Gillespie County Girl Scouts head to Buchanan Lake camp
The Gillespie County Girl Scouts depart for an overnight camp at Buchanan Lake last week. The photo labeled shows multiple groups of scouts and chaperones including Mrs. Edgar Klett, Alvina St Clair, Joy Francis Humes, Carol Jean Kaderli, Patsy Jordan, Lorence Feller, and many others in three rows plus side and front positions.
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Gillespie County
Girl Scouts
Buchanan Lake
Edgar Klett
Alvina St. Clair
Marlyn Hartmann
Lurina St. Clair
Joy Francis Humes
Rosalie Moelering
Carol Jean Kaderli
Barbara Weiden
Gillespie Girl Scouts Explore Mills and Lake Buchanan
Twenty nine Girl Scouts plus leaders travel by bus to New Braunfels and Austin for Explorer Badge work visiting Textile Mills Landa Park Barton Springs Capitol Building and a brief Austin shopping trip. The local council funds part of the bus and families share costs. A second trip by car and a truck to Buchanan Lake offers Campcraft and Explorer badge activities with first aid knot tying cooking and campfire programs and several visitors overnight.
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Hans Hannemann
Felix Hahne Jr
Johnny Weidenfeller
Bob Loth
Elroy Schnelle
Alf. Duecker
New Braunfels
Austin
Landa Park
Barton Springs
Capitol Building
Buchanan Lake
Gilbert Kaderli
Edgar Klett
Mesdames Hannemann and
Hahne
Elton Jordan
Kenny
V. B. Pyka
Alfred Duecker
Ethel Sagebiel
Ruby Dietrich
Lorence Feller
Max T. Henke
Local Chamber Reports and Upcoming Barbecue Date
Chamber secretary Almon Kirchhoff notes Dorris Mittendorf placed fourth in Starc e Park Seguin bathing beauty review and Emily Neffendorf represented the city at Brady. Board allocates 25 for Red Cross Life Saving classes next week. Fredericksburg FFA members and Lone Star Farmer award winner Melvin Bonn receive letters of recognition. New board president and ratification praised. Annual barbecue set for Monday July 12 at Ad Boening’s Pedernales River site at 6:30 p.m.
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Chamber of Commerce
Almon Kirchhoff
Dorris Mittendorf
Starc¢e Park, Seguin
Emily Neffendorf
Brady
Red Cross
Fredericksburg
FFA
Lone Star Farmers
Melvin Bonn
Chamber
Schmidt
Ad. Boening
Pedernales River
Absentee Voting Underway In Gillespie County
Absentee voting in the Democratic Primary of Jay 24 began in Gillespie County on Tuesday July 6 and will run through Tuesday July 20. County Clerk Felix Scherer’s office hosts the absentee ballots, available to qualified voters who pay poll taxes and cannot vote at their regular polling place.
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Jay
Gillespie County
Tom Schmidt
Gillespie Democratic
Schmidt
Felix Scherer
Gillespie Mutual assets rise since 1941
The Gillespie Mutual insurance association reports assets of 61 229.04 dollars as of July 1 1948, a tenfold increase from 6 026.20 dollars in 1941. William Dietel secretary treasurer notes continued growth. An annual membership picnic is planned at Klaerner's Park with a planning committee to be appointed.
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Wm. Dietel
Klaerner’s Park
Fredericksburg Visitor Jean Grote Returns After Omaha Period
Jean Grote daughter of County Agent Henry Grote has left Omaha where she worked for Union Pacific Railway and returned to Fredericksburg for a several months visit.
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Jean Grote
Henry Grote
Omaha
Nebraska
Union Pacific Railway
Fredericksburg
Birthday Cards from Gibson at Fredericksburg Publishing Co
Year round Gibson birthday cards available at Fredericksburg Publishing Co offering quality stationery and timely greetings for all ages with a local trusted source for cards and gifts.
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Gibson
Fredericksburg Publishing Co
Bids Set To Build City Bridge Over Town Creek
The State Highway Department will open sealed bids on Wednesday July 18 for a bridge over Town Creek on State Highway 16 within Fredericksburg city limits. The new steel structure will replace the last remaining old wooden span and replace the dilapidated bridge.
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State Highway Department
Town Creek
Llano Highway
Fredericksburg
Miss Joy Elaine Jordan Visits in Austin
Miss Joy Elaine Jordan spent two weeks in Austin visiting in the home of Mr. and Mrs. Emil A. Jordan.
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Miss Joy Elaine Jordan
Austin
Mrs
Emil A. Jordan
Parson Couple Sail to Germany for Air Force Service
M Sgt and Mrs Richard Parsons formerly of Kearney Nebraska depart for New York to sail to Germany where he will enter active service in the Air Force. Mrs Parsons is the former Miss Elizabeth Marmquart.
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Richard Parsons
Kearney
Neb
New York
Germany
Air Force
Parsons
Elizabeth Marquart
Also Mentioned on This Page
John Metzger
Harry Hartmann
Jeanette Weidenfeller
Patsy Duecker
Earleen Schnelle
Darlene Straube
JoNell Schneider
Mary Louise Heinen
Corinne Cameron
Mary Margaret Tally
Ella Mae Jung
John Weidenfeller
Girl Scout Council
Felix Hahne, Jr
Johnny Metzger
Albert E. Klett
America
Pan Americ
440
Arawart
Fredericksburg, Texas
Weinheimer
Gillespie Mutual
Texas
Lyndon Johnson
KRLD
KWFT
KABC
KTBC
Ktrh Woai
KGNC
Basse Express
San Antonio — Eckert
Llano
Cherokee
San Saba
Lometa
Lampasas
Fredericseburg
East Main Street
San Antonio
E. Cevallos Street
Mo-Ritz Venetian Blind Co
Mo Ritz Venetian Blind Co
West Main Street
Stenling’s
Michaels Sterns
Tru-Val
Korrekt
Jarman
Panama
Sport Oxfords
Sterling Bros
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