McMillin Rites Mark 60th Birthday and Blanco Burial
Obituary notes Tom McMillin born December 26 1873 near Blanco died August 10 1934 aged 60 years seven months and 14 days he married Belle Benskin April 24 1898 who died December 1925 they had two sons Jessie and Dan McMillin of Austin he survived by three brothers and four sisters and was buried in Blanco cemetery Bro Ben Holland of Austin officiating.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Tom McMillin
Blanco
Belle Benskin
Jessie
Dan McMillin
Austin
McMillin
Ben Holland
Doss Community Fair Highlights Baseball Goat Roping Band
The 12th annual Doss Community Fair on August 18 featured a Palo Alto 4 3 win over Doss in baseball with Ransleben pitching for Palo Alto and Friedrich for Doss. Goat roping winners were Henry Welge and Lee Schmdit. The public enjoyed concert band music, speeches, a Curtain Club play The Man In The Moon, and a barbecue at Raymond Speath’s ranch. First cotton bale was ginned at Rosenbusch on August 8 raised by Ernst Schmidt.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Doss Cyclones
Palo Alto
Ransleben
Albert Friedrich
Henry Welge
Lee Schmdit
Doss
Edna Strackbein
Elmo Baethge
Raymond Speath
Rosenbusch
Ernst Schmidt
Welcome to Durst & Maier Store in Fredericksburg
A cordial invitation to visitors to Durst and Maier at the Durst and Doell Corner in Fredericksburg. The ad promises a hearty welcome for shoppers and browsers alike during a visit to town.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Fredericksburg
Durst & Maier
Durst & Doell Corner
Community Notes From Art and Surrounding Towns
Sunday visits bound for Bracken Ridge Hospital in Austin as Rev F Foerster recovers from surgery. Galveston guest Leo Gray stayed with Lester Keyser. Lampasas visitors included Shaw Norris and C H Grote family. Pearl Schoenfeld of San Antonio visits her parents Paul and Mrs Schoenfeld. Revival at Prairie Mountain aided by Rev Fred Banks of Yancey with Rev A R Vetter. Rothmanns and Donops enjoy weekend in art. Kassell of Austin and Hoerster family visit Moseleys. Roy Thames and Dalton Earl from Dallas visit Hoffmanns. A F Rothmann in Austin with Webb Ruff family. Schuesslers and Vetter attend Jordan family reunion in Art. Fidelis Maidens class hosts river picnic for Dora Grote’s birthday with ten attendees.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
J. D. Kinney
O. G. Callenbach
Blanco
Warren Cage
Johnson City
A. C. Ivy
Julia Mae Stubbs
Gertrude Klappenbach
Fredericksburg
Geo. Harwood
Marble Falls
Lonnie Gipson
Overton
John
Milton Yancey
Hardy Sitton
Reba Sue
San Antonio
E. R Sherified
B. Hayes
Dallas
E. R. Sherffield
Belle Carson
Harry Hyde
San Marcos
Gilbert Murray
T. J. Johnson
Ohlen Cox
Clarence Martin
Stonewall
A. J. Weiss
Emil Klett
Spicewood
Harvey Roper
Robstown
O. ¥. Fawcett
Mitchell
Sue Casparis
Austin
Sally Casparis
W. Cox
Houston
Mary Adams
Kerrville
Wilmer Adams
S. Hi. Harris
Howard Sparks
Chas McCormack
Henry
A. J. Rose
R. O. Grote
F. Foerster
Brackenridge Hospital
Leo Gray
Galveston
Lester Keyser
Shaw Norris
Lampasas
C. H. Grote
Norris
Pearl Schoenfeld
Paul Schoenfeld
Fred Banks
Yancey
A R. Vetter
Prairie Mountain
Gleason Rothmann
Alvin Donop
Dorothea Kassell
John Hoerster
Ewald
Miss Irmgard
Art
T. P. Moseley
Roy Thames
Dalton Earl
R. Hoffmann
A. F. Rothmann
Webb Ruff
John Schuessler
A. R. Vetter
Jordan
Fidelis Maidens
M. E. Church, Sr
Dora Grote
Farmer Killed Removing Shotgun from Auto in Abilene
Abilene August 17 W S Chinn of Merkel elder pioneer in Taylor County was killed when a shotgun in the back of his car discharged as he removed it at a son's Abilene home. The turtle cover struck the hammer and the charge struck him in the heart instantly. He was 78.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Abilene
W. S. Chinn
Merkel
Taylor Countian
M. V. Chinn
Chinn
Mr. Chinn
Harper News Gossip and Visit Notes from Local Families
Local social page lists Mr. and Mrs. Arthur Bruckner and Gene Nabers from Kerrville visiting Harper relatives. Visits include families from San Antonio Fredericksburg Mason Del Rio and Kerrville with numerous trips to Kerrville Fredericksburg and Camp Allison. Healthcare notes include Col J W Coffey’s illness and Miss Julia Bernhardt’s tonsil operation.
