Centennial Exhibit Among Features at Gillespie County Fair
The Fredericksburg Centennial Association exhibit will anchor the Gillespie County Fair opening Friday. The display, planned for the west end of the Exhibition hall, uses the old Verein Kirche as a backdrop with historic items on a raised platform. Attendants will explain the items and committee members include Mrs. Victor Keidel and Mrs. Robert Blum.
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Gillespie County Fair
Fredericksburg
Keidel
Robert Blum
H. Welge Lewis
Ella Gold
Sidney Henke
Joe Molberg
Art Rowert
Carry On Despite Anonymous Letter Critique
A columnist recalls an anonymous rebuke calling him conceited ignorant and describes choosing to carry on. The note’s frank critique is valued as honest feedback, while the writer disputes the charges but resolves to press ahead with the column.
It Happened This Week Civil War Outbreak Feared In Palestine
Britain warned of civil war in the Holy Land and blocked illegal Jewish immigration. A Jewish leader warned the plan would provoke more suffering but not halt immigration, while Palestine prepared for internment of new arrivals. President Truman reportedly favored a partition plan with a Jewish zone, US funding, and immigration control.
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Palestine
Britain
Holy Land
Corpus
Truman
London
United States
Paris
Barber Shop Robbery Solved. Two AWOL Soldiers Nabbed
Two men admitted burgling the Hugo Klein Barber Shop during the night Saturday and were captured Tuesday in Van Horn Texas by State Patrolman J M Woods while in a stolen car. Lee Berry and a Williams, AWOL from Ft Benning Georgia, were turned over to Federal authorities and may face grand jury action next week. Loot valued at 250 included a new lather machine and massager along with clippers and hair tonic. The incident followed a night window entry and quick police work by local and state officers.
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Hugo Klein
van Horn
Texas
J. M. Woods
Lee Berry
Williams
Ft. Benning
West Texas
el Paso
Klein
Edgar Kolmeier
Shine Boy
Kolmeier
Alfred Pehl
Kallenberg
Court Accepts Airport Committee Recommendation
Gillespie County Commissioners Court accepted the Air port Advisory Committee recommendations in the August session after committee members from the Chamber of Commerce Junior Chamber American Legion and Lions Club presented their steps. The panel urged written federal aid inquiry letters to C A Willis and instruction for the county engineer to finalize airport plans per CAA specifications for inspection.
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Gillespie County
Commissioners Court
Chamber of Commerce
Junior Chamber of Commerce
American Legion and
Lions Club
C. A. Willis
CAA
Community Fairs Return Highlight Gillespie County Event Lineup
The article describes Gillespie County fairs resuming with the Stone wall and other communities leading into the Gillespie County Fair week. Photos showcase Doss Fair leaders Emil Strackbein and team, girl scouts exhibit coordinated by leaders Mrs. Carl Durst and Mrs. Richard Pluennecke, and prize peaches by Herman Weinheimer. Judges Mrs. Henry Hirsch Jr. and Mrs. Robert Klett Jr. are pictured with exhibitors.
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Gillespie County
Stonewall
Emil Strackbein
Harry Wahrmund
Otto Spaeth
Albert Ellebracht
Albert Wendel
Girl Scouts
Elouise Welge
Sylvia Spaeth
Virginia Evers
Kathleen Geistweidt
Carl W. Durst
Coleader
Vernell Evers
Lora Mae Hahn
Richard Pluennecke
Vernell Geistweidt
Darlene Welge
Margaret Ann Sauer
Benno Eckert
Henry Grote
O. L. Patterson
Blanco County
Herbert Haas
Herman Weinheimer
Ophelia Weinheimer
Henry Hirsch, Jr
Robert Klett, Jr
Claude Noble Crowned King At 51st Schuetzenfest
Alfred Pehl's 1937 Ford four door sedan stolen July 17 during band rehearsal was found Monday in Conroe, Texas. Sheriff Robert Loth and Pehl recovered the car, two stolen tires, and damaged wheels. Orville Gates, 19, was arrested with a companion on a highjacking charge and returned to Gillespie County to face auto theft charges and grand jury proceedings.
