Red Cross War Relief Drive Volunteers by Precincts Listed
The article lists men and women volunteering as Red Cross workers, organized by precincts across the county. Precincts 1 through 23 name central committees and individual volunteers, detailing a wide network of parishioners, spouses, and leaders prepared to begin work next Tuesday morning.
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Red Cross
Junior Band Concert and Dance at Peters Hall
The Fredericksburg Junior Concert Band under G. A. Hartman presents a Saturday night program at Peters Hall on January 17. The evening features a band concert two act play Oh Doctor and another short band set followed by a Texas Playboys dance. Proceeds fund band operating expenses.
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Fredericksburg
G. A. Hartman
Peter's Hall
Texas Playboys
FHS Drops Basketball Over Transportation Costs
Discussion notes mixed feelings as FHS ends basketball this season due to anticipated auto shortages for trips. Intramural play may revive interest, while football and baseball face travel, equipment, and enlistment challenges. Fredericksburg Giants may lose key players to military service, reducing local competition.
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FHS
Fredericksburg Giants
Uncle Sam
Bowl Lost for Texas A&M and Others in New Year Games
A string of national bowl results shows Texas A&M falling 21 to 29 to Alabama in the Cotton Bowl, Texas Tech losing to Tulsa, and TCU defeated by Georgia 40 to 26 in the Orange Bowl. Oregon State beat Duke 20 to 16 in the Rose Bowl while Stanford’s Fordham upset Missouri 2 to 0 in the Sugar Bowl. An East West clash tied 6 all in New Orleans. Joe Louis vs Buddy Baer headlines in Madison Square Garden with Navy Relief Society benefitting from the bout proceeds.
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Texas
Texas A. & M
Alabama
Georgia
Texas Tech
Tulsa
Oregon State
Duke
Record Deer Turkey Kill Surpasses Previous County Totals
Hunters at two local cold storage plants combined 1 350 deer and 300 turkeys for the season. Estimates suggest total kills were at least double the stored figures, indicating a season far above the 1940 totals of 964 deer and 75 turkeys.
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Turkey
Hillbillies 1941 Basketball Schedule Canceled
Fredericksburg High School officials announced the 1941 basketball schedule would be canceled due to transportation difficulties amid wartime auto and tire sale freezes. An intramural program within the school will be arranged with internal teams competing regularly.
Deer and turkey counts cited from Gillespie County
The article notes 959 deer and 211 turkeys in 1939 with total kills to be released later by the Game Fish and Oyster Commission. Gillespie County led all counties in deer killed in 1940.
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Late Game, Fish and Oyster Commission
Gillespie County
I Speak for Liberty Torch Theme of Liberty’s Keeper
The speaker, celebrating fifty five years, calls America united for victory and urges the nation to keep the torch of liberty burning. He praises France’s resilience after the Franco Prussian War and recalls the Statue of Liberty dedication to inspire freedom worldwide. He cites Roosevelt’s war vow and urges Americans to defend freedoms and relight liberty’s fires everywhere.
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France
Germany
Bedloe's Island
America
Roosevelt
Social Visit To Harpers Children On Christmas
Mr and Mrs E E Knesse and Miss Ruby with Mrs Paris visited Mr and Mrs N A Thurman and their children of Harper on December 26.
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Robert Arbelger, Jr
Henry Becker
Max Beckmann
Robin Bernhard
George Besier
W. F. Bierschwale
M. L. Bogisch
Wm. Bruns
Otto Buregdorf
Rusben Crenwelge
Norman Dietel
Emil Dietrich
Milton C. Durst
Alaizo Evers
L. Feller
Willie Filter
Herman Fischer, Jr
Alex R. Frantzen
Rand A. Gold
Wm. Grienke
O. H. Griffin
Theo Haag
Harold Hannemann
Max Henke
Sidney M. Henke
D. J. Hoerster
Frank Houy
Erwin Itz
