Gillespie County Court Ends Busy January Session
Gillespie County Commissioners Court held a busy January meeting from Monday to Thursday. The session authorized increasing the evaluation of farm and ranch stock and approved purchasing a car for the Sheriff's Department. It marked the first regular session for County Judge Victor H. Sagebiel and Precinct 1 commissioner Emil Dietrich.
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Gillespie County Commissioners Court
Sheriff's Department
Victor H. Sagebiel
Emil Dietrich
Fredericksburg Chamber of Commerce Set to Meet
The Fredericksburg Chamber of Commerce holds its quarterly meeting next Thursday night at the Hotel Nimitz ballroom. Guest speaker will be John C. White, Texas Commissioner of Agriculture, focusing on agriculture. Chancellor plans include committee reports on rural development, a chili and tamales supper, and a review of 1951 tax schedule and county salaries.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Fredericksburg
Lawrence Meurer
Harry Hartmann
Gilbert Kaderli
Bill Hodges
Chamber of Commerce
Ewald Schaefer
Oscar Krauskopf
C. A. Stone
Clemens Kneese
T. J. Chapman
Henry C. Meurer
Joe Tatum Named Outstanding Citizen at Jaycee Awards
Fredericksburg High School vocational agriculture instructor Joe Tatum was named outstanding young man at the Jaycee awards and dance at the Nimitz Hotel. District Attorney Sam Connally presented the award after an address urging citizen responsibilities and active government involvement.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Joe Tatums
Fredericksburg High School
Nimitz Hotel
Sam Connally
San Saba
Tatum
Tatsch Steer and Pape Lamb Top Winners at Stock Show
Elgin Heimann named president of the Gillespie County Fair Association at the organizational meeting. Wm Schroeder Jr named vice president and Wm Petmecky secretary manager. Ralph Gold recording secretary and Norman Rech treasurer reelected. Dates set for July Race Meet July 1 2 3 4 and the 63rd Gillespie County Fair August 17 18 19. Adolph Stieler named honorary president for life and Otto Henke honorary vice president for life.
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Elgin Heimann
Mutual Lumber Company
Gillespie County Fair Association
Gillespie County
Heimann
Joe Petsch
Wm. Schroeder Jr
Standard Service Company
Wm. Petmecky
Ralph Gold
Norman Rech
Gold
Walter Hohmann
Max Reinbach
Petmecky
The
Fair Association
Fredericksburg Chamber of Commerce
Chamber of Commerce
Association
Adolph Stieler
Life
Otto Henke
Stieler
Value of Report Cards Discussed At PTA Session
Dr. Beau ford Williams of Southwest Texas State Teachers College spoke at the Fredericksburg PTA meeting on the value and effects of report cards. He urged clearer standards, parental involvement, and better teacher explanations to improve reporting. A School of Instruction for members was planned for Thursday.
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Beauford Williams
Southwest Texas State Teachers College of San Marcos
Frederickbsurg
Parent - Teacher Association
Williams
Austin Highway Fatal Crash Claims Mrs. Fritz Baag
Mrs. Fritz Baag 76 died in a head on collision on the Austin Highway six miles east of Fredericksburg at 10 a m Friday. The pickup carrying her son Walter Baag was en route to a doctor visit when it collided with a car driven by F R Brown of Brenham. Brown faced a second degree manslaughter charge. bond set at one thousand dollars. Funeral services were held January 14 1951 at Schaetter Funeral Home with interment in City Cemetery. Survivors include son Walter daughter Hulda and one grandchild.
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Sheriff's Department
Standard Service Company
Plymouth
Sheriff's Office
Ray Jones
Harper
A. J. Petmecky
W. L. Nixon
B. L. Enderle
Lorence Feller
Robert Loth
Fritz Baag
Austin
Freericksburg
Walter
Stonewall
Hulda
Arno Moellering
Otto and
Emil
August
San Antonio
Max and
Willie
Fredericksburg
Sophie Tatsch
Grapetown
Leonard D. Lee Visits Fredericksburg on Leave
L. I. S. N. Leonard D. Lee of Washington, D. C., former employee of the Fredericksburg Publishing Company, is spending a 15 day leave here visiting his mother.
