Bracher to be Honored on 50th Ordination Anniversary
The Rev. F. A. Bracher pastor of Zion Lutheran Church for 33 years will be honored Sunday for the 50th anniversary of his ordination. A morning service at 10 o clock will feature liturgist Rev. C. N. Roth and remarks by Dr. Wm. F. Kraushaar. A 2:30 p.m. program at Klaemer Picnic Grounds includes speakers and a family style dinner in the park.
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F. A. Bracher
Zion Lutheran Church
P Aogram
Klaerner’s Park
Park R. W
Dr. C. Weeber
Quihi
Texas
Bracher
Bids Rejected On FHS Building Projects
Fredericksburg school board rejected all bids for the proposed building program. Only two bids were entered, both above the 250000 bond issue approved April 1. Odom Austin bid 323861 for the full primary building and gymnasium, while Evens and Taylor San Antonio bid 262000 for two new buildings. Board to revise plans to cut costs and re-bid likely by August 1.
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J. M. Odom
Austin
Evens
Taylor
San Antonio
Odom
San Angelo
Board of
John Becker
Nolan Brown
Henke Firm Expands With Sidney Henke Partnership
Max T Henke and his son Sidney join in the family firm as a new annex and extended building open Sunday. The Henke grocery and fuel business, established in 1917, shows a larger display area a new meat counter and modern beverage pier with Gulf products.
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Max T. Henke
Gillese County
Sidney Henke
Eir
Llano Highway
Eastavis Street
Max T. Henkere
Henk
East Main
Schaefer Tractor & Imlement Co
Henke
Deposit Increase Shown By Banks in Fredericksburg
Fredericksburg National and Security State banks report a combined 7 991 981 05 in deposits as of June 30 up from 7 220 891 83 on April 24, a rise of 771 089 22. Fredericksburg National holds 4 775 745 10 and Security State 3 216 235 95, with near equal increases of about 390 000 and 380 000 respectively.
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Fredericksburg
Fredericksburg National and Security State
The
Standard
Fredericksburg National
Big Game Season On Gillespie Ranch Bag Alligator
A Gillespie County rancher Ewald Eistweidt with J L Patterson and Roy Stroeher shot a 7 foot 2 inch alligator at a ranch lake in the western Gillespie district. The animal traced from Louisiana as a pet in 1946 and roamed through multiple lakes before being killed after a grappling hook pulled it to shore.
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Gillespie
Ewald Eistweidt
J. L. Patrson
Roy Stroeher
Gillespie Quinty
Louisiana
Lly Keller
Kellers Lake
Henry Keyser
Geistweidt
Ewald
Gillespie County
Ewald Geistweidt
Sandra Patterson
J. L. Patterson
Veteran Postal Employee H. W. Kusenberger Dies at 64
H W Kusenberger 64 a veteran postal clerk died suddenly at his Fredericksburg home on Sunday July 9 1950. He joined the local post office December 12 1920 and served as finance clerk for 30 years in three post office buildings. He previously ran the Fredericksburg Standard from 1909 to 1916 and owned the paper. He was a Mason and Lions Club member born December 16 1885 in Fredericksburg married Alma Priess January 4 1911. Survivors include his wife a sister Meta and brother Edward Rusenberger. Funeral services were at Beckmann Funeral Home with the Arion Singing Club and Masonic Lodge assisting. Interment City Cemetery.
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Harry W. Kusenberger
Kusenberger
Adams Street
Rusenberger
Fredericksburg Standard
Fredericksburg Publishing Company
Masonic Lodge
Fredericksburg
Lions Club
Wm. Kusenberger
Pauline Koennecke Kusenberger
Alma Priess
Meta
Henry Mogford
Edward Rusenberger
Otto Lindenberg
Holy Ghost Lutheran Church
Beckmann Funeral Home
Arion Singing Club
A. F
A. M. Masonic Lodge
City
Officers Seek Driver Of Wrecked Pick Up Truck
Gillespie and Kerr County officers seek Frank Locke driver of a Davey Tree Surgery Company pick up wrecked Saturday at 7 p m a half mile west of Stonewall. Locke with Lonny Shannon and Jack Weed overturned the truck returning to Fredericksburg from Stonewall Shannon in hospital with a fractured pelvis and other injuries Locke fled after being brought to Fredericksburg and is wanted on reckless driving charges.
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Gillespie
Kerr County
Frank Locke
Davey Tree Surgery Company
Stonewall
Locke
Lonny Shannon
Jack Weed
Medina
Fredericksburg
Shannon
Weed
Loth
Rainfall totals vary in Fredericksburg area storm
Frede ricksburg received an inch of rain in a late night thunderstorm after midnight on Wednesday. Most areas in the county had little or no rain while Arthur Reed documented two inches at Spring Creek. Palo Alto reported 70 points and other locations saw only a dust settler.
