Gillespie County Fair Opens With Record Attendance
The 40th Gillespie County Fair opened at 9 am with a Fredericksburg band procession and drew over 6000 spectators. Exhibits filled 12 000 feet of space, showing top quality cattle hogs sheep and goats, plus strong community displays and a promising poultry section. The fair, aided by tireless directors,Ended as a marked success amid plentiful entertainment and improved halls.
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Gillespie County
Fredericksburg
Fair
Live Oak
Doss
Rocky Hill
Knopp
Luckenbach
Morris Ranch
Struck By Auto On Main Street Injures Local Man
Mr. Bruno Hohenberger was crossing near the sheriff's office when a car hit him. He landed on his head and was dazed, receiving medical aid at home from his parents. He remains in a dazed condition. Peter Crenwelge marked his 80th birthday with family and neighbors.
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Bruno Hohenberger
Main Street
Sheriff's Office
Hohenberger
Hohenbeger
Peter Crenwelge
Visitors Named From San Antonio At Fair
Among the San Antonio visitors during the Fair were Mr. Arthur Kolmeier, Mr. Chester Leyendecker, Mr. and Mrs. Ryan and Miss Elenor West.
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San Antonio
Arthur Kolmeier
Chester Leyendecker
Ryan
Elenor West
Fatal Auto Crash Kills Race Horse Trainer on Fredericksburg Road
On a Tuesday near Loyal Valley a truck carrying two race horses veered when the tied horses broke loose. Fred Baskin, 58, a horse trainer for W. J. Moore of Liano, died after a horse struck him in the head. Owner Lee Crawford escaped unharmed as the truck tipped onto its side. Baskin had worked for Moore for years and was a well known local horse trainer.
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Fredericksburg-Mason Road
Fred Baskin
Lee Crawford
Crawford
Baskin
W. J. Moore
Liano
Moore
Fredericksburg
San Saba
Loyal Valley
Sanitary Survey of Fredericksburg Completed
The state health department sanitary squad led by J. T. Hairston completed a survey in Fredericksburg. They inspected slaughterhouses, restaurants, water systems, sewer plants, and camps, collected 200 water samples, and will mail individual health recommendations after lab analysis. A Lampasas survey will follow. The Public School Auxiliary meets Friday at 4 PM at Court House Park.
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Fredericksburg
State Board of Health
J. T. Hairston
State Health Department
Lampasas
State Laboratory
Public School
Court House Park
Non Stop Run Aims to Shatter Amarillo Corpus Christi Record
Leo Rice, famed racing and endurance driver, plans a nonstop 746 mile run in a Pontiac Six from Amarillo to Corpus Christi along the Glacier to Gulf Motorway. He will depart Amarillo early Sept 8 and reach Corpus Christi the same night, ahead of the Corpus Christi port celebration September 14 15. The stunt tests highway conditions and promotes the Glacier to Gulf route to Northwest and Southeast tourists and motorists along the route.
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Glacier
Gulf Motorway
Leo Rice
Pontiac
Amarillo
Corpus Christi
Rice
San Antonio
Northwest
Colorado
Gulf
South Texas
Oklahoma City
Pontiac Motor Car Company
Weinheimer Fritz Wedding At St Marys Church
A pretty church wedding was held Thursday morning at St Marys Catholic Church. Rev Walter Fritz united Rosa Fritz and Alvin Weinheimer in marriage with Chester Cordes as best man and Dora Knopp as bridesmaid. They plan an extended Texas trip and will reside in Stonewall, Texas.
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St. Mary’s Catholic Church
Walter Fritz
Cuero
Texas
Rosa Fritz
Christian Fritz
Alvin Weinheimer
Adolf Weinheimer
Stonewall
Chester Cordes
Dora Knopp
List of Jurors for September Term of Court
The following is a list of Grand and Petit Jurors for the coming September term of court. Names include Meckel Rogers Kolmeier Hitafeld Kramer Sauer Kott Lee Klein Be e W. F. Preteler Carr Jost Lochte Koenecke Ellebracht and many others. First week jurors listed include Dooley Smith Hohenberger Stehling Hodges Pape Jacoby Koennecke Bierschwabe Feuge Eckhardt Althaus Stevens Weinheimer Lehmidt Mathiesen Dietrich Dietz Duecker Greenke Rabke Schuldt Kuene mann Gamemathaler Lehmann Solbrig S Gebiel Gebiek etc.
