Social Notes Highlight Fredericksburg Guests and Events
Mrs. Rudolf Roeder and child ren of Yorktown toured Fredericksburg area. Visitors included Miss Dora Weber from Albany and Miss Sam Gray of Dallas. Numerous couples and families from Teague, Austin, San Antonio, Harlingen, Comfort, and New Braunfels spent weekends and weeks in Fredericksburg. Social clubs hosted events with prizes, meals, and swimming at the park pool.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Rudolf Roeder
Yorktown
Fredericksburg
Dora Weber
Albany
John Reagan
Sam Gray
Dallas
F. J. Maier
Arthur Jordan
Buda
August Jordan
Chester Pfiester
San Antonio
William Pfiester
Otto Stoffers
Erna Kolmeier
Herman Bohn
Austin
Don Biggers
J. Hunt
T. Leslie Son
Teague
Carter
Colorado
Texas
William Bell
B. M. Oden
Archie Brodie
Alfred Riley
Theo. Fox
Fox
Louise
Frieda Fox
Cypress Mills
A. W. Cunningham
Harlingen
Overmann
Louis Wiedenfeld
Comfort
Roy Rethmann
Emilson
Herman
E. L. Walter
Lena Weber
Mattie
Thelma Wiley
la Feria
Aft
Poepperwein
Menard
J. T. Estill
Jubanstill
Merry Wives’ Bridge Club
B. L. Enderle
Alfred Schmidt
Enderle
Mildred Ender
William Petermann
William Dietel
Lena Klingelhaefer
Lucille Kott
Mildred Ochs
New Braunfels
Erna Dietel
Allan Keller
Alma Kott
Miss Kott
Edith Krauskoph
Walter Petsch
Erwin Jordan
Gillespie County Court Adopts Election and Road Fund Actions
The Gillespie County Commissioners Court opened and canvassed the August 1 1927 special election returns from Gillespie County. The court approved monthly and bank statements and detailed fund balances. It levied 15 percent tax on School District No 36 valuation and authorized multiple land purchases for road use valued at 40 per acre, accepting offers of adjacent landowners. The court also fixed the ex officio county school superintendent salary at 800 annually and allowed quarterly payments to Herman Usener and other county officers.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Gillespie County
Bank of Fredericksburg
Alf. W. Crenwelge
Rh. G. Striegler
Aug
Weirich
Aug. Kunz
Hy. Grona
Chas. Braeutigam
Emil Eckert
Chas
Fritz
Alf, Ahrens
Ewald Sehmidt
Tivydale
Herman Usener
Alb. B. Klett
Herm. Usener
Alf Klaerner
A. D. Stahl
Walter Petsch
Ad. Gerhard
Hy Tatseh
Joe Heep
Ed. Gold
Giants defeat Harper in lopsided amateur clash
Fredericksburg Giants routed Harper 26 to 2 on their home field. Sageser and Jung combined for 21 hits with Henke winning after six innings and Klett closing. Knopp and U Henke led with multiple extra base hits as Harper’s fast runners struggled against Giants pitching. The Giants schedule three Gillespie County Fair games upcoming against Austin, Comfort, and Boerne.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Fredericksburg Giants
Harper
Giants
Sageser
Jung
Henke
Klett
Gillespie County Fair
Austin
Comfort
Boerne
Inings
Knopp
Kott
Hollmig
Hahn
E. Henke
Nagel
U. Henke
Peter
Jordan
Durst
Winnig
Harper-Jung
C. Sageser
V. Cottle-Jung-Scarborough
Lee
Herring
R. Cottle
Williams
Scarborough
Farris
Rf Weller
If V. Cottle
Ny Knopp
Rf Kott—s
QO Durst
Henke Hiahn
Peter Tb
Nagel If
Tent Meeting Postponed and Baptism Planned Sunday
The Tent Meeting on Market Square is postponed to Saturday night at 8 o'clock. A baptism is scheduled Sunday at 3 30 P M at the residence of Rev L H Billing. Miss Leola Staats and Miss Janis Carruthers of San Antonio visit Stonewall residents D Hi Bekhardt and wife.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Market Square
L. H. Billing
Leola Staats
Janis Carruthers
San Antonio
D. Hi. Bekhardt
Stonewall
Notice of Bankruptcy for Guaranty Auto Sales Company
In the Western District of Texas Austin a bankruptcy filing targets Guaranty Auto Sales Company and partners Oliver Fairchild and James Schlieger. Creditors are to attend the first meeting September 3, 1927 at 10 AM in Austin to prove claims and appoint a trustee. Paul Weber has returned from San Antonio.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Guaranty Auto Sales Company
