Car Crash Near Fredericksburg Injures Five People
On Saturday evening returning to Johnson City, a car on highway 20 driven by Gerard Kinney of Austin and carrying Tarver of Austin Selma Crider of Johnson City and Sam Houston Johnson of San Marcos and Kinney's companion was struck by a truck. The car overturned causing considerable damage but only slight bruises to all occupants.
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Johnson City
Fredericksburg
Gerard Kinney
Austin
Tarver
Selma Crider
Sam Houston Johnson
San Marcos
Townsley Rites Held at Marble Falls Burial at Rocky Creek
Mr C C Townsley died August 8 at his daughter Mrs F M Jones home in Marble Falls and was buried at Rocky Creek Cemetery with Rev G T Gibbons officiating. The Blanco County fair and Agriculture Short Course closed its two day meet in Johnson City, noted as a successful event.
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C. C. Townsley
F. M. Jones
Marble Fall
Rocky Creek Cemetery
R. F. Clayton
Wimberley
John Stevenson
Albert Walker
J. R. Kelley
Henry
Johnson City
Fritz Arrington
Austin
Albert Rose
Wallace Kinney
Geo Kane
Houston
Garod Kinney
J. D. Kinney
Fritz Koeniger
Denton
J. A. Wells
Bob Happel
Larkin
San Antonio
John Mayes
Sterling Price
Blanco
F. J. Werner
Otto Heimer
Edgar Heimer
Sam Houston
San Marcos
Raymon Rose
Lee Odiome
Paul Weirich
Clifton Wells
Camp Crist
Hiram Latham
Roberta
Lyman Garrett
Smuggling Suspect Held After Rio Grande Disappearance
Laredo Aug. 11 A search along the Rio Grande failed to locate Mrs. Rafaela Torres and her 65 year old daughter Anita who reportedly disappeared in the river as a man tried to smuggle them to the American side on horseback. The smuggler was arrested and held for investigation at Nuevo Laredo across the border.
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Laredo
Rio Grande
Rafaela Torres
Anita
Nuevo Laredo
Pioneer Mother Mrs Mattie Bierschwale Dies at 73 in Harper
Mrs Mattie Bierschwale, a respected Harper pioneer mother, died Saturday August 12 at age 73 10 9. She leaves four children and a large extended family. Funeral services were held at the Harper Methodist Church with Rev H T Cunningham and others. interment followed in Harper cemetery. Revelation of sympathy extended to the bereaved family.
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Mattie Bierschwale
John Rogers
Johnny
Hilary Bierschwale
Harper
Walter Bierschwale
Alpine
H. T. Cunningham
Kerrville
W. A. Belcher
Stanley Fairchild
Methodist
Harper Cemetery
Child Escapes Drowning at Ranch Branch
Norma Sue Nicholson eighteen months old nearly drowned after falling into a five gallon lard can of water Wednesday last week. Rescued by her four year old brother after hours of effort, she was revived. The Nicholson family resides at Ranch Branch.
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Brooks Nicholson
Let your passengers sightsee while you keep the wheel
A cautionary note urges drivers to stay focused on the road and avoid distraction. It warns that momentary inattention can have costly consequences for everyone aboard and nearby. The message emphasizes safe driving and attentiveness behind the wheel.
Local Visitors Attend Johnson City Fair and Relatives Visit
Mrs Pete Stevens and son Homer Lee and Mr and Mrs John Wedekind attended the Johnson City fair Sunday. Mr and Mrs Ollie Scarborough and children of Electra are visiting relatives here several days this week.
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Pete Stevens
Homer Lee
John Wedekind
Johnson City
Ollie Scarborough
Electra
Weekend visitors and family gatherings around Llano
A long list of relatives and friends visited Llano and nearby towns from Seguin Austin Mason Manor and San Benito. Notable mentions include the Schuesslers and Urbantke from Seguin and Henrys relatives from Waco and Hope Arkansas. The August 23 wedding of Ella Mae Hofman and Victor Foerster at Manor was announced.
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Dan Schuessler
Sherline
Lydia Urbantke
Emil Schuessler
Seguin
Randolph Leifeste
Austin
Raymond Leifeste
Walter L. Barr
Allen, Alleen and
Genevieve
Phoenix
Arizona
M. C. Dalehan
Llano
Corinne Peters
Ingram
G. C. Keyser
Ella Mae Hofman
Mason
Victor Foerster
Manor
R. O. Grote
P. C. Pluenneke
G. C. Keyser, Jr
Waco
San Benito
Dora Grote
Chester Hofman
Lawrence Reardon
Sam Hasse
Virginia Ann
Liano
D. P. Hasse
Young Peoples Division
M. E. Church
Neffen dorf and others visit Mason area notes
Locals Mr and Mrs Theo Neffen dorf Jr visited with relatives in Mason last Sunday. Mr Victor Lang of Hilda is visiting friends here several weeks. Mr and Mrs Rud Lang of Fredericksburg visited relatives here Sunday. Mrs Alf Klaerner and son Chester of Fredericksburg were business visitors here Tuesday. The Doss and Cherry Spring Luther Leagues rendered a program at the Lutheran church Sunday night. Mr and Mrs Henry Brooks of Oklahoma are visiting relatives here for several weeks. Dorf Jr and party honored with a shower at J J Dittmar home with Bertha and Louise Dittmar as hosts. The young couple received many gifts and games followed by refreshments.
