Baseball Seventeen Years Ago Game Summary
Pittsburgh Glass defeated the Giants 4 to 3 in a nine inning game. Key plays included a home run by Reichenau in the ninth and a three base hit by Probst. Podewils walked four, Hollmig two, with Hollmig touching first on a double to Goldsmith.
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Adtehine Oo
Reichenau
Pittsburgh Glass
Giants
Peter
Probst
E Henke
Podewills
Ferris
Hollmig
Podewils
Hollmic
Goldsmith
A. Henke
E C Schmidt Named Grand Prize Beer Agent
E C Schmidt was named agent for Grand Prize beer in Fredericksburg by Gulf Brewing Company of Houston. He opened his office and warehouse beside the Post Office and will serve local retailers. phone number listed as 350.
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FE. C. Schmidt
Fredericksburg
Gulf Brewing Company of Houston
Schmidt
Reelected candidates form three-year terms on school board
Three men were reelected to three-year terms on the school board. For the next year the board will include the president Herman Fischer, A. H. Kneest, Max Bierschwabe, and Dr. Lester Keyser alongside returning members.
General Tires and Tubes backs local drive-in station
Gene ral Tires and Tubes and Fred ericksburg Drive-In Station announce a joint service event led by Rubin Crenweige proprietor to offer inspections and minor repairs for motorists and families in the community.
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Fredericksburg Drive-In Station
Rubin Crenweige
Giants Defeat Old Rivals Merchants In 7-1 Season Opener
The Giants opened the 1941 season with a 7 to 1 victory over the San Antonio Merchants at Seipp Park. Al Grobe pitched a complete game shutting out the Merchants aside from a sixth inning run, while the Giants totaled eleven hits and turned two double plays. Molberg drove in two while Ransleben added three RBIs as the Giants pull ahead to next week’s Hill County League opener in Kerrville against the Broncs.
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Elton Jordan
Giants
San Antonio Merchants
Seipp Park
al” Grobe
Gussen, Miller
Fortune
Giant
Icke
Grobe
Molberg
Merchants
Pyka
Ransleben
L. Schneider
Kerrville
Broncs
F. Ducos
E. Kraerner
O. Schneider
Ransieben
Simon
Koch
Morris
Miller
Gussen
C. Kilnerner
Goehmann
Two Gillespie Residents Injured in Falls While Hare Race
Two Gillespie County residents suffered injuries from falls this past week. August Usener cut his right foot after a fall from a stalk cutter on Friday. Walter Wahrmund broke his right ankle in a horse fall on Saturday.
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Gillespie County
Usener
Walter Wahrmund
Hilmar Wahrmund
Alfred Grona
Oran Cottle
John Ed Knop
Security State Bank Opens. Directors Named and Hours Set
The bank announces its opening this week with a nine to four thirty daily schedule. Board members include Dr. Donop Fred Mathisen Wm Schroeder Jr Arthur Stehling Hugo Kallenberg M L Bogisch Emil Wahrmund and Otto Kiehne. An attendance prize draw will be held for all visitors.
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Donop
Fred Mathisen
Wm. Schroeder
Arthur Stehling
Hugo Kallenberg
M. L. Bogisch
Emil Wahrmund
Otto Kiehne
Prayers for Anna Bell Ended After Winning Bet
A minister agreed to pray for Anna Bell at a service at the request of a church member known for being unruly. Days later the member declined further prayers, revealing Anna Bell had won a last Wednesday race at seven to one.
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Anna Bell
It pays to get good chicks from selected parent stock
The note advises purchasing chicks only from carefully chosen parent stock tested for pullorum disease to ensure healthy progeny and better flock performance.
Hilarious Evening Continued Showcases Local Acts
The Hilarious Evening Association presents a program with members of various organizations performing in trouper style. Side shows not offered before will open for admittance. If spring weather falters, the event can move indoors as last year. Senior joke about a doctor and a sightless patient closes the note.
Four-H Club Reaches Over Eight Million Rural Youth
Since the start of nation-wide 4-H Club work, the program has touched more than 8 million rural young people across the country, expanding outreach and opportunities.
Giants crush Merchants in fast opening game
The Giants beat the San Antonio Merchants 7 to 1 in a remarkably quick 1 hour 20 minute game. Elton Jordan notes it as the fastest local game on record and the win signals a strong start for the Hill Country League season.
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Giants
San Antonio Merchants
Merchants
Elton Jordan
Kerrville
Ingram Drops Out Of Hill Country League
A last minute resignation by Ingram from the Hill Country baseball league prompts a special league meeting at Gillespie County courthouse. Teams from Kerrville Harper Bourne Comfort Stonewall Fredericksburg reorganize schedules with off Sundays, opening games set for April 13 in Kerrville and Comfort. The note also cites historical food expenditure shares by American housewives with farmers.
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Ingram
Hill Country Baseball League
Gillespie
Kerrville
Harper
Bourne Comfort Stonewall
Fredericksburg
Ingrand
Fredricksburg
Stonewall
Comfort
Boerne
Ten Pin League Standings Highlight Top Fredricksburg Scores
High individual single game goes to F Heep with 253 points and 3 game series to F Heep at 606. City of Fredericksburg tops team marks with a 876 single game and 2529 in the three game series.
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F. Heep
City of Fredericksburg
City of
Fredericksburg
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