Six To Be Inducted In August This August draft call announced
Six men from the five county Hill Country draft area will be inducted into the army on August 14 according to the local draft board. Brigadier General Paul L Wakefield state director of Selective Service says Texas has been asked to supply 619 men in September as the state call for August is 772 men. Mr. and Mrs A G Davidson and children spent Sunday in Austin.
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Army
Paul L. Wakefield
Selective Service
Texas
New Water Tank Aids Fredericksburg Demand Balance
Fredericksburg's new million gallon tank completed early summer helped prevent a water shortage. Water pumped from June 23 to July 23 totaled 25,458,800 gallons at 846,626 daily, surpassing the 1948 August high. City water superintendent Alfred Neffendorf said pumps run full bore and the tank allows nightly storage. without it lawns would face alternate-day watering.
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Fredericksburg
Alfred Neffendorf
Neffendorf
Calves and Swine Slaughter Quotas Raised by OPS
The Office of Price Stabilization increased July slaughter quotas for calves and swine in the San Antonio district. Calves rise from 85 to 100 percent and swine from 105 to 110 percent of the 1950 quotas, effective for periods beginning July 1, 1951. The move aims to use available meat without disrupting distribution through slaughterers.
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Office of Price Stabilization
San Antonio
OPS
Sgt Horace W. Kelso Wins Bronze Star in Korea
Sgt. Horace W. Kelso of Freericksburg area, son of Mr and Mrs W. F. Kelso, receives the Bronze Star Medal with V device for heroic action near Norenbau in March. He led a kitchen detail under heavy fire, directed fire from an exposed position, and saved comrades before delivering hot meals to his company.
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U. S. Second Infantry Division
Korea
Horace W. Kelso
W. F. Kelso
Freericksburg
Harper Road
Kelso
23Rd
Norenbau
Catholic nuns from San Antonio to visit families here
Ten nuns from Our Lady of the Lake Convent in San Antonio will visit or stay with relatives in the area for a week, arriving Friday or Saturday. Nine sisters are daughters of local families including Schmidtzinsky Fritz Petsch Vogel Molberg and others. Sister Mary David of the Holy Ghost convent comes home for two weeks.
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San Antonio
Our Lady of the Lake Convent
So Anne
M. Louis
Charles Schmidtzinsky
Adrienne Marie, Daugher
Adolph Schmidtzinsky
M. Angelita
August Fritz
M. Edwin
Chas Pape
Alice
Willie Petsch
M. Colorine
Armand Vogel
M. Robert
Joe Molberg
Barbara Louise
Otto A. Petsch
Mary David
Holy Ghost Convent
Series of mishaps bring injuries to Gillespians
A week of accidents leaves four Gillespians with injuries. Felix Braeutigam fell from a haustack on July 18 and is hospitalized with back injuries. Willie Grienke Jr suffered facial burns when an gas tank exploded during drilling. he received first aid and was released. Alberto Nagell cut his hand cutting granite on Llano Highway and was released from the hospital. Alvin Usener tore muscles in his left arm after his arm was caught in a conveyor belt. he required about 100 stitches and remains in hospital.
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Felix Braeutigam
Willie Grienke Jr
Standard Service Company
Alberto Nagel
Llano Highway
Alvin Usener
Pedernales
Kerrville Highway
Usener
Mrs Winkel and Miss Winkel Visit San Antonio
Mrs. Max Winkel and Miss Ani ta Winkel spent the weekend in San Antonio with Mr. and Mrs. Charles Ott.
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Max Winkel
Anita Winkel
San Antonio
Charles Ott
Cypress Creek Home Demo Club Met July 17
The Cypress Creek Home Demonstration Club met at Mrs. Edgar Stieler's home on Tuesday July 17 with hostess Mrs. Emil T Wahrmund. Mrs. Otha Watley reviewed the THDA year and awarded certificates to Mrs. Rodolph Smith and Mrs. Edgar Stieler for reading 25 books. An agent lecture on kitchen planning preceded a textile painting demonstration. Forty two attended including five Gillespie County ladies seeking 4 H Club aid.