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Leonard D. Lee
Washington, D. C
The
Fredericksburg Publishing Company
Bethany Lutheran Church Plans New Building in Market Square
Bethany Lutheran Church announces a semi gothic new worship building across from Market Square on Loitz Mill and Feed Co. lots. architect Wiedemann designs the 500 seat auditorium with basement Sunday School rooms and an assembly hall. Estimated cost 125000 dollars, parsonage planned later.
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Bethany Lutheran Church
Market Square
Loitz Mill and Feed Co
Edward Stein
W. R. Hansen
Helmuth Behrend
Victor Nixon
Emil Scherer
Kurt Eckhardt
Pastor Poehlmann
Arthur Kowert
Wiedemann
Ernst Wilke
Carl Hein
Church Council
Crenwelge Elected President of Fredericksburg Volunteer Firemen
Alfred Crenwelge was named president of the Fredericksburg Volunteer Fire Department at the annual meeting and election of officers. He succeeds Hans Hannemann and heads a slate including Edgar Klett as vice president and Harry Itz as secretary.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Alfred Crenwelge
Fredericksburg
Walter Ottmers
Milton Zenner
Bernhard Jensehke
Waldemar Hannemann
Max Schneider
Elgin Kuhlmann
Louis Kammlah
Six Fire Calls Reported in Fredericksburg Week
Fredericksburg's Volunteer Fire Men logged six calls for the week. Four occurred on Tuesday including grass fires at Ty Cox residence Town Creek North Crockett Lindenberg Addition and Town Creek on N Adams Street. Saturday a cross arm burned a transmission pole on the Comfort Highway with no general alarm. Also Saturday fire crews responded to Orchard Street grass fire.
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Fredericksburg
Comfort Highway
Orchard Street
Ty Cox
Town Creek
North Crockett
Lindenberg
N. Adams Street
Air Force recruiting visit to Milwaukee enlistee group
Staff Sergeant Jack Kowert of the U S Air Force Recruiting Service visited Mrs M A Kowert and the Oliver and Arthur Kowerts in Milwaukee on Monday and Tuesday. He led a detachment of Milwaukee area enlistees reporting to Lackland Air Force Base in San Antonio.
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Jack Kowert
U. S. Air Force
Milwaukee
Wisconsin
M. A. Kowert
Oliver
Arthur Kowerts
Sgt. Kowert
Air Force
Lackland Air Force
San Antonio
Pape Brothers Sweep Honors at Gil lespie Fat Stock Show
Familiar names appeared as owners of championship animals in the 19th annual Gillespie County Fat Stock Show held Friday and Saturday. Arvin Tatsch, 13, son of Arvin and wife, showed his heavyweight fat steer to the grand championship.
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Andrew Tatsch
Gillespie
Arvin Tatsch
Crabapple
Gillespie County
James Grote
San Antonio Livestock Expos
Tatsch
R. S. Connor
Auction caps 19th Boys Fat Stock Show with record prices
The Saturday sale yielded top prices for the local event, though the show’s leading animals were not offered. Complete results appear on page 6 of this section of the Standard.
Pape Brothers Lead Southdown Show Winners in San Antonio Trials
The Pape brothers Robert and Thomas, both FFA members, swept sheep divisions with Southdown champions bred on W. O. Pape’s Tivydale ranch. Robert exhibited the grand and reserve fat lambs and both champion breeding sheep, marking the second straight year their herd topped the show. Other champions included FFA members Wilbert Ransleben and Atlee Lochte with various hogs and cattle. Dayton Ransleben swept Capon honors.
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Thomas Pape
Gillespie Boys
Thomas
Robert
U. S. Air Force
Fredericksburg
FFA
W. O. Pape
Tivydale
Pape
San Antonio
R. Thomas
F.ucert
Air Force
Wilbert Ransleben
Alvin Ransleben
R. C. Bonn
Atlee Gene Lochte
Guenther Lochte
Barrow
Hampshire
Donald Eckhardt
Otto
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Commissioners Court
C of C
Joe Tatum
America
Dor W. Brown
John Dooley
Walter Fuhrmann
Lone Star Farmer
Lone Star Farmers
American Farmer
Vocational Agriculture Association of Texas
Jaycees
Lions Club
Dublin High School
John Tarleton College
Texas A & M College
Comfort High School
PTA
Bethany
Crenwelge
Pape Brothers
R. S. Cons
Elmer
Gillespie Game and Fish Protective Association
W. Q. Pape
Joe Duderstadt
Elrey Sehnelle
Schnelle
Benno Hohenberger
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