Rural Farmers Invited to Join Fredericksburg Chamber
Sidney Henke announces a chapel of the Fredericksburg Chamber of Commerce seeks rural farmers and ranchmen in Gillespie County as members. A January 24 meeting at the Nimitz Hotel will discuss forming the Gillespie County Soil Conservation District with films and an educational display. Henry Holly serves as president and will preside. a chili tamale banquet will follow.
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Gillespie County
Fredericksburg
Nimitz
Gillespie County Soil Conservation District
Ad. Kneese
Chamber
Agriculture Committee
Henke
Chamber of Commerce
Henry Holly
Mental Parlor Planned At Gold Building
Dr Rudolph Marschall prepares a modern dental parlor in the Gold building with an opening to be announced later. A look back 5 years reveals theater plans and a local drama presented by Fyroh sinn at Peters Opera House with St Marys School Auxiliary backing Heart of a Shamrock on February 10.
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Rudolph Marschall
Peters Opera House
Fyrohsinn
Wil
St. Marys School
Fast Action On Strikes Requested On Capitol Hill
Demands for quick action to end strikes resounded on Capitol Hill as Congress returned from vacation. Truman’s fact finding measure stalled in committee while electrical workers and 335,000 packing house workers threatened strikes. The CIO Steel Workers strike was postponed, and telephone workers called off lines as talks continued. President Truman urged a six billion dollar cut in projected spending as Congress reopened.
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Capitol Hill
Washington
Truman
Electrical
General Electric
Westinghouse
General Motors
CIO Steel
National Federation of Telephone Workers
CIO
United Auto Workers
Ford Moteur Company
Congress
Gillespie Fair Association Elects New State Directors
Staff Sergeant Alberto Arhelger, 25, died after an auto collision at the intersection of San Antonio and Crockett Streets in Fredericksburg. He was a seven year Army veteran on a 90 day furlough. Funeral services are set for January 17 with burial in City Cemetery.
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Alberto Arhelger
San Antonio
Crockett
Fredericksburg
Arhelger
Clifton Arhelger
Dorthy Becker
Leonard Wisson
City Taxi Company
Arelger
Alois Hartmann
Alfred Arbelger
Bear Mountain
Regular Army
Schaefler Funeral
Edison Street Methodist Church
Large Entry List For Gillespie County 4-H Show
Seventy three Gillespie County boys including forty eight Fredericksburg Future Farmers twenty Gillespie County 4-H club boys and five Harper Future Farmers will take part in the 14th annual Gillespie County Boys Livestock show on March 2. The entry list is complete and the catalog will be ready soon. Entries include twenty five fat steers nine Hereford bull calves six Hereford heifers eighteen Angora goats ninety seven fat lambs twenty breeding sheep eight fat barrows seven sows one boar eleven capons three baby beef turkeys and three Jersey heifers. The boys strive for top quality livestock and poultry for the show and residents are invited to attend.
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Gillespie County
Fredericksburg
Harper
Jersey
Centennial Mesa annual staff portrait and sale details
The FHS Mesa staff previews the Centennial Edition to be released in May with a full staff roster in the photo. Centennial Mesa yearbooks may be reserved through February 1 by sending a card to the staff, with each copy priced at 2.85 dollars.
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FHS Mesa
Frances Lee Melton
Ass't
Gwen Gold Fea
Nice Scherer
Ass’t
Julia Mae Dietz
Jean Grote
Centennial Mesa
Victory Clothing Drive Opens Here Sunday
Fredericksburg residents will host a Victory Clothing Collection starting Sunday January 20 and running through January 31. Collection boxes will be placed at the Post Office Knopp and Metzger's Schroeder Bros and more sites to be announced. Four local Boy Scout troops will conduct house to house pickups January 24 25 and 26 with assigned city sections.
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Gillespie County
Victory
Luther Watson
Lions Club Committee
Knopp and Metzger's
Schroeder Bros
Fredericksburg
Lions Club
Main Street
North Adams Street
Sleet Rain Snow Sunshine All In One Day Weather
Fredericksburg residents experienced rain sleet and snow then sunshine in a Texas style day. Robins appeared in Courthouse Park as warm weather followed the earlier precipitation ending with sunny skies. A week’s total precipitation reached 1.60 inches.