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Cypress Creek Home Demonstration Club
Edgar Stieler
Emil T. Wahrmund
THDA
Otha Watley
Watley
Rodolph Smith
Gillespie County
Park Improvements and High Park Use Highlight Rural Meeting
A park committee reports plans to submit three names to the park board and County Commissioners for final approval. Volunteers led by M R Duderstadt organized a large Tuesday night work crew. Dry roads hinder park access but gravel, oil on dusty paths, and eventual hard surfacing are planned while the public makes heavy use of picnic grounds and a swimming area at Live Oak Creek.
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Park Board
Meurer
M. R. Duderstadt
Harper
Henry Schmidt
Norman Dietel
Hayden Osbourn
Chamber of Commerce Park Committee
Henry C. Meurer
Desmond Sagebiel
Alex Mittendorf
Live Oak Creek
Drought and Heat Threaten Gillespie County Crops
Drought and extreme heat threaten crops in Gillespie County with little rainfall and no sub-surface moisture. Corn remains fair while cotton shrivels, pastures suffer, and feeder roots surface to dry."
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Gillespie County
C. A. Stone
Stone
Fredericksburg
Llano County
Willow Folks Plan Extended Visit to Memphis and D.C.
Mrs. H. J. Robinson and her niece Mrs. A. D. Alley of San Antonio depart for an extended tour visiting Memphis Tennessee Springfield Missouri and Washington D C They expect to return around September 1 Mr Alley oversees Mrs Robinsons ranching interests during the trip In San Antonio J H Barker and A D Alley made a business trip to Llano Fredicksburg residents Rev and Mrs Ike Hargrove were dinner guests of Mr and Mrs Henry Kirk Russell Voight is recovering from tonsillitis Others visited relatives and assisted with home tasks during the week
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H. J. Robinson
A. D. Alley
San Antonio
Memphis
Tennessee
Springfield
Missouri
Washington, D. C
Stonewall
Max Reinbach
Rodney Voight
Hamp Lacy
Clifford
Marble Falls
Mesd
Elizabeth Moore
Moselle Edwards
Rennie Schlaudt
Gilbert Halm
Schlaudt
Alamo City
Henry Kirk
R. V. Stearns
Llano
John W. Thomas
Fredericksburg
Mrs Ludgar Kuehler buried near Marion Texas
Funeral services for Mrs Ludgar Kuehler 96 of New Braunfels were held in Marion. Burial followed at Santa Clara Cemetery near Marion. Survivors include daughters Elizabeth Wimmer and Mary Radtke. Her husband, a prominent landowner and businessman, died about 30 years ago.
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Ludgar Kuehler
New Braunfels
Santa Clara
Marion
Texas
Elizabeth Wimmer
Mary Radtke
No Anthrax in Gillespie County
County agent C A Stone said there were no diagnosed Anthrax cases in Gillespie County amid rumors. He noted cattle deaths in the county were investigated but not confirmed as Anthrax, and Blanco County reported no new cases since July 14.
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C. A. Stone
Gillespie County
Blanco County
Stone
Gillespie
Tatsch's Steer Shown In Full Color Versions Released
Andrew Tatsch's grand champion steer from the 1951 San Antonio show gains full color reproductions. The Pearl Brewery of San Antonio bought the champion for 21000 dollars and distributes placards in Fredericksburg and Gillespie County, noting the steer was raised by Andrew Tatsch and purchased by Pearl Brewery.
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Andrew Tatsch
San Antonio
Hham
Fredericksburg
Hill Country
Pearl Brewery
San Antonio Livestock Exposition
Gillespie County
Erwin Kraus
Pearl Beer
Pehl and Langehennig Return from Arkansas Trip
Mr and Mrs Felix Pehl and Mrs Alonzo Langehennig returned Sunday from a trip to Harrison Arkansas where they visited Mrs Langehennigs children Robert and Helen Langehennig They also toured points of interest in Oklahoma Missouri and Arkansas during the weeklong journey.
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Felix Pehl
Alonzo Langehennig
Harrison
Arkansas
Robert and
Helen Langehennig
Oklahoma
Missouri
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A. G. Davidson
Austin
Stehling Bros
Sgt
H. W. Kelso
Cypress Creek
Mrs
Willow City Correspondent
Kuprheer
Tatsch
Hartmann
Schnelle
Rase
Ceres
Dooley’s
American Beauty
Sun Vale
Pepsi - Cola
Andy
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