Davey O Brien Hits Deer Hitting Mark Harder Than Football
Texas football great Davey O Brien and Philadelphia Eagles teammates John Coffin and Pat Hook hunted on Henry Welge ranch in Gillespie County. None killed a deer though O Brien hit three shots without a kill. He set NFL records this season with 1324 rushing? and 99 completions in 201 passes, plus 21 completions in a game against the Bears. They then flew to California for the Rose Bowl.
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Little Davey O’brein
Texas
Texas Christian University
Fort Worth
Philadelphia Eagles
Henry Welge Ranch
Gillespie County
O’brein
Philadelphia
John Coffin
Pat Hook
Welge Preserve
Chicago Bears
Obrein
San Antonio
California
Rose Bowl
New Beer Distributor Named For Muehlebeach Beer
Chester Leyendecker announced this week he would act as distributor for Muehle pach Beer in Gillespie County with immediate effect. Leyendecker, son of Willie Leyendecker, born and raised here and recently in San Antonio, represents the Muechlerach Beer Co. Inc., of San Antonio.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chester Leyendecker
Muehlepach Beer
Gillespie County
Leyendecker
Willie Leyendecker
San Antonio
Muechlerach Beer Co., Inc
Harper Segovia Road Placed On 1940 Program
The Bastrop County road on highway 95 from Bastrop north was added to the 1940 improvement list. Eleven projects across as many counties received approval. Once highway 290 to Segovia is finished, all main routes into Fredericksburg will be paved except for a nine mile tile strip between Kerr County line and Gillespie County on the Kerrville road.
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Ation
Bastrop County
Bastrop North
Segovia
Fredericksburg
Kerr County Lne
Gillespie County
Kerrville Road
Christmas Week End Passes Without Serious Mishap
Weather proved mild for Christmas with rain on December 24 25 and light snow in western areas assisting winter pastures and moisture. Four men were jailed for drunkenness during three nights of festivities marking a quiet holiday period in Gillespie County with the new county jail hosting the first Christmas arrests.
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Mason Road
San Angelo
Big Springs
Fredericksburg
Gillespie County
Mann Decides Against Board In Day Ruling
Attorney Gerald C. Mann ruled that the State Liquor Control Board had authority to deny or cancel permits only if the liquor establishment was operated along the highway. The decision followed Dr. W. D. Bradfield of Dallas urging the board to remove such establishments from public highways by canceling or refusing licenses.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Gerald C. Mann
State Liquor Control Board
W. D. Bradfield
Dallas
Fredericksburg sports recap of 1939 landmark field and teams
Fredericksburg celebrates a lighted football field funded by residents led by the Chamber of Commerce. The 1939 sports year highlights FH S basketball near finals in San Antonio, a near tri county track title, the Giants baseball team posting 23 wins in 29, and a perfect nine-game football run before a 34 0 bi district loss to Taylor. Dan Anderegg stands out as top back with return for next season.
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Fredericksburg
F.hs
San Antonio
Fredericksburg High School
Klaerner
Nix
Tri-County
Tioy High
Kerrville
Fredericksburg Giants
Giant
Enderlin
Edgar Klett
Giants
Icke
Jung
Otto
Britton) Schneider
Maxie Molberg
Ransleben
Jenschke
L. Schneider
Klett
Elias Klaerner
Stanley
Schnerr
Mugford
Jimmie Pyka
Hillbillies
Warriors
Klaemner
Taylor
Dan J Anderegg
Bowl games loom for college teams and state schoolboys title
A roundup of New Year football bowls lists dozens of classic showdowns on January 1 including the Rose Sugar Orange and Sun Bowls with Tennessee Southern California Texas A M Tulane Clemson BC and more. Lubbock Westerners beat Woodrow Wilson 14-0 and Waco downed Stephen F. Austin 7-0 with a Cotton Bowl clash for the state schoolboy championship set Saturday in Dallas.
