Farmers Entitled To Buy Lumber In Limited Amounts
Farmers in Gillespie County may buy small amounts of lumber for essential maintenance and repair of implements and farm buildings by signing an application at the lumber yard. The maximum without a certificate is 300 board feet, with larger needs handled by the County AAA office. Certificates cover essential maintenance and new construction under 1000 dollars per farm annually, plus emergencies. war production board approved construction requires ACA recommendation but no certificate.
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Gillespie County
Dorman D. Sell
Gilespie County Agricultural Conservation Association
Sell
AAA
War Production Board
ACA
Nakes
AC Recruiting Party to Be Here Aug 22 24 1944
Fredericksburg hosts a WAC recruiting party August 23 and 24 1944 to enlist eligible women for the Medien Technician Division. Lt Laurienne S Barry will head the event with headquarters set at the post office. Eligible applicants must have four years of high school and meet general WAC requirements. Interviews at the Post Office will occur on the stated dates.
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Wac
Fredericksburg
Medien
Women's Army Corps
Laurienne S. Barry
San Antonio
Olfer
Army
Barry
Texas Duck Season Opens November 2 and closes January 20
The Texas Game, Fish and Oyster Commission has announced that the wild duck season will open November 2 and run through January 20, inclusive. Daily bag limits total ten ducks, with at most one wood duck, plus up to five mallards pintails or widgeons in the aggregate. possession limit is twenty ducks.
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Texas
Texas Game, Fish and Oyster Commission
Fredericksburg Girls Among 641 Commended For High Scholarship
Two Fredericksburg students Mary Louis Klingelhoefer and Mildred Viola Houy were named among 641 College of Arts and Sciences seniors praised for high scholarship at semester end. Dean H. T. Parlin announced the honor and notes a social visit by Mrs. Olga Welgehausen and Miss Paula Welgehausen of Houston with Mrs. Max Schoenwolf.
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Fredericksburg
College of Arts and Sciences
H. T. Parlin
Freddricksburg
Mary Louis Klingelhoefer
Robert Klingelhoefer
Mildred Viola Houy
Arnold Houy
Olga Welgehausen
Paula Welgehausen
Houston
Max Schoenewolf
Prize Winners at Jaycee Ram and Billy Show
Breeders at the First Annual Junior Chamber of Commerce Ram and Billy Show shared a $600 prize list as judging concluded Friday morning. Winners across Goats, Sheep, Rambouillets and Jersey divisions include G A Bonner Leaky Rocksprings and W S Orr Rocksprings with top finishes in Class B and C events, pens of five, singles, and breed groups.
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Herbert Simon
Junction
Brooks Sweeten
Bob Davis
Uvalde
W. L. Brandon
Fredericksburg
C. L Brown
Harper
L. P. Clark
Copperas Cove
Rambouillets
F. M Bierschwab
Segovia
R. E. Dobson
van Cord
Large Number Takes Pre-Induction Physicals Friday
A large group of men from Gillespie County reported for pre-induction physicals at the San Antonio Induction Center on Friday. No figures were released on how many were ultimately accepted for service, among the many listed by name.
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Gillespie County
San Antonio
Werner Harry Burg
Carroll Roy Cottle
Oscar Ernest Voelkel
Paul Otto Itz
Alvin Wallendorf
Kermit A. Hahne
James Joe Moellendorf
Walter Arthur Oehler
Desmond Albert Sagebiel
Arthur Jenschke
Arno Felix Eckert
James William Lindemann
Kurt Martin Probst
Edmund Kunz
Alois Armand Nebgen
Elmer Martin Ellebracht
Ferdinand Mayer
Elias Henry Reinhold Priess
Elgin Edwin Hartmann
Willie Hilmar Schumann
Elgin Willie Kramer
Erwin Arthur Wahrmund
Vida C. Rusell, Jr
Robert Arthur Zenner
Charles Henry Rogers
Harold Grayson Jordan
George Creighton Stevens
Dayton Herman Kott
George Louis Heimann
Elgin Tatsch
Albert Edward Meier
Harvey August Land
Corme Cortes
Rudolf Albert W. Ristau
Martin Regu
Edmund Rode
Roscoe Liles Parker
Henry Theo
Moellendorf
Adolf Henry Gustav Cornell
Clemens A. Pehl
Victor Alfred Ottmers
Franz Ludwig Pressler
Elgin Otto Gottschall
Leonard Ray Wision
Glen Arthur Arbelger
Eugene Clyde Rupp
Dalhart
Texas
Pvt Dubois Parker Wounded In France Describes Frontline
Private Dubois Parker of Harper recounts combat experiences in Normandy after mortar blast injured his wrist and eyes. He earned the Combat Badge and Purple Heart, sent his wrecked wristwatch home, and laments long ration meals while praising France's soil and hedgerow fighting. He notes nerves strained by war and recalls a near-miss with an enemy grenade.
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Pvt
Dubois Parker
France
Normandy
Sam Parker
Harper
Pvt. Parker
Dubois
Still Time To Harvest Grass And Legume Seeds In Texas
Dorman D Sell of Gillespie County Agricultural Conservation Association urges timely harvesting to prevent livestock and conservation risks. The AAA program now pays for every harvested acre with no 25-acre cap and offers 2% cents per pound for alfalfa seed, in addition to market prices.
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Dorman D
Gillespie County Agricultural Conservation Association
AAA
Texas
Mr. Sell
Tough Spots We Boys Have Been In
The speaker reflects on dire moments where emotions swing between laughter, tears, and prayer. He notes prayer as the dominant response in facing hardship.
Tragedy hits New Braunfels family in Guadalupe River
Comal County family members Helen Hubertus 42, daughter Marcella 14, and son Alfonse 15 drowned while bathing in the Guadalupe River. Father Paul Hubertus, unable to swim, stood by as his wife and children died. The family resided nine miles north of New Braunfels.
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Comal County
Guadalupe River
New Braunfels
Helen Hubertus
Marcella
Alfonse
Paul Hubertus
Security State Bank to Close for August 26 Run-off Primary
The Security State Bank will be closed on August 26 to observe the run-off primary election. Customers are advised to plan banking needs accordingly and use alternative services during the closure period.
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Security State Bank
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