Gillespie County Soil Conservation District plans for 1953 operations
The Gillespie County Soil Conservation District board outlines next year's plans based on the district work plan and program. They will review 1952 accomplishments with input from farmers and ranchers, advise rest for overgrazed pastures, avoid premature seeding, defer pastures, and prepare land for spring legumes given improved moisture conditions.
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Board of Supervisors
Gillespie County Soil Conservation District
Two Local Hospitals Welcome Newborn Girls
Two girls were born in local hospitals during the past week to Mr and Mrs Wm Stinson of Fredericksburg and Mr and Mrs R W Wilson.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Wm. Stinson
Fredericksburg
R. W. Wilson
Emil Jenschke Dies At 70 In Gillespie County
Funeral rites were held December 27 at Schachter Funeral Home and St. Marys Church for Emil Jenschke a retired Gillespie County farmer who died of a heart attack December 25 while driving to church services near Fredericksburg. He was born October 21, 1882 and survived by a daughter, five grandchildren, four brothers and three sisters. His wife Alvina Nebgen preceded him in death. Interment followed at St. Marys Cemetery.
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Schachter
St. Mary’s Church
Emil Jenschke
J. J. Hildebrand
St. Mary’s
Jenschke
Gillespie County
Fredericksburg
Tivydale
Luckenbach
Joseph
Barbara Klein Jenschke
Alvina Nebgen
Aurelia
Ewald Petsch
John
Willie
George
Peter
Felix Jenschke
Lena
Otto Beckmann
Rosa
Geo. Fenner
Alma
Henry Petsch
Ottilia
Christian Staudt
Brown County Man Dies After Wreck Near Comfort
Berry Willingham 47 of Pleasant Valley near May Brown County died in Fredericksburg Hospital eleven hours after a highway crash on U S 87 one mile north of Comfort. His wife and 15 year old daughter Rei ta survived hospitalization. Funeral services held at Schaetter Funeral Home in Pleasant Valley.
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Berry Willingham
Pleasant Valley
May
Texas
Brown County
Fredericksburg
Comfort
U. S. 87
Willingham
Medical Arts Hospital
Brownwood
Reita
Corpus Christi
C. C. Willingham
Waco-Tex Materials Co
Schaetter Funeral Home
Waco youths captured after interstate escape and car theft
Six youths fled in a stolen car from Waco after breaking into Patrolman Careys vehicle and stealing from Roundtree Motor Co. They eluded officers through Johnson City Fredericksburg Kerrville before surrendering near Kerrville City Hall. They admitted prior prison records and face charges in Gillespie and Waco. Elmer Luckenbach and family of Seguin visited locals.
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Medina
Johnson City
Gillespie County
Fredericksburg
Kerrville
Kerrville Highway
Carey
Klaemer
Klaerner
Luke Moss
Schneider
Roundtree Motor Co
Waco
Kerrville to Host Mooney Aircraft Factory Move
The Mooney Aircraft Corporation of Wichita Kansas will relocate its factory offices to Kerrville. A 50 year lease covers 20 acres at Louis Schreiner Airport with $1 yearly rent and $200 monthly payments to the Kerrville Flying Service for five years. About 100 employees will be hired initially as the firm plans a Beechcraft type four place plane.
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Mooney Aircraft Corporation
Wichita
Kansas
Kerrville
Kerr County Commissioners Court
Louis Schreiner
Mooney Co
Kerrville Flying Service
Andrew Tatsch TV appearance Friday highlights livestock success
Andy Tatsch known for raising the steer Shorty which set a world record price at the San Antonio Livestock Exposition will be interviewed on KEYL TV Friday from 11 45 a m to 12 15 p m. He built a farm with his winnings and plans to breed quality livestock while his younger brother Elmer and he feed three steers for this year’s shows.
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Andrew Tatsch
Shorty
Pearl Brewery
Andrew
Andy
San Antonio
Chamber of Commerce
Bill Petmecky
Elmer
Christmas Dinner in Blum Home Honors Annie Frances Detjen Guests
Mrs. Annie Blum hosted Christmas Day dinner for her granddaughter Annie Frances Detjen and family. Sgt and Mrs Detjen and their children joined from Fairfield AFB to visit relatives. The 34 guests included the Stehling, Crittenden, Detten, and Metzger families among others.
