Esther Kott Weds Wilburn Durst in Holy Ghost Lutheran Rites
Esther Kott daughter of Louis and Mrs Kott married Wilburn Durst son of Mr and Mrs Ben Durst on Monday January 1 in Holy Ghost Lutheran Church with Rev O Lindenberg officiating Attendants were Andrew Durst Lillian Kott Victor Kott Muriel Wiemers Milton Gerhard Myrtle Durst Organist Gertrude Wehmeyer played The reception followed at the bride’s parents home A wedding dinner was served The couple will reside in San Antonio where the groom works for a local hardware firm
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Esther Kott
Louis Kott
Wilburn Durst
Ben Durst
Holy Ghost Lutheran Church
O. Lindenberg
Andrew Durst
Lillian Kott
Victor Kott
Muriel Wiemers
Milton Gerhard
Myrtle Durst
Gertrude Wehmeyer
San Antonio
Reading Club Entertained by Mrs Emil Riley
Mrs Emil Riley hosted the Reading Club gathering Friday with guests taking a Christmas Quiz. Julia Estill read the poem Anniversary, Flora Wertheim led a Joy to the World sing, and refreshments included salad, cakes, cookies, tea and coffee.
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Emil Riley
Riley
Julia Estill
Margaret E. Saengster
Flora Wertheim
Merry Wives Host New Year Bouffet at Stein Home
The Merry Wives served their husbands at a New Year’s Eve bouffet in Mr. and Mrs. Ed Stein’s home. A lace table cover, crystal candelabra centerpiece, red berries, and large poinsettias decorated the dining room. After dinner the group moved to Sunny Side Tavern to dance.
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Mrs. Ed. Stein
Sunny Side
Birthday Dinner Honors Mrs Mogford's Husband
Mrs Henry Mogford hosted a Sunday dinner for her husband’s birthday anniversary. Out of town guests included Mrs Emil Thaxton and Dr and Mrs Paul Ingeldue of Mason and Mr and Mrs Clarence Mogford and family of Uvalde.
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Henry Mogford
Emil Thaxton
Paul Ingeldue
Mason
Clarence Mogford
Uvalde
Eggs and Elegance at Petsch Eggnog Party
Col and Mrs Alfred Petsch hosted sixteen guests at an eggnog party Saturday night. Rosebuds decorated the table and enhanced the gayety of the living room.
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Col
Alfred Petsch
Birthday Dinner Friday Observed By Mrs Louis Mueller
Mrs Louis Mueller hosted a birthday dinner Friday inviting 15 friends to celebrate her anniversary. An evening meal was served in the dining room with a large birthday cake as the centerpiece on the table.
Bank Balance Sheet and Pledged Assets Statement
A 1940 financial report for a Gillespie County bank shows total liabilities and capital accounts of 1 627 760.90 dollars. The capital structure lists common stock 50 000, surplus 85 000, undivided profits 4 089.94, reserves 10 000, with total capital and liabilities disclosed along with pledged assets and secured deposits of 20 088 and 190 086.58 respectively. The document includes a sworn affidavit by cashier A L Cameron and is notarized January 3, 1940 with directors named Metzger Schroeder Petsch.
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Piadciee
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State of Texas
Gillespie
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Personal visits and holiday guests fill area households
Local families listed visiting relatives during the holidays and weekend travels. Names include Knopp Kott Connally Eckert Itz Schlaudt Kepke Schoenewolf Stein Sagebiel Ott Lange Ransleben Priess Kaderli Pfeil Zwiener and many more across Austin Abilene San Antonio Kerrville Bastrop and Taylor.
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Paul Knopp
Austin
Hubert Kott
Kott
Troy Foster
Sealy
Tyrus Cox
Kingsville
Joe Stein
Ida Gold
San Antonio
Max Beckmann
Rebecca McDonald
Dallas
Willigam Henke
Erna Mae Henke
Franz Marschall
Lee McDougall
Alfred Marschall
Ora
Rudolph Eckert
Isabel Eckert
Junction
Flora Eckert
Tuscon
Arizona
Sophie Schlaudt
August Itz
Reinhold Ec
Frank H. Peterman
Hugo Peterman
Leo Lewis
Liano
Harmony Maley
Bastrop
Archie Novian
Elisa Novian
Emil Riley
Jeanette
Emily Real
Kerrville
Casper Real
Tulane
New Orleans
Edith Sagebiel
Giddings
Elsie Sagebiel
Houston
Victor Sagebiel
H. H. Sagebiel
Agnes Sagebiel
Chas J. Ott
Charles Ott Jr
Walter Brandenberger
Mason
Charles Dolezal
Leroy Pfeil
Corpus Christi
and iMro
Leon Zwiener
Lonny Zwiener
Taylor
Betty Jean Striegler Plants Film Career In Destry Rides Again
Betty Jean Striegler, nine, sings the theme "Little Jo" in Destry Rides Again and appears with Mary Martin in The Great Victor Herbert. Her family from Fredericksburg and neighbors recall her 1937 Palace Theatre appearance. they now live in Hawthorn California while she trains for dramatics.
