Gallenger youth shot during hunting in Kerrville region
Kerrville scene reports 20 year old Ballinger youth Charles Miller Jr shot in the stomach during a Saturday hunting trip three miles from London. Miller, a McMurry College student and former Ballinger High School football star, was taken to a Kerrville hospital after surgery. doctors listed his condition as serious.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Kerrville
Charles Miller, Jr
Ballinger
London
Miller
McMurry College
Ballinger High School
Gillespie Driest Year Figures For Fredericksburg
Annual rainfall figures for the city of Fredericksburg are listed from 1938 to 1950. The data show varying totals with a peak around 35 inches in 1946 and lows near 17 inches in several years. Leading banks and local references are noted in the figures.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Schnelle
Bankersmith
Oswald F. Eckhardt
Rheingold
Otto Rahe
Harper
Fredericksburg
Balser Couple Visit Families During Floresville Holiday
Mr and Mrs Cliff Balser spent part of the recent holidays with their parents in Floresville detailing a family visit in the community note.
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Cliff Balser
Floresville
Bowl games end season with upsets across major bowls
Football season closes as bowl games wrap conflicts nationwide. Wichita Falls Coyotes beat Austin Maroons 34-13 to claim Class AA title for the second straight year. Upsets mark Monday bowls with Tennessee over Texas 20-14, Kentucky over Oklahoma 13-7, Michigan over, 14-6, Clemson over Miami 15-14, West Texas over Cincinnati 14-13, Wharton Junior College 6-0 over San Angelo, Wyoming 20-7 over Washington and Lee, and West Virginia?
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Wichita Falls Coyotes
Austin Maroons
Coyotes
Tennessee
Texas
Dallas
Longhorns
Kentucky
Oklahoma
Michigan
Big Ten
Miami
Clemson
el Paso
West Texas
Cincinnati
San Angelo
Whartorf Junior College
Galveston
Wyoming
Washington and Lee
Jacksonville
Florida
Selective Service Quotas Cover March January February Calls
The state director states local board quotas for the March call cannot be met until late January or early February. Quotas from each area must be credited, with March, January, and February selections supplying Army manpower. In 1950 only the Army requested Selective Service manpower.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
State Selective Service
Army
Selective Service Act
Filling Stations In Fredericksburg Change Hands
Three local filling stations in Fredericksburg shift management this week. Eddie A. Loth buys Pioneer Village Service Station with son Daniel to run Gulf Oil products and Goodyear tires, plus car care. Hill Country Service Station is sold by Loth to James Knopp who will continue Conoco products and services. Fredericksburg Drive-In Station sells Conoco gas, Goodyear tires, and auto accessories under Robert Henke who now owns the business.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Fredericksburg
Pioneer Village
Harper and Mason
Hill Country
West Main
South Edison
Fredericksburg Drive-In
East Main
South Llano
Eddie A. Loth
L. Underwood Rountree
Loth
Daniel
Gulf Oil
Gulf
Goodyear
Bill Leifeste
Erwin Weiershausen
Werner Eberle
James Knopp
Reuben Crenweilge
Conoco
Robert Henke
Knopp
Henke
Sagebiel Law Partnership Dissolved After Judge's Assumption
Agnes Sagebiel and her brother Victor Sagebiel announced the dissolution of their law partnership as Victor became County Judge of Gillespie County after his November election. Agnes had joined the Fredericksburg practice in 1938 and formed the Sagebiel firm with W. H. Sagebiel on September 1, 1941, a rare brother sister partnership in Texas. The firm persisted through W. H. Sagebiel's World War II Navy service.
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Sagebiel
Agnes Sagebiel
Victor Sagebiel
Gillespie County
Fredericksburg
W. H. Sagebiel
Texas
City Water Supply Level Maintained
The water table in the City wells southeast of the city showed little variation over 12 years per water superintendent Alfred Neffendorf. From 1938 to 1950 the drop was four feet four inches. since 1946 the decline is one foot four inches, with a constant level during the past two years. Wells reach 260 feet depth, current static head 50 feet. Peak summer use reached 15 million gallons monthly. current pumping is 375000 gallons daily. A new one million gallon tank on Schneiders Hill will be completed in spring. pipe for installation has arrived.
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Alfred Neffendorf
Neffendorf
Schneider’s Hill
Post Office Receipts Rise Each Quarter in 1950
Continued from page 1, receipts show yearly growth with quarters from March to December. The report lists 1950 totals of 9 555 348 529 22 for March, 8 835 768 302 94 for June, 9 285 07 for September, and 12 914 50 11 136 04 for December, totaling 40 594 67 against 36 070 45 for 1949.
1950 Big Game Season Highlights and Fatalities
The season saw top scores with Joe Duderstadt and Elroy Schnelle each taking a 14 point elk and Benno Hohenberger's 16 pound heaviest turkey. Prizes to be awarded January 10 by the Game Association Board. Two hunting deaths occurred in the Hill Country and Kimble County, with Gillespie County reporting no fatalities and a minor mishap in Doss when H Lee Jones lost an ear from an accidental discharge.
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Joe Duderstadt
John Duderstadt
Harper
Elroy Schnelle
Hubert Rausch
Bankersmith
Benno Hohenberger
Chas. Hohenberger
Grapetown
Board of Directors of
The
Game Association
Commissioners Court Room
Comfort
Herman Wiedenfeldt
Kimble County
Harold K. Cannon
Waco
Gillespie County
H. Lee Jones
Rio Vista
Doss
Mrs Rector's Nephew Wounded in Korea
Mrs Donaldson Rector learns from the Department of Defense that her nephew Ellis Carroll Beck was wounded while serving with UN forces in Korea. Beck, son of Madison V Beck of San Antonio, resided in Washington before reenlisting in 1950. telegram arrived December 26.
