The Famous Fight At The Council House
A detailed account of the 1840 Council House fight in San Antonio between Texas officials and Comanche chiefs Led by Mukwarrah The clash ended with many dead and captives and foreshadowed the Comanche invasion later that year The piece also notes visitors from San Antonio and Fredericksburg in a community section
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Council House
San Jacinto
Texas
San Antonio Council House
University of Texas Library
San Antonio
Miss Matilda Lockhart
Mukwarrah
Thhen
Gustav Schumann
Nellie Schuman
Otto Lindig
Levi Hitzfeld
Otto Adler
Albert
Willow City Social Roundup Repeats Weekend Visits
Willow City notices list numerous local families visiting relatives and hosting guests from Fredericksburg San Antonio and nearby areas. Courting guests include the Horlen Gold Pressler Sagebiel and Herber families among others with Monday and Sunday arrivals and weekend gatherings.
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Clinton Gold
Henry Whorlen Sr
N. H. Greathouse
Henry Horlen Jr
Otto Grienke
Kurt Pressler
Paul Pressler
Walter Pressler
Hilmar Gold
Clemens Gold
Felix Herber
C. W. Light
Earl Cherokee
Chas. Sagebiel
Grant Pfeil
Fredericksburg
Ferrel Smith
Charlie Young
R. Pressler
Alma Morland
Evelyn Morland
San Antonio
Irene
Alex Grote
Fred Wood
Ruth Marie Kingsland
Kizzie Ellen
Leona
Charles Sagebiel
Edgar Gold
Ed. Gold
Richard Laurence
Carlos
Edgar Ottmers
Milson Herber
C. H. Herber
Waldemar Beyer
Adolph Land
G. Light
Chas Sagebiel
Ribbin Him First National Bank Punchline
A street car scene features Mrs Anxious poking the conductor with her umbrella asking about the bank, the conductor replies that the ribs are his, delivering a humorous Boys' Life moment.
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First National Bank
Tribute to Gen Tarrant and Cherokee conflict rhetoric
A 100 year old excerpt praises Brig. Gen. Tarrant for locating the Cherokees, condemns Gen. Sam Houston's stance, and questions Texans about supporting Houston for president amid calls for revenge and war rhetoric. The piece situates Red River frontier patriotism and frontier hostility toward Native Americans.
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Texas
Tarrant
Red River
Sam Houston
Gen. Houston
Congress
Luckenbach Social Notes Highlight Visits and Fishing
Residents and guests share weekend visits across Luckenbach and surrounding towns. Families such as Petsch Pfeiffer Jenschke and Frantzen meet, school repairs are noted, and fishing trips yield sizeable catches on the Guadalupe River and Crane's Mill. A Legion barbecue honors World War veterans as local teams compete in softball.
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Susie Petsch
San Antonio
Willie Petsch
Henry Pfeiffer
Felix Jenschke
George Pehl
Marvin Pahl
Walter Petsch
Kerrville
Emil Petsch
Edgar Scheele
Reinhard Frantzen
Reinhard Behrends
Henry
Mike Molzberger
Guadalupe River
Armin Engel
Erwin Petsch
Crane’s Mill
Arno Engel
Emery Peese
Comfort
Henry Peese
Emery
Gus. Jenschke
Chas. Priess
Vega
Texas
Pete Weber
Helen Goehring
Blanco
ABA
American Legion
Grape Creek
August Hopf
Walter Hopf
Richard Jenschke
Rocky Hill
Luckenbach
Alvin Pehl
Fredericksburg
Aphons Jenschke
Theresa
Alma Staudt
Girl Scouts Attend Home Nursing Class
On Wednesday the Girl Scouts attended another weekly Home Nursing Class. The class covered sick room appliances and procedures and began a lesson on contagious diseases. The girls also started sewing laundry bags to be finished and brought to the next class.
Time to plan garden tasks for petunias and lawn care
Now is the time to select petunias and avoid seed diversion to single white flowers. Pinks carnations and most shrubs can be rooted from cuttings. Do not mow lawns too close. leave grass clippings for mulch. A shallow top dressing helps lawns without burying the grass. Shrubs and trees planted in the last two years may need temporary shade in hot weather.
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Martin
Fresh Squall for Ocean of Life Metaphor
In a Boys' Life dialogue a Young Father challenges a sermon about a baby as a new wave of life. The Minister agrees, and the Father adds a sharper image of a fresh squall, echoing the ocean motif.
Land Returns to Ship in Washington
Werner Land, a third class gunner's mate on the U S S Maryland, left Tuesday to rejoin his ship at Bremerton Washington where it has been in drydock.
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Werner Land
Maryland
Bremerton
Washington
Texas school children funded by petroleum taxes
A large share of Texas school funding comes from taxes paid by the petroleum industry. About 388000 students, roughly one forty of the state’s total, benefit from this arrangement.
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Texas
Texas Petroleum Industry
Standup Subscription Offers 1.50 Year Rate
A newspaper ad promotes a Standup subscription at 1.50 per year. It highlights the affordable price and urges readers to sign up for ongoing delivery.
Defense Bonds and Stamps Poster Echoes Minute Man Statue
Treasury poster reproduction urges citizens to buy Defense Savings bonds and stamps as a key support for national defense. It features an exact replica of Daniel Chester French’s Minute Man statue and promotes bank and post office sales locations.
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Treasury Department
Defense Savings
Daniel Chester French
America
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John Pehl
Willie Klein
Buford Lewis
Willis Mae
Felix Pehl
George Maenius
Walter Scherer
Childen Dorothy and
Lester
Willow City
Luckenbach News
Peter Weber
Diag
C.O., Inc
United
Land
FORD
Advance Motor Company
Ford Dealers
Fredericksburg Drive-In
Rubin Crenwelge
Death Valley
Hollywood
Conoco
Continent Oil Company
Oswald L. Crenwelge
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