Twenty two Hill Country men report for physicals
Twenty two men from the Hill Country draft area will report for physical examinations on Monday February 11. The list includes Kerr Edmund Jenschke A B Hunt Jr Hilton Pankratz Clarence Rice E W Crowder William Nichols Franklin Gagnard Jacquin Ayala Gillespie Oliver Lindig Ralph Weiershausen Wilbert Seipp Harold Treibs August Ebert Roy Stroeher Kendall Harold Bauer Gene Elsworth Herbert Adams Jr Arthur Bolden William Gee Blanco Nolan Gee Donald Greebon Llano Elmer Delz
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Kerr
Edmund Jenschke
A. B. Hunt Jr
Hilton Pankratz
Clarence Rice
E. W. Crowder
Wiliam Nichols
Franklin Gagnard
Jacquin Ayala
Gillespie
Oliver Lindig
Ralph Weiershausen
Wilbert Seipp
Harold Treibs
August Ebert
Roy Stroeher
Kendall
Harold Bauer
Gene Elsworth
Herbert Adams Jr
Arthur Bolden
William Gee
Blanco
Nolan Gee
Donald Greebon
Llano
Elmer Delz
Car stolen continued report with state aid expected
The State Department of Public Safety is set to arrive today to assist in investigating the filling station theft. Gillespie County officers are probing a negro left in local care after being brought in handcuffed by two men who later released his restraints and left. The man, from Crosby County, says he previously served time for burglary and was then carried away by the men. he was released by local officers while officials check his story.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
State Department of Public Safety
Gillespie County
Alfred Petmecky
la Mesa
Crosby County
Bray family to visit Dallas and Oklahoma relatives
Lieut. and Mrs. Elmer Bray with their daughters left recently to visit in Dallas and with his parents in Oklahoma. They will return to Fredericksburg later this month as Lieut. Bray must report to Camp Hood on March 2.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Elmer Bray
Dallas
Oklahoma
Fredericksburg
Bray
Camp Hood
Hog Slayers Elude Officers Near Willow City
Sunday afternoon two men killed a hog at Floyd Base place on Cole Creek north of Willow City and evaded game wardens when radio and phone links failed. Warden Ad Heep received the alert by phone but winds blanked the line. the suspected car likely passed Fredericksburg as officers struggled to describe it. Heep warned residents to note license numbers of any strange vehicles amid rising cattle theft and game law violations.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Floyd
Cole Creek
Willow City
Ad. Heep
Heep
Fredericksburg
Marine CPL Wilfred Gold Released From Duty
CPL Wilfred Gold of 1251 Fulton Ave San Antonio former Fredericksburg resident has been released from active duty after 18 months in the U S Marine Corps He spent 12 months in Korea and Japan with the 7th Regiment 1st Marine Division Called to active duty August 4 1950 with C Company Marine Reserves of San Antonio His parents visited and said he plans to reenter college this fall.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Cpl
Wilfred Gold
Marvin Gold
Fulton Ave
San Antonio
Fredericksburg
U. S. Marine Corps
Gold
Korea
Japan
7Th Regiment
1St Marine Division
C” Company
Marine Reserves of
Wilfred
Blue and Gold Dinner Highlights Boy Scout Week Observance
About 250 people plan to attend the Blue and Gold Dinner at the Hotel Nimitz ballroom Saturday at 7 p m to honor Boy Scout Week February 8 marking the 42nd anniversary of Boy Scouting. Cub Pack 133 families join in a program with song, a history of the pack, charter presentation, and guest speaker Floyd Davis. Earl Treibs is new Cub master and MC.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Hotel Nimitz
Liberty
Floyd Davis
Capitol Area Council
Austin
Earl Treibs
Edgar Klett
Chamber of Commerce Meeting Delivers Park Plans and Tests
Calvin Bierschwale leads session as industrial chief George Kott reports 12 clay samples tested for commercial use with testing set to begin February 15. Henry Meurer praises county officials for park support and outlines lake bank work, rip rap, caretaker, and restrooms at Oakcrest Park. Gillespie County youths shine at Houston Fat Stock Show while State Highway Department moves to build a Fredericksburg maintenance warehouse. A film, Let's Get out of the Muddle, closes the program after a Mexican supper and musical numbers.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
George Kott
Industrial Committee
Henry Meurer
Oakcrest Park
American Legion
Petmecky
Gillespie County
Houston
Chamber of Commerce
State Highway Department
Fredericksburg
G. C. Senff
Trinity Lutheran Church
Stonewall
St. Mary's Odett
Patsy Jordan
Betty Meurer
Judy Holland
Rose Marie Kunz
General Motors
S. O. Prime
Doss Boy Scouts Establishing Fine Record
The Doss Boy Scout Troop formed in May 1945 has built an outstanding district and Capitol Area Council record. Led by Harry Wahrmund since 1946, the group grew to 22 scouts with six Eagles and two Silver Palms. The troop emphasizes outdoor camping, traveled to Carlsbad Cavern last summer, and will host a Boy Scout Week program with a chili supper and awards this Saturday night.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Doss
Capitol Area
Hilmar Dittmar
Harry Wahrmund
Wahrmund
J. M. Durden Jr
Nelson Geistweidt
James Baethge
Dennis Lange
Carlsbad Cavern
New Mexico
Mrs Ernst To Discuss Spring Gardens Friday
Mrs Chas Ernst will speak to Garden Club members at the monthly meeting on Friday February 8 at 3 p m in the Commissioners Court Room. She will discuss The First Steps in Preparing Our Spring Gardens and What and When to Plant.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chas Ernst
