Lions District 2 A meeting elects governor in San Antonio
Eight Fredericksburg Lions attended the District 2 A gathering in San Antonio where E L Wilkin of the Valley was chosen district governor to succeed Herb Petri of Carrizo Springs, who was endorsed for international director. Attendees included Walter McKay H A Adams Kurt Eckhardt Wm Bruns J Lane Wilson Hy Kuenemann Sidney Henke and Alex Frantzen.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Frederiksburg Lions Club
San Antonio
Lion E. L. Wilkin
The
Valley
Herb Petri
Carrizo Springs
International
Walter McKay
H. A. Adams
Kurt Eckhardt
Wm. Bruns
J. Lane Wilson
Hy Kuenemann
Sidney Henke
Alex Frantzen
New Pastor Installed at Cave Creek and Crabapple
The Rev. Paul Leo will be installed as pastor of Cave Creek and Crabapple Lutheran Churches on Sunday June 17 at 3 30 p m in Cave Creek. Rev M J Schwarz of Mason will officiate. Leo a Doctor of Divinity from a German university came to the United States in 1940 and has served as lecturer in languages at Northern Colleges and Wartburg Theological Seminary Dubuque Iowa. He succeeds Rev G E Gruber who resigned months ago and will reside with his family in the parsonage in Cave Creek Fredericksburg Lutheran congregations will have shared leadership during the interim.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Paul Leo
Cave Creek
Crabapple
Wartburg Theological Seminary
Dubuque
Iowa
Karnes City
Crabapple and
G. E. Grueber
Leo
Fredericksburg
Five Local Babies Born This Week
Five children were born this week to local parents. The Wegmeyers welcomed a son on June 9, followed by the Metzgers son on June 9, the Gages son on June 11, and the Kamlahs son on June 13. The Kammlah couple also welcomed a son. The Crenwelges welcomed a daughter on June 10.
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Reinhard Wegmeyer
Lawrence Metzger
Bill Gage
Albert Kam Mlah
Emil K. Crenwelge
Okinawa Surrender Demand and Allied Advances Reported
Buckner urges unconditional surrender of Okinawa Japanese commander as U S Tenth Army makes gains along the southern front. Philippine forces press toward Luzon, B 29s hit Japan's six largest cities, and Allied and Japanese losses rise amid broader Pacific operations. Australian troops invade North Borneo to seize oil and rubber resources while Yugoslav forces withdraw from Trieste area.
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Simon Bolivar Buckner, Jr
Okinawa
Buckner
U. S
Tenth Army
Philippines
37Th Infantry Division
Cagayan
Luzon
Guam
Japan
Kweilin
Orient
Navy
Longshaw
Drexel
Bates
North Borneo
Douglas MacArthur
Brunei Bay
Theohuetentsnei Bay
Southwest Pacific
Singapore
Brooketon
Victoria
Labuan
Libuun Island
Preparations For C of C Meet Near Completion
The Cham ber of Commerce banquet and ladies night is set for Thursday June 28 at Seipp's. Secretary Sidney Henke says committees are selling tickets at fifty cents each. The event starts at 8 p m with a barbecue style meal followed by a program and business session led by President Benno Weiss. A two year board slate will be elected and a capacity crowd is expected.
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Chamber of Commerce
Sidney Henke
Seipp’s
Benno Weiss
Henke
Drouth Eases as Showers Reach Most Sections
Pasture lands and corn received relief as showers fell across most areas. Oat and wheat harvests are near completion with no damage reported to these crops. The first rain of any appreciable amount fell early in the week.
Tuesday Shower Brings .73 Points Across County
A heavy shower with an electrical storm and high winds hit Tuesday afternoon. The city and county received .73 inches of rain while a tornado near Brady caused $259,000 in property damage and left one dead and five injured.
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Brady
Central Texas Sees Heavy Showers and Strong Winds
Showers and electrical storms moved through central Texas with rainfall of one and a half to two inches in Meusebach Creek and Bankersmith areas. Strong winds hit Brownwood Brady and broader central Texas Saturday night and again Tuesday morning, with totals over fifty points in two storms.
