City to Build Additional Water Storage Tank
Fredericksburg plans to expand water storage by purchasing a site on Schneiders Berg south west of the city from Mally Keller to erect a 750000 or 1000000 gallon elevated steel tank. Current capacity includes 100000 gallon tank on Mason Highway and 300000 gallon storage at South Heights. Completion is estimated for spring 1951.
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Fredericksburg
Mason Highway
South Heights
Alfred Neffendorf
City
Neffendorf
Hirsch Family Visits Fredericksburg Relatives
Mr and Mrs Eugene Hirsch and children James Lee Stephen and Patsy of McAllen Texas are visiting Mr and Mrs Hy Hirsch Sr and other relatives and friends in Fredericksburg for the week.
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Eugene Hirsch
James Lee
Stephen Ad Patsy
McAllen
Texas
Fredericksurg
Hy Hirsch Sr
Kletts Take Weeklong Vacation Across Galveston Trip
Mr and Mrs Edgar Klett and Rodney left last Wednesday for a weeklong vacation visiting Mr and Mrs Louis Uhlmann in La Grange overnight and then spent the remainder of the trip in Galveston.
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Edgar Klett
Rodney
Louis Uhlmann
la Grange
Galveston
Mr and Mrs Edwin Grobe Visit Relatives in Arkansas
Mr and Mrs Edwin Grobe of Larksville Arkansas are visiting oral relatives and friends.
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Edwin Grobe
Larksville, Arkansas
Hohenberger Wins 55th Gillespie Schuetzenfest Crown
Benno Hohenberger a Grapetown marksman and Bear Creek team member won Schuetzenkoenig at the 55th Gillespie County Schuetzenfest with 91 points from 138 entrants. W H Wahl and Fritz Eisenhauer tied for second with 90 as Bear Creek claimed team honors and the Fredericksburg Standard trophy with 509 points.
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Hohenberger
Bear Creek
Benno Hohenberger
Gillespie County
Grapetown
Fredericksburg
Guenther Lochte
Emil Lochte
Homer Martin
Rubin Herbert
Elgin Herbert
Hubert Reichenau
Hubertus
Baron's Creek
Scharfschuetzen
Tivydale
Grapetown Shooting Club
Schueizenkoenig
Walter Kolmeier
Gillespie County Schueizenbund
Fredericksburg Chamber of Commerce
Doss and Stonewall Fairs Highlight Gillespie County Weekend
The Doss and Stonewall communities in Gillespie County host their annual fairs this week ahead of the Gillespie County Fair. Doss hosts Saturday events at the school with exhibits, beef and mutton barbecue, baseball games, concerts by the Doss Concert Band, and a night performance of Her Step Husband. Stonewall opens Sunday morning with exhibits on Saturday afternoon, a 1:30 pm program, a 2:30 pm old fiddlers contest, and a 3 pm Hill Country League baseball game against Comfort. Barbecue serves noon and evening meals. Both fairs are run by the local community clubs and open to the public.
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Doss
Stonewall
Gillespie County
Stonewall High School
Comfort
Faubion Family Begins Extended Vacation
Mr and Mrs Ben Faubion and children Freddie and Mary Ann left Tuesday for an extended vacation visiting Mr and Mrs James Wehmeyer in Midland Texas, then touring Colorado.
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Ben Faubion
Freddie
Mary Ann
James Wehmeyer
Midland
Texas
Colorado
Nurse Dorothy Luckenbach Leaves for Austin Return
Miss Dorothy Luckenbach spends summer at home with parents Mr. and Mrs. W A Luckenbach on leave from Brackenridge School of Nursing. She will return to Austin in September.
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Dorothy Luckenbach
W. A. Luckenbach
Brackenridge School of Nursing
Austin
All-Victorious Gillespie County Fair Association Float
The Gillespie County Fair Association float, never defeated in any parade, will make its final appearance in the 62nd annual fair parade on Friday August 18. The float won blue ribbons in Boerne Kerrville Blanco Valley Fair and earlier in San Antonio Fiesta San Jacinto with Queen Betty Ann Stroeher and the duchesses and 4 H and FFA reps aboard. Parade chairman Dr Lorence Feller asks those wanting to enter a float to contact him soon.
