La Grange Journal (La Grange, Tex.), Vol. 68, No. 37, Ed. 1 Thursday, September 11, 1947 Page: 7 of 8
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Thursday, September 11, 1947
LA GRANGE JOURNAL
FARMALL CUR FOR PLANTING CORN—Of InUrnt to formon growing corn h the
now Cub-172 ploptor with corn hopper and fertilizer attachment, shown above drilliJ-
corn. A tlmUar planter b avaliable for planting cotton and other row crop* in the South.
New Faramll Cub
Tractor Described
Operators of small farm acres fee,
preferably of 40 crop acres or less, at
long last are being provided with a
new, small, all-purpose tractor that
will give them practical, economical
and complete mechanization at at
price within the range of the average
farmer’s pocketbook. ^
The long-desired tractor became
available when the International Har-
vester Company announced that it
has started production of its new,
small, low-cost Farmall Cub tractor,
an exact scaled-down model of the
crop tractors used by large-scale far-
mers throughout the United States.
Produced at the company’s Louis-
ville, Kentucky, works, formerly the
Curtiss-Wright plant, the Farmall
Cub is designed specifically for use
by truck farm operators, small gene-
ral farms, orchardists, large general
farms needing small auxiliary units
and for businessmen who have become
farm devotees.
FIREMEN’S
DANCE
(Mixed)
Fair Pavilion
LA GRANGE
SAT., SEPT. 20TH
from 9 til 1
With Music By
Rhine Winkler
and His Orchestra —
Adm.: 75c Person
Tax Included
THREE SPECIAL
ATTRACTIONS
You’re Invited For A
Good Time! _
Reports from many real estate ope-
rators indicate that many industrial
workers repeatedly are asking for
small farms averaging from five to
30 acres in size. These workers, it is
said, hope to work part time in indus-
try and desire to reduce excessive ci-
ty living costs by raising a portion of
their own food.
Accustomed to mechanization in
factories, these workers will want to
avoid back-breaking manual labor, it
was pointed out. Horses will not prove
to be a practical source of power for
these industrial farmers because it-
requires the full produce of five ac-
res to feed one horse. The Farmall
Cub, the company stated, can do the
work of two or three good horses at
much lower cost.
Most of the large general farms
need at least one small tractor as an
auxiliary unit to the larger tractors
to be used for planting, gardening,
hauling and other farm operations.
Many businessmen who liye on small
farms prefer riding a tractor to walk-
ing behind a horse or a push-type de-
vice, which generally exudes offen-
sive gas fumes in their faces. Munici-
palities arid park systems also need
small tractors for mowing, sweeping
and similar operations, while indus-
trial plants use such small tractors
for handling freight and heavy pro-
ducts and materials.
The Farmall Cub, weighing 1,200
pounds and having approximately 9
1-4 horsepower on the belt and 8 on
the drawbar, will plow up to 3 1-2
acres per 10 hours in most soils pul-
ling a single 12-incli moldboard plow.
And yet, tiie fuel consumption of its
four-cylinder, four cycle engine under
maximum load is considerably less
than one gallon of gasoline per hour.
Despite its small size, which will be
approximately two-thirds the weight
and power of International Harves-
ter’s previous smallest tractor—the
Farmall A—the Farmall Cub will be
built with identical standards of ma-
terials and workmanship found in the
company’s largest tractors.
A full line of implements, enginee-
red for every region, are being produ-
ced at various company plants for use
with the new tractor. They are: One
and two-way moldboard plows, disk
harrow, harrow plow, mower, sugar
beet and commercial bean cultivator,
and a vegetable cultivator. All these
tools, the company pointed out, are
designed for quick change and easy
operation.
A belt pulley, a power take-off
We Are
BOOSTERS
For The
FAYETTE COUNTY FAIR
October 3-4-5
WE CORDIALLY invite ■
you to make our store your I
shopping headquarters any H
H
time during the Fair. We will I
be happy to extend you every I
possible courtesy. ■
YOUR PATRONAGE APPRECIATED ff
♦
The Von Rosenberg Co. Inc.
