Second Flower Show Draws Large Attendance
Austin and area report on a second annual Flower Show at Peters Hall with nearly 600 attendees from eleven counties. The event featured 210 cut flower entries and 95 cactus entries, plus prize ribbons and displays from local businesses. C L Peters of Dallas praised the Garden Club and the public support for the exhibit.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Peter’s Hall
Kolmeier & Klier Co
Max W. Staudt
Kallenberg’s
Dooley's
Stehling Electric Co
Ludwig
Staffel Seed Co
Coca-Cola Bottling Co
Ed. Krauskopf
C. L. Peters
Dallas
State Department of Agriculture
Garden Club
Knopp 4-H Club Demonstrates Fruit Canning
Knopp 4-H club meets at Mrs. R A Klett home for an educational canning demonstration by Miss Martin. She notes water bath methods require precooking and exhausting to remove air, preserving flavor and color while reducing spoilage. Members present include Lorene and Dora Dietrich Cecilia Kunz Celeta Kunz Anita Otillie Linda Kuhlmann Rosa Segner our agent Miss Martin and sponsor Mrs R A Klett reporter.
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Miss Martin
Knopp 4-H Club
R. A. Klett
Lorene
Dora
Leola Dietrich
Cecilia
Celeta Kunz
Anita
Otillie
Linda Kuhlmann
Rosa Segner
R. A. Xlett
Palo Alto 4-H Club Plans Rally and Encampment
The Palo Alto 4-H Club met at the schoolhouse on Thursday May 16 1940 at nine in the morning to discuss the rally and encampment. Members will bring the dress slip and apron they sewed to the rally scheduled for June fifth.
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Palo Alto
4-H Club
Ferrets Cleared Major Rat Infestation on Vaughn Farm
In Queen City Texas O H Vaughn imported two ferrets to combat a rat plague. The animals reportedly cleared big barns of rats with five roams at once, and no rats have been seen for weeks. The note also mentions Texas oil tests, with depths of 13728 feet, 12786 feet, and California at 15004 feet.
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O. H. Vaughn
Queen City
Texas
State Game Department
Mr. Vaughn
Vaughn Place
West
California
Local Society Names Dinner Guests and Reporters
The list records attendees including Alice Dietrich Emmie Mae Dietrich Lorine Mildred and Paula Itz Louise Flora Lehne with visitors Dora Lorene Dietrich Flora Lehne. Reporter noted among attendees.
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Alice
Emmie Mae Dietrich
Lorine
Mildred
Paula Itz
Louise
Flora Lehne
Dora
Lorene
Dietrich
Morris Ranch News Highlights Local Visits and Graduation Events
Community updates from Morris Ranch recount visits by Captain Morris and families from New York and San Antonio, a Kerrville church attendance, school closing festivities with a Morris Ranch versus Meusebach softball win, and graduation lists for tenth and grammar grades. The note also mentions a guest speaker and a probate reading, with light humor interludes.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
John Morris
New York
Morris
G. H. Bierschwale
Maudie Barrett
Leila Byrd
Kerrvile
R. H. Morris
Clayton Morris
San Antonio
Willmann
Helotes
Albert Everett
A. J. Byrd
Mildred Byrd
Charles Jenkins
S. W. Byrd
Opal Reeves
Kerrville
Leona Baker
Eddie Bierschwale
Meusebach
Morris Ranch
Tis
Esther Klein
Lucille Grona
Margaret Priess
Chas. Grona
Marie Griffin
Theresa Jenschke
Clinton Grona
Marvin Priess
S. H. Smyre
Giants Suffer 3-0 Shutout at Seipp's Ball Park
Fredericksburg Giants fell 3-0 to Randolph Field at Seipp's Park in a brisk game despite three Giants hits. Grobe pitched strong for Randolph with seven strikeouts, while Crosswaithe allowed seven hits and three runs. Next Sunday, the Giants face Duncan Field from San Antonio in a highly anticipated showdown.
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Gillespie County
Seipp
Fredericksburg Giants
Randolph Field
Giants
Crosswaithe
Grobe
Duncan
San Antonio
E. Klett
Randolph Flyers
Randolph
Randolph— Abrhore Pifer
Walker
Murrell
Marschall
Bradfield If
Dangle
Hanna
Vielock
Schneider
Malberg
Schneider Ss
Luckenbach
Sechnerr If
Vnc
Klaerner
Klett
Ftoko
Zimmermann
Ahrens
Pyke
Bradfield
Marshall
Grobe Walker
Epp
Enderlin
Mountain Sheep Survey Aims to Restore Texas Bighorns
Austin announces a Pittman Robertson funded survey of West Texas mountains to identify habitat and land areas for a bighorn sheep refuge. The project, covering Beach Sierra and Diablo ranges in Culberson and Hudspeth counties, seeks to learn breeding habits, predator effects, movements, habitat needs, and disease to boost a population of about 300.
