Marble Falls Youth Killed In Car Crash
Amos Green 19 of Marble Falls died instantly when two cars collided seven miles south of Marble Falls on the Johnson City Marble Falls highway. Louise Eastman 17 suffered a fractured skull and was listed in very critical condition. Four other occupants in Green's car were badly bruised. The other car was driven by Mrs C H Kingsberry of Brenham with sisters-in-law Mrs Worth Kingsberry of Austin and Mrs Max Wahl of Fredericksburg riding along. Wahl was treated and released. the Kingsberry sisters-in-law were hospitalized in Austin. The Kingsberry party had been on a fishing trip to the Colorado River and were en route to Johnson City for ice when the crash occurred.
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Amos Green
Marble Falls
Johnson City
Louise Eastman
Green
C. H. Kingsberry
Brenham
Texas
Texas. Riding With Mrs. Kingsberry
Worth Kingsberry
Austin
Max Wahl
Fredericksburg
Wahl
Kingsberry
Mesdames Kingsberry
Colorado River
Mason Harper On To Bandera Road Proposed
A Mason County News report covers a Tuesday Mason meeting proposing a road from Mason to Doss then Harper and Bandera. Attendees included J L Harris Harper Karl Durst Reuben Nixon county officials and chamber directors. The plan would use the Hilda to Doss route to serve a thickly settled area and seek federal farm to market aid.
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Mason County News
Mason
Doss
Harper
Bandera
J. L. Harris
Karl Durst
Reuben Nixon
Gillespie County
Mason Chamber of Commerce
Otis Shearer
Hilda
Henry Hirsch
Nixon
Kramer
Pfiester
Adkins
Eckstein
Kerr County
Fredericksburg
Surprise Paint Sale at Kolmeier & Klier This Week
Kolmeier and Klier Company announce the annual Surprise Paint Sale with dates April 13 through 15. The issue notes coupon holders can save money on paint in another section of the Standard.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Kolmeier & Klier Company
Pipe stem threat ends theft at Brownwood garage
Brownwood Texas March 30 G B Bohannon confronted thieves stealing gasoline from Mrs Bohannon s car in the family garage with a briar pipe stem. He held one thief until police arrived. an accomplice escaped and the thief was fined in city court.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Brownwood
Texas
G. B. Bohannon
Giants Smother Jorrie Furniture With 23-2 Score
The Fredericksburg Giants crushed Jorrie Furniture Co of San Antonio 23 to 2 at Seipp's Park. Big Al Grobe held the opponents to three hits and two runs in four innings, followed by Al Enderlin who allowed three hits and no runs in five innings as the Giants surged with extra-base hits.
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Fredericksburg Giants
Jorrie Furniture Co
San Antonio
Seipp’s
Boerne White Sox
Seipp’s Park
E. Jordan
Bird
Henke
Enderlin
Schmidtzensky
L. Schneider
Kictt
Mgr
Molberg
O. Schneider
E. Jung
Wells
Mogford
Lehnerr
Jenschke
Grobe
Icke
Ransleben
E. Klaerner
Nebe Girl Injured In Car Truck Crash Near Eckert
Aileen Evans 14, daughter of Mr and Mrs Henry Evans, sustained serious injuries when the car she rode in with eight children was struck by a gravel truck driven by Mr Scots on a county road near the Hohmann gate in Eckert. She received deep leg lacerations and other injuries and was taken to Freericksburg Hospital. Other passengers suffered minor scratches.
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Aileen
Henry Evans
Harry Hotymann
Eckert
Nebo School
Scots
Hohmann Gate
Youth Bruised After Swing Ride At Public School Grounds
Curtis Juenke twelve year old son of Mr and Mrs Eric Juenke fell from a swing at the Public School Grounds Thursday. He braced his fall with both hands and fractured both wrists. He was taken to a local hospital for emergency care.
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Curtis
Eric Juenke
Richard Hardin
Brown Root P E C Wins PEC Construction Contract
Brown and Root P E C Austin Texas contractors won the Rural Electric Administration contract to build 18380 miles of electric lines in 13 central Texas counties including Gillespie, Bell, Burnet, Blanco, Comal, Hays, and Travis. The bid of 82322220 was approved March 3 with work to begin immediately.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Brown and Root
Austin
Texas
Pedernales Rural Electric Co-operative
Rural Electric Administration
Washington, D. C
PEC
Arthur Stehling
Johnson City
Co-Op
Co-Operative
Association
Gillespie, Bell, Burnet Blanco
Comal, Hays, Liano, Kendall, Kerr, Kimble, Mason, Menard, McCulloch, San Saba
Travis
District WPA Project Approved for Fredericksburg Streets
The City of Fredericksburg WPA project proposes city streets and sidewalks improvements. The WPA district office in Fort Worth has approved the plan and it awaits final approval from Washington before grant funds are released. Public details will be announced by city officials upon word from Washington.
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Fredericksburg
WPA
Fort Worth
Wm. Pape
Washington
Texas House blocks sales tax amendment amid battles
The Texas House killed the 21 percent retail sales tax plan to fund pensions and social programs after weeks of debate. Governor O Daniel vows to continue the fight through constitutional or statutory means. The Senate meanwhile killed a truckload-perishables permit bill and passed a pension liberalization measure.
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Texas House of Representatives
O’daniel
O'Daniel
Texas
Hitler
Youth Fractures Ribs In Fall
Elgin resident 20 year old son of Mrs Alfred Hartmann fractured ribs on his right side after being thrown from a plow while working in a field on his mother’s property. He was taken to a local hospital for emergency care and released after treatment.