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Fredericksburg
Texas
Courthouse Park
Quage
Paralysis Benefit Dances Scheduled in Gillespie County
Gillespie County hosts infantile paralysis benefit dances on Saturday February 2. Tyrus Cox, local chairman for the National Foundation for Infantile Paralysis, says proceeds fund local emergencies with fifty percent staying in the county. Seipp's dance is open to all. Turner Club event is members only. Tickets cost $1.20 with tax. advance sales planned. March of Dimes keys will dot Main Street to recruit participants in the polio fight.
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Gillespie County
Tyrus Cox
National Foundation For
Seipp’s
Turner Club
Main Street
Banks to Close Saturday for Robert E. Lee Birthday
Fredericksburg banks Security State and Fredericksburg National will close Saturday January 19 in observance of Robert E. Lee's birthday.
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Fredericksburg
Security State
Fredericksburg National
Robert E. Lee
Eleven New Men Are Selected To Serve On Board
Gillespie County Fair Association stockholders elected eleven new directors at their annual meeting. The slate includes Hayden Osborne Richard Hardin Calvin Bierschwale Gilbert Kaderli John R. Evers Raymond Kuenemann Tyrus Cox Laurie Wells Mathew Pyka Jr Paul Mann and Henry Joseph alongside secretary O H Burgdorf as the sole holdover. They succeed ten former members and will form the organizational meeting to set plans for the 57th annual fair this fall and a gala for Fredericksburgs Centennial Year. The 1941-World War II gap marks the first fair since 1941.
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Gillespie County Fair Association
O. H. Burgdorf
Hayden Osborne
Richard Hardin
Calvin Bierschwale
Gilbert Kaderli
John R. Evers
Raymond ‘Kuenemann
Tyrus Cox
Laurie Wells
Mathew Pyka, Jr
Paul Mann
Henry Joseph
Fredericksburg
U. S
Fire Department Names Officials For New Year
The Fredericksburg Volunteer Fire Department re elected officers at the annual meeting held at the Fire Station last Thursday night. President Henry Borchers Fire Chief Eric F. Juenke Assistant Chief Elgin Kuhlmann Captain Walter Ottmers Lieutenant Lewis Delezal Secretary Ewald Schaefer Treasurer Harold Dietel. Chief Juenke reported 26 fire drills in 1945.
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Fredericksburg
Local Hospital Operative List From Week
This week’s medical brief lists patients undergoing operations in local hospitals. Names include Fannie Newsom Mrs Emil Weber Alice Muniz Miss Donnie Lennon Mrs Herbert Rech Charles Arbelger Mrs Wm Kuneman Andrew Fritz and Harry Seidensticker son of Bodo Seidensticker.
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Fannie Newsom
Emil Weber
Alice Muniz
Donnie Lennon
Herbert Rech
Charles Arbelger
Wm. Kuenemann
Andrew Fritz
Harry Seidensticker
Bodo Seidensticker
Ex Presidents of Fredericksburg C of C Honored at Nimitz Banquet
Fredericksburg Chamber of Commerce ex-presidents were honored at a Saturday night testimonial banquet at the Nimitz Hotel hosted by Alfred Petsch. Mayors Ries Eddie Krauskopf and Joe Stein and County Judge Henry Irsch spoke on city and county affairs while current president Henry Holly outlined membership gains and future plans. The gathering stressed forming a community planning board to guide Fredericksburg and Gillespie County toward a better future.
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C of C
Nimitz Hotel
Fredericksburg
L. Krauskopf
Alred Petsch
Henry Fires
E. H. Riley
Max Ebrerschwabe
C. J. Dooley
J. W. Metzger
Bogisch
Henry Meurer
Benno Weiss
Henry Holly
Ries
Eddie Krauskopf
Joe Stein
Joe Molberg
Henry Ibrseh
Fetsch
Gillespie County
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America
Victory Clothing Collection
Soil Conservation District
Trumain
Gillespie Fair Association
Alfred Arhelgers
Gillespie
Ture
Clayton Franz
Allan Leazar
A. K. Krause
L. J. Smith
Roland Hohmann
Lydia Meier
Frances Molberg
Ber
Victory Clothing Drive
Lutheran Mission Film
G. Hueter
New Guinea
George Hueter
St. Peter’s
Doss
Christ
Cherry Springs
Zion's
Immanuel
Comfort
St. Paul's
Huder
American Lutheran Church
India
Gunea
Boy Scout
Tatatusyedas
Alfred Fetsch
M. L. Bogisch
Henry Ries
Henry Houy
John Metzser
L. H. Krauskopf
Emil Riley
Max Bierschwab
C. J. Deeley
Hack Uy
Turner Hall
Fire Department
Eric Juenke
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