Triplets in San Saba County Celebrate First Birthday
The Key Triplets Joan La Trotte Thomas Franklin Joyce La Rue will turn one Saturday June 6 all three from the Barnes ranch near Chappel. They weighed 18 to 19 pounds at 11 months and can walk while holding walls and tables. They are fed mashed vegetables milk eggs and cereal with fresh milk from a cow kept near their sleeping porch during hot months. The Star notes the town celebration invites reader gifts.
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Ontario
San
Key
Barnes Ranch
Chappel
San Saba Star
Rattler Bites Woman Near Shovel Mountain
Mrs. Herman Schnelle of Shovel Mountain was bitten on the right instep by a rattlesnake last Thursday while gathering turkeys near her home. Immediate first aid was given, and though her foot and leg remain sore, she is out of danger and recovering.
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Herman Schnelle
Shovel Mountain
L. Nanney
Imly
Demonstration on foundation skirt pattern cutting at home
Mrs. O L Cone and Mrs A A Wendel demonstrated foundation skirt pattern cutting at Mrs Archie Geistweidt’s home Thursday. Notices announced bids on June 11 for three bridges on highway No 20 across Bartons Creek and rivers in Gillespie County funded half by the state and half by the federal government.
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Gillespie County
O. L. Cone
A. A. Wendel
Archie Geistweidt
Harper Herald
Highway Department
Mason County Marker Erected On Highway 9
A new historical marker was erected yesterday on Highway 9 near Mason Town to mark local history for travelers. The granite shaft bears a Texas State Highway Department seal and the 1936 star, with a bronze tablet listing Mason County’s creation date January 22 1858 the Fort Mason dates and Lieutenant G T Mason as the namesake.
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Mason County
Highway 9
Town
Texas State Highway Department
Fort Mason
G. T. Mason
United States
2Nd Dragoons
Brownsville
Mason News
Insect Flight Patterns Tied to March Warmth
USDA entomologists note chinch bugs move from winter sod when air and soil temperatures reach 60 degrees. March 9 1935 measurements near Manhattan Kansas used a thermograph and thermocouple to record conditions. Warmer days in March and April trigger edgeward flights, while May rains and cooler temps delay egg laying and winged development.
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United States Department of Agriculture
Manhattan
Kans
Cattle Shipments Show Greatest Gain in April
Texas livestock shipments rose 26 percent in April from a year earlier to 9051 cars. Cattle led gains, up 24 percent to 113 cars, while hogs and sheep jumped 121 and 65 percent respectively. Fort Worth remained a strong market as other key destinations saw large increases.
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Texas
University of Texas Bureau of Business Research
Flint Hills
Kansas
Osage Country
Kansas Flint Hills
Oklahoma
Fort Worth
Los Angeles
Chicago
East St. Louis
St. Joseph
Iowa
Northwest Plains
Trans Pecos Country
Edwards Plateau
South
Hgh Plains
East
Definite September October Drops Trigger Peak Fall Flights
In September and October, heavy fall flights appear linked to temperature drops. The heaviest activity occurs around September 22 when conditions are comparatively cold.
Mike and Ike Sires Not Really Alike
Experiments at Beltsville USDA show two visually similar sires vary in offspring performance. Chester White pigs from one boar produced more litters and higher gains with less feed. beef steers differed 30 percent in feed per gain. Rambouillet daughters yielded more wool. Breeding value differs from outward looks.
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National Agricultural Research Center
United States Department of Agriculture
Beltsville
Mike
Ike
United States
Dubois
Idaho
Nature's tiny dams halt flood at grass roots
Flood control begins at the grass roots, say soft conservation men in the United States Department of Agriculture. They argue runoff should be controlled for an entire watershed from hill crests to river mouths.
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United States Department of Agriculture
Conservationists Praise Grass Route Flood Control
In uplands and headwaters, natural cover slows runoff, creating a network of tiny dams through leaves blades and roots. Farmers use rough fields and contour forming to build soil and water storage, reinforcing higher flood defenses with grass cover.
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Oorn Wihe
Leto's Pyorrhea Remedy Promoted At Corner Drug Store
An advertisement touts Leto's Pyorrhea Remedy as a guaranteed quick relief for diseased gums. The copy claims lasting results and urges use as directed, from Corner Drug Store.
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Leto
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A. R. Weber, Mgr
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Llano Motor CO
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