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Meusebach Creek
Bankersmith
Texas
Brownwood
Brady
Giants Rally Past Bottlers In Eighth Inning Win
The Giants overcome a 1 0 deficit to surge for four runs in the eighth inning and defeat the Seven Up Bottlers 4 to 1 at Seipp Park. Lefty Kneupper limited the Giants to one run over seven, while Klaerner and Enderlin split pitching duties.
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Elton Jordan
Giants
San Antonio
Seipp Park
Lefty Kneupper
Klaerner
Enderlin
Farmer Finds Oddities in Chicken Hearts and Livers
Alex Mittendorf of Traveler's Cafe claims a possible Ripley’s Believe It Or Not moment after employee David Delz found a three pound Rhode Island Red Rooster with five hearts and four livers while slaughtering chickens. A second chicken had two hearts.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Alex Mittendorf
Traveler's Cafe
Ripley’s
David Delz
Rhode Island
New Methodist Pastor To Serve Local Churches
Fredericksburg two Methodist churches will share a pastor starting July 1 after a June 3 meeting. Rev Wesley Schulge of Llano will lead the combined church with alternating weekly services. Several pastors will relocate: Lester Haines to Lampasas, Paul Weiss to Goldwaite, and McKinney to Carrizo Springs.
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Fredericksburg
Edison Street
Wesley Schulge
Llano
Lester Haines
Lampasas
Paul Weiss
Goldwaite
McKinney
Goldthwaite
Carrizo Springs
Old Teamsters To Plan Reunion
Officers and directors of the Old Teamsters Association will meet in the office of August Stahl in the Gold Building on Saturday June 16 at 3 p m to plan this year’s reunion. Attending will be Albert Kott president John Stehling vice president Lorenz Wendel treasurer and August Rabke secretary. Directors include Alfred Pfiester Edwin Pfiester Alfred Petmecky Joe Molberg Hilmar Kott Felix Stehling Albert Wendel Alfred Klaerner Arthur Stehling and August Stahl.
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Old Teamsters Association
August Stahl
Gold Building
Albert Kott
John Stehling
Lorenz Wendel
August Rabke
Alfred Pfiester
Edwin Pfiester
Alfred Petmecky
Joe Molberg
Hilmar Kott
Felix Stehling
Albert Wendel
Alfred Klaerner
Arthur Stehling
World War II Expenditures Reach Over a Trillion Dollars
American University researchers estimate direct WWII expenditures exceed one trillion dollars with the United States as the largest spender, having spent more than 110 billion so far.
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American University
U. S
Philadelphia girls accused in baby abduction deaths
In Philadelphia two girls aged 15 and 11 abducted a three month old baby last week. The infant died from neck injuries and was found hidden under a hedge after being placed there.
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Philadelphia
Ration Calendar Details for Stamps and Provisions
The notice lists validity dates for MEATS FATS Red Stamps V5 through U2 and V2, plus PF tune periods, Blue Stamps H to M2 and N2 to X2, Sugar Stamps 35 and 36, Shoes Airplane stamps 1 2 3, and Gasoline Couper 15 in Book A for four gallons, covering June to September dates. It outlines good-through dates and the staggered expiry across stamp types.
Court To Sit As Equalization Board June 27
Gillespie County commissioners set June 27 for the court to sit as a board of equalization to inspect assessors books and make corrections. The body also approved librarian salary support and bank school fund reports and discussed road abandonment and county balances and bonds. The War Bond drive news noted Gillespie County lagging in Series E bonds with updates and quota targets.
