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Newspaper
Harper Herald
Location
Harper, Texas, United States of America
Date
May 11, 1956
Page
4
Austin reports Texas records a 4 percent rise in general business activity in April 1956, outpacing national production and retail gains. Construction and employment advance, while farmers welcome recent rains. Political fights surface as court rulings reshape campaign spending and labor laws.
Mr and Mrs Lamar Parker and their young daughter from Douglas Arizona visited relatives this weekend. Her parents Mr and Mrs Red Schnerr of Fredericksburg joined them and all stayed Saturday night at J M Stevens cottages. Sunday a barbecue was enjoyed by several relatives at the Dam.
The article describes indicators of rangeland health and degradation, urging stockmen to monitor forage color, height, ground cover, and shrub use. It emphasizes adjusting grazing to maintain maximum production, notes wind erosion risks on sandy soils, and promotes erosion control through peanut and Sudan rotation, with guar as a drought resistant legume and specific seeding rates and fertilizer guidance.
Mr and Mrs Albert Whetstone and two children of Midland visited their relatives and attended to business, while Mr and Mrs Johnnie Besler of Houston and Mr and Mrs Bill Garrett with a young daughter visited Adolph Besier’s family. Homer Lee Stevens and daughters with Mrs J O Stevens visited Ivy Hefferman’s home in Midway. Mrs Bob McElroy left her parents J J Rogers to visit daughter Cambell Kerr in Brownsville. Rub en Bode home saw Donnie Bode Roy Willman Janey Armstrong and W S Martin from Pecos. Subscribe to the Herald.
A series of 4-H club meetings is listed with dates from Friday May 11 to Friday May 18. Participants include Willow City Home Demonstration Club Pilot Knob H D C Crabapple 4 H Club Doig Home Demonstration Club Cherry 4 H Club Stonewall Home Demonstration Club Willow City 4 H and the 4 H Show Group with locations and leaders.
Mr and Mrs Robert Dittmar and their children visited San Antonio on Saturday. Mrs Dittmar’s aunt Mrs Albert Sagebiel accompanied them to Harper where she will stay with her sisters Mesds V A Hopf and Otto Rahe for several days.
The week’s grid results list Stonewall over Kerrville 13 to 3 and Sisterdale over Harper 17 to 5 with Texans defeating Kerrville 1 to 0 in other games. Also notes Mrs. Floyd Boatright’s daughter Mrs. David Butler arriving in San Antonio for care at Brooke General Hospital and David Wayne Mecson to receive treatment there. Mr. and Mrs. Edwin Klein were seen shopping in Fredericksburg Saturday.
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