Commissioners’ Court Room
Trucker Strike Keeps Fredericksburg Lines Steady
Fredericksburg AFL Teamsters strike continues with Sunset Motor Lines as the only local firm affected. Strike began midnight Thursday, halting Sunset trucks across 28 states. Fredericksburg bases Basse Express and Basse Truck Line run normally. Memphis negotiations progress as unions seek 19 cents hourly rise from 1.41 while operators offer 12 cents.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Fredericksburg
AFL
Teamsters Union
Sunset Motor Lines
Sunset
San Antonio
Basse Express
Basse Truck Line
Hill Country Transport
Memphis
Tennessee
Charlie Oehler Enlists in U S Air Force for Four Years
Charlie Ray Oehler son of Arthur Oehler enlisted in the U S Air Force for four years on February 1, 1952, per local Recruiting Sergeant T Sgt Ronald Rose. He is stationed at Lackland AFB undergoing basic training after previously working at the La Mesa Hotel.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Charlie Ray Oehler
Arthur Oehler
U. S. Air Force
Ronald Rose
Pvt
Oehler
Lackland Air Force Base
la Mesa
Public Schools Week Set for March 2 8 in Texas
Texas announces a second annual Public Schools Week from March 2 to 8 with the theme Democracy in Action Governor Allan Shivers proclaims the observance urging citizens to visit public schools to better understand programs and needs The Texas Education Agency asks local officials to invite residents to classrooms and engage with teachers and students through planned activities and tours nationwide awareness grows after last year’s first observance highlighting public schools and citizen involvement
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Texas
Democracy In Action
Allan Shivers
Shiver
Texas State Board of Education
Texas Education Agency
Texas Citizens’ Committee On Public Schools
4-H and FFA show results at Houston fair and San Antonio return
4-H exhibitors led by Dudley Althaus Bernice Duderstadt and Kenneth Otte earned top or money placings in open classes. Arch ie Pfeiffer and the Rawlings brothers also placed. County Agent Stone praised many participants, noted purchases and a San Antonio return, and thanked supporters for meals fans and the Bunk House bus for sleeping quarters.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Dudley Althaus
Bernice Duderstadt
Angus
Kenneth Otte
Chester Otte
Archie Pfeiffer
Hampshire
Rawlings Brothers
San Antonio
Martin Mohr
Stone
Topper Rawlings
Kenneth Rawlings
Perrie Jo Bode
Herber Bros
Patsy Cox
Joyce Pape
Freddie Miller
Calvin Kuhlmann
Henry J. Burg
Meyer Bros
Thomas Pape
Harvey Mohr
Elroy Behrend
Charles Ebert
Alvin Leitz
Victor Meier
Douglas Jung
Wilbert Ransleben
Sylvia Ann Crenwelge
Marie Conner
Dayton Herber
Tommy Penick
Wesley
Erwin Crenwelge
Houston
S. P. McCalls
H. J. Leitz
Lawrence Hartmann
Sylvester Crenwelge
Harper Rawlings
Special Boy Scout Events Scheduled Here Next Week
Gillespie County Boy Scout units observe National Boy Scout Week running to February 12. Saturday events include a Doss troop chili supper and court of honor at 5 p.m. and Fredericksburg Cub Scout Pack Blue and Gold Dinner at 7 p.m. at the Nimitz Hotel with Floyd Davis as guest speaker. Scout Sunday services are held Sunday morning, followed by a Stonewall troop pot luck and Eagle Scout badge award in the high school gymnasium. Other local troops observe the 42nd anniversary of the movement’s founding.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Gillespie County
Doss
Fredericksburg
Nimitz
Capitol Area Council
Floyd Davis
Austin
Stonewall
Boy Scout Movement
America
Hospitals report list of patients undergoing operations
In this week’s hospital news several residents were listed as undergoing operations including Mrs Forest Thomas of Boerne Mrs Alex Hardin of Llano Albert Smith of Junction Mrs Felix Treiles of Fredericksburg David Medrano of Kerrville Mrs Alfred Lorenz of Fredericksburg and Mrs Dema Lopez of Junction. The article also notes a 1940 to 1950 population rise of 15 percent alongside a 56 percent jump in per capita oil use.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Forest Thomas
Boerne
Alex Hardin
Llano
Albert Smith
Junction
Felix Treiles
Fredericksburg
David Medrano
Kerrville
Alfred Lorenz
Dema Lopez
U. S
Thanking Friends for Kindness After Death
The bereaved family expresses heartfelt thanks for acts of kindness and sympathy shown during the illness and at the time of the death of their husband and father. Special thanks to Rev. C A Greenwaldt and Rev. A R Vetter, the medical staff at Fredericksburg Hospital and Clinic, the pallbearers, Schaetter Funeral Home, and for floral tributes and sympathy cards.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
C. A. Greenwaldt
Vicar Rudi Wendel Installed at St. John's Lutheran Church
Vicar Rudi Wendel, assistant to Rev. Walter Probst, was installed as pastor of St. John's Lutheran Church, filling the pulpit at Zion Lutheran. Kerrville church had no pastor since resignation. The Craters of the Moon are located in Idaho.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Rudi Wendel
Walter Probst
Holy Ghost Luth
Paseran Church
St. John's Lutheran Church
Zion Lutheran
Ohienah
Pasiimenter
Idaho
Also Mentioned on This Page
Woody
Clinton Priess
Lorenz Bading
Gillespie County Lumber Co
Calvin Bierschwale
C of C
Doss Boy Scouts
Mrs. Ernst
Charlie Oehler
FFA
Don Graham
Clinton Herber
A. C. East
Kermit Crenwelge
Melvin Bonn
IN the Hospital
Jim S. Kidd
Mul Viedt
Wsrnstoll
Inu Wilse
Valentine
Arrow Dart
Dots
Sterling Bros
ARROW
Herb Shriner
Libby
Kimbell
Maxwell House
White House
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