Sixteen Indictments Returned by 33rd District Grand Jury
The Grand Jury of the 33rd District Court returned sixteen indictments after a two day session opening Monday and concluding Tuesday. Names and charges not released at noon Wednesday pending arrests. Judge Thomas Ferguson presided. two criminal trials and many civil cases heard. panel for Tuesday named. Jury urged full-time deputy sheriff. foreman Chas Dolezal. bailiffs Enderlin and Felps.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
33Rd District Court
Thomas Ferguson
E. L. Schmidt
Victor Wendel
Pete Crenwelge
A. R. Frederick
Chas. Dolezal
Otto Schumann
Alfred C. Ahrens
Marvin Roos
Harry Hohmann
Edgar A. Ahrens
Isidor Stehling
August Land
Eli Rode
Chas. Enderlin
Nace Felps
State of Texas
Douglas Martin
Martin
Clinton Weldon Porter
Sunnyside
Porter
Gillespie County names 1950 election judges
Gillespie County Commissioners Court names election judges for 1949 50 at February term of court. Precincts list presiding and assistant judges with polling places at local schoolhouses including Peter's Hall Honey Creek Luckenbach Cave Creek Dass Harper Schmidt's Hall Meusebach Creek and Crabapple.
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Gillespie County Commissioners Court
Peter's Hall
Lawrence Knopp
Chas. Dolezal
Kermit C. Striegler
Paul Weber
Honey Creek
Harry Jordan
Albert Hartmann
Luckenbach
Benno B. Luckenbach
Walter Hopf
Reinhard Frantzen
Armin Engel
Cave Creek
Thomas Jung
Eugene Koennecke
Dass
Alfred Sauer
A. A. Wendel
Eddie Hahn
Paul Sauer
Harper
Walter Tarr
Max Lange
Chas. W. Barrett
G. J. Harper
Schmidt's Hall
Meusebach Creek
Max Lochte
Guido Kuhlmann
My Poor Aching Feet Becomes Theme Song for City Mail Carriers
Fredericksburg's three city mail carriers Werner Rech Marvin Heimann and Alex Knopp adopted My Poor Aching Feet as their theme after three days delivering mail. Each walks between seven and twelve miles daily with additional truck travel for parcels. All are ex service members adjusting after five years away from active training.
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Fredericksburg
U. S. Postoffice
Alex Knopp
Werner Rech
Marvin Heimann
W. C. Hoever
R. W. Klingelhoefer
Red
Uncle Sam
PMA
Fredericksburg Rotary Club Chartered At Charter Night
Fredericksburg gains a new civic group as 200 attend Charter Night at the Nimitz Hotel. Dave Stockbridge presents the charter to T Wright Neal, with Kerrville’s Wm Logan presiding and local Rotarians speaking on Rotary ideals.
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Fredericksburg
Four Day Race Meet Set at Gillespie Fair Park
A four day race meet runs July 1 to 4 at Gillespie Fair Park. Sponsored by Gillespie Fair Association with Louis Jordan Post American Legion, plus six races daily and matched races. Committeeman Fred Mathisen heads planning along with W. N. Lee Wm. Schroeder Jr. Jack Lawrence and V. H. Sagebiel.
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Gillespie Fair Park
Gillespie
Fair Association Racing Committee
Mathisen
W. N. Lee
Wm. Schroeder Jr
Jack Lawrence
V. H. Sagebiel
Legion Post Receives Donated Building Site
The Louis Jordan Post American Legion and Auxiliary received a donated building site at 206 E. Ufer Street for its new home. Donors include the late Louis Jordan’s brother and sister and other Jordan family members. The Post also welcomed 25 new members from the 1950 drive, marking a membership drive victory night with 237 current members.
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Louis Jordan Post
American Legion
Wm. Jordan
E. Ufer Street
Fair Grounds
Louis Jordan
Harry Jordan
Emma Jordan
Elgin O. Rothmann
G. F. Henke
Alfred Neffendorf
University of Texas
Texas
Post
Pape Lamb Named Grand Champion In San Antonio
The Southdown lamb of Robert and Thomas Pape swept to the Grand Championship at the San Antonio Livestock Exposition, the top lamb award. The Papes, sons of Mr and Mrs W O Pape of Peters burg, previously won reserve and then grand after the ineligible prior winner was disqualified. Fredericksburg FFA and Gillespie County 4-H Club members earned ribbons across lamb categories, with other FFA lamb winners named. Steer winners included Alton Ernst and Melvin Bonn, with Fredericksburg entries placing in group events and Hampshire barrow prizes noted.