Harvey Jacobs
Albert Jost
Felix Keidel
F. E. Kirchner
Edgar Kleit
Werner Klier
Ben H. Kneese
Walter Knoche
Max Knopp
Walter Kolmeier
Arthur Kowert
Benno Kramer
Henry Lochte, Jr
Johanna Ludwig
Edgar Marschall
Max Metzger
J. J. Moritz
P. Norman
Edgar F. Ochs
Ernst Ottens
Walter Ottmers
H. G. Pfeiffer
Henry Reinbach
Henry Wraesener
E E. Knesse
Ruby
P. L. Paris
N. A. Thurman
Chhldren
Harper
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Arthur Ahrens
Henry J. Sierschwale
A. O. Boening
Archie Brodie
Elgin O. iCrenwelge
Harold Dietel
Chas. Dolezal
Alex Durst
Willie Evers
Felix Feuge
Frank Goodale
Harry Hartmann
Gus Hartmann
Albert Henke
Alex Henke
A. C. Hohmann
Wm. Schroeder Jr
Benno J. Stehling
Paul Stehling
Harvey Stein
Oscar Stein
Laurie Wells
Precinett
Honey Creek
Felix Fuhrmann
W. P. Horlen
Harry Jordan
Victor Weinheimer
Cave Creek
Albert Ahrens
Ernest Gerhard
Thomas Jung
Eugenes Koennecke
Ewald Koennecke
Felix Ottmers
Alfred Rode
Emil A. Stahl
Joe Vogel
Dass
Alfred Baethge
August Baethge
Hy. Baethge
Wm. Baethge
Edwin W. Braeutigam
Oscar Crenwelge
Otto Dittmar
Karl W. Durst
Archie Geistweidt
Felix CC. Hahn
P. J. Baethge
Chas. Bein
A. L. Bierschwaie
Fred Bierschwale
W. A. Brown
W. M. Gosper
Clarence Ernst
Oscar Fiedler
Rev. A. Gitter
C. W. Granville
Dean Hopf
P. F. Jones
James M. Jung
Carl Kroll Jr
Albert J. Lang
Roy L. Roberts
Richard Roeder
J. J. Rodgers
Phil Rodgers
Rev. Alcorn
Ewald Solbrig
Frank & Staudt
F. P. Wahrmund
J. F. Wedekind
Henry M.wendel
Henry Wieting
Precinet
Alvin Hohenberger
Alfred Weinheimer
Prevnet
Ernst Grosenbacher
Ewald Sagebiel
Hilmar D Schneider
Chas. H. Walter
Alvin Welgehausen
Max Schmidt
Sidney B. Evans
Lee Feuoo
Felix Herber
Albert H. Hohmann
Emil Horlen
Albert Kolmeier
M. M. Lee
Marvin Mohr
Desmond Sagebiel
Lottye Thomas
Alfred C. Amens
Walter Bang
J.W. Bailey
Walter Burg
Paul Dane
Gilbert Gardner
Alfred Gellermann
Ernest Hodges
Wm. Klier
Alfred Rusenberger
Adolf Nebgen
Emil Neffendorf
Viggo Nielson
Gustav G. Pehl
Ruben Ruebsahm
Hugo G. C. Schaefer
Armand Vorel
Alvin Weinheimer
Hermann Weinheimer
Clarence Martin
Precinc, l
Edgar A. Ahrens
Otto Baumaan
Albert Feller
Alfons Feller
Chas. Friedrich
Alfons Klein
Edgar Klein
Johnny Klein
Louis P. Kunz
Walter Mosel
W. O. Pape
Edwin Pfiester
Chas A. Roeder
Jacob Roeder
Will Smith
Ernst Wahrmann
Arthur Zenner
W. P. Zenner
Bruno Hartmann
Alonzo Duecker
Emil Hahne
Felix Herbert
Roy Jacoby
Frank Knaup
Adolph A. Maurer
Harry Schmidt
Alvin J. Stahl
Henry J. Durst
Chas. Houy
Ernst Meier
Benno C. Meyer
Hilmar Moser
Elgin Rosenbusch
Albert Schuch
Ernst J. Weber
Guido Weinheimer
Albert Beyer
Arthur Dietrich
Alfred Kordzik
Max Kunz
Reinhold Oehler
Albert Segner
Herbert Wahl
Max Wittig
Chester Bonn
Hilma Hhenke
Alfred Lochte
Hugo Borch
Wm. J. Berg
Ruben Leyendecker
Lawrence Heinemann
R. H. Morris
Max Wahl, Monroe Wahl, Benno Weiss
Bruno Arlitt
Flenry Arlitt
Irene Bang
Arthur Hansen
C. D. Jordan
Erwin Kusenberegi
Felix Jordan
Henry A. Meier
Ben Mogford
Louise Mogford
Willie Moldenhauer
L. .F. Price
John W. Metzger
Armando Miller
Richard Miler
Warren Miller
Joe Molberg
Robert Moritz
August Mund, Jr
Ad. Olfers
Helen Pape
Felix Petsch
Walter Pfeil
Ross Pittman
V. P. Pyka
Adolf Rahe
Robert Reissig
Eddie Saenger
Edward Schlaudt
Ella Schmidtzensky
Alex Seipp
Ernst Becker
Felix H. Boos
Felix Braeutigam
Chester Cordes
Ernst Crenwelge
Harry Danz
Willie Danz
Harry F. Eckhardt
Otto A. Eckhardt
Joe O. Ernst
Julia Estill
Bodo Habenicht
Felix Heep
Ben H. Heinem
Felix Heimann
Walter Hollmig
W. L. Humes
Fritz Joseph
J. G. Kaiser
Wm. Kasper
Paul Pfiester
Richard Ransleben
Harry Reichenau
H. A. Ries
Arthur Schaetter
Hilmar Msechachter
Marcus Schmidt
Louis Stieler
Kermin C. Striegler
Edgar Stroeher
Herman Usener
E. H. Apelt
Max G. Eckert
Ad. Hopf
Peter’s Hall
Hearts Delight
Playboys
Palace Theatre
Richard Arlen
Zane Grey
Last OF the Duanes
Claudette Colbert
King Crosby
Birth OF the
BLUES
Ladies
Il Pet
Peter's Liquor
Lone Star Beer
Palace
Mutual Lumber
Storts
Hillbillies
Athleic
Europe
Free
Statue OF Liberty
Pearl Harbor
Sara
San
Erwin C. Kraus
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