Tanks and terraces built under PMA specs noted in county report
Gillespie County Soil Conservation District reports tanks staked for Leon Tomlinson Daniel Hohenberge Hilmar Jung and Oswald Burrow under PMA 195 Handbook. Deferred pastures show strong summer recovery and will supply winter grazing with terrace systems planned by Emil Herbert and Adolph Treibs. Master contour lines mapped by Soil Conservation Service for Harold Kneese aid future terrace cultivation and waterway development. Local families visited over weekend including Nay Stevens Reeves and Whetstone households and relatives.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Leon Tomlinson
Honey Creek
Daniel Hohenberge
Mausebach
Hilmar Jung
Upper Pasto Alto
Oswald Burrow
Cave Creek
Ben Kneese
Marshall Springs
Soil Conservation Service
Harold Kneese
Marshall Springs Conservation Group
Farms urged to harvest iron and steel scrap for defense
Farmers are urged by the Committee on Iron and Steel Scrap to convert farm scrap into cash and bring it to town for sale. The appeal notes each pound of scrap yields two pounds of new steel and stresses urgency as winter nears and scrap becomes harder to find.
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Committee On Iron and Steel Scrap
American Iron and Steel Institute
Texas Agriculture Should Prosper in 1952
Texas farmers are poised for a prosperous 1952 as national and world conditions shape the outlook. Extension economist John G. McHaney cites strong 1951 production, expected high 1952 supplies, and steady demand buoyed by rising defense spending and a global rearmament effort. He warns costs will rise about five percent, offsetting some income gains, with net farm income likely up only modestly despite higher output.
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Texas
John G. McHaney
Texas A&m College
McHaney
Mc Haney
Free World
Me Haney
Agricul
Observations By Charles A Stone County Agent
The column covers pest control for peach tree borers using ethylene dichloride emulsion and paradichlorobenzene crystals with specific application steps and timing. It also notes Angus cattle sales in Fredericksburg and Johnson City, cattle parasite control guidance, Vitamin A deficiency signs in cattle, rat poison orders for county programs, and local visits in Fredericksburg area.
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Radio Post
Hill Country
Fredericksburg
Johnson City
Mund & Itz
Doss
File Your Social Security Claim in Austin Area
Social Security official James B. Marley urges eligible residents in the Austin area to file claims now to avoid loss of retroactive benefits. The 1950 law grants retroactive payments for six months prior to filing, with November deadline to prevent further losses for old age, survivors, and dependent benefits.
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Austin
James B. Marley
The
Social Security Administration
Gillespie County Community Chest Exceeds Quota
Gillespie County Community Chest Drive surpasses its $13,500 goal with $14,496.35 in donations and pledges. Drive chairman Walter McKay and collector Cliff Balser praise citizen cooperation and urge remaining workers to report outstanding lists at once.
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Gillespie County
Walter McKay
Cliff Balser
McKay
Dallas Hunter Mistakes Huge Eagle for Turkey
Ed Butters of Circle Equipment Company of Dallas mistook a large eagle for a turkey gobbler while hunting on Walter Bier schwab ranch in House Mountain. The 25 pound, seven foot wingspan bird was shot at about 100 yards after landing on an earth tank dam. The hunting party of seven from Dallas, Houston, Shreveport and Fort Worth reported ten bucks bagged, with the largest deer a 100 pound six point rack taken by G D Coltharp of Dallas. Additional members named include Harry Fortune, North Voss, J D Malcolm, Mike Woods, Bill Daughterty. Mr and Mrs Olin Walker and Opal Eckert will travel to El Paso Wednesday to meet Cpl Carrol Walker and a friend for Thanksgiving.
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Ed. Butters
Circle Equipment Company
Dallas
Walter Bierschwab
House Mountain
Mr. Butters
Houston
Shreveport
Fort Worth
Olin Walker
Opal Eckert
el Paso
Cpl
Carrol Walker
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Adolph Kneese
Emil Herbert
Reingold
Adolph Treibs
Upper Palto Alto
Herbert
Treibs
Cecil Nay
Brownwood
Mart Stevens
Mrs. Kemmey Reeves
F. Rothmann
Albert Whetstone
Midland
Henry Markworth
Maggie Giles
San Antonio
Walter Tarr
Oun
Dayton Rahe
Falric & Baby Shop
Fredericksburg, Texas
Schnelle
Distributors of
Robin Hood
Tex
Calvert
State of
Teddas
Jim Carroll
Carrol
Horatio Alger
Texan
Howard Schultz
Oliver Hopf
Cora Nabers
Harper
Ture
Charles A. Stone
Angus Sale
Robert Lehne
Alfred Kramer
Alfred Lehne
Virgil Lennon
North Carolina
Bill Kaiser
Archie Lennon
Wale Dorbrandt and Sons
Msg
Jim Burleson
Ewald Lorenz
A. A. Metzger
O. L. McNeely
Douglas
Rocksprings
Walter Parker
Community Chest Campaign
the Herald
Dallas Hunter
DE Soto
DeSoto
West Main St
Crenwelge Motor Sales
Elmo Baethge
T-Bones
Fredericorssurg
Gillespie County Game and Fish Protective Association
Game and Fish Protective Ass
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