*Tha Quality Stare,
L« Grange
Mrs. Margaret G&nzer
Expires Here Friday
Mrs. Margaret Ganser, wife of FritZ
A. Ganser passed away at the La
Grange Hospital Friday, Sept. 6. She
attained the age of 66.
The deceased was born in the Am-
maniville community on January 10,
1881. In April of 1900 she was united
in marriage with Frits A. Ganser at
A mans villff. She was a Fayette Coun-
ty resident all her life.
Funeral services were held Monday
morning at the Koenig Funeral Home
Chapel with continued services at the
Sacred Heart Church. Interment was
in the New City Cemetery with Rev.
S. A. Zientek officiating.
Her survivors are her .husband;
three daughters, Mrs. A. P/Parma of
La Cost, Mrs. Emil Stavinoha of Ro-
senberg and Mrs. Roy Ahrens of San
Antonio; one son, Wilber Ganzer of
Kileen; one sister, Mrs. August Rabel
of Weimar; and one brother, John
Heller of Schulenburg.
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.BIDS WANTED
The boat'd of trustees o7* the Pecan
Consolidated Common School District
No. 22 desires bids for the purchase
of the Muliin’s Prairie white school
building and outhouses. Sale will be
for cash. Bids will be received until,
and opened on, Saturday, Sept. 20,
1947 at 12 o'clock noon. Bids may be
filed with Henry Cejka, Secretary,
Weimar, R2, Texas. (36-8tc)
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Big Rattler Killed
By Carmine Farmer
A farmer of near Carmine last week
killed a large rattlesnake that mea-
sured 57 inches in length.
The reptile was killed near the
porch of the Sommers home in the
early evening as a son was preparing
to go milking. He secured a gun, mis-
sed with the first shot but got the
snake with the second.
Reports reaching here said the rat-
tler was seven inches in diameter, but
this undoubtly must have been the
circumference. It was said to have had
three rattles and a button.
shaft, electric starter and lights, and
a swinging drawbar are among the
attachments. Rubber tires are stand-
ard equipment. Ample crop clearance
of 20 inches is provided under the
chassis of the tractor.
Alloy steels, .anti-friction ball and
roller bearings, precision-built, steel-
backed, babbitt-lined bearings and
bronze bushings, magneto and pres-
sure lubrication with teplaceable oil
filter element and oil bath-type air
cleaner all will be of standard Inter-
national Harvester quality. These
high-quality components will be used
to the same extent as in the larger
tractors.
Wheel treads are adjustable to spa-
cings of 40, 44, 48, 52 and 56 inches
to meet all row crop requirements. In
vegetable and truck garden work mul-
tiple rows and bed-planted cropB can
be planted and cultivated. Single
rows of corn and cotton also may be
cultivated.
The roomy, comfortable, well-loca-
ted seat provides full vision of opera-
tions at all times.
Renovate Your Lawn
Now, Says Yeary
Has your lawn failed to come up to
your expectations this summer T
If so, there’e something you can do
about it now, says County Agent J.
C. Yeary.
Filling in the low spots to *make
mowing easier is a good September
lawn job. And if there are spots where
your grass hasn’t grown well because
poor lawn grasses like Dallilf or smut
grass have crowded it out, you can
dig those grasses out, and fill in the
holes when you do your smoothing
job. And while you’re at it, you can
make yourself a nice green winter
lawn by sowing two pounds of Italian
rye grass over 100 square feet of lawn
area. Just scatter the Rye grass seed
over the surface of the lawn and co-
ver it lightly with rich loam soil.
In some localities in Texas, San Au-
gustine grass has been damaged by
a disease known as “brown patch”.
Areas several feet in diameter turn
brown, the grass looks like it is dying
out and the general appearance of the
lawn is spoiled. A pound of seed dis-
infectant mixed in eight gallons of
water and applied to the browned
areas ought to clear up the trouble. A I
few days later, follow up with an ap-)
plication of Commercial fertilizer-
one pound to 100 square feet. Best
fertilizing time is late in the evening,
when you can sprinkle the area and
wash the fertiliser down into the soil.