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E. R
Blanco
Willard Sitton
P. O. Wells
Austin
J. B. Leonard
Bill Byars
Lois Smith
Billie Sue Sittons
Jim Greenhaw
Johnson City
Matthew Gwins
Susie Bushnell
Millers Creek
Oscar Heckle
Ted Anderson
Leo Alderman
Brownwood
Hardy
Nathaniel Johnson
Streeter
R. Gliddon
Willie Kuenemann
Fredericksburg
J. W Bratton
Marble Palls
Clarence Ramsey
Marble Falls
Fred Morse
Laura Klett
Lee Barker
Tom Moore
J. C. Goar
Comanche
Willie Davis
Lytle
Texas
J. H. Clark
C. A. Davis
Jacob Damams
Rankin
Leonard Sifford
San Antonio
Anna Felps
Harrison
Wimberly Mill
Josefa Johnson
San Marcos
T. J. Johnson
Eugene Mayes
Rocksprings
John Mayes
Aron Lacy
Fred Bruckner
Lee Conn
Maggie Roper
Miller
Earl Sylvester
Fred Faust
Claude
Josephine
Faust
California
Dominica
Wisconsin
Alois A. Gitter
Gertrude Gitter
A. F. Baumann
Claude Sageser
J. J. Cosper
Iva Cosper
Clarence Bierschwale
Baby
V. C. Russell
Klein
Robert Nabers
Harper
Clarence McDonald
L. Barnes
Ben Thomas
Werner McDougall
Armond Markworth
Dan Ruld
Frio
A. C. Wendel
Tom James
Kerrville
Vera Boos
Ola Mae Peril
Bob Rogers
Rogers
Doris Ruth Hoffman
Robstown
Frank M. Floyd
Cecil
Frances
Anthony Maurel
John
Clyde Floyd
Baytown
H. T. Cunningham
Jim Bierschwale
Robert Bierschwale
Comfort
W. H. Whitworth
Noxville
M. D. Rogers
Jim Custer
Katemey
Mae Cunningham
Son
A. E. Bell
Theo Neffendorf, Jr
Mason
Victor Lang
Hilda
Rud. Lang
Alf. Klaerner
Chester
Cherry Spring
Lutheran Church
Henry Brooks
Oklahoma
J. J. Dittmar
Bertha
Louise Dittmar
Former Texas Ranger J P Huddleston Dies
Dallas August 11 J P Huddleston aged 65 a former Texas Ranger known for his vivid service died Friday from a gunshot wound. The incident involved a .45 calibre weapon in a case linked to personal safety and past grim vigilantism.
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Dallas
J. P. Huddleston
The
Texas Rangers
Final Account in Louis Willman Bankruptcy No 1378
In the District Court of the Western District of Texas at Austin the trustee in the Louis Willman bankruptcy has filed his final account. The hearing will be at the Austin office on September 6, 1933 at 10 o’clock AM for creditors to show cause why the account should not be approved and the trustee discharged. The estate is disclosed as no-asset. Austin, August 11, 1933. Co. W. Sandstrom, Referee in Bankruptcy.
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Austin
Texas
Co. W. Sandstrom
Storage furniture sale at Katzmark Warehouse
Two piece dining suite priced at 27 dollars and 7.50. Five bedrooms offered from 19 dollars. New Sealy mattresses 19.95. Other items half price. Location Katzmark Warehouse 219 E Ashby San Antonio Texas.
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Sealy
Katzmark
E. Ashby San Antonio
Texas
Old con game nets Dallas vacationer in hotel robbery
Dallas a.m. two men jailed for questioning after C. E. Howard of Waco reported being robbed of 1100 in a Dallas hotel. Howard said one man posed as railroad purchasing agent to lure him into a land deal in Denison. He claimed cash was withdrawn for the deal, but the men vanished with the money. The suspects were identified at the jail. The $1100 remained unrecovered.
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Dallas
C. E. Howard
Waco
Howard
Denison
Public notice of land ownership and grazing ban on ranch
The 1267 acre tract out of Survey No 8 once held by Marvin Smith and known as the Marvin Smith Ranch in Gillespie County is declared the property of Mrs Anna Pfeil. No person may permit livestock to range on the land without Mrs Pfeil’s consent.
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Ambrosia Rodriguez
Marvin Smith
Gillespie
Anna Pfeil
Street sightlines spark patient’s concern over safety
A doctor warns a male patient to avoid all excitement while the patient questions whether he may look at people or events on the street, highlighting tensions between medical advice and daily curiosity.
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Dovetor
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Blanco News
Arthur Bruckner
Harper News
Mrs
Castell
Texas Ranger
District Court of the United States
Western District of Texas
Louis Willman
Travelers Cafe
Fine Foods
Alex Mittendorf
Emerson
Ever Ready Motor Company
McNess CO
Dept. S
Freeport
Illinois
Funeral Home
Fredericksburg Publishing Co
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