Fourth of July Festivities in Fredericksburg and Local War News
On July 4 1918 Fredericksburg marked Independence Day with dawn hymns at Courthouse Park and afternoon speeches by Claude Hudspeth and Judge Kane. Aliens register up to June 27 show Gillespie County residents supporting government efforts as eight local men head to Fort Sam Houston for Army service.
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Fredericksburg
Rusche
Claude P. Hudspeth
Judge Kane
Gillespie County
United States Army
Fort Sam Houston
Edwin Gustave Staats
Alexander Seipp
Walter Eckhardt
Arthur Byer
August Kott
Walter Burrow
Paul August Bauer
Alfred Baethgee
Rain Blesses Town as Visitors Fill Local Uplift
Mrs Felix Rerbert notes a shower blessed the community on Thursday though more rain is needed for sorghums. Clayton Franz from San Antonio visits his grandmother Mrs Alfred Ottmers while others, including Ollie Jung and Ruben Ottmers, spend vacation locally. The group joins the Vl Ottmers family and Mr and Mrs Erwin Herbert with birthday celebrations for Mrs Moellering Sr in Fredericksburg.
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Clayton Franz
Rubin Franz
San Antonio
Alfred Ottmers
Ollie Jung
Ruben Ottmers
Hohmanns Celebrate 55th Wedding Anniversary at Tourist Park
Mr. and Mrs. Emil Hohmann marked their 55th anniversary on June 29 with a family reunion of the Christian Feuge clan. About seventy five guests attended a barbecue for noon and evening meals under shady trees at Tourist Park. Rev. O F Kattner spoke and noted seven of the couple’s eight children Otto Albert Arthur Meta Eddie and Ernest, all of Fredericksburg, were present along with thirteen grandchildren and two great grandchildren. Mrs Hohmann is 76 and Mr Hohmann 83. Siblings Henry Feuge Mrs Louis Moellering Mrs Charlie Moellering and Charles Feuge were honored at meals.
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Emil Hohmann
Christian Feuge
Defense Savings Bond Defined and Purchase Guidance
A Defense Savings Bond proves you loaned money to the U.S. Government for national defense. It bears 2.9 percent yearly interest if held to maturity after ten years. Buy at post offices or banks or write to the Treasurer of the United States, Washington, D.C.
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U. S
United States
Friends of Freedom
Washington, D. C
Albert Choir To Hold Founding Festival Sunday
The Albert Singing Choir met last week with a social night for families. Plans were made for the annual Stiftungs fest on Sunday July 13 featuring singing by several choirs and a dance at Pehl's hall with Pehl's Orchestra.
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Albert Singing Choir
Albert
Pehl
Reuben Klier
John H. Heep
Harry Schumann
San Antonio
Leola Schaferkoeter
Post Oak
Willie Schumann, Jr
Hugo Maenius
Elgin Beckmann
Herman Jenschke
Johnson City
Alfred Novian
John Raulz
Dora
Edna
Wilhelm Peese
Anita Klein
Dora Raulz
Almon Kirchoff
Orwin Peese Peese
Kathryn
Frohsinn Club Holds Annual Picnic At Engel's Hall
The Frohsinn Singing Club and families enjoyed a Sunday picnic and barbecue at Engel's Hall with honorary Fredericksburg members present. Beer and lemonade were served as songs by the club directed by Ad Hopf entertained attendees. Local visitors from San Antonio and Del Rio joined relatives, with baby news and local visits noted.
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Frohsinn Singing Club
Engel’s Hall
Fredericksburg
Ad. Hopf
Willie Engel
Annie Engel
San Antonio
Edwin Steitle
Alvin Pehl
Frank Petsch
Willie Petsch
Gus. Krieger
Allie Krueger
Walter Klein
del Rio
John Klein
Willie Behrends
Alvin Jenschke
Hye Citizen Dies After Fall From Horse Saturday
Victor Gipson age 64 of Hye dies Sunday night from injuries after being thrown from a horse when passing under a guy wire of an electrical line in his pasture. Funeral services were Tuesday at 10 a.m. interment in Rocky Cemetery. He is survived by his wife Florence Gipson a son M O Gipson his mother and father in law Mr and Mrs Jim Walker of Hye and his own parents.
