Calendar of Events for Gillespie County July August
A chronological list of community gatherings and meetings in Fredericksburg and surrounding areas from July 15 to August 13. Includes VFW Auxiliary, Social Security rep, ram sales, Masonic and Legion meetings, Chamber of Commerce, Boy Scouts, farm loan association, Jaycees, Hubertus Club events, and officials plus trustees meetings.
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VFW
Legion Hall
Social Security
Austin
C of C
L. W. Wittenburg Ram
Fair Grounds
Masonic District
Fredericksburg
Hermann Sons Mixed Choir
Abbert
Texas
Masonic Lodge
Fredericksburg Credit Bureau
Executive Board
The
American Legion
Music
Jaycee Ram
Bill Sale
Gillespie County
Hubertus Club
A. M. Cooper Dist
Farm Home Administration
Chamber of Commerce Board of Directors
Jaycees Board of Directors
Herman Sons
Lodge Hall
Eastern Star
Arbeiter Verein
Top Thirteen Texans Receive Large 1946 Treasury Payments
Treasury data show thirteen Texans collected more than 75000 dollars in 1946. J C Del linger led the list with 162916 dollars from Western Cotton Oil Co. Charles P Skouras, movie theatre owner and head of two firms, was the nation’s highest paid executive at nearly 1 million dollars.
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Washington
Treasury Department
J. C. Dellinger
Western Cotton Oil Co
Charles P. Skouras
Texas Voters Aloof As Primary Campaign Lags
Dem primary apathy runs through Texas as reports show light crowds at events and little opinion shift in the U S Senate race. Coke Stevenson and Lyndon Johnson appear headed for a runoff, while George Peddy shows no growth. Governor Jester campaigns on record and promises prison reform and aid to the aged and disabled. A Weatherford shooting of Eugene Miller haunts politics with uncertain motives, police noting left wing ties but finding no clear political motive.
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Texas
United States
Coke Stevenson
Lyndon Johnson
George Peddy
Stevenson
Johnson
Eugene Miller
Weatherford
Miller
House of Representatives
Senate
Austin
House
Treaty Oak in Austin Estimated Over Five Centuries Old
A venerable tree in Austin known as the Treaty Oak covers over a quarter acre and is believed to be more than 500 years old. A photo sits in the Bureau of Forestry in Washington, lauded as a perfect specimen of North American trees. The tree is named for legend that Stephen F. Austin signed the first boundary line agreement there with the Indians, ending local warfare.
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Austin
Bureau of Forestry
Washington
North America
Stephen F. Austin
Man Set Fire to Lumber to Return to Penitentiary
An elderly vagrant in Waco admitted setting a pile of redwood lumber in a coffin factory on fire. He said the act was intentional to get back into the penitentiary where he has served two terms.
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Waco
City Census Underway In Fredericksburg
City officials report ongoing census collection with 1700 residents counted by noon. Mayor Joe Molberg urges all residents to call or visit the city office to provide household counts and cooperates in a community cleanup drive scheduled for tomorrow and Friday.
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Fredericksburg
Joe Molberg
Louis Hannemann Family Visits Here
Rev and Mrs Louis Hannemann and children from McGregor visited relatives here for a week after spending the July 4 weekend at Albert Klett camp on Buchanan Lake. They dined with Mr and Mrs Hans Hannemann and returned home Thursday. August Hannemann accompanied them and will stay in McGregor.
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Louis Hannemann
McGregor
Albert Klett
Buchanan Lake
Hans Hannemann
August Hannemann
Clifton Maenius Hospitalized After Ball Hit
Clifton Maenius 16 son of Mr and Mrs Alvin Maenius was released from Fredericksburg Hospital and Clinic after being observed since Sunday. He was struck on the head by a pitched ball during an inter squad game of the Albert club, knocked unconscious at the left temple. The injury halted the game as Albert planned a match with Kendalia.
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Clifton Maenius
Alvin Maenius
Fredericksburg
Maenius
Albert Ball Club
Lester Scherer
Albert Club
Kendalia
Criminal Court Justice Candidate Visits In City
W E Billy Myres of Tarrant County visited Fredericksburg last week to campaign for a seat on the Court of Criminal Appeals in Austin. Born in Johnson County he has practiced law forty years in Texas and served as first assistant criminal district attorney in Fort Worth.
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W.E
Billy” Myres
Tarrant County
Fredericksburg
Court of Criminal Appeals
Austin
Myres
Johnson County
Texas
Ft. Worth
Erwin Simon Named Highway Foreman in Gillespie County
Erwin Simon of San Marcos is named local maintenance foreman for the State Highway Department in Gillespie County effective July 10, succeeding Rubin Wallendorf who resigned. Si mon, 42, has 20 years with the department and for seven years has been maintenance foreman for Hays County based in San Marcos. he and his wife and two sons plan to move here soon.
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Erwin Simon
San Marcos
State Highway Department
Gillespie County
Rubin Wallendorf
Simon
Highway Department
Hays County
Poehlmann Family Visit Noted in Yorktown
Mrs G A Poehlmann and her sons visit her parents in Yorktown while Rev Poehlmann attends Luther Academy in Towa.
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G. A. Poehlmann and Sons
Yorktown
Rev. Poehlmann
Luther Academy
Towa
Scotch gift wrapping tape at Fredericksburg Publishing Co
A fragment notes Scotch brand gift wrapping tape and cellophane tape associated with the Fredericksburg Publishing Co Inc. No additional details, dates, or contexts are provided.
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Fredericksburg Publishing Co., Inc
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New Gop
Rep
Hugh D. Scott, Jr
Pennsylvania
Carroll Reece
Tennessee
Scott
Philadelphia
Texas Weekly News Service
Jester
Berlin
Criminal Court Justice
Cypress Creek
Texas Mountaineers
Rosedale Peas
Winter Valley
Morton
Jimmie Pyka
Fair Park
Junior Giants
Lampasas
Stonewall, Texas
Stonewall Pirates
San Antonio Cowboys
Spring Creek Hall
Reed's
Harper Road
Arthur Reeh
Goodyear Service Store
E. Main
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