Stonewall Community Club Meets Friday Night
The Stonewall Community Club meets at the School Gym Friday at 8:00 p.m. Scouts and families attend alongside committee members for the eighth charter presentation by Commissioner Hans Hannemann. James Eckert and Hilmar Neben present awards to Boy Scouts and their leaders before the group enjoys ice cream and songs.
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Stonewall Community Club
Hans Hannemann
James Eckert
Hilmar Neben
Tyrus Cox
Blanco County Fair and Rodeo Set for August 3 4
Ernest Bauerle president of the Johnson City Chamber of Commerce announced the Blanco County Fair and Rodeo will be held Friday and Saturday August 3 and 4. The quarantine lifting by Dr Richard Winters State Veterinarian allows the event to proceed without delay. The rodeo by Kineupper and Crider follows a fast June 30 Johnson City show with top stock.
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Ernest Bauerle
Johnson City
Blanco County
Kineupper and Crider
Bonnell Family Leaves For Muskogee After Visit
Dr. and Mrs. Albert Bonnell and their four children departed Saturday for Muskogee Oklahoma following a stay with Mrs. Bonnell's parents Mr. and Mrs. Kurt Keidel. Mrs. Bonnell and the children had been in town for several weeks while Dr. Bonnell joined a week earlier.
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Albert Bonnell
Muskogee
Okla
Kurt Keidel
Bonnell
Dr. Bonnell
Stonewall Community Fair and Upcoming Baseball Game
Engel of San Antonio hosts weekly visitors in West Bailey home includes Rev J C Campbell of Fredericksburg and others from Alice Beeville Fredericksburg. Stonewall team to play Kerrville Colored All-Stars at Comfort next Sunday 8 p m. Fair set for August 12.
Innovative Farmland Fencing Ideas From West Meusebach Group
Alvin Hohenberger proposes two electric fencing methods for his 350 acre property. One uses cement-filled buckets as line post weights to help install and space fence lines. The other places three parallel electric wires 24 inches high at 3 to 4 foot intervals to deter deer around cropland.
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Alvin Hohenberger
West Meusebach
Hohenberger
Seven Children Born In Local Hospitals This Week
Seven children, three girls and four boys, were born in local hospitals during the past week. Names include the Hamilton girl July 18, Crenwelge July 19, Weinheimer July 21, Durst July 20, Dropesky July 21, Watson July 21, and Smith July 24. The passage also notes attendees L C Jung, Alois Jung, Alfons Stehling, and Bob Fritz. The report references soil conservation activities, union meetings, and field-day postponement due to Blanco County anthrax outbreak.
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O. L. Hamilton
Wesley Crenwelge
Calvin Weinheimer
Woodrow Durst
Bro
U Dropesky
J. W. Watson
Lester J. Smith
Petersburg
L. C. Jung
Alois Jung
Alfons Stehling
Bob Fritz
SCS
Gillespie County
SCC
Harry
Otto Ahrens
Cherry Springs
Madrid
Gillespie Scd Board of Supervisors
Edwin Weirich
Live Oak Conservation Group
Norman B. Olsen
Lower Palo Alto
Willie J. Burg
Harry F. Eckhardt
Harvey W. Moellering
Joe Burkett, Jr
Arthur Gold
Bennie L. Jenness
Alonzo C. Duecker
Walter Schmidt
Leo Hartmann
Emil Lochte
Max Lochte
Guenther Lochte
West Meusebach
Hill County Association of Soil Conservation Districts
Blanco County
Pedernales
Federal action targets child labor during school hours
Dallas officials prepare to enforce the Federal Fair Labor Standards Act this fall against employment of children under 16 in agriculture during school hours. Regional Director William J. Rogers notes the law applies to farms selling interstate products and to labor contractors, with penalties up to 10,000 dollars or six months imprisonment on a second conviction.
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Dallas
William J. Rogers
U. S. Department of Labor
Texas
Arkansas
Lousiana
Oklahoma
New Mexico
Marine Corps Aviation Turns 39 on May 22 1951
Marine Corps Aviation marked its 39th anniversary on May 22 1951, reflecting decades of development and service within the United States military air arms. The milestone highlights the corps role in early naval aviation and ongoing growth through the postwar era.
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Marine Corps Aviation
Fluorides in Water Do Not Boost Breast Cancer Risk
State Health Officer George W. Cox rebuts claims that fluoride in municipal water accelerates mammary cancer. The Texas Health Department and MD Anderson Cancer Research Center support fluoridation at one part per million to prevent tooth decay, with endorsements from Dr. H Trendly Dean and others.