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Ad. Meckel
J. J. Rogers
Otto Kolmeier
Harry Hitafeld
Otto Kramer, Jr
Rer Sauer
Walter Kott
W. N. Lee
Joe F. Klein
Ben Bee
W. F. Preteler
Tom Carr
August Jost
Otto Lochte
Theo Koenecke
Henry Ellebracht
J. Dooley
J. M. Smith
Paul Hohenberger
Ernst Stehling
D. E. Hodges
W. O. Pape
Edmund Jacoby
Ewald Koennecke
J. L. Bierschwabe
Max Feuge
Edwin Eckhardt
Erwin Althaus
J. O. Stevens
Hugo Weinheimer
Rich. Lehmidt
Christ. Mathiesen
Arthur Dietrich
Emil Dietz
Paul Duecker
Ed. Greenke
Oliver Rabke
Martin Schuldt
Max Kuenemann
Fred Gamemathaler
Chas. Lehmann
Alvin Solbrig
Ben Sagebiel
Benno Knopp
Adolf Fulter
Louis Feller
Max Jacoby
August Scherer
Max Wittig
Wm. Petsch
Alfred Rode
Robi. Wehmeyer
Albert Leyendecker
Chris
C. Althaus
Wm. Friedrich
Ernst C. Hansen
Fatal Collision Claims 10 Year Old in Fredericksburg
On the way from Jour danton to Fredericksburg the Manglberger family and Meta Nemky were in a Ford Coupe when it collided with a Ford Sedan at North Flores and El Mira. Rueben Behrends, 10, died from a crushed skull. Meta Nemky sustained a leg fracture and minor injuries. others were unharmed. Rueben Behrends Jr born December 29 in Fredericksburg, son of Mr. and Mrs. Christian Behrends Jr. The funeral was held Monday with Rev. Arthur Koerner officiating. The family expresses sympathy.
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Jourdanton
Fredericksburg
Hugo Manglberger
Eugene
Florence Manglberger
Meta Nemky
Max Nemky
Meta
North Flores
Elmira Street
Rueben Behrends
Ms. Manglberger
Little Rueben
Arthur Koerner
Ruben
Christian Behrends Jr
Texas
Edward Frantzen
Christian Behrends
Death of Fred Renick in Willow City Accident
The 22 year old Fred Renick was found dead near Willow City by his brother Larkin Renick. A Sav age .22-calibre rifle lay nearby with an empty shell. Justice Petmecky ruled accidental discharge during a hunting accident. He was born March 9 1904 in Willow City and survived by his mother two sisters and four brothers. Funeral services were held in Willow City with Rev Radetzky and Comer officiating.
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Fred Renick
Arthur Renick
Willow City
Larkin Renick
Justice of the Face Petmecky
Mr. Renick
Richard Lawrence
Velma Renick
Roland
Larkin
Clifard
Clayton Renick
Radetzky and
Comer
Standard
George Wagner Dies in Ranch Accident Near Odessa
George Wagner 28 son of the late Alfred Wagner and grandson of Mr and Mrs Charles Wagner of Oxford died after a cattlework mishap at Slater's Ranch near Odessa Texas. He fell from a fighting cow and struck a rock crushing his skull while his horse fell atop him. Interment took place in Oxford Cemetery under the Sons of Herman with his mother Mrs Buie and many relatives mourning.
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George Wagner
Alfred Wagner
Charles Wagner
Our City
Slater
Odessa
Texas
Wagner
Oxford
Buie
Order of the Sons of
Herman
Chas, Wagner
Vernon
O. B. Petsch
Fredericksburg
Car Recovered and Stolen Auto Case in Swisher County
Sheriff Alfred Klaerner returned from a near thousand mile trip to Tulsa with a Ford Touring Car stolen during the fair from Holmes Moss of Eckert Texas. The accused thief is 17 year old Wm Me Swain from Newport Tennessee awaiting grand jury action. A Moon stolen from Jimmie Galm of San Antonio was recovered wrecked on the Llano Road with J R Davis of Brady under bond awaiting the grand jury. Albert Nauwald and family and Mr Emil Toepperwein of Menard visited relatives Sunday.
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Alfred Klaerner
Tulsa
Swisher County
Holmes Moss
Eckert
Texas
Me Swain
Newport
Tennessee
Fredericksburg
Our
Moon
Jimmie Galm
San Antonio
Llano Road
J. R. Davis
Brady
Also Mentioned on This Page
Sanitary Survey
J. W. Yancey
the Loan & Abstract CO
Fredericksburg, Texas
R. G. Striegl.a
A.P. C
Petsch
Weinheimer - Fritz
Weinheimer & Co
Petit Jurors
Ferd Prochnow
W. R. Loudon
Oto Kiehne
Chas
J. Lang
Edwin Fischer
Alfred Vogel
Hy Evans
Chas. Fritz
Walter Bang
Hugo Usener
Emil Gellermann
C. W. Granville
Fred Nemky
John C. Gardner
Oscar Fiedler
Emil Lorenz
August Beekmann
W. A. Franz
W. R. Peril
Ad. Becker
Felix Wilke
Henry Nipper
Benno Ecker
Fred. Renick
W. H. Schaefer
Albert Nauwald
Emil Toepperwein
Menard
Isbur C. Treadwell
Keidel & Kallenberg
Ore
Alfred P. C. Petsch
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