Twenty Hill Country men to report for draft exams
Twenty men from five counties Gillespie Ulano Kerr Kendall and Llano will report for physical examinations on Wednesday August 9. The local draft board aims to process 1005 men in September from a pool including 2820 registrants age eligible with classifications 1A 4A and others.
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Secure Service Board
Gillespie
Ulanco
Kerr
Kendall
Liano
Amarillo
el Paso
San Antonio
Dallas
Houston
Shreveport
Draft Board
Bracher Honored On 50th Lutheran Ministry Anniversary
Rev. F A Bracher is celebrated for fifty years as a Lutheran pastor with morning services at Zions Lutheran Church and a picnic at Laurenern’s Park. Attending were Rev C N Roth and Rev Gogolin along with Dr Kraushaar, choir members, and several hundred guests at a barbecue luncheon.
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F. A. Bracher
Zions Lutheran Church
Laerner’s Park
C. N. Roth
Texas
American Lutheran Church
William Kraushaar
Texas Lutheran College
A. Weber
Zion
Clemens Kneese
Julia Hartmann
Bracher
C. Weeber
Quihi
P. Gogoin
Brenham
Wartburg Seminary
Feeber
Goolin
R. W. Klingelhoefer
Walter Probst
Kerrville
Weeber
Gogolin
Fredericksburg Officer Honored for Air Supply Missions
Lt. Garland G. Virden of Fredericksburg was decorated in Tokyo by General Douglas MacArthur for delivering badly needed supplies from Japan to Korea. His wife and sons live in Fredericksburg. he is the son of Mr. and Mrs. Dave Virden of Tivydale Road near the airport and brother of Opal Pitt of the local school faculty. He visited Fredericksburg several months this spring on furlough before Japan duty.
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Garland G. Virden
Fredericksburg
Tokyo
Douglas MacArthur
Japan
Korea
Virden
Dave Virden
Tivydale Road
Opal Pitt
U. S. Air Force
Evans family weekend visit to Fredericksburg
Mr and Mrs Claude Evans and daughter from San Marcos spent a weekend in Fredericksburg enjoying local sights and hospitality.
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Claude Evans
San Marcos
Fredericksburg
Cub Scout Day Camp Closes With Parents Night at Klaerner’s Park
The Cub Scout Day Camp from Tuesday to Thursday at Klaerner's Park ends with a parents night. Thirty three Cubs from Pack 133 attend while crafts include handmade rope, bird houses, and plaster figures. Jack Barnes teaches knot tying and Mrs. Kowert leads a bird quiz. A coffee can casserole lunch wraps up the event.
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Klaerner’s Park
Jack Barnes
Arthur Kowert
Expanded Vocational Agriculture Program At Fredericksburg High
Fredericksburg High adds a second Vocational Agriculture teacher after approval by the State Department. Malcomb Fluitt joins Joe Tatum in the department. plans include a new farm shop with welding, blacksmithing, metal and wood work. The program offers livestock, dairying, poultry, horticulture, entomology, soil conservation and range courses plus a fourth year engineering oriented class. Contact Joe Tatum or A K Krause for enrollment.
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Fredericksburg
State Vocational Agriculture Department
Malcomb Fluitt
Texas A & M College
Joe Tatum
Fluitt
Burnet County
Vocational Agriculture Department
Frederickbsurg
Voc. Ag
A. K. Krause
W. C. Westerfeldt
School Board Studies Revised Plans Tonight
The Fredericksburg Independent School District Board meets with architect John Becker to review revised building plans after July 6 bids exceeded the $250,000 bond issue. President Nolan Brown says revisions aim to fit within the bond limit and, once pared down, new bids will be requested to start construction at the earliest possible time.
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Fredericksburg Independent
Locke Still Being Sought After Kerrville Burglary
Peace officers statewide seek Frank Locke on charges of reckless driving and burglary. He wrecked a Davey Tree Expert Co. truck near Stonewall on July 8, fled to Kerrville, burglarized a home, and disappeared. Lonny Shannon of Medina remains hospitalized with a fractured pelvis from the wreck.
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Frank Locke
Kerrville
Locke
Davey Tree Expert Company
Stonewall
Fredericksburg
Lonny Shannon
Medina
Maier and Watkins Trip Heads West to San Francisco
Mr and Mrs Alex Maier Henry Maier and the Watkins of San Antonio left Saturday for an extended trip to San Francisco California and other points of interest in Pacific coast states.
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Alex Maier
Henry Maier
the Watkins of
San Antonio
San Francisco
California
Pacific Coast States
Missing In Action Kermit Koch Former Gillespie Soldier
Pfc. Kermit Koch 19 son of Mr and Mrs Emil Koch is listed missing in action in Korea since July 5 1950. He served just over a year and is remembered from the 1948 FHS football team where he played left guard. His brother Henry Koch serves on Guam with the Navy.
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Pfc
Kermit Koch
Emil Koch
Gillespian
War Department
Kermit
Korea
Henry Koch
Guam
Navy
Kown
FHS
Lions to Install New Officers Wednesday Night
Fredericksburg Lions Club plans a ladies night at the Nimitz Hotel ballroom starting 7 30 Wednesday. G S McCreless district governor will install officers after an address by the Lions leader at the International Convention in Chicago.
