Gertrude Brooks Shower Honors Soon to Be Bride
Miss Gertrude Brooks, who will wed Marcus Schmidtzensky on January 12, 1946, was guest of honor at a December 30 shower at the Wm Kasper home. Hosts Mrs Kasper and daughter Pearl led Bingo play. Nettie Wuest won high and Brooks second. Consolation shared by Christine Hartmann and Katherine Meurer. A chicken salad lunch with sides and dessert followed.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Gertrude Brooks
Marcus Schmidtzensky
Wm. Kasper
Christmas Holiday Hosting Across West Texas Families
Numerous relatives and friends from Bastrop Austin San Antonio Galveston and Llano gathered during Christmas. Visitors included Lt. and Mrs. Smith Malone and Can dace Sagebiel Corpus Christi and many Orts of San Antonio Houston Dallas and Brady as well as service members on leave from the South Pacific and Aleutians. The article notes hospitality at the homes of Sagebiels Maier Meusebach Bracher Kneese and others with several relatives listed and a Christmas christening at Rev L H Benarden's.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Iago Meusebach
Bastrop
Lina Meusebach
Margaret Roos
Angleton
F. A. Bracher
Margaret Bracher
Shall
Freder Bracher
Sagerton
S. Theo Schorlemmer
Llanond
Rosalie Newcomb
San Antonio
Mathilde Maier
Austin
William Heimann
Werner Heiman
Galveston
Hans Lindenberg
Lindenberg
Washington DC
McDonald
Jan
Wanda Lane
Gerry Bob Wirdell
Rochelle
Alma Ochs
Witt
Joe Ernst
Robert Grote
Aleutians
E. M. Bittner
Louise Bauer
Houston
Raymond Kneese
Dallas
Ben Kneeses
Adolf O. Kneeses
Dorothy Kneese
Adolf Kneese
Alton Hansen
Compton
Calif
Walter Kielhoefer
San Bernadino
R. G. Striegler
Louis Brodie
James Mann
Luella Mann
Brady
Paul “Mann
B. L. Enderle
Llano
Farmers Seek High Volume At Fair Prices Says Anderson
Secretary of Agriculture Anderson argues farmers want to produce at scale for a population with enough food dollars to buy output at fair prices. He emphasizes market size and equitable pricing as key goals for U S agriculture.
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United States
Anderson
Kotts Entertain Guests Christmas Day at R L Kott Home
Christmas Day at the R L Kott home was joyous with relatives visiting. Attending were Mr and Mrs William J Lawson of Austin Mrs James Blackaller of San Antonio and Mrs F J Schuck and children Joey and Trudie. Joey accompanied his aunt and uncle back to Austin to visit grandparents Mr and Mrs Charles Schuck.
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R. L. Kott
William J. Lawson
Austin
James Blackaller
San Antonio
F. J. Schuck
Joey
Trudie
Charles Sehuck
Lucille Ottens Engagement Announced
Mr. and Mrs. Ottens announced the engagement of their daughter Miss Lucille Ottens of San Antonio to Mr. Dammann. The couple was joined by Mr. and Mrs. Gordon Ottens and their son Randall of Houston and Reno Dammann of New Braunfels during a Christmas visit.
