Army maneuvers mapped for Gillespie Hill Country region
U S Army Corps plans six million acres of Central Texas exercises slated for late summer or fall. Landowners may lease land for a fixed per acre rental and receive damage settlements, with fences repaired or cash paid. Troop movements emphasize rapid, atomic warfare training with local staffing and community meetings planned to explain leases and claims.
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Army Corps of Engineers
Army
Chamber of Commercce
Alien Keller
Mgr
Bill Permecky
Bruce Walters
Dallas
Corps of Engineers
Walters
Texas
Testis
Raymond Jones
Herman Sick
Corps Engineering Office
E. Babe Smith
Lampases
Gillespie County
Copperas Cove
Briggs, Bertram
Marble Falls
Blanco County
Fredericksburg
Watters
Texas Farm Bureau Agents Meet in Waco May 23
Dave Meier of Southern Farm Bureau Insurance spoke at the Texas Farm Bureau Service Agents state meeting held at the Roosevelt Hotel in Waco on May 23. Rubin Meter attends as the county’s new Service Agent, with agents from across Texas present over two days. The group discussed the Feed Control Bill, aligning with Sheep & Goat Raisers and East Texas Broiler Producers in support, while Carlos Ashley opposes the measure. Citizens urged letter writing to Senator Ashley and Representative Harold Kennedy to push for enactment.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Dave Meier
Southern Farm Bureau Insurance Company
Texas Farm Bureau
Roosevelt Hotel
Waco
Texas
Rubin Meter
Austin
Farm Bureau
Sheep & Goat
Harper Herald Friday May 20 1955
Local brief from Harper Texas highlights community news and upcoming events for Friday edition. Readers learn about town happenings, notices, and announcements peculiar to Harper and surrounding area in this May 20 1955 issue.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
THE
Harper Herald
Harper, Texas
Defer Pasture Work to Boost Growth and Brush Control
Melvin W. T. Camp, range conservationist, moves from Gillespie County to Uvalde. Last week Soil Conservation Service staff helped Chas. Klinksick prepare a conservation plan and stake a farm pond while Otto Staudt marked a diversion terrace.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Melvin W. T. Camp
Gillespie County Soil Conservation District
Uvalde
Texas
Soil Conservation Service
Chas. Klinksick
Otto Staudt
Grain Feed Program Extended To June 16
Farmers Home Administration extends emergency grain program in Gillespie and nearby counties to June 16. The extension covers grain including corn barley oats and milo maize but not hay. Local farmers have more than 30 days to sign up and are urged to participate promptly.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Farmers Home Administration
Gillespie
R. T. Laurence
FHA
Harper High valedictorian to join Air Force Academy
Kenneth Oehler son of Mr and Mrs Herbie Oehler of Harper was notified Tuesday he has been accepted as a cadet at the United States Air Force Academy in Colorado Springs He was one of 10 nominees submitted by Congressman O C Fisher and the only one accepted He will join 11 other Texans in the first class at the new academy with 300 cadets and will complete extensive academic and flight training before earning his wings.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Kenneth Oehler
Herbie Oehler
Harper
Harper High School
United States Air Force Academy
Colorado Springs
Colorado
Oehler
O. C. Fisher
San Angelo
Cal
New Academy
Academy
Lowry Air Force Base
Denver
States of the Union
Sudan Grass Still Tops for Temporary Summer Grazing
Sudangrass offers green grazing six to eight weeks after planting and remains a trusted standby for livestockmen seeking temporary summer forage. common and sweet varieties are popular in Texas.
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Hill Country
U. S
Farm Bureau News
de. M.A. Thompson
J. F. Cook
Harper No. 3
Maggie McKenzie
KGNC
Chester Tatsch
Prop
Sportsman Cafe
Edmund Fiedler
Mark A. Thompson
W. San Antonio
Puedemiaient
the Herald
Overdrive
Whitewall
Detroit
Wey
Wheelus & Meek Motor Sales
Longhorn Cavern
Longhorn Cavern State Park
Burnet
Air Academy
Soches
MEN & Boys
Alfred’s Station
Hall
San Antonio Hiway
U.S
Sinclair Oils
Alfred K. Klein
Circle C Gang
Pairanella
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