Fighting Men Louis Loth and Robin Weiss in Navy service
Louis Loth son of Mr and Mrs Ed Loth has been promoted to Seaman First Class while serving with the U S Navy in San Diego. Robin Weiss, son of Mr and Mrs Benno Weiss, reported for duty in San Antonio and is now in San Diego for boat training. Weiss, a 1945 graduate of FHS, enlisted before graduation and has a brother Archidean in the Navy in the Pacific.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Louis Loth
Ed. Loth
U. S Navy
San Diego
Robin Weiss
Benno Weiss
U.S. Navy
San Antonio
Weiss
FHS
Navy
Archidean
Pacific
Military families report injuries and returns from service
1st Lt. Paul B. Monroe and another officer survived a four engine crash near Liberal Kansas AAF base with the flight engineer sustaining a broken shoulder and cuts. Yeoman 2nd class Eugene Hannemann returns home after two years in the South Pacific on leave. Lt. Kenneth Brown, a former Flying Fortress bombardier, is expected home from La Harre France after being shot down in 1944 and liberated in 1945. Leroy Nixon suffers multiple injuries from a May 31 hit and run in San Francisco and is hospitalized on Treasure Island. he previously sustained a Pearl Harbor era jaw fracture.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Paul B. Monroe
John Rosenbach
Liberal, Kansas Aaf
Eugene Hannemann
Yeoman
Fred Hannemann
South Pacific
Navy
Galveston
Kenneth Brown
Emil Klaerner
la Harre
France
New York
Brown
8Th Air Force
Germany
Stalag Luft No. 1
Borth
Leroy Nixon
Sk LC
Frisco
Pacific
Naval
Treasure Island
California
San Francisco
Jasper Nixon
Leroy
Liberty
Pearl Harbor
SGT Karl Kott to Go Overseas
Sgt Karl Kott, Brooks Field baseball manager, is slated for overseas Army duty. Lt Red Morcroft has succeeded him as Brooks Service League manager. Kott volunteered at the war’s start and has long been a key coach player and leader in southern leagues.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Karl Kott
Brooks
Army
San Antonio
Red Morcroft
Sgt Kott
South
Fredericksburg Giant
Evangeline
Southwest
Kott
Cotton bale shows weight figures in cotton trade
A bale of cotton weighs about 500 pounds gross with a net weight of 478 pounds, indicating 22 pounds of wrapping or moisture loss.
Gillespie Scouts to Spend Week in Camp at Morris Ranch
Gillespie County Boy Scout troops will spend the week of June 24 to June 30 at Morris Ranch falls camping site. Attending units include Harper and Stonewall troops, St Mary's Lutheran Lions Club and city senior scouts. Paul Mann serves as camp director with senior scouts assisting.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Gillespie County
Morris Ranch
Harper and Stonewall
St. Mary’s
Lutheran
Lions Club
Paul Mann
James R Wood Named Southwestern Life General Counsel
James Ralph Wood was named general counsel for Southwestern Life Insurance Co. He has been a Dallas law partner since 1935 and will work with James L. Walsh. Wood graduated from the University of Texas in 1921 and served as a captain in World War I.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
James Ralph Wood
Southwestern Life Insurance Co
C. F. O'Donnell
Alex R. Frantzen
Wood
Hamilton, Lipscomb, Wood & Swift
Dallas
James Lipscomb
Cockrell, McBride, O’donnell & Hamilton
Sherman
Texas
J. H. Wood
Ben L. Jones
Court of Civil Appeals
Fifth District of
Mr. Wood
University of Texas
Leon Springs
American Bar Association
State Bar of Texas
Dallas Bar Association
Dallas Country Club
Dallas Athletic Club
James L. Walsh
Scouts Guests At Swim And Barbecue Honors David Kneese
Members of the Lions Club troop of Boy Scouts were hosted by Mr. and Mrs. Max Kneese at a roadside park on the Kerrville road. The event marked David Kneese's birthday as he is a troop member.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lions Club
Boy Scouts
Max Kneese
Kerrville Road
David
Native Texas grasses number about half of U S species
Texas hosts roughly 550 native grass species, roughly half of the United States total. This concentration highlights Texas as a center of grass diversity within the nation.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Texas
United States
Giants Rally In Tight Ballgame At Seipp Park
Giants rally in a 4 to 1 victory over the Battlers as Enderlin wins on the mound in a game featuring key hits by Moldenhauer Enderlin and Klaerner. Stolen bases and multiple double plays highlighted the contest with a 3 run eighth inning surge securing the win. Next Sunday the Giants meet the Strong Stinson Field Flyers at Seipp Park at 3:30 p.m. with Bill Scott slated to start for the visitors.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ehlinger
