Tornadic Winds Strike Gillespie and Blanco Counties
Tornado like winds pierced the northeastern Gillespie County and extended into Blanco County late Thursday, bringing torrential rains and fallen live oaks. The Paul Pressler place suffered major damage including a wrecked windmill and shed roof, with rain totals from two to over five inches and a Pedernales River rise.
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Paul Pressler Place
Willow City
Gillespie County
Blanco County
Fredericksburg
Sandy
Post Oak
Ferrel Smith
Clint Hardin
Davis
Paul Pressler
Standard
Werner Moehr
Pressley
Pressler
Willow
Edwin Crenwelge
Davis Ranch
Oswald Eckhardt
Rheingold
Taft men blamed for Eisenhower Texas delegate theft
The piece accuses Taft partisans at Mineral Wells of orchestrating the unfair removal of Eisenhower delegates. It singles out Senator Taft and national campaign managers Ingalls and Reece as directing the raid, arguing this dishonorable act harms Taft’s image and political standing. Continued on page 5.
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Taft
Eisenhower
Texas
Republican Executive Committee
Mineral Wells
Mr. Taft
Ingalls and
Reece
U. S
VFW District Officers Named At Fredericksburg Session
Mrs Irmgard Nagel of Fredericksburg was named District 23 president of the Veterans of Foreign Wars Auxiliary and W R Woodley of Brady was named District Commander at the final business session. Other officers named included Elsie Dye Llano senior vice president Lottie Bading Fredericksburg junior vice president Ella Unnasch Kerrville treasurer Eudora Lange Llano chaplain Grace Clarese Kerrville conductress Bailey Llano guard Doris Petsch Fredericksburg secretary Ruby Wood patriotic instructor Josephine Otimers Fredericksburg banner bearer. Color bearers were Eleanor Ersch Ruby Murray Anita Usener Lucy Michon all of Fredericksburg. VFW Posts named additional officers including Alberto Nagel Senior Vice Commander O W Ruscoe Llano junior vice commander Herbert Otto Llano quartermaster C D Mangum Llano chaplain Raymond Usener Fredericksburg Judge advocate and Dr Dor Brown district surgeon. The Sunday meeting opened with registration and a joint session in the VFW Hall where Lorenz F. Bading extended a welcome. The group attended services at the First Methodist Church and had a noon lunch at Pauls Chicken and Chips.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Irmgard Nagel
Fredericksburg
District 23
Veterans of Foreign Wars Auxiliary
W. R. Woodley
Brady
Elsie Dye
Llano
Lottie Bading
Ella Unnasch
Kerrville
Eudora Lange
Grace Clarese
Bailey
Doris Petsch
Ruby Wood
Josephine Otimers
Mesdames
Eleanor Ersch
Ruby Murray
Anita Usener
Lucy Michon
VFW
Woodley
Alberto Nagel
O. W. Ruscoe
Liano
Herbert Otto
C. D. Mangum
Raymond Usener
Dor Brown
L. B. Moran
Lorenz F. Bading
First Methodist Church
Paul's Chicken and Chips
Department
Frances Summers
Austin
Bernice Goodwin
Roger Q. Evans
Lee Moran
San Antonio
Lorenz Bading
Mrs Adolf Stork Rests At 95 In Anglia Markwordt Line
Mrs Adolf Stork, 95, nee Angelia Markwordt, died on Tuesday June 10. Funeral services are pending with Schaetter Funeral Home handling arrangements.
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Adolf Stork
Angelia Markwordt
Schaetter Funeral Home
Thursday Rites Set for Wm. Rosenbusch
Wm. Rosenbusch, 73, of Doss died Tuesday June 10. Last rites are set for Thursday June 12 at 3:00 p.m. at Beckmann Funeral Home with interment in City Cemetery.
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Wm. Rosenbusch
Doss
Beckmann
Harmon Maley Family Visiting Fort Worth
Mrs Harmon Maley and her husband and twins visit her parents Mr and Mrs Frank Petermann in Fort Worth as the family spends time together during a holiday period.
