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Fredericksburg Standard

Location

Fredericksburg, Texas, United States of America

Date

Aug 18, 1948

Page

2

Cowan Golden Wedding Celebrated at Grapetown Hall

Mr and Mrs Otto Cowan observed their fiftieth wedding anniversary Monday at Grapetown hall with a barbecue supper. About 150 friends attended as Arion Singing Club members performed and relatives traveled from San Antonio Dunlay Kerrville and other towns for the event.

Mrs Otto Cowan Grapetown Hall August Ebers Cowan Maria Armos Cowan Berth Meny Ernst Feller Louis Ebers Edmond Kott Alma Paul Hohenberger Meny Geo. Enderlin Caroline Laney Alex Molzberger San Antonio Ernest Balsen August Mangold Dunlay Oscar Strohacker Kerrville John Shirley Emil Mangold Grapetown

Car Abandoned Chase Near Fredericksburg

Police pursued a car abandoned along the Mason Highway near Fredericksburg. It eluded officers in dense traffic at the city edge as Sunday motorists failed to clear the way. A large search by local and outside units followed, aided by witnesses at a Tivydale Road home, but the men were not located by 1 am Tuesday.

Fredericksburg Mason Highway Bruno Fritz Tivydale Road

National Guard Names Enlisted Men At Summer Training Camp

Lt. Roman J. Hartmann and Lt. Martin A. Feuge lead the roster of officers while enlisted personnel listed include Werner E. Novian Harry Itz Rudie Kneese Clarence Nixon J. W. Reser Will Wahl Carl Meurer Leo Nebgen Harry Seelig Marvin Schaefer Wallace Holy Leroy Alberth al Nolan Barth Roy Crenwelge Freddie Hannemann Doyal Everett James Leitz Werner Ruff Harold Schoene Wolf Leroy Stehling Leroy Treibs Leroy Beyer Melvin Franz Robert Hennig Elton Immel Herbert Immel David Kneese Oliver Kowert Andrew Nebgen Thomas Sampson Richard Smith Presley Arhelger Calvin Braeutigam Benno Eckert Alton Klier James Klier Morris Meurer John Nocker Frank Ottmer Vernon Petsch Vernon Petsch Werner Schumpelt Alton Stehling Gerald Walter Elwood Woerner

Roman J. Hartmann Martin A. Feuge Werner E. Novian Harry ©. Itz Rudie E. Kneese Clarence L. Nixon J. W. Reser Will H. Wahl Carl H. Meurer Leo Nebgen Harry A. Seelig Marvin R. Schaefer Wallace E. Holy Leroy W. Alberthal Nolan W. Barth

Elmore Family Visits Fairfield Ties Here

Rev. and Mrs. G. W. Elmore and their Fairfield Texas family spent last week visiting relatives and friends in the area, sharing time together with local residents.

G. W. Elmore Fairfield Texas

Sandra Jean Meier Birthday Party Noted

Mrs Walter Meier and Mrs Ed Win Meier hosted a party at the Meier home for Sandra Jean Meier daughter of Mr and Mrs Walter Meier in honor of her tenth birthday. Guests played games with prizes and refreshments were served. Folding fans were given as favors.

Walter Meier Edwin Meier Sandra Jean Meier

Pioneers Describe Fairs Continued from Page 1

A Willow City man recaps rivalries between towns at fairs with $100 stakes won by Klaer ner's sorrel. Races drew bets and disputes over winners, with judges at each track and head starts complicating results.

Willow City Klaerner Wahrmund Heep Emilie Emil Heimann Augusta Juenke Karl Heimann Braeutigam Henry Pbraeutigam Central Park Wahrmund Hall Maier Heimann Fair Association

Along Nature s Trail

An observer notes scissor tailed flycatchers perched on wires in Gillespie County and Kerrville Road area near the Fair Grounds. The migratory birds breed in the region and winter south to Panama, with female birds showing smaller size and shorter tails. The writer seeks local sightings of roosting rendezvous before migration.

Gillespie County Kerrville Road Fair Grounds South Texas Panama F. J. Maier Frederick Lochte Place E. San Antonio South Llano

KNAF Fair Program and Local Visit Report

San Antonio events list 3 p m broadcast at 8 p m by KNAF. Mrs Elizabeth Walter and her son Hugo departed Thursday for Bastrop for a visit.

San Antonio KNAF Elizabeth Walter Hugo Bastrop

Retonga Provides Noted Relief Says San Antonio Woman

Mrs Eva Manning of 408 Barrera St San Antonio Texas mother of seven reports Retonga eased her poor appetite sour stomach and acid indigestion she now eats freely sleeps well and feels energized She notes Retonga outperformed prior medicines and promises a refund if a first bottle fails to help You can obtain Retonga at local outlets.

Retonga Eva Manning Barrera St San Antonio Texas

Also Mentioned on This Page

Herman Sons Herman Sons and Sister Lodge Theodore Wahrmund Fredericksburg National Bank Mecklenburg Herman Sons Hall Grand Jury T. O. Schmidt Guido L. Kuhlmann Chas H. Walter H. L. Stevens Alfred Lehne Ruben Ruebsahm Emil E. Petsch Lee Feuge Adolph O. Kneese Albert Maner A. Bierschwale Adolph Kott Louis Hohmann Edmund Duecker Paul J. Staudt Hilmar Loth Arno Juenke V. C. Russel, Jr Clayton Feller Milton Ketron Albert E. Meier Chester Arnold Rode Jerry Jung Glen Young Alvin Gerloff Edwin Sam Chester Otte Willie Ray Sublet Henry R. Frantzen Victor Sagebiel Norbert Roeder Raymond Spaeth Edmund Fiedler Alfred C. Ahrens Clinton Gold Lonnie Itz Paul Weber Chester Tatsch Herbert Rahe Clarence Probst Chester Lochte Arthur Dietrich Henry National Guard Valentines Hartmann’s Inc Ars Hirsch Karl Beck Old Town Rufus Light Cavalry British Columbia Ad Lookie Enee Yan Wes Gue' Av Betty Bradford KABC Pionef Stokley
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