Gillespie County Fair Drives Big Crowds and Big Prizes
Fredericksburg Texas reports the 54th Gillespie County Fair closed with near 20 090 attendees on Sunday. Louis Evans of Eckert won top watermelon prizes with melons around 100 pounds. Judges joked about rolling the fruit off the table. The fair showcased extensive highway talk and local leaders including A H Kneese Chester Klaerner William Petmecky and railroads discussions centered on the Fredericksburg Northern line.
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Grady Hill
San Angelo
Fredericksburg
Gillespie County
Elder County Fair
Texas
Louis Evans
Eckert
Gillespie Csounty
Grandstand
West Gate
A. H. Kneese
Chester Klaerner
William Petmecky
Gillespie
Kneese
Fredericksburg and
Gillespie Co
Wano
Colorado River
Lampasas
Johnson City
Ihe
Eric F. Juenke
Otto Henke
O. H. Burgdorf
Max J. Bierschwale
Fair Association
A. F. Moursand
State Highway Department
H. A. Ries
Fredericksburg & Northern
Work Begins On High Marshall Ford Dam Near Austin
Construction starts on the Marshall Ford dam 17 miles above Austin to raise height from 190 to 270 feet. The project, part of the Lower Colorado River Authority flood control plan, will store over 800000 acre feet and is funded by a 5 million dollar appropriation headed by Lyndon Johnson. Contractors Brown and Root and McKenzie Construction aim for December start and two year completion.
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Austin
Colorado River Authority
Brown and Root and McKenzie Construction Company
Congress
Lyndon Johson
Tenth
Texas
Marshall Ford
Bureau of Reclamation
Colorado
High Marshall Ford
McDonald Observatory Praised as Perfect Astronomical Lab
Testing engineers describe the McDonald Observatory as the most perfect astronomical laboratory in the world, built by the University of Texas and operated with the University of Chicago.
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McDonald Observatory
University of Texas
University of Chicago
UT student builds smoke meter for Diesel fuel efficiency
The article notes a University of Texas student developing a smoke meter to gauge Diesel fuel efficiency by measuring exhaust density. It also covers agricultural tying to Fredericksburg and local livestock shows with prize winners including Gillespie Kerrville and Slated entities such as J. L. Gulley & Sons and W. S. Orr in Rocksprings.
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University of Texas
Freedricksburg
O. K. Nix
Chester Klaemer
Gillespie
Kerrville
W. L. Brandon & Son
Brandon
Gillespie County
J. L. Gulley & Sons
Uvalde
Fredericksburg
Gulley
Texas Angora Goat Raisers’ Association
Lampasas
W. S. Orr
Rocksprings
Davis
Arthur Davis
Can Can
Claude Pepper
San Antonio
Marvinkaggs
Junction
Mr. Skaggs
Ben
Hugo Brehmer
Luckenbach
W. L. Brandon
Delaine Merino Record Association
F. L. Lohmann & Son
Mason County
Frank Jordan
Mason
Werner Henke
Jordan
William Roeder, Jr
Texas Pecan Industry Ad Campaign Approved In Waco
Texas pecan industry approves a 38 year national advertising drive with a first year budget of 200000. Leche and Leche Inc. to run the campaign via print outdoor and trade media across the United States and Canada. The effort includes market research, a one cent per pound 1939 crop assessment, and new uses for pecans in foods oils and by products.
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Texas
Leche & Leche, Inc
Dallas
Austin
Good Housekeeping
The
Ladies Home Journal
Saturday Evening Post
Life Magazine
Woman’s Home Companion
Household Magazine
This Week
United States
Canada
Miles F. Leche
Nathe P. Bagby
America
H. G. Lucas
Brownwood
Halifax
Nova Scotia
Honolulu
Hawaii
Texas Pecans
Lewhe
Food Laboratories
England
Norway
Farm Pictures Improve Records On Progressive Farms
Clear farm photographs assist record keeping by documenting crop yields hail damage livestock growth and equipment. A simple camera with a focusing lens and standard film lets beginners create practical visual records supplementing written notes. Start now to build a useful inexpensive system per 4 H guidance from John van Guilder.
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Ameras
Speed Drives Rising Fatal Auto Deaths Say Travelers
The Travelers Insurance Company analysis shows speed as the leading cause of fatal accidents. Fatalities rose from 32.6 percent in 1936 to 36.8 percent in 1937, with 8410 deaths in 1938 from speeding, among 32,000 total motor deaths, highlighting the ongoing risk and heavy investments to curb speed.
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Dor Vars
Automcic Drivers of America
Texas ranchers push higher aid for range program 1940
Texas livestock producers return from a South Dakota conference with two key recommendations for the 1940 AAA range program. They urge raising furrowing payment to 2 cents per 100 feet and pasture mowing payments to 25 cents per acre to improve run off control and weed/brush control in grazing areas. Deferred grazing remains at 75 percent of the range-building allowance next year. Texans L. W. Anderson, Howard Kingsberg, Jess Watson, E. N. Holmgreen, and Fred Rennels were among attendees.
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College Station
Livestock Producers of
Texas
South Dakota
West Texas
State Agricultural Conservation Committee
H Wallace
L. W. Anderson
Pecos
Howard Kingsberg
Santa Anna
Jess Watson
Newcastle
E. N. Holmgreen
AAA
Fred Rennels
State Office
Clint Burrier Dies From Auto Wreck In Gillespie County
Clinton Burrier aged 28 son of Mr and Mrs John Burrier died Monday night from injuries after an auto truck collision on the Comfort Highway near Oak Grove Repair Shop. He was thrown from a car driven by his brother Bob Burrier when struck by a large oil truck driven by Jack Oats. The crash caused a fractured skull and other injuries. He died at 8 45 PM after failing to regain consciousness. funeral services were held Wednesday morning at Beekmanns funeral home.
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Gillespie County
Clinton Burrier
John Burrier
Burrier
Bob Burrier
Comfort Highway
Oak Grove
Burrer
Jack
Barker
Beekmann
Miss Doris Hopf Visits Dabney Family in San Antonio
Miss Doris Hopf is visiting Mr. and Mrs. Raymond Dabney of San Antonio this week.
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Dawn Whitworth
Mrs. Burton Brown
Kerrville
Doris Hopf
Raymond Dabney
San Antonio
Drivers Licenses Office Moves to New Court House
Ben C Krueger and Elmer Nichols highway patrol will locate in the new court house starting Tuesday August 29. License office hours: Fredericksburg first and third Tuesday 9 to 11 am. Junction first and third Tuesday 3 to 5 pm. Kerrville Thursday 1 to 5 pm. The National Hereford Show at the State Fair of Texas October 7 to 22 will be the largest breed show in America this year with over $10 000 in cash premiums.
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Ben C. Krueger
Elmer Nichols
New Court House
Fredericksburg
Junction
Kerrville
Texas
America
South
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