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Centennial
Alfred Pehl
Conroe
Texas
Orville Gates
Sheriff's Department of
Gates
East Texas
Sheriff's Department
Robert Loth
Pehl
Gillespie County
Gillespie County Schuetzenfest crowns Claude Noble king
Claude Noble of San Antonio and Grapetown marksman wins the 51st Gillespie County Schuetzenfest with a 91 score as the festival attracts a record 113 competitors over two days. Hubert Reichenau of Bear Creek Club takes first in open shooting with 88 while Emil Fritz and others medal. Team scores see Grapetown leading with 500, Barons Creek 479, Hubertus 471.
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Claude Noble
Hubert Reichenau
Gillespie County
Edwin Moellering
Schuetzenbund
Walter Kott
Rusche
Molberg
Ernst Kallenberg
San Antonio
Grapetown
Bear Creek Club
Emil A. Fritz
Max Enderlin
Seth Martin
Henry Frantzen
Chester Feuge
Grapetown Club
Baron's Creek
Hubertus
Bear Creek
Scharfschuetzen
Tivydale
Army Recruiting Office Opens in Fredericksburg Post Office
The Fred ericksburg Post Office lobby hosts a new permanent U S Army recruiting station announced by Sgt. Robert M Ramos. T/Sgt. Ray Halliburton, a Normandy veteran and former POW, is also assigned to the post. The Army promises qualified youths a college education plus technical and administrative training in the modern regular army.
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U. S. Army
Fredericksburg Post Office
Robert M. Ramos
Ray Halliburton
Normandy
Ramos
PTA Recreation Center to Close on August 20
The PTA recreation center in the Public School Auditorium will close on Tuesday night August 20. The center will not open Friday night August 16 due to the Gillespie County Fair. Mrs. Ted Knapp reports strong summer success with up to 107 attendees on a single night and an average of 75. last session becomes final with cold drinks and sandwiches provided.
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Parent Teacher Association
Ted Knapp
PTA
Gillespie County
Lack Of Materials Hinders Work On Telephone Lines
Glen Estes district manager of United Telephone issues an open letter to the Grand Jury admitting service has been unsatisfactory. He notes material shortages hinder line work and that customer dissatisfaction costs revenue and patron goodwill, while promising corrective action.
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Glen Estgg
United Telephone Company
Grand Jury
Estes
Fredericksburg 58th Annual Gil lespie County Fair opens with baseball and races
Fredericksburg's 58th Gil lespie County Fair kicks off with three days of events led by baseball games featuring the Fredericksburg Giants against San Antonio Arsenal, Boerne, and Sunday. Six daily horse races include the cowboy relay on Saturday and the Centennial Handicap on Sunday, with $1,600 in purses. The Fredericksburg Centennial Band will perform all afternoons, and the U S Army will display landing craft known as ducks for visitors.
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Fredericksburg
Gillespie County
Fredericksburg Giants
San Antonio Arsenal
Boerne
Fair Association
Alfred Pehl
U. S. Army
Jaycees Barbecue Guests Hosted by Mittendorf
Junior Chamber of Commerce members were hosted Tuesday night by Alex Mittendorf at the Oaks Chicken Shack for a chicken barbecue. Mittendorf provided food and refreshments to honor the Crosley car his daughter won and gave the group a $100 check. Dr. Harry Tubbs, Jaycee president, opened the meeting before Carl Hein, first vice president, led the business session.
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Chamber of Commerce
Alex Mittendorf
the Oaks Chicken Shack
Mittendorf
Crosley
Harry Tubbs
Jaycee
Carl Hein
Gillespie County Faces Severe Drouth With Some Relief
Gillespie County and Texas struggle under a severe drouth with hot dry weather. The Weather Bureau notes dry farms and thinning livestock while locals say ranges hold grass and cattle. Peanuts suffer most, corn yields look strong but acreage is small. County Agent Henry Grote reports conditions are dire but less acute than elsewhere.
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Gillespie County
Texas
U. S. Weather Bureau
Gillespie
Henry Grote
Grote
Drouth
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Alfred Petsch
Court
Airport Committee
Army
PTA Recreation Center
Jaycees
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