Locker Plant Opening Draws Large Local Crowd
The Lockers Incorporated plant in Fredericksburg hosted demonstrations on Monday and Tuesday attracting many visitors from Gillespie and surrounding counties. Delegations from Blanco and Kimble counties attended. Prizes of lockers were awarded to Mrs G Light Willie Filter and Mrs H Hoffmann on day one and Egon Brodbeck Albern Kolmeier Otto H Seipp on day two.
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Lockers
Incorporated
Fredericksburg
Gillespie County
Blanco County
Kimble
Mr. Snyder
G. Light
Kingsland
Willie Filter
H. C. Hoffmann
Egon Brodbeck
Albern Kolmeier
Otto H. Seipp
Dance Honors Retiring Hermon Sons Official in San Antonio
Harmorica Lodge No. 1 of the Order of Herman Sons sponsors a Saturday dome at 8:30 p m at Herman Sons Hall San Antonio to honor Walter Peter retiring president and other retiring officers. Installation of new officers follows Sunday at the hall.
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Harmorica Lodge No. 1
Order of Herman Sons
Herman Sons
San Antonio
Walter Peter
Notice to Retail Beer Establishments in Gillespie County
Sheriff Alfred Klaerner warns Gillespie County beer sellers to prevent sales to minors and habitual drinkers. Establishments must exercise diligence or face prosecution and potential closure as a nuisance.
Intramural Cage Games Set For Fredericksburg High Start
Fredericksburg High School prepares a ten week intramural basketball schedule with six senior teams and a growing number of junior squads. Captains head teams Coyotes Rabbits Ringtails Bobcats Tigers Jeeps with games planned Monday Tuesday Thursday and Friday while Wednesdays are practice. Opening was postponed to next week due to final exams.
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Fredericksburg High School
Coyotes
Rudi Schuch
Dudley Lee
Carl Weighausen
Arthur Reichenau
Clarence Reichenau
Dayton Schmidt
Harry Schwarz
Jack
Delton French
Allan Oestreich
Werner Lindig
Victor Deike
Milton Seipp
Hugo Ransleben
James Davis
Belton Hohmann
Tigers
Jerry Durden
Clarence Strackbein
Harold Kneese
Oy Bierschwale
Norman Haun
Stanley Neffendorf
Clifford Holy
Victor Rech
Elgin Usener
Arno Lee Baethge
Jeeps
Ten Wicks
Palace To Stage Henri Stone and Dog Circus
Palace Theatre manager Walter Knoche announces next Wednesday and Thursday January 21 22 a forty five minute stage show by Henri Stone and his Dog Circus with eight dogs from bloodhounds to poodles performing piano balancing wire walking dives barrel rolls and jumps One dog Tootsi praised by Robert Ripley of Believe It Or Not fame is a piano dog A regular feature film Parachute Battalion stars Robert Preston Natcy Kelly Edmund OBrien and Harry Carey.
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Walter Knoche
Palace Theatre
Henri Stone
Dog Circus
Tootsi
Robert Ripley
Parachute Battalion
Uncle Sam
Army Air Service
Robert Preston
Natcy Kelly
Edmund O'Brein
Harry Cary
Texas Bull Brings Record Bid At Fort Worth Auction
An Iowa insurer H. C Pearson of Des Moines bought Silver Creek Farmer's Real Silver Domino 32nd for 12500, the nation's dearest bull since World War I. Bidding opened at 5000, leaped to 10000 in minutes, and a 50 head sale averaged 1333 for bulls, 1810 overall.
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Iowa
H. C Pearson
Des Moines
Silver Creek
Sheriff Warns Against Sale Of Beer To Minors Drunkards
Sheriff Alfred Klaerner issued an official notice warning local establishments against selling beer to minors and habitual drunks. He urged managers to exercise diligence to prevent intoxication and warned that if necessary the offender will be prosecuted and the establishment closed as a nuisance.
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Gillespie County
Alfred Klaerner
W&ss
Klaerner
Sheriff's Department
PEC To Hold Annual Meeting Next Monday
Local members of the Peder nales Electric Cooperative are invited to attend the annual meeting at the headquarters building in Johnson City on Monday January 19 at 2 p m. Five hundred are expected as over six thousand notices have been mailed. Lt Col Herold J Wielder will deliver the chief address with a military viewpoint.
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Pedernales Electric Cooperative
Johnson City
E. Babe Smith
Lee McWilliams
Herold J. Wielder
Fredericksburg Youth Enlists in Army Air Corps
Eugene Alfred Keller of Fredericksburg was accepted for enlistment in the U S Army Air Corps this week at the District Recruiting Office San Antonio. He will be stationed at Sheppard Field near Wichita Falls Texas and aims to keep them flying. He is the son of Mr and Mrs Felix Kelley of Fredericksburg.
