Wolf Rites Held for Monsignor F X Wolf at St Marys Church
Monsignor F X Wolf long served as pastor of St Marys Parish for 12 years and was laid to rest after a Solemn Requiem High Mass in St Marys Church this morning.
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Francis Xavier Wolf
St. Mary's Catholic Parish
St. Mary's Cemetery
F. X. Wolf
St. Mary's Parish
St. Mary's Church
Msgr
Wolf
Fredericksburg
Stonewall
St. Francis Xavier
Pius XII
Bavaria
Mser. Wolf
Bogen
Joseph Wolf
Europe
America
St. Meinrad's
Indiana
Lions Sponsor Chest X Ray Unit Visit Here
Fredericksburg Lions Club voted to sponsor a return visit of the Chest X Ray Unit from the Texas Department of Public Health with Ty rus Cox named head of the planning committee. The club also approved an election returns party after the November 7 election and seeks a co sponsor to share program proceeds. The Chest X Ray Unit first visited in February 1949 giving free X rays to 3 945 people.
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Lions
Fredericksburg Lions Club
Texas Departent of Public Health
Tyrus Cox
Fair Park
V. B. Spiva
62nd Annual Gillespie County Fair Opens Friday
The Hill Country fair launches a three day run with a parade at 10 am led by the Fredericksburg High School band and the Ben Hur Shrine Drum and Bugle Corps, promising a strong exhibit of livestock farm produce and crafts along Main Street.
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Gillespie County
Fredericksburg
Ben Hur Shrine
Drum and Bugle Corps of
Austin
Nimitz Parkway
Fredericksburg Giants
Giants
Lackland War Hawks
San Antonio
Goldthewaite
Kerrville Athletics
FHS
Business Houses To Close Friday for Gillespie County Fair
Fredericksburg firms will close Friday at noon to allow employees to attend the 62nd Gillespie County Fair. The event draws local vendors and families to celebrate the county’s heritage with exhibits and entertainment.
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Fredericksburg
Gillespie County
Fredericksburg ISD Board Repeats Bid Rejection for New Buildings
The Fredericksburg Independent School District board rejected all bids again for two new campus buildings. Bids exceeded bond funds and one included an acceleration clause. Directors debated delaying the project or rebidding if conditions allow.
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Board of Trustees
Fredericksburg Independent School District
Record Number Attend Luther League Convention
The 20th annual Luther League convention in Texas District of the American Lutheran Church drew 425 registered attendees for sessions, devotions, and entertainment. Officers elected: Wilfred Sager president, Paul Kneter vice president, Helen Steinbring secretary, Ruth Bohls treasurer. The event featured speeches by W A Povey, G A Gedat, Fox, and Christiansen, plus outings to Camp Chrysalis and Enchanted Rock. Contingent services ended with Holy Communion in three city churches and next year’s site pending by the executive board.
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Luther League
Luther League of the
Texas
American Lutheran Church
Ruth Bohls
Austin
Helen Steinbring
Paul Kneten
Alice
Wilfred Sager
Bartlett
Paul Kneter
Camp Chrysalis
Kerrville
H. €. Ziehe
Holy Ghost Lutheran
Physical exams for 29 from five Texas counties
Twenty nine men report for physicals at the San Antonio Recruiting Station today from five central Texas counties. An additional call for 50 from Gillespie, Blanco, Kerr, Kendall and Llano counties will report Monday, August 21. Names listed include Kerr County members Bennie Dornes through Glen Petsch, Gillespie County entries led by Robert E. Langehennig, and Llano and Kendall County selections with multiple individuals.
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San Antonio
Texas
Gillespie
Blanco
Kerr
Kendall
Llano County
Kerr County
Gillespie County
Kendall County
Blanco County
Robert E. Langehennig
Leroy W. J. Kneese
Homer R. Durst
Robert L. Borchers
Elgin B. Nebgen
Clarence O. Ruskey
Felix Land Jr
Lester C. Hahn
Ignatz Jenschke
Bobby J. Pierce
Bennie Dornes
William J. Fullwood
Calvin H. Smith
Elsworth McCampbell Jr
Henry H. Remschel
Juan Valdez
Cameron Family Tour Highlights Western Trip
Mr and Mrs Alfred Cameron and children Corinne and Curtis returned Saturday from a two week tour of the west. They visited Colorado Springs Yellowstone National Park Salt Lake City Grand Canyon and Carlsbad Caverns.
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Alfred Cameron
Corinne and
Curtis
West
Colorado Springs
Yellowstone National Park
Salt Lake City
Grand Canyon
Carlsbad Caverns
Mrs Harold Jungmichel and daughter visit Stein family
Mrs Harold Jungmichel and her daughter Susan of Austin spent several days last week with her parents Mr and Mrs Edward Stein.
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Harold Jungmichel
Susan of
Austin
Edward Stein
Eight Precincts Will Hold Gillespie County Run-Off
Gillespie County Democratic Chairman T. O. Schmidt announced funds are raised to hold the August 26 run-off in eight precincts Fredericksburg Harper Stonewall Willow City and Doss. He urged other precincts to raise or donate funds to permit votes on state races.
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Gillespie County
Democratic
T. O. Schmidt
Fredericksburg
Harper
Stonewall
Willow City
Doss
Lt. Govenor
Ben Ramsey
Pierce Brooks
State Supreme Court
Will Wilson
Dallas
Fagan Dickson
Meade F. Griffin
Geo. W. Harwood
Court of Criminal Appeals
W. A. Morrison
Bob Lattimore
Commissioner of Agriculture
J. E. McDonald
John White
Schmidt
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Msar. F. X
A. K. Krause
Krause
Opal Pitz
Inspiring Services
W. A. Poovey
G. A. Gedat
Germany
Mr. Gedat
Mr. Fox
Grace Lutheran Sanatorium
W. W. Christiansen
Lutheran Senior College of the Southwest
Texas Lutheran
Seguin
L. A
Gillespians
Fair Plant
Betty Stroeher
Don Franklin
Harold Rusenberger
Roy Weinheimer
Alfred Rusenberger
Rubin Ruebsahm
Herman Weinheimer
Marvin Nebgen
Hilmar Nebgen
Calvin Weinheimer
Harold Wood
Evelyn Wenheimer
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