Twenty Three Years Ago Prizeshoot and Local Elections
The 1920 Grapetown prize shoot drew 91 sharpshooters from clubs including Hubertus Scharfschuetzen Grapetown Bear Creek Tivydale Jaegerlust and Germania. Officers elected were Chas Kallenberg president Wm Leyendecker vice president Aug M Jung secretary and Alf Henke treasurer. Alex Arbelger led the scores with 89 and Fritz Schaefer had 27. Gillespie County Judge A H Kneese seeks reelection and Hy F Kirchhoff announces for County Clerk. A shotgun accident killed 19 year old Leonard Burrier. The Giants split two games and beat Mason 5 4 at their reunion.
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Grapetown
Hubertus
Scharfschuetzen
Bear Creek
Tivydale
Jaegerlust
Germania
Chas. Kallenberg
Pre
Wm. Leyendecker
Aug. M. Jung
Alf. Henke
Alex Arbelger
Fritz Schaefer
Kneese
A. H. Kneese
Gillespie County
Military Police To Be Stationed Here Week Ends
Fredericksburg will host two Army military police each weekend starting Saturday. Capt S Maloukis head of Military Police in San Antonio, met with Sheriff Robert Loth and Mayor Joe Molberg to arrange enforcement support for visiting servicemen. MPs arrive Saturday noon and stay until Sunday night to aid crowd control and safety.
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Fredericksburg
S. Maloukis
San Antonio
Robert Loth
Joe Molberg
Cpt
Maloukis
Army
Gillespie County
Fisher to Speak at Fredericksburg Lions Meeting
Congressman O C Fisher of San Angelo and the 21st District will be the honor guest at the Fredericksburg Lions Club meeting on August 25. He accepted the invitation and will spend the day in Fredericksburg to hear county citizens with issues to discuss.
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Congressman Fisher
Lions Meeting
O. C. Fisher
San Angelo
Congress
Fredericksburg
Lions Club
Fisher
Ten 18 Year Olds Registered In July
The local selective service board listed ten Gil lespie County men who turned 18 in July and must register. Names and birthdates shown include Harold Pahl Dale Cook Hugo Maentius Robert Halfman Marvin Wiemers Robert Pape Vernon Sweatman Raymond Kunz Walter Frantzen and Stanley Stehling with their birth dates.
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Selective Service Board
Gillespie County
Harold W. Pahl
Dale Cook
Hugo H. Maentius
Robert W. Halfman
Marvin J
Axis Last Stand In Sicily Nearing End
Allied forces press the Sicily campaign with American and British troops cracking the Mount Etna line and closing in on Catania as Tronia falls and Messina bridgehead nears. Eisenhower declares final offensive toward Italy’s capitulation while Hamburg endures major Allied bombing as Eastern Germany anticipates broader raids.
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Sicily
Europe
Mount Etna
George S. Patton Jr
7Th
Tronia
Catania
Messina
Eisenhower
Italy
Marshal Badoglio
Hamburg
Baltic States
Germany
Ploesti
Romania
Op Page
State Tax Rate Cut Reduces Levy Across County
The State Automatic Tax Board in Austin set this year’s state tax rate at 47 cents, down 28 cents from last year’s 75 cents. Gillespie County taxpayers save about 9477.63, with school funds cut to 10 cents and Confederate pension fund to 2 cents. The county may keep last year’s 61 cent rate. budgets and local district rates, including White Oak and Fredericksburg Independent School District, proceed through next week.
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State Automatic Tax Board
Austin
Wm. M. Petmecky
Gillespie County
Petmecky
White Oak
Fredericksburg Independent School District
Fifteen enrolled in advanced first aid course
The Gillespie County Red Cross chapter sponsors a seven week advanced first aid course at the City Fire Station meeting Monday nights. Adolf Kammlah and Henry Borchers lead theory and practice with new equipment, 15 participants listed.
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Gillespie County
American Red Cross
Adolf Kammlah
Red Cross
Henry Borchers
Fire Department
Aline Harper
Sidney M. Henke
Oliver J. Schaefter
Ernest R. Crenwelge
Ernst F. Lochte
Elgin A. Crenwelge
Harold H., Dietel
Bernard Jenschke
Ewald A. Schaefer
Richard F. Bruns
H. C. Hannemann
Elgin A. Kuhlmann
Harry A. Hartmann
Otto F. Baethge
Henry A. Kuenemann
Gillespie Peach Crop Nearing End Pays High Prices
Gillespie county peaches marked one of the best paying crops in history with Elberta fruit selling for 4 to 10 dollars a bushel and top sellers reaching 10 dollars. The season may yield 200000 to 250000 dollars for local growers as most orchards reported good yields and strong demand across the state.
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Gillespie
Jaycee Meeting To Be Held At Klaerners Park
The monthly Junior Chamber of Commerce meeting will be at Klaerner's Park next Tuesday night. An arrangements committee led by Henry Joseph and Paul Mann announced a wiener roast with all trimings. The business meeting will include reports from dairy show, poultry clinic, and Jaycee entertainment committees.