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Wolle Family Has
Third Reunion Here
On Sunday, Aug. 31 a large crowd
gathered at the Fair Grounds here for
the Wolle family’s third reunion.
Relatives came from distant places
to meet for a pleasant day. A basket
lunch was served at noon, at which
time George Wolle Sr. was the spea-
ker. George Wolle Jr. of Corpus
Christi gave the blessing.
The afternoon was devoted to all
kinds of amusements. Mr. Wolle of
Corpus Christi was elected president
for the coming year and Miss Hilde-
gard Wolle of La Grange, secretary
and treasurer.
The next reunion will again be at
the Fair Grounds here in 1948.
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Driving with one arm around the
girl friend is sure to end in a church
ceremony—either a wedding or a
funeral. «
Aegan-Henniger
Rites In Houston
The marriage of Miss Virginia Ae-
gon, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. J. C.
Aogan of Middletown, Arkansas and
Kermit F. Henniger, son of Mr. and
Mrs. H. C. Henniger was performed
before the improvised altar In the
home of Mrs. Lena McCreedy in Hous-
ton on Aug. 80. Rev. Kemp of the Me-
thodist Church performed the ceremo-
ny.
The bride was dressed in a blue
suit Miss Veriynn Henniger of Aus-
tin, who served as maid of honor,
wore a brown suit >
The only other attendant was Del-
win Seim, who serVed as beat man.
After the ceremony a reception was
held, being also in the home of Mrs.
Lena McC reedy.
The couple left for Denver, Colorado
where they will make their home.
p. m.
Knty___
La Grange To
10:58 a. m., 4:17 p.
and 8:50 a. m.
La Grange to
9:30 a. m., :
1:05 a. m.
La Gtange to
lettsvilla, Yoakum, Ctwro, Victoria and
Corpus Christi: Leaves at 2:45 p. m.
Rochelle Motor Coaches Schedule:
Southbound: Leaves at 12:40 p. m.
and 6:10 p. ih.
Northbound: Leaves at 10:40 a. m.
and 6:60 p. m.
2:60 p. m., 8:26 p. i.
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We’d rather serve a lot of people
than have a lot of servants.
NOTICE!
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Butane-Propane Gas Users
Gas wlU be rationed this fall end winter as usual.
Accuracy
.means
fvervthint
Accuracy in following your doc-
tor's orders is the watchword of
the Rexall Pharmacist. Give him
your next prescription — for
accuracy's soke I
MUG note
Hermes Drug Store
PHONE 84 — LA GRANGE
We have been assured of an ample
customers end for all new installations.
■apply for our regular
In order to serve you gee during the winter months we must
serve you before Sept. 15. No new cuatomera will be served pfter
that date. Your summer gas business is necessary in order to get
the winter ration.
We ere now making a routine check of our regular customer!
and any one who expects to be served by us from La Grange should
call or send a card before Sept. 15.
Come in and see our cooking ranges and room heaters.
* • >
Prompt end courteous gas delivery 10c per gallon.
Lynn Butane-Propane Gas Co.
La Grange — Giddings — Fayetteville
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SEE THE
GREAT NEW FORD TRACTOR
22 7tet» fan
FASTER FARMING
Including Ford-lmprowd Hydraulic Touch
Control—Now Four $p—d Trant minion
A1SO A QUALITY LINI OF
BASIC IMPLEMENTS
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Priebe, Charles W. La Grange Journal (La Grange, Tex.), Vol. 68, No. 37, Ed. 1 Thursday, September 11, 1947, newspaper, September 11, 1947; La Grange, Texas. (https://texashistory.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metapth999037/m1/7/: accessed July 17, 2024), University of North Texas Libraries, The Portal to Texas History, https://texashistory.unt.edu.; crediting Fayette Public Library, Museum and Archives.