Highlights From the 1913 Wochensblatt Reprints
A digest of items noting Lee Miller’s San Antonio sales visit, a 33 year old sewing accident in Stonewall, regional rain benefits 53 years past, the Old Settlers Reunion planning, Stubbs and Petsch forging a Fredricksburg law partnership, Fredericksburg High School graduates honored, Heinrich Keller’s Mason visit to his ill sister, Kerrville visitors at Krauskopf home, Maier families fishing on the Llano, Edith Morgan joining the local Telephone Exchange, and Mrs. Franz Stein’s birthday gatherings.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Old Settlers
Messrs
Alfred Petsch
Emil Juenke
A. R. Gold
R. T. Gliddon
Robert Penniger
N. T. Stubbs
Johnson City
Here
Mr. Stubbs
Fredericksburg
Heinrich Keller
Mason
Francis Kettner
Mr. Keiler
Richard Maier
Blanco County Couple Weds in Dresden Tennessee
Miss Rebena McClure daughter of Mr and Mrs John McClure Palmersville Tennessee wed Seville Hunnicutt son of Mr and Mrs W A Hunnicutt of San Antonio in Dresden Tennessee on Saturday May 25 at 3 45 pm Attendants included Reena McClure Rosco McClure and Mrs Rosco McClure The bride a Union City High School graduate and the groom a Johnson City High School graduate and Army veteran will live at 818 Mayfield Blvd San Antonio A note on a high school comedy The nny Brats at the FHS auditorium Friday night at 8 with 40c and 25c tickets
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Rosco McClure
Union City High School
Tennessee
Johnson City High School
Greenland
Union City
Mayfield Blvd
San Antonio
Nny
FHS
Doss Boy Scouts Enjoy Overnight Weekend Outing
The Doss Boy Scouts with assistant scout master and two guests Emil Lange and August Baethge spent a weekend at August Baethge dam. Scouts swam fished and four passed swimming tests while Lorin Baethge earned a firemaking test. Hubert Nixon demonstrated drowning rescue techniques during a swimming period.
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Doss
Emil Lange
August Baethge
Baethge
Nelson Geistweidt
James Baethge
Dennis Lange
Delano Nixon
Lorin Baethge
Star and Moon
Hubert Nixon
Medical Corps
U. S. Army
Mr. Nixon
Emil Mund
Nixon
Clinton
Farm Land Values To Remain High In Wartime Texas
Texas farm land prices stayed elevated as wartime savings await use. A. and M. College Extension economist Tyrus R. Timm notes July 1 1945 values topped 1920 levels in a sixth of states and matched 1919 levels in half. Three Texas counties show rising prices in late 1945 with increased cash and tenant buying, signaling a slow shift.
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College Station
Texas
Tyrus R. Timm
A. and M. College Extension Service
Texas Agricultural Experiment Station
Timm
Black Market Lumber Unsuited For Home Building
Lumbermen's Association of Texas criticizes green post war lumber labeled as black market material. Gene Ebersole says Texans report real estate slowdowns as buyers learn green lumber lacks value for home construction. Local dealers in Pampa Abilene Amarillo San Angelo Dallas Fort Worth weigh in on prices and market impact.
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OPA
Gene Ebersole
Lumbermen's Association of Texas
Houston
Texas
Ebersole
Pampa
Abilene
Amarillo
San Angelo
Dallas
Fort Worth
Harper Residents Embrace New Kerrville Bus Service
The people of Harper welcome Kerrville Bus Company service to Fredericksburg Junction and beyond. The first eastbound trip drew many riders from Harper and nearby towns, with a mixed group of local residents and visitors aboard. The bus station is at Citizens Motor Company, and plans unfold for a new Harper theater.
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Harper
Frederiksburg
Junction
Kerrville Bus Company
Fredericksburg
Mary Fuqua
Austin
Corine Bowen
Ballinger
E. S. Shannon, Jr
Winters
Clara Feller
Selma Feller
A .E. Knutson
San Antonio
P. L. Harrison
A. B Phillips
Clyde Williams
Walter Smith
Menard
Adolf Juenke
Vonnie Metzger
Mary Ickes
J. F. Cook
Arthur Baumann
Citizens Motor Company
H. A. Porter
Hubert Rahe
Isidor Stehling
Hiss Helen Kirchhoff
Martin
Miss Matilda
Famous Redheads in American History
A compact roster highlights Alexander Hamilton first Secretary of the Treasury General George A. Custer famed Indian fighter and Nelson Eddy noted singer reflecting the era’s notable Redheads across politics military and entertainment.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Alexander Hamilton
the Treasury
George A. Custer
Nelson Eddy
Quote from John Stark on flag over hill and Molly as widow
A historical attribution notes John Stark declaring that tonight the American flag flies over yonder hill or Molly sleeps a widow. This compact line blends military era phrasing with a stark image of sacrifice.
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Molly
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Eniwetok
Kwajalein
Marshall
Islands
Wotije
Maloelap
Marshall Islands
Bikini Atoll
Bikini
Bikini Lagoon
Joint Task Force One
W. H. P. Blandy
USN
Wochenblatt
Lee Miller
Halff Bros
John Burg
Stonewall
Gold
Luckenbach
Cherry Mountain
Cherry Springs
Fredericksburg High School
Kiaerers Hall
Cora Lina Petmecky
Otto W. Schmidt
Alex W. Henke
Chester Roeder
Emil Neffendorf
Emma
Gertrude Wehmeyer
Chester Cordes
Edwin Jordan
George Kott
Lionel Fiedler
Arthur H. Klingelhoefer
Oscar Krauskopf
Nathan Herzog
Klara Hercog
Mr. R. Duboise
Kerrville
Hy. Maier
J. P. Moore
Gus Malchow
Liano River
Edith Morgan
Franz Stein
Mrs. Stein
Blanco News
Opal Ray Gipson
Blanco County
Congress
Ethan Allen
Harry Wahrm
Black Market Lumber
Heil Motor CO
Fredericksburg, Texas
Willys Automobiles
Willys
JEEPS
Farmer’s Grain Co
Main Street
Comfort Highway
Dittlinger and
Purina
Hilmar Weinheimer
Percy Nielsen
American Red Cross
Washington, D. C
John Stark
Kerrville Bus Co., Inc
Harper & Junction
Ar. Harper
Sv. Fredericksburg
Ar. Junction
Kerrville Bus Co., Inc. “‘Friendly Service
Nimitz
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