Harper Family Obituary and Local Celebration Notice
Elgin Bode born September 25 1890 in Spring Creek Gillespie County daughter of Gus and Luanna McDonald. Survivors include six brothers two sisters and children Floyd Carl os and Cecil Bode plus six grandchildren. Funeral was June 29 at Harper Methodist Church with multiple pastors and Tabernacle singers. A later reception at Reed's Hall honored Buster and Esther with a barbecue dance and wedding cake. about 150 guests attended including ex servicemen and friends.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bode
Ethel Iva MecDonald
Spring Creek
Gillespie County
Gus McDonald
Luanna Lacey McDonald
Ira
Lafayette
Samuel
Jesse
Lemuel
Oscar McDonald
Rosie Copple
Carrie Calentine
Floyd Bode
Carlos Parker
J. H. Parker
Harper
Cecil Bode
Orland
Fred Gammenthaler
Reed’s Hall
Buster
Florida
Bunco
Esther
Texas
Willow City Community Notes Highlight Socials And Harvest
The Willow City column reports a productive week with the Woman's Society of Christian Service hosting a meeting and finishing a study course on Divine Fatherhood. Local visits include Mr. and Mrs. Alfred Petsch of Fredericksburg and others from San Antonio. Grain harvesting begins amid light yields due to hail and rain. The Pentecost Church gets a new roof after hail damage, and Friday socials at the Methodist church resume biweekly gatherings.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Woman’s Society of Christian Service
Howard Barker
Franz Pressler
Henry Robinson
Alfred Petsch
Fredericksburg
Amos Alley
Thompson
San Antonio
Arlene Althaus
Jereleen Horlen
T. U
Dick Laurence
S. M U
Ariene Althaus
Austin
Texas Plains
W. J. Hardin
Llano
Clifford Aynick
Chas
Young
Carlos
Laurence
Eckert
Richard
Church of Pentecost
Willow City
Jasper Hardin
Clifford Renick
Chas. Young
Clifford Hanes
Mike Yatliff
Round Mountain
Howard Barkier
Richard Laurence
Louis Hohmann
Kenneth of
Local residents visit relatives across towns this week
Minnie Love of near Bianco visited Mr and Mrs G A Cammack this last week. Chester Sulte meier and baby of Sandy visited Johnson City Saturday evening. Luke Kent fresh from navy discharge visits his parents Jeff and Mrs Kent of Sandy. G R Gipson and Ottfried Wittkohl visited Fredericksburg Saturday. Bernie Kent spent weekend at Sandy with his parents. Royal Kent and baby of San Antonio spent the weekend here with his parents. Maurice Gipson and family returned home Monday after a Virginia trip visiting E W White and family.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Minnie Love
Near Bianco
G. A. Cammack
Chester Sultemeier
Baby
Sandy
Johnson City
Luke Kent
Navy
Jeff Kent
G. R. Gipson
Ottfried Wittkohl
Fredericksburg
Major Brownsville Blaze Destroys Garage Block
Brownsville firemen and equipment fought a large blaze Wednesday night last week in a repair shop of a garage and automobile sales concern. The fire began around 4 40 pm and within about ninety minutes destroyed two thirds of a city block interior. No injuries were reported though part of the garage roof collapsed during firefighting. Estimated damage reached 200 600 dollars.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Brownsville
Stonewall Notes Show Family Visits And Ball Team Victory
Mr and Mrs Harry Kordzik and daughter Mrs B Crouse and daughters along with Curtis Schulze and Milton Pehl have returned home after an honorable army discharge Sunday visitors included Herman Weinheimer family and Walter Immel Levi Hitzfeld Willie Selumann Jr. and families People report Charles Bure broke his arm Sunday Stonewall ball team beat Ingram 4 to 0 Business trip sent Benno Eckert to San Angelo Boerne visits and family gatherings noted Mental maturity is not reached until forty and rises slowly until sixty.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Harry Kordzik
Walter Kordzik
B. Crouse
Curtis Schulze
Milton Pehl
Gustave Pehl
Herman Weinheimer
Walter Immel
Berger, Texas
Levi Hitzfeld
San Antonio
Willie Selumann Jr
Albert
Charles Bure
Simon Burg
Stonewall
Ingram
Willie Burg
San Angelo
Benno Eckert
Boerne
Eugene Weber
Emil Petsch
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Hill Country Implement Company
Farmall Tractors
International Trucks
Saenger & Ochs
Phor
San Antonio, Texas
Dittlinger
Premarin Produce
Willys Automobiles and Trucks
Willys
Jeeps
Mechanics
Dick Ebert
Werner Tatsch
Heil Motor CO
Fredericksburg, Texas
Elgin Bode
A. B. Barker Sr
Olin Walker
Durham
Central Drug CO
Ideal
Fredericksburg Publishing Co., Inc
Farmer's Grain Co
Main Street
Comfort Highway
Dittlinger and
Purina
Farmer’s Grain CO
Hilmar Weinheimer
Percy Nielsen
Texaco Gas and Oil Scientific
Paul Lindenberg
Kallenberg’s Pharmacy
Sunset Motor Lines
Houston
Dallas
Ft. Worth
South
Lincoln St
Henry Klein
Schnelle
Woodbury
Pften
Ben Adams
COR
Yate
Douglass W
King
Case
PEFP
Molan
Antomio, Texas
Fuait
PEARL
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Erwin C. Kraus
W. Main ST
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