Two Fredericksburg youths bicycle 50 miles for merit badge
Billy and Freddy Petmecky sons of Mr and Mrs Wi Bill Petmecky rode from Fredericksburg to Max Willman near Blanco and back to earn their cycling merit badge. They biked about 50 miles to meet the requirement and plan to return after haying chores. Their mother Emma Maier recalls similar long rides.
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Fredericksburg
Billy
Freddy Petmecky
Bill” Petmecky
Max Willman
Blanco
Lutheran Boy Scout Troop
Albert
Emma Maier
Richard Maier
Lange
The
Standard
New England Life Insurance Company
F. J. Maier
San Angelo
Ahoy Origin as Battle Cry Turns to Sailor Greeting
The word ahoy originated as the Viking battle cry but has since become a common greeting among sailors, reflecting a shift from warfare to nautical camaraderie.
Central Motor Co Offers Repair Services For All Cars
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Central Motor CO
Quizzers link Halley Pasteur discoveries
Classified teaser asks readers to match famous scientists to their discoveries. Edmund Halley the astronomer is linked with a comet, while Louis Pasteur the scientist is connected to the existence of bacteria. Answers appear on the Classified Page.
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Edmund Halley
Mars
Louis Pasteur
Blanco County Fair and Rodeo Opens In Johnson City
The Blanco County Fair and Rodeo starts in Johnson City with a Friday street parade and runs through Saturday night. Highlights include agricultural exhibits and nightly rodeo events at Fair Park arena led by Kineupper and Crider, with E. J. Hyatt as rodeo committee chair.
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Blanco County
Johnson City
Fair Park
Kineupper and Crider
E. J. Hyatt
New Willow Farm Road Completed Through Willow City
The Farm to Market Road from Eckert through Willow City to Gillespie Blanco County line is fully paved. Cleanup begins as highway markers go up and residents anticipate a smoother trip to Willow. Local social updates follow with visits, weekends, and family gatherings across San Antonio Austin Clarksville Dripping Springs Kerrville and Fredericksburg.
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New Willow City
Willow City
Sandy
Burnet Highway
Eckert
McKown Construction Company
Felix Herber
Althaus
Gillespie-Blanco County
Willow
Holmes Moss
San Antonio
Moss
John W. Thomas
Johnny Bohmfalk
Little Bill
Charles
Harry Hohmann
Bessie Mae
Mark
Dripping Springs
Irene Holland
H. Voight
Meta Stahl
Crabapple Church
Edmund Stahl
F. Satroius
Paul Stak
Shamrock
Ad. Ettlinger
Philadelhpaa
F. P. Kleinsick
Freeport Texas
Stahl
Eddie Hohmann
Freeport
Stonewall Plans Float Entry in Fair Parade Here
Community Club set plans to enter a float in the Gillespie County fair parade at Friday night meeting. Stonewall Pirates lost to Comfort Broncs 9-4 in a Sunday game at home.
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Stonewall
Community Club
Gillespie County
Stonewall Pirates
Comfort Broncs
Kerrville Colored All-Stars
Comfort
Alvin Weinheimer
Howard Cravens
Judy
Ft. Worth
Eugene Pape
Emma Pape
San Antonio
Bruno Arlitt
Petersburg
Louis Kunz Jr
Willy Burg
Harold Crealey
Johnny
Clifton Burg
Beverly
Martin Bradshaw
Douglas Dickey
Adolf Nebgen
Lloyd Douglas
Benno Eckert
Harvey
Patsy
Emil Hahne
Dallas
Walter Molden
Harper Lions Club Names Committees for 1951
J R Peril, new president, announced Harper Lions Club committees for 1951 at the last meeting. The club honored seven Boy Scouts and a future scout, voting to sponsor Harper troop again. New Scout charter presented. past president buttons awarded to Clint Brown, Floy Bode, A L Bierschwale, and Chas W Barrett. E W Walker named chair of health and welfare to study town spraying. Rev J D Farmer joined from Leakey Texas.
