Harper Bride Honored With Wednesday Shower
Harper correspondent reports a miscellaneous shower honoring Carol Cottle on Wednesday. Seventy seven guests attended hosted by Mrs. Gilbert Pape and others at Wedekind Building with Liza the colored helper offering advice to June brides.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Gilbert Pape Harper
Carol Cottle
Patsy Gamel
Floyd Casper
Yosses Ruth
Margie Lennon
J. J. Cosper
Wedekind
Liza
Floyd Cosper
Hardware Pioneer Emil Kolmeier Built Kolmeier and Klier Co
Emil Kolmeier began as a tinner in 1896 in Fredericksburg and helped build the Kolmeier and Klier Company into a hardware store offering appliances, stoves, wood heaters, and electric fences. He joined with Hugo Klier in 1906, later concentrating on hardware after selling the tin shop in 1919. A Chamber of Commerce member, he helped establish a city cooperative creamery. fishing and hunting are his hobbies.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Emil Kolmeier
Kolmeier and Kher Company
Fredericksburg
Otto Kolmeier
Kolmeier and Klier’ Company
Kolmeier
Bear Creek
Otto
Kolmeier & Klier Company
Mr. Kolmeier
Emil
Henry Schandua
Kolmeier & Kiier
Schandua
Hugo Klier
Schandua and Reichenau
Komeier
Komeier and Klier Company
Albert Region Visitors Struck By Mud While Traveling
Mr and Mrs Herman Bohn and their daughter Gretchen from Austin faced bad luck one mile above Albert as heavy rain left mud and they got stuck. Local men at Pehl store helped free them before they continued to Fredericksburg to visit relatives of Mrs Bohn.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
R. B. Moore
Con
Harper
Carol Cottle
Herbert Gamel
Kerrville
BE. R. Brown
Audrey Mae
Felix Spence
Bingham
New Mexico
Myrtle Pfigger
Bandera
J. T. Glass
Lon Parker
Everett Roberts
Johnson City
Charles Hilary
Bierschwale
Johnnine Bierschwale
Frederiiksburg Hospital
Fredericksburg
John Rovers
Charlie
Herman Bohn
Gretchen
Austin
Albert
Bohn
Pehl
Mm Bohn
Adolph Peese
John Rault
Dora
Edna
Eric Jacoby
Fred Johnson
Engineer Chief Resigns From State Highway Dept
Former State Highway Department Chief Engineer Montgomery resigns his post after serving in the role and being a well known figure in the area. The San Angelo Standard-Times provides the photo.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
State Highway Department
Montgomery
San Angelo
Luckenbach News Social Notes From Town Scene
Local residents frequent visitors from San Antonio Fredericksburg and Stonewall gather for family visits. Highlights include Miss Louise Metzger’s shower at Ostrow Hotel and Little Joyce Pape's measles illness. Farm activity mentions threshing near Blanco and weekday business in Luckenbach.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Victor Peese
San Antonio
Arno Engel
Tillie Petsch
Willie Petsch
Louise Metzger
Alfred Metzger
Ostrow
Henry Pfeiffer
Wolfgang Weinheimer
Fredericksburg
Felix Jenschke
Estella Pape
Theo Pahl
Joyce Pape
August Beckman
Albert Pahl
Lowea Pahl
Marvin
Blanco
Dry Weather Needed To Harvest Grain Crop In Doss
Farmers in Doss hope for sun after weeks of rain totaling about six inches. The harvest awaits the heaviest corn crop in the community's history as dry weather returns. Nearby, Mund brothers and Faught report a 22 pound fish caught near Lampasas. Rev Bergner and family attended a parsonage dedication in Abert. A rodeo in Harper and Mason drew many locals who enjoyed a good time. Kerrville visitors Henry Hartmann and daughter stayed with their parents.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Robert Mund
Leaky
Theo Mund
Clyde Faught
Lampasas
J. M. Bergner and Son
Abe
Weirich Murray Rites Held In Henly Saturday
Mr. George Weirich and Miss Mabel Murray quietly married at Bro Aaron’s home in Henry on Saturday June 22. Both hail from Johnson City and are well known there with many friends wishing them happiness.
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George Weirich
Mabel Murray
Bro
Aaron
Henry
Weirich
Henry Weirich
Johnson City
Gilbert Murray
Willow City Rain Record Sets June Total
Willow City reported 12 inches of rain in June affecting pastures and small grain. Local residents include Mr and Mrs Richard Laurence and family visiting from San Antonio and others attending a Sunday social and a Fredericksburg cooking school with participants Richard Laurence and H J Robinson.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Willow City
Richard Laurence
Arthur Renick
Velma Renick
Roland Renick
San Antonio
Nolan Althaus
Carlos Young
Dick Laurence
Margie Greathouse
Fredericksburg
Edgar Gold
Chas
A. Sagebiel
H. J. Robinson
Stonewall Couple Celebrates 64th Wedding Anniversary
Ahrens couple near Stonewall marked their 64th wedding anniversary on Thursday July 4. They wed on July 4 1876 in Fredericksburg with Rev. Koen officiating. They have five daughters living today and have spent most of their life in Gillespie County aside from 18 months in New Braunfels.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Stonewall
Charles F. Ahrens
Ahren
Gillespie County
New Braunfels
Ahrens
Fredericksburg
Heavy Rain Deluges Gold Community Battering Crop Harvest
Four point three inches of rain fell over Friday and Saturday forcing threshers and combines to hide under sheds. Farmers face a tough harvest as grain must be gathered despite repeated downpours. Visits and gatherings include Oswald Eckhardt hosts with guests from Stonewall San Antonio Santa Anna and Fredericksburg. local residents also spent time at Buchanan Dam and the Cave Without a Name.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Oswald Eckhardt
John Gardener
Stonewall
Vera Gardener
Toby Willis
San Antonio
Egon
Santa Anna
Cali
Dayton Roy Herbert
Fredericksburg
Reinhold Danz
Harry Schmidt
Elgin Schmidt
Ernst Hoffmann
Buchanan Dam
Orwin Herbert and Sons
Louis Moellering Sr
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Harper Monday
David Schmidt
Sunda
MacDonald Studio
Albert Region
Mildred Pehilbert
Hugo Klein
Fredery
Henry Wilke
Buford Louis
Daugh
Julian Montgomery
Luckenbach News
Peter Weber
Luckenbach
Otto Beckmann
George Pehl
Doss
Harry Wahrmund Doss
Vera Ruth Gipson Blanco
Halle Grote
Emil Klett
Grady Cooper
Rocky
Jack Givens
Doc Weeks
Bud Crider
Katie Crider
Sandy
Drayton Smith
Buck Smith
Kermit Shelley
Raymond Smith
Round Mountain
Royal Kent
Neal Sharp
Mrs
Chas. Sagebiel
Willow City Correspondent
Stein’s Ice Factory
Harry Barker
el Paso
R. J. Bronson
Globe, Arizona
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Alma Ahrens
Benno Eckert
Felix Herbert
Robin Hood
Sky Ranger
Pkes
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