Twenty Three Years Ago In The Files Of The Standard
At a Chamber of Commerce meeting an Investment Committee was created to probe promotion and stock selling schemes. Members named: Albert Koennecke chair, Alfred Petsch, Max BierSchwab, Lawrence Krauskopf, H. M. Harrington. Also notes on local scholastic census, a bridge injury, a delivery truck crash, Legion visit to Kerrville, Giants baseball wins, and family updates.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chamber of Commerce
Pres
H. H. Sagebiel
Albert Koennecke
Alfred P. C. Petsch
Max Bierschwab
Lawrence H. Krauskopf
H. M. Harrington
Waste Paper Salvage Drive Opens Saturday
Gillespie County announces a county wide waste paper salvage drive starting Saturday July 29 and running through August 4. The former City Mat tres Factory at 309 East Main Street serves as the depot with Boy Scouts from three local troops collecting bundled paper daily except Sunday. Proceeds benefit the three troops. donors should tie paper in 18 inch bundles with wire or twine and separate magazines from newspapers.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Gillespie County
City Mattres
East Main St
Joe Schaetter & Son
East Main Street
Russians Press Advancing On Germans Near Lublin And Berlin
Russian forces split German armies in Poland by capturing Lublin and Tolped Lukow, advancing toward Silesia and crossing the San River. Reports say German losses exceed 539,000 since the Soviet summer offensive began. Allies push toward Paris from Normandy. Italy sees progress near Florence and Pisa while Guadalcanal and Guam campaigns unfold.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Poland
Lublin
Lukow
Warsaw
San River
Silesia
Italy
Arno
Florence
Pisa
Soil Conservation District Office Established Here
The U.S. Soil Conservation Service opens a Fredricksburg office to cover eleven Central Texas counties with Dudley T. Mann in charge. The Gillespie County district is to join 110 Texas districts, as petitions circulate for local organization and committee appointments proceed in Kerr Blanco Burnet and Lampasas areas.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
United States Soil Conservation Service
Soil Conservation Service
Fredericksburg
Texas
Dudley T. Mann
Old Court House
Mann
The
Big Spring
San Angelo
Temple
Gillespie
Kimble
Mason
Llano
Lampasas
Burnet
Blanco
Kendall
Kerr
Bandera
Real
Gillespie County
Burnet- Lampasas
Gillespie Men In Service Boost Bonds Total
Gillespie County's Series E Fifth War Loan received a major boost this week as a report from Secretary of the Treasury was received by Gilbert Kaderli, detailing a $16,600 bond purchase by men in service.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Gillespie County
Gilbert Kaderli
Gillespie Drive Reaches 570 604 With County Credit
The loan drive total climbs to 570 604 per Nathan Adams Tex as Chairman. The figure reflects servicemen purchases and exceeds the 405 000 quota by 165 604 while Series E purchases reach 143 593 toward a 190 000 target with county credit through July.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Nathan Adams
Texas
Gillespie County War Bond Drive Surpasses Half Million
Treasury officials report Gillespie County men in service have bought 16,600 in War Bonds this drive, lifting the county total to 502 189 50. Kaderli notes July purchases of Series E bonds will be credited to the county fifth war loan total.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Treasury
Morgenthau
Gillespie County
Gillespie
Kaderli
Pfc Pryor Mogford Wounded in France During WWII
Pfc Ike T Pryor Mogford husband of Mrs Dora Eckhardt Mogford and son of Mr and Mrs Henry Mogford was slightly wounded in action in France on July 3 1944. He enlisted March 17 1942 and trained at Camp Berkeley California Camp Granite California and Fort Dix New Jersey. He arrived in England March 23 1944 and landed in France June 8 1944. wounding details not disclosed.
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Ike T. Pryor Mogford
Dora Eckhardt Mogford
Henry Mogford
France
Pfc
Mogford
Camp Berkeley
Texas
Camp Granité
California
Fort Dix
New Jersey
England
Fredericksburg Sale Dates Shift for Ram and Goat Event
The Fredericksburg Junior Chamber of Commerce moves the first annual registered ram and goat sale to August 18 and 19 due to conflicts with other shows. Entries must reach Henry Kneese by August 5, with show entries due by 6 am on August 18.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Fredericksburg
Henry Kneese
Kneese
Ration Points Increase on Creamery Butter
Housewives pay four more ration points per pound of creamery butter to reach a 16 point value set by the OPA effective Sunday. Farm and processed butter keep eight and four points respectively. Rev E A Rode of Tulare arrives in Fredericksburg to visit relatives. next week he will go to Taylor Texas. Mrs Nielsen and Rev A D Rode are on the sick list.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
OPA
E.A. Rode
Tulare
California
Fredericksburg
Alfred Rode
Viggo Nielsen
Louis Maenius
Rev
A. D.rode
Taylor, Texas
Nielsen
A. D. Rode
Ration Calendar Updates for Stamps and Goods
The notice lists ration stamp validity for MEATS Fats Red Stamps A through Z8 and A5 BS C5 becoming good July 30, with indefinite validity. PROCESSED FRUITS and VEGETABLES Blue stamps A8 through Z8 and A5 good indefinitely with BS through F5 good August 1. SUGAR stamps 30 31 32 good for five pounds indefinitely, stamp 40 canning sugar five pounds through February. GASOLINE A-12 coupons good through September 21. SHOES Airplane stamps 1 and 2 good indefinitely.
