Lavaca district details conservation plans and opportunit ies
Lavaca Soil and Water Conservation District highlights farmers planning conservation steps on farms near Halletsville Sublime and Hallettsville. Gerald Camber assists Jimmie Steffek Jim Cmakal and George Mayer with revised plans focusing on coastal bermuda grass and proper grazing. District cooperators receive fish for farm ponds from the Federal Hatchery in Austin.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Jimmie Steffek
Halsettsville
Soil Conservation Service
Gerald Camber
Steffek
Bermuda
Jim Cmakal
SCS
Cmakal
George J. Mayer
Lavaca
Lavaca Soil and Water Conservation District
Federal Fish Hatchery
Austin
Shiner Rotary Club Meets at Casa Fiesta
The Shiner Rotary Club held a regular meeting on Wednesday May 31 at Casa Fiesta with President Billie Gene Goetz presiding. Dr A A Darilek Jr gave the invocation and visiting Rotarians included George Seydler Sr and Jr of Gonzales. George Minear chaired the program introducing a film and A F Recruiter titled Prepare the Man.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Shiner Rotary Club
Casa Fiesta
Billie Gene Goetz
A. A. Darilek Jr
George Seydler Sr
Rotary Ann
George Seydler Jr
Gonzales
Jos. Muras
George Seydler
George Minear
A. F
Frank Tesar
Fort Worth
Shiner
Improving Farm Ponds Through Fertilization and Conservation Plans
The article discusses pond fertilization when a white disc is visible at 18 inches to boost plankton, weed control, and catchable fish production. It cites a 2 to 5 fold increase in yield and highlights two farm plans by Mrs. Anna Marie Huebner and the team Willie F. Garmon and Ludwig Orsak, with Soil Conservation Service assistance, for coastal bermuda and year round grazing using weeping lovegrass.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Anna Marie Huebner
Soil Conservation Service
Gerald Camber
Mrs. Huebner
Bermuda
Willie F. Garmon
Ludwig Orsak
Garmon
Orsak
Methodist Laymen Take Over Services
Due to the absence of Rev. Ervin M. Jordan the laymen conducted the morning worship at 10 45. Don Kaspar represented the pastor with Frank Steiner assisting. C A Seiler delivered the message titled The Church and We Of Today. The service drew praise for its timeliness and clarity.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ervin M. Jordan
Don Kaspar
Frank Steiner
C. A. Seiler
Kaspar
Hallettsville Young Homemakers Elect New Little Sister
The Hallettsville Young Homemakers met June 1 1967 at Mrs Esther Heinsohns home. Dulcie Whitley elected Little Sister. Program on food preservation included canning lids methods and prep. Recipe of the Month Fruit Salad shared by Mrs Dorothy Rother.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Hallettsville Young Homemakers of Texas
Esther Heinsohn
Dulcie Whitley
Dorothy Rother
Cochairman
Hallettsville Young Homemaker
Rebecca Alice Little Weds Cecil D. Caldwell in 1967
Mr and Mrs David A Little announce the marriage of their daughter Rebecca Alice to Cecil D Caldwell on March 12 1967. The Caldwell families and extended kin are listed with addresses and Texas connections. Both newlyweds are students at Sam Houston State College in Huntsville.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
David A. Little
Rebecca Alice
Cecil D. Caldwell
J. D. Caldwell
Dumbarton
Houston
Eva Caldwell
Cecil Mankins
Mankins
Texas
Mamie Champion
Austin
S. D. Little
Edinburg
Caldwell
Sam Houston State College
Huntsville
Texas Travel Trails Mapped
Gov. John Connally unveils plans for a Texas Travel Trails network to lure tourists off highways. The committee seeks site proposals from county judges and officials with a deadline of June 30, to be announced by Oct. 1. Funding covers major costs, with localities supplying signs. The program aims to boost the billion-dollar tourism industry and extend traveler stays.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Austin
Texas
Texas Travel Trails Committee
John Connally
Connally
Wedding Attendances Tie Dallas Fort Worth Weekend
Joseph Muras spent the weekend in Dallas and Fort Worth with his daughters Dorothy Muras and Rosalie Kowalski and son-in-law A J Kowalski. They attended the June 3 wedding of Penelope Ann Moseley and Lee Mare Chamberlain at St Andrew s Catholic Church in Fort Worth and connected with relatives. Also present were Mr and Mrs E J Henkhaus Gene and Ann Mr and Mrs E J Berger and Miss Aaeil Pustka at the Dunn Hicks wedding in San Antonio Holy Rosary Church and Skyline Room Wedgwood.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Joseph Muras
Dallas
Fort Worth
Dorothy Muras
Rosalie Kowalski
A. J. Kowalski
Penelope Ann Moseley
Lee Mare Chamberlain
St. Andrew’s Catholic Church
Penelope Ann Chamberlain
C. L. Moseley, Jr
McGuire Air Force Base
New Jersey
Moseley
E. J. Henkhaus
Gene
Ann
E. J. Berger
Aaeil Pustka
Dunn- Hicks
San Antonio
Holy Rosary Church
Skyline Room
Wedgwood
Gonzales-Flatonia Market Reports Show Firm Livestock Demand
The Gonzales and Flatonia livestock markets report active sales June 4 and June 5 1967 with calves and yearlings up 50c to $1 and hogs steady to last week. Cattle on hand include 1135 head in Gonzales and 735 in Flatonia with varied prices across calves stockers cows and bulls. Local buyers competed strongly while residents visited relatives in Texas and Tennessee.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Gonzales
Texas
Gonzales Livestock Commission Co
Flatonia
Also Mentioned on This Page
Lavaca Soil and Water Conservation District News
Lavaca County
Nick Grahmann
Grahmann
Hallettsville
Pretoria 90
King Ranch
Hallie Reese
Sublime
Reese
Leslie Brenek
Don Fabrygel
Dad
Hoskins
Dudley Hoskins
Aie
Esa A Gonzales
Firestone
Firestones
CME
America
Marcak Home & Auto Supply
Swank
Hallettsville Young Homemakers
MR. and
Mrs. Cecil D. Caldwell
State’s County Historical Survey Committees
Chambers of Commerce
Tom Taylor
The
Texas Highway Department
Truett Latimer
Texas Historical Survey Committee
Dorman H. Winfrey
Texas State Library
William M. Gosdin
Texas Parks and Wildlife Department
Frank Hildebrand
Texas Tourist Development Agency
Ray
Folger’s Coffee
Imperial
Lux
Flore
Lipton
Parkay Margarine
Blackburn
Wesson Oil
Uncle Williams
Libby
Charmin
Ilet
HOT Pit
Squirt Company
Dr. Pepper Bottling Co
Eagle Lake
Gonzales-Flatonia
Herbert Runk
Emma Runk
Julia Wolters
Milton Chumchal
Lookout Mountain
Tennessee
Lawrence Hosek and
Alabama
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