Christmas Mail Record Imminent Says Local Postmaster
Local Postmaster William Petmecky notes plans to break the nationwide Christmas mail record of 12 billion pieces, with outgoing mail likely surpassing last December’s 203,257 pieces. He highlights heavy incoming mail, ZIP codes, city labels, and early mailing urged through lobby arrangements and extra Santa Claus sacks to speed delivery. Air Mail rates and stamps are described, with advice to mail early for timely delivery.
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John A. Gronouski
William Petmecky
Comfort
Freder
Icksburg
Santa Claus
Post Office
Fredericksburg
Virginia
Iowa
Indiana
Pennsylvania
Ohio
Texas
Air Mail
United States
Canada
Mexico
Post Office Department
Petmecky
Johnson Wire Leaves Today
Gillespie County residents send greetings to President Johnson by telegraph with more than 750 names signed unofficially and expected to reach 1000 after final tallies Burt Warner reports signatures were voluntary and without coercion from the community
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Gillespie County
Johnson
Burt Warner
Warner
Funeral Rites for Walter Hohenberger Pioneer Rancher
Funeral services for Walter Hohenberger 83 a Hill County rancher in Tarpley were held at Plummer Funeral Home Bandera. He survived by wife Henrietta three sons Leonar Walter Adolph of Dallas and Tarpley and four daughters Wanda Minnie Katherine Annie and others. Also eight grandchildren.
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Walter Hohenberger
Henrietta Hohenberger
Tarpley
Leonar W. Hohenberger
Kerrville
Adolph Hohenberger
Dallas
Wanda Moravietz
Minnie Adams
Bandera
Katherina Oxford
San Antonio
Annie Hargrove
Max
Bruno Hohenberger
Fredericksburg
Eugene Hohenberger
Comfort
Wanda Danz
Elsie Land
McElroy Named Kerrville District Manager for Great Texas Lumber
Rex McElroy is appointed Kerrville district manager for The Great Texas Lumber Company effective immediately. He will oversee Kerrville Marble Falls and Fredericksburg stores and a new Kerrville wholesale plant, succeeding Dean Caffee who moves to Marble Falls and the Highland Lakes division. McElroy, 47, a Kerrville native active in civic affairs, previously ran the Kerrville building materials store and has earned national and state honors in retail and lumber circles. He and wife Fay live near Kerrville.
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Rex McElroy
Kerrville
Great Texas Lumber Company
McElroy
Bill Bass
Bass
Dean Caffee
Great Texas
Marble Falls
Great Texas Leisure Cottages
Highland Lakes
Great Texas Building Materials
Fredericksburg
Ingram
National Retail Dealers Association
United States
Texas
Lumbermen’s Association of Texas
Mananger
Tivy High School
Fay
Little Bear Creek
Houston
Harlingen
Corpus Christi
Dallas
Christmas Visit for Krikorians and Ottmers Hunting Bucks
Mr and Mrs A Krikorian of Holly Michigan are visiting relatives including Miss Cordie Bierschwale and will stay through the Christmas holidays. Mr and Mrs Frank Ottmers and family spent Thanksgiving with his parents and Frank hunted an 8 point buck during the trip.
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A. Krikorian
Holly
Michigan
Cordie Bierschwale
Frank Ottmers
Walter Ottmers
Frank
Winters Worst Blast Arrives In The Hill Country
A Canadian cool front moved into the Hill Country this morning causing temperatures to plunge from the upper 50s to the 30s in about an hour. Freezing rain and possibly snow were forecast with below freezing temperatures expected all day Thursday. The week saw a low of 28 degrees on Monday and a high of 72 on Saturday, with weekly rainfall totaling .05 inches and yearly total at 17.40 inches.
Reissig Baby Baptism Held at Bethany Lutheran Church
Kim Monee Reissig daughter of Mr and Mrs Robert M Reissig Austin was baptized Sunday Dec 8 at 3 pm in Bethany Lutheran Church with Rev H Treptow officiating Sponsors were Mrs Joe Wiley Austin Miss Charlene Schaefer Koeter Rocky Mrs John Hargrove Fort Worth and Lee Althaus Grandparents Mr and Mrs R B Reissig and Mr and Mrs Herman Klienksiek The baby has two great grandparents Chr Althaus and Mrs Louis Klinksiek A supper was served at the paternal grandparents home Attending were 29 guests including sponsors families pastor and family
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Kim Monee
Reissig
Robert M. Reissig
Austin
Bethany Lutheran Church
H. Treptow
Joe Wiley
Charlene Schaeferkoeter
Rocky
John Hargrove
Fort Worth
Lee Althaus
R. B. Reissig
Herman Klienksiek
Althaus
Louis Klinksiek
Guests at Schmidt Ranch Welcome Dal las and Mexico City Visitors
Mr and Mrs Henry J Schmidt hosted weekend hunting guests including Dr and Mrs H H Beckering and Mr and Mrs H B Petermann of Dallas and Mr and Mrs Ray Kilian of San Antonio Also they hosted Dr Ray D Lindley and his wife from Mexico City who previously served as president of TCU and now leads the College of Mexico City
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Henry J. Schmidt
H. H. Beckering
H. B. Petermann
Dallas
Ray Kilian
San Antonio
Ray D. Lindley
Mexico City
TCU
Dr. Lindley
College of
St James Junior Lutherans Hold Christmas Party
The St James Lutheran Church youth group in Harper held a Christmas party on Sunday December 8 at 3 p m. Stephen Doerr read the Luke Christmas story and eleven girls presented a playlet Through the Eyes of the Poinsettia depicting poinsettias around a mission church in New Guinea. Participants included Cathy Honig Mary Behrends Nancy Feller Donna Honig Lynette Honig Connie Honig Hattie Mulder Debbie Harper Wendy Feller Jane Doerr and Ann Lange Gifts were exchanged under the tree and refreshments were served by four mothers.
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St. James Lutheran Church
Harper
Stephen Doerr
New Guinea
Cathy Honig
Mary Behrends
Nancy Feller
Donna Honig
Lynette Honig
Connie Honig
Hattie Mulder
Debbie Harper
Wendy Feller
Jane Doerr
Ann Lange
Priscilla Circle of Bethany LCW Meeting Report
Priscilla Circle of Bethany Bethany Lutheran Church met Wednesday afternoon December 4 at the home of Mrs Felix Heep with Mesdames Marlin Dei Ke and Warren Petsch as co hosts. Eighteen members attended. Mr Arthur Dietrich led the Bible study. Mrs Chas Weinheimer discussed the month’s cause and Mesdames Heep and Heinrich Friedrich read the offering meditation. Mrs Stanley Meier presided over business.
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Priscilla Circle of Bethany Lcw
Felix Heep
Mesdames Marlin Dei Ke
Warren Petsch
Arthur Dietrich
Chas. Weinheimer
Mesdames Heep
Heinrich Friedrich
Stanley Meier
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