Kothmann Family Reunion Brings 500 Descendants Together
About 500 Kothmann descendants gathered at Premier Ranch to celebrate their German born forebears Henry and Katherine Kothmann. The three day event featured a complete family history, plays, speeches in German, music by Blum sisters and Lottie Stehling, and outdoor concerts. Activities included baseball, roping, riding, horseshoes and dollar pitching, with speakers from Fredericksburg and Art Texas. The reunion aimed to strengthen kinship and compile the family history while highlighting pioneer roots.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Kothmann
Henry
Katherine Kothmann
Fredericksburg
Art
Texas
R. L. Knolle
F. Foerster
Blum Sisters
Lottie Stehling
Herman Usener
Rev. H. Jordan
Usener
America
Wedding at St Marys Church Unites Martha Wagner and Alfred Mosel
Miss Martha Wagner and Alfred Mosel wed at St Marys Church with Father Rob ling officiating. Attendants included Cora Meckel Bertha Mosel Hugh P. Mosel and Eric Wagner. After the ceremony the couple left for a honey moon to Galveston and Corpus Christi and will reside in Fredericksburg where the groom works for Citizens Light and Power Co.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
St. Mary’s Church
Martha Wagner
Wm. Wagener
Alfred Mosel
August Mosel
Robling
Cora Meckel
Bertha Mosel
Hugh P. Mosel
Eric Wagner
Galveston
Corpus Christi
Fredericksburg
Citizens Light and Power Co
Kirchhoff family appoints new Gil lespie County Tax Assessor
Mrs Henry Kirchhoff widow of the late Tax Assessor was appointed to succeed him and announces son Aimon Kirchhoff as candidate for the office. Aimon assisted his father in the office during illness and both mother and son seek support at the November election.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Gillespie County Commissioners’ Court
Henry Kirchhoff
Kirchhoff
Aimon
Two Cars Crash on Fredericksburg Austin Highway
A Ford loaded with Mexican passengers and Mr. Ebel of Houston in a touring car collided near Henry Mugford's on the Fredericksburg Austin route. Both vehicles were speeding. Mugford's house car was destroyed. Ebel was unconscious at a local hospital with multiple serious injuries among six crew wounds.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ebel
Houston
Henry Mugford
Fredericksburg
Austin
Henry
Althe
Gillespie County Court Acts On Tax Levy And Memorial
The Commissioners Court canvassed the July 9 1926 election in Common School District No 18 approving a 25 cent ad valorem school tax with several supporting taxes. It set 1926 levies per $100 valuation including road and jury funds and district specific school precinct rates. The court approved June financial statements, resolved a memory for Hy F Kirchhoff, appointed Mrs Alma Kirchhoff as tax assessor, accepted bids for two trucks, redirected road crews, authorized concrete dips donations and set county officer salaries and per diems.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Gillespie County
Albert KE. Klett
Bank of Fredericksburg
Hy. F. Kirchhoff
Texas
Alma Kirehhoff
Taylor-Burke Motor Co
County Road Team No. 2
Fredericksburg
Harper
Kerrville Road
Weinheiner-Rech
Alb
A. Weber Et al
Henderson Branch
R. M. Moore
Commissioner Heep
Gellermann
Adam Pehl
Herman Usener
J. T. Estill
A. D. Stahl
Alfred Klaerner
Commissioners’ Court
Pioneer Monument Seeks Immigrant Names for May 1846
The Pioneer Monument Committee asks residents to submit names of those who immigrated to Fredericksburg in May 1846. If built, these names may be inscribed on the monument. Send submissions to Fredericksburg Publishing Co or to committee members L. P. Kneese, M. Berg, and I. G. Wehmeyer.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Pioneer Monument Committee
Fredericksburg
Fredericksburg Publishing Co
Messrs. L. P. Kneese
M. Berg
I. G. Wehmeyer
Local social notes from St. Louis and New Braunfels
Mr Raymond Kast son of Herman Kast of St Louis was a pleasant caller at our office Tuesday of this week. Miss Selma Eckert of San Antonio is visiting her parents Mr and Mrs Louis Eckert. Messrs Enoch St Clair and Henry Reinbach were visitors at New Braunfels last Sunday.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Raymond Kast
Herman Kast
St. Louis
Miss Selma Eckert of
San Antonio
Mrs
Louis Eckert
Messrs
Enoch St. Clair
Henry Reinbach
New Braunfels
Luther League State Convention Held in Taylor Texas 1926
The thirteenth annual State Convention of the Luther Leagues of Texas met at St. Paul’s Ev. Lutheran Church in Taylor July 16–18, 1926. Delegates and officers attended along with visitors from across the state for lectures, business sessions, and social events including College Night and a Taylor Pool swim.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Luther Leagues of Texas
Taylor Texas
St. Paul’s Ev. Lutheran Church
Theo Krienke
Taylor
Otto Kuehn
Taylor Luther League
Helmuth Pfennig
Pflugerville
State Luther League
Luther Leagues
Theo Fritscher
Minneapolis
Minnesota
Wartburg Federation of Luther Leagues
Luther League
Alfred Neffendorf
Fredericksburg
Gertrude Wehmeyer
Paul Stricker
Luther Link
H. C. Ziehe
Rosenberg
Taylor Luther
Gillespie County Fair Promises Major Rural Event
Gillespie County prepares for a large fair with exhibitors entering cattle sheep and goats from surrounding counties. Directors seek broad public attendance while stressing the fair supports agricultural and livestock industry with funds reinvested into grounds improvements including a new grandstand and livestock sheds.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Gillespie County
Catholic Staatsverband Holds Annual Session at New Braunfels
The Staatsverband met in annual session in New Braunfels on Wednesday with delegates from St. Joseph's Verein St. Anna's Verein and St. Rosa's Verein. Frohsinn presented a German play and Joe Molberg was a principal speaker. Corpus Christi and Oklahoma visitors stayed with local families.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Catholic Staatsverband
New Braunfels
Father Robling
Messrs
Franz Schmidtzensky
Angelius Jenschke
M. Berg
John Metzger
Felix Stehling
St. Joseph's Verein
Mesdames Angelius Jenschke
A. C. Kennedy
John Heep
St. Anna’s Verein
Sophie Heep
Lydia Metzger
Dora Kraus
Ida Blum
St. Rosa’s Verein
Frohsinn
Joe Molberg
State Luther League Convention Plans 1927 Austin Event
The Taylor High School Auditorium hosted a successful State Luther League program with the keynote slogan Every Luther Leaguer a Missionary. The 1927 State Convention will be held in Austin Texas at St Martins Lutheran League venue.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Taylor High School
Luther League
Austin
Texas
St. Martin’s Luther League
City
Also Mentioned on This Page
Hye
Klaemner and Schmidt
Henry Franz Sr
Wm. Franz
Edwin Herbert
Vera Franz
City Hospital
Mosel—Wagner
Wilbur C. Treadwell
Keidel & Kallenberg
J. W. Yancey
the Loan & Abstract CO
Fredericksburg, Texas
R. G. Striegl.a
A.P.C. Petsch
Commissioners Court
Pioneer
W. H. Schaefer
Ment
Taylor Pool
Theo, Strong
Theo. Ritschel
M. Heinrich
Mason
Synod
Taylor Lutheran
Spencer Lumber Yard
Gillespie County Fair
Mrs. C. M. Meyers of
Our City
Fred Callahan
Oklahoma
Rev
B. Kahn
Optometrist
Central Drug Store
Alfred P. C. Petsch
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