Giants Win Again and Wedding Notices From 1920
The Fredericksburg Giants defeated Llano 6 to 3 with Lee pitching and Lochte leading at bat. Also noted are several wedding announcements including Alfred Stehling and Alma Schmidtzensky, George Besier and Dora Herbert, plus church rites. Other items cover the Rosenberg ministry call, commissioners notes, and local birth reports listing multiple newborns through July.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Giants
Fredericksburg Giants
Llane
Lee
Llano
Lochte
Giant
Stehling-Schmidtzensky
St. Mary’s Church
Alfred Stehling
Alma Schmidtzensky
Gerlach
Meta Schmidtzensky
Oscar Stehling
Emma Schmidtzinsky
Paul Metzger
Rosa Stehling
Messrs
Arno Gold
Richard Schmidtzinsky
Oscar Weinheimer
Julia Baumann
Rose Schandua
Kesier-Herbert
George Besier
Dora Herbert
Heinzmann
Clara Loth
Ella Besier
Ad. Besier
Walter Jenschke
Rosenberg
Arthur Rode
W. Flachmeier
Cave Creek Church
Commissioners Court
Large Surgical Dressing Quota Completed Here
Gillespie County volunteers finished the county quota sending 102 600 dressings to American Red Cross headquarters. About 150 women worked 567 hours in the courthouse workrooms since December, with sessions five afternoons and two nights weekly. A new quota of 37 000 dressings for the next three months will begin as materials arrive. more volunteers are needed to meet the timeline.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Gillespie County
American Red Cross
Lester Keyser
Theo Hang
Sixteen Gillespie County Men Inducted Into Army and Navy
A list from the Gillespie County Selective Service Board shows sixteen men inducted on June 28, eight into the Army and eight into the Navy. Army draftees include James C. Shaw Edward C. Hernandez Calvin W. Hohmann Carl O. Welgehausen Norman E. Wilke Clayton F. Lorenz Charles E. Petsch and Marvin C. Peter. Welgehausen volunteers for aviation cadet training. Navy entrants include Gilbert A. Ottmers Reuben H. Land Hubert H. Hoennmann Eugene E. Hannamann Marvin Dudley Lee Elgin C. Usener and Ernest J. Hanus Joan M. Caid.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Gillespie County
Army
Navy
Selective Service Board
James C. Shaw
Edward C. Hernandez
Calvin W. Hohmann
Carl O Welgehausen
Norman E Wilke
Clayton F. Lorenz
Charles E. Petsch
Marvin C. Peter
Carl O. Welgehausen
Naval Service
Gilbert A. Ottmers
Reuben H. Land
Hubert H. Hoenmann
Eugene E. Hannamann
Marvin Dudley Lee
Elgin C. Usener
Ernest J. Hanus
Joan M. Caid
Gillespie Reunion Planned in San Antonio for August 1
San Antonio residents from Gillespie County gather at the Bethoven home for a Sunday August 1 reunion at 3 p m. The program features patriotic songs and speeches and members will bring basket lunches, as announced in a local paper.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Fredericksburg
Gillespie County
San Antonio
Bethoven
Allies Press Sicily Campaign Invasion Progress
Allied forces under Montgomery and Patton advanced on Sicily, capturing Syracuse and 14 other cities as they drove north toward Messina. Reports said American units defeated a Nazi force and supplied food to Sicilians, while Italian fascists admitted losses as fighting continued.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
United States
Sicily
Italy
Bernard Montgomery
George S. Patton, Jr
Syracuse
Messina
Munda
South Pacific
Kula Gulf
Frank Knox
Paramushiro
Japan
Kurile Islands
Attu
U.S
Roosevlt
Postal Receipts Soar In Fredericksburg Year
Fredericksburg postal receipts for the year ending June 30 rose to 21 749 72. Postmaster R W Klingelthoefer reports this surpasses twenty thousand dollars for the first time and marks a 16 percent rise from the prior year with a 3 006 30 gain. Quarterly increases are listed with the June 1943 quarter leading, followed by December 1942 March 1943 and September 1942. Totals by quarter show a clear upward trend.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Fredericksburg
R. W. Klingelthoefer
Emergency Tires Available to Certificate Holders
Several thousand emergency tires are released under an administrative exception to the tire rationing rule. They are available for purchase by Grade 3 Tire Certificate holders after June 25 to serve farmers and other slow speed vehicle users. Dealers may order 25 to 200 tires per batch.