Oliver Fairchild
James Schlieger
Harper
Gillespie
James Schleyer
Austin
Texas
QO. W. Sandstrom
Advertised Letters at Fredericksburg Post Office 1927
List of uncalled letters at the Fredericksburg post office dated August 15 1927 includes F Devens F H Devens Chas Grand Mrs J F Greiner G Groupe. Second paragraph notes residents Walmar Hohmann Otto Rabke returning from West Texas and visits by Henke Hartmann Hopf Brodie Hahne Lingswieler and Elsie Weber with trips to Sonora San Angelo Corpus Christi and San Antonio.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Fredericksburg
F. Devens
F. H. Devens
J. F. Greiner
G. Groupe
Messrs
Walmar Hohmann
Otto Rabke
West Texas
Sonora
San Angelo
A. J. Hahne
Anna Lingswieler
Elsie Weber
Corpus Christi
Walter Holekamp
Aug. Burgdorf
San Antonio
Weather Worries Over Iowa Crops As Rain Delays
August 5 1927 letter from Wartburg Seminary Dubuque Iowa reports farmer concerns about dry conditions corn tassels early oats and hay prospects hinge on rain. Cattle pasture conditions described as fair but affected by dryness. Local social notes mention visitors from Ballinger and San Antonio with family greetings.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Wartburg Seminary
Dubuque
Iowa
Fredericksburg Publ. Co
Fredericksburg
Texas
Standard
R. J. Weber
Financial gains from feeding lambs and steers in 1925 26
Colorado Agricultural College economist Burdick reports on feeding lambs and steers in winter 1925 26 based on 19 Greeley area farms. Four year lambs and three year cattle comparisons show modest net incomes but note home feed markets labor soil benefits and manure value. The study argues long term farming plus herd feeding improves income crop yields and farm condition.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Department of Economics and Sociology
Colorado Agricultural College
Greeley
R. T. Burdick
Vital Statistics Couples Listing
Mr. Ad. H. Loth and Miss Amalia Lang. Mr. Walter A. Kordzik and Miss Edna A. Henke. Mr. Tommie Buckelew and Miss Katie Skurlock.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ad. H. Loth
Amalia Lang
Walter A. Kordzik
Edna A. Henke
Tommie Buckelew
Katie Skurlock
Births Recorded for Three Families in 1926 and 1927
A daughter was born to Mr and Mrs Felix A Holly on November 13 1926. A son was born to Mr and Mrs Cuncen cio Lolazar on July 28. A son was born to Mr and Mrs Boneferior Castoro on August 3.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Felix A. Holly
Cuncencio Lolazar
Two Johnson City Deaths Reported In July
Maud Estele Kennedy died at Johnson City on July 30 and James Nathanel Courley died there on July 31. Both deaths are recorded by local authorities.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Maud Estele Kennedy
Johnson City
James Nathanel Courley
Night taxi tale adds to city lore of midnight rides
A New Yorker joke recalls a taxi driver who ferried four men from a speakeasy. The doorman directed each passenger to Park Avenue East Sixty-fifth West End and Riverside Drive, then the driver asked to reorder after hitting a bump on Sixth Avenue.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Park Avenue
East Sixty-fifth
West End
Riverside Drive
Sixth Avenue
Also Mentioned on This Page
Commissioners Court
District Court of the United States
Western District of Texas
Paul Weber
Max T. Henke
Otto Hartmann
Hy. Hopf
Louis Brodie
Sweet Water
Arthur Heimann
Harold
Albert Jordan
W. Lemberg
Ballinger
Aug. Rabke Family
Oscar Roggenhucke
Mary Jane
John Henry Kilaerner
Schroeder Bros
J. A. Mueller
Hays St. San Antonio
Palace Theatre
Marion Nixon
Garry Cooper
Arizona
Charlie Murray and
George Sidney
Scotty
the Scouts
Irene Rich
The
Wm. Engel, Sr
Cain City
Happy Harmonists
Edg. H. Tatsch
Henry Blum
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