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Mrs
Harmon Maley
Twins
Fort Worth
Frank Petermann
Old Timers Honor Night as Giants Meet Lackland AFB Nine
Fair Park Field hosts Old Timers Night on Saturday June 14 with Fredericksburg Giants honoring veteran players. The Giants face Lackland AFB nine at 8 15 pm after a 7 45 pm pre game program led by Dr. Lorence Feller. Lackland brings seven former pros and several semi pros. Giants aim to show strong pitching fielding and power.
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Lackland Afb
Fair Park
Fredericksburg
Lorence Feller
Giants
Lackland
Maxie Ahrens
Carl D. Hardin
Miss Stehling Named Gillespie Girl Stater for Girls State
Mary Frances Stehling daughter of Mr and Mrs Felix Stehling has completed her junior year at St Marys High School and was chosen by the Legion Auxiliary for Gillespie Girl Stater. She will attend Bluebonnet Girls State in Austin June 16 to 22 to gain citizenship training through practical civic duties.
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Mary Frances Stehling
Felix Stehling
St. Mary's High School
Gillespie
Stehling
Legion Auxiliary
Louis Jordan Post
Bluebonnet
Austin
American Legion Auxiliary
Angus Field Day Slated Here Saturday
The Hill Country Angus Association will hold a Field Day at Gillespie Fair Park Saturday June 14 with a full program. Registration of 4 H and FFA judging teams begins 8 15 a m master of ceremonies I N Mitchell Smithson Valley. State Senator Carlos Ashley guest speaker at a noon barbecue. demonstrations by Milt Miller National Angus Association. slides on Angus production. bulls and heifers placed by Tommy Stewart. M E Grote Mason presides. C A Stone Gillespie County Agent is secretary treasurer and in charge.
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Hill Country Angus Association
Gillespie Fair Park
FFA
I. N. Mitchell
Smithson Valley
Carlos Ashley
Liano
Milt Miller
National Angus Association
Tommy Stewart
State
Angus Association
M. E. Grote
Mason
C. A. Stone
Gillespie County
Petmecky Attends Dallas Chamber Managers Meeting
Chamber of Commerce Manager Wm M Petmecky spent Sunday to Wednesday in Dallas for the Texas Chamber of Commerce Manager’s Association annual convention and related sessions. He also joined the quarterly meeting of the Texas Association of Fairs and Expositions and planned talks with State Baseball Commissioner Jerry Feile on June and July playoffs. He traveled with Mrs Petmecky and expected to return Wednesday evening.
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Chamber of Commerce
Wm. M. Petmecky
Dallas
Texas Chamber of Commerce Manager's Association
Texas Association of Fairs and Expositions
Petmecky
Jerry Feile
Fredericksburg to Open Bids for City Pool in July
Fredericksburg prepares final pool plans and invites bids after July 1. Mayor Schroeder said design work by Nixon and Ericson of Austin should finish by June 15, with two weeks required for bid advertising. The pool includes 42 by 105 feet main pool with a 21 by 22 foot diving area and a 3 feet 3 inch depth rising to 10 feet, plus kiddy pool and facilities. Clean-up crews will also tackle city creek beds next week to beautify waterways.
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Fredericksburg
Turner Hall
West Travis Street
Wm. Schroeder
Schroeder
Victor Nixon
Roger Ericson
Austin
State Department of Health
Kneese Seeks County Attorney Office Candidacy
Raymond L. Kneese 37 authorizes the Standard to announce his candidacy for county attorney subject to the general election. He is son of Mr and Mrs Ben Kneese and married to Eugenia Kneese with two children. He attended Fredericksburg Public School and graduated from FHS Blinn College University of Texas and Southern Methodist University School of Law. Admitted to the bar in 1949 and has since practiced law.