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Fredericksburg
Arthur Reed
Spring Creek
Palo Alto
Jaycee Officers to Be Installed at Ladies Night in Fredericksburg
Fredericksburg Junior Chamber of Commerce will install new officers at a ladies night and dinner dance at Sunnyside Tavern on Tuesday July 18 at 730 PM. Incoming president Dr Dor Brown leads a slate that includes Joe Petsch as first vice president and T J Chapman as second vice president.
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Fredericksburg
Vernon Gold
Erwin Anderegg
John Dooley
Norman Rech
Willie Wehmeyer
Leo Blanchard
Perry Woerner
Oliver Schaetter
Patrick Pyka
Werner Lindenberg
Gregg Winters
Early Wood
Bill Hodges
Douglas Keller
al and His Highlanders
Mes
James Dor Brown
T. J. Chapman
Victor Nixon
Henry Joseph
Vern Spiva
Leo Tomlinson
Henry Schmidt
Postal Receipts Rise in Fredericksburg in 1950 Half
Fredericksburg postal receipts for the first half of 1950 rose to 18,394.10 from 16,832.16 in 1949. Postmaster R W Klingelhoefer announced the six month totals with quarterly gains from March and June.
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Fredericksburg
R. W. Klingelhoefer
Cub Scout Day Camp Set For Klaerner's Park
Cub Scouts of Pack 133 announce a three day Day Camp at Klaerner's Park July 18 19 and 20 with hours 830 am to 4 pm on the first two days and 830 am to 1 pm on Thursday. Families return Thursday evening for a basket supper and crafts display. Cubs supply nosebag lunches first two days and cook a coffee can casserole on Thursday. each Cub brings a one pound coffee can with lid.
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Cub Scouts
Pack 133
Klaerner’s Park
Chairman says outlook no better for demo primary
Gillespie County Democratic chairman Tom Schmidt says funds are lacking to hold the Democratic Primary. He notes new election law requires two sets of boxes and 60 day stubs, making a run off impossible without funds and timely support. Arthur Stehling oversees a funds solicitation, but Schmidt warns there is no chance to proceed without money.
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Tom Schmidt
Gillespie County
Democratic Committee
Schmidt
Arthur Stehling
Meurer Named President of Chamber of Commerce
Henry C. Meurer manager of the Goodyear Service Store was elected president of the Fredericksburg Chamber of Commerce at the first meeting of the new board. He succeeds Alex Frantzen with Calvin Bierschwabe named vice president and the board setting top projects and by law changes.
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Henry C. Meurer
Goodyear
Fredericksburg
Chamber of Commerce
Fair Association
Junior Chamber of Commerce
Alex Frantzen
Frantzen
D. T. Mann
John Dooley
Almon Kirchhoff
Kerrville
Victor Sagebiel
Calvin Bierschwale
Hayden Osbourn
Five-County Hill Country Selective Service Board Seeks Details
The Fredericksburg based Five County Selective Service Board reports no notice of increased activity. Clerk Mrs. Hubert Kelch says the board only knows what appears in the papers and has been asked to have records in order. The Kendall Kerr Llano Blanco Gillespie counties board has not inducted any individuals.
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Selective Service Board
Fredericksburg
Hubert Kelch
Kendall
Kerr
Llano
Blanco Counties
Gillespie
Texas Draft Quota Set at 1005 Men by September 30
Selective Service headquarters said Texas must furnish 1,005 men at once and no later than September 30. The nationwide 20,000 more troops are requested by the Defense Department to bolster the US armed forces, with Texas holding a 1A pool of 65,339 men aged 18 to 26 from which to draw the quota.
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Lewis B. Hershey
Selective Service
Hershey
Congress
Gen. Hershey
Paul L. Wakefield
Texas Selective Service
Texas
Wakefield
Defense Department
Fredericksburg High School Band Orders New 1950 Uniforms
The FHS Band Boosters voted to buy new full dress uniforms from a San Antonio maker for the 1950 school year. The Hillbilly Band will switch to a short waist jacket with five braid rows, white soutache, West Point trousers, and a Pershing style cap with red top, designed for night parades and potential lighting.
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Fredericksburg
FHS Band Boosters Club
Wm. Petmecky
San Antonio
West Point
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Texas Lutheran College
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FHS
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Illespie
H. W. Kusenberger
Jaycee
Klaerner's Park
Meurer
Chamber Commerce
Bierschwale
C. D. Jordan
T. J. Moore
Fred A. Hannah
Walter W. Epperson
Boerne
E. Harrison
Blanco
Board
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