Young Boy Bitten by Dog in Playful Incident
Dan Hartmann three-year-old son of Mr and Mrs Carl Hartmann was bitten above the left eye by the Kneese family dog at his grandparents home on Tuesday. He required stitches after the dog, not accustomed to children, bit him while he played. He has a dog of his own at home.
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Dan Hartmann
Carl Hartmann
Clemens Kneese
Dan
Stolen 6:00x16 tires from Otto Feuge’s car
Police report two 6:00x16 tires and wheels were taken from Otto Feuge’s car on W Centre Street Sunday night. Officers are investigating but have no clues leading to an arrest.
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Otto Feuge
W. Centre Street
Wartime Ration Stamps and Allowances Summary
The calendar lists ration stamps with validity dates for sugar stamps 13 15 16 5 pounds each through various dates, coffee suspended, shoes stamp 18 valid through Oct 31, meat dairy cheese and canned fish stamps T U V W dates in August, blue stamps N P Q valid July 1 to Aug 7 with R S T expiring Sept 1, gasoline A book coupons 7 for four gallons through Sept 21.
Governor Stevenson Urges August Bottle Returns
In a proclamation Governor Coke R Stevenson calls Texans to conserve bottle supplies by promptly returning idle milk soda and beer bottles to dealers during August to support recycling efforts and reduce shortages.
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Coke R. Stevenson
Stevenson
Fredericksburg Taxes Show High Collection Rate
Fredericksburg reports 96.19 percent of taxes paid for the period ending July 31 1943. City records show 18 426 78 collected on a 19 155 87 1942 assessment roll with occupation taxes totaling 472 50. Delinquent collections also rose, city officials said.
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Fredericksburg
Walter Loudon
Truck Blaze on Comfort Highway Damages Sunset Motors Load
Fredericksburg volunteers rushed to a large Sunset Motor Lines trailer on Comfort Highway known as the high hill. Firefighters contained the blaze but the trailer's contents were damaged. Cause was not released.
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Fredericksburg
Hye Records Heaviest July Rainfall In Area
Hye posted the area's heaviest July rainfall at 5.34 inches reported by Levi A. Deike. Doss in the western county recorded 4.35 inches, Crabapple 3.15, Gold 3.01, Morris Ranch 2.01, Bankersmith 1.85, city total 2.91 with 1.64 inches on July 11. July 1943 city rainfall was the second heaviest in six years, after July 1939.
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Hye
Levi A. Deike
Doss
Karl W. Durst Crabapple
F. B. Riley
Oswald Eckradt
Morris Ranch
Tom. K. Carr
Bankersmith
Elroy Schnelle
Alfred Neffendorf
Watermelon Mystery Delights Office Staff
The Publishing Company was indebted to Arthur C. Rabke for a watermelon left at the office last week. The melon resembled a pumpkin in color and shape and, once sliced, proved as delicious as the traditionally shaped melon.
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Force
Arthur
C. Rabke
Child Critically Injured In Morning Fredericksburg Crash
Mary Ann Enderlin an 18 month old child is critically injured after a car collision on the Austin Highway near Fredericksburg District with a truck driven by Claude Saegeser of Harper. Saegeser fled the scene and was arrested later. he faces hit and run charges and possible additional counts as the investigation continues. The Enderlins sustained minor injuries and were treated and released.
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Mary Ann Enderlin
Alfred Enderlin
Austin
Enderlin
Mary Ann
Claude Saegeser
Harper
Fredericksburg
State Highway Department
Saegeser
Robert Loth
Johnson City
Loth
Enderlins
Florine
Pedernales River
Albert
New Liquor Curfew Hours Scheduled From August 9
A new liquor curfew law will take effect on Monday August 9 under House Bill 8. Sale of liquor is prohibited from 10 p.m. to 9 a.m. every day and all day Sunday. Beer wine and ale may be sold outside restricted hours, but no extra licenses will be issued. Consumption bans run 12:15 a.m. to 7 a.m. weekdays and 1:15 a.m. to 1 p.m. Sunday. Fines range 100 to 1000 dollars for sales violations and up to 50 dollars for consumption violations.
Fat Salvage Urged As Patriotic Home Effort In Texas
The Texas Sal vage committee’s women’s unit in Austin pushed fat conservation to aid war needs. Home demonstrator Elberta Martin urged saving all fats from meat drippings and trimmings, rinsing pans, storing drippings, straining for later use, and ensuring fats don’t become rancid for use in gravies sauces cereals and baked goods.
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Women’s Conservation Unit
The
Texas Salvage Committee
Austin
Texas
Elberta Martin
Gillespie County
A. and M. College Extension Service
Martin
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Liv. Kirehoff
Hy. F. Kirehoff
Kirchroff
Bank of Fredericksburg
Leonard Burrier
John Burrier
Barrer
Union Cemetery
A. R. Vetter
Giants
Kerrville
Athletics
Lee
Manny
Mason
Lively
Axis
Harry Priess, Jr
Harry Priess, Sr
Here
Medical Field Service School
Carlisle Barraks
Tate
Klaerners Park
Tles
Margaret McDuffie
Lestey Lopez
Vincent Lopez
U. S. Navy
Lopez
San Diego
California
San Francisco
Durrie
Perth
Comfort
Alfred Enderlins
Fat Salvation Program
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