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Newspaper
Fredericksburg Standard
Location
Fredericksburg, Texas, United States of America
Date
Feb 06, 1946
Page
6
An obituary recounts Tohn Brandenberger’s life as a longtime Methodist, church builder, and teamster who aided construction in Ida Hoersterville Art and Ma bn. It notes his early frontier exploits, family ties, and extended kin, including a wife, children, grandchildren, and surviving siblings.
A list of veterans recently discharged from the Army and Navy is published, naming Calvin H. Herbert Elton C. Durst Oswald Burrow Gilbert H. Jung Werner R. Langehennig Frank FE Moritz Leo L. Schmidtzensky Eldred A. Jordan Ewald H. Lorenz Hans FE Lindenberg Leo B. Bird Edward R. Hodon Kurt L. Itz Francis J. Fritz Ochs A. Landis Louis Harris Victor K. Usener Reuben H. Ellebracht Adam A. Novian Loyd C. Cason Levi Kensing Joel K. Taylor Hardy A. Mosel Roman F. Moses Reubin A. Duecker LeeRoy E Oehler Gilbert E. Durst Clemens O Klein Joseph W. Westerhoff Harvey F. Solbrig Epifaneo Felon Mathew F. Pyka Jr Howard A. Harper Joe R. Staudt Roy H. Langerhans Perry M. Woerner Roland E. Schmidt Anthony P. Knopp Edward C. Hernandez Hugo H. Ransleben Walter A. Lang Jr Werner M Moehr Emil Fritz Jr Max W Hopf Leo Itz
A Gillespie County group reported for physical examinations at the San Antonio induction center on January 31. Named registrants include John H. Braeutigam Roy W. Herbert Raymond A. Dietrich Chester O A Grana Theodore J Wahrmund Jr Oliver C Heimann Homer R Durst Max Strackbein Ryley J Pehl Leroy R Rode James W Langehenni$ Levi O Peese Truman C Fiedler Ernest W Kott Kermit A Luckenbach Roy J Moritz Clemens H Stehling Bernard R Lange Robert C Stehling Clifford Schumann Demetrio G Salinas.
Jenschke Bruno Hartmann and Louis Stehling lead a planning committee for a Patron-Feast on Sunday March 17 with mass and a member social. A card party at St Joseph's Hall will be scheduled by Frank Jenschke M F Pyka and John W Metzger. Fredericksburg selected for the 194 convention of the Catholic State League with St Mary’s Church centennial observance in July and a monument planned for the old cemetery.
Louis Eckhardt 85 died Saturday at his Gillespie County home after a lengthy illness. Final rites were held Monday at 3 p m at Schaetter Funeral Home with Rev G A Poehlmann officiating. Interment followed at City Cemetery. He was born April 9 1860 in Gillespie County, married Louise Rodebush in 1882, who died in 1910. Thirteen children were born. eight survive along with 24 grandchildren and 20 great grandchildren. Surviving children include Filla Prochnow Hulda Franz Thekla Max Benno Bruno Kurt and Milton Eckhardt. A brother Adolph Eckhardt also survived. he was predeceased by four children and five siblings. The Eckhardt name is tied to local land and family business in the county.
Max Hirsch recalls Bold Venture winning the 1937 Kentucky Derby while noting his lack of a single favorite horse among his many champions. He celebrates son Buddy Hirsch’s recent win as a trainer in Miami and mentions daughter Mary no longer trains, with Kathleen in Racine and Harold killed in WWII. He divides time between New York City and a King Ranch operation in Columbia, and faults the Centennial date for crowding Churchill Downs.
Mrs Otto E Krause nee Titi Eichholz died in a local hospital on Tuesday January 3 2004 at age 66 years 2 months and 13 days. Funeral services held at the funeral home with burial in Comfort. Survivors include husband married February 14 1901 in Comfort two daughters Pauline Krause of Comfort and Gertrude Mrs Eddie Seenger of Fredericksburg one brother Max Eichholz and a preceding sister who died in infancy.
The record notes a Temple Texas based large shoe desk manufacturing plant, described as the largest of its kind west of the Mississippi, shipping regularly to markets worldwide.
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