Billikens Win Golden Girl Crown In San Antonio Finals
Fredericksburg High School Billikens crowned first Golden Girls champions at the San Antonio tournament final against Little River Academy Temple. Doris Mittendorf hit the deciding shot in the final 30 seconds as Mabel Henke led scoring with seven points. Prior wins included the East Zone title and a 12 of 13 season record under coach Mrs. Krause with more games slated before the February 27 28 district meet.
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Billikens
Nettie Ann Biddy
Mabel Henke
A. K. Krause
San Antonio
Fredericksburg High School
Little River Academy
Temple
Woodlawn
Texas
Eagle Pass
San Antonio Express and
Evening News
Pettus
Little River
LaCoste
Uvalde
Billies
Academy
Doris Mittendorf
Krause
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Two Injured in Local Incidents This Week
Mrs. Ben Bauer of Castell Texas fell and fractured her arm on Wednesday February 11. On Saturday February 14 Mrs. Rudolph Koennecke of here sustained injuries in an automobile accident and was hospitalized.
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Ben Bauer
Castell
Texas
Rudolph Koennecke
Here
Fifty FFA Boys To Participate In Hill Country Show
Fredericksburg Future Farmer Chapter plans to exhibit 139 animals and birds at the Hill Country District Boy's Livestock Show in Kerrville. About 275 boys from seven counties compete for a $1750 premium. sale auction set for Saturday with roughly 400 animals to be sold.
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Fredericksburg
Future Farmer Chapter
Hill Country District
Kerrville
Hill Country
Guy Powel
Kerr County
Gillespie County Boys
Roy Snyder
Joe Brown Ross
Sonora
A. B. Childers
Mart
Ray Shaver
R. L. Tate
San Antonio
Jim Gray
College Station
F. C
G's Grill Set to Open Near Kerrville Highway
G H Gee and spouse announce the opening of G's Grill just outside the city limits on the Kerrville Highway. The new eatery will offer short orders curb service and dine in options with bottled beer cold drinks sandwiches and fountain service. Opening Saturday marks the first completed unit with future area development plans for owned Spin dle Top land.
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G’s Grill
Kerrville Highway
G. H. Gee
New Enterprise
Geeson Spindle Top
Boy Scout Finance Drive Opens With Kick Off Breakfast
Gillespie County launches its 1948 Boy Scout finance drive with a Thursday morning kick off breakfast at the Nimitz Hotel. Eight ranch teams and the Women s B Square Ranch will brand the county’s fundraising effort, targeting $2 500 to support a new Scout Cabin and scouting activities across Fredericksburg and surrounding counties.
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Boy Scout Finance
B” Square
Fredericksburg
Gillespie County
Boy Scout District
Nimitz
Joe Slater Petsch
Petsch
Taylor Glass
Capital Area Council
Austin
L. L. Keyser
Leon Zwiener
Zwiener
Ben Welch
Nothing
Dr. Leon
Henry Schmidt To Head 1948 Red Cross Roll Call
Henry Schmidt proprietor of a local hotel will chair the 1948 Red Cross Roll Call drive. Selected by a committee of Joe Stein Joe Mol berg and H A Adams, he will be supported by the Lions Club as the drive opens March 1. A Lions Club meeting also appointed a committee to choose a chairman for the annual Minstrel show held after Easter.
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Henry Schmidt
Fredericksburg
Lions Club
Schmidt
Joe Stein
Joe Molberg
H. A. Adams
Lion
Elgin Heimann
Lester Keyser
Harry Davis
Edgar Stroecher
Shanty to Open Saturday on Santone Highway
The Shanty new drive in beyond city limits on the east side of the San Antonio Highway will hold its formal opening on Saturday February 21. Owned and operated by Mr. and Mrs. H. W. Petermann the establishment will feature barbecued beef pork and sausage with Mexican food also offered.
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San Antonio
H. W. Petermann
Gillespie County to Mark 100th Birthday With Homecoming
Gillespie County observes the centennial since the Texas Legislature created the Free State of Gillespie on February 23 1848. A May 8 9 homecoming at the Gillespie County Fair Grounds honors its founders and history led by committee chair Walter W. Schaefer with plans to appoint a larger panel.
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Gillespie County
Texas
Walter W. Schaefer
Max O. Reinbach
Tom Martin
Alfred Petsch
Free State
Gillespie
Fredericksburg
San Antonio
Bexar County
Dance Hall Fire Investigation Opens in Gillespie County Court
The Gillespie County District Court term opened with District Judge Thomas Ferguson presiding. A secret grand jury probe will review murder charges against four youths in the Seipp's dance hall fire on Christmas night that killed four. Sheriff Loth notes many witnesses will appear. a forgery conviction of Lee Roy Wahrmund was entered, five years suspended.
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Gillespie County
Thomas Ferguson
Burnet
Beauford Jester
Ferguson
Raymond Gray
Court of Civil Appeals
Jester
Justice Court
Seipp
Robert Loth
Lee Roy Wahrmund
County Centennial Homecoming Plans Are Being Mapped
A Gillespie County Fair Association steering committee led by Tyrug Cox will organize a May 8 and 9 centennial homecoming festival. Co chairs Wal Reinbach Sam Martin Alfred Petsch and the board will plan a countywide parade or pageant and a program tied to Fredericksburg Easter Fires on March 27 with more details to come.
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Gillespie County
Tyrug Cox
Gillespie County Fair Association
Walter W. Schaefer
Max ©. Reinbach
Sam Martin
Alfred Petsch
Cox
Fredericksburg
Income Tax Aid In Fredericksburg March 4
A Deputy Collector of the Internal Revenue Department will be at the Fredericksburg courthouse on Thursday March 4 from 6 a m to 5 p m to assist residents with 1947 income tax returns. Calendar year 1947 returns must be filed by March 15 1948. Any person with 1947 income of 500 or more must file a return using withholding statements or Form 1040.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Internal Revenue Department
Fredericksburg
Court House
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Gillespie County Soil Conservation District
United States
Niemueller
Germany
America
Japan
FFA
Hotel Nimitz
Henry Reinbach
Dennis Lange
Nelson Geistweidt
Harold Strachbein
James Baethge
Delano Nixon
Doss
J. T. Jones
Corwin Anderegg
Douglas Reichenau
Gillespie County Commissioners Court
Pedernales Electric Cooperative
H. W. Lewis Equipment Company
Pedernales
Peter’s Hall
Lawrence Knopp
Chas Dolezal
Felix Saenger
Edgar Crenwelge
Honey Creek
Harry Jordan
Albert Hartmann
Luckenbach
Benno B. Luckenbach
Walter Hopf
Reinhard Frantzen
Armin Engel
Cave Creek
Thomas Jung
Eugene Koennecke
Alfred Sauer
A. A. Wendel
Otto Dittmar
Eddie Hahn
Harper
Walter Tarr
Red Cross
Lions Name Committee
Santone
R. A. Gillespie
Kentucky
Monterrey
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Llano
Mason
William Keidel
Louis Martin
John M. Hunter
John Young
Peter Burg
Erasmus Franzen
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