Hill Country Buick to Show 1953 Models
Hill Country Buick will present the 1953 Golden Anniversary line on Friday January 9 featuring Roadmaster and Super Series cars with new 188 hp and 170 hp V eight engines. Power steering becomes standard on Roadmaster. new styling includes XP 300 inspired front end. 12 body styles offered including limited Skylark sports car.
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Buick E Hill Country Implement Company
Buick
Ivan L. Wiles
General Motors
Gillespie County Shows Leading 1952 Rainfall in Area
Rain totals from 1952 place Gillespie County ahead of Llano Kerr and Mason counties. Llano reached 41.51 inches, Kerr 38.64 inches, Mason 30 inches. Gillespie recorded 49.86 inches in the Rheingold area, marking a high since 1949.
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Gillespie County
Llano
E. W. Torrance
Kerr County
Mason County
Gillespie
Rheingold
Engineer Royce Brown Returns Home After Milwaukee Internship
Royce Brown, son of the Nolan Browns, arrived home December 22 from Milwaukee Wisconsin where he completed an internship at the Allis Chalmers plant. He reports for military duty January 12 and recently celebrated his twenty second birthday January 22. He graduated with honors from the University of Texas School of Engineering in August 1952 and received the Cameron Award as the top engineering student.
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Royce Brown
Nolan Browns
Milwaukee
Wis
Allis-Chalmers
Royce
University of Texas School of Engineering
Cameron
New Years Visit to Houston by Local Families
Mrs Allen Spenrath Mrs August Jost and Mr and Mrs Albert Jost spent the New Year holidays in Houston with Ms Sgt and Mrs Wilburn Brown and daughter Barbara in their new home. Sgt Brown works in the Federal Building with the CIC.
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Allen Spenrath
August Jost
Albert Jost
Houston
Wilburn Brown
Barbara
Sgt. Brown
Federal Building
CIC
Massive search mobilizes twenty units and plane across Gillespie Blanco counties
Police from Gillespie and Blanco counties led a historic search for two escapees from Gillespie County Jail. Twenty car units, a plane, and bloodhounds tracked the pair for 18 hours with constant two way radio communication. A farm wife’s tip helped capture them.
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Gillespie
Blanco County
Gillespie County
Tom Carey
Hugo Klaerner
Bud Crossley
Pleasant Hill
Albert Mauldin
Kerrville
Ranger Purvis
Boerne Highway Patrol
Bull Edge
Kendall County
Johnson City
New Year Visitors From Fort Worth Austin and San Antonio
Mr. and Mrs. Roland A. Borchers and daughter Raydean Susan of Ft. Worth visited their parents Mr. and Mrs. Henry Borchers on New Year’s Day. Also guests were Mr. and Mrs. Robert Lee Borchers of Austin and Sgt. and Mrs. Dale T. Fletcher of San Antonio.
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Roland A. Borchers
Raydean Susan
Ft. Worth
Robert Lee Borchers
Austin
Dale T. Fletcher
San Antonio
Henry Borchers
Corpus Christi visit by students from Southwestern University
Harry Davis Jr. visited Corpus Christi with Frank Perry Jr. Returning to Fredericksburg they planned a short visit before heading to Georgetown where Frank Perry Jr. Eugene Baker Misses Doy line Miller and Ann Truog, all of Corpus Christi, study at Southwestern University.
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Harry Davis Jr
Corpus Christi
Frank Perry Jr
Fredericksburg
Georgetown
Southwestern University
Eugene Baker
Doyline Miller
Ann Truog
Congress Opens with New Members and Seniority Shifts
The 83rd Congress convened at noon with Joe Martin elected Speaker and members taking oaths. Committee chairmanships flow from seniority, as Republicans hold a 10 member House majority, reshaping leadership. A relatively stable opening session hints at harmony despite expected clashes.
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Joe Martin
Massachusetts
Speer
House
Senate
Armed Services Committee
Dewey Short
Missouri
Carl Vinson
Georgia
House of Representatives
South
Eisenhower
Holiday Guests in Knopp Home
Mr and Mrs J P Knopp hosted family over Christmas weekend welcoming Mr and Mrs R Crenwelge Hawkins their son and daughter in law Richard C Crenwelge Jacksonville Fla. Their son Jacob Skippy Knopp arrived from Newport RI after navy schooling seven weeks and departs Jan 1 for California bound for Hawaii. Kenney Knopp a University of Texas student was home for holidays Joined by Mr and Mrs D A Crenwelge of Houston.