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Fred Nabers
Gene Donald
Kerrville
Harper
Burton Brown
San Antonio
Brown
J. S. Whitewood
Eddie McDougall
Mason
H. P. Gartrell
Otto Goehmanns
Baby
Fredericksburg
Goehmann
Peter Bernhardt
Chas
E. Bein
Mary Belle
Patsy Gamel
Camp Allison
Man Parker
Roosevelt
Charley Nixon
del Rio
L. D. Nixon
C. L. Hudson
Tom Philips
Wi. Parker
Willie Collins
Walton Whitworth
Tommy Parker
Dillard Stapp
Vivian Gooden
Mr Bacon Berkenhamm
Shiner
Jacob Fiedler
Sam Coffey
Alpine
Charley Coffey
Dripping Springs
J. W Coffey
A. F. Bauman Gin
Oren Parker
Ivy Ross Heffernan
Parker
Carlos Parker
Noxville
Rueben Bode
Arthur Grosenbacher
Secor Sanitarium
Elbert Stevens
Mart Stevens
Mamie Dell Stevens
Chicago
Henry Tatsch
Wood Belton
J. Whitewood
Joe Nette Rogers
Junction
Mr.Whitewood
Anderson Kensey
John S. Whitewood
Julia Bernhardt
Frances Floyd
Miss Cecil
Secor Sanatorium
Mrs. O. Scarborough
Electra
Wahrmund Kaiser Wedding at St Anthony Harper
Velma Wahrmund and Joe Kaiser wed at St Anthony's Catholic Church Harper in a Tuesday morning ceremony. Rev Alois A Gitter officiated with bridesmaids and attendants named. A wedding feast followed at the Wahrmund home. The couple will reside on the Wahrmund ranch near Harper.
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St. Anthony's Catholic Church
Harper
Velma ‘Wahrmund
Joe Kaiser
Alois A. Gitter
Frank Wahrmund
Near Marper
Bill Kaiser
Martha Rose Bauman
H. J. Kaiser
Hubert Bauman
Wahrmund Ranch
Alfred Chatto 90 Apache leader and scout dies
Alfred Chatto longtime Warm Springs Apache chief and famed government scout who helped capture Geronimo died at Mescalero Indian hospital after injuries from an automobile accident. He led about 6500 government scouts who tracked Geronimo across the Southwest in 1884 and 1885.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Alamogordo, N. M
Alfred Chatto
Warm Springs
Geronimo
Wiley
Mescalero Indian Hospital
Chatto
State tax rate fixed at 77 cents per hundred
The state automic tax board set the ad valorem rate at the constitutional maximum of 77 cents per $100 valuation. Allocations: 34 cents to the general revenue fund 35 cents to the school fund and 7 cents to the Confederate pension fund. The board noted an improved fund condition since last biennium. A deficit at August 31 1933 was $9 377 619 75 and is estimated at $7 577 310 52 for the end of the current year. Baseball events listed for Kendall County Fair in Boerne Texas.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Automatic Tax Board
General Revenue Fund
Confederate Pension Fund
Political Announcements for Democratic Primary Candidates
The Standard lists names for the Democratic Primary in July including IFARL RUNGE, with prepayment required for insertion and order-based publishing.
Petersh Legislative Ballot Slate For November Election
The document lists candidates for the Sith Legislative District elections including County Judge and County Attorney. For Sheriff it notes Re election with Alfred Klaerners name, and lists candidates for District Clerk, County Clerk, Tax Assessor and Collector, County Treasurer, and Commissioners for Precincts 1 and 2. Names include Alfred Petsch Arthur Stehling Emil Dietrich Lina Crnwelge August Langerhans Benno Kramer Henry Blum Ad Gerilard Adolph Olfers W L Brandon J J Rogers.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lina Crenwelge
August Langerhans Benno Kramer
Commissioner Precinct 4 CH Herber Ctl as Nooy
Brief notice lists officials including B Renick Henry Heimann and L Heimann for Commissioner Precinct 4. It notes appointment or designation within a county government and references related administrative actions. The fragment emphasizes local governance and personnel names connected to the precinct leadership.
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Harper News
Marie Cottle
Doss Locals
Castell
Farmer
Blanco News
Arthur Bruckner
Seth Whetstone
R. R. Tippit
Rosksprings
Tippit
Harper High School
Wahrmund -Kaiser
Alvie Casper
Joe Moore
Ozona
Max Lange
Marguurite Wendel
Johnnie Sellers
Arthur Lee Sellers
Fern Sellers
A. J. Kensey
Near Roosevelt
Marion Fairchild
Douglas
Arizona
Abbie Cook
Loriie Barker
Richard Bierschwale
Melvin
Wead
Torme
John Keller
John Weinheimer
John Stehling
Good Radio Service
Alfred Buecker
Max W. Staudt
Main Street
Fredericksburg Publishing Co
Baseball Daily
Kendall County Fair
Boerne
Texas
Sith
Alfred Petsch
B. Langellered
Neffendore
J. B. Wieser
A. H. Kneese
Arthur Stehling
Alfred Klaerner
Schmidt
Albert Beklett
WM. M. Petmecky
Emil Dietrich
Henry Blum
Gerilard
Adolph Olfers
Precinet
Joan Jenschke
Joe Heep
CH. Herber
Ctlas. Nouy
B. Renick
Henry L. Heimann
H. H. Schuch
Fary
Cety Cafe
Felix Klaerner
Prop
Gillespie County
Electrolux
Felix W. Maier
Winchester
Kolmeier & Klier Co
Friends of
Lon Smith
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