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Donaldson Rector
Here
Department of Defense
Ellis Carroll Beck
Korea
Rector
Madison V. Beck
San Antonio
Washington
Beck
J. J Bennett
Hunting season ends in gunshot injury to Theo Lindig
Theo Lindig of Albert shot himself through his left foot on December 31 the final hunting day. He received treatment at a local hospital and was returned to his home.
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Theo Lindig
Albert
Lindig
District Governor Speaks at Rotary Ladies Night
Dr. Pat Norwood District Governor of the 184th Rotarian District urged Fredericksburg Rotary members to fix internal problems before guiding others. The Texas educator from Southwest Texas State Teachers College San Marcos spoke on the Challenge to Rotary during the Wednesday night banquet led by club president T. Wright Neal.
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Pat Norwood
Fredericksburg
Rotary Club
Norwood
Texas
Southwest Texas State Teachers College
San Marcos
Rotary
T. Wright Neal
Dick Furman
Kerrville
Martin Bogisch
Social Security Rep Here January 9 at Fredericksburg Chamber
A Social Security representative will be at the Fredericksburg Chamber of Commerce on Tuesday January 9 at 11:00 a.m. to assist residents age 65 and over who had old age insurance claims denied for insufficient work. Under the amended law six quarters of coverage earned since 1936 suffice for eligibility, and attendees are urged to file new claims for old age and survivors insurance.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Austin Social Security Office
Chamber of Commerce
Fredericksburg
Social Security
Basse Express To Resume Under Original Management
Mrs Alma A Basse Herbert announces she will assume operation of the Basse Express starting Monday January 4 with headquarters at 315 East Main Street and phone 109 The freight line has been run by Reuben A Rode for the past year
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Alma A. Basse Herbert
East Main Street
Reuben A. Rode
Juenke Family Visits Relatives During Holidays
Mr and Mrs Werner Juenke and daughters Elizabeth and Doris of San Antonio spent the Christmas and New Year s week ends with their relatives here.
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Werner Juenke
Elizabeth
Doris
San Antonio
New Year's Eve Crash Injures Santone Lady
Mrs Ruth Hall Petty of San Antonio was injured in an early New Year's morning crash at 1 05 a m when her 1950 Buick was sideswiped by Lavon Houston Parker of Harper. Parker, in a 1948 Studebaker, was alone in his car. The Petty party consisted of her husband Devere C Petty and aunt Mrs Hettie Clark. Both cars were badly damaged but no serious injuries were reported beyond Petty's sprained leg.
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Ruth Hall Petty
San Antonio
Lavon Houston Parker
Harper
Hettie Clark
San Angelo
Parker
Studebaker
Tom Carey
Sheriff’s Office
Carey
Fredericksburg
Gillespie County
Texas
Mrs Otto Flach Rites At Comfort
Final rites were held at Schachter and Lindner Funeral Home Comfort on December 31 1950 for Mrs Jennie Fal tin Flach. Rev Dannhaus and Mr R C Herbst officiated with Comfort Mixed Choir singing. Interment followed at Comfort Cemetery. Survivors include Hedwig Mrs Pau Holekamp Walter Flach Clara Mrs Theo Strohecker Otto Jr Rudolph Paul and Janie Mrs Peter Ingenhuett 13 grandchildren 17 great grandchildren. Mr and Mrs Felix Weber and children of San Antonio and Mr and Mrs Oscar Voelke and children of Austin spent the weekend with their parents.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Schachter and Lindner
Comfort
Otto Flach
Jennie Faltin
Dannhaus
R. C. Herbst
Hedwig
Pau Holekamp
Boerne
Walter Flach
Clara
Gillespie Fair Officials Fly to Dallas Meeting
A trio from the Gillespie County Fair Association including Elgin Heimann vice president Wm Petmecky secretary manager and Wm Schroeder director fly to Dallas for the Texas Association of Fairs and Expositions annual meeting. Schroeder also attends the 1951 Chrysler and Plymouth show in Dallas.
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Gillespie County Fair Association
Elgin Heimann
Wm. Petmecky
Wm. Schroeder
Texas Association of Fairs and Expositions
Dallas
Schroeder
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Gallenger
Gillespie
Palace Theatre
Kansas
Ride Murphy
Erin Doklevy
Marguerite Chapman
Scott Bradl
Raiders
Aire
Standard Service CO
Tim Holt
Jane Powellt
Ricardo Morrapan
S 3 Stooges
Union Station
Adams Gardens
Alma
Juenke & Schoenewolf
Sagebiel Law Partnership
Post Office
Albert Hunter
Rotary Ladies
Basse Express
Grand Prize Brewery
Cy CP Laderman
Gulf Brewing Co
Dri
Srand Prize
Houston, Texas
Santone
Department of Public Sufter
Felix Weber
Oscar Voelke
Austin
Gillespie Fair
Gene Autry
In “Sons OF
New Mexico
Margaret O'Brien
George Murphy
Tenth Avenue Angel
Sun
and Mon
Rosil O'Grady
June Hever
Gordon McRae
Crenwelge Food Market
K-N-A-F
Club
Po-Po
Bandera Ranch Hands
KPRC
WFAA
WOAT
KRIS
KRGYV
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