University Drama Club to stage School For Wives Saturday
The University of Texas Drama Department presents Moliere comedy School For Wives in the Public School Auditorium Saturday at 8 p m. Loren Winship directs the 18 member traveling cast with Siegfried Kuttner designing authentic costumes and scenery.
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University Players
University of Texas Department of Drama
School For Wives
Bill Hogan
Horace
Betty Voertman
Sweetheart
Agnes
Gilbert Kaderli
Loren Winship
Siegfried Kuttner
National Theatre
Fredericksburg
Moliere
Logan Winship
Amnolphe
Fredericksburg Girls Win East Zone Golden Girls Title
Fredericksburg High School girls cap East Zone play with a 22 to 12 win over Academy High of Temple in Pettus. Leading scorers include Doris Mittendorf and Mabel Henke as the team earns a berth to the All South Texas finals in San Antonio on February 14.
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Fredericksburg
Pettus
Academy High
Temple
A. K. Krause
Yorktown
Comfort
Bloomington
Academy
Runge
Odem
Rio Hondo
San Antonio
Carrizo Springs
Billikens
Carrizo
Mabel Henke
Evelyn Treibs
Doris Mittendorf
Dorothy Tuckenbach
Nettie Ann Biddy
Willie Mae Habenichi
Fredericksburg High School
Alberta Klinksick
Imogene Wieser
Dorothy Luckenbach
Doris Jean Schnerr
Phylis Leitz
Juanitta Schmidt
Mrs. Krause
Willie Mae Habenicht
Bernice Wieser
January Rainfall In County Among Lowest In History
Gillespie County saw one of its driest Januaries on record in 1948 with most areas reporting under a half inch. February offered a brief uptick with 50 points of rain over three days, but farmers still seek more moisture to aid crops and pastures.
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Gillespie County
Karl W. Durst
Doss
F. B. Riley
Crabapple
Mr. Riley
Oswald F. Eckhardt
Alfred Neffendorf
Elroy Schnelle
Bankersmith
Schnelle
Neffendorf
Lions Honor Boy Scout Troop During National Scout Week
Fredericksburg Lions Club will honor Boy Scout Troop 133 at its Thursday meeting during the Lenten season and National Boy Scout Week. Reinhard Frantzen trumpet solos followed the Wednesday night gathering. Guest speaker Col. George Hurt postponed due to weather. Tyrus Cox outlined Gillespie County Fair plans and urged community support.
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Fredericksburg Lions Club
Boy Scout Movement
Reinhard Frantzen
Oliver Kowert
George Hurt
University of Texas Longhorn Band
Tyrus Cox
Gillespie County Fair Association
Lions Club
Federal Guard Unit to Undergo Federal Inspection in February
The Fredericksburg National Guard unit will be federally inspected on February 19, 1948, per 155th Field Artillery Battalion Headquarters. The guard's basketball team lost to the Hillbillies 26 to 15, with a game set against the American Legion in Comfort. Recent promotions include Carl Meurer to sergeant, Marvin Schafer Wallace Holly James Herber to corporal, and David Kneese James Leitz Melvin Franz Roy Crenwelge Leroy Treibs Elton Immel to private first class.
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Fredericksburg
Wallace Holly
James Herber
David Kneese
James Leitz
Melvin Franz
Roy Crenwelge
Leroy Treibs
Elton Immel
Gillespie County FFA and 4 H Boys Make Good Showing In Houston Fat Stock Show
Gillespie County FFA and 4 H Club boys excel at the Houston Fat Stock Show with multiple fourth-place finishers in steers and lambs. Local youths and breeders are named among the top participants. Max H Beckmann Dies in San Antonio Hospital at 60 after long illness. services held in Fredericksburg.
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Gillespie County
FFA
Houston
Max H. Beckmann
Fredericksburg
Beckmann
San Antonio
G. A. Poehlmann
Bethany Lutheran Church
Max
Dallas
G. H. Holly
Gillespie
Alton Oehler
Ernest Kott
Alton Ernst
Roy Ressmann
Robert Kott
Clint Hardin
Curtis Feller
Bodo Feller
R. C. Bonn
Melvin Bonn
Chester Bonn
H. A. Fitziimons
Enthusiasm Shown For Legion Junior League Baseball
The Louis Jordan Post held a Junior Baseball Night in Fredericksburg to promote the American Legion Junior Baseball program. Local coaches and students from Fredericksburg Public, St. Mary's, and Stonewall schools attended, a film "All Out For Baseball" was shown, and Legion officer Rich M. Cummins outlined the project, part of a nationwide effort with a $50,000 annual fund.
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Louis Jordan Post
American Legion
Fredericksburg
St. Mary’s
Stonewall
The
the Legion
Legionnaire
Rich. M. Cummins
Department of Texas
Austin
Cum
Gillespie County Sets Poll Tax Record Amid Rush
County receipts total 4 177 for period ending last Saturday with 98 percent of the county tax levy paid totaling 63 394 dollars. In addition 35 constitutional polls and 137 exemptions were issued and over 400 receipts were issued on Saturday. The tax office moves to license sales with April as the final date for vehicle licenses.
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Gillespie County
Texas
Wm. M. Petmecky
Petmecky
Otto Schneider Seeks City Commissioner Seat
Otto Schneider announces candidacy for City Commissioner in the municipal election on April 6. A Fredericksburg native, he owned a business for 35 years and pledges conscientious, efficient service with voter support.
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Otto Schneider
Schneider
Fredericksburg
Boy Scout Week Highlighted By Pot Luck Supper
County observes National Boy Scout Week February 6 to 13 with a pot luck supper on Tuesday February 10 at 7 30 pm in the Nimitz Hotel Ballroom. Charles T. Clark of the University of Texas will speak. Cubs and Scouts and parents are invited. a court of Honor will honor higher ranks. Lions Club troop guests attend February 11 meeting.
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Fredericksburg
Gillespie County
Nimitz Hotel
Charles T. Clark
University of Texas
Leon F. Zwiener
Gillespie Boy Scout District
Henry Reinbach
Advancement Committee
Lions Club
Club
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University Drama Club
Alfred Petsch
U. C
FHS Girls
Lions
Boy Scout
Oehler
Ben Welch
Capital Area Council
Boys Scouts of America
Welch
Blanco, Gillespie
Mason, Llano
Burnet
Legion
Bally Legion Committee
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