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Raymond L. Kneese
Navy
Kneese
Ben Kneese
Eugenia Kneese
Ad. Kneese
Fredericksburg
FHS
Blinn College
University of Texas
Southern Methodist University School of Law
Big Three Way Show Planned Here July 18 19
Plans move fast for a two day event featuring an Electrical Fair by Central Texas Electric Cooperative a Hill Country Trades Show by the Fair Association and Fredericksburg Chamber of Commerce and the 5th annual Texas Corriedale Sheep Show and Sale. Highlights include local manufacturers from Gillespie County about 20 firms exhibiting with space available to any producer, and a Corriedale business session with queen coronation on the first night. The Electrical Fair serves 5 000 Cooperative members across 10 counties with publicity aimed at attendees. The two day electrical fair is noted as Texas’ only multi day version with broad entertainment and record attendance expected.
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Central Texas Electric Cooperative
the Fair Association
Fredericksburg
Gillespie County
Corriedale
Corriedale Association
Centeral
Texas Electric Cooperative
Texas
Rev Martin Bauer to be Ordained in Trinity Lutheran
The Rev Martin A Bauer son of Mr and Mrs Ad Bauer will be ordained at Trinity Lutheran Church Stonewall on Sunday June 15 at 10 30 am Dr A G Wiederaenders of Texas Lutheran College Seguin will officiate and deliver the sermon Rev Bauer longtime in the Air Force during World War II later studied at Capitol University and Capitol Theological Seminary He and his wife from Connecticut have a 7 1/2 month old son He will begin duties July 20 1952 at St Mark's Lutheran Homestead near Pittsburgh Other local visits noted Bruno Doebbler family and Alphonse Weinheimer Jr visiting grandparents and uncles.
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Martin A. Bauer
Ad. Bauer
Trinity Lutheran
Paul Leonhard
Bauer
Fredericksburg
Air Force
South Pacific
Hawaiian Islands
Saipan
Iwo Jima
Texas Lutheran College
Capital University
Columbus
Ohio
Capitol Theological Seminary
Southwest Texas State Teachers College
San Marcos
Ohio State University
St. Paul's Lutheran Church
Ravenna
Connecticut
St. Mark's Lutheran Church
Homestead
Pittsburg
Penn
Springalls Spend Sunday at Garner State Park Visit
Dr. and Mrs. W. H. Springall with their children visited Garner State Park on Sunday, enjoying a family outing and time together amid the park’s winding trails and scenic views.
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W. H. Springall
Garner State Park
Mrs Eddie Ochs Critically Hurt in L A Accident
Mrs Eddie Ochs and Albert E Schmidt were seriously injured in a San Antonio collision at 10 30 a m with David R Calvert. Both were thrown from the car and taken to Santa Rosa Hospital. Ochs suffered seven fractured ribs a cracked pelvis and head injuries. Schmidt had severe head cuts and other injuries.
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Edder Ochs
San Antonio
Albert E. Schmidt
David R. Calvert
Eddie Ochs
Schmidt
Santa Rosa Hospital
Ochs
Gillespie County Scholastic Census Totals 1952 53
Gillespie County reports 2,182 scholastics for the 1952 53 school year based on March census figures from the County School Superintendent to the Texas Education Agency. Fredericksburg Independent School District leads with 1,177 students, 588 boys and 589 girls. Harper District totals 216, with 123 boys and 93 girls. The 14 common districts total 789, including 400 boys and 389 girls. Overall, 1,111 males and 1,071 females statewide in the county.
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Gillespie County
Texas Education Agency
Fredericksburg
Harper Independent
Harper
Common
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Tivydale
Petersburg
Pedernales
Alfred Petsch
AD. Stork
Roy Roe
Gene Kelly
Tom Jacobs
al Mutersough
James Hall
Miss Stehling
Girls State
Angus
C of C
Raymond Kneese
Martin Bauer
Alphonse Weinheimer Jr
Christian Hahn
Albert Schlueter
Famly
Pasadena
Bruno Doebbler
L. A
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