Concert To Aid Courthouse Park Improvements
A big concert is set for Sunday night June 15 to raise funds for Courthouse Park improvements. Local volunteers plan lawn care, tree trimming, bench repairs, flower beds by school children, and tennis courts in the southwest corner. The event aims to beautify the park area outside the building limits.
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Fredericksburg
Klaerner
Opera House
Giants
UL. A
Rheinholtz and
Lee
the Fair Park
MGT 14Th Cavalry
San Antonio
Gonzales
Henke
Walter Klaerner
WPA Salvage Plan Adopted Countywide Drive To Be Made for Iron-Rubber
The county votes to scrap drive for iron and rubber under WPA nationwide plan. Judge Hirsch and WPA engineer plan county participation with a salvage committee across precincts. Farmers receive reply cards listing potential metals and whether equipment is needed for collection. WPA trucks and labor will assemble scrap for shipping.
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Gillespie County
Henry Hirsch
W. P. Young
W. P
San Antonio
WPA
Eugene Kramer
G. L. Teague
Henry Cowan
Reuben Nixon
Charles Lehmann
Louis Welge
Felix E. Pfiester
Simon J. Burg
George Bierschwab
Armin Engel
Felix T. Pehl
Alfred McDougall
Willis Lee
H. J. Robinson
August Jost
War Production Board
Donald M. Nelson
PTA Sponsored Playnights Begin Friday in Court House Park
The Public School PTA announced the first summer play night to be held Friday night June 5 in Court House Park. Playnights run weekly on Fridays from 8 to 10 p m.
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Public School Parent Teacher Association
Court House Park
PTA
Jap Planes Raid Dutch Harbor Alaska In World War II
Japanese planes attacked Dutch Harbor in Alaska in two raids, 11 a.m. and 5 p.m., with four bombers and about 15 fighters. No major damage reported but warehouses burned. first air attack on North America proper. Dutch Harbor is on the Aleutian chain near the Bearing Sea.
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U. S
Dutch Harbor
Alaska
Navy
North America
Alaskan
Aleutian Chain of Islands
Panama Canal
Rationing Board To Accommodate Canners Next Week
Gillespie County rationing board says helpers will serve those未previously accommodated for canning sugar next week Monday through Friday. No permits on Saturday. bring War Ration Books to speed registering. Also notes tire rules: saddle horse trailers not eligible for restricted rubber and farm trailers should not transport saddle horses. Mr and Mrs Hugo Crenwelge visited over weekend with related families.
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Gillespie County
August 25 Final Filing Date For Independents
County and precinct office candidates on the independent ticket must file by August 25 per Vernon statutes. A petition signed by five percent of last general election voters and a citizenship affidavit are required. Seven candidates have announced: three for sheriff Klaerner Moritz Loth. two for Commissioners Tasch Olfers. two for County Treasurer Jenschke Loudon.
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Vernon
United States
Hugo Klaerner
Robert “Bob” Moritz
Robert “Bob” Loth
Edgar H. Tasch
Adolf Olfers
Walter W. Jenschke
Walter E. Loudon
Sian
Legion Holds Memorial Service For Fallen Men
Legionnaires of the Louis Jordan Post observed Memorial Day in the Public School Auditorium on Sunday May 31 honoring 52 World War I dead. A saluting firing squad and taps by Edgar Kamlah marked the ceremony. Flowers and a poppy field were arranged by Legion Auxiliary members and placed on graves in Gillespie County. The post pledged future cooperation on World War II memorial services.
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Louis Jordan
American Legion
Ladies Auxiliary
G. E. Grueber
Legion Auxiliary
Gillespie County
Legion
Edgar Kamlah
Legion Post
Avengers of Pearl Harbor Week Proclaimed in Fredericksburg
Mayor Joe Molberg proclaimed June 7 to 8 as Avengers of Pearl Harbor Week in Fredericksburg. Observance starts Sunday at 1 25 p m marking the attack’s six month anniversary. Army and Navy recruiting officers will lead nationwide drive for new recruits.
