Guard Your Freedoms Hartman Tells Rotarians
Jan Hartmann, a Czech escapee and Has tings College law student, spoke to Fredericksburg Rotary Club at Nimitz Hotel warning Americans to protect liberty. He recounted escaping behind the Iron Curtain on New Year’s Eve 1948 and urged citizen involvement, support for friendly nations, and learning about Communist tactics. He contrasted 1945 to 1948 Czech poverty with Communist takeover.
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Jan Hartmann
Czechoslovakia
Has
Tings College
Nebraska
Fredericksburg
Nimitz
Charles Dooley
America
Hartmann
Germany
Russia
Hitler
Why Support the Fredericksburg Fair Race Meet
The Fair Association faces possible losses on the July Race Meet yet argues the event keeps Fredericksburg competitive with nearby cities. Community leaders insist the race and fair are essential public entertainment and a burden worth bearing to promote city vitality and progress.
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The
Fair Association
Fredericksburg
Hartman to Speak at Fredericksburg Fair Park Sunday
Hartman will address a mass meeting at Fredericksburg Fair Park Sunday night at 8 00 pm after Rotary Club talks. He will recount his Communist experiences in Czechoslovakia and warn how communists plot to take over the United States. The program opens at 7 30 with a Hermann Sons Band concert.
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Hartmann
Jan Hartmann
Czechoslovakia
Nebraska
Rotary Club
Rotary
M. L. Bogisch
J. Dooley
Fredericksburg
Fair Park
Jan Hartman
United States
Hermann Sons Band
Fair Catalogs Are Ready for Distribution
Catalogs for the 63rd Gillespie County Fair are completed and being distributed August 17 to 19. The 192 page book includes prize lists rules exhibitor photos and a complete section on Gillespie soil conservation district history. It lists Fredericksburg FFA and 4 H Club winners with placings and a compilation of committees for fair preparations.
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Gillespie County
Elgin Heimann
The
Fair Association
Fredericksburg
FFA
Gillespie Soil Conservation District
Gillespie County to Hold Election on Ad Valorem Tax for Roads
The Gillespie Commissioners Court set Friday August 10 as the election date to decide continuing the state ad valorem tax for farm to market and lateral roads. If the measure fails, the court may raise property valuations to fund the budget. The tax funds road construction, maintenance and flood control as permitted by Texas constitutional amendments.
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Gillespie Commissioners Court
Gillespie County
People of Texas
Texas
Homstead
Commissioners’ Court
Walton Grienke Enters U S Naval Academy
Walton James Grienke age 19, son of Mr and Mrs Wm Grienke of Fredericksburg, became the communitys third graduate to enter the U S Naval Academy at Annapolis. A 1949 Fredericksburg High School graduate, he previously served two years in the Navy and attended a Builder's Construction School in 1949. He trained at Trinidad and Newport Preparatory School, earning an academy appointment on the basis of his scholastic record.
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Walton James Grienke
Wm. Grienke
Fredericksburg
U. S. Naval Academy
Annapolis
Navyland
Hi School
Chester W. Nimitz
Winfried Berg
Willie Berg
Grienke
Navy
Park Naming Contest Draws Many Entries
Gillespie County invites entries to name its new park with a $10 prize. Mail one name per sheet with a 25 word justification by July 15 to Mrs. H. H. Fricke in Fredericksburg. The winning name will be announced after committee review and adopted by the Park Board. The contest is sponsored by the Fredericksburg Chamber of Commerce.
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Gillespie County
Park Committee
Park Board
H. H. Fricke
P. O. Box
Fredericksburg
Texas
County Park Board
Fredericksburg Chamber of Commerce
Borchers Couple Visit San Antonio Kin Locally
Mr and Mrs Eddie Borchers of San Antonio spent the weekend here visiting relatives and friends.
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Eddie Borchers
San Antonio
Hill Country Angus to Hold First Field Day at Fair Park
Gillespie County voters set for Friday August 10 to decide on ad valorem tax reauthorization at 30 cents and a reallocation of funds. The measure preserves overall tax levels while routing revenue for county needs. Court actions include school district bond issuance, park fund creation, and county payroll allocations.