Old Teamsters Plan Reunion
Members of the Old Teamsters Association executive committee will meet Sunday July 29 at 3 p m in August D Stahl's office to plan the annual reunion set for August 6 at Klaerner s Park. Officers listed include Albert Kott president John Stehling vice president Lorenz Wendel treasurer and August Rabke secretary. Committees for refreshments program registration and site are named with responsible members.
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Old Teamsters Association
August D. Stahl
Klaerner’s Park
Albert Kott
John Stehling
Lorenz Wendel
August Rabke
Alfred Petmecky
Alfred Pfiester
Edwin Pfiester
Felix Stehling
Alfred Klaerner
Joe Molberg
Hilmar Kott
Arthur Stehling
Fisher Addresses Lions on Home Front Preservation
Congressmen O C Fisher told a large Lions crowd at Klaemer’s Park that preserving the home front is essential alongside the war front. He opposed socialized medicine and the Fair Employment Practices Committee as against American government. Lions officials installed new officers Lester Keyser as president and Arthur Stehling as installing officer while the Male Chorus performed.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Coug Fisher
Klaemer’s Park
Lion Lester Keyser
Arthur Stehling
Lions Club
Arthur Rowert
Lion W. C
Gillespie County Votes Light in Democratic Primary
Gillespie County turnout was about 246 as many voters backed statewide winners in the Democratic primary. Key figures winning Gillespie votes included Governor Stevenson and Lt. Gov. John Lee Smith, with runoffs looming for Attorney General and Associate Justice. Representative Richard Kleberg was defeated in District 14. Tom Martin sought a Texas House seat in Place Two.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Gillespie County
Gillespie
Stevenson
John Lee Smith
Criminal Appeals
F. L. Hawkins
Beauford H. Jester
Geo. H. Sheppard
Jesse James
Land Office
Bascom Giles
Public Instruction
L. A. Woods
Agriculture McDonald
The
Court of Criminal Appeals
W. O. Murray
Fisher
Gray
Carlos Ashley
Grover Sellers
Jesse Martin
Richard Critz
Tom Smiley
Supreme Court
Richard Kleberg
John Lyle
Italy
Texas
O. C. Fisher
Tom Martin
House of Representatives
Austin
Wilson Herber Seeks County Treasurer Post
Wilson Herber announced this week his candidacy for county treasurer in the November general election. A Willow City native and son of former Precinct Four County Commissioner C. H. Herber, he is 38 and has schooling in Gold and Fredericksburg High Schools with business training in San Antonio. He has farmed near Willow City for 12 years and worked at Red and White in Fredericksburg for five years, is married to Else Gold and they have three children. He aims to serve the office to the best of his ability if elected.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Wilson Herber
Willow City
Herber
C. H. Herber
Precinct Four
Gold and Fredericksburg
San Antonio
Red and White
Fredericksburg
Else Gold
Hilmar Gold
Brother Of Local Garagemen Faces Tough War Letter Reveals
A Cuero resident learns her son Cpl. B. H. Boening has been wounded in action in Italy and North Africa and has earned the Purple Heart. He describes shipboard moves from Sept 27, 1942, to landing in North Africa, the initial sea voyage, and a brutal first battle where his unit lost all 17 tanks and was pinned by German forces.
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Italy
North Africa
Cpl
B. H. Boening
Louisa Boening
Cpl. Boening
Cuero
A. O. Boening
Erwin Boening
Here
Seiberling Tire Company
Akron
Ohio
U.S A
Scotland
Ireland
England
Liverpool
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C of C
Fredericksburg Independent School
Workman
John Nehr, Jr
Pedernales Bridge
F. Vander Stucken
Legionnaires
Kerrville
Louis Jordan Post
American Legion
Legion Hospital
Ball Park
Kerrville Athletics
Fredericksburg Giants
Giants
Comfort
Hollmig
Hollmng
Meusebach Creek
H. Heimann
Alois Stehling
Pvt. Stehling
Ernest R. Grena
U. S. Navy
Seaman Grena
Idaho
Washington, D. C
Katie Grena
MacDonald
Berlin
Normandy
Germany
Paris
Hitler
Adolf Hitler
Heinrich Himmler
Gestapo
Guam
Pacific
Marianas
Chester Nimitz
Tinian
Japan
Philippines
Soil Conservation District Office
Dudley U. Mann
Pryor Mogford
Crecy
Poitiers
Agincourt
Jaycee Ram
Billy Show-Sale
Cong
Klaemner’s Park
Congresman
21St
Congress
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