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Fredericksburg Lions Club
Nimitz Hotel
G. S. McCreless
San Antonio
Lions
Lions International
Chicago
Harry O. Davis
Joe Petsch
W. H. Springall
Almon Kirchhoff
W. C. Westerfeldt
Alvin Davidson
Kermit Striegler
Lion Tamer
Dor Brown
Cliff Balser
R. W. Klingelhoefer
Joe Tatum
C. A. Greenwaldt
Emilie Falk
Oliver Kowert
Otto Schneider Jr
Mrs Ewald Beyer and daughter visit Fredericksburg
Mrs Ewald Beyer and her daughter from Hooks Texas are visiting Fredericksburg for a period of sightseeing and family gatherings.
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Ewald Beyer
Hooks, Texas
Fredericksburg
Jaycee Officers Installed At Tuesday Night Banquet
Dr. Dor W. Brown was installed as president of the Junior Chamber of Commerce in a Sunnyside Tavern banquet in Fredericksburg. Louis Buck officiated, with Joe Petsch T. J. Chapman named vice presidents and a slate of directors installed. Kerrville director Bob Hill spoke on Jaycee projects and urged civic cooperation and support for the Hoover Commission recommendations in Congress.
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Dor W. Brown
Fredericksburg
Junior Chamber of Commerce
Oliver Schaetter
Patrick Pyka
Werner Lindenberg
Gregg Winters
Earl Wood
Bill Hodges
Douglas Keller
Hill
Bob Hill
Kerrville
Jaycee
Jaycees
Chamber of Commerce
Red Cross Fund Chairman Cited For 1950 Campaign
Dr. Cor. W. Brown received the American National Red Cross citation as 1950 Fund Chairman of Gillespie County Red Cross Chapter. Mrs. Leola Mathisen presented the award in the Chapter’s annual meeting in the Commissioners Court Room. Gen. George C. Marshall signed the citation, honoring Brown’s time and energy in the campaign.
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Cor. W. Brown
American National Red Cross
Gillespie County
Red Cross
Leola Mathisen
Commissioners’ Court Room
George C. Marshall
American Red Cross
Brown
Red
Stolen Ford Tudor Recovered Near Bell Mountain
Sheriff Robert Loth reports the 1940 Ford Tudor Sedan stolen in Austin on July 11 was found abandoned north of Bell Mountain on the Llano Highway Thursday. The car, owned by Harding Neuenschwander, was recovered by him here on July 14.
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Robert Loth
Austin
Bell Mountain
Llano Highway
Harding Neuenschwander
Feller Family Returns From West Texas Trip
Dr and Mrs Lorence Feller and their sons Stephen and Wayne visited the Herbert Ingram family at Sage and Sand Restaurant in Snyder and toured Fort Davis Balmorhea State Park McDonald Observatory and Big Bend National Park camped there then traveled back through Del Rio and Garner State Park on Saturday
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Lorence Feller
Stephen and
Wayne
West Texas
Herbert Ingram
Snyder
Fort Davis
Balymorhea State Park
McDonald Observatory
Big Bend National Park
del Rio
Garner ‘State Park
Fund Drive Aids Gillespie County Primary Election
Gillespie County voters will ballot in the First Democratic Primary on Saturday July 22 after a successful fund drive to cover election costs. The election will be held in all 23 precincts with polls open under Democratic chairman Tom Schmidt.
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Gillespie County
Tom Schmidt
Stonewall voters face two elections on July 22
Stonewall area residents vote Saturday July 22 in two elections. Taxpayers in the Stonewall Consolidated School District will decide whether to spread their 1.00 tax rate over the entire district. The Democratic Primary for state and district officials will be held in Weinhaimer's Hall.
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Stonewall
Stonewall Consolidated
Weinaheimer
Texas Primary Ballot Highlights Major Gubernatorial Battle
The election opens 8 am to 7 pm after a fund drive by Arthur Stehling Walter McKay and William Schneider Jr. The governor race features Allan Shivers and Case March, with Wellington Abbey Charles Hutchinson J M Wren Gene Porter Benita Lawrence among others. Lieutenant Governor candidates include Preston Smith Pierce Brooks Ben Ramsey Fred Harris and others. Supreme Court contenders include Will Wilson and Walter L. Wilson.
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Schmidt
Arthur Stehling
Walter McKay
William Schneider Jr
Allan Shivers
Beauford Jester
Case March
Waco
Wellington Abbey
Charles B. Hutchinson
J. M. Wren
Gene 5S. Porter
Benita M. Lawerence
Preston Smith
Pierce P. Brooks
Ben Ramsey
Fred
Red) Harris
W. O. Reed
Plans Moving Ahead For Gillespie County Fair
Plans for the 62nd Gillespie County Fair move forward at a brisk pace after board action. Organizers promise the greatest entertainment and best facilities yet, as preparations proceed for the event opening in about a month.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Gillespie County
Association
Fair stockholders plan lighted baseball field at 1951 fair
An early membership meeting of the Fair stockholders is planned to discuss building a lighted baseball field for the 1951 season. The board approved an opening day parade on August 18, nightly fireworks, a new 24 by 80 foot hog barn, and more fair activities including night programs and booster trips with fireworks to promote the 62nd annual Fair.
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The
Fair Stockholders
Fredericksburg High School
Max O. Reinbach
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New York
Fredericksburg Chamber of Commerce
Walter Fuhrman
B. H. Heinen
V. Sagebiel
D. T. Mann
John Dooley
A. A. Welgehausen
Arnold Rode
Werner Klier
Henry Klein
Wm. M. Petmecky
Henry Meurer
Calvin Bierschwall
Hayden Osbourn
Dr. Vern Spiva
Nimitz
Red Cross Fund
Robert Blum
Camp and Hospital Service
San
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