Stonewall Teams Sweep Baseball Doubleheader
The Stonewall Pirates beat the Boerne White Sox 13 to 11 in 13 innings. Next Sunday the pirates will host the Fredericksburg Giants. Farmers League Hardball defeats Enderlins Feed Store 8 to 3 with an April 16 game in Sisterdale. Scout Troops plan Camporee on April 14 and 15. Easter pageant in Fredericksburg drew crowds Saturday. Local residents and visiting relatives fill weekend pages with social notes and kinship stories.
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Stonewall Pirates
Boerne White Sox
Pirates
Fredericksburg Giants
Farmers League
Enderlins Feed Store
Sisterdale
Explorers
Louis Klein
Fredericksburg
Werner
Annie Marie Lindig
Bobby
Buddy Hodges
Bernice
Bunny Weinheimer
Rubin Klein
Tom Weinheimer
San Angelo
Herman Weinheimer
Roy
Roy Tanner
San Antonio
Amy Dell Tanner
Austin
J. O. Tanner
Arthur Haun
Willy Burg
Howard Cravens
B. H. Eckert
Arthur Lynn Hahn
Doss
Emil Klein
Harry Evans
Wm. Wiegand
Wm. Wichita
Ad. Weinheimer
Chester Cordes
Alvin Weinheimer
Lester Bailey
Mary Neal
Bryan Fiken
Brady
Weston Bailey
Hilmar Eckert
Louis Kordzik
Louis Kordzik Jr
Julia
Danny
Harry Kordzik
Elgin Grona
Aucain
Lake Charles
Frank Seward
Their
J. E Welch
Hermann Sons Dedication Opens New Lodge Home
The dedication program features Miss Betty Stroeher and Miss Virginia Evers singing, Calvin Weber trumpet solo, and remarks by Harry Naas and Carl Biebers. The Fredericksburg Concert Band provides selections, with a 30 minute intermission and a social hour, ending in a dance from 7:30 to 12. Highl anders band supplies music for the dance.
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Harry Naas
San Antonio
Order of the Sons of Hermann of Texas
Carl Biebers
Fredericksburg
San Antonio Visit Highlights Bridal Shower and Family Outing
Mr and Mrs Reuben Ruebsahm and sons visited Mr and Mrs Max Heep in San Antonio recently. A shower for Emma Jaen Saathoff bride to be of Almon Heep was hosted by Mrs John Langford. Local families from Austin joined a picnic with the Burg and Ruebsahm groups. Esther Locke and Rose spent the weekend with Mr and Mrs James Eckert and Patsy.
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Reuben Ruebsahm
Max Heep
San Antonio
Ruebsahm
Emma Jaen Saathoff
Almon Heep
John Langford
John Woodard
Horace Wiley
Doc
E. Wiley
Austin
Simon Burg
Esther Locke
Rose
James Eckert
Patsy
Mrs Beckmann and son attend Dallas furniture convention
Mrs. Max Beckmann and her son Roy joined Mr and Mrs Harry Hartmann at a furniture convention held in Dallas on Tuesday, highlighting attendance by local residents.
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Max Beckmann
Roy
Harry Hartmann
Dallas
Farm Ranch Census Blanks Available At Ag Office
Farmers and ranchmen who did not receive their questionnaire in the mail for the 1950 decennial census may obtain one by visiting the Agriculture Building offices. W H Sagebiel, crew leader for Gillespie and Kendall Counties, said providing blanks in advance will greatly aid the enumerators' work.
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W. H. Sagebiel
Gillespie
Kendall
Easter Fires Pageant Draws Crowd at Fredericksburg
Easter Fires on the hill and pageant scene show small and large bunnies gathering flowers and boiling eggs in a cauldron. The Fredericksburg High School band played as Wm. Petmecky thanked guests. He dedicated the event to St. Mary’s Boy Scout troop members injured when their truck overturned on Cross Mountain.
