Twenty Three Years Ago Registration Notes in Gillespie County
Notice announces that all men in Gillespie County who turned 21 since June 5, 1918 must register with the local Board of Exemption on August 24, 1918 at the Board's Fredericksburg office. Also details community news on Hoffmann's Home Factory tomato canning, the Roman Catholic State Association meeting in San Antonio with local delegates, and Southern Rice Growers Association recruiting laborers for Dayton Texas fields amid drought and crop losses.
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Gillespie County
Board of Exemption
Fredericksburg
H. C. Hoffmann
Bankersmith
Publishing Co
Mr. Hoffmann
Roman Catholic State Association
San Antonio
H. Gerlach
F. J Walch
John Lott
Women’s Auxiary
Mary Blanchard
Felix Blanchard
Wm. Knopp
F. C. Hartmann
John Stehling
Richard Stehling
Louis Knopp
Joseph Jordan
Minna Zenner
Max Stehling
Albert Meckel
Mathew Pyka
Lawrence Knopp
Southern Rice Growers Association
Dayton
Texas
College Head Dr Evans marks 30 years at Southwest Texas Teachers College
Dr C Evans president of Southwest Texas Teachers College San Marcos completes his thirtieth year as head this week and will begin his thirty first year of service next month when the fall term opens.
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C. Evans
Southwest Texas Teachers College
San Marcos
Annual Doss Fair Draws Strong Attendance and Highlights
The Doss community fair drew large crowds last Saturday with standout achievements in the ladies department and flower show the largest ever. Exhibits included old china ware bottles deer heads fish and a steer head raised in Doss, plus the Texas Scouring and Wool Manufacturing Corp and Health Club displays. The Doss Home Demos bazaar sold out, music by Pehl's Orchestra accompanied the event, and a program by the Doss and Fredericksburg groups complemented the day.
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Doss
Texas Scouring and Wool Manufacturing Corp
Health Club
Pehl
Fredericksburg
Local Social News From San Antonio Visitors
Gold News by Mrs Felix Herbert lists week end visitors: Mr and Mrs Walter Birnbaum Mrs Ruben Franz and children from San Antonio at Mrs Alfred Ottmers home. Albert Ottmers visits in San Antonio with Mrs Ottmers mother Mrs John Otters. Amelia Eckhardt Harvey and Elgin Eckhardt of San Antonio visit family. Orwin Herbert and son Henry Louis trip to Mason. Clarence Fiedler and daughter of San Angelo visiting Alfred Wahrmund. Clarence Fiedler and Ruben Wahrmund fish Buchanan Lake. Y and Mrs Chester Beyer of San Antonio spend week with Edna Beyer and children.
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Walter Birnbaum
Ruben Franz
San Antonio
Alfred Ottmers
Albert Ottmers
Ottmers
John Otfers
Amelia Eckhardt
Harveyind Elgin Eckhardt
Orwin Herbert
Henry Louis
Mason
Clarence Fiedler
San Angelo
Alfred Wahrmund
Ruben Wahrmund
Buchanan Lake
Chester Beyer
Edna Beyer
Harper Firemen Save Barn and Oats From Friday Blaze
Fire crews from Harper were called to the Carl Kroll ranch Friday morning as a large barn burned. Firemen arrived at dawn and managed to save 500 bushels of oats and prevent spread to other buildings, but the barn was largely destroyed. About 2000 bales of hay, 5 saddles, harness and other valuables burned. Loss estimated at 5000 dollars. Fire origin undetermined.
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Harper
Carl Kroll
Local Guests and Visits Reported in Castell Area News
Castell residents hosted or visited multiple relatives and friends during the past week. Guests included Mr. and Mrs. Grand Peacock of Monroe Louisiana Mr. and Mrs J H Jones Mr. and Mrs Otto Hoffmann of Fredericksburg and several local families with trips to Rosewell New Mexico Louisiana Mississippi and other western points.
