Burglars take Piggly Wiggly safe in Fredericksburg heist
Bandits assaulted the Piggly Wiggly store at Main and Adams Streets, pried open a safe containing more than $2,000 in cash and checks. The loot was partly recovered as pieces were found along the Kerrville road and near ten miles away, with a small warehouse truck seen near the scene. The burglary ended after entry through a rear window and door damage.
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Gillespie County
Golden
Atkins
Robert Loth
Mathew Pyka
Henry Joseph
Fredericksburg
Marvin Schaefer
Kerrville Road
Juenke & Schonewollf
The Horrors of Pacifism and the Price of War
A columinist argues that pacifism failed to prevent two wars costing over a million American casualties and 300 billion dollars in property damage. The piece urges preparedness to deter future conflicts and notes ongoing Allied military strength as the war nears its first anniversary.
Italy votes tilt toward republic as north leads
Return tallies from Milan and northern Italy show three to one in favor of establishing an Italian republic and against King Humbert II. Northern gains threaten the House of Savoy while the Christian Democrats under Alcide de Gasperi lead as the strongest single party.
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Italy
Milan
Humbert II
House of Savoy
Christian Democrat Party
Alcide de Gasperi
Sealists
Communists
Humbert
Chamber Banquet and Ladies Night Slated for June 27
Emergency food collection drive opens Saturday as the Fredericksburg Chamber of Commerce hosts a barbecue style luncheon on June 27 at the lighted high school athletic field. Sidney Henke announces the event with a six-director election on the agenda and a Fredericksburg Centennial Band concert as entertainment. committee members include Ewald Schaefer Tyrus Cox Elgin Heimann Alfred Crenwelge Henry Borchers Emma Filter and Agnes Sagebiel.
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Chamber of Commerce
Sidney Henke
Ewald Schaefer
Tyrus Cox
Elgin Heimann
Alfred Crenwelge
Henry Borchers
Emma Filter
Agnes Sagebiel
Fredericksburg
Negro Admits Burglaries In Stonewall
James Earl Finley, who listed Dallas as his home but hails from Oklahoma, admitted burglarizing Eckert and Son and Weinheimer Cold Drink Stand in Stonewall on May 26. He faces further charges as he is returned to Sugar Land and then Gillespie Grand Jury. police traced him after a tip about a hitchhiker. He suggested an accomplice, but no other arrests are reported.
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James Earl Finley
Dallas
Oklahoma
Sugarland
Eckert and Son
Weinheimer
Stonewall
Funey
Gillespie Grand
Nace Felps
Golden
Johnson City
Barnet
Loth
Gillespie Couny
Finley
Menchaca Fined 700 In Justice Court
Johnny Menchaca pleaded guilty to seven counts in Justice of the Peace court. He faced fines and court costs totaling 791 dollars after arrest Saturday on five counts of abusive language drunkenness and disturbing the peace. He had served in the state penitentiary for wool theft and was recently released from service. Mediaca was released from the local jail on payment of his fine.
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Johnny Menchaca
Justice of the Peace
Brun
Menchaca
State Penitentiary
Tom Martin
Mediaca
Hospital News This Week
Among those undergoing operations in local hospitals during the past week were Willard Young son of Willis Young Irene Eckert Mrs. R. C. Schneider Ella Duecker Mrs. Rudy Lange Dorothy Ann Kasper daughter of Chester Kasper Mrs. Ruben Leifeste.
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Willard Young
Willis Young
Irene Eckert
R. C. Schneider
Ella Duecker
Rudy Lange
Dorothy Ann Kasper
Chester Kasper
Ruben Leifeste
May Ranked As One Of Fredericksburg Stormiest Months
Fredericksburg and Gillespie County record May as perhaps the stormiest in history with heavy rains and a major lightning and hail event on May 16. Local totals vary by observer from 2.96 to 5.33 inches, while a four day celebration in early May offered sunshine on many days amid the unsettled weather.
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Fredericksburg
Gillespie County
Alfred Neffendorf
Oswald F. Eckhart
Karl W. Durst
Doss
Levi A. Deike
Hye
Otto Rahe
Harper
F. B. Riley
Credit School Invites Fredericksburg Firms to Attend
Fredericksburg retailers are urged to send at least one representative to a Retail Credit school the week of June 17 22. The program is sponsored by the Fredericksburg Retail Credit Association with P G Moore UT and the State Board of Distributive Education leading five ninety minute lectures on various credit topics for members and non members alike.
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Fredericksburg
Fredericksburg Retail Credit Association
P. G Moore
University of Texas
State Board of Distributive Education
Credit Bureau
Six Births Recorded This Week At Local Hospitals
Five girls and one boy were born in local hospitals this week. Daughters born to Felix Castaneda on May 29 Paul Klein on May 31 Edmund Friedrich on May 31 Bill Lane on June 2 Felix Vollmar on June 3. A son was born to Forest Green on June 4.
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Felix Castaneda
Paul Klein
Edmund Friedrich
Bill Lane
Felix Vollmar
Forest Green
Schlueter and son visit Bruno Doebbler’s home
Arthur Schlueter and his son visited the home of Bruno Doebbler last weekend, renewing a personal meeting at the residence.
