Aged Blanco Citizen Claimed By Death Sunday
Mrs. J. R. Johnson, 71(8) years old pioneer of Blanco County, died at Blanco Hospital after months of illness. Born December 6 1863 in Missouri she moved to Texas at eleven and married James Robert Johnson July 19 1881. Nine children formed the family with six living: Jim Johnson San Antonio Karl Johnson Austin Stella Luxton Johnson City Grover Lambert San Angelo Tom Felps Johnson City and Clarence Johnson Blanco. A daughter Chas Wolf preceded her in death in 1931 and she leaves twenty three grandchildren eighteen great grandchildren. She joined the Baptist church young and in 1921 joined the Christian church. Funeral at Christian church at 3 00 p m burial Blanco cemetery. The bereaved family have sympathy of many friends.
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J. R. Johnson
Blanco County
Blanco Hospital
Johnson
Elizabeth Jane Benskin
Missouri
Texas
James Robert Johnson
Jim Johnson
San Antonio
Karl Johnson
Austin
Stella Luxton
Johnson City
Grover Lambert
San Angelo
Tom Felps
Clarence Johnson
Blanco
Chas. Wolf
The
Baptist Church
Christian Church
Inauguration attendance and local notes at Morris Ranch
High school students and teacher Mr Walter attended Gov Lee O Daniel and Lt Gov Coke Stevenson inauguration in Aust ity Tuesday. Local residents report colds and flu to improve with dry weather. Visitors include Mr and Mrs G H Gierschwa le and F Grienke of Fredericksburg. Chuck Wagon Gang drew a large crowd Friday night at the store. Several locals welcomed guests and visited families in Morris Ranch and nearby towns.
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Walter
Lee O. Daniel
Coke R. Stevenson
Robert Bierschwale
Hunt
G. H. Bierschwale
F. Grienke
Fredericksburg
Eddie Grienke
Leona McHaney
San Antonio
Bewley
Biscuit Bob
Tillie Grienke
Irie Fiedler
Wilbert Zenner
Sidney Grona
Morris Ranch
Ed Grienke
Freddie Woodward
London
Texas
Virginia Usener
Opal Reeves
Kerrville
Ellebracht Named President OF Doss Improvement Club
The Doss Improvement Club met Saturday night January 18 with 22 members present. Officers elected include Albert Ellebracht as President and Harry Wahrmund as Secretary Treasurer with Sam Rode as Vice President and Paul Sauer Seth Rode as directors. The club voted to buy materials for the porch floor, trustees to oversee work. Three new members joined. other items include a treasurers report, a short talk by Mr Grote, and plans for committees. A member injured herself in a yard accident earlier in the week. The Doss basketball team opens its season Monday night at Fredericksburg B.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Doss Improvement Club
Pres. Sauer
Elighracht
Grote
Sec
Ellebracht
Sam Rode
Paul Sauer
Seth Rode
Otto Spaeth
Pete Crenwelge
Henry Baethge, Jr
Clinton Nixon
Martin Rode
Viola Rode
Olinda Strackbein
Elwin Strackbein
Herbert Durst
San Antonio
Alf. Durst
Floyd Faught
Lampasas
Karl Durst
Fred Gammenthaler
Harper
Roy Welsch
Fredericks
Business Men You Should Know Filling Station Owner Has Lead Varied Life
Herman Fischer Jr is owner of Ideal Service Station and serves on the Fredericksburg Independent School District Board. His career spans artillery service in World War I, livestock work, motor company sales management, and filling station operation. Born in Comal County near Fischer's Store, he attended local schools and San Marcos High School, later taking courses at A and M College to study livestock work. In 1914 he played fullback for a celebrated SMHS team that claimed regional dominance, and he later played center for two seasons. After high school he helped on the family farm until 1918 when he volunteered for overseas duty with the U S Army. Continued on page 2, sec. 2.
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Herman Fischer, Jr
Ideal Service Station
Fredericksburg Independent
Herman
San Marcos High School
A. & M. College
San Marcos High
Fischer
Hays County
Rattlers
U. S. Army
Gold Girl Injures Finger In Meat Grinder
Miss Ida Ottmers daughter of Mrs Alfred Ottmers injured the middle finger of her right hand in a meat grinder last week the bone in the first joint was badly smashed she suffered severe pain but after medical care the condition improved The community reports several Sunday visits and condolences for the death of Alfred Mueller who lived near Fredericksburg and passed away in a Fredericksburg hospital
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Ida Ottmers
Alfred Ottmers
Oswald Eckhardt
San Antonio
Emil Herbert
Selma Weiershausen
J. R
Hubert Mohr
Chas Mohr
Alfred Mueller
Fredericksburg
Willow Region Cold Snap Outpaced By News From Week
Willow endured one of the season’s coldest spells as temperatures plunged into the twenties. The town notes small talk about flu recovery for Emil Horlen and a flurry of social visits from Round Mountain and Fredericksburg guests staying with the Sagebiel family along with other local correspondents.
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Willow
Emil Horlen
Charle Young
Carlos
Lon Hardin
Round Mountain
Zoe Freeman
Clifford Renick
Mary Helen
Fredericksburg
Math Sifford
Denton
Silver City
New Mexico
Chas. Sagebiel
Evelyn Stovall
New Fire Truck Brings Harper Lower Insurance
Harper residents celebrate a booster tank fire truck with 400 gallon capacity cutting their fire insurance rate from 1.00 to 0.97 effective January 15 1941. Community notices mention local missionary society and home demonstration club activities with planned events and meetings.
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Harper Lower Insurance
Harper
Gillespie County Public Health Service report highlights wide program
Miss Ruth Kline reports on the Gillespie County Public Health Service activities from its 1949 start. The annual summary lists 1008 nurse visits, 195 school children aided, 61 newborns, 16 crippled children, and vaccination efforts for diphtheria smallpox typhoid and whooping cough. It notes conferences, lectures, and projects including a maternity home and nursing improvements.
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Gillespie Public Health
Gillespie County
Gillespie County Public Health Service
Ruth Kline
Verna L. Stanford
County Health Board
Parent-Teacher Association
Temperature Dips To 21 At Albert. Winter Returns
The record notes a sudden cold snap with temperatures down to 21 degrees in Albert as a warm spell ends. Local residents, including Johnny Burg visiting from the Fred Danz farm near Blanco, and accompanying relatives, are mentioned in a brief social note.
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Worther
Johnny Burg
Fred Danz
Blanco Visted
Friday
Levi Ottmers
Hitl
Nolan
Montgomery
Littlefield
Tex
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Vira Ruth Gipson Blanco
Jeff Kent
Estelle Gourley
Walter Crider
Sandy
Brooks
Ballinger
Myrtle Mayfield
Ernet Moore
Lindsey Twidwell
Baby
L. Beauchamp
Henry
Philip Oestreich
Edgar Jung
Buford Lewis
Felix Jung
Herman Jensehke
Alvie Frederick
Morris Ranch Group
Leliano Byrd
Harry Wahrmund Doss
Albert Ellebracht
Treas
Harry Wahrmund
Pions
SMHS
MacDonald Studie
Gold Girl
Felix Herbert
Mrs
Willow City Correspondent
Gilbert Pape Harper
Mesdames Kott, Itz and
Klaehn
Women's Missonary Society of
Raymond Spaeth
Milton Wendel
Harper Home Demonstration Club
Tommie Harlon
County Health Committee
Bradford
American Red Cross Chapter
Sanitary
Albert
Mildred Pehl Albert
Turner Hall
Predertorsburg
Fredericksburg Publishing Co
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