Local social visitors travel between Texas towns
Mr and Mrs Theo Rogge and daughter Mae spent last week in Eagle Pass and Del Rio. Mr and Mrs Wm Zappe visited Corpus Christi and Alice on Monday. Miss Earline Kroulik returned from Bellville and Austin. Mr and Mrs Ross Bonnano and family of Houston spend the week with Emil Morgenroth. Miss Louise Morgenroth of San Antonio visited relatives here. Miss Mildred Chandler visits Miss Dorothy Bolech for a few days.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Theo. Rogge
Miss Mae
Eagle Pass
del Rio
Wm. Zappe
Corpus Christi
Alice
Earline Kroulik
Bellville
Austin
Ross Bonnano
Houston
Emil Morgenroth
Louise Morgenroth
San Antonio
Mildred Chandler
Dorothy Bolech
Armadillos Help Plains Farmer Oppose Harm to Wildlife
Austin June 23 The Lamesa district report notes a South Plains farmer near Gail in Borden county opposes harming armadillos. He released imported armadillos to control crop pests. Armadillos feed 94 percent on insects such as cutworms beetles and ants, helping protect quail and turkeys and aiding sportsmen.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Austin
Texas
Lamesa
Gail
Borden County
East Texas
South Plains
Armadillo
Lavaca County Receives 91000 WPA Road Grant
Hallettsville reports county judge Paul d. Fertsch announced Lavaca County has been allotted 91000 by the WPA for lateral road improvements. The funds will allow the continuation of the county's ongoing road program as stated by the judge.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Hallettsville
Paul d. Fertsch
Washington
Lavaca County
WPA
Lutheran Junior Choir Picnic at Sulphur Park
The Lutheran Church Junior Choir held a summer picnic at Sulphur Park on June 20 with over thirty members, mothers, and sponsor Miss Aline Zappe. Activities included swimming dancing and games from 3 p m until 6 30 p m followed by a blessing and lunch with food and drinks.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lutheran Church
Sulphur Park
Aline Zappe
R. Schuetze
Local Visitors Spread Across Austin and Hostyn
Mrs Callie Fry andMisses Aline Wolters and Dorothy Jean Blohm visited friends in Austin Tuesday and Wednesday of last week. Mr and Mrs John Roeder and daughters Mary and Victoria and son Ben, Mr and Mrs Felix Pavlas, Mr and Mrs John Kozelsky and family of Moulton visited with Mr and Mrs Chas Matus at Hostyn Sunday.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Callie Fry
Aline Wolters
Dorothy Jean Blohm
Austin
John Roeder
Mary
Victoria
Ben
Felix Pavlas
John Kozelsky
Moulton
Chas. Matus
Hostyn
Queen Cucumis crowns Miss Hollien at Weimar Carnival
Miss Cathryn Hollien will be crowned Queen Cucumis I at the Weimar Cucumber Carnival on July 4 with a Queen's Ball to follow. A May graduate of Weimar High School she will appear in the parade and events, hosted by duchesses from Texas towns and coordinated by Mrs. E M Hubbard and Mrs. F F Brasher. The festival also features a South Texas Goll Tournament, baseball, rodeos, a bathing revue, dances, Legion dinners, and other carnival attractions.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Weimar
Cathryn Hollien
Cucumis I
Texas
E. M. Hubbard
F. F. Brasher
Weimar High School
American High School Educational Association
South Texas
American Legion
Red Eared Bream Bring Big Sport to Texas Waters
State Game Department reports from various sections show anglers enjoying poor glamour fish known as red ears. These bream reach twelve to thirteen inches and offer strong fighting ability ounce for ounce. Fishing targets bottom of streams or lakes with light tackle. The department promotes catching gar and bream to balance game and rough fish in Texas waters.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
State Game Department
Texas
Snake swallows big channel catfish in Texas waters
More evidence that snakes reduce fish supply in Texas emerged when the Game Department received a three foot water snake. Its stomach contained a twelve inch channel catfish weighing about a pound.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Texas
Game Department
Cooperation, Plus Saves Nasworthy Fish Eggs By Regulating Lake Level
West Texas Utilities Company kept Lake Nasworthy water at a steady level during the last spawning season despite a ten foot rise in a contributing creek. The measure prevented massive egg loss. Central Power and Light Company plans similar cooperation next season, maintaining Lake Walk water for four to five months starting around January 1.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Texas
West Texas Utilities Company
Hunters debunk beard hen turkey theory in Texas sightings
A Game Department warden captain observed two heavily bearded hens with young turkeys, challenging the belief that beards in hens prevent offspring. One bearded hen had thirteen chicks at Kerrville State Park, seen by Bob Terault of Galveston, and another had eight young near the Guadalupe River’s south fork.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Game Department
Kerrville State Park
Bob Terault
Galveston
South Fork
Guadalupe River
Feeding turkeys saved crop in drought year
The Game Department fed wild turkeys last summer during a drought across the Hill Country and southwest Texas, enabling brood stock to survive. Wardens report favorable range conditions this year and upland game including deer and quail are thriving.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Game Department
Hill Country
Texas
Austin
Oklahoma City visitors pay call on Mrs Wagner and family
Mesdames Joe Maddox and daughter Frances of Oklahoma City along with Henry Koester of Benavides Frank Wilson of Galveston and Fred Fehrenkamp visited Mrs F M Wagner last Tuesday in a social call reflecting local ties and regional travel.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mesdames
Joe Maddox
Frances
Oklahoma City
Henry Koester
Benavides
Frank Wilson
Galveston
Fred Fehrenkamp
F. M. Wagner
White Leghorn chicks for sale from Breeding Farm
White Leghorn baby chicks available direct from Breeding Farm in Hallettsville Texas Also offering Black Minorcas and Rhode Island Red chicks Price information provided on request Write to OLD SWEET HOME WHITE LEGHORN FARM Rt 4 Box 226 Hallettsville TX or call 907F 21 (28 4tp) for details
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Minorcas
Rhode Island
OLD Sweet Home
White Leghorn Farm
Hallettsville
Texas
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Goodyear
Lutheran Junior Choir Picnic
Cucumis
Shiner
Maurine Riske
Chamber of Commerce
Sopyacort
Wamaccou Dreeinine Co
Chia
Sportsman News
Georgia
Turkey
E. J. Wesselsky Pressing Shop
BABY
Shiner Oil Mill
Daael Neh
Babade Lumber Co
Aeromotor
Florence
National Wood
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