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Gillespie County Fair Association
Boerne
Surrey
San Antonio
Kerrville
Blanco Valley Fair
Betty Ann Stroeher
Evelyn Danz
Annabel Loth
FFA
Micky McDougall
Robert Pape
Bernice Duderstadt
Calvin Schumann
Lorence Feller
City Furniture Swept By Fire Damages Stock and Fixtures
A Thursday night blaze swept the rear of City Furniture Store causing an estimated ten thousand dollars in stock and fixture damage. Andrew Kaiser and Bill Hahne said insurance partially covered losses. Firefighters contained the fire to the rear via an elevator shaft while stock moved to the Schwarz Building ground floor and a fire sale of damaged merchandise was announced.
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Andrew Kaiser
Bill Hahne
Pioneer
Norman Rech
Moather
Joe Kaiser
Kaiser
William Petmecky
City Furniture Company
Schwarz
West Main Street
Hahne
Fredericksburg
City Furniture Store
Eric Juenke
Flein Kuhlmann
Kenneth Jordan
Schroeder
District Court to Convene on August 21
A heavy jury docket faces the 33rd District Court when it convenes here on Monday August 21 with Judge Thomas Ferguson presiding. The murder charge in a Latin American death at a local dance hall highlights the docket. The grand and petit jury lists were released this week.
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Thomas Ferguson
E. L. Schmidt
Schmidt
Chester Cordes
Paul Danz
Bodo Feller
Otto Spaeth
B. B. Bohls
R. Jacoby
Nolan Brown
Swald Rode
Nolan Althaus
Edward J. Hagel
Oliver Rabke
Thomas Jung
Ruben Schneider
Louis Schmidtzensky
Erwin C. Kraus
Clinton Brown
Warren Petsch
Ottmar Schnerr
Temple Duderstadt
Herman Hahn
Walter Kordzik
Erno Heimann
Frank Jenschke
Ewald Sagebiel
Rudi Schumann
Lorenz F. Bading
Arthur Koch
Benno Meyer
Walter Rode
R. W. Klingelhoefer
Edgar Dearing
Roy Henke
Henry Welge
Albert Kord
Edgar C. Klein
Edwin 8. F. Behrens
Albert Klaerner
Edgar Kammlah
Howard Lange
Night entertainment at Gillespie County Fair promises stellar shows
The 62nd Gillespie County Fair plans outstanding nightly entertainment with a grandstand variety program featuring radio and screen stars. Highlights include Wayne Wintin and his educated horse Cimar r on, Liberty horses, Johnny Reagan, Red River Dave, and Bozo the clown. Fireworks displays will cap each performance with unusual brilliance. Joe S. Petsch, fair president, says tickets will be reasonably priced.
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Gillespie County
Wayne Wintin
Cimarron
Johnny Reagan
Red River Dave
Bozo
Joe S. Petsch
Petsch
Increased Draft Calls Reported by Local Draft Board
The Hill Country area draft board says 20 men report to San Antonio for pre induction physicals today with 30 more due in a week and 50 on August 23. Mrs. Hubert Kelch notes uncertainty over county totals and stresses late birth dates must report status changes while those born before August 31 1922 are not required to report.
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San Antonio
Hubert Kelch
Gillespie
Blanco
Kendall
Kerr
Llano
Luther League Convention Set for Three Day Texas Meet
More than 300 delegates from Texas and neighbouring states are expected for the 20th annual Luther League convention. Holy Ghost Lutheran Church hosts with Bethany and Zions aiding housing and meals. Keynote by Rev. W A Poovey on Sowing with God. Activities include a visit to Camp Chrysalis and a hayride to Enchanted Rock. Bartlett youth Wilfred Sager named state league president.
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Luther League
Texas Luther League
Bobby Ziehe
Taylor
Helen Steinbring
Austin
Juanita Wolf
Columbus
Wilfried Sager
Bartlett
Texas
American Lutheran Church
Holy Ghost Lutheran Church
Bethany Lutheran Church
Zions Church
W. A. Poovey
San Antonio
G. A. Gedat
Germany
F. A. Bracher
W. W. Christiansen
W. W. Hill
Robstown
State Luther League
Wilfred Sager
Bart
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Schneider
Theo Lange
Marvin Pahl
Clarence Feller
Alex Arberger
Fair Association
District Court
Tion
Holy Ghost Church
Lutheran Bible Camp
Camp Chrysalis
Julius Holm Jr
Enchanted Rock
Balanced Rock
H. C. Ziehe
Walter Fuhrmann
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