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Elgin
Alfred Hartmann
March Weather Summary Stays Mild and Wet Across Month
March rainfall measured by observer Alfred Neffendorf shows 0.34 inches, with last year at 0.69 inches and 1993 March at 2.69 inches. The period recorded a high of 91 degrees on March 27 and a low of 27 on March 16, the largest daily temperature range totaling 41 degrees.
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Alfred Neffendorf
Neffendorf
Former Harper Resident Wounded In San Antonio Affray
Warden Fairchild a Special Officer on Stowers Ranch nine miles northwest of San Antonio, was wounded Saturday March 25 in a Houston and Cameron streets tattoo parlor arrest attempt. He is recovering in a Fredericksburg hospital with a gunshot to the right arm and left knee, reportedly shot with his own .38 caliber pistol.
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Warden Fairchild
Harper
Stower
Cow Breaks Woman's Leg at Bear Creek Farm
Mrs. Alfred Pfiester suffered a compound fracture of her right leg Monday afternoon when the cow she was milking at her Bear Creek home fell on her. She was taken to a local hospital for treatment and remains there to recover. Reinhold Sagebiel, recently shot by his brother during a rabbit hunt on his mother’s ranch near Crab Apple, was able to leave the hospital earlier this week.
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Alfred Pfiester
Bear Creek
Reinhold Sagebiel
Arthur Sagebiel
Crab Apple
Body Of Slain Man Carried Through City
The bullet riddled body of G F Punk Weaver of Royalty Ward County Texas was found by officers last Thursday in the trunk of his blood smeared car on the highway between San Antonio and Seguin. Hugh White, who confessed to killing Weaver, and Weaver who was a Royalty filling station operator, are referenced in the report.
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G F
Punk Weaver
Royalty
Ward County
Texas
San Antonio
Seguin
Hugh White
Weaver
Fredericksburg Lumber and Hardware Firms Close Good Friday
Fredericksburg lumber hardware and implement houses will close all day Friday April 7 in observance of Good Friday. Several firms including Schanduu Reichenau Kolmeier Klier Otto Kolmeier Knopp Stein Mutual Kuenemann Krauskopf Fredericksburg Implement Co and Fredericksburg Publishing Co will be shut. Many other local businesses will stay open part of the day or close only during church services.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Fredericksburg Lumber Hardware
Schanduu and Reichenau
Kolmeier and Klier Co
Otto Kolmeier & Co
Ed Knopp
Stein Lumber Company
Mutual Lumber Co
Kuenemann Hardware
Krauskopf Bros
Fredericksburg Implement Co
Fowth Of July Celebration Plans At Fredericksburg
The Louis Jordan Post American Legion organizes a larger Fourth of July celebration with a parade and rodeo. The Fredericksburg Chamber of Commerce pledges full cooperation to support the festivity as planned.
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Louis Jordan Post American Legion
Fredericksburg
Chamber of Commerce
Stubbs Elected Judge of Blanco Co Contest Recount
In November 1938 J H Clark won the County Judge post by a single vote over B J Stubbs. Stubbs challenged the result and last week the District Court count favored Stubbs by two votes.
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J. H. Clark
B. J. Stubbs
Stubbs
Youth Takes Expensive Ride In Purloined Automobile
Vernon Freeman a 23 year old Fredericksburg resident, took a car owned by Harry Grobe from Reuben Crenwelge’s lot for a demonstrative spin. After a prolonged pursuit through Fredericksburg streets, Sheriff Klaerner fired shots to halt the chase, but Freeman escaped. the incident continued on page 6.
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Vernon Freeman
Fredericksburg
Gillespie County
Freeman
Reuben Crenwelge
Crenwelge
Harry Grobe
Grobe
Klaerner
Sheriff's Office
Main and Crockett
San Antonio
Kerrville
Klaemer
Motor Vehicle License Sale Shows Gain in Gillespie County
Gillespie County reports 3 042 motor vehicle license plates sold for 34 305 54 during the 1939 registration period ending April 1. Passenger cars rose to 2 502 from 2 476 in 1938 while commercial trucks increased to 329 and farm trucks fell to 129. Trailer licenses total 64 and auto dealer licenses reached 18. The largest fee paid was 247.00 for a truck. the lowest 4 20 for Model T operators. All fees go to the county highway fund.
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Gillespie County
Wm M. Petmecky
City Drilling Additional Water Well
Fredericksburg this week began drilling an extra water well to bolster its supply. Layne Texas Co of Houston started work at Braeutigam's place south of the city. The existing two wells from 1936 remain sufficient, but the new well and depth increase to well number 1 aim to handle higher summer demand.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Fredericksburg
Layne- Texas Company of Houston
Braeutigam
Fredericksburg Store to Mark Biggest Sale Yet
Henry C. Maier owner of Piggly Wiggly prepares for a historic sale this week. A full page advertisement in the Standard urges readers to take advantage of markdowns on nearly every item.
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Henry C. Maier
Fredericksburg
Maier
Standard
Klein Frankreich Rancher Bitten by Rattlesnake
Robert Stehling a 35 year old farmer and rancher in the Klein Frank reich community was bitten on the left leg after stepping on a rattlesnake while tending sheep and goats. He killed the snake, walked to his farmhouse, changed clothes, drove to town for medical care and then returned home where he was reported improving the next morning.
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Robert Stehling
Klein Frankreich
Stehling
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Kuenemann
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A. H. Kneese
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Felix Wilke
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