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Girl Scouts
Fredericksburg High School
Wm. Petmecky
Gilbert Kaderli
Easter Fires Committee
Petmecky
St. Mary’s
Baseball Core Described as Marble-Sized Cork Center
A baseball features a cork center roughly the size of a marble. The core is encased by yarn and leather layers, forming the familiar ball used in play.
Camporal Set For Gillespie County Scouts April 21 22
The Gillespie County Boy Scout District will hold its annual spring Camporal in Stonewall on Friday and Saturday April 21 22. All county troops are expected to participate with a campfire and award programs open to parents and the general public Friday night.
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Gillespie County
Boy Scout District
Stonewall
Allen F. Schlueter Tours Scotland Aboard Destroyer
Fireman Allen F. Schlueter of Fredericksburg Texas visited Glasgow and Edinburgh with crew aboard the destroyer USS Ernest G. Small. The ship stopped in Cardiff for five days before joining the Northern European Naval Forces after a two month Mediterranean cruise.
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Allen F. Schlueter
USN
Fredericksburg
Texas
Glasgow
Scotland
Ernest G. Small
Loch Lomond
Edinburgh
Cardiff
Wales
Mediterranean
Jung family returns from two week visit in Uvalde
Mr and Mrs Otto A Jung recently returned from a two weeks visit with their daughter and family Mr and Mrs O N Barnes and four children in Uvalde.
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Otto A. Jung
O. N. Barnes
Uvalde
Boys Recovering After Cross Mountain Fire Pageant Rehearsal
The report lists injured boys including George Gold and Gerald Jenschke with aid from troop members and adults as they helped build the Cross Mountain fire on Saturday night. Easter pageant cast changes saw Mrs Milton Petermann replacing Franklin Loth as the Easter Rabbit during Saturday’s performance.
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George Gold
Gerald Jenschke
Edward Hagel
Carlo Franke
Freddie Pyka
Charles Fritz
Robert Pohler
Darrel Schlueter
Cross Mountain
Franklin Loth
Milton Petermann
Easter Visit With Weber Voelkel Families
Mr and Mrs Felix Weber and children of San Antonio and Mr and Mrs Oscar Voelkel and daughters of Austin spent the Easter holidays visiting relatives here.
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Felix Weber
San Antonio
Oscar Voelkel
Austin
Sapio Family Visits Knoche Kin Over Easter Weekend
Mr and Mrs Pete Sapio with Ronnie and Sandra visited the Knoche family over the Easter weekend. Other visitors at the Knoche home included Mr and Mrs Ude Schelihase of New Braunfels.
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Pete Sapio
Ronnie
Sandra
Walter Knoche
Knoche
Ude Schelihase
New Braunfels
San Antonio Family Visits Relatives Over Weekend
Mr and Mrs Felix Hahn and their son Bobby of San Antonio visited relatives during the past weekend. Accompanying them were Alphonse Weinheimer Jr and Joyce Weinheimer of San Antonio, who visited their grandmother Mrs Christian Hahn.
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Felix Hahn
Bobby
San Antonio
Alphonse Weinheimer Jr
Joyce Weinheimer
Christian Hahn
Werner Klier Attends Dallas Furniture Show
Werner Klier of Pioneer Furniture Company attended the Furniture Show in Dallas on Monday, meeting industry peers and viewing new designs showcased by exhibitors.
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Werner Klier
Pioneer Furniture Company
Dallas
Kneese Schwien ing Wedding Attended by Four Families
Mr and Mrs Robert Besier and Mr and Mrs Alonzo Jung attended the Kneese Schwien ing wedding at Junction Sunday.
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Robert Besier
Alonzo Jung
Junction
Also Mentioned on This Page
Hermann Sons
Ag Office
Hermann
Auto Electric
Werner Schnappauf
Gerber
del Monte
Pachal Celery
PUREX
PEAS
Boy Scout Camporal
Gillespie County Commission
R. R. Stock Pens
Growouts
Standard Service Company
Chrysler
Plymouth
Crenwelge Motor Sales
DE Soto
Hill Country
Hudson
Hill Country Implement Company
BUICK
Fredericksburg, Texas
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