Peter's Hall Reopens For Easter Night Dance in Fredericksburg
Peter's Hall, oldest amusement venue in Fredericksburg and Gillespie County, reopens after a six year war duty hiatus for an Easter night dance on April 9 with Al and His Highlanders. The venue, built in 1909 by Ed Peter, has hosted theatricals, mass meetings, concerts, skating, and skating/gym uses. A County Singing Festival is planned for April 30, with modernization to follow including booths and seating.
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Peter
Fredericksburg
Gillespie County
West Main
North Orange Streets
Esskay
Fredericksburg Events Calendar for April
A list of local activities from April 7 to April 19 detailing Good Friday trades holiday Easter events in Fairpark Fredericksburg Easter Sunday opening of Hill Country baseball league Comfort versus Fredericksburg at Fredericksburg Arbeiter Verein Rotary Jaycee Lions Club Fredericksburg Volunteer Fire Dept Band Boosters Public School Board meetings Fair Association Directors Garden Club Gillespie County Farm Bureau Texas Employment Commission representative Hill Country league games Stonewall Herman Sons Lodge Hall opening Volunteer Fire Department Bi monthly Masonic Lodge Rotary Fredericksburg Credit Bureau Chamber of Commerce district Boy Scout meet in Fredericksburg.
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Trades Extension Committee
Fredericksburg
Fairpark
Hill Country Baseball League
Comfort
Fredericksburg Arbeiter Verein
Rotary Club
Nimitz Hotel
Jaycee
Lions Club of
Board of Directors
The
Fair Association
Fredericksburg Garden Club
Gillespie County Farm Bureau
Texas Employment Commission
Stonewall
Herman Sons Lodge
Fire Department
Masonic Lodge of
Rotary Club of
Fredericksburg Credit Bureau
Chamber of Commerce
Chambers
Scout Hall
Open House For New 5-Room Home In Gillespie County
Lorenz Bading announces an open house at the new 5 room home by Gillespie County Lumber Co at 315 E Burbank Street. The event runs Saturday afternoon April 8 and Sunday all day April 9. The home sits in the Upper Crabapple Road annex with modern conveniences and low price housing. Bading, Lehne, and others will be available to answer questions and show the residence.
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New Home
Lorenz Bading
Gillespie County Lumber Company
E. Burbank Street
Crabapple Road
Bading
Robert Lehne
Guests in Fredericksburg Honor Hoffmans
Visitors from Washington D C Mr Roy C Hoffman and wife Elayne Morelle Hoffman stay with his grandparents Mr and Mrs Ed G Oehler in Fredericksburg. Attending were Mr and Mrs Weller Hoffman of Laredo and Ida Hoffman of Maxwell. Elayne Morelle Hoffmans marriage to Roy Hoffman was March 16 in Washington at the Lutheran Church of the Reformation. The couple returned from a honeymoon in Mexico City and will spend days in Laredo. Also listed are Mrs Amanda Weber and Mr and Mrs Willie Kuennemann and Andrew Kuennemann of Fredericksburg.
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Fredericksburg
Roy C. Hoffman
Washington, D. C
Ed. G. Oehler
Mr. Hoffman
Weller G. Hoffman
Laredo
Ida Hoffman
Maxwell
Elayne Morelle
Irma F. Morelle
la Crosse
Wisconsin
Hoffman
Lutheran Church of the Reformation
Washington
Oscar F. Blackwelder
Mexico City
Oehlers
Amanda Weber
Willie Kuenemann
Andrew Kuenemann
Texas Lutheran College Choir In Concert Here
The Texas Lutheran College Choir conducted by Philip F Knautz performed at Holy Ghost Lutheran Church before about 800 listeners. Local singers Julia Hartmann Anne Leo Anne Marie Lindig Rubin Bernhard joined the 50-voice group on its 21st annual tour beginning April 10 with concerts across Texas Colorado and Oklahoma and ending May 7 at the San Pedro Playhouse in San Antonio.
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Texas Lutheran College
Holy Ghost Lutheran Church
Philip Frederick Knautz
O. Lindenberg
Holy Ghost Church
Alonzo Evers
Music Study Club
Gillespie Countians
Julia Hartmann
Anne Leo
Anne Marie Lindig
Rubin Bernhard
Fredericksburg
Texas
Colorado Springs
Denver
Boulder
Ft. Collins
Colorado
Goodland
Clifton and Herington
Kansas
Oklahoma City
Okla
Seguin
San Pedro Playhouse
San Antonio
Austin Nettle Returns Home From Polio Ward
Austin Nettle son of Mr and Mrs W A Nettle has been confined to the Polio Ward at Robert B Green Hospital San Antonio for five months and returned home on Sunday. The Fredericksburg National Bank will be closed Friday April 7 in observance of Good Friday.
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Austin Nettle
W. A. Nettle
Robert B. Green Hospital
San Antonio
Fredericksburg National Bank
Radio amateurs volunteer for emergency communications
Dean Austin and David Anderson, licensed operators X5PCU and W5QXX, volunteer to cooperate with Gillespie County Red Cross for emergency communications. They can contact Amateur Station W90UA in Evanston, Illinois, one of three stations teletype linked coast to coast to the Red Cross system.
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Dean Austin
David Anderson
Gillespie County
Red Cross
Austin
Anderson
Evanston
Illinois
Bank to Close Friday for Good Friday Observance
The Security State Bank will be closed Friday April 7 in observance of Good Friday.
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The
Security State Bank
Louis abandons comeback plans for Texas circus tour
During a Texas exhibition circuit stop Joe Louis indicated a possible attempt to reclaim the world heavyweight title but concluded he would not pursue the championship. He signed to perform with a Texas circus on a Canada tour this summer at a daily salary of 1000 dollars.
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Waco
Texas
Joe Louis
Louis
Canada
Mrs Golden and Sons Stay With Grandmother in City
Mrs. O. Z. Golden and her sons Gordon and Mark are spending several weeks in the home of Mrs. Meltonie Hitzfeld, the grandmother.
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Mrs. O. Z. Golden
Gordon and
Mark
Mrs. Golden
Meltonie Hitzfeld
Also Mentioned on This Page
Peter's Hall
Mderick Gpurg
THM
Chamber OF Commerce Office
Fredericksburg Publishing Co., Inc
City Cafe — Kolmeier & Klier CO
Knopp & Metzger — Radio Post
National Farm Loan Association Dooley’'S Store
Central Drug CO
Fredericksburg Fair Park
Gillespie County Historical Society
Oehler
Texas Lutheran College Choir
Miles
Comfort Highway
Happy GO Lucky Boys
Walter Schmidt
Sisterdale
Music By
Herbert Laubach
Harry W. Hill
Spring Creek Hall
Reed’s
Harper Road
Hill Country Boys
Arthur Reed
Engel's Hall
Luckenbach, Texas
Engel Bros
Mobil Gas and Oil
Grona
A. H. B. Food Store
Delgado
Velveeta
Kimbell
Spry
Rath
Swift
Bic
Venice
Herman Sons Hall
Texas Ramblers
His
Highlanders
Fredericksburg Lodge Sons
Herman
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