Exhibitors Urged to Plan Early for County Fair Displays
Gillespie County Fair officials expect one of the largest exhibit groups in the three day event and urge exhibitors to plan early. Catalog rules detail entry deadlines with livestock by 9:00 a.m. Friday and general exhibits by 6:00 p.m. Thursday August 15. Stalls for horses cattle and swine are reserved on application with entry to Secretary Calvin Bierschabe.
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Gillespie County Fair Association
Calvin Bierschwabe
Hill Country
Texas
Association
Chamber of Commerce
Commissioners Invite Bids to Turn Airport Land Into Park Site
Gillespie County Commissioners authorize County Judge Henry Hirsch to seek bids from associations to develop a three mile west Fredericksburg land along Liveoak Creek as a recreation park not needed for airport use. Bids due to County Clerk Henry Holy by 10 a.m. August 13, 1946, with the court to review proposals and may reject any bid.
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Gillespie County
Commissioners’ Court
Henry Hirsch
Hirsch
Fredericksburg
Liveoak Creek
B. L. Enderle
Henry Holy
Commissioners Court of
Grapetown Hosts 51st Shooting Festival Weekend
The Bear Creek Club sponsors Grapetown's 51st county wide shooting festival August 10 and 11 with six clubs including Grapetown Eintracht Baron's Creek Tivydale Hubertus Scharf schuetzen and Bear Creek. The event opens Saturday at 9 am with a business session at 10 am and firing on the line from 1 pm. Sunday starts at 8 am with barbecues and one dance featuring the Texas Ramblers.
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Grapetown
Gillespie County
Bear Creek Club
Grapetown Eintracht
Baron’s Creek
Tivydale
Hubertus
Scharfschuetzen
Bear Creek
Texas Ramblers
Gillespie Peach Wins Grand Championship at Texas Fruit Show
Simon Burg of Stonewall shown Hale freestone peaches at the Texas Fruit Show in Stephenville August 2 3. His Lazy S Ranch fruit topped entries to win the grand championship and also took third in the cling stone group with the Frank variety. Burg plans to exhibit at the Gillespie County Fair next week. Willie Burg of Stonewall also showed fruit among Gillespie County growers.
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Simon Burg
Stonewall
Stephenville
Burg
Lazy S Ranch
Texas
Hale
Frank
Clingstone
Gillespie County
Willie Burg
Reserved Seat Tickets For Gillespie County Fair
Reserved seat and box seat tickets for the three days of the Gillespie County Fair are on sale at the Chamber of Commerce office. Officers announced the tickets are moving quickly and interested patrons should contact the Chamber of Commerce immediately.
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Gillespie County
Chamber of Commerce
Eckert Family Reunion Set for Sunday at Klaerner's Park
The Eckert family reunion will be held at Klaerner's Park on Sunday August 11 with a large gathering expected for the annual event.
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Eckert
Klaerner’s Park
Registrants for July Listed by Gillespie County Board
Gillespie County Selective Service Board lists July registrants per secretary Walter Jenschke. Named are Dalton A. Duecker Rudolph A. Olfers Clarence P. Schaetter Walter H. Bernhard Elwood Woerner Olen R. Straube.
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Gillespie County Selective Service Board
Walter Jenschke
Dalton A. Duecker
Rudolph A. Olfers
Clarence P. Schaetter
Walter H. Bernhard
Elwood & Woerner
Olen R. Straube
Lehmann Seeks Texas House Seat from 85th District
Former Kendall County Judge Maurice J. Lehmann of Boerne announces he will seek the 85th Texas Legislative District seat on the independent ticket. The district includes Gillespie, Blanco, Llano and Kendall counties with Harry Davis not seeking reelection.
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Kendall County
Maurice J. Lehmann
Boerne
Texas
Lehmann
Harry Davis
Tom Martin
Fredericksburg
Gillespie
Blanco
Llano
Kendall
Moderate temperatures mark week with warm spell fade
A warm spell peaked at 101.2 degrees on Monday July 29 while the first week of August saw a high of 97.4 degrees reported by local observer Mrs Otto Arbelg er. The coolest day reached 66 degrees on Thursday August 1 signaling a return to milder conditions.
