Stehling Electric Co Opens In New Location
Stehling Electric Co announces a formal opening at 305 West Main Street on Saturday July 5 from 9 am to 7 pm. Prize drawings at 7 pm include a $100 credit certificate toward $300 purchase and other GE appliances. Hugo Stehling, with 25 years in the business, leads the firm and its staff.
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Stehling Electric Co
West Main Street
Stehling Electric Company
Hugo Stehling
Moritz Equipment Company
General Electric
Stehling
Historical Society To Be Reorganized At Gillespie County
A Gillespie County Historical Society meeting was held to plan reorganization. Directors will elect an eighteen member board and arrange active member participation at a court house gathering on Monday July 21 at 8 p m.
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Gillespie County Historical Society
Court House
Beginning in Teaching Them to Observe All Things
A brief line reflects hope that this fine start signals progress in instructing learners to observe all aspects, suggesting a broader aim of disciplined perception and attentive study.
Fair Float News Fails to Win First Place
A Lavernia auto accident involving Gillespie County Fair float personnel occurred after a Stockdale parade. Driver Fair Manager Bill Petmecky and passengers Fair Director Walter Fuhrmann Fair Queen Marie Meier and others escaped serious injury with only minor cuts. The car, leased from Standard Service Company, overturned after skidding on mud on a rain soaked curve. Insurance covered all passengers and the float traveled a different route back to Floresville.
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Lavernia
Gillespie County Fair Association
Stockdale
Fair
Bill Petmecky
Walter Fuhrmann
Marie Meier
Sandra Meier
Curtis Eckhardt
Charles Schumann
William Schroeder
San Antonio
Floresville
Chamber of Commerce
Standard Service Company
Former Resident Dies in Colorado
Martin Lawrence Mueller 85 of Denver Colorado died June 11 1952. He was brother of the late Mrs Oscar Krauskopf and uncle of Mrs M L Bogisch and Lawrence Krauskopf. In Fredericksburg he worked at Wm Basse General Merchandise Store and was a friend of F Wu Maier who recalls him as a talented musician and actor who performed at the Casino Club theatricals.
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Martin Lawrence Mueller
Denver
Colorado
Oscar Krauskopf
M. L. Bogisch
Lawrence Krauskopf
Fredericksburg
Mueller
Wm Basse General Merchandise
F. Wu. Maier
Maier
Scouts Return From Week At Camp Wooten
Nine members of Boy Scout Troops 135 and 136 from Fredericksburg attended Camp Tom Wooten near Austin as part of the Capitol Area Council summer camp. Leaders Hans Hannemann and Roy Ahrens guided the week. Billy Petmecky earned the Order of the Arrow, while Olin Weiss, Bobby Heinen, and Skipper Mumme swept archery. Vernon Ahrens won first in the diving competition and earned a marksmanship medal. The group returned June 28 after leaving June 22.
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Boy Scout
Fredericksburg
Tom Wooten
Capitol Area Council
Austin
Hans Hannemann
Roy Ahrens
Billy Petmecky
Wm. Petmecky
Order of the Arrow
Boy Scouts of America
Olin Weiss
Bobby Heinen
Skipper Mumme
Vernon Ahrens
Ahrens
Don Urbanic
Vernon Ahren
Gillespians urged to vote in state official selection
A Gillespie County radio appeal stresses the right and duty to vote. Arthur Stehling warns low turnout endangers democracy, noting 1944 and 1946 national elections saw 55 and 30 percent participation. He cites Gillespie County’s weak record and asks residents to vote to honor those who fought for democracy.
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Arthur Stehling
P Fha
Texas
Gillespie County
Sanitation Key to Fly Control Program
Sanitation remains the top priority for effective fly control, with insecticides playing a supplementary role. Proper waste management and cleanliness reduce breeding sites, while insecticides provide an added barrier to suppress persistent fly populations.
The Opposite Is America’s Only Pouched Animal
A brief reference notes that the sole marsupial native to America is highlighted as a notable exception among regional fauna. The remark underscores unique wildlife distinctions and hints at broader discussion of native species.
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America
Fredericksburg Invited to Host Regional Soil Awards
Seven local Fredericksburg implement dealers urged the Fort Worth Press to hold the 1953 Region II Regional Soil Awards in Fredericksburg. The invite includes a barbecue lunch for visitors, with dealers from Schaefer Tractor Hill Country Kramer Boening Fredericksburg Kraus kauff Bros Pape Farm Equipment participating.
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Fredericksburg
Fort Worth Press
Save the Soil
Save
Texas
Walter Humphry
Our
Schaefer Tractor and Implement Co
Hill Country Implement Co
Kramer Tractor and Implement Co
Boening Implement Co
Fredericksburg Implement Co
Krauskauf Bros
Pape Farm Equiment Co
Fort Worth
Ft. Stockton
Baptist Youth Returns From Encampment
Twelve girls from the First Baptist Church returned Friday from a five day visit at the Alto Frio Baptist Encampment Ground near Leakey. The group, with two counselors a staff member and the camp pastor, attended evangelistic preaching, mission study, religious films, and recreation. Beverly Castles, Jonell Schneider, and Mary Louise Heinen starred in the Intermediate Volleyball championship winning cabin, while Victoria Gold and Mary Louise Heinen posted 950 plus points for honor campers. A parallel Boys District Royal Ambassador Camp in Wimberly drew 12 boys and six honor campers from the church group.
