Local visits and family gatherings at Riverton and area
Mr and Mrs Austin Hardin and children of Riverton Kansas spent Thursday night and Friday with Mr and Mrs Levi Mad and Mr and Mrs Clifford Bode were business visitors in Fredericksburg Tuesday evening Mr and Mrs Danial Arnold and children and Dan Freeman visited Mrs G C Duderstadt Tuesday afternoon Mrs John Walker Elgin and Tiny Bode of San Antonio spent Saturday night and Sunday with Mr and Mrs O B Walker Ed Marschall and sons Eldon and Rudi were Harper visitors Wednesday night Mr and Mrs Earl Benner and children spent Saturday night and Sunday visiting with Mrs Chas Smith Mr and Mrs Theo Ochler and Margaret returned Tuesday from a trip to Oklahoma
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Austin Hardin
Riverton
Kansas
Fria
Levi
Clifford Bode
Fredericksburg
Danial Arnold
Dan Freeman
G. C. Duderstadt
John Walker
Elgin
Tiny Bode
San Antonio
O. B. Walker
Ed. Marschall and Sons
Eldon
Rudi
Harper
Earl Benner
Chas, Smith
Theo. Ochler
Margaret
Oklahoma
Harber area sees rain boosts stock and grain work
A fine rain fell Saturday night and Sunday around the Harper area helping grazing and small grain readiness. Farmers and ranchers plan to move into farming tasks as fields dry. Paula Pape visited her San Antonio home, General Albert signed to join the Naval Air Corps, and Mr and Mrs August Kirchoff visited daughter Mrs Hubert Rahe. Mr and Mrs James Jung shopped in Harper, and Mr and Mrs Oliver Hopf visited Kerrville.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Harper
Paula Pape
San Antonio
Gen
Albert
Naval Air Corps
Soldier boy Albert Mochlie writes poems for mother from Pacific duty
Albert B Mochlie 26 a U S Marines platoon sergeant wrote two poems for his mother Mrs Mattie Mochle Eckert community He enlisted December 5 1939 trained in California served three years aboard USS Saratoga now in the Pacific war theatre He last visited home September 1942 overseas March departure and Pacific postings described The poems express family bonds and patriotic gratitude to fellow Marines and homes.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Albert B. Mochlie
Mattie Mochle
Eckert
Albert
U. S. Marines
California
U. S. S. Saratoga
New Zealand
South Pacific
Safe preservation tips urged for non-acid foods this fall
Homemakers without pressure cookers are advised to freeze brine dry or cure non-acid vegetables and meats with A and M College Extension service. Mrs Winifred J Leverenz cites Dr K F Meyer of UC Medical Center warning boiling water cannot destroy spores of Clostridium botulinum when present in great numbers.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
A. and M. College Extension Service
Winifred J. Leverenz
California
K. F. Meyer
University of California Medical Center
Home Nursing Classes Start October 3 in Fredericksburg
Gillespie County American Red Cross plans home nursing courses led by registered nurses. Classes meet Mondays and Thursdays 2 to 4 pm and 8 to 10 pm at the Red Cross Headquarters in the Gillespie County Courthouse. Open to any adult with no charge. 30 hours total, 24 required for certification and pin. Mrs Peter Bernhardt buys Walter Grosenbacher residence in Harper and will move soon.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Gillespie County
American Red Cross
Court House
Fredericksburg
Red Cross
Gillespie County Court House
Julia Estill
Peter Bernhardt
Walter Grosenbacher
Harper
Not All Home Canning Methods Safe for Foods
Dr Meyer warns against water bath and open kettle methods for non acid foods and says oven canning should not be used for any canned foods. He notes heat transfer is much slower in air than in steam, reinforcing Texas Extension recommendations used by thousands of homemakers. Mrs Leverenz adds caution to test pressure cookers before fall canning, especially wartime models.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Dr. Meyer
Meyer
Leverenz
Texas
Splendid Rain Drenches Gillespie County Outlook Improves
A wide Texas hill country rain from one to over two inches boosts fall and winter planting and range grass. Fredericksburg records 1.88 inches with parts of Gillespie County reporting up to three inches. Peanut farmers worry about harvests while stockmen and growers welcome the moisture and better pasture conditions.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Texas
Fredericksburg
Alfred Neffendorf
Gillespie County
Albert
Harper
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August Kirchoff
Hubert Rahe
James Jung
Oliver Hopf
Kerrville
Albert B. Moehle
Fair Land
United States
Free America
Lower
Colorado River
America
LCRA
Hitler
Hirohito
State of
O. Sudduth
Wenonah
Coe W. A. Spencer
J. O. Stevens
H. L. Stevens
Stevens
Marvin
George Durst
E. D. Spencer
Lewis Stevens
Mary Virginia
Velma Lott
Leonard Lott
Earl Copple
Sidney Billings, Jr
Brother
W. H. Stevens
Eber Parker
Creighton Stevens
J. M. Stevens
Alfred Kramer
Helen
Klein Branch
National Bureau of Standards
U. S. Dept. of Commerce
Kerr County Motor Co., Inc
Kerrville, Texas
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