Sarro
Guenther Luckenbach
Moldenhauer
Luckenbach
Luckenbach Rompad
Stinson Field
Seipp Park
Bill Scott
Giants
Abrhore
Evans
McFarlin
Kineupper
Hadley
Fotals
H. Klaerner
L. Schneider
B. Schneider
Me “Parlin
Winters
McParlin
A. Enderlin
O. Schneider
Veterans First Call On Custom Guard Jobs At Laredo
Veterans in Gillespie County and nearby areas have the initial opportunity for Customs Guard positions at the Laredo port in the Twenty third U S Customs District. M A Wahl of the Fredericksburg Post Office explains only district veterans will be hired while qualified veterans seek the jobs and non veterans are excluded. Customs guards perform police duties at ports of entry, enforce laws, and conduct occasional arrests with long hours.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Gillespie
Pecos River
Laredo
Texas
U. S
M. A. Wahl
Fredericksburg
U.S
Humble Wins Turn Verein Bowling Series Title
The Humble bowling team defeated Schandua and Reichenau two games to one to claim the championship after dropping the first game 901. Humble advanced by beating Turn Verein two straight, while Schandua and Reichenau ousted Mutual Lumber two to one. Team members include Leo Petsch Gilbert Kaderli Jake Knopp Max Sehneider Dan Lemman.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Humble
Turn Verein
Schandua & Reichenau
Schanduu
Reichenau
Mutual Lumber Company
Leo Petsch
Gilbert Kaderli
Jake Knopp
Max Sehneider
Dan Lemman
Schandua
Hugo Klaerner
Hubert Reichenau
Willie Filter
Harold Schoerewolf
Werner Keidel
Turner Hall
Civil service entrance notice sought applicants
Describes a tolerance for considerable physical endurance and an entrance age of twenty one with no upper age limit. Appointments are for U.S. citizens who pass a two hour qualifying exam. Information on exam dates locations pay and service is available at any first or second class post office or the Tenth U.S. Civil Service Region at 210 S Harwood Street Dallas Texas.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
U.S
U. S. Civil Service Region
S. Harwood Street
Dallas
Texas
Baumann and Wife Visit San Antonio Relative
Corporal Alex Baumann and his wife spent the weekend in San Antonio visiting his ailing grandmother Mrs. Anton Loth and other local relatives.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Cpl
Alex Baumann
San Antonio
Anton Loth
Francis Kott Named Applicant for American Farmer Degree
Francis Kott of Wolf Creek and Tivy High School Future Farmer Association has been approved to apply for the American Farmer Degree. One member per thousand in each state is eligible. His entry, approved by the State Association with 94 others, advances toward a national contest to be decided in October after Kansas City convention.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Francis Kott
August Kott
Wolf Creek
Tivy High School
Future Farmer Association
Kott
Kansas City
Betty Churchill Drowns at Buchanan Lake During Swim
Mrs. Betty Churchill aged 25 of Chicago, wife of a St Charles Church ill, stationed at Camp Hood, drowned while swimming Sunday at Buchanan Lake.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Betty Churchill
Chicago
St. Charles Churchill
Camp Hood
Buchanan Lake
Texas Leads Nation in Grain Sorghum Output
Texas is by far the leading grain sorghum producing state of the Union. Iron was produced from fur naces at Kellyville and Jefferson prior to the Civil War.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Texas
Union
Kellyville
Jefferson
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Paul Monroe
Sgt Karl Kott
Milton C. Bierschwale
Floyd Bierschwale
Segovia
Near
Junction
Europe
James R- Wood
Southwestern Life
Sisterdale
Hearts Delight
Playboys
Dwight D. Thomas
The
Gulf Brewing Company
Virgil H Sheperd
Mr. Shepherd
Thomas
C. Ray Miller
Miller
Houston
Ves
Dane
Seiro’s Hall
Otte Hf
Seipp
Tatsch
Cain City
Muslm
Stonewall Orchestra
Edgar Tatsch
Spring Creek Hall
the “Seven Lone Stars
Arthur Reed
King
Lipan Springs
Elkhorn Ranch
Horse & Mate Association of America
Wayne Dinsmore
S. Dearborn
Stinson
Flyers
Wimberley
Wimberley Rodeo Committee
Day McCuistion
Ed Dobie
Carl Scudder Jett Biles Allen Boyle
Dempster
Fredericksburg Implement Company
Webster's Peerless Dictionary
Fredericksburg Publishing Co., Inc
Fredericksburg, Texas
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