Twenty Three Years Ago in The Standard
Fred ericksburg Independent School District census totals 607 with 285 boys and 320 girls two colored children. Trustees reelected R G Striegler H H Sagebiel H G Holly Ed G Oehler Hugo Kallenberg elected county trustee. Band pavilion to cost 940 dollars built for Anniversary Celebration. Blacksmith shop planned on Main Street. Carload of chickens shipped by local firms. Alfred Weidenfeller injured in windmill tower accident. Stores to close early until September 15 at 6 PM.
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Fredericksburg Independent School District
Alfred Neffendorf
Messrs
R. G. Striegler
H. H. Sagebiel
H. G. Holly
Ed. G. Oehler
Hugo Kallenberg
County Board of Trustees
Henry Mogford
Messrs Stein
Kuenemann
Main Street
Oehler Brothers
Messrs L. Fieder
E .Weiss
Weidenfeller
Fredericksburg reelected officials win tight municipal vote
Fredericksburg city administration secured reelection as 125 voters cast ballots on Tuesday. Mayor Joe Molberg led with 125 votes while commissioners Ed H. Apelt and Robert Arbelger each attracted 123 votes.
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Fredericksburg
Joe Molberg
Ed. H. Apelt
Robert Arbelger
Three New School Board Members Named Saturday
Fredericksburg Independent School District voters elected Alfred Neffendorf Mar schall Leazar and Charles Dolezal to the board on Saturday. Neffendorf led with 270 votes, Leazar 229 and Dolezal 184, replacing Wilke Klinksiek and Knoche alongside holdover members Fisher Keyser Ottmers and Humes.
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Board of
Fredericksburg Independent
Alfred Neffendorf
Marschall Leazar
Charles Dolezal
Arnold Klink
Good Friday Closing To Be Observed Here
Local merchants will close Friday April 7 for Good Friday. City and County offices will also shut, while banks and the post office remain open as the day is a religious observance not a legal holiday.
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The
Standard
Marshall Islands Taken By U S Forces In Pacific Drive
United States forces report capturing 10 more atolls in the Central Pacific Marshall Islands. The American flag now flies over 14 formerly Japanese atolls, with Jaluit Mili Maloelap and Wotje still held by the enemy under bombardment.
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United States
Central Pacific
Marshall Islands
Chester W. Nimitz
Jaluit
Mili
Maloelap
Wotje
U. S
Palau
Philippines
Truk
Japan
Pacific
Southwest Pacific
Bougainville
Admiraltys
County Sets Record in Red Cross Drive and Auto Licenses
Gillespie County reported a new high in motor vehicle registrations for the 1944 period ending April 1 with total registrations of 3 055 vehicles and cash receipts of 40 094 41 dollars. Passenger cars fell slightly yet farm and commercial trucks rose, while two month license revenues surpassed prior years. heavier vehicles boosted fees overall.
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Gillespie County
Wm. M. Petmecky
J T Miller Dies From Kerr County Car Crash
J T Miller a longtime Fredericksburg dairyman died in San Antonio after a car truck collision near Ingram Kerr County on Saturday night He was 65 Survived by four sons two daughters and eight grandchildren Final rites set for April 6 at Hagg McCollum Funeral Chapel Mission Cemetery San Antonio Rev M P Burton to officiate Henry M Schueler of Los Angeles also died in the crash
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J.T. Miller
Fredericksburg
San Antonio
Ingram
Kerr County
Thomas Miller
Pecos
Texas
Miller
Henry M. Schueler
Los Angeles
California
Atascosa County
Gillespie County
Rachel
D. H. Lemmon
Gladys
E. L. McCullough
Melvin Miller
Newport News
Virginia
Andrew
Warren Miller
Hagg- McCollum
Mission Cemetery
M. P. Burton
CYO Play The Upper Room Draws Full Peter's Hall
The Catholic Youth Organization presented The Upper Room to a capacity audience in Peter's Hall on Sunday night. All characters delivered creditable performances.
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Catholic Youth Organization
Peter’s Hall
Jaycee Play Set For Repeat Performance April 15
The cast of A Prairie Rose will repeat the Jaycee sponsored play next Saturday night in Peters Hall after a sold out first show. Tickets go on sale early with reserved seats at Stehling Brothers and Peters Hall. A second show is planned in Comfort on April 16. The article also covers the 22nd annual spring conference of the 7th district Texas Congress of Parents and Teachers, praising its planning and the state president's emphasis on the Five P's and Seeing Eyes.
