Water and hazards in daily life raise cautious notes
A column recounts Hugo Kallenberg's harrowing exit from a water cooling tower after a tenant restarted the system. It also notes Ca lifornia quake effects on a private pool, and mentions Edward Whites and family visiting Fredericksburg while he works as a Magnolia Petroleum researcher in Dallas. The piece references a Dallas Morning News article praising water as Texas' greatest mineral.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Hugo
Kallenberg
California
W. C. White
Gifford
Edward
Fredericksburg
Edward Whites
Massachusetts Institute of Technology
Navy
Dallas
Magnolia Petroleum Co
Dallas Morning News
Texas
Stuart McGregor
Mystery Farm Number 2 Leo Hartmann Place identified
The Standard reveals Mystery Farm Number 2 in Meusebach Creek the Leo Hartmann place. Leo Hartmann has run the farm for 12 years on 168 acres with 110 cultivated, 500 white Leghorn hens and 13 cattle. He supports soil conservation, terracing, and grows oats corn and wheat using Moline and International Harvester gear. Hartmann, PMA District Chairman, Hermann Sons member, St. Marys Church parishioner, and avid hunter, was among 17 readers to correctly identify the farm by Friday evening. He and wife Ella have been married 12 years and live on the Mason road with family ties to the Klinksiek farm.
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Hartmann
Wm. Klinksieks
Mr. Klinksiek
Ella Klinksiek
Mr. Hartmann
Edward Hart Manns
Mason Road
Leo
PMA
Hermann Sons Lodge
St. Mary's Catholic Church
Standard
Kammiah
Gilbert Eckhardt
Lina Strackbein
Bill Hahne
Alvin Gellermann
Max Lochte
Otto Eckhardt
Dorothy Lochte
Monroe Klinksiek
Raymond Hraeutigam
Erwin Doebbler
Alfred Duecker
Guenther Hohenberger
Marvin Eckhardt
Alex Behrends
Edward Hartmann
Johnny Rausch
Blanco Valley Fair Opens With Parade at Blanco State Park
The Eighth Annual Blanco Valley Fair ran over the weekend at Blanco State Park. A parade kicked off Saturday at 11 a.m. followed by floats and horseback entries. The two day event featured barbecue races and dances with numerous participants and activities.
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Blanco Valley
Blanco State Park
Pleasant Hill Crops Hit By Dry Weather
Dry weather has harmed crops in Pleasant Hill. Chester Hartmann’s maize is failing due to drought, making hand cutting and thrashing likely. Mr. and Mrs. Frederick Deike visited San Antonio to see Marvin Deike and daughters. Visitors to Mr. and Mrs. M. M. Johnson included Gratton Taliaferro and Jordan families from Meson, who fished and swam on Johnson’s hunting lease.
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Chester Hartmann
Frederick Deike
Familly
San Antonio
Marvin Deike
M. M. Johnson
Marine recruiter to interview Fredericksburg youths
San Antonio Marine recruiting officer Sgt. Cecil R. McVay Jr. will screen young men at the Fredericksburg Post Office for Marine enlistment. He outlined GI Bill benefits including re employment, schooling, on the job training, mustering out pay, and loan guarantees. He plans to visit Fredericksburg biweekly starting August 20 with the next trip on September 3.
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McVay
Marine Corps
Fredericksburg
San Antonio
New Officers for Legion In Harper
Leonard Lott was installed as Commander of the Sageser Haas Post American Legion in Harper. Belton Tatsch and Lorenz Wendel as vice leaders, Marshall Brown adjutant, Tommy Whetstone finance officer, Herbert Gamel historian, Clayton the service officer, Chester town sergeant at arms, Fred Whetstone chaplain. Auxiliary officers include Mrs Foy Gamel president and others. Frances Dittmar reports on Luther League Convention at TLC St James. School board allows 6 year olds before Jan 1 1953 with 50 tuition. Lunch supervisor elected Mrs Wallace Brown. assistants named. Polio illness hits Harper a 14 year old boy treated in San Antonio. Mrs Carlos Parker and Jane Clell visit St Louis. Aden Nixon of Junction attends church. Continued on page 2 sec 2.
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Leonard Lott
Sageser- Haas Post American Legion
Harper
Belton Tatsch
Lorenz Wendel
Marshall Brown
Tommy Whetstone
Herbert Gamel
Clayton
Chester Town
Fred Whetstone
Foy Gamel
Sarah Lange
Etna Thurman
Merle Massey
Verdie Fletcher
Ida Honig
Mae Brown
Jettie Scarborough
Frances Dittmar
Texas
Luther League
TLC
Luther League of St. James Lutheran Church
Austin
Wallace Brown
Clifford Bode
Hans Wachals
Herbert Game
San Antonio
Carlos Parker
Jane Clell
St. Louis
Aden Nixon
Junction
Stonewall Community Fair Sunday Marked Success
The Stonewall Community Fair closed with a dance after a day of exhibits and a gym program led by master of ceremonies J. O. Tannery. Highlights included band music, duets, tap dance, songs by High School girls, musical selections by W. C. Coleman and Borots Andrews, and an Old Fiddler's Contest won by J. Holden. A ball game followed as the Fredricksburg Giants defeated the Stonewall Pirates 6 to 4.
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Stonewall
J. O. Tannery
Howard Crayvens
Theresa Cravens
J. O
Tanner
Carolyn Riba
W. C. ‘Colemann
Borots Andrews
Tom Andrew
Hye
Stonewall Pirates
Pirates
Winners Named In Doss Fair Prize Winners
Prize winners in the annual Doss Community Fair were announced by the Doss Community Club. Canned Goods and Preserves sections list multiple jelly, jam, and fruit awards with names such as Emil Lange Mrs Emil Strackbein and Mrs Albert Wendel across various jelly types and grades. Continued on page 4 section 2.
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Goss
Doss Community Club
Emil Lange
Emil Strackbein
Albert Wendel
Otto Strackbein
Paul Sauer
Albert Ellebracht
Otto Spaeth
Seth Rode
O. Dittmar
S. Rode
Ben Feuge
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Hugo Kallenberg
Schroeder
Gillespie County
Leo Hartman
Meusebach Creek
Mystery Farm
Leo Hartmann
The
Ad. Kammlah
Opal Ray Gipson
Blanco County
Demameane Sane Behrend Garage
Helmuth Behrend
Fredericksburg, Texas
8S. S. Mauldin
Pleasant Hill
Lone Star
Sgt. R. McVay JR
Legion
J. F. Cook
Community Fair
Warren Ransieben
Alton
Dess
FFA
Percy
Flint Immel
Wilbert
James Eckert
WM. Cameron & CO
Frank Jordan
Gillespie County Fair
Mr. Jordan
Hill Country
Wm. Cameron & CompAny
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