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Gillespie County
Gillespie Commissioners Court
Doss
Standard
Morris Ranch
Petersburg
Stonewall Consolidated Common
Marilyn Schmidt
C. A. Stone
Evelyn Rode
Postal Receipts Rise for Fredericksburg Office in 1951
Fredericksburg post office posted higher income for year ending June 30 1951 rising to 41 170 63 from 37 632 39 an increase of 3538 24 about 94 percent Quarterly gains occurred with December the peak The two periods income by quarter show steady growth Dr Lester Keyser Mrs Cordie Keyser and Mrs Alta McBride depart Sunday for a two week vacation in Zion National Park and Bryce Canyon
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Fredericksburg
R. W. Klingelhoefer
Lester Keyser
Cordie Keyser
Alta McBride
Zion National Park
Bryce Canyon
Gillespie Peach Crop Moves To Market
Gillespie County's 1951 peach crop, up to par in quality but short on quantity, has moved to market. Stonewall hosts two grading machines operated by the Gillespie Growers and Hill Country Fruit Growers. Prices range from 3 to 6.60 per bushel with Hale Haven and Elberta varieties arriving, while hail damaged fruit is culled.
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Gillespie County
Stonewall
Henry O. Kneese
Elbertas
Hale Haven
Weinheimer’s Hall
Hill Country Fruit Growers
Kneese
South Texas
San Antonio
Gillespie
Garden Club to Work at Park Thursday Friday
The Fredericksburg Garden Club leads in securing surplus airport property for a County Park and will devote two full work days to planning and clearing the park on Thursday and Friday. Continued on page 5.
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Garden Club
Fredericksburg
Hill Country Angus Assn Hosts First Field Day at Fredricksburg Fair Park
The Hill Country Angus Association holds its first field day at Fair Park in Fredericksburg on Saturday July 1 starting 8 a.m. Breeders from 14 counties attend for judging by 4 H and FFA teams, parasite talks, cutting demonstrations, beef cuts on live cattle, and cross breeding discussions with State Senator Carlos Ashley of Llano as noon luncheon speaker.
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Hill Country
Angus Assciation
Fair Park
Fredicksburg
Henry Wellborn Centerpoint
Association
Hi Country
Carlos Ashley O Llano
Gillespie County
C. Stone
Nolan Althaus
Frericksburg
Bill Logan
Comfort
I. N. Mitchell
Comal County
A. m
Vict Sagebiel
Wm. Petmecky
Chamber of Commerce and
Far Association
Wellbor
Jack Groff
Gillespie Veterans Vocational Agriculture
Texas Angus Association
Plac
Texas Livestock Journal
High Individua
Wesley Gold
PMA
Three Fredericksburg FFA Members to Receive Lone Star Degree
Three Fredericksburg FFA Chapter members Kermit Crenwelge Wilbert Ransleben and Victor Meier will receive Lone Star Farmer Awards at the state convention in Houston starting today through Friday July 13. The Shamrock Hotel hosts the event with entertainment planned by a Houston committee headed by General R C Kuldell.
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Fredericksburg
FFA
Kermit Crenwelge
Wilbert Ransleben
Victor Meier
Houston
Shamrock Hotel
The
Shamrock
Glen H. McCarthy
Gen. Kuldell
Ralph A. Johnston
Vernon Frost
Houston Farm and Ranch Club
Farm Ranch Club
Chamber of Commerce
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Hartman
Park Sunday
Walton Grienke
N. A. Thurman
Joe Boyd Wayne
Lary Linn
White Bluff
Ernst Kneese
Jake Young
Hill Country Angus Association
Gillespie Fruit Growers
Weinheimer
Bill Schlueter
Claus Clasen
Rose Moldenhauer
Charles Weinheimer
Walter Moldenhauer
Lone Star Farmer Degree
W. Ransleben
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