Bill Nettle's Rodeo Draws Huge Sunday Crowd
Bill Nettle organized the third annual two day rodeo at Fredericksburg Fair Grounds with Buck Steiner and Joe Bessler. A large audience filled the grandstand on Sunday and events on Saturday required an ambulance for three injuries though none were serious. Spectators traveled from miles around to the action of Brahma steers calves and bucking broncs.
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Fredericksburg Fair Grounds
Bill Nettle
Prand
Rodeo
Buck Steiner
Joe Bessler
Austin
Fredericksburg
Texans in World War II Leaders and USO Aid
The article notes Texas born generals Eisenhower Denison William Simpson Weatherford Ira Eaker Eden San Angelo and others, highlighting their roots and homecomings. It then covers USC Hospital Circuit USO shows for wounded servicemen and war fund support for related agencies through local drives and county war chests.
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War Department
London
Eisenhower
Denison
Commerce
Texas
William H. Simpson
Ninth Army
Weatherford
Simpson
King George
Ira C. Eaker
Army Air Forces
Eaker
Army
USC
USO
National War Fund
War Fund
War Prisoners Aid
United Seamen’s Service
China Relief
Philippine Relief
Sugar Ration in Beer Shows Tiny Annual Per Capita
Herbert J. Charles of the United States Brewers Foundation cites War Food Administration data to show that in April 1945 brewers used 2 209 200 pounds of rationed sugar annually, equating to about one teaspoon per person per year. He argues sugar in beer is a small share of national consumption, while urging readers to subscribe to the Harper Herald.
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Herbert J. Charles
United States Brewers Foundation
War Food Administration
Charles
United States
John E. O'Neill
O'Neill
U. S
Ford plans postwar auto program expansion in 1946
Ford Motor Co executives and managers in Dearborn outlined a 150 million dollar plan to expand postwar Ford Mercury and Lincoln production with broader model lines. Henry Ford II spoke on trends and job creation as war contracts decline and civilian auto manufacturing ramps up. The shift aims to prevent employment slump while government restrictions ease.
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Dearborn
Michigan
Ford
Mercury
Lincoln
Ford Motor Co
J. R. Davis
Henry Ford II
Ford Supervisory
Fords
Increased Egg Production Advised
College Station reports rising egg prices and high demand as hatch season ends. Producers urged to sell old roosters and culls while premiums for fertile eggs persist. War orders limit canned poultry and eviscerated poultry, boosting civilian use of eggs and powder.
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College Station
United States
Texas
Global egg market holds firm after peak season
Eggs remain in firm demand worldwide as poultry and egg production face rising pressure. Market stability endures despite the peak production period and global supply challenges.
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Market Square
Standard Motor Co., Inc
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Live Oak Park
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Bankersmith
Willie Baethge & Sons
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Floy Bode, Harper
Edgar Tatsch
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Magnolia Way
Harry Schaeferkoeter, Austin A
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George Gibson
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Althaus
Gellermann & Eckert
Stonewall A. Davis
Johnson City
Dwight D. Eisenhower
Lone Star State
Ike
Tyler
Paris
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Harper Herald
Ford Motor Company
Dolezal-Mosel Co
Seeger
Spring Creex
American Eagles
Arthur Reed
ALAC
Bill Lister
Little Secret
Brewster's Millions
Dillinger
Edwin Tatsch
Prop
Texas Bottle Beer
T.bones
Texaco
Joe P. Kamer
Mgr
Fritz Sageser
Harper
Jenschke
Mer
Fred
John Deere
Willie
Wisconsin
A. E. Self
Optometrist
Water Street
Kerrville
Kerrville Bakery
E. O. Lowgres
Junction, Texas
American Pure Milk CO
Phone
Kerrville, Texas
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Hill Country Livestock Protective Association
Leon F. Zwiener
Harper ‘Community
Alex Mittendorf
Saenger Lumber CO
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