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Peter's Hall
Stehling Brothers
Peter’s Hall
Texas Congress of Parents and Teachers
Clayton
Almon Kirchhoff
Jack M. Little
Edu
Ration Calendar Details Goods and Deadlines
Ration items such as meats fats blue and yellow stamps remain valid indefinitely. Sugar stamps good for canning sugar until February 28 next year. Gasoline A-111 coupons valid through June 21. Tire inspection deadlines for A C and B holders vary by date. Income tax estimates for 1944 due April 15.
More 1-A’s Listed By Draft Board
Gillespie County Selective Service announces another batch reclassified to 1-A this week. Names include Louis E. Loth Alfred W. Petmecky Jr Frederick E. Dietel Ruben J. Grona James C. Neffendorff Charlie E. Kaiser Werner A. Durst Oswald Burrow Roman A. Stehling Lee H. Gastinger Rudie A. Bauer Jerry M. Durden Jr Richard P. Klein Leroy W. Wahrmund Leon Henry Feuge Archie Alfonso Kunz Victor B. Arlitt Placido Collazo Stanley E. Birkelbach Walter Schaper Jr Harold B. Kneese Alfred C. Jost Charles J. Sagebiel Erwin M. Baethge and Harvey A. Oehler.
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Gillespie County
Selective Service Board
Louis E. Loth
Alfred W. Petmecky, Jr
Frederick E. Dietel
Ruben J. Grona
James C. Neffendorf
Charlie E. Kaiser
Werner A. Durst
Oswald Burrow
Roman A. Stehling
Lee H. Gastinger
Rudie A. Bauer
Jerry M. Durden, Jr
Richard P. Klein
Leroy W. Wahrmund
Leon Henry Feuge
Archie Alfonso Kunz
Victor B. Arlitt
Placido Collazo
Stanley E. Birkelbach
Walter Schaper, Jr
Harold B. Kneese
Alfred C. Jost
Charles J. Sagebiel
Erwin M. Baethge
Harvey A. Oehler
Complete Tarviating Leased by Gillespie County
Gillespie County approves a lease of a full tarviating unit from M. C. Wenmohs Blanco with option to buy. The package includes an asphalt distributor roller heater spreader box booster tank broom and a Caterpillar pony grader. Lease total amount is 9 500 with purchase option terms set by the commissioner's court on April 1.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Gillespie County
M. C. Wenmohs
Blanco
Kinney
Gillespie County War Fund Drive Sets New Records
Gillespie County exceeded its $7 200 quota in the 1944 Red Cross War Fund Campaign with a final total of 7 252 dollars. The drive boosted local Red Cross membership to 2120, a county record, up from 1895 last year.
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Gillespie County
Red Cross
Sidney Henke
Henke
Fredericksburg
Harper Lions Clubs
Fredericksburg Lions Club
Income Tax Office Offers Filing Help on April Dates
Deputy Collector Alvin Davidson will be in his Courthouse office on Friday and Saturday April 7 and 8 and Thursday to Saturday April 13 14 and 15 to assist taxpayers filing estimated income returns before the April 15 deadline.
Mrs Henry Meurer Rejoins Family at San Antonio Home
Mrs Henry Meurer who had been in a San Antonio hospital has recovered enough to leave for the home of her parents in law Mr and Mrs Jacob Meurer in San Antonio.
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Henry Meurer
San Antonio
Jacob Meurer
Lucky To Be Around Yet Former Gillespian Said After Fight In Italy
A 1944 letter from Leroy T. Willms, a Gillespie native, to his cousin Harry Wahrmund describes war conditions in Italy. He notes Eddie Feuge, a sergeant, and reflects on hunger, disease, and poor sanitation while praising Allied soldiers for survival amid harsh front line conditions.
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Gillespian
Italy
Leroy T. Willms
Harry Wahrmund
Doss
Willms
Here
Tobias Willms
San Antonio
Eddie
Eddie Feuge
Otto Feuge
Deer Harry
O.K
Harry
142 Inf
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Walter C. Meier
Cpl
Ferdinand CC
Neffendorf
Leazar
Dolezal
India
Imphal
Manipur
Burma
Orde Wingate
Milton Durst
Hubert Reichenau
Henry Lochte
B. H. Heinen
Almon Kirchoff
Ernst Lochte
Arthur Kowert
A. K. Krause
Alfred Cameron
Elgin Crenwelge
Fred Tally
Felix Heep
W. H. Schaefer
Mesdames W. L. Humes
T. W. Knopp
Monroe Wahl
Walter Kolmeier
Hubert Cox
Elizabeth Walter
Eddie Krauskopf
J. T. Miller
CYO
PTA
Prairie Rose
San Saba
Harper and Fredericksburg Lions Club
Income Tax Office
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