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Harper Lions Club
J. R. Peril
Harper
Buttons
Clint Brown
Floy Bode
A. L. Bierschwale
Chas. W. Barrett
E. W. Walker
Post Oak Homecoming Draws Big Crowds and Honors
The first Post Oak homecoming on Sunday July 22 drew about 500 attendees from near and far. Francis Rech led a welcome program with songs by Nathan and Mary Jane Sultemeier and performances by local residents. Ex-teachers and community members were honored, with Newton McLendon and Mrs. Emery Hodges crowned King and Queen and Jerry Wayne Petermann and Judith Ann Lindig named junior royalty. Prizes included a quilt and various gifts, with refreshments served afterward.
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Post Oak
Francis Rech
Nathan
Mary Jane Sultemeier
G. C. Senff
Charlene
Beverly Ann
Ola Ruth
Emery Hodges
Jerry Wayne Petermann
Judith Ann Lindig
Hugo Brodbeck
Jack Meyers
Albert Brodbeck
Alvin Behrends
Eloise Danz
Alfons Nebgen
O. C. Hoegenmeyer
Yugoslavian Arrives to Start New Life with Fredricksburg Couple
Mrs. Xanta Dryak a 38 year old native of Yugoslavia arrived in Fredericksburg to live with Walter and Mrs. Hollmig and help at their Western Auto store. She is the third displaced person to settle in town. Her journey began in New Orleans July 19 aboard the Gen Muir. Mrs Dryak speaks six languages and has lived in Czechoslovakia and Germany before coming to America through displaced persons channels.
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Xanta Dryak
Yugoslavia
Frederiksburg
Walter Hollmigs
Western Auto
East Main St
Dryak
Fredericksburg
New Orlans
Gen. Muir
Ilmar Riekstins
Riekstins
Behrends
Germany
Jan Hartmann
Czechoslovaki
Tito
Paris
A Justice
France
Universitie
London
Anothe
Freyburg
American
Walter Holtings
Displaced Persons Bureau
Washington
State Department
Legation
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Peddlin’ Away
Roald Amundsen
South Pole
Equator
Arctice Circle
Marie and
Pierre Curie
Rhodesia
Zebulon Montgomery Pike
Opal Ray Gipson
W. L. Wolf
Blanco Park
M. A. Wolf
Adolph Wolf
Larry
Van
Jay Wolf
Jane
John Lengefeld
Danny
Deborah
George Burnette
Keith
Charlie Wolf
William Stockton
Raymond
Becky
Curtis White Jr
Alvie Hunnicutt
Seville Hunnicutt
Carmen Hunnicutt
George Gipson
Opal Ray
Bill Hirsch
Arlene
M. B. Gipson
G. R. Gipson
Johnnie
Lonnie
William Wolf
W. E. Stevenson
Alfred Davis Jr
Freddie
Stevie
Maleen
Jercleen Young
Eli Hunnicutt
Arkansas
New Willow Farm
Mrs
Henry Kirk
Willow City Correspondent
Wes Holland
Nancy Moehle
Damon, Russell
Hubert Moehle
Kerrville
Pfc
Royce Beyers
Lackland Air Force Base
Desmond Sagebiel
Barbara
Hubert Owens
Houston
Larry Thompson
Cynthia
5. B. Evans
Melvin
James Eckert
Alex BR. Frantzen
Texas Leaders’ Round Table
Juenke & Schoenewolf
Hono
Southwestern Life Insurance Company
Alex R. Frantzen
Round Table of Texas
Texas Association of Life Underwriters
National Association of Life Underwriters
Life Insurance Agency Management Association
Southwestern Life
Texas
James Halph Wood Pe Aie
Kaesong
Moscow
J. F. Cook
Willie Rec
W. Hollmig
Stein’s
Schnelle
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