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Robert
Thomas Pape
Gillespie County
Pape Brothers
Fredericksburg Ffa
Papes
W. O. Pape
Petersburg
Fredericksburg
Alton Ernst
Hereford
Melvin Bonn
Hayden Grena
Angus
4-H
Campaign to raise 30000 for new fair barn begins
A countywide stock sale drive starts March 1 to raise $30,000 for a new livestock barn and show arena at Gillespie County Fair Park before the 62nd fair on August 18 19 and 20. The drive launches at Sunnyside Tavern with leaders detailing committees plans and progress to Agriculture Advisory Committee members.
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Gillepsie County Fair Park
Sunnyside Tavern
Association
Joe Petsch
The
Fair Association
Harry Davis
Robert Dittmar
Dittmar
John Becker
San Angelo
Kurt Eckhardt
Nolan Althaus
Warren Miller
A. A. Welgehausen
Herbert Durst
Durst
Fredericksburg
Gilbert Kaderli
H. L. Durst
Alfred Petsch
Wm. Schroeder
Temple Duderstadt
Benno Weiss
T. J. Chapman
Lawrence Hartmann
Walter Behrends
Eugene Koennecke
Erwin
Gillespie County Fair Association
Fredericksburg High Band Boosters Form Officers
The Fredericksburg High School Band Boosters named Mrs. Wm. Petmecky president and E. L. Walter vice president at the Wednesday board meeting. Secretary is Mrs. Theo W. Knopp and treasurer Mrs. Kermit C. Striegler with Alfred L. Cameron Kurt Eckhardt and B. H. Heinen as directors. David Hargis serves as ex officio band director.
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Wm. Petmecky
Fredericksburg
E. L. Walter
Theo W. Knopp
Kermit C. Striegler
Alfred L. Cameron
Kurt Eckhardt
B. H. Heinen
David Hargis
FHS
Edgar Stroeher
Elgin Heimann
Monroe Wahl
Alfred Cameron
Alex Frantzen
H. H. Fricke
Reinhard Behrends
Edgar Gold
Harry Moellering
Adolph Evers Jr
Otto Baethge
Harry Eckhardt
Annabelle Loth Crowned St Mary's Mardi Gras Queen
Annabelle Loth was crowned Mardi Gras queen at St Marys High School in Peters Hall on Monday night. Her escort was King Stanley with Msgr F X Wolf officiating and Mayor Joe Molberg assisting. The event featured a full royal procession with attendants, flower girls, page boys, train bearers and ribbon girls.
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Annabelle
House of Loth
Stanley
St. Mary's
Peter's Hall
Annabelle Loth
Annabel Loth
St. Mary's High School
Annabel
King Stanley
Msgr
F. X. Wolf
Joe Molberg
C. J. Dooley
Ruth
House of Heep
Nealy
House of Stehling
Lorene
House of Pyka
Freddy
House of Wehmeyer
Margaret
House of Moses
Franklin
Carol Ann Jung
Alvin Stehling
Carol Jane Pfiester
Jimmy Pfiester
Jill Kraus
Jake Kraus
Phyllis Kaiser
Andrew Kaiser
Page
Timmie Stehling
Emil Stehling
Terry Kiehne
Edwin Kiehne
Gerald Evers
John Evers
Gerald Kaderli
Gilbert Kaderli
Charles Schmidt
Chester Schmidt
Karen Joan Wehmeyer
Marcus Wehmeyer
Betty Pehl
Daugh
Also Mentioned on This Page
M. M. Scales
C. Annett
Cornell Settle
Betty Ross Leasure
Stonewall
Knopp
Heimann
Postal Department
Rotary Club
Nimitz
Stockbridge
Legion Home
Jordan
Pape Lamb
San Antonio
FFA Lamb
Roy Crenwelge
Southdown
Wilbert Ransleben
Dayton Ransleben
Leroy Behrends
Ronald Doebbler
Elgin Smith
FFA
Hampshire
Hubert Cox
Hon
Band Boosters Organization
Johnson City
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