Hillbillies Show Strong Week In Stretch Run
Fredericksburg High School basketball team went 4-1 over the past week, beating Mason 25-10 and 23-12 with the second string, prevailing over St Marys CYO 55-46, and defeating Johnson City 25-15 plus Comfort 29-21 before losing to Medina 39-32 in the Center Point tournament final. Dan Anderegg earned all tournament forward honors. The team plans a return Mason game next Monday at 7:30 in the FHS gym with the band to perform.
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F. H. S. Hillbilly Cagers
Medina
Hill Billies
Johnson City
Comfort
Billies
Dan Anderegg
Mason
Cowpunchers
St. Mary’s
CYO
FHS
Fredericksburg High School
Lions Club Welcomes New Members At Wednesday Meeting
Fredericksburg Lions Club admitted three new members Edgar Stroeher Ad Boening and Milton Gerhardt at the Os trow Hotel during a regular meeting Gilbert Kaderli of Lions International joined as a local member The group announced a Palace Theatre magical show for February 5 and 6 President Klingelhoefer lauded Richard Hardin named outstanding young man by the Fredericksburg Jaycees A committee of White Stein and Fachener will plan a mosquito eradication program in the city in coming months
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Fredericksburg
Lions Club
Ostrow
Edgar Stroeher
Ad. Boening
Milton Gerhardt
Gilbert Kaderli
Lions International
Palace Theatre
Lion
Klingelhoefer
Lion Richard Hardin
Fredericksburg Sees Its First Private Plane Arrive
A Sunday arrival marked Fredericksburg’s first privately owned aircraft. William Schroeder Jr and partner Barnes piloted the craft from San Antonio, landing after a 40 minute flight to a large crowd. Schroeder compared piloting to steering a car.
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Fredericksburg
U. S
Lindberg
Corrigan
Schroeder
William Schroeder, Jr
Barnes
William
San Antonio
Alamo City
Blanchard Declares Vacancy In Gillespie Justice Post
Lieut. Leo J. Blanchard now at Fort Clark Texas files a signed statement with County Clerk Henry Holy pledging he will not qualify for the Gillespie County Justice of the Peace office won last November. He asks the Commissioner's Court to declare a vacancy and fill it as law directs. The matter will be considered at the February term opening Feb 10. This appears to be a statewide first.
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Henry Holy
Leo J. Blanchard
Fort Clark
Texas
Justice of the Peace
Gillespie County
Blanchard
Commissioner’s Court
Americanism Program Planned By Junior C of C
The Fredericksburg Junior Chamber of Commerce outlined an Americanism program for February. Elgin Crenwelge and Henry Reinbach named to handle details. A Jaycees representation committee of William Dietel Jr and Werner Klier was formed to plan Social Hygiene Day on Feb 5. Ad Boening elected chairman of the board to succeed Hayden Osbourn in the new officers' first meeting.
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Fredericksburg
Hayden Osbourn
Safety at Home First Aid Lesson Taught by Nurse
The Bluebonnet Scout Troop attends a First Aid Course led by Miss Ruth Kline, County Health Nurse. Safety in the Home is emphasized with lessons on preventing falls, burns, and drownings and on keeping hazards like matches and stove handles out of children’s reach.
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Bluebonnet
Ruth Kline
Death of Eagle Attracts Wild Turkeys And Deer
A golden eagle trapped at a water hole on South Fork Ranch near Kerrville died after exhaustion. About 40 wild turkeys and five deer watched the struggle as trapper Dan Pearson and his son L F Pearson found the eagle, which had an 81 inch wingspan and weighed 12 pounds. It was the first skilled bird seen in five years in the area.
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South Fork
Gus F. Lehreiner
Kerrville
Dan Pearson
Pearson
L. F. Pearson
The Game As A Life Career by Waite Hoyt
Hoyt argues baseball offers a fine livelihood only during play. He cites limited long term wealth and the need for off season education, business ventures, or college work to build a profession. Players, especially minors, often run farms or service businesses. many enter college courses or post graduate studies. Kerrville voters approve a $25,000 athletic stadium bond for Tivy High and Schreiner Institute, to be funded from revenues and ready in fall.
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Harold Scherwitz
San Antonio Light
George Schumacher
New York
Sporting News
Harold
Waite Hoyt
Hoyt
Babe Ruth
Brooklyn
Waite
Kerr Ville
Tivy
L. A. Schreiner
Kerrville
Tivy High
Schreiner Institute
Fredericksburg Road
Texas Petroleum Shipments Dominant Rail Tonnage
Rail statistics show shipments connected to the Texas petroleum industry account for about one fifth of Texas railway tonnage, signaling the sector’s major role in state freight volumes.
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Texas Petroleum Industry
Texas
Annual Dist 34 A Meeting Held In San Saba
District 34A officials from seven schools met in San Saba to settle 1940 business, elect a new committee, and set the 1941 schedule. Hillbillies received the district trophy. all district 34A and second-team selections announced. Burnet’s bid to join 1941 district rejected.
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San Saba
Hillbillies
Dan Anderegg
Roy Langerhans
McKinzie
Goldthwaite
Cook
Llano
Cheek
Hensley
Billies
Rochelle
Lampasas
Richland Springs
Supt
S. H. Smyre
B. L. Enderle
Chester Klaerner
Burnet
Cub Pack Given Charter At Tuesday Meeting
The Fredericksburg Cub Pack was awarded its Charter from the National Cub Organization at a Tuesday night ceremony in St. Josephs' Hall. Vincent Hobbs of the Alamo Area Council presented the Charter, with Rev. T. A. Coleman accepting for the local group. Dens demonstrated games and stunts, a candle lighting ceremony outlined the Cub’s preliminary training, and boys’ handicrafts were on display.
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Fredericksburg
St. Josephs’ Hall
Vincent Hobbs
Alamo
County Receives $3 of School Moneys
Gillespie County received another $3 of the school apportionment fund in the past week, per Albert Peter Mann of the County Judges office. This brings the total paid on the per capita apportionment for the year to $10.
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Gillespie County
Albert Petermann
County Judges Office
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