Pecos Kid Saegeser Believed Killed in Pacific Landing
Pfc. Calvin Saegeser one of Gillespie County’s famed rodeo stars is presumed dead after landing at Arawe in 1943. Parents learned of his MIA status through a buddy who saw the soldier go under in heavy fire. The Saegesers had awaited word since December 15 1943 when 160 men came ashore. only 50 survived.
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Pfc
Calvin
Pecos
Saegeser
Arawe
Pacific
Saegesers
W O. Gresham
Gresham
New Clothing Plant To Open Here Wins Army Contract
A new clothing manufacturing plant, the Kim Manufacturing Corporation, will open in Fredericksburg within two weeks. The plant has won a government contract to sew army trousers and will hire about 60 workers, with facilities in the former Schwarz building and 45 machines installed.
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Army
Schwarz
Kim Manufacturing Corporation
Fredericksburg
H. C. Ingram
Ndt
Texas Corporation
Ingram
Run-Off Primary Set For August 26 In Gillespie County
Gillespie County Democratic Committee plans a statewide run-off on Saturday August 26 with two contests. The attorney general race features Grover Sellers and Jesse E. Martin while the Supreme Court contest pits incumbent Richard Critz against Tom Smiley.
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Gillespie County
Democratic Committee
Gillespians
Grover Sellers
Jesse E. Martin
the Supreme Court
Richard Critz
Tom Smiley
Yanks Near Paris After Brest Breakthrough
American forces drove within 120 miles of Paris as allied armor tightened in Brittany and Brest. Soviet troops pushed toward Kielce while recapturing Galician oil fields, and Italian forces prepared for the Arno clash as Berlin remained distant. In the Pacific, US carriers struck Bonins and Kazan Islands, sinking eleven ships within 616 miles of Tokyo.
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Paris
Normandy - Brittany
France
Brittany
Brest
Loire
Germany
Kielce
Carpathian
Bonins
U. S
Bonin
Kazan
Tokyo
Pacific Fleet
Shemale ball game to climax Jaycee show on Saturday
Fredericksburg Jaycees stage a Saturday night event at Seipp's Park featuring a ball game and dance in which the Jaycees and Legionnaires wear dresses. The game at 8 p.m. follows a downtown parade and marks a renewed contest from two years ago. Tickets are sold by Jaycee members.
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Fredericksburg
Comerce Ram
Seipp’s Park
Jaycees
Seipp’s
Wm. Petmecky
Werner Klier
John Evers
Ben Heinen
Kathryn Knopp
Lawrence Knopp
John Moritz
1944 Hillbilly Grid Schedule Is Announced
Supt. A K Krause announced the 1944 Red and White FHS football schedule opening September 15 at home against Taylor and ending November 17 at Mason. The Hillbillies will play Hondo Silents Trvy High Lampasas Brady and San Saba at various venues with Llano and Mason as district foes.
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Supt. A. K. Krause
FHS
Taylor
Mason
Hillbillies
Billies
Hondo
the Silents of
Austin
Trvy High
Kerrville
Lampasas
Brady
San Saba
Llano
Lampasas San Saba
Silents
Tivy
Six Children Born Here During Week
Six children were born to Gillespie County parents in the past week. Four daughters are to Mr. and Mrs. Homer Lee Stevens August 5 and Mr. and Mrs. Marvin Tatsch August 7. A. J. Skruhak and Ed win Dittmar welcomed daughters August 7. Sons are to Mr. and Mrs. Harry Klein August 4 and Mr. and Mrs. Ernst Itz August 6.
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Gillespie County
Homer Lee Stevens
Marvin Tatsch
A. J. Skruhak
Edwin Dittmar
Harry Klein
Ernst Itz
First Annual Jaycee Billy And Ram Sale And Show Nears
Entries rise for the Junior Chamber of Commerce event at Fair Park on August 18 19 with near 300 head of sheep and goats. Governor Coke R Stevenson will attend joined by state media and top ranchers for the two day sale and show culminating in a Jersey calf prize.
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Jaycees
Fredericksburg
Chamber of Commerce
Fair Park
Henry Kneese
Coke R. Stevenson
Gillespie County
Fair Grounds
Kendall County Republicans Back Holekamp for State Senate
The Kendall County Republican Convention in Boerne on July 26 endorsed former state representative Bodo Holekamp for State Senator in the 26th District now held by Democrat Penrose Metcalfe of San Angelo. The convention also suggested Lt. M. J. Lehmann, former Kendall County judge, as a potential candidate for Congress in the 21st District.