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Eugene Alfred Keller
Fredericksburg
U. S. Army Air Corps
Builders’ Exchange
San Antonio
Laurence H. Hanley
Young Kelley
Sheppard Field
Wichita Fall
Texas
Felix Kelley
Knopp 4-H Club Girls Learn Sewing at Jan 5 Meeting
The Knopp 4-H Club met with agent Miss Martin and sponsor Mrs. R A Klett at Mrs. Klett's home on January 5. Martin demonstrated pattern usage and material alignment, sewing seams, and attaching zippers. Members present included Lorene and Leola Dietrich, Minerva Durst, Attilie and Linda Kuhmann, Ruth Grobe, the sponsor and agent, and the reporter.
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Knopp 4-H Club
Miss Martin
Spoctor
R. A. Klett
Lorene
Leola Dietrich
Minerva Durst
Attilie
Linda Kuhlmann
Ruth Grobe
Fredericksburg Bank to Close for Lee Birthday Holiday
The Fredericksburg National Bank will be closed all day Monday January 19 in observance of Robert E. Lee’s birthday.
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Fredericksburg National Bank
Robert Be, Lee
Congress backs wartime baseball and wartime sports drive
Members of Congress urged continuation of professional baseball during World War II to boost morale and outdoor recreation, with Rep James W Wadsworth of New York arguing against a total halt. Also noted were Joe Louis donating his bout earnings to the Navy Relief fund and enlisting, plus Fredericksburg bowlers Emil Schandua Jr and Alex Knopp gaining recognition in San Antonio and Knopp becoming league president.
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U. S. Congress
Washington
James W. Wadsworth
New York
Joe Louis
Buddy Baer
Navy Relief Fund
Army
Uncle Sam
Fredericksburg
Keghers
Turner Club
San Antonio
Emil Schandua, Jr
Alex Knopp
Vernon
Knopp
Kerrville Aggregation Shifts Stars: Anderegg Leads Scoring
Dan Anderegg formerly of FHS Maplewood shines for Kerrville as a sharpshooter on the Schreiney Institute basketball squad this season.
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Schreiney Institute
Dan Anderegg
FHS
Maplewood
Kerrville
Hershey Defers Calls for Married Men with Children
Brig. Gen. Lewis B. Hershey, selective service director, said it will be a long time before married men with children are called for Army duty. He estimated the U.S. would field 7 to 8 million troops before such registrants are needed, and urged sane, systematic draft administration.
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Washington
Lewis B. Hershey
Selective Service
United States
Hershey
United States Conference of Mayors
Move to Fredericksburg Drive In Station
Rubin Crenwelge, proprietor, invites patrons to the Fredericksburg Drive-In Station for the next step in their travel arrangements and services. The notice outlines available options and directions for customers seeking lodging and dining adjacent to the venue.
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Fredericksburg Drive-In Station
Rubin Crenwelge
Reclassification of Registrants Under New War Time Rules
General J Watt Page says age no longer governs 1-H status as all registrants will be reassessed. Local boards to reopen cases and reclassify per current rules with written notices. Third and fourth year medical students may obtain reserve commissions before active duty. The February 16 1942 registration date applies to those born before 31 December 1941 or not yet 45 by that date.
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J. Watt Page
State Selective Service
General Page
Army
Navy
engineering graduate to join Westinghouse upon graduation
Erwin Anderegg of Fredericksburg will be one of nine University of Texas Engineering graduates employed by Westinghouse Electric after graduation next June. Anderegg, chosen for the Westinghouse district sales office, is an honorary engineering fraternity member. Westinghouse selects top engineers each year for its test division to gain practical experience and further training.
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Erwin Anderegg
Fredericksburg
Dan Anderegg
University of Texas Engineering
Westinghouse Electric
Anderegg
Westinghouse
Westinghouse Company
New Record Set at Union Stockyards in San Antonio 1941
The Union Stockyards San Antonio reported a record 1941 gross livestock sales of 21,589,481.99 dollars, up 56.4 percent from 1940 and far above 1935 1936 levels. Higher prices, more animals, heavier cattle and better breeding drove the gain.
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Union Stockyards
San Antonio
Adamg Machine Firebuns and Paper
Frederick burg Publishing Ox reports a local incident involving Adamg Machine Firebuns and paper supplies. Details remain sparse but indicate a factory or shop event affecting operations and inventory. Officials advised residents to monitor updates from Frederick city authorities.
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Adamg
Frederickburg Publishing Ox
Zwiener to Head Gillespie Scout District Committee
Dr. Leon F. Zwiener op tometrist elected to lead Gillespie County Boy Scout district for the coming year, succeeding Dr. Lester Keyser who resigned. Fredericksburg reports 80 Boy Scouts in four troops and 38 in cubbing. C J Miculka named Cub Master with James Shaw as assistant. A father and son banquet is planned during National Boy Scout Week February 6 to 12, date and place TBA.
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Leon F. Zwiener
Gillespie County
Boy Scout District
Zwiener
Lester Keyser
James Tarr
Fredericksburg
C. J. Miculka
FHS
James Shaw
Buffalo grass dominates Texas turf adaptation
Buffalo grass, famed for its palatability either green or cured on the ground, is described as the most extensively adapted grass in Texas.
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Texas
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GWL Pet
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Mutual Lumber
AMM
Peter’s Hall
Playboys
Jan
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Tom Dicke
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