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Gillespie County Commissioners Court
Pioneer Memorial Library
Estill
Security State Bank
Harper
Reinhold Tatsch
Gillespie County
Felix Stehling
Gillespie
Stehling
United States
Japan
Fredericksburg Jaycees Host Barbecue and Set August Sale
Fredericksburg Junior Chamber of Commerce members hosted a barbecue at Oak Grove Hut and outlined plans for the Texas Breeding Sheep and Goat Sale on August 23 24 and 25. Judges were named for the fall event including Amour Earwood and George Johanson with Nelson Johnson as auctioneer. Lt Col Petsch and Victor Rogers attended and discussed the citys future and Centennial plans.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Fredericksburg
Col. Petsch
Chamber of Commerce
Victor Rogers
Houston
Wm. Petmecky
Four Women Headed to San Marcos for Summer Work
Miss Irene Neffendorf Myrtle Roos Vernel Stahl and Marjorie Langerhans travel to San Marcos for summer work at Southwest Texas State Teachers College under the program supporting student labor and campus projects.
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Irene Neffendorf
Myrtle Roos
Vernel Stahl
Marjorie Langerhans
San Marcos
Texas State Teachers College
Petmecky Named President of Tax Assessors
William M. Petmecky Gill espie County Tax Assessor Collector was named president of the Texas Tax Assessors Collectors Association in Austin. He succeeds P. E. Dickison and has previously served as secretary and vice president. The meeting also named H. B. Bryan, W. C. Allen, and George McCullar to key posts and discussed Senate Bill 123 affecting county official salaries.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
William M. Petmecky
Gillespie County
Texas Tax Asessors Collectors Association
Austin
Permecky
H. B. Bryan
Lubbock
W. C. Allen
Corpus Christi
George McCullar
Kingsville
Petmecky
P. E. Dickison
San Antonio
Texas
Mrs Durst and Children Visit Bedside of Mrs Loth
Mrs Margaret Durst and her children from Mason visited at the bedside of Mrs Anton Loth, her mother, as she lay ill.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Margaret Durst
Mason
Anton Loth
Miss Nellie Habenicht Vacation With Mother
Miss Nellie Habenicht of the public health department in San Antonio spent her vacation with her mother Mrs. Bodo Habenicht.
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Nellie Habenicht
Department of Public Health
San Antonio
Bodo Habenicht
Krause Family Heads to Lubbock for Texas Tech Session
Mr and Mrs A K Krause and their son Gail travel to Lubbock where Mr Krause will attend the summer session at the Texas State School of Technology.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
A. K. Krause
Gail
Lubbock
Krause
Texas State School of Technology
Twenty-Two Geologists To Spend Day In Northwestern Gillespie
A group of 22 geologists from eight major oil companies and several state and federal agencies will tour northwestern Gillespie County on June 23 to study Ellenburger rocks. Led by Dr. Virgil E. Barnes and Preston E. Cloud Jr, the field trip supports wartime petroleum goals under the Texas Bureau of Economic Geology and the U S Geological Survey.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Oklahoma Geological Survey
University Lands Department
University of Texas
Bureau of Economic Geology
U. S. Geological Survey
Gillespie County
Texas
Threadgil
Mormon Creeks
Ellenburger
Llano
Ellenburger Group
Texas Bureau of Economic Geology
Virgil E. Barnes
Preston E. Cloud, Jr
U.S. Geological Survey
Central
P. E. ‘Loud, Jr
W. E. Barnes
Josiah Bridge
E. Cloud, Jr
L. E. Warren
E. H. Sellards
The
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Peter Zenner
Blum
Echo
Bank of
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Silas Knees
Chas. Ott
Boy and Girl Scouts
Pedernales River
Kerrville Road
Wmn
Blanco
Amanda Grote
Alfred Neffendorf
Gertrude Wehmeyer
Louise Wehmeyer
Valesca Moellering
Lucille Green
Nathalia Merz
Olga Reichenau
Arnerd Moellering
Pacific
Ashley Jordan
Emil A. Jordan
August Jordan
Mindoro
Trieste
Yougoslav
Seipp's Park
Rally
Bottlers
Stinson Field
Flyers
Ripley's
New Methodist
Wesley Schulze
Liano
Haines and Weiss
Equalization Board
Jaycees
Gillespian
Threadgill
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