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Victor Gipson
Hye
Rocky Cemetery
Florence Gipson
M. O. Gipson
Gipson
Lytle
Jim Walker
Chas. Ahrens
J. W. Bailey
Clarence Martin
Lampaass
Evelyn Weinheimer
Austin
Willie Bu
Doss Cyclones Win Two Games From Cherry Mt
The Doss Cyclones edged Cherry Mountain 7 6 in the first game as Pete Crenwelge stole second and third and scored on Strackbein’s one-out single. In the second game W Dittmar and E Friedrich dueled on the mound as Doss won in a close contest.
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Doss Cyclones
Cherry Mt
Doss
Cherry Mountain
Chas. Friedrich of
Friedrich
Pete Crenwelge
Crenwelge
Strackbein
W. Dittmar
E. Friedrich
Ditt
Texas Legislature Adopts Major Long-Session Reforms
The forty-seventh Texas Legislature adjourned on July 4 after a 171 day session the longest in state history. It approved a 22 million dollar yearly tax package funding pensions for the aged teachers and dependent children among others, set biennial appropriations around 146 million, and enacted reforms including unemployment tax savings, higher truck weight limits, a ban on violence in strikes, and making sabotage a felony punishable by death.
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Texas
Senate
House
Morris Ranch Mattress Center Opens with Local Oversight
The Morris Ranch Mattress Center opened upstairs over the store Monday with Mrs Hugo Usen er as supervisor. Sixteen women work daily aiming to produce thirty five mattresses this week and a group will begin on comforts soon. Visitors at the Morris home on July 4 included Mr and Mrs Winn Holman and others from Detroit San Antonio Marathon Mountain Home and Antonio.
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Hugo Usener
Clayton Morris
Cora K. Morris
Set. M. EF. Wilkins
San Antonio
Morris
Winn Holman
Detroit
Michigan
R. E. Blue
Dana and
Richard
Ruth Morris
Gilmer Morris
Marathon
Don Doake
Antonio
Thomas Morris
Mountain Home
Birthday Party Honors Mrs Meckel in Johnson City
Mrs. Nugent Cox hosted a birthday party for her mother Mrs. August Meckel on Wednesday afternoon at Cox home in Johnson City. Refreshments were served as the gathering continued.
Willow City Pioneer Uncle Andy Moore Dies at 88
Andrew R. Moore known as Uncle Andy died July 2 at 11 p m at age 88. Funeral services were held at his home with Rev Kattner of Fredericksburg officiating and Masons conducting the cemetery ceremony. He was born June 28 1853 in Alabama and moved to Texas as a child before settling in Blanco then Willow City. He married Elizabeth Jane Odiorne on April 4 1875 and they had eight children Jeff Beeville Alex San Saba Mrs Hamp Lacey Marble Falls Mrs Homer Young Mrs O D Edwards Willow City and Mrs W N Lee and Mrs M M Lee Eckert. Burke died at age two.
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Andrew R. Moore
Andy
Kattner
Fredericksburg
Masons
Alabama
Texas
Luling
Blanco
Elizabeth Jane Odiorne
Jeff
Beeville
Alex
San Saba
Hamp Lacey
Marble Falls
Homer Young
O. D. Edwards
Willow City
W. N. Lee
M. M. Lee
Eckert
Little Burke
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Kermit
R. G. Striegler
HH. Goldschmidt
R. C. Bonn & Co
American Hat and Shoe Co
Goldschmidt
Gold News
Felix Rerbert
Henry Feuge
Louis Moellering
Charlie Moellering
Charles Feuge
Mildred Pehl Albert
Frohsinn Club
Pete Weber
Luckenbach
Mrs
Benno Eckert
Stonewall
Harry Wahrmund
Hamburger
C. H. Burgdorf
Gillespie County Fair Ass'n
General Revenue Fund
Morris Ranch Mattress Center
Leila Byrd
Morris Ranch
Bianco News
Viva Ruth Gipson Bianco
Willow City Pioneer
Bodo Habenicht
Dee
Ago Vo Cnet
cueyRoLtt
Chevrolet
Gon Vr
Standard Motor Company, Inc
Fredericksburg, Texas
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