Cen-Tex Electric Co op to hold first annual meeting
Cen Texas Electric Cooperative plans a July 16 Gillespie Fair Park event with over 5 000 expected. Congressman C C Fisher to deliver the principal address at the first annual meeting since taking over property management. A combined Electric Fair will feature appliances and farm equipment, attendance prizes, and an amateur talent contest with a radio prize. Displays open at 9 30 a m and continue through the day with entertainment and business sessions.
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Central Texas Electric Cooperative
Gillespie Fair Park
C. Fisher
Board of
Texas
Co-Op
Fredericksburg
Texas Corriedale Sheep Breeders Association
Fredericksburg Chamber of Commerce
Plans Shaping For Trades Show Here July 18-19
Plans for a three way exhibition the Electrical Fair Trades Show and Texas Corridale Breeder s Show and Sale run July 18 and 19 at the Fair Grounds Exhibition Hall Local manufacturers processors are invited to display with liberal rental at $1 per running foot Space money goes to advertising to draw crowds A thousand four color posters are being distributed through Central Texas Electric Cooperative area with Fredericksburg Chamber of Commerce posters as hosts Early space requests include local lumber mills Continued on page 6
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Central Texas Electric Cooperative
Fredericksburg
City Wide Clean Up Promoted by Fredericksburg Officials
Citizens are urged to cooperate in a two day city wide cleanup on Thursday and Friday June 10 and 11 led by mayor pro tem Gilbert Kaderli. Health officers stress eliminating trash to curb disease and pests. Trucks will run once through each section. residents should place containers at the curb early.
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Fredericksburg
Gilbert Kaderli
Kaderli
City Bridge Bids To Be Opened Wednesday
Bids will be opened on Wednesday July 23 at 7 30 p m for the new bridge to span Town Creek on North Washington Street The current bridge collapsed after a truck crossed it this spring and the replacement will be on North Washington instead of East Austin The structure will be 50 feet long and 26 feet wide with a walk on one side
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Town Creek
North Washington Street
N. Washington
East Austin
Beeville and Corpus Christi Visitors Stay in Fredericksburg
Mrs. Bob Carpenter of Beeville and her nephew Mr. and Mrs. Orville Carpenter with children John Robert and Jane Marie of Corpus Christi visited Fredericksburg on July 4 and stayed with Mrs. Viola Page as house guests.
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Bob Carpenter
Beeville
Orville Carpenter
John Robert
Jane Marie
Corpus Christi
Fredericksburg
Viola Page
Klingelhoefer Named President Chamber of Commerce
Robert W. Klingelhoefer, Fredericksburg postmaster, elected president of the Fredericksburg Chamber of Commerce at the board meeting. Calvin J. Bierschwale stepped down after a successful term. Victor H. Biel was named vice-president. Almon Kirchhoff reelected secretary. William Petmecky remains manager. New directors include Allen Keller Harry Jordan Werner Henke C. M. Speck George Holdovey. retiring directors honored with a barbecue. Retiring automatically after terms are Clinton L. Brown Walter O. Fuhrmann Henry C. Meurer Alvin A. Welgehausen. Committees to be appointed soon, Klingelhoefer says.
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Robert W. Klingelhoefer
Fredericksburg
Clinton L. Brown
Walter O. Fuhrmann
Henry C. Meurer
Alvin A. Welgehausen
Chamber of Commerce
Klingelhoefer
Giants to Defend Title in Fredericksburg Semi-Pro Tour
Fredericksburg hosts the Southern Division National Baseball Congress tournament at Fair Park Field starting Thursday through Sunday with a possible Monday finish. Eight teams compete including Plymouth Oilers who defend their world title against Brooks Field Midland Fredericksburg Giants Elgin Lubbock Randolph Field and Ft Sam Houston Rangers. The event awards trophies for top four teams and special honors. Commissioner Jerry Feille arrives to oversee double headers each night in a double elimination format.