Five Percent Dividend Checks Mailed for Bank of Fredericksburg
A five percent dividend check will be mailed this week starting July 15 from the closed Bank of Fredericksburg. Depositors were asked not to visit the receivers office as checks will be mailed. The bank has paid 77 percent in dividends to date.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bank of Fredericksburg
D. J. Hoerster
Citizen’s Bank
Torrential rains flood Harper Doss area causing road washouts
A heavy two day rain in western county drenched the Harper Doss corridor with estimates around 10 to 12 inches. Creeks and gulches overflowed washing out terraces and leveled fields. The Harper Doss road near ten feet deep washouts prompted closure for at least two weeks. The Fredericksburg Harper highway suffered 500 feet of pavement loss at Flag Creek with additional washouts along the route.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Harper
Doss
Harper-Doss
Reuben Nixon
Fredericksburg - Harper
Flag Creek
Spring Creek
AAA District Meeting Held in Fredericksburg
County AAA Committeemen and clerks attended a two day informational session in Fredericksburg on July 8 and 9 led by District AAA Field Officer R H Nelson. Speakers included Howard T Kingsbery and Tom Wortham with updates on the 1948 Food Production Program and 1943 cotton marketing quota provisions.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
AAA
District 7
Fredericksburg
R. H. Nelson
Howard T. Kingsbery
Kingsberry
Usda War Boards
Tom Wortham
Tim Moore
PP Gy Colgin
CCC
O. B. Briggs
Wartime Ration Calendar Highlights Stamp Validities
Sugar stamps 13 and 15 16 cover five pounds each with deadlines August 15 and October 31 1945. Coffee stamps 21 22 authorize one pound each through July 21 and August 11. Shoes stamp 18 allows one pair through October 31. Meats fats cheese and canned fish stamps expire July 31, with R and S dates in July. Processed foods blue stamps N P Q valid July 1 to August 7. Gasoline A B and book coupons four gallons each A-6 expires July 21.
Jaycees Plan Jersey Show Poultry Clinic with Ram Sale
Fredericksburg Jaycees voted to sponsor a Jersey Dairy Show and poultry clinic tied to a two day ram sale at Fair Park. The sale is set for August 27–28, with a coordinating show and clinic. A planning committee led by Nolan Brown and others will organize arrangements and a near-term fund-raising entertainment.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Fredericksburg
Max Metzger
Alfred Crenwelge
Sidney Henke
Traveler's Cafe
Guenther Ottmers
Paul Mann
B. H. Heinen
Elgin Crenwelge
Werner Klier
Atley Berg
Page
Lions Install New Officers In Wed Meeting
The Fredericksburg Lions Club held its annual Ladies and Installation of officers night at Sunnyside Tavern. Lion William Petmecky was toastmaster as the club announced a new officer slate and Lion W. C. White was named zone chairman for zone 3 in District 2 A by H. G. Hackelberg. White will lead zone meetings with officers from several area clubs. Retiring president Alex Frantzen presented his report.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Fredericksburg
San Antonio
New Braunfels
Bandera
Boerne Mason
Seguin
Medina Valley
Alamo Heights
Harlandale
Comfort
Alex Frantzen
OPA District Representative Visits to Aid Price Panel
Mr. Tom Clawson district representative of the Southern District of the Office of Price Administration spoke with the local War Price and Rationing Board on Monday about maintaining uniform prices. The meeting led to plans to name several assistants to the Price Panel to help merchants keep prices uniform.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Tom Clawson
Office of Price Administration
War Price and Rationing Board
Tax Payments Here Reach High Mark
Gillespie county’s tax payments for the year ending June 30 reached a high mark with most state and county taxes paid. State taxes $30 761.56 with only $684.89 unpaid. county taxes $38 676.80 with $768.43 unpaid. Revenue from licenses totaled $1 322.50 for county purposes. A total of 3 626 poll taxes and 57 exemptions were issued. Current year tax collection begins October 1 as the roll is prepared. court approves a new county road from Tivydale to Kerrville joining the Kerrville Highway near the roadside park five miles from Fredericksburg.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Gillespie County
Wm. M. Petmecky
Tivydale
Kerrville
Fredericksburg
Walter Wallendorf
Alfred Kunz
Fire Department Resuscitator Ready For Public Use
Fredericksburg Volunteer Fire Department announces public readiness of a newly purchased resuscitator inhalator and aspirator funded by local donations. Twelve trained operators ensure prompt service with no charges, available 24 7 by calling 276.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Fredericksburg
Christmas Parcels For Overseas Servicemen Rules Set
The Post Office announces a September 15 to October 15 mailing window for Christmas packages to service members overseas. Packages must weigh five pounds with 36 inches total length and girth, labeled Christmas Parcel, and sent at prepaid rates. Food is restricted. clothing is discouraged. toiletries and select items are allowed. matches, poisons, and inflammables are banned. Insurance rules vary by branch. Navy and related personnel may be insured.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Post Office Department
Fredericksburg
Army
Navy
Marine Corps
Coast Guard
Permanent Post Office
Also Mentioned on This Page
Fredricksburg
E. H. McLean
33Rd Judicial District
N. T Stubbs
Clarence Martin
W. B. Rosales
WR. Hahn
Hy Bruns
Gus P. Pehl
Otto A. Jacoby
Hy. J. Weber
Albert Land
Gillespie
Russia
Hitler
Maxine E. Medlock
Louis Evans
Women’s Army Corps
Ft. Oglethorpe
Des Moines
Iowa
Louisiana
Aubra Medlock
Uncle
Sam
Harper and Doss
Lions Club Boy Scout
Tom Wooten
Austin
Jimmy Leitz
Curtis Kuhlmann
Jerry Walter
Leroy Treiles
Oscar Lee Sellers
Bobby Jackson
Joe Knopp
Houseton Dunnahoo
Oliver Kowert, Jr
Alfred Walter
Robin Weiss
Arthur Kowert
Fightin’ Man
Willie Heep
Joe Heep
North Africa
Heep
Mississippi
Lions
Wed
W. C. White
OPA
Fire Department
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