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Annie Blum
Annie Frances
Albert Detjens
Fairfield
California
Mrs. Effa Gregoire Rites Held in Kerrville
Rites were held Sunday afternoon in Kerrville for Mrs. Effa Gregoire 67 mother of Frank Gregoire of here who died December 28 at 3 55 am. Local visitors over the Christmas holidays included Mr and Mrs H B Lewis and children of San Antonio and Mrs George Pickle and girls of Texas City staying with Mr and Mrs Ernst Zenner.
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Kerrville
Effa Gregoire
Frank Gregoire
Here
H. B. Lewis
San Antonio
George Pickle
Texas City
Ernst Zenner
Christmas Visitors From Houston Honor Alfred Petsch Family
Dr and Mrs Harold Brelsford and their children of Houston were Christmas visitors in the Alfred Petsch home.
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Harold Brelsford
Children of
Houston
Alfred Petsch
Frank Geistweidt 75 Pioneer Ranchman Dies
Frank H. Geistweidt aged 75 a prominent pioneer ranchman of the Hilda community died Sunday December 28 at 6 p m Funeral services were held Tuesday December 30_local funeral rites conducted for Geistweidt_
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Frank H. Geistweidt
Hilda
Charles Herber Funeral Today For County Official
Funeral services are set today for Charles Herber 87 former county commissioner in precinct four and father of current county commissioner Felix Herber. He died at his home near Willow City early Tuesday morning at Beckmann Funeral Home.
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Charles Herber
Felix Herber
Herber
Willow City
Beckmann
Hospital News This Week Roll Call
Among those undergoing operations in local hospitals during the past week were Jessie Henry Fredericksburg Lehman Dawson Fredericksburg Tonsillectomy Judy Pape daughter of Felix Pape Fredericksburg Tonsillectomy Hazel Overstreet Llano A H Wendel Harper Mrs Frank Peters Mason and Mrs Lester Lohman Boerne.
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Jessie Henry
Fredericksburg
Lehman Dawson
Judy Pape
Felix Pape
Hazel Overstreet
Llano
A. H. Wendel
Harper
Frank Peters
Mason
Lester Lohman
Boerne
Dallas Men Stay Ten Days at Troy Foster Home
Carl Mitcham and Grif Griffin of Dallas are spending ten days of their holiday vacation in the Troy Foster home.
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Carl Mitcham
Grif Griffin
Dallas
Troy Foster Home
Poehlmanns Spend Week Visiting Yorktown Family
Rev and Mrs G A Poehlmann and their family spent several days last week in Yorktown visiting with her family.
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G. A. Poehlmann
Yorktown
Davidson Family Visits Moody Over Christmas Holidays
Mr and Mrs A G Davidson and family visited her mother in Moody during the Christmas holidays.
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A. G. Davidson
Moody
Classifieds note subscription pitch from SLANDARB
A brief classified notice invites readers to subscribe to the SLANDARB publication. It emphasizes staying updated with print listings and local notices. No further details or dates are provided.
Christmas Visitors From Austin Comfort and Nixon Homes
Mr and Mrs Alfred Joseph of Austin visited the Nixon family and Estella Schmidt during Christmas. Supt and Mrs Gerhard Petermann and son Kenneth of Comfort spent time with the Nixon household and the Schmidt sisters.
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Alfred Joseph
Austin
Gerhard Petermann
Kenneth
Comfort
Erwin Nixon
Estella
Helene Schmidt
Ottens Family Hosts Christmas Guests from San Antonio and New Braunfels
Mr and Mrs E C Ottens entertained during Christmas with their daughter Lucille her husband and son Reno Dammann and Jimmie from San Antonio and Mrs Willie Dammann of New Braunfels. Over the weekend the Ottens and Mr and Mrs Eward Itz visited Longview with Mr and Mrs Gordon Ottens.
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E. C. Ottens
Lucille
Reno Dammann
Jimmie
San Antonio
Willie Dammann
New Braunfels
Ottens
Eward Itz
Longview
Gordon Ottens
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Pha
Leh
August and
Theodore Jenschke
Gerber’s Baby Food
Kallenberg'’S Pharmacy
Waco Youths
Elmer Luckenbach
Seguin
Kerrville Getting Aircraft Factory
Blum Home
Frank Geistweidt
Texaco
Fair Maid
Osage
del Monte
Tex-Sun
Pioneer
Lic
Chevrolet
Hein
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