Bill Nettle's Rodeo Draws Big Sunday Crowd
Bill Nettle organized a two day rodeo at Fredericksburg Fair Grounds with Buck Steiner and Joe Bessler. Large crowds from miles around attended the weekend event. Saturday incidents required ambulance help though injuries were not serious. Cowboys rode Brahma steers calves and bucking broncs in an action packed program. Alfred Lehne and Cpl Harold Birt visited Fredericksburg for the weekend.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Fredericksburg Fair Grounds
Bill Nettle
Rodeo
Buck Steiner
Joe Bessler
Austin
Local Notables and Businesses Listed on Kerr Road
The record names Floy Bode, Harper Edgar Tatsch, Cain City residents, Harry Schaeferkoeter, Austin A. Reuben Leyendecker, Kerr Road firms Hohenberger Bros. Blumenthal, Johnny Weidenfeller's Service Station, George Gibson, Chas Althaus, Gellermann & Eckert, Stonewall A. Davis, and Johnson City as part of the community directory.
Texans in WW II era generals and homecomings
The piece notes Dwight D. Eisenhower was born in Denison Texas and cites other Texas born generals Lt. Gen. William H. Simpson Weatherford and Lt. Gen. Ira C. Eaker Eden near San Angelo. It highlights USO hospital tours, war fund support, and local county drives aiding wounded service members and relief efforts.
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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 adds one teaspoon per person yearly
Herbert J. Charles cites War Food Administration figures showing the brewing industry uses about 2,209,200 pounds of rationed sugar annually, equating to roughly 140 million teaspoons or one teaspoon per person per year. Brewers also use unrationed industrial sugar for malt adjunct.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Herbert J. Charles
United States Brewers Foundation
War Food Administration
Charles
United States
John E. O'Neill
O'Neill
U. S
Increased Egg Production Advised in Wartime
College Station reports that with hatchings nearly finished, farmers should sell off old roosters and culls while prices for eggs remain high. Demand rises as war orders curb civilian meats, boosting poultry output and encouraging new egg processing methods for shell eggs and powder used in bakeries and rations.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
College Station
United States
Texas
Global egg market holds firm amid rising poultry demand
With growing demands on poultry and egg production, the market remains strong beyond the peak production season, signaling sustained supplier activity and steady pricing despite seasonal shifts.
Ford Postwar Auto Plans Outlined At Dearborn Meeting
Ford Motor Company executives and managers in Dearborn outlined a $150 million expansion plan to boost postwar Ford Mercury and Lincoln auto production and distribution. Henry Ford II addressed about 200 leaders and stressed shifting from war contracts to mass civilian car manufacturing while avoiding a job slump.
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Dearborn
Michigan
Ford
Mercury
Lincoln
Ford Motor Co
J. R. Davis
Henry Ford II
Ford Supervisory
Fords
Vintage Diner Banter and Tire Sale Ad Parade
A fragment shows a valet warning about spills, a joking maid remark, a stage crack about appetite and marriage trends, plus a tire sale blurb from Dolezal Mosel Co. in Fredericksburg listing popular passenger car and truck tires and a phone number.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Dolezal-Mosel Co
Fredericksburg
Corn on shares offered for 40 acres by Fritz Sageser
Advertisement notes 40 acres of good corn available for cutting on shares by Fritz Sageser at Har per. Also seeks cash for eggs hides and poultry at top market prices and lists Dolezal Mosel Co Fredericksburg offering tires new Star and Gates tires and motor work by expert mechanics with reasonable charges.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Fritz Sageser
Harper
Jenschke
Mgr
Fredericksburg
Dolezal-Mosel Co
Auto Repairing by Trained Mechanics at Reasonable Rates
Dolezal Mosel Co offers auto repair services by trained mechanics at affordable prices. Contact phone 26 percent?
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Dolezal-Mosel Co
Fredericksburg
Interior wall and ceiling treatment coats rooms with insulation
A modern note promotes a permanent wall and ceiling finish that adds insulation and beauty. It covers faded, cracked plaster and can be applied to new rooms as well.
Also Mentioned on This Page
Alfred Lehne
Harold Birt
San Antonio
Magrolia
Ice
Nolia
MOBIL
Magnolia Petroleum Co
National Broadcasting Company Network
Magnolia Petroleum
Joe A. Weidenfeller
Magnolia Way
Market Square
Standard Motor Co., Inc
Harry's
Uptown
Magnolia Sta
Minerner's
Live Oak Park
John ¥. Kasper
Bankersmith
Willie Baethge & Sons
Doss
Floy Bode, Harper
Edgar Tatsch
Cain City
Harry Schaeferkoeter, Austin A
Reuben Leyendecker, Kerr, Rd
Hohenberger Bros., Blumenthal
Johnny Weidenfeller
George Gibson
Chas
Althaus
Dwight D. Esisen- Lower
Lone Star State
Ike
Tyler
Paris
The
Harper Herald
Beth Als and
Spring Creek Hall
American Eagles
Arthur Reed
Dalac Theatre
Redericksburg, Texa
Bill Lister
Little
Brewster’s Millions
Dillinger
Ford Motor Company
Edwin Tatsch
Eer
T.bones
Texaco
Joe FP
Kamer
Fred
Emoriayj Funeral Home
Kerrville
AU Telephone
Gene Stover
Robert Wolfmueller
Wisconsin
A. E. Self
Water Street
Kerrville Bakery
E. O. Lowgres
Junction, Texas
Tem
Hill Country Livestock Protective Association
Leon F. Zwiener
Optometrist
Harper Community
Alex Mittendorf
Prop
Een
Saenger Lumber CO
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