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E. C. Ottens
Gordon Ottens
Randall
Houston
Lucille Ottens
San Antonio
Reno Dammann
New Braunfels
Stiehl Family Hosts Christmas House Party
Mr and Mrs Harry Stiehl hosted a Christmas holidays house party with Warren and Barbara Stiehl from Aruba plus Jeffries Greable from Washington, Harry Stiehl Jr home from the University of Texas, and Susan Stiehl a student nurse in Santa Rosa Hospital San Antonio.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Harry Stiehl
Warren Stiehl
Barbara Stiehl
Aruba
Netherlands
West Indies
Jeffries Greable
Washington
Harry Stiehl, Jr
University of Texas
Susan Stiehl
Santa Rosa Hospital
San Antonio
Family gathers in Reichenau F one Christmas Day reunion
A Christmas Day gathering at the Harry Reichenau home marked a rare four year family reunion. Guests included Albert Reichenau of Algiers La. and Arthur Reichenau, Signalman 1/C, both on leave from the Navy, plus Clarence Reichenau on discharge, Eddie Feuge son in law of Houston returning from Europe, and Mrs Albert Reichenau Sr. Also present were Hilmar Bohn and daughters of Austin and Mrs. Eddie Feuge of Houston.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Harry Reichenau
Albert Reichenau
Algiers la
Arthur Reichenau
Clarence Reichenau
United States Navy
Clarence
Eddie Feuge
Houston
Hilmar Bohn
Austin
Fredericksburg High School Alumni Gather for Holiday Social
Fredericksburg High School alumni met at Sunny Side Tavern during Christmas, with strong turnout from the Class of 1938 including Captain Charles Glasscock and Betty McEwen who recently served in Europe. Others from the class and veterans joined, with Norman Dietel hosting a follow up gathering at his home. Automobiles have killed 769,600 people since 1900 according to the National Safety Council.
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Fredericksburg High School
Sunny Side Tavern
Charles Glasscock
Camp Gruber
Okla
Betty McEwen
Europe
Raymond Wuest
Lawrence Schandua
Albert Reichenau
Paul Henke
Werner Heimann
Harold Brelsford
Madeline Holy
Henry Kuenemann
Francis Walch
Navy
Austin
Margaret Roos
Angleton
Chester Langerhans
Oscar Voelkel
Isabel Kordzik Adams
Galveston
Hazel Barker
Norman Dietel
The
National Safety Council
Unsafe brakes linked to up to eleven percent fatal crashes
Records from 23 states show motor vehicles with unsafe brakes contributed to as much as 11 percent of fatal traffic accidents. The National Safety Council reports findings across those states.
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National Safety Council
National Safety Council warns seventh grader most at risk in May
The National Safety Council reports a seventh grader is most likely to be hurt in a May street or sidewalk accident not involving a motor vehicle. The facts come from the Council’s annual survey of student accidents.
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National Safety Council
Council
Loreen Baag and Emory Peese Wedding At Holy Ghost Lutheran
Miss Loreen Baag daughter of Mr and Mrs Walter Baag wed Emory Peese son of Mrs Henry Peese at Holy Ghost Lutheran Church with Rev O Lindenberg officiating in a double ring ceremony. Bridesmaid Miss Ruby Beckmann and groomsman Edwin Schumann attended. After the ceremony the couple and party were entertained at the bride’s parents home in Albert. The Peese family resides in San Antonio where Mr Peese works at the Pecan Shelling Factory. Out of town guests included Mr and Mrs Harvey A Jordan of San Antonio and Miss Dora Jordan of New Braunfels.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Holy Ghost Lutheran Church
Loreen Baag
Walter Baag
Emory Peese
Henry Peese
O. Lindenberg
Arno Engel
Ruby Beckmann
Edwin Schumann
Walter Bang
Albert
Peese
San Antonio
Harvey A. Jordan
Dora Jordan
New Braunfels
Captain Dittmar Honored At Christmas Dinner
Captain Robert Dittmar returned from the Pacific Area where he served with the United States Army and was guest of honor at a turkey dinner hosted by his parents Mr and Mrs Otto Dittmar on their ranch near Doss. Relatives shared in the festive decorations and Christmas tree.
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Robert Dittmar
Pacific
United States Army
Otto Dittmar
Doss
Brooks and Graves Wed in Kerrville Ceremony
William J. Graves and Miss Mary D. Brooks of Kerrville were united in marriage Saturday evening December 29 at six o clock at the Baptist Parsonage. Rev. Thomas D. Dunaway of the First Baptist church performed the ceremony. The couple were accompanied by Mr. and Mrs. Robinson of Kerrville.
