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Fredericksburg Standard

Location

Fredericksburg, Texas, United States of America

Date

Aug 22, 1940

Page

9

Aged Lady Bitten By Black Widow In Stonewall

A near eighty year old visitor Mrs. wm. Herber was bitten by a black widow spider while trying on a cloak at a Stonewall residence. She was hospitalized in Fredericksburg and narrowly survived a critical period before recovering. Several local residents and visitors are named in brief notes on week end activities and local incidents.

Black Widow Spider Stonewall Wm. Herber Emil Schlandt Spidr Herber Fredericksburg

Albert Stover Dies in California at 21

Johnson City resident Albert Stover died in a California hospital after months of illness. A 1937 Johnson City High School graduate, he had been attending colleges in California. He is survived by parents, four brothers, three sisters, and grandparents in Johnson City. The obituary notes his many friends mourn the untimely death and offers sympathy to bereaved relatives.

Johnson City California Albert Stover Duraten Marlin Dollahite Albert W. W. Dollahite M. A. Wolf Buna Austin Ima Wolf

Harper School Opens Sept. 2 and Faculty Named

The Harper community notes the opening of Harper School on September 2 with a new faculty. Superintendent E O Larkin, Principal Dean Hopf, and staff including Worth Howe, Miss Wilma S Barnett, Miss Connie Smith, Miss Myrtle Red, Grace Davidson, and Phil Rogers are listed among teachers and roles. Mrs Bergner honored for community help.

Harper School E. O. Larkin Dean Hopf Worth Howe Wilma S Barnett Connie Smith Myrtle Red Grace Davidson Phil Rogers

Winners in Gillespie Fair Agriculture and Livestock Divisions

The Gillespie County Fair highlighted champions across cattle, goats, horses, sheep, and dairy. Highlighted names include H R Sites and Son of Wimberly TX with a top two year old back, Leroy Brandon with a BR type champion doe, Herman Weinheimer with champion bull, and Peterson Stock Farm Kerrville with grand champion bull in a field of tied first-place farm exhibits and numerous breed prizes.

H. R. Sites Wimberly Texas Leroy Brandon Doe Leroy 41 A. \. Welgehausen Gillespie Gillespie County Stonewall Nebgen School Christian Mathisen R. L. Wehmeyer Ad. G. ‘Wehmeyer Herman Weinheimer Ist Guenther Kenke Morris Ranch Peterson Stock Farm Kerrville Peterson Stock Farris Clinton Hardin Wilow City

Luckenbach Enjoys Generous Week End Rainfall

Luckenbach sees a generous shower over the week end reviving color in grass and growing plants. Local residents and visitors from San Antonio and Austin attended the fair and visited family. Out of town parties continue to hunt leases locally as Behrends Pahl wedding at the home of Lowell Pahl drew attendees.

Walter Kuhlman San Antonio Alex and Elgin Luckenbach Benno Luckenbach Earl Bresimer Lorene Behrends Reinhard Behrends Fredericksburg Alvin Jenschke Theo Pehl Pete Weber Austin San Marcos New Braunfels Walter Hopf Victor Peese Kermit Schlueter Behrends-Pahl Lowell Pahl Alvin Pehl Elgin Behrends Stonewall Lowell Abbot Otto Guechi Annie Engel Benne Engel Arthur Klier Boerne

Gillespie 4-H Boy Reports 3000 Mile Texas Trip Through Corn Belt

Gillespie 4-H member Wesley Crenwelge writes of a 3000 mile feeder club tour starting in Brownwood Texas and visiting Mt Pleasant Arkansas Hot Springs Little Rock and state funded Army and Navy Hospital along the way The piece notes travel details and landscapes from the August trip with continuation promised on Page 4 Section 2

Gillespie Texas Corn Belt Wesley Crenwelge Erwin Crenwelge Cherry Spring Wesley Gillespie County Brownwood Mt. Pleasant Arkansas Hot Springs Army and Navy Forest Little Rock

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Mrs. Benne Eckert Max Moritz Chas Morita Burg Henry Bure Louis Klein Helen Pehl Adolf Nebgen Roy Schlueter Cypress Mills Felix Wallendorf Harry Staats Staats American District Telegraph Co Tom Weinheimer Tom University of Texa Wieg and Lindig Otto Linde Willie Burg Blanco News Roth Gipson Blanco Cullen Uecker Clayton Barker Chas Boecking H. Boecking Dock Weaks Sandy Walter Birck Cypressill Clayton Crider West Texas Gus Crider Damon Sharp Alvin Kroll Round Mountain Richard Collins Jeff Mayes Sarah Collenbach Wiin Montgomery Maddox Nady V. A Wood End Henry Hopt Doss Fair Harry Wahrmund Doss Doss Marvin Gold Texas Play Boys Ordek Doss Cyclones Lange Grit Rise of Jericho J. M. Bergner Curtain Club Gilbert Pape Harper Bergner Curtain Club and Improvement Club Chas Willis Buck A. Petersen Tom Is John Evers Ever Jer Ealf Milton Grona Clarence Crenwelge Llano Peterson Stock Farms Peterson Stock Ball Janier Evers Dairy Evers Guernsey Edgar Gold Willow City Wim. Roeder Geo Jensebke Carry L. Wilke Clinton’ Gold Wm. Roeder Frank Kimbro Salado F. H. Lohmann & Son Clyde Group Lometa Clyde Ghimp Ewe F. H. Lohman & Son F. T. Lohman & Son Ewe Lamb F. H. Lohman & Bon Flock Ram Eye FP. H. Lohman & Son Clyde Glimpard F. H. Lohmann Clyde Glimp F H Lohman & Son, Ltd Luckenbach Peter Weber Advance Motor CO Predericksburg, Texas Mildred Pehl Albert Mildred Lillian Banco Gertrude Klein Ruby Schumann Kendall County Boerne, Texas Sendal Conoco Oswald L. Crenwelge
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