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First Baptist Church
Alto Frio
Leakey
Jonell Schneider
Beverly Castles
Nan McHalek
Janet McBride
Carolyn Langehennig
Ruby Degel
Sandra McCandless
Patricia Smith
Victoria Gold
Julie Rossman
Elysee Neal
Mary Louise Heinen
H. J. Leitz
Roy McCandless
Royal Ambassador
Wimberly
Rudy Fagan
Florida
Ivy Miller
Chile
Maurice Schaefer
Tommy Biles
Milford Castles
Bobby Robbins
Raymond Tehas
Bobby
Three Girls Attend Mount Wesley Junior Camp Session
Judy Tietz Mayett Cox and Kay Foster left Monday for a Junior camp session at Mount Wesley near Kerrville and will return Saturday.
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Judy Tietz
Mayett Cox
Kay Foster
Mount Wesley
Kerrville
World Telephone Pace Reveals Global Light Speed Insight
A historical note states that sound would take under one third of a second to circle the globe by telephone. The remark highlights rapid communication advances and the imagined speed of worldwide voice transmission.
For Rent Typewriters by the Month
Used typewriters available now for monthly rental. Good machines you can keep as long as you need. Call 40 Fredericksburg Publishing Co.
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Call 40
Fredericksburg Publishing Co
U S Purchases Virgin Islands from Denmark
The United States agreed to acquire the Virgin Islands from Denmark in a major colonial transfer. The deal established a new territorial status and shifted control of strategic Caribbean holdings to American governance. The purchase impacted trade, defense, and regional diplomacy in the Atlantic basin.
Thank You Notes Attraction at Fredericksburg Publishing Co
A brief note directs readers to the complete selection of special occasion Thank You Notes at Fredericksburg Publishing Co Inc, inviting customers to browse and choose from available designs and messages.
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The
Fredericksburg Publishing Co., Inc
July Fourth Holiday Or Hazard Depends On Driving
Ninety million Americans will travel over the three day Fourth of July weekend with about 40 million passenger vehicles on U S streets and highways. The National Safety Council warns more cars and miles mean more accidents unless drivers are cautious. A Memorial Day traffic death toll of 366 is cited as a warning. The council launches a nationwide safety campaign urging prudent driving and eight rules to follow including starting in advance, keeping speed down, leaving plenty of room, not driving after drinking, and resting when tired.
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National Safety Council
U. S
Ned H. Dearborn
Mr. Dearborn
Teachers Enjoy Stay in Denver
Miss Viola May Schmidt and Miss Irene Neffendorf are spending five weeks in Denver for the University of Denver summer session. They attended Eisenhower’s June 26 address to 11,000 at the Coliseum and opened La Boheme at Central City’s Old Opera House. Schmidt takes a typing workshop, while Neffendorf studies Europe in the 20th Century and Contemporary Problems in World Affairs with Dr Korbel. The session ends July 25 and they plan to return July 27. In 194? Texas farmers plowed 1.5 million acres of legumes for soil improvement, yielding 44,452,000 pounds of seed valued over $20 million.
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Viola May Schmidt
Irene Neffendorf
Denver
Colorado
University of Denver
Coliseum
Dwight D. Eisenhower
Old Opera House
Central City
Miss Schmidt
Business Administration
Civic Center
Neffendorf
Europe
Korbel
Yugoslavia
Great Britain
Texas
Visit to La Grange Couples Highlight Rural Social
Mr and Mrs Felix Zoeller of La Grange visited Mr and Mrs Harry Hartmann last Thursday. Giotto, the artist, painted a perfect circle with a single brush stroke to demonstrate his skill.
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Felix Zoeller
la Grange
Harry Hartmann
Giotto
Gillespie County Fair Float Places Third at Watermelon Festival Parade
The Gillespie County Fair Float finished third at Stockdale Watermelon Festival Parade behind two Homemaking Girl's clubs. Cash prizes totaled 75 dollars for Stockdale Bluebonnet Club and 50 dollars to Lavernia Homemakers, with the float earning 25 dollars. Funds will support a youth fete and float committee efforts, likely ending with the Boerne Fair Parade in August.
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Gillespie County Fair
Stockdale
Stockdale Bluebonnet Club
Lavernia
Birthday Party for Aneen Wells at Home
Mrs Laurie Wells hosted a first birthday party for her daughter Aneen at their home on Thursday. Eight children attended along with siblings, and the cake featured pink icing with roses and one pink candle. Sister Merlee Petermann helped with the celebrations.
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Laurie Wells
Aneen
Merlee Petermann
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