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Newspaper
Fredericksburg Standard
Location
Fredericksburg, Texas, United States of America
Date
Jul 01, 1937
Page
8
A widow recounts the brutal murder of her husband and the assault on her by Native attackers, including scalpings and a forced abortion, near Beaver Creek. The wounded woman survived two days, spoke of the ordeal, and died after giving birth to a stillborn son.
Mrs. Fred Ludwig describes how her husband was murdered while she lay dying. The couple left seven children, six girls and one boy, ages from five to sixteen. Guardian H. Bierschwale raised them to adulthood as the Comanche band fled and later abandoned stolen horses by the San Saba river.
Messrs Paul Weber and David Petsch attended a Chevrolet Convention in Houston. Richard Saenger and son Reuben of San Antonio visited his brothers Edmund and William and families and his niece Miss Elsa Walter. Mrs. Wm Ottmers, spending time with her children in San Antonio, made a pleasure trip to Uvalde with Mr. and Mrs. Robert Heye and son, and Mrs. Otto Heye visiting Erich Heye's family on Sunday.
Miss Elizabeth Froberg and Miss Alberta Drisdale of Alvin Texas visited. Miss Minna Crenwelge’s So Schmidt Millinery moved from the Kleck Building to the Wieser Building on upper Main Street. Mrs Louis Seiter Miss Edna Staackbein Messrs John Wien del and Peter Crenwelge were San Antonio visitors last Friday. Herman Baethge and family and Miss Sarah Haag of Seguin sued Rev Theo Haag and family and other relatives here last Sunday. Rev and Mrs Brannies and daughters touring Western States. Cards from Los Angeles and San Francisco. They expect to return via Boulder Dam and the Grand Canyon.
Mr. Walter Knoche and family returned from Corpus Christi. Richard Tatsch and son Walter of San Antonio spent Saturday with relatives in Fredericksburg. July 4 fell on Sunday. the Fredericksburg National Bank will be closed Monday July 5. Mr. and Mrs. Frank Geist weidt and son Roy spent days at the Pan-American Exposition in Dallas.
City of Fredericksburg urges payment of all taxes before August 1 to avoid penalties and interest. Notice issued by the Board of Commissioners.
The American vs National League All Star Baseball Game will be broadcast. Stehling Electric Co. urges listeners to tune radios. Schmidt Millinery relocates to the J. B. Wieser Building next to Julian Lange's Cleaning and Pressing Shop and will start operations Saturday, July 3.
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