion Baethge
Stanley Sauer
Stonewall Junior Pirates Roster Listed for 1952 Season
The 1952 Stonewall Junior Pirates baseball team of the Farmer Boys League is named with players Hubert Klein Charles Klein Oliver Heimann Benno Jenschke James Nebgen Clifton Burg Max Moritz Jerome Jenschke Daniel Engel Leroy Behrends Bobby Hodges J B Burg Robin Ruebsahm Hilmar Eckert Gary Cravens and Jimmie Killer.
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Stonewall Junior Pirates
Farmer Boys League
Hubert Klein
Charles Klein
Oliver Heimann
Benno Jenschke
James Nebgen
Clifton Burg
Max Moritz
Jerome Jenschke
Daniel Engel
Leroy Behrends
Bobby Hodges
J. B. Burg
Robin Ruebsahm
Hilmar Eckert
Gary Cravens
Jimmie Killer
Center Point Roster for 1952 Farmer Boys League Team
Roster lists Center Point baseball players for 1952 in the Farmer Boys League. Names include Douglas Smith Charles Kaiser Harry Kaiser Paul Riley Carl Anderson Ed Maloehleb Bobby Smith Ben Johnson Richard Kaiser George Moore Herbert Kaiser Bobby Shiver Elmer Gray Chas Becton Allen Bridges Ernie Bonn Lloyd Gray.
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Center Point
Farmer Boys League
Douglas Smith
Charles Kaiser
Harry Kaiser
Paul Riley
Carl Anderson
Ed, Maloehleb
Bobby Smith
Ben Johnson
Richard Kaiser
George Moore
Herbert Kaiser
Bobby Shiver
Elmer Gray
Chas Becton
Allen Bridges
Ernie Bonn
Lloyd Gray
Supreme Court Limits Presidential Power in Wartime
Donald R. Richberg argues the Supreme Court rebuked Lincoln for overstepping, and warns Truman misused power by enforcing without due process. He states the President can execute laws but cannot make them, urging voters to remember this when choosing a president.
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Supreme Court of the United States
Lincoln
United States
Truman
Harry S. Truman
Congress
Supreme Court
Donald R. Richberg
Ruling Voids Steel Seizure Power in Historic Decision
Federal District Judge David A. Pine held that President Truman lacked inherent power to seize the steel industry and that the seizure was illegal. The decision, called an utter fallacy by the judge, marks a major defeat for the administration as it faces possible appeal to the Supreme Court.
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Federal
David A. Pine
Truman
Pine
Supreme Court
Constitutional powers debated after steel strike ruling
Judge Pine rejects unlimited executive power while warning against usurpation in emergency times. He says the president may exercise only powers clearly granted or implied by the constitution. The CIO steel strike seeks Supreme Court backing. the issue faces the highest court.
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Philip Murray
CIO
United Steel Workers
Judge Pine
Supreme Court
Bot Chaffee and Tarr Families Dine With Mrs Waller Tarr
Mr and Mrs Bot Chaffee and their tall son of Austin and Mr and Mrs Watkins Tarr with children visited Mrs Waller Tarr for dinner on Sunday.
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Bot Chaffee
Austin
Watkins Tarr
Waller Tarr
Schreiner Institute names Hopf as Ranching Program teacher
Kerrville Harper schoolman and agr iculturist E Dean Hopf is named teacher of Schreiner Institute Practical Ranching Program set to begin next September. He is former Texas Corriedale Association president and current director, with deep Hill Country ranching ties. The two year program accepts 20 students for 1952 53 and offers practical and academic cattle sheep goat swine dairy cattle range and game management under local ranchers supervision. The Hopfs plan to move to Kerrville around July as Hopf leaves Harper Elementary School principal post.
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Kerrville
E. Dean Hopf
Harper Schoolman
Schreiner Institute
Andrew Edington
Edington
Hopf
Texas Corriedale Association
Harper Presbyterian Church
Harper Lions Club
Junction Masonic Lodge
Southwest Texas State College
San Marcos
Texas A&m
Hopfs
Harper Elementary
Schreiner
Armed Forces Day Set For May 17
Armed Forces Day is set for May 17 1952 by the Department of Defense. The slogan Unity Strength Freedom highlights service unity and democratic ideals. Also reported are two Fredericksburg birth notices: a son born to Mr and Mrs Clayton Feller on April 30 and a son born to Mr and Mrs Victor Harper on May 2, with the Harpers having two other children.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Department of Defense
Clayton Feller
Fredericksburg
Victor Harper
Harpers
Mother
America
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Harper Highway
The
Joe Marsh
Atyle
United States Brewers Foundation
Capt. Lawrence
Hans Wachhals
H. O. Jones
Edwin Lang
Odessa
Soil Conservation District Week
Socrenk
Cain Hine
Main Street
Predericksburg
Stonewall Jr. Pirate
Steel Ruling
Armed Forces
Klein’s Hall
the Starlighters
American Legion Auxiliary
Harper
Anderson Cancer Research Fund
Unkle Hank Sez
Chas. W. Barrett
Harper Community
Alex Mittendorf
Prop
WM. Cameron & CO
Complete Building Service
Floy
Mobil Gas
Mobil Oil
H. Welge Lewis
P. D
Harper Bhour
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