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William J. Graves
Mary D. Brooks
Kerrville
Baptist Parsonage
Thomas D. Dunaway
First Baptist Church
Engagement of Alice Stensch to Earnest Taylor
Mr and Mrs Jacob Stensch of San Antonio announce the engagement of their daughter Alice to Earnest C Taylor of Vernon Texas The wedding is planned in San Antonio in April Mr and Mrs George Hunnicutt of Fort Worth visited Mrs Fred Hitzfeld and Joy Sunday December 30 before returning home after spending part of the holidays in San Antonio with relatives
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Jacob Stensch
San Antonio
Alice
Earnest C. Taylor
Vernon, Texas
George Hunnicutt
Ft. Worth
Fred Hitzfeld
Joy
Public notice of Maj. Gen Brann death in Tyrol hunting fall
Maj. Gen. Donald W. Brann 50 of San Antonio deputy commander of U S forces in Austria died Saturday in the Tyrol after falling from a cliff while hunting. Gen Mark Clark announced the death Sunday.
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Donald W. Brann
San Antonio
U. S
Austria
Tyrol
Mark Clark
Baptist Hour Opens 1946 Series With Peace Theme
The Baptist Hour launches the 1946 series on January 6 with the theme Following Christ In the Paths of Peace. Dr. W. Marshall Craig of Dallas will speak on The Lordship of Christ, broadcasting from WSB Atlanta to 5,667,000 Baptists across 25,925 churches. The program, produced by the Southern Baptist Radio Committee, features the Baptist Hour Choir conducted by John D. Hoffman with George L. Hamrick on organ. It airs at 7:30 a.m. on KGNC Amarillo, WFAA Dallas, KPRC Houston, WOAI San Antonio and 8:30 a.m. on KWBU Corpus Christi.
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Christ
Southern Baptist Convention
S. F. Lowe
Atlanta
Georgia
Lordship
W. Marshall Craig
Dallas
Texas
Craig
Gaston Avenue
Southern Convention
Lowe
Southern Baptist
South
Baptist Convention
Baptist Hour Choir
John D. Hoffman
George L. Hamrick
WSB
KGNC
Amarillo
WFAA
KPRC
Houston
WOAI
San Antonio
KWBU
Corpus Christi
Marshall Craig
Gaston Avenue Baptist Church
Woaiti
Three Children Born Here During Week in Gillespie County
Three children were born in Gillespie County this week including two girls and a boy. A December 29 daughter of Rudolph Feinesen and a January 2 daughter of Eddie Pressler qualify for the First Baby of the Year awards, while a January 1 son of Leroy Loeffler is also recorded.
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Gillespie County
Rudolph Feinesen
Eddie Pressler
Leroy Loeffler
Gartrells and friends visit Eddie Klein home during holidays
Mr. and Mrs. H. P. Gartrell of Mason join Levi Kensing of Mountain Home and Jake Klein of Kerrville for a holiday visit at Eddie Klein’s home.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
H. P. Gartrell
Mason
Levi Kensing
Mountain Home
Jake Klein
Kerrville
Eddie Klein
Family from San Antonio Visiting Relatives in Month
Mr and Mrs Robert Elar and James and Agnes of San Antonio spent the holidays with Mr and Mrs August Fritz and other relatives.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Robert Elar
James and
Agnes
San Antonio
August Fritz
Don’t Accept Social Security Cards As Sole ID
Austin merchants are urged not to accept social security account cards for identification. Dave Pruitt of the Austin Social Security office cites an incident where a clerk asked for a social security card to identify a shopper paying by check. He warns merchants banks and individuals not to rely on social security cards for cashing checks.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Austin
Austin Social Security Board
Dave Pruitt
Pruitt
Board tracks individual's social security account
A brief clipping notes the board’s actions to keep watch over an individual’s social security account. Details are limited but imply oversight or management by the board.
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WM J Graves
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C. D. Wells
Worth
Wella
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M. R. Kuettner
Fredericksburg
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Chester W Nimitz
Chamber of Commerce
Fredericksburg Publishing Co
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