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J. P. Knopp
R. Crenwelge
Hawkins
Richard C. Crenwelge
Jacksonville
Fla
Jacob “Skippy” Knopp
Newport
Rhode Island
California
Hawaii
Kenny
University of Texas
D. A. Crenwelge
Houston
Albert Detjen Here on WVUI Visit
M Sgt and Mrs Albert Detjen and children Albert Wayne 8 Theresa Ann 4 and Carl Thomas 6 months have been visiting since Dec 24 Detjen is stationed at Travis Air Force Base Fairfield California for the past three and one half years They plan to leave for California Jan 8 after visiting here for the first time in three years Detjen is the son of Mrs Emmy Detjen and his wife is the daughter of Alvin Stehling
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Albert Detjen
Albert Wayne
Theresa Ann
Carl Thomas
Detjen
Travis Airforce Base
Fairfield
California
Emmy Detjen
Alvin Stehling
Mrs Katie Hahn Spends New Year in San Antonio
Mrs Katie Hahn spent the New Years holidays in San Antonio with members of her family residing there.
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Katie Hahn
San Antonio
Bank Deposits Decline in Gillespie County Banks
Fredericksburg area banks show a slight fall in year end 1952 deposits from 1951. Total deposits across three Gillespie County banks reached 8 million 680 thousand 801 dollars and 19 cents, with Fredericksburg National holding 4.86 million, Security State 3.36 million, and Harper State Bank 450 thousand 309 dollars.
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Fredericksburg
Fredericksburg National
Security
Harper State Bank
Gillespie County
Hermann Sons Band To Play At Installation
Members of the Hermann Sons Band are asked to assemble at the Hermann Sons Hall at 2:00 p m Sunday January 11 for a concert and to play during the installation of new district officers of the Hermann Sons organization. Lorenz Bading directs. Mr and Mrs Lorenz Schuch and children leave for Wantagh Long Island N Y to make their home Schuch will work in an aircraft factory there.
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Hermann Sons Band
Hermann Sons
Hermann Sons Organization
Lorenz Bading
Lorenz Schuch
Wantagh
Long Island
N. Y
Schuch
Trailer Park on Harper Highway Sold
Mrs. Blanche J. Ryan owner of Maughn's Trailer Park on the Harper Highway sells the park to Mr. and Mrs. L. J. Phul of Toledo Ohio. Ryan will winter in Florida with sisters and plans to return to Fredericksburg to resume her corset business.
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Blanche J. Ryan
Maughn
Harper Highway
L. J. Phul
Toledo
Ohio
Rites Set Thursday For Mrs Phillip Koch
Mrs Philip Koch 75 nee Elizabeth Rudy died Tuesday January 6 Funeral services will be held Thursday January 8 at 10:00 a.m. at Schaetter Funeral Home Interment will be in City Cemetery
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Phillip Koch
Elizabeth Rudy
Schaetter Funeral Home
Emil Kott Rites Held Wednesday
Emil Kott, 73, died Tuesday January 6. Last rites were held Wednesday at 3 p.m. at Schaetter Funeral Home. Interment followed at Greenwood Cemetery.
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Emil Kott
Kott
Schaetter
Greenwood Cemetery
Hermann Sons To Install Officers Sunday
Eight Hill Country Herman Sons lodges will hold installation ceremonies Sunday afternoon at the Hermann Sons Hall. Local hosts Nos 41 and 18 invite guests as officers from Pfeuffer Comfort Boerne Gebirgs Marble Falls Meusebach Llano Paul Vogt and Fredericksburg lodges take part. Music by the Fredericksburg Hermann Sons Band directed by Lorenz Bading followed by refreshments prepared by ladies committees.
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Sons of Hermann
Texas
Hermann Sons
Harry A. Nass
Grand Lodge of the Sons of Hermann
Pfeuffer Lodge of
Comfort
Boerne Lodge
Boerne
Gebirgs Lodge
Marble Falls
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Albert Detjens
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Highlond
Fost
Crenwelge Food Market
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