Reception To Honor Bishop Metzger In Fredericksburg
Civic reception at Peter's Hall at 8 p m Sunday honors Bishop Sidney M Metzger consecrated titular bishop of Birta and auxiliary bishop of Santa Fe. Mass at St Mary's 10 a m features Archbishop Crossaerts and Archbishop Gerken with St John's Seminary Choir. Continues on page 6.
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Sidney M. Metzger
Birta
Santa Fe
San Antonio
St. Mary's Church
Archdiocese of
N. M
Peter's Hall
St Mary's Church
St. Mary’s
St. Joseph’s Hall
Arthur J. Crossaerts
Rudolph Gerken
St. John's Seminary
Texas Lutherans End Convention With Convocation
The tenth annual Texas District convention of the American Lutheran Church ends with jubilee program in the Public School Auditorium. Rev. John Harder presides Sunday services. R Taeuber and Rev H Dannhaus assist. A Saturday resolution backs uniting all Lutheran synods in the U S and Canada and supports U S neutrality in the European war.
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Texas
American Lutheran Church
John Harder
R. Taeuber
St. Paul
Minnesota
Bethany Lutheran
H. Dannhaus
Boerne
D. G. Texidor
San Antonio
Canada
United States of America
United States
George Washington
Europe
Keyser and Kneese Elected Trustees in Saturday Vote
Dr. Lester Keyser and A H Kneese were elected trustees for Frericksburg Independent School District in a write in election held Saturday. Keyser led with 109 votes while Kneese, not on the ballot, earned 99 votes. total votes cast were 215.
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Keyser and
Kneese
Lester Keyser
A. H. Kneese
Frericksbug
Dr. Keyser
Max Bierschwab
Zwiener
Norway and Denmark Invaded as European War Widens
German forces launched rapid assaults seizing Copenhagen and Oslo as Denmark and Norway faced the invasion. Norway offered scattered resistance while Denmark offered disciplined non resistance. British and German navies clashed in the North Sea as Prime Minister Chamberlain pledged continued fighting.
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England
France
Germany
Poland
Finland
Denmark
Norway
Copenhagen
Oslo
North Sea
Chamberlain
Liveoak Creek Bridge Dedicated in Jaycee Ceremonies
Fredericksburg Gillespie County prepares forLiveoak Creek Bridge dedication with a 2 PM concert by the Fredericksburg Concert Band and a 3 PM program led by County Judge Henry Hirsch and Mayor Edward Krauskopf. State Highway Commissioner Robert Lee Bobbitt will speak. Ribbon cutting will open the span to traffic.
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Liveoak Creek
Kerrville Road
Fredericksburg
Gillespie County
Kerrville
Hardin
Hirsch
Krauskopf
Alfred Petsech
R. L. Bobbitt
Hutson
Jaycees
Chamber of Commerce
Mass Meetings Set For Courthouse Sunday Afternoon
W. M. Morgan of the People’s Organization in San Antonio invites the public to a mass meeting in Gillespie County Courthouse District Courtroom Sunday at 2 30 pm. Miss Gertrude Wilson will also speak on how the full old age pension can be paid.
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W. M. Morgan
People’s Organization
San Antonio
Txas
Gillespie County
Morgan
Gertrude Wilson
Plans Set For May 10 Historical Society Program
Gillespie County Historical Society laid initial plans for a May 10 program to be staged in the Public School Auditorium. The onetime program will depict Gillespie County social life through song, dance, pantomime and drama. A committee led by Mrs. Blum and including Mrs. Lewis Mrs. Schaefer Miss Mueller W C White and Alfred Neffendorf will finalize the program. The group also decided May programs become annual affairs.
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Gillespie County
Gillespie County First In State With Free Aerial Farm Maps
Gillespie County leads Texas by offering every farmer a free aerial map under the 1940 AAA program. Thomas Jung says the plan, first of its kind in Texas, provides a bird’s eye view to all participating farmers who sign a farm plan.
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Illespie County
Gillespie County
Agricultural Adjustment Administration
AAA
Texas
Thomas Jung
ACA
Jung
Chamber of Commerce sets quarterly meeting for April 17
The Chamber of Commerce schedules a 7 30 p m meeting at the Hotel Nimitz for April 17. Miss Edyth Krauskopf announces a mainly business luncheon followed by a session led by President Arthur Stehling. A committee awaits member input on desired C of C work and six proposed program topics include resources, trade, and civic growth.
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Chamber of Commerce
Nimitz
Edyth Krauskopf
March
C. J. Dooley
Otto Burgdorf
Erwin Kraus
John Metzger
Henry Schmidt
C. of C
Commission Canvass Sees Gillespie Trustees Elected
Gillespie County Commissioners Court hold April meeting to canvass results of the school trustee election held Saturday. John Manor won Precinct 2 and Enos Rode won Precinct 4 for three year terms. A full list of elected trustees across precincts is recorded along with county fund balances.
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Gillespie County Commissioner’s Court
Appril
John Manor
Enos Rode
Schol
Milton Eckhardt
Emil F. Tatsch
Gus Jenschke
Willie Maurer
Hilmer v Weinheimer
Richard Ressmann
Oscar Crenwelge
Arthur Tatsch
Alfred Weinheimer
Erwin Marquardt
Erwin Crenwelge
Felix Fuhrmann
Bruno Foerster
Felix Mueller
Arthur Gold
Reinhold Oehler
Otto Strackbein
Chas. Roeder
G. F. Henke
Ernst J. Weber
Archie Geistweidt
Gus. Bosse
Albert Hohmann
H. J. Lott
Gillespie County
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8. M. Metzger
Duriar
Io School Board
iMessrs Biere
Fischer, Kneese
Knoche
Maier Walter
Wilke
Mason
Peter's
Texas Lutherans
International Synodical Union
Red Cross
Gillespie County Red Cross
Fred Mathisen
Fredericksburg Lions Club
Nationa Aquatic School
Hunt
Verna Louise Stanford
Georgia
K L. Bobbitt
State High Wavy Commissioner
Alfred Neffendorf
R. N. Bobilett
State Highway Commission
Historical Society
OFC
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