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Montgomery
Alabama
Mason-Dixon Line
Pasadena
Calif
Tennessee
Southern California
New Orleans
Texas A. & M
Tulane
Mami
Fla
Clemson
Boston College
San Francisco
Mississippi
el Paso
Texas
Tempe (Ariz) State Teachers
Catholic Univeristy
Washington
D. C
Lubbock Westerners
Woodrow Wilson
Dallas
Waco
Stephen F. Austin
Houston
Cotton Bowl
Year in sports ends as 1939 bowls wrap up
The article reflects on 1939 bowl games and athletic highlights and looks ahead to 1940 with well wishes for readers. It notes a strong year in sports and invites readers to follow along into the new year.
Mammoth tusk found in Kerr County sparks scientific interest
A 11 foot mammoth tusk at least 900 pounds, dating to the Second Glacial Period, was uncovered three miles north of Kerrville on Harper Road and taken to the University of Texas for study. Local rancher Hubert Friedrich reported the discovery to Kerr County officials.
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Kerrville
Harper Road
Kerrville Times
Hubert Friedrich
Kerr
Univeristy of
Texas
University At Austin
Texans urged to aid Finnish relief drive
Appeals led by J. F. Lucy Texas Director of the National Finnish Relief Fund urge Texans to contribute. Subscriptions to support Finnish civilians driven from homes by the Russian attack are being received by Aug Stahl and others at the Chamber of Commerce office. Capt Lucy says funds will provide food and shelter as thousands suffer freezing and starvation.
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Cap
J. F. Lucy
Herbert Hoover
Texas
National Finnish Relief Fund
Gillespie
Aug. Stahl
Elsbeth Hanisch
Fred Mathisen
Chamber of Commerce
Capt Lucy
Fully Insured and Currently Insured Workers
Austin Social Security Office outlines how workers qualify as fully insured by earning required quarters and dollars by age 65 or death. It news how survivors and dependents receive benefits for fully insured and currently insured statuses, and notes the upcoming article on benefits under the old and new system with an explanatory chart.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Z. E. Avery
Austin
Social Security Board
Federal Bidg
Texas
Junction Building New Copy Hall
Construction began last week on Junction's new nine thousand dollar city hall and fire station. The modernistic design allows a second story later and includes three fire trucks a recreation room for firemen a city office and keeper's room with completion in 90 to 120 days.
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Junction Eagle
Junction
Birth registrations urged for 1939 births in county
County Clerk Albert E. Klett announces that births born in 1939 must be registered by January 10, 1940 or go through Probate Court before the State Registrar. The new Texas law HB 614 ends the prior practice of accepting late-registered certificates in the first three months of the following year. Each birth processed via Probate Court costs about $2, and mothers can obtain birth certificates after February 1, 1940 by calling at Klett’s office. In other local news, Mrs Louis Klaerner returned home from a visit in Austin.
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Asl
Albert E. Klett
Vital Statistics
State Board of Health
Texas
Bureau of Vital Statistics
Klett
Drunk asks which key to try in door keyhole
A drunken man stumbles through a door scene asking which key to insert and the friend points to a key. The drunk repeats inquiries about the correct key to use while the pal responds with a single word answer and a brief clarification.
Traffic Deaths Mount in Texas During November
November traffic fatalities in Texas reached a high with 163 lives lost, 19 percent above last year and 30 more than October. Officials blame disregard for safety rules, speeding, drunken driving, and driver brain storms for most crashes, as Col. Homer Garrison Jr. notes.
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Texas
Homer Garrison, Jr
Zincke Family Christmas Visit Noted in Mason
Mrs. Aug. Zincke and Mr. and Mrs. Edwin Zincke of Yorktown spent Christmas with Mr. and Mrs. Louis Kettner at Mason.
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J. A. Riha
San Anonio
Rihas
John Nagel
Aug. Zincke
Edwin Zincke
Yorktown
Louis Kettner
Mason
Meckel Family Visit in San Antonio Tuesday
Mrs Ad. Meckel and Mrs Adela Meckel visited the Albert Meckel family in San Antonio on Tuesday.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ad. Meckel
Adela Meckel
Albert Meckel
San Antonio
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Reae CieRy
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Santa Rosa Hospital
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Sylvester
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Texas Playboys
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Seipp’s Hall
Zoo
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Klingelhoefer's Hall
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