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Fredericksburg
Texas
National Baseball Congress
Fair Park
Plymouth Oilers
Oilers
Brooks Field
Midland
Fredericksburg Giants
Elgin
Lubbock
Randolph Field
Ft. Sam Houston Rangers
Coca Cola
Jerry Feille
Dallas
NBC
Giants
Rangers
64th Annual Gillespie County Fair Catalogs Release
Catalogs for the 64th Gillespie County Fair are ready for distribution. The 196 page volume highlights last year’s winners across livestock, dairy cattle, sheep, swine, poultry, 4-H and FFA divisions, with prize listings, race programs, and three days of fair activities. It features articles on the electrical trades show, soil conservation, and local 4-H and FFA groups, with profits funding premiums. catalogs are free via merchants or the Chamber of Commerce, requests from out-of-town readers directed to the chamber.
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Gillespie County Fair Asociation
Gillespie Soil Conservation
Fredericksburg
FFA
Gillespie County Registered Breeders Association
Gillespie 4
Chamber of Commerce
One Vote Theme In U S Elections 1952 Primary Appeal
A historical vignette notes how single votes decided elections from Jefferson to Hayes and other cases, urging turnout for the Democratic Primary of July 26, 1952 and urging voters to back the VQPE in the contest.
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Thomas Jefferson
John Quincy Adams
Rutherford B. Hayes
Hayes
Indiana
California
Idaho
Oregon
Texas
Washington
House of Representatives
Post Office Parking Meters To Be Removed
Fredericksburg City Commission orders removal of meters at the Post Office after protests since last fall. An ordinance adopted at the last meeting requires removal and imposes a 15 minute limit in the area. A future vote on retaining meters will be scheduled, per the original trial plan.
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Fredericksburg
Bank Deposits Loans Discounts Show Decrease
As of June 30 1952 bank deposits plus loans and discounts edged lower from March 31 and December 31 totals across Fredericksburg National Security State and Harper State banks. June 30 deposits total 7 870 651 93 with declines from 8 060 013 12 and 8 742 667 59. Fredericksburg National loans rise while others fall.
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Fredericksburg National
The
Security State
Harper State
Security
Two Escapees Nabbed After Wild Chase Thursday Night
Two youths escaped from Milam County Jail Cameron Wednesday night and were captured after a high speed chase through Fredericksburg. One suspect, Bill Thomas 17 Cameron indicted for murder in the axe slaying of his aunt Katherine Hays 26 Cameron last Feb 4, fled with a 15 year old Temple boy from a stolen car. The chase began when they were seen burglarizing Grobe Service Station on the Austin Highway. a witness James C Oates Midland followed and reported the stolen car from Comfort. After a chase toward Fredericksburg they crashed near the Nimitz Hotel corner, abandoned the car, and ran into Town Creek before being flushed out near the Kreck home.
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Milam County
Cameron
Fredericksburg
Bill Thomas
Katherine Hays
Temple
Grobe
Austin Highway
James C. Oates
Midland
Oates
Washington
Klock
Austin Street
Town Creek
Mauldin
Knopp
Durst
Sheriff's Office
Alfred Petmecky
Alfred Neffendorf
Kreck
Lincoln Street
Pvt Harvey E Houy Dies In Austria July 5 1952
Pvt Harvey E Houy 22 son of Mr and Mrs Eli Houy was killed in Austria on Saturday July 5 according to a telegram from the War Department. He died of a hemorrhage from a gunshot wound in the chest inflicted by a guard while driving a vehicle into a motor pool. He was inducted March 15 1951 and had sixteen months in service with overseas duty since February 1 1952. Survived by his parents and a list of siblings and his maternal grandfather Edward Durst.
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Pvt
Harvey E. Houy
Eli Houy
Austria
War Department
Harvey
U.S
Holly
Eli Holly
Minda Durst
Elburnie
Newton
Oline
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Red Borom
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Washington Senators
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Mathilda Metzger
Mary Stehling
Patsy Jordan
Rosemary Kunz
Betty Meurer
Judy Holland
Tiny Tidy
Casbeer
Moody
L. Jackson
Carol Ann Gold
Walter Fahremann
Willis Lee
Bill Petmecky
Walter Ottmers
Leo Petsch
Milton Durst
David Meier
Lillian
David Anderson
Helen
Monroe Schuessler
Utah
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Edward Durst
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