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Arthur Schlueter
Kerr Bus Line Inaugurates Harper Service
Kerrville Bus Company will start twice daily service between Fredericksburg and Harper with connections to Junction. The new route, approved by the State Railroad Commission in April, begins Monday June 10. Daily schedules place Fredericksburg to Harper at 9:00 am and 3:50 pm, Harper to Junction at 10:40 am and 5:30 pm, with return trips in the morning and evening.
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Fredericksburg
Harper
Junction
Kerrville Bus Company
Harper and
State Railroad Commission
Big Springs
Angelus Jenschke Retires As Mer Blum Warehouse
Angelus Jenschke who served as manager of the Robert Blum Warehouse since 1918 resigned his post effective May 1 1946. He had farmed in Gillespie County’s Rocky Hill community before joining the warehouse on August 1 1918 and remained in charge after the death of Robert Blum in 1932 for 28 years. He initially planned retirement January 1 1946 but stayed until illness in the family forced his resignation. Felix Weidenfeller became the new warehouse manager.
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Angelius Jenschke
Robert Blum
Felix Weidenfeller
Jenschke
Rocky Hill
Gillespie County
Blum
Jensechke
Chamber of Commerce Seeks Rent Houses for Families
The Fredericksburg Chamber of Commerce seeks several rent houses for families aiming to settle permanently, announced secretary-manager Sidney Henke. Property owners or anyone with potential housing should contact him immediately.
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Fredericksburg Chamber of Commerce
Chamber of Commerce
Sidney Henke
Texas Unemployment Commission Rep Visits Courthouse Thursdays
A Texas Unemployment Compensation Commission representative will be at the courthouse each Thursday from 6 a.m. to 10 a.m. to assist veterans, unemployed, and self employed with questions about the commission and to make readjustment allowances.
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The
Texas Unemployment Compensation Commission
Texas Unemployment Commission
Week Two Injuries Reported In Separate Incidents
Two people were injured and hospitalized during week two. Max Water fell from a truck and James Arlitt was injured after falling with a horse.
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Max Water
James Arlitt
Centennial Group Sets June 15 for All Bills
Fredericksburg Centennial Association announces June 15 as the deadline to file all outstanding bills. All local and out of town creditors must mail their claims to the association by the date or they will not be honored. Final financial statements will follow, with any remaining funds returned pro rata to Centennial Fund donors.
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Fredericksburg Centennial Association
Centennial Association
Fredericksburg
Argument Ends In Fatal Shooting In Johnson City
Weson Hays of Marble Falls killed his brother in law Harry Preece at Camp Pedernales tavern near Johnson City between 5 and 6 p m Tuesday. Hays was jailed in Gillespie County after Sheriff Frank Shelly moved him for safety reasons.
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Weson Hays
Marble Falls
Gillespie County
Harry Preece
Johnson City
Hays
Frank Shelly
Blanco County
Preece
Camp Pedernales
Food Drive Opens with Matinee at Palace Theater
The Gillespie Emergency Food Collection begins June 8 at 10 a.m. with a Palace Theater cartoon matinee to raise money and canned goods for the starving world. Contributions go to Nolan Brown and Ralph Gold. collection centers are listed across Gillespie County.
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Gillespie
Fredericksburg
Nolan Brown
Fredericksburg National Bank
Ralph Gold
Security State Bank
Gillespie County
Fredericksburg Agriculture Building
Harper Lions Club
N. B. Fox
Stonewall
Benno Eckert
Willow City
Howard Barker
Luckenbach
Benno Engel
Morris Ranch
Leila Byrd
Albert
Felix Pehl
Cain City
Edgar Tatsech
Doss
Carl Durst
Drivers License Office Schedules Monday Openings
The Drivers License Office of the State Department of Public Safety in the courthouse basement will be open only on Mondays each week replacing the former Friday and Monday hours. The change was announced this week by G. W. Leedy, examiner stationed here.
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State Department of Public Safety
G. W. Leedy
Assault Wins Belmont Stakes to Enter Racehorse Hall of Fame
Assault the Texas trained by Max Hirsch captured the Belmont Stakes in New York on Saturday leading by three lengths. It completed the triple crown alongside the Kentucky Derby and Preakness, boosting Assault’s earnings to $320,770 and placing him high on the all time list.
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Max Hirsch
Here
Henry Hirsch
Assault
Phceto
Hirsch
Hall of Fame
Kleberg Ranch
Texas
Gillespie County Fair
Morris Ranch
New York
Race Horse Hall of Fame
Bold Venture
Gallant Fox
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Alfred Petsch
France
Low
Carol
Romania
Zog
Albania
Peter
Yugoslavia
Leopold
Belgium
George
Greece
Victor Emmanuel
Europe
Socialist Party
Justice Court
Hospital News
Kerr Bus Line
Angelus Jenschke
Mer
Chamber Commerce
TUC
Centennial Group
Palace
Gillespie Drive
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