Drought Strains Gillespie County Hits and Bank Robbery Tale
The drought tightens in Gillespie and Hill Country counties with a Stand ard employee's house pump fire and coon hunter reports of dust swallowing tracks. Water is pumped from a Spring Creek pond to Oakcrest Park Lake to stock later. Rain and cold reach far, with memories of Minnesota snow and California rain. Fredericksburg recalls an 1888 bank robbery with two men, a time lock vault, shots, and a pursuit by Judge Cooley. Multiple ensuing robberies hit mail coach routes and Engle’s Store in Luckenbach.
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Gillespie
Standard
Gillespie County
Adt
Heep
Herman Fischer
Hayden Osbourne
Butch” Ulibricht
Spring Creek
E. H. Riley
Oakcrest Park
Oakcrest Lake
Troy Foster
Eckert
Salinas
California
Troy
Golden Coast
W. P. Steven
Minneapolis
Minnesota
Austin
Wisconsin
Mason National Bank
Fredericksburg
Robert Penniger
Market Square
Judge Cooley
Jeff Young
Comfort
Engle
Luckenbach
Doss Home Demo Club Reorganizes Leaders Named
The Doss Home Demonstration Club was reorganized January 15 with Mrs Elroy Geistweidt as president. Mrs Henry Baethge vice president. Mrs Otto Spaeth secretary treasurer. Mrs Paul Sauer council delegate. Mrs Alfred Baethge reporter. Next meeting set for February 19 at 2 pm in the Doss School.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Doss
Elroy Geistweidt
Henry Baethge
Otto Spaeth
Paul Sauer
Alfred Baethge
Doss School
Arnold Rode Named President of Doss Improvement Club
Arnold Rode was named president of the Doss Improvement Club at their annual meeting on Saturday night January 19. Emil Lange was elected vice president Kathleen Geistweidt secretary treasurer and Otto Spaeth and Sam Rode directors. A film of the Philmont Scout Ranch was shown by Hans Hannemann of Fredericksburg. A committee of Geistweidt Lange and Rode was appointed to work with the game department to shorten the hunting season.
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Arnold Rode
Doss Improvement Club
Emil
Lange
Kathleen Geistweidt
Otto Spaeth
Sam Rode
Boy Scouts
Philmont
Hans Hannemann
Fredericksburg
Archie Geistweidt
Emil F. Lange
Game Department
Doss Boy Scouts
Willow City Ladies Form Home Club Meeting
Willow City women plan a home club at Willow City School house at 2 p m Tuesday January 22 1952. County Home Demonstration Agent Miss Lucille Conrads will organize the area work. all invited. C L Baldock U S Immigration Service note ongoing on page 6 section 2.
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R. T. Laurence
Lucille Conrads
Our County
Willow City
C. L. Baldock
U. S. Immigration Service of San Antonio
Stonewall Invites Neighbors to Friday Nite Events
The Stonewall Community Club invites patrons of the consolidated district to Friday night gatherings at the Stonewall gym starting January 25 and continuing monthly. Play options include canasta, 42, and skat with 10 cent admission and prizes. Numerous local notices follow, including births, visits, and condolences.
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Stonewall
Stonewall Community Club
Albert, Nebgen and
Charles Weinheimer
Judy Elaine
Robert
Charlene
Alvin Weinheimer Jr
Guenther Maenius
Texas
Walter Moldenhauer
Guenther Filter
Kenneth Culberson
San Antonio
Weston Bailey
Helen
Willy Burg
Felix Pahl
Harold Crealey
Benno Eckert
Hilmar Eckert
Adolf Nebgen
Oklahoma
Comfort
Harper
W. L. Hahn
Leroy Woerner
James Eckert
Patsy
Alfred Riba
Carolyn
Austin
Howard Cravens
Emil Wilke
Albert
Mr. Wilke
Fredericksburg publishing promotes monogrammed playing cards
The Fredericksburg Publishing Company pitches monogrammed playing cards as distinguished gifts, highlighting personalized design and quality for receivers and gift givers.
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Fredericksburg Publishing Company
Harper Home Demonstration Club Reorganized
The Harper Home Demonstration Club was organized January 10 at Mrs. A. C. Wendel’s home with Mrs. Victor Harper presiding. Miss Lucille Conrads Gillespie Home Agent gave an engaging talk. Officers named: Mrs. Tommy Harlan president, Mrs. Morris Voorhies vice president, Mrs. Robert Dittmar secretary treasurer, Mrs. J. G. Metzger.
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Harper Home
A. C. Wendel
Victor Harper
Lucille Conrads
Gillespie Home
Tommy Harlan
Morris Voorhies
Robert Dittmar
J. G. Metzger
Pleasant Hill Home Demonstration Club Meets Wednesday
The Pleasant Hill Home Demonstration Club met in the Pleasant Hill schoolhouse with Miss Helen Boyd. Members sewed and installed window ruffles for the large room, completed curtains, and handled the business segment led by Mrs. Levi Deike and Mrs. Alfred Brodbeck.
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Pleasant Hill Home Demonstration Club
Helen Boyd
Pleasant Hill School House
Levi Deike
Alfred Brodbeck
Ada Lindig
Johnson City
W. C. Stewart
Blanco
Pleasant Hill
Blanco County
Johnson City 4 H Club to Be Reorganized
The Johnson City Home Demonstration Club met January 9 in the Courthouse to discuss reorganizing a 4 H Club in Johnson City. Mrs Nat Corley and Mrs J A Sauls were named to the local 4 H committee and the president was Mrs Ernst Klappenbach. They selected a civic project to assist in making hospital garments for the new hospital. A demonstration was given by the club.
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Johnson City
Nat Corley
J. A. Sauls
Ernst Klappenbach
Squaw Creek Girls Plan to Organize 4-H Club
Miss Lucille Conrads Gillespie County home demonstration agent met with Squaw Creek school girls Thursday noon to explain 4-H Club work. They plan to meet again February 21. In the afternoon, community ladies gathered at Mrs. Albert Siekmann's home as Miss Conrads assisted in organizing a home demonstration club. Patrons and trustees met at the school.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lucille Conrads
Gillespie County
Squaw Creek
Miss Conrads
Albert Siekmann
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Reinhold Sagebiel
FFA
Kerr District
Schreiner Wool and Mohair Company
Harry Wahrmund Doss
Willow City Ladies
Mrs
Henry Kirk
Willow City Correspondent
Price Daniel
United States Senate
Washington
Korea
Far East
Senate
Harper Home Demonstration Club
J. F. Cook
Bill, New
S. Maud
Thomas Pape
Joe Tatum
Warren Percy
Pape
Opal Ray Gipson
Dora Lee
Fisher
Ros
Hein
Chevrolet
E. Main
Fredericksburg, Texas
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