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Newspaper
Fredericksburg Standard
Location
Fredericksburg, Texas, United States of America
Date
Jul 02, 1947
Page
14
We express heartfelt gratitude for the kindness shown after the death of Werner Schlueter and thank Rt Rev F X Wolf relatives friends neighbors Louis Jordan Post 244 American Legion pall bearers Schaetter Funeral Home and for the floral tributes. Your kindness will long be remembered.
Mrs Max Kunz and daughters thank all who offered kindness and sympathy during illness and death of their husband and father. They acknowledge Fathers Wolf and Coleman, nurses, Drs Perry Hill Keidel Tubbs, blood donors, pallbearers, St Marys High School Choir, the Echo, and friends for prayers and offerings.
Fredericksburg lodge members of the Sons of Hermann honor Emil Juenke with a life-time honorary membership for fifty six years of musical service in Fredericksburg and Gillespie County. The resolution, to be published in the local paper and The Herman Sons News, names Chas. F. Kiehne as president and notes presentation to Mr. Juenke.
William F. Delz seaman second class, son of Mr and Mrs W A Delz of Fredericksburg Texas, has completed recruit training at the Naval Training Center San Diego California and has been advanced to seaman second class.
Rangers were called to maintain order at tomato grading sheds near Clarkesville last week after a 4 cent a pound price drop. A movement to boycott the sheds circulated among growers amid fears of violence as some refused to observe the boycott.
A 17 inch square barbecue napkin produced by the Fredericksburg Publishing Company is noted in a brief listing. The item emphasizes size and producer in a concise catalog entry.
Hugo Boos of Comfort, employed by United Telephone in Fredericksburg, received a letter from Hanz Ziegra, a former Holabird POW interpreter and camp leader, now a German school teacher. Ziegra recalls repatriation via Hull to the Ruhr region, describes postwar hardship in Potsdam and Neu rumpin, and praises the American nation while teaching geography and sciences to inspire German youth.
Harold A. Treibs son of Mr and Mrs Albert E Treibs of Fredericksburg won second place in the seventh annual competitive examinations at Georgetown under the Ex-Students Association of Southwestern University Scholarships awarded to top four students First place four year scholarship went to Kathryn Leise of Georgetown third and fourth places to W L Hankin Jr of Ft Worth and Matt M Dees Jr of Llano
Forty percent more people died in automobile accidents on Saturdays in 1946 than on average days. The article urges drivers to exercise caution on Saturdays and every day.
Drough t conditions eased after Monday night rain in the Doss area. Karl Durst reported 2.92 inches as a high wind accompanied the storm with little damage. Farmers expect a strong corn and feed crop after late frost. Community notices include local baseball results and social visits among Doss residents and neighboring towns.
Final rites for Arthur Heinen of Comfort were held June 20 1947 at 4 pm at Schaetter and Lindner Funeral Home with Rev Remson and Robert Herbst officiating. Interment at Comfort Cemetery. Heinen 61 died June 18 in a local hospital. He was born April 4 1886 in Kerr County son of Henry and Wilhelmine Stieler Heinen. Survived by widow Ida Lindemann two sons B H Heinen Fredericksburg and Clemens Heinen Comfort one brother Hubert Heinen Comfort three sisters Anna Ernst Kott Fredericksburg Millie Anna Schwethelm Comfort Gertrude Henry Wallace Kerrville two grandchildren. Preceded in death by two sisters Elisa Blum and another sister who died in infancy and one brother Charles Heinen.
Native Texas tree windbreaks shield farm buildings from winter winds and provide ample shade for livestock and poultry in summer, improving comfort and well being of farm animals.
The Hill Country Livestock Protective Association announces a reward of 500.60 dollars for information leading to the arrest and conviction of anyone stealing livestock from a member of the Association.
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