Fredericksburg Urges City Mail Delivery Registrations
Postmaster R W Klingelhoefer urges residents and businesses in Fredericksburg to apply for free City Mail Delivery service starting February 16. Applications close February 10 with two daily deliveries and parcel post by 2 45 pm. Two new boxes to be placed near Nimitz Hotel and Palace Theatre, with more boxes and routing tables added.
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Fredericksburg
R. W. Klingelhoefer
Klingelhoefer
Nimitz Hotel
Palace Theatre Building
Gillespie County Nears March of Dimes Quota
Gillespie County nears its March of Dimes quota with total income of 3610.09 as of January 31. Campaign chairman John Dooley praises community response though the original goal of 3735 was short by 125. Donations continue to be accepted.
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Gillespie County
John Dooley
Dooley
Fredericksburg
Harper
Fredericksburg Officials Seek Fifth Term in City Ballot
Fredericksburg city leaders announce re election bids for April 4. Mayor Joe Molberg and City Commissioner Ed Apelt seek fifth consecutive terms while Commissioner Otto Schneider runs for a second term. They cite their records and a plan for future progress.
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Fredericksburg
Joe Molberg
Ed Apelt
Otto Schneider
Smiths Prepare for Three Year Overseas Assignment
Warrant Officer (jg) and Mrs. Jack Smith, after visiting their parents, plan a three year stay in Germany by boat from New York. They will take their car overseas and previously lived in Columbia, South Carolina. She is formerly Della Lee Kunkel.
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Jack Smith
FE. W. Kunkel
New York
Germany
Smiths
Columbia
Caroline
Della Lee Kunkel
Licenses Go On Sale for 1950 Motor Vehicles
Auto and truck licenses for 1950 are now on sale in Gillespie and surrounding counties. Plates issued in February or March must be affixed by April 1, with black plates bearing gold numerals and letters. County letter schemes vary by district, receipts are now typewritten in five copies, and existing 1949 titles and receipts are required to obtain 1950 plates.
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Wm. M. Petmecky
Gillespie County
Gillespie
Bastrop
Blanco, Burnet
Caldwell
Hays County
Lee
Llano
Kendall County
Kerr
Mason County
State Highway Department
Highway Department
Pyka Jr Named President of Gillespie County Community Chest
Mathew F. Pyka Jr. assistant cashier of the Security State Bank was named president at the organizational meeting of the Gillespie County Community Chest. He succeeds Wm Schroeder Jr. Dr. V B Spiva was named vice president and Wm Bruns secretary treasurer. Bruns reported $12,190.02 raised in November and December, with $675 in monthly payments not included. The annual quota was $11,598.61 and excess gifts will stay in treasury for next year.
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Mathew F. Pyka, Jr
The
Security State Bank
Friday
Gillespie County Community Chest
Pyka
Wm. Schroeder, Jr
V. B. Spiva
Wm. Bruns
Bruns
Community Chest
Sought for 1950 Census in Gillespie County
Enumerators and a crew leader are needed for the 1950 census in Gillespie County. Applicants must meet age education and car requirements, pass an exam, and will train in late March with counting starting April 1 and lasting two to four weeks.
Golden Girls Tournament Set For This Weekend
The northern district Golden Girls basketball tournament will be held in the Fredericksburg High School gymnasium with 13 teams. Play opens Friday afternoon in Class C. Friday night features Class A action including Sam Houston versus Mason and the Billikens versus Llano. A boys game tops off the evening as Fredericksburg vs San Marcos Academy. The Saturday schedule starts at 1 30 p m with Center Point facing the Schertz Cibolo winner, with a bye for Center Point in round one.
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Fredericksburg High School Billikens
FHS
Theresa Lang
Rhodine Ellett
Marion Schroeder
Phyllis Leitz
Corrine Anderegg
Evelyn Fuhrmann
Bernice Weiser
Vernell Geistweidt
Viola Beckmann
Jo Ellen Humes
Betty Brown
Kilman
Fredericksburg High School
Perry Winkle
San Antonio Express
Evening News
Schertz-Cibolo
Harper
Boerne
Rocksprings
Stonewall
Dowdy
Sam Houston
San Antonio
Mason
Billikens
Llano
Hillbillies
San Marcos Academy
Historical Easter Fires Merge Meeting Planned
Gillespie County Historical Society and Fredericksburg Easter Fires Association plan a joint meeting at the Gillespie County Courthouse on Monday evening February 13. They seek a merger with Easter Fires joining the Historical Society as a standing committee to stage the Easter Fires pageant.
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Gillespie County Historical Society
Fredericksburg
Easter Fires Association
Gillespie County
Historical Society
The
Chamber of Commerce Honors Lone Star Gas Representatives
Fredericksburg chamber members heard a report on two major goals reached and two future projects. Lone Star Gas officials were honored for bringing natural gas and city mail delivery. A rat eradication program and funding for an executive secretary were proposed as next steps.
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Chamber of Commerce
Lone Star Gas Representatives
Fredericksburg
Gillespie
State Department of Public Health
Henry C. Meurer
Goodyear
Junior Chamber of Commerce
Gillespie County Fair Association
Lone Star
Dallas
Ft. Worth
May
Alfred Petsch
Lone Star Gas Company
Milligan
O. C. Milligan Jr
Joe Molberg
Hans Hannemann
Fredericksburg Welcomes Natural Gas Arrival Leaders praise piping expansion
Fredericksburg celebrated natural gas flowing through Lone Star Gas lines marking a major city milestone. Local officials Charles M. George and Joe Molberg led ceremonies at the measuring station as about 100 homes, including the Woerner residence, were set to receive service, with full city piping projected within 30 days.
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Fredericksburg
Charles M. George
Joe Molberg
Lone Star Measuring Station
Chester L. May
Lone Star
Alex R. Frantzen
Lone Star Gas Company
Charles H. May
Alex Frantzen
Chamber of Commerce
Joe Mayor
Molberg
Mason Highwy
Llano Highway
Kerrville Highway
E. L. Woerner
West Main Street
George
Hamilton
Kerrville
Zone Star
Texas
Oklahoma
Chamber of of Commerce
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Mathew Pyka Jr
James Henley
Henley
Ralph Trolinger
San Angelo
21St
Historical-Easter Fires Association Merger Meeting
Chester
Progress
Meurer
Fund Drive
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