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Grand Peacock
Monroe
J. H. Jones
Otto Hoffmann
Fredericksburg
Vernelle Leifeste
Brownwood
Lee Leifeste
P. A. Bode
Perrie Jo
Alex Rothman
O. C. Raeke
Hilda
Rosewell
N. M
Henry Radetzky
San Antonio
F. W. Radetzky
Charles Henry Dye
Chas. Pluenneke
Edward Willenberg
Don
Pearl Dalhau
Faye Stuart
Esther Dalchau
Llano
Louisiana
Misissippi
Johnson City Bus Tour Heads West With 23 Students
A 3400 mile trip began in Johnson City with 23 boys aboard a newly bought school bus. They will travel via Denver Cheyenne Salt Lake City to Yellowstone and return through Casper Lincoln Highway Nebraska and Kansas over ten days or more. In charge are C C Lary and Olen Cox with Gus Ulrich along to recount sheep country.
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Johnson City
Yellowstone National Park
Denver
Cheyenne
Salt Lake City
The
Park
Casper
Wyo
Lincoln Highway
Nebraska
Kansas
Cc. C. Lary
Olen Cox
Gus Ulrich
E. G. Fuchs
Erwin Goebel
Robert Stieler
Elman Fuchs
Nolen Casparis
Sid Stevenson
Corky Cox
N. G. Norton
Eugene Monroe
Reverdy
Luckenbach Goat and Sheep Shearing Underway
Weeklong activity sees goats and sheep lambs sold as sheep and goat shearing begins. Paula Petsch visits Stonewall with aunt Mrs. Otto Beckmann who is ill. State commission releases seven fish species into Emil Petsch’s earth reservoir for breeding. Burg visits Luckenbach as a business guest. Engel family from San Antonio visits relatives. Petsch, Pehl, Franz, and Pfeiffer fish at Pedernales River near Johnson City. Continued on Page 4 Sec 2.
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Church Tabernacle
Johnson City
Donaldson
Fredericksburg
Paula Petsch
Stonewall
Otto Beckmann
State Game Fish and Oyster Commission
Emil Petsch
Simon Burg
Luckenbach
Anna H Engel
San Antonio
Erwin Petsch
Alvin Pehl
Leonard Franz
Edwin Pfeiffer
Pedernales River
Typhus Fever Linked to Rats in Texas Rise in Cases
Dr Geo W Cox Texas State Health Officer reports typhus fever in Texas rose sharply in August with 38 cases vs a typical 13 in the first week. The disease spreads via rat fleas in infested buildings, driven by hot dry weather, Brill’s disease noted as a lower fatality form.
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Texas
Geo. W. Cox
Albert area families visit relatives and start of school
Albert residents and relatives from Arkansas Fredericksburg Pettus visited Tuesday to Friday. Trips included Lillian Pehl with Otto Segner, Dora Raulz bitten by a spider and sidelined, Junior Pehl with Felix Pehl, cane molasses stripping by Alfred Novians and Felix Pehls, Edgar Maenius and daughter Ellen visiting Mayer family, and school trustees deciding classes begin September 8. Hugo Maenius and Norman Wilke aided Edgar Maenius. Helmuth Klein and daughters Anita and Clift ee visited Henry Burg. Othella Tanner of Pettus was a business visitor in Albert.
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Alfred Novians
Felix Pehls
Edgar Maenius
Ellen
Edgar Mayer
Hugo Maenius
Norman Wilke
Edgar
Maenius
Helmuth Klein
Anita and
Clifteen
Henry Burg
Othella Tanner
Pettus
Texas
Albert
Peters Dance Hall Marks 31st Jubilee Free Dance Night
Peter's Dance Hall will celebrate its 31st Jubilee with a Free Dance on Saturday night August 30. The event invites locals to join the community gathering featuring music and dancing to mark the milestone.
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Peter’s Dance Hall
Stonewall Community Fair Draws Large Sunday Crowd
The annual Stonewall Fair showcased the Fredericksburg Fair background emblem “God Bless America” crafted from farm grains. Home Demonstration Club and 4-H girls presented cotton crafts, sewing, canned goods, and student artwork while farm fruits vegetables and flowers added color. most items advance to Fredericksburg Fair.
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Stonewall
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Peter Weber
Leon Zwiener
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Humble Oil & Refining Company
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