Hillbillies Open Football Practice With Light Lineup
Coach Marvin Jones reports 37 hopefuls for the Hillbillies grid team at FHS with an average of 25 in twice daily sessions. The squad will be light in weight but strong in spirit as harvest keeps some players out and end and guard spots remain wide open. Buddy Molberg from Texas A and M assists the line while Roy Langerhus is away.
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Marvin Jones
Jones
Buddy Molberg
Texas A & M Grid
FHS Grid
Roy Langerhus
Massey Harris Tractor Demonstration Planned at South Heights
John J Moritz of Moritz Farm Equipment invites farmers to a free tractor demonstration on Friday September 1 at 2 p m. at 606 East Main Street South Heights on the Austin Highway. The event features the Massey Harris 1 plow Pony and 2 plow 22 working in field conditions with refreshments provided.
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John J. Moritz
Moritz Farm Equipment Company
Massey-Harris
East Main Street
South Heights
Austin Highway
Moritz
1-H Clubbers head to Carlsbad Caverns on Saturday
County Agent C. A. Stone asks 4-H Club members to report by noon August 25 to the County Agent’s office for a trip to Carlsbad Cavern on August 26. Ride departs at 6 am. bring lunch, bed roll, jacket, bathing suit, towel, extra clothes, and sufficient bacon eggs and canned goods and fruit for two and a half days.
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C. A. Stone
Carlsbad
Free Film Showing by Gillespie County Game and Fish Club
The Gillespie County Game and Fish Protective Association sponsors a free screening of two Texas Game and Fish and Oyster Commission films on Thursday night September 7 at 8 p m in Turner Hall. President Gilbert Kaderli says the titles are Master Whitetail and Road runner Rattles a Rattlesnake. A board meeting precedes at 6 p m the same evening.
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Gillespie County Game and Fish Protective Association
Texas Game and Fish and Oyster Commission
Turner Hall
Gilbert Kaderli
Dor W Brown Sr and Mrs Dor W Brown Jr visit Georgetown
Mr and Mrs Dor W Brown Sr of Georgetown were weekend guests in the home of Dr and Mrs Dor W Brown Jr.
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Dor. W. Brown Sr
Georgetown
Mrs. Dor W. Brown Jr
San Marcos Rattlers Set for September 8 Opening Game
Two weeks before kickoff the San Marcos High School Rattlers prepare for the season opener on September 8. The program focuses on conditioning, strategy, and roster readiness ahead of the home clash.
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San Marcos High School Rattlers
Giants Fall to Lackland Warhawks at Gillespie County Fair
The Giants dropped 3-0 to Lackland on opening day at the Gillespie County Fair. Jenschke and Luckenbach pitched for the locals as Lackland’s bats produced six runs over two innings. The game lasted 1 hour 50 minutes.
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Gillespie County
Lackland Warhawks
Goldthwaite
Kerrville
Army
Wilson
J. Smithy
Jenschke
K. Luckenbach
Hill Country League results highlight strong Fredericksburg win
Fredericksburg defeated Kerrville 4 to 0 while Comfort beat Boerne 5 to 4 and Camp Stanley edged Stonewall 3 to 0. Next Sunday’s games list Fredericksburg at Camp Stanley Comfort at Stonewall and Boerne at Kerrville after rainouts on Aug 13.
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Kerrville
Comfort
Boerne
Camp Stanley
Stonewall
Fredericksburg Comfort
Hill Country All Stars Take Series Over City All Stars
The Hill Country All Stars beat the City Major All Stars 7 to 5 at Comfort with Ray Minor earning a second win of the series. L. A. All Stars pitching Sutton and Tumey allowed ten hits and five runs in four innings.
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Big Ray Minor
Major All Stars
Alamo City Boys
Comfort
Hill Country All Stars
Big Ray
Sutton
L. A. All Stars
Tumey
Red” Uecker
Jakie Heep
K. Luckessbach
Habenicht
A. Klaerner
Local Social GuestsInclude City and Floresville Visitors
Mr and Mrs Carl Hern hosted weekend guests Mr and Mrs W W Lemmer and Mrs H A Tienert with Patricia Ann of Priddy. Sunday visitors at Cliff Balser home included Mrs Balsers parents Mr and Mrs E Miculka brothers Mr and Mrs Victor Miculka and family and cousins Mr and Mrs Wm Foitek with son Billy Floresville connection noted.
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Carl Hern
W. W. Lemmer
H. A. Tienert
Patricia Ann
Priddy
Cliff Balser
Killian Keller Low Bidders on New Farm to Market Road
The Killian Keller Company of San Antonio and Fredericksburg bid the lowest at 99 229 dollars for the Farm to Market Road 965 project running north from the city to 10.9 miles along Upper Crabapple Road. Bids opened August 16 by the State Highway Department. the contract has not yet been officially let, so start of construction is unclear. Work to move and build fences on the 80 foot right of way is underway, and the bid includes a 50 foot continuous span bridge over Town Creek within Fredericksburg city limits.
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San Antonio
Fredericksburg
Crabapple Road
State Highway Department
Town Creek
Frank Cheavens To Lecture Here
The Fredericksburg Parent-Teacher Association sponsors Frank Cheavens of Austin for a September 6 lecture at 8 p m in the Gillespie County Courthouse. Cheavens, counselor with Austin public schools and Hogg Foundation consultant, will discuss child and parent guidance. Admission is free. invitations go to St Marys Auxiliary and neighboring PTAs.
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Parent-Teacher Association
Frank Cheavens
Austin
Gillespie County
Cheavens
Austin Public Schools
Hogg Foundation
San Saba
St. Mary’s
Harper and Kerrville
Poehlmanns and Hein Visit In Yorktown
Rev and Mrs. G A Poehlmann and their sons with Bonnie Sue Hein spent several days in Yorktown visiting Mrs Poehlmanns parents the W F Stuermer in the past week.
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G. A. Poehlmann and Sons
Bonnie Sue Hein
Yorktown
Poehlmann
W. F. Stuermere
Seipp's Park schedule nudges 1950 season finish
Seipp's Park awaits makeup games after rainouts with Stonewall 4 12 Enderlin 6 4 Albert 4 Harper 12 Sisterdale 4. Scheduled: Wednesday August 23 Stonewall at Enderlin and Friday August 25 Seipp's vs Enderlin. A league reps meeting will determine remaining 1950 schedule and playoff plans.
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S Albert
Enderlin
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Sisterdale
Seipp’s
Albert
Harper
Seipp’s Park
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