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Austin
Texas
Texas Game Department
Pittman-Robertson Fund
Game Department
Trans-Pecos
Beach
Sierra
Diablo
Culberson
Hudspeth
Fritz Roeder Early-Gillespie Native Dies in Los Angeles
Fritz Roeder born September 22, 1898 in Gillespie County died May 16, 1940 in Los Angeles where he had lived since youth. Survived by wife Bertha Hartmann, two sons Freddie and Daniel, father Pete Roeder, sister Cora Lehne, brothers Chester and Alfred, half brother Jacob. funeral held at Schuster's Funeral Bowl with Rev. F. X. Wolf officiating. interment in local cemetery.
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Fritz Roeder
Gillespie County
Pete Roeder
Los Angeles
Cal
Bertha Hartmann
Freddie
Daniel Roeder
Cora
Alfred Lehne
Chester Roeder
Boerne
Alfred Roeder
Mason
Jacob Roeder
F. X. Wolf
Schustter
Big Bass Fishing Contest Sponsored By Western Auto
Texas fishermen prepare tackle for Western Auto fourth annual Big Bass Fishing Contest with $4 500 000 in state prizes and 190 nationwide prizes. Entries open May 15 and close September 30 with five largest black bass in Texas winning tackle valued from 12 to 40 dollars and a trophy for largest small mouth bass. Free entry forms available at Western Auto stores and associations.
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Western Auto
Izaak Waltons
Western Auto Associate
Colorado
Texas
Western Auto Store
Western Auto Supply Company
Florida
Illinois
Longer Life For Millions Of Fence Posts
The Forest Products Laboratory notes wood fence posts represent the largest ground-contact wood use, with cheap treatments like the tire tube method increasing life three to fourfold. Zinc chloride soaking through sap wood enables durable posts, and extensive use is driven by annual US needs of 400 to 600 million posts.
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U. S. Forest Products Laboratory
Madison
Wisconsin
Forest Products Laboratory
United States
Fishing license reminder for artificial lure users
The State Game Department warns anglers planning to use artificial lures when the fishing season opens May 1 to obtain a license. The required license costs $1.10 per angler, and no one using artificial lures is exempt from purchasing it.
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State Game Department
University of Texas Library hosts vast Civil War era South material
A fragment notes the University of Texas library holds a major collection on the South in the Civil War era. It features a slang exchange about a girl with humor referencing racial stereotypes and advertises a Harper Merald subscription.
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University of Texan
Crabapple Community May Get REA Lines
Farmers and ranchers at the Crabapple school house discussed extending Rural Electrification lines to the area. County attorney Arthur Stehling said extension depends on enough residents signing up and securing funds, with another meeting set for Thursday to decide if enough signatures are gathered.
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Crabapple
Arthur Stehling
R.E.A
Kindly Advice From A Fond Mother To Her Son
An editor’s note introduces a physician writer issue on health and accident prevention. A mother narrates a letter to her son praising manners and chaperone etiquette but urging safer driving. She warns a gentleman on wheels becomes a boor, stresses not to rush a date, and questions why records show risky behavior behind the wheel.
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Rosemary
Warning Against Snake Bite In Austin Texas May 23
A warning on snake bites issued by Dr. Geo W Cox Texas State Health Officer notes seasonal cases rise in summer and early fall. It lists bite symptoms and first aid steps such as incisions suction and tourniquet use, cautions against home remedies and alcohol, and urges physician help. It also mentions plover protection reporting more sightings in Chambers County and legal hunting restrictions. It briefly notes wildlife planning boards in Tom Green and Coke counties promoting habitat patches and fencing for quail and other game.
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Austin
Texas
Central
Bureau of Economic Geology
University of Texas
Colorado
Travis County
Austin Chamber of Commerce and Businessmen
Geo. W. Cox
Wildlife Planing Boards
Tom Green
Coke Counties
Texans Pay Average Oil Tax of 9.8 Cents Per Barrel
Texas oil producers pay an average oil tax of 9.8 cents per barrel, the highest among oil states. Patronise Berald Adworth.
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Texas
Barbel
Berald
Adworth
Flapper complains of boyfriend ignoring her
A flapper says she cannot get along with her boyfriend because he ignores her, expressing frustration at ignorance as the thing that makes her mad. The brief dialogue captures early 20th century social tensions and youth speech.
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Flapper
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