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Joe Molberg
Pearl Harbor
Fredericksburg
Army
Navy
Gillespie County Tops May War Bond Drive
Gillespie County residents contributed 18450.59 in War Bonds and Stamps in May surpassing the initial 14000 quota by about 4400. The total breaks down to 17466 in War Bonds and 984.50 in War Stamps with June’s county target set at 17300. Neighboring counties’ quotas are listed as Kerr 75000 Kimble 10000 Kendall 13000 Blanco 12000 Mason 17600 Llano 17000.
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Gillespie County
Chamber of Commerce
Kerr
Kimble
Kendall
Blanco
Mason
Llano
Legion Plans July 4 Events In City
The Louis Jordan Post of the American Legion announced plans for the July 4 observance. A parade is planned for Saturday afternoon July 4 followed by a program at the Fair Grounds and a dance at Seipp's Pavilion. Entries are encouraged from individuals and groups. no merchant prize money.
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Louis Jordan Post
American Legion
Fair Grounds
Seipp
Second Installment Income Tax Payments Due June 15
Taxpayers who chose quarterly installments were mailed notices this week. The second payment is due June 15, after first due March 15. The remaining installments are due September 15 and December 15.
Mass Meeting Set for June 13 on Rail Line Abandonment
A mass meeting in Fredericksburg Public School Auditorium Saturday June 13 at 4 p m will decide the fate of the Fredericksburg and Northern Railway line after the Interstate Commerce Commission approved its abandonment except it may be sold to buyers within 30 days. Citizens must act to preserve transportation links with Gillespie and Kendall Counties and fill all seats.
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Fredericksburg
Interstate Commerce Commission
Washington
Fredericksburg & Northern Railway Company
Gillespie
Kendall
Texas
Gillespie County
Breakfast To Open Scout Drive June 11
A breakfast at Hotel Niemitz on Thursday, June 11, at 8 am will open the Boy Scout Drive for funds. Dr. Lester Keyser, chairman, announced the one day campaign to raise money for financing the county scouting program for the year. Admiral Bill Nettle and General Fred Mathisen named men to form teams and receive final instructions at the breakfast. Sign War Bond Pledge. Mr. E R Hameyer and family visited Theo Dietz and family in Corpus Christi.
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Niemitz
Lester Keyser
Bill Nettle
Fred Mathisen
E. R. Hameyer
Corpus Christi
Theo Dietz
Gene Autry Visits Gillespie County Kids in May Inning
Gene Autry stopped briefly in Fredericksburg on a Austin to Mason trip drawing hundreds of Gillespie County children and adults. He posed for photos, sang briefly, and promised to return, as Manager Walter Knoche arranged the surprise stop before continuing to Mason and beyond to Big Spring.
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Jeannette Knoche
Walter Knoche
Gene Autry
Mason
Santa Claus
Gillespie County
Fredericksburg
Austin
Santa
Autry
Travis County
W. A. Lee
Houston and
Gene
Palace Theatre
Mr. Lee
James V. Allred
Big Spring
Idol
West Coast
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A. E. Lewis
Henry W. Lewis
Henry
Chinwangton
Peking
Shanghai
China
Emil Roeder
Morris Ranch
Cora
Alma Ruff
Kerrville
Wm. Roeder
Waring and Welfare
Irene Wagner
Elgin Klaerner
C.C
F. & N. Railroad
Walter FE. Loudon
Harper Tops
Harper
Otto Rahe
Gaage
Levi A. Deike
Hye
Elroy Schnelle
Bankersmith
Tom Carr
Karl W. Durst
Doss
Oswald F. Eckhardt
Allfred Neffendorf
Japan
RAF
Germany
Essen
The
Krupp
Hugo Crenwelge
New Braunfels
Chas. Sagebiel
Rubin Bernhard
Avengers OF
U S. Army
Hawaii
Max Molberg
Erhard Klein
Edwin Klein
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