Club Boys Seek Donations For Bunk House
Gillespie County 4-H Club members seek support at the Gillespie County Fair to fund a Bunk House for stock show trips. Donations offer chances to win a Corriedale Ram, a Hampshire pig, or chiffon cakes. 2.50 dollars buys six tickets. Cpl Freddie Hannemann, son of Mrs Cecilia Hannemann, is home on a 15 day Marine Corps furlough in Santa Anna California.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Gillespie County
A. L. Bierschwale
Harper
Hampshire
Jack Baethge
Doss
Cpl
Freddie Hannemann
U. S. Marine Corps
Santa Anna
California
Cecilia Hannemann
Aftermath of Sunday Night Fire at Local Elementary School
The photo shows Fire Marshal Eric Juenke and School Board President Werner Klier with custodians Kunz and Ottens examining wreckage at the hallway junction. Firefighter Marvin Schaefer tours the site Monday morning inspecting the room his son attended last year as water and fire damage to textbooks for grades one through eight is shown in the book room.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Eric Juenke
Werner Klier
Kunz and
Ottens
Marvin Schaefer
Fredericksburg
Corriedale Breeders Vote To Return for 1952 Event
Corriedale breeders of Texas voted to return for a sixth show and fifth annual sale in Fredericksburg in 1952 after a successful one day event in 1951. Grand champion ram was shown by Noelke Owens. top sale price was 245 dollars for a ram bought by T. C. Stanford. A show catalog plan was approved with entry fees to be refunded upon arrival.
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Corriedale
Texas Corriedale Breeders Association
Johnson City
Ewe
Noelke
Owens
William Wilson
Kerrville
Association
Nimitz
Truett Stanford
Eldorado
American Corriedale Breeders Association
W. M. Arnold
Texas’ Association
Sonora Experiment Station
Stanford
H. C. Noelke
Sheffield
Fredericksburg
San Antonio Livestock Exposition
E Bergman
Round Mountain
Curtis Siegmund
Ledbetter
Blanco
Gillespians
Dean Hopf
Harper
Lawrence Hartmann
A. G. Striegler
Brady
Ram
J. R. Gipson
Emil Sauer
Gainesville Community Circus to Perform at Gillespie County Fair
Visitors at the Gillespie County Fair on August 17 18 and 19 will meet a portion of the Gainesville Community Circus a home grown big time show from Gainesville Texas The lineup features Portis Sims and his jockey dogs and ponies aerialists Charles and Peggy O Neal and their son Chucky along with a display of high wire and trapeze acts The schedule includes nightly performances a grandstand attraction and a dazzling fireworks finale with music and other features emphasized by the local citizens who organize and run the show
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Gillespie County
Gainesville
Texas City
Portis Sims
Charles
Peggy O'Neal
Chucky
Sims
Cooke County Fair
Ringstock
O’neals
Peggy
Charles O'Neal
Happy
O'Neals
Jacob Geistweidt Rites Planned for Thursday
Funeral services for Jacob Geistweidt 82 will be held Thursday at 4 PM at Beckmann Funeral Home. He died of a heart attack during the night Tuesday and was found in his bed this morning. Burial will be in City Cemetery. Complete obituary to follow next week.
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Beckmann
Jacob Geistweidt
Local residents undergo operations in past week
Among those undergoing operations during the past week were Mrs. Marvin Grona, Mrs. C. Westerfeldt, Mrs. Rober Crownover, Walter Hopf, Mr Ewald Rech, Mary Ann Spenrath daughter of Walter Spenrath, Tonsillectomy, Richard Pfiester, Leroy Solbrig son of Kurt Spi brig, and Mrs. Emil Langehennig.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Marvin Grona
C. Westerfeldt
Rober Crownover
Walter Hopf
Ewald Rech
Mary Ann Spenrath
Walter Spenrath
Richard Pfiester Leroy Solbrig
Kurt Spibrig
Emil Langehennig
Also Mentioned on This Page
Sterling Bros
Armo Mills
Western Hatcheries
Enderlin Feed Store
Knopp and Metzger
Central Drug Co
Juenke & Schoenewolf
Woerner Warehouse
Schroeder Dry Goods
Lochte Storage & Commission Co
Ste
Gillespie County Lumber Company
Hill Country Creameries
Stein Lumber Co
Fredericksburg National Bank
Gillespie County Livestock Sales Company
D. J. Christilles
James
Joan
la Coste
Wesley Whitehead
San Antonio
Yearling Rams
Stanford Bros
Noelke and
D. A. Riley
Lamb Rams
C. F. Scheers
Ewes
E. Bergman
Ewe Lamb
Will
Armo Mills Supply
South Adams
Fredericksburg, Texas
Fellows
Panamas
Justin Cowboy Boots
Atlee
Gene Lochte
Red Chain Division
Universal Mills
Lochie Storage & Commission Co
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