Angus Bull Tops Sale With 815 Dollar Bid at Angus Event
An eighteen month old Angus bull drew the top bid of 815 dollars at the 17th annual Hill Country Aberdeen Angus Breeders Sale. Buyers included RR Williams of San Marcos and the sale grossed 28,030 dollars with 66 bulls selling for 824,010 dollars and 18 females for 4,020 dollars. Grand Champion Bull was sold by Hammer's Ranch Lampasas to R Mosley and Sons Rochelle for 725 dollars. Reserve champions and multiple buyers from Fredericksburg San Antonio Llano and other towns participated, with totals and weights listed by secretary C A Stone.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Hammer
Lampasas
G. H. Ricks
Alex
Marshall Faulkton
Hammett
Richard Moseley
Hammett’s Ranch
Elba
Names Drawn for Free Public Hunts on Wildlife Areas in Texas
The Texas Parks and Wildlife Department reports 3 228 names drawn for free public hunts on wildlife management areas. Boerne residents Roy A. Gombert and Lloyd R. Whitworth earned Black Gap in Brewster County. Other areas include Sierre Diablo near Van Horn, Kerr, Angelina, Angelina Unit at Alto, and Kerrville State Park expansion nearing completion with new facilities and 10 camp sites plus 30 trailer sites.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Austin
Roy A. Gombert
Lloyd R. Whitworth
Boerne
W. ©. Parker
Texas Parks and Wildlife Department
Gombert
Whitworth
Black Gap
Marathon
Brewster County
Parker
Kerr
Linda Ferguson
Marylyn Newma
Texas Welfare Department
Marks and Wildlife Department
Sierre Diablo
van Horn
Culberson County
Kerr Wildife
Kerrville
Kerr County
Engliny
Palestine
Anderson County
Angelina
Alto
Cherokee County
Alabama Creek
Angelina Wildlife Management
Lufkin
Davy Crockett National Park
Gene Howe
Canadian
Hemphill County
Kerrville State Park
Johnny Buck
Buck
Dinosaur tracks rumored near Rhein gold community
Althaus reported possible dinosaur tracks at his place near the Rhein gold community and plans to visit for photos and to send images to the University of Texas. October rain in Gillespie County shows improvement with 3.87 to 3.92 inches in Harp er and Handy Stop, boosting the year totals and easing drought concerns for fall and early winter.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Althaus
Rheingold
Jim McMahon
Dittmar Creek
Harper Road
University of Texas
Otto Rahe
Harper
Gillespie County
Rahe
Elroy Schneele
Handy Stop
Ranchers Protect and Improve Rangeland in Gillessie County
Gillessie County ranchers Alvin Metner and Hugo Mueller report strong grass growth after September and October rains. Metner uses grazing strategies and temporary crops to reduce load, while Mueller protects key forage plants and maintains a spring dam to ensure livestock water. Ben and Allen Hagel rest rangeland with coastal bermuda and sorghum crops, aided by Soil Conservation Service technicians.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Heiner
Sudan
Mueller
Ben and Allen Hagel
Fredericksburg
Hagels
Soil Conservation Service
Harper Locals and Area Weather Notes in 1967
Harper residents recount recent visits from Boerne and Fredericksburg families. Two large onions from local harvest weigh over two pounds each. First frost of the season arrives, with temperatures ranging from 24 to 27 degrees, affecting station signals and local football attendance. An observer notes Mason Liano Gillespie counties as a major hog producing region, surpassing expectations for pork production.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington Street
KNAF
Harold Carr
Comfort
Wayne Feed Company
Sunday House
Mason, Liano and Gillespie
Texas
Also Mentioned on This Page
Angus Bull
Licata
San Antonio
Biver
Llano
Channaral Ranch
Cypress Mills
Scarborough Ranch
Irving Keller
Molesworth
Consort
Junction
Atley Lochte
YO Ranch
Mountain Home
Gilbert Andregg
Leslie Wensley
Junehon
Arthur Esser
Roland Jones
Wimberley
al Lindiv
Johnson City
Charles Edsel
Norman Kuebel
New Braunfels
Norbert Stehling
Doss
SAN Antomid
San Antonio Livestock
Joe Freeman
Fori
Stord
Edens Canning
Lits
Hie Co
Horsee Stable
Peosenths
Htersehbock Mall
Gillessie County
Alvin Metner
Pecan Creek
Hugo Mueller
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Harper Herald
Harper Locals
Aloysis Leopold
Felix Rischners
Edinburg
Leopolds
Leopold
St. Mary’s University School of Law
Elgin Tatsch
Edmund Tatsch
Douglas Brackenridge
Trinity University
Presbyterian Church
Victor Marshall
Cody Marshhall
Little Son of
San Angelo
Alpine
Sul Ross College
the Herald
Chase
Barrett
Harper, Texas
J. L. Ridner
Rt. 2
Otto Cowan Place
Mount Alamo
Herman Tatsch
Range & Field
N.J.D
Felix T. Tybor
North Llano St. Fredericksburg
CF Waa
Mer
O. E
CAIRA
TirSz
Ford
Edens Implement Company
Center Point
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