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Newspaper
Harper Herald
Location
Harper, Texas, United States of America
Date
Nov 14, 1952
Page
4
The 1953 Agricultural Conservation Program signup closes Saturday November 15th. About 1100 of 1350 farms in Gillespie County have been contacted. 250 remain urged to sign with their PMA committee or at the local PMA office. Applicants must specify practices and quantities for 1953 funding.
Captain Baumann of San Antonio Fire Station No 12 and Mrs Arthur Baumann hosted Saturday night visitors after the Harper St Marys game. Among guests were Mr Harless and other couples from Boerne Fredericksburg Kerrville and local families.
Visitors at Mrs. Kirchhoff's birthday include Lorenz Wendel and family Magdalene. Hilmar Klaehn and son. Lorenz Feuge and children. A A Wendel. Hubert Rahe and children. Max Lange and Kelton. Gene Prestige and Arthur Inscore accompanied by kin. A chicken dinner and afternoon refreshments were served.
Max Feuge, Fredericksburg native turned San Angelo taxidermist, marks 25 years in the trade. He has skinned 21 749 deer and mounted 6 114, with thousands of other animals. The family builds forms, salts skins, and for 400 heads mounted yearly, work runs year round as they expand to Colorado mule deer and Texas stock concerns.
Public figure Unkle Hank proclaims that sound reasoning has conquered more men than force, asserting intellect over violence as the path to victory.
The Council of State Chambers of Commerce in Washington proposes to transfer Post Office Department operations to private enterprise. It cites creaky centralization, obsolete equipment, costly finances, and chaotic rates as flaws. A confidential employee survey reportedly shows openness to privatization and morale decline under current hierarchy. The piece also notes local social updates about visits and travel.
Chicago prepares for the 53rd International Live Stock Exposition from November 29 to December 6 at the International Amphitheatre, Stock Yards. More than 11,000 cattle sheep swine and horses from 34 states and foreign countries are expected with over 100000 in cash awards and top ribbons. Youth highlights include the Junior Livestock Feeding Contest while the event features grain show horse show and multiple horse exhibitions and trials.
President Truman and Gov. Shivers officially proclaimed Thursday November 27 as the national Thanksgiving Day. The proclamation notes the shift to the fourth Thursday in November, unifying the nation. It urges Americans to give thanks for the spirit of unity that binds the country.
Conservation notes show that bare annual grasses produced high runoff while perennial threeawn Buffalo grass with good litter cut runoff dramatically. Bluestem under deep saturation stored water, reducing immediate runoff. Wells and springs gain from better ground cover. local residents Barker and Wallier families visited, Parker-Deiter wedding held.
Farmers and soil technicians design waterways to minimize runoff and seed King Ranch Bluestem. Observations on Alvin Ransleben and Edgar Usener farms show good seed crops with King Ranch. 1953 ACP contact deadline November 15 with PMA offices. Grazing values vary with growth stage, plant type, and site.
Mr and Mrs Oliver Hopf spent the weekend with her son Erato and family in Austin. Mr and Mrs Arthur Green of San Angelo visited Mr and Mrs R F Manske during the weekend.
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