Thirty-Three Years Ago In San Antonio and Fredericksburg
Walter Ochs visits relatives in San Antonio. Fritz Lange and Wm Graf visit Fredericksburg. Fritz Gombert moves to Boerne. Mrs Enderle presents music class in Peters Hall. Ernst Schmidt thrashes 2500 bushels wheat and 28 000 oats. Cordia choir to sing at War ing festival. Mrs Krauskopf returns from Denver. F J Maier visiting St Louis buying goods. St Marys Church honors new Pastor H Gerlach. A M Fiedler on vacation with Neffendorf family. Fiedler faculty member near New Braunfels. Louis Jung thrashes 25 000 oats and 1 200 wheat. Ida Evers resigns in Fredericksburg office moves to Austin then Denver. Mrs Katie Fritz and Kasper visit from Clifton attend Knopp reunion.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Walter Ochs
San Antonio
Messrs
Fritz Lange
Wm. Graf of
Mason
Fredericksburg
Fritz Gombert
Boerne
Enderle
Peters Hall
Katie Fritz
Mrs
Kasper
Clifton
Arizona
Knopp
Fritz
Katie Knopp
Here
Soldier Wrecks Kerr Ambulance Theft Case Filed
Calvin Lewis a 19 year old soldier from Fort Sam Houston took an ambulance from Smith Funeral Home Kerrville during a rodeo at Walter Crider's pavilion Hunt Saturday night August 3. The wrecked vehicle was found on Junction Road near Camp Scenic the next morning. Lewis slightly injured was taken to Kerrville General Hospital then to Kerrville jail. He waived a hearing on theft and is held on $1000 bail awaiting Kerr County grand jury action.
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Calvin Lewis
Fort Sam Houston
Kerr County
Smith
Kerrville
Walter Crider
Hunt
Junction Road
Camp Scenic
Lewis
Kerrville General Hospital
Kerr County Grand Jury
Winners Named In Doss Fair Competition
The Doss community staged a large fair with exhibits a morning program a baseball game and a night play. Winners include Rubin Evers Aug Baethge Reuben Nixon Otto Spaeth Carl Durst and several others across corn oats wheat peppers and squash with multiple firsts seconds and thirds listed.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Doss
Rubin Evers
Baethge
John Dittmar
Sem Rode
Reuben Nixon
Otto Spaeth
A. A. Wendel
Carl Durst
Otto Strackbein
Speirs
Aug. Baethge
Alf. Baethge
Entil Strackbein
Paul Sauer
Emil Strackbein
Ted Mund
Neumann from Texas Named National 4 H Movie Story Winner
ARTIN E NEUMANN 21 former stockman of Bigfoot Texas is among 11 national winners in a 4 H movie story writing contest for local club leaders nationwide He will receive a 25 00 U S Savings Bond as the honor's reward.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Artin E. Neumann
Bigfoot
Texas
United States
Neumann
U. S
Harper Helping Hand Club Meets With Eight Members
The Helping Hand Club gathered Thursday at Mrs. A. C. Wendel's home with eight members and one visitor. Twenty five quilt blocks were finished and planning began for quilting on September 12 at Mrs. Wendel's. A 42 party was scheduled for late September. Reports on the cemetery were shared and donations came in. The hostess served ice cold melon. News of a son’s death reached Fairchilds H. W. Fairchild received the report.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
A. C. Wendel
Nimitz Statue to Join Hall of Fame in Dallas
Bronze bust of Admiral Chester W. Nimitz, Chief of Naval Operations, will be placed in the Hall of State at the Texas State Fair grounds in Dallas with General Sam Houston statues. The ceremony is planned for December 7 in Dallas. The bust, sculpted by Felix de Weldon, is funded by Mr and Mrs Dale Miller of Dallas and Corpus Christi.
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Washington
Chester W. Nimitz
Naval Operations
Dallas
Sam Houston
Navy
Pearl Harbor
Dallas Historical Society
Dale Miller
Corpus Christi
Texas State Society of Washington
Miller
Dallas Chamber of Commerce
Louisiana-Texas Intracoastal Canal Association
New York
Felix de Weldon
Iwo Jima
Constitution Avenue
OFLY
Fitzhugh Lee New President Farm Loan Association
Fitzhugh Lee was elected president of the Fredericksburg National Farm Loan Association at a directors meeting after the annual membership meeting in the courthouse. Other officers named include H T Fuchs as vice president Max O Reinbach as secretary treasurer and Miss Dorothy Jane Hohmann as assistant secretary treasurer.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Fitzhugh Lee
Gillespie County
Fredericksburg National Farm Loan Association
H. T. Fuchs
Cypress Mill
Max O. Reinbach
Miss Dorthy Jane Hohmann
Fredericksburg
Clayton Stribling
Felix Fuhrmann
Max R. Kneese
Stribling
Round Mountain
J. J. Stewart
Fuhrmann
Blanco
Gillespie Counties
NFLA
Federal Land Bank of Houston
Association
E. Main Street
Clara Mae Pehl Birthday Party Honored at Home
The Wal ter and Mrs Pehl hosted a birthday party for their daughter Clara Mae on Thursday August 8 from four to six. Guests arrived and admired gifts before bingo with J B Burg winning first prize Estella Weber second and Kathleen Burg third.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Walter Pehl
Clara Mae
Miss Pehl
J. B. Burg
Estella Weber
Kathleen Burg
Local visitors from Oklahoma and Texas areas
Mrs. Virgie Dockery of Oklahoma visits relatives in town. Mr. and Mrs. Maurice Gipson and Opal Ray Gipson were visitors in San Antonio Tuesday. Mr. George Gipson and Mr. Royal Kent were in Fredericksburg on business Wednesday. Mr. and Mrs. Royal Kent and
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Virgie Dockery
Oklahoma
Maurice Gipson
Opal Ray Gipson
San Antonio
George Gipson
Royal Kent
Fredericksburg
Also Mentioned on This Page
Wochenblatt
Ernst Schmidt
Concordia
Waring
Oscar Krauskopf
Denver
Colorado
F. J. Maier
Barrier Maier Co
Maiers
St. Louis
St. Mary’s
Rev
H. Gerlach
St. Joseph's Hall
A. M. Fiedler
Heinrich Neffendorf
Fiedler
New Braunfels
Louis Jung
Ida Evers
Austin
Capt. L. v. Hagen
Moritz
U. S. Army
Siee
Harry Wahrm
August Baethge
Albert Ellebracht
Martin E. Neumann
Harper Helping Hand Club
J. F. Cook
Harper
Burdick
Nimitz
Hall of Fame
Chico
Groucho
Harpo Marx
Casablanca
Palace Theatre
Stonewall News
Virginia Lee Eckert
Stonewall
Blanco News
Opal Ray Gipson Blanco
Kendall County Fair Grounds
Boerne, Texas
Gillespie County Fair
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