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Marlene Dietrich
Destry
Fredericksburg
George Striegler
Betty Jean
Palace Theatre
Striegler
Hawthorn California
Schroeder Hosts at Dinner Party
Mr and Mrs Wm Schroeder Jr hosted a Saturday dinner at their home with punch on arrival and a gold and silver cedar spray decorated living room. The dining room centerpiece featured a gold and silver Christmas tree flanked by blue tapers while a cedar sprayed buffet held blue tapers. Mrs Hugo Kallenberg and Mrs Elizabeth Cordes helped serve a buffet turkey dinner to 40 guests.
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Wm. Schroeder Jr
Hugo Kallenberg
Elizabeth Cordes
Mrs Durst Hosts Birthday Dinner for Relatives
Mrs Milton Durst entertained several relatives Thursday afternoon for her birthday. Christmas decorations graced the living and dining rooms. The hostess served cold meat, herring salad, potato salad, perfection salad, cakes and cookies. Covers were laid for 16.
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Milton Durst
Busy Bee Sewing Circle Meets at Mrs Burrer’s Home
Ten members visited Mrs Lawrence Burrer at her new home for a sewing circle gathering. They sat around the Christmas Tree doing needle work and enjoyed sandwiches banana pie sand tarts ice box cookies candy and coffee.
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Busy Bee Sewing Circle
Garden Club Plans Plant Exchange January 13
The Fredericksburg Garden Club sponsors a county wide plant exchange at the Central Power & Light Co. office corner Main and Llano street on Saturday January 13 from 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. Shrubs roses bulbs native plants seeds will be exchanged. Bring what you have and get what you haven t got.
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Fredericksburg Garden Club
Central Power & Light Co
Main and
Llano Street
Centennial Club Bridge Party Recaps Winners
James Henry Kneese Mon roe Wahl Max Schneider Felix Heep and Ava Ratliff attended a bridge gathering hosted by Mrs. Max Wahl on Wednesday afternoon. Winners were Mrs. Heep and Mrs. Schneider as guests enjoyed tuna salad pear salad wafers cookies fruit cake and coffee.
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James Henry Kneese
Monroe Wahl
Max Schneider
Felix Heep
Ava Ratliff Wre
Max Wahl
Centennial Club
Heep
Schneider
Male Chorus Surprises Couple on Silver Anniversary
Mr and Mrs Harold Stork were surprised Friday night when the Male Chorus of the Edison Street Methodist Church appeared to honor them on their silver wedding anniversary. The chorus, in which Mr Stork sings, performed a mix of songs during the evening.
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Harold Stork
Edison Street Methodist Church
Mr. Stork
Classified ads guide for buying or selling items
Classified notices advise readers to use the local classified pages to buy or sell items they have. The piece emphasizes practical tips for listing, pricing, and negotiating deals through newspaper ads.
Fete Thursday Night Hosts Host Four Tables of 42
Mrs Walter Holly and Mrs Chas J Ott entertained Thursday night at Mrs Otts home with four tables of 42. Sandwiches date nut loaf cookies and coffee were served after the games.
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Walter Holly
Chas J. Ott
Mrs. Ott
Guests from Texas Visit Fredericksburg Families
A list of visitors staying with Fredericksburg residents last week includes Mrs Worth and Kingsberry of Austin, Mrs Carl Kingsburg of Brenham, Mr and Mrs Fred Winkler and son of Harlingen, and others from Brady Crane San Antonio and San Angelo.
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Max Wahl
Worth, Kingsberry
Austin
Carl Kingsburg
Brenham
Fred Winkler
Harlingen
Paul Mann
Brady
Fd Steins
C. C. Petsch
Crane
Edwin Grobe
Pfeil
San Angelo
Harold Stork
Hy Hirsch
Olga Sanders
Hulda Johnson
Louis Hirsch
Herman Hirsch
San Antonio
New Year Observed Quietly Despite Festivities in Fredericksburg
Fredericksburg and Gillespie County welcomed 1940 with church services and social hours, many attending German dances and gatherings. Only one arrest for drunkenness occurred during the 48 hour holiday, and a hunting accident left Werner Feller critically injured. Elections loom with numerous local, state, and national races on the horizon.
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Fredericksburg
Gillespie County
New Years
Werner Feller
Henry Feller
San Antonio
United States
Youth Injures Eye In Garage Accident
Johnny Kolmeier 23 son of Mr and Mrs Albert Kolmeier Eckert community and employee of Advance Motor Company sustained a serious left eye injury last week when a piece of steel entered the eyeball. Initial hope faded after hospital exam showed further treatment needed and the steel was removed by a local physician.
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Johnny Kolmeier
Albert Kolmeier
Eckert
Advance Motor Company
Kolmeier
Births and Visit Highlights from Austin Community
A girl was born Saturday night December 30 to Mr. and Mrs. Louis Dolezal. Miss Virgie Thorp of Austin visited Mrs. W. Rader over the weekend. Thorp, longtime State Highway Department worker, is sister of Austin Police Chief Thorp.
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Louis Dolezal
Virgie Thorp
Austin
W. Rader
Miss Thorp
State Highway Department
Thorp
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