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Kendall County
Boerne
Bodo Holekamp
Penrose Metcalfe
San Angelo
M. J. Lehmann
War Time Ration Stamp Schedule Appears in Notice
The document lists ration stamps for meats fats blue fruits vegetables sugar gasoline shoes and canning sugar with stamps and dates noted. It specifies stamp ranges A through Z8 and A5 B5 C5 for meats and fats, sugar stamps 30 31 32 five pounds, sugar stamp 40 through February next year, A-12 gasoline through September 21, and airplane shoes stamps 1 and 2 indefinitely.
Esther Rosenbach Visits Karnes City Family
Esther Rosenbach RN visited Father Henkes and his mother in Karnes City on Sunday and Monday, meeting with the family during the weekend.
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Esther Rosenbach
R.N
Father Henkes
Karnes City
Ex-Service Held Bi-Annual Picnic Draws Veterans
Louis Jordan Post No 244 American Legion and Auxiliary hosted a county ex service reunion at Klaemer's Grove Live Oak. The third bi annual gathering featured barbecue by Mr Crenwelge, a program with State Service Officer A O Willmann, archery and social games.
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Louis Jordan Post No. 244
American Legion
Klaemer’s Grove
Live Oak
Legion
Crenwelge
Alfred Neffendorf
A. O. Willmann
Austin
State Service
Committee On Entertainment
Victory Vanities brings local talent to high school stage
The Public School Parent Teacher Association hosts a three act comedy Victory Vanities at the high school auditorium on August 11 and 12. Irene Engelhardt and others perform in debutante, jitterbug, sailor, air corps and other numbers with accompanist Miss Bernice Scherer as the plot follows Benny Day a radio director entangled by women and army chances.
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Public School Parent Teacher Association
Irene Engelhardt
Dorothy Neel Reichenau
Dorothy Bernhard
Katherine Becker
Harriett Langerhans
Julia Mae Dietz
Anna Mae Mangelberger
Peggy Webster
Ruth Bierschwale
Dorothy Klaerner
Madaline Dooley
Myrtle Johanson
Annabel Lochte
Clarabell Wilke
Mary Smith
Frances Molberg
Evelyn Filter
Joan Grote
Annabel
Gladiola
Buzzy Bustleburger
Miss Peper
Joy Peters
Ration Book A Covers Must Be Preserved for Renewal
A local gas board announced that covers of Book A gasoline ration books must be preserved and presented for renewal. A rations expiration date is September 21, with renewals expected to begin after September 1. Drivers who have lost or discarded covers may need to submit new proof of entitlement.
Wets Victorious in Dallas Ft Worth Prohibition Vote
Incomplete returns from Dallas and Fort Worth show wets winning a major victory in the prohibition election. Dallas reports 47 444 wet votes to 23 610 dry. Tarrant County tallies 25 385 against prohibition and 17 281 for.
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Dallas
Ft. Worth
Tarrant County
Prohibition
Old Teamsters Hold Ninth Annual Reunion at Klaerner’s Park
Gillespie County Old Teamsters Association members gathered Sunday afternoon for their ninth annual reunion at Klaerner's Park. The event featured music by Klaerner’s band, Albert Choir, a memorial for 45 deceased members, and a community box supper. In remarks, Holekamp praised pioneer freight haulers and the families who sustained the era. Election results named Albert Kott as president, with John Stehling as vice president, Lorenz Wendel as treasurer, and August Rabke as secretary, along with reappointments of several directors.
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Gillespie County Old Teamsters Association
Klaerner
Albert Kott
John Stehling
Lorenz Wendel
August Rabke
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Commissioners Court
Main
Hugo Knopp
Theo Knopp
Estella Grona
Oswald Grona
Holy Ghost Church
A. Koerner
Messrs
Arthur Knopp
Carl Kroll
Liela Grona
Rosa Kammlah
Carl Barth
Albert Alfred
Mall
Bankersmith
Koerner
Frohsinn
Alfred Koerner
Italy
Arno River
Berlin
E. L. Schmidt
Distict Court
Arthur Houy
Henry J. Schmidt
Paul Sauer
Wm. Kothe Simon J. Burg
Chester J. Klein
Ewald Koenneck
V. C. Russel
Albert Maner
Emil Fritz
Clinton Brown
Edgar A. Gold
R. T. Laurence
Hilmer Henke
Emil E. Petsch
Jersey
England
Raymond Wahl
Herbert Wahl
Elgin Herbert
Richard Herbert
Holekamp
Main Street
Personel
Dallas-Ft. Worth
Klaerner’s Park
Joe Molberg
Alfred Pfieser
Edwin Pfiester
Alfred Pfiester
al- Felix Stehling
Albert Wendel
Alfred Klaerner
Arthur Stehling
A. D. Stahl
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