National Defense Meeting Active in Fredericksburg
Gillespie County unit of the Woman's Committee of the Council of National Defense held its first regular meeting at the courthouse in Fredericksburg. New chairmen were named for child welfare food conservation health and education committees and a book and magazine collection drive for army hospitals and soldiers' camps was proposed.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
National Defense
Gillespie County
Woman's Committee
Council of National Defense
Fis
Fredericksburg
Geo. Stebbins
R. L. Kott
Tee
Victor Keidel
Health and Education
J. M. Dubray
Edna Stein
Lilly Priess
Concordia Berschwale
Ida Meckel
Gertrude Wehmeyer
Walter Klaerner
Priess
B. L. Enderle
Thos
0. Schmidt
Jne Keyser
Castell
B. Schleicher
Silves Cidbad
Stonewall Fair Preparations At Weinheimer Hall
Community readiness for a Sunday fair at Weinheimer's Hall includes barbecue for dinner and supper. An afternoon program features a boy and grownups, numbers by children, music by the high school band and Pehl's orchestra, and ball games. Pehl's Orchestra will provide music for a dance at night. 4H Club plans a sewing booth as discussed with sponsor Mrs. Eckert.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Weinheimer’s
Pehl
Stonewall
Internationally Famous High Wire Riskos At Gillespie Fair
Ira Burdick owner of Burdick's All Texas Shows announces free attraction the Sensational Riskos world renowned high wire artists imported from Europe will perform twice daily on the Carnival Midway at the Gillespie County Fair. The show features Ferris Wheels Double Loop-O-Plane Tilt A Whirl and other rides plus Texas acts including Georgie Dark Town Strutters. All Texas themed carnival with Texas labor and local pride aims to deliver the best fair in history.
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Gillespie County Fair
Ira Burdick
Burdick
Riskos
Europe
Chicago
New York
United States
Toronto
Canada
Texas
Gillespie County
Browns
Georgia
All Texas
Lone Star State
Doss Home Demonstration Club Plans Bazaar and Exhibits
Final arrangements for the Doss Fair exhibits were made at the Doss Home Demonstration Club meeting with Mrs. A. A. Wendel, including a bazaar cake and pie sale and an exhibit on the Texas Food Standard. Other plans include a mid October tour of Yard and Kitchen Demonstrators homes and an electric roaster demonstration by Miss Martin.
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Doss Home
A. A. Wendel
Otto Dittmar
Otto Spaeth
Alf. Heimann
Erwin Friedrich
Cherry Mountain
Doss Cyclones
Doss
Baron's Creek
Rein. Enderlin
Doss Ball Club
Enderlin
Barons Creek
Elgin Mund
San Angelo
Wilson Redford
Air Corps
Randolph Field
Mather Field
California
Ollie Nixon
Henry
Defense Bond Quiz Guidance for Defense Savings Bonds
A Q and A outlines safe storage for Defense Savings Bonds and safekeeping by Treasury or Federal Reserve Banks with receipts. It clarifies that collecting stamps does not create a bond and that stamps must be exchanged into a Bond to earn interest. It advises purchasing at post offices banks or savings institutions or writing to the Treasurer of the United States for mail orders.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Defense
Treasury Department
Federal Reserve Bank
Savings and Loan Association
United States
Washington, D. C
Merle Glidden Named Queen Blanco Fair
The Blanco County Fair and Rodeo opened with a parade featuring floats from the W O W Lions Club Churches Cox Bros Motor Co and area bands. Miss Merle Gliddon was chosen queen after judging twenty one duchesses in front of the grandstand.
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Merle Glidden
Blanco County
Lions Club
Cox Bros. Motor Co
W. N. Cox
Albert Weirich
Womens’ Civic Club
Johnson City
Blanco
Cypress Mills
Kerrville
Mary Leonard
Kathleen Casparis
Spirit of Liberty
Mary Frances Patton
Merle Gliddon
Geneva Grisham
Smaller Pecan Crop Forecast for 1941 by Agriculture Dept
The Agricultural Department predicts a 1941 pecan crop of 87,641,000 pounds, slightly down from 88,416,000 pounds in 1940. Texas production is put at 29,670,000 pounds with 17,870,000 pounds from seedlings. 1940 Texas yield was 41,000,000 pounds with seedlings at 38,130,000 pounds.
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Agricultural Department
Texas
Black Widow Bite Injures Harper Resident
Alfred Kirchoff was bitten by a black widow spider last Friday and is under Fredericksburg medical care. Former Harper resident Mrs. Volney Roberts, formerly Lillie Henderson, died at a San Angelo hospital last Tuesday. funeral in Sonora heard by Harper relatives. Other notes include local social visits and trips to Fredericksburg Roosevelt and Harper from Del Rio Fort Davis and Balmorhea.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Fred Rahe
John Rahe
Harper
Fred
August Langerhans
Kerrville
Langerhans
Alfred Kirchoff
Mr. Kirchoff
Fredericksburg
Volney Roberts
San Angelo
Lillie Henderson
Roberts
Sonora
Roy Cottle
Floyd Casper
Mountain Home
Herman Kaiser
Robert
Frank Staudt
Adolph Staudt
C. N. Taylor
Roosevelt
del Rio
Fort Davis
Balmorhea
Clarence Moses
Ed Moses
San Antonio
Infant Deaths Can Be Avoided by Common Sense Precautions
Health authorities urge Texas parents to protect infants during hot weather. Dr. George W. Cox cites 2,506 diarrhea and dysentery deaths in 1940 and lists precautions: exclusive breast feeding when possible, boiled or pasteurized water, strict personal cleanliness, keep sick visitors away from baby, full home screening against flies, and sanitary fly-proof homes.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Texas
George W.cox
State Health Department
Bureau of Vital Statistics
Eckharts Return From Corpus Christi Visit
Albert News notes Mr and Mrs Herman Eckhardt and children Roland and Florene returned from a three day Corpus Christi trip with Miss Dorothy Baker staying several weeks. Mr and Mrs Henry Maenius gained a new car last Tuesday. Mrs George Maenius of Fredericksburg visited Walter Scherer family. Visitors with Felix Pehl family included Mrs Adolph Nebgen and children Agnes Julia Marvin.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Herman Eckhardt
Roland
Florene
Corpus Christi
Eckhardt
Dorothy Baker
Henry Maenius
Hugo
George Maenius
Fredericksburg
Walter Scherer
Felix Pehl
Willow City News Social Roundup at Local Funerals and Visits
Willow City notes report the funeral for Martin Wendel at Cherry Springs attended by Mr and Mrs Otto Grienke. A Dallas couple, Mr and Mrs Allen Johnson, visited the Gold family on Sunday. Visits by Will Sonnen and Logan Young of San Antonio were paid to Charlie Young and Carlos Sun. Also noted are Mr and Mrs T W King and daughters Audrey and Doris of Gonzales with Mrs Lizzie Davenport of Leesville visiting H Kirk.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Otto Grienke
Cherry Springs
Martin Wendel
Prairie Mountain
Allen Johnson
Dallas
Edgar Gold
Will Sonnen
Logan Young
San Antonio
Charlie Young
Carlos
T. W. King
Audrey
Doris
Gonzales
Lizzie Davenport
Leesville
Kirk
Conoco Nth Offers Big Savings at Your Mileage Merchant
The record shows Conoco Nth can take you a long way between quarts. Change today at Your Mileage Merchant's Conoco station. Continental Oil Company pioneers in bettering America's oil with synthetics.
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Death Valley
Conoco
Continental Oil Company
America
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