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Austin
Texas
Texas State Department of Health
M. D. Anderson Hospital For Cancer Research
Houston
George W. Cox
University of Texas
M. D. Anderson Cancer Research Center
State Health Department
State Health Agency
Health Department
H. Trendly Dean
National Institute of Health
Dean
Howard B. Anderwont
F. A. Bull
Dental Health
Wisconsin
Cox
Wisconsin Health Department
Bull
State Department of Health
Johnson City to Open School September 4 1951
Johnson City School Board set the 1951 52 term to begin Tuesday September 4 with eighteen teachers hired and an expected enrollment around 425 pupils. Community updates include local obituaries and the annual Post Oak Schoolhouse Homecoming held July 22 with former teachers and pupils in attendance and a basket lunch.
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Johnson City
Charlie Felps
Selma
California
Felps
Josephine Beauchamp
Ettie Starr
Carl Felps
Robinson
Hugh Brunk
Post Oak
Jas. H. Clark
Austin
G. A. Cammack
San Antonio
J. C. Wilson
Korea
Snyder
Lockhart
Emil Sultemvier
George Burnette
M. A. Wolf
James Davis
F. M. Stevall
D. J
First Methodist Womans Group Met Thursday
The Woman's Society of Christian Service at the First Methodist Church met in the sanctuary for a Bible study titled We Seek Him Together on Thursday morning July 19 at 9 00 led by Mrs P A Bode Spiritual Life Chairman Other participants spoke on worship related topics with readings hymns and pictures used in the study A lunch and social hour followed for the twenty six members present with Mrs Leroy Rabke and Mrs Arthur Rabke serving.
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Woman's Society of Christian Service
First Methodist Church
P. A. Bode
Bode
Richard Gammenthaler
Nannie Striegler
Lermann Hahn
Ben Kneese
C. A. Greenwaldt
Dave Virden
Louis Hohmann
Mintel
Erwin Woerner
R. 5. Conner
Walter Schaefer
Christ
Nazareth
Angelus
Leroy Rabke
Arthur Rabke
Sit-Down Ironing Touts Less Fatigue for Homemakers
A home economics note promotes sit-down ironing as a way to reduce effort and fatigue, arguing it saves time and makes a tiring chore more comfortable for homemakers.
Fair Plans Made At Doss 4 H Club Meeting
Doss 4 H Club outlined participation in the Doss Community and Gillespie County Fairs. Girls to bring canned goods and garden products, boys farm products, and a cake walk will be sponsored at the Doss fair. A sign will be painted for the exhibit.
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Doss
Gillespie County
Hove
Emil Sauer
Otto Spaeth
Three Fire Calls Thursday Strain Fredericksburg Volunteers
Fredericksburg Volunteer Fire Department answered three rural calls on a hot day. A grass fire at Frank Neffendorf’s E C Hansen place threatened fences but caused no serious damage. A transformer blaze at Edgar Kammilah’s property was suppressed. A grass fire southwest of the city at Oliver Kowert’s site was stopped with no major damage.
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Fredericksburg
Former French Leader Petain Dies in Exile at 95
Marshall Henri Philippe Petain, 95, Verdun hero turned traitor in World War II, died in exile in France. He was imprisoned after being moved to a private mansion due to ill health.
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Marshall Henri Philippe Petain
Verdun
France
Texas Junior Chamber Adopts Freedom Crusade as Statewide Project
The Texas Junior Chamber of Commerce adopts the 1951 Crusade for Freedom as a state wide effort led by Lubbock president L. D. Whiteley and Jerry Sanders of Levelland. The drive aims to enlist 862 500 participants across 137 local units, kicking off Labor Day and running through September to support Radio Free Europe and counter Bolshevik propaganda.
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Texas Junior Chamber Commerce
Freedom Crusade
Grand Prairie
Texas
Texas Junior Chamber of Commerce
Jaycee
L. D. Whiteley
Lubbock
Crusade For Freedom
Jaycees
Radio Free Europe
Reds
Europe
Asia
Far East
Whiteley
Iron Car- Laan
Jerry Sanders
Levelland
Americanism
The
Navy tradition notes seven ships named Ranger
A historical highlight states that the United States Navy has commissioned seven ships carrying the name Ranger, reflecting a long lineage from early cruisers to modern vessels.
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Navy
Ranger
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Benno Eckert
Claudia Blundell
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Kendall - Hodges
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McGregor
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First Methodist Womans
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Fredericksburg Publishing Co., Inc
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Gerber’s
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