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Otto Arbelger
Business houses to close Friday afternoon at Gillespie Fair
City stores will close at 1 p m on Friday August 16 the first day of Gillespie County Fair. The closure is ordered by the Trades Extension Committee of the Chamber of Commerce and will continue for the remainder of the day.
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Gillespie County
Chamber of Commerce
City Tax Payments Hit 98.18 Percent In 1946
City Clerk Walter Loudon reported 98.18 percent of property holders paid taxes by the July 31 deadline. From May 1 to July 31, $21,123.75 was collected on a $21,516.01 tax roll, leaving $392.58 delinquent. Penalties of 10 percent and 60 percent interest apply to late payments. The city tax rate is 1.37 per $100, with roughly $1.5 million in taxable property, and the county shows a similar 98 percent payment rate.
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Walter Loudon
London
Concordia Family Night Set for August 13
The Concordia Male Choir invites active and passive members and their families to Oak Grove Hut on Tuesday August 13 for a barbecue supper starting at 7 30 p m. Attendees are urged to attend.
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Concordia
Oak Grove Hut
Angora Goat Show Sets New Texas Records
The Texas Angora Goat Raisers Show and Sale set new records over Thursday to Saturday exceeding prior marks as the world's largest event of its kind. Two day sales totaled 18 576 dollars surpassing last year by over 800 dollars in Kerrville where no champion goats were sold. Adolph Stieler paid 500 dollars for a top blue horn yearling buck raised in Real County by G A Bonner of Leakey, the highest Angora buck price in years. Best morning sale went to H R Sites of Wimberly for a premier buck.
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Kerrville
Adolph Stieler
Real County
G. A. Bonner
Leakey
Texas
Doss and Stonewall Readying Fair Events This Weekend
Gillespie County communities Doss and Stonewall resume annual fairs after a wartime hiatus. Doss hosts exhibits at its school on Saturday with a baseball game and Cyclone Sally play at 8 15 p m. Stonewall opens Sunday in Weinheimer s Hall with exhibits a band concert at 2 p m a Stonewall vs Fredericksburg Giants baseball game at 3 p m and a dance to close the day. Barbecue and refreshments planned at both sites as crowds gather ahead of the county fair.
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Gillespie County
Doss
Stonewall
Weinheimer’s Hall
Doss Cyclones
Lange’s
Mason
Doss Curtain Club
Seven Lone Stars
Fredericksburg
Hugo Kallenberg Retires Daughter Takes Over Firm
Fredericksburg druggist Hugo Kallenberg retires after forty years and sells his store to daughter Mrs. Wm. Schroeder Jr. She becomes owner and manager, having practiced as a registered druggist since 1931 after University of Texas pharmacy degree.
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Hugo Kallenberg
Gillespie County
Fredericksburg
Wm. Schroeder
Schroeder
University of Texas
Tagra Show Champions Named at Gillespie County Fair
H. R. Sites led a dominant showing at the TAGRA event with a three year old doe taking the division title and breeder’s flock honors. Fred Shield and W. S. Orr also captured top awards while Claude Pepper earned a B type back in older classification. The 127 goats marked the 26 year history of the association with multiple class winners listed.
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H. R. Sites
Central Texas
Wimberly
Gillespie County
Texas
Angora Goat Raisers’ Association
Doe
Fred Barwood
Marvin Skaggs
Billy
Sites
Fred Shield
San Antonio
Austin
Kerrville
Junction
W. S. Orr
Rock Springs
Dees
Claude Pepper
H. R
C. A. Pepper
Richarz
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Nimitz
Sam Cooper
Jackie Richardson
Jack Richardson
Uvalde
Mo Hair
Alfred Petsch
Credit Junior Chamber
Chamber of Commercce
Pest
Black Ambulance
Texas Angora Goat Raisers’ Association
Son
Sherman Eckols
Cedar Valley
Shield Ranch
Charles Orr
Rocksprings
51St
Concordia Family
H. R. Sites of
Buck
Wm. Schroeder, Jr
Orr
Shield and
Pepper
Animals
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