Texas Briefs Spark Wide Variety of Local News
Mercedes faced a water outage after a reservoir dam break left the city dry all day. CAPT. Edwin R. Dischinger Jr. is listed as missing in Korea after a June 3 flight. he had earned the Distinguished Flying Cross last week. The State Game Fish and Oyster Commission invites fall fish deliveries with advance notifications. Fred Lawson McKinney died in a Highway 183 crash. Preston M. Sifford was critically injured. Reverdy Gliddon received a UT scholarship. Uncle Henry Blair, 77, was saluted by the Texas House. Inventor J. F. Smathers, Llano County, helped develop IBM's electric typewriter. James Ward Duncan, San Saba, will join National Publishing Co. staff in Kansas City. Mason schools graduated 115 students. cotton grows strong in McCulloch County. New Braunfels parking revenues rose. polio outbreak hits Nueces County children. Boerne will receive a new fire truck by June 22. Mullin’s Williams attacked. jury calls it mob violence. Brownwood's zoning ordinance advances. Kerr County reports second polio case. A. E. Danielson faces a check fraud charge. Anhalt hosts Saengerfest on June 17. Reginald Montgomery is murdered in Waco and Jack Allen dies by suicide.
Gillespie Lumber Hosts at DuPont Paint Party
Gillespie County Lumber Company hosted a DuPont paint party on Thursday evening June 7. Pat Trenton a DuPont San Antonio territorial representative led the program with color movie Hired Hand. Lynn Biggio assisted staging. attendance prizes of one gallon DuPont paint were awarded to Willie Nagel Gene Jung Bernnie Pohler Miss Elmira Ottmers Elmer Ottmers H Welge Lewis and Norman Dietel. refreshments and a Dutch lunch followed provided by Gillespie County Lumber hosted by Lorenz Bading.
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Gillespie County Lumber Company
DuPont Paints
Pat Trenton
Territorial
DuPont
San Antonio
Lynn Biggio
du Pont Sales Corporation
du Pont
Willie Nagel
Gene
Wall of China Completion Attributed To Ancient Era
A long standing claim states the Great Wall of China was completed in 214 B C. Ancient builders extended defenses across northern frontiers to consolidate early imperial protection.
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China
Central Motor Co Offers Expert Auto Repair Services
The shop advertises skilled technicians capable of repairing any car model or make. All work is guaranteed and customers are invited to call today for service from Central Motor Co.
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Central Motor CO
Chrysler
Supreme Court upholds Communist leaders' conspiracy conviction
The court ruling confirms that while membership in the Communist party is not outlawed, acting to overthrow the government by force or violence remains a criminal conspiracy. The piece recalls past fights over communist status, Bridges deportation and subsequent citizenship, and criticizes short penalties for the eleven convicts, urging harsher penalties and future bills.
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Supreme Court
United States
Communist Party
Harry Bridges
Australia
Bridges
CIO
Department of Justice
Pot Luck Supper Honors Stonewall Band On Saturday
Saturday night a Pot Luck supper and band concert was held at the school with a short program featuring songs and poems by local students and guests. The Stonewall Band will perform at the Herman Sons Carnival in Fredericksburg Saturday.
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Virginia
Evelyn Mueller
Charles Burg
Howard Cravens
Theresa
J. E. Eckert
John Mark Bohls
Herman Sons
Fredericksburg
Weston Bailey
Sewing Club
Ernest Hodges
Emil Hahne
Tom Weinheimer
Ohio
Betty Gragg
Supreme Court ruling cited as deterrent to communists
The ruling is described as a powerful deterrent for communists and collaborators, likely aiding future prosecutions and convincing sympathizers that treasonous plans will be exposed and punished. The language emphasizes fear and suppression of communist activity and civil rights rhetoric.
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Supreme Court
Richard Hoerster Opens Law Office in Fredericksburg
Richard Hoerster, former Fredericksburg High School and Rice Institute football star, returns to Fredericksburg to open a general practice in the Schroeder Building at Main and Adams. He studied at Rice Institute and earned a Bachelor of Law at the University of Texas, admitted to the Texas Bar in December 1950, holds a Air Force Reserves commission. His wife Maxie Lehmann will teach third grade at Fredericksburg Public School next fall.
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Richard
Dick” Hoerster
Fredericksburg
Rice Institute
Schroeder
Main
Adams Street
Dan J. Hoerster
University of Texas
State Bar of Texas
Hoerster
Air Force Reserves
Maxie Lehmann
Houston
Family Gatherings Mentioned at Local Homes
In the home of Mr and Mrs Herman Weinheimer last week visitors included Carol Sue Willingham Mrs Max Ransleben and Erma Espenhover at Weston Bailey residence gatherings noted in local society listings.
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Herman Weinheimer
Weston Bailey
Carol Sue Willingham
Max Ransleben
Erma Espenhover
Edison Street Church Fulfills Hospital Quota
Edison Street Methodist Church filled June quota for Alamo Camp and Hospital Council sending 170 cookies 47 prizes and two special prizes 6 towels 11 ash trays to Brooke Medical Center Fort Sam Houston Red Cross sent 12 coffee sacks two decks of cards 10 birthday candy boxes 10 birthday napkins 2 fish bowls two dictionaries 57 magazines to Station Hospital Lackland Field Mrs Robert Blum Gillespie chair notes St Xavier Catholic Church to take July quota for cookies and prizes.
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Edison Street
Robert Blum
Gillespie
St. Xavier Catholic Church
Typewriter at Fredericksburg Publishing Co speeds up work
A new model showcases revolutionary design and quick performance with over a dozen new typing aids. The Fredericksburg Publishing Co demonstrates enhanced efficiency and modern features in their latest device.
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Fredericksburg Publishing Ca
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Texas News
Mercedes
Rio Grande Valley
Harlingen
Korea
Edwin R. Dischinger Jr
Kerrville
Dischinger
North Korea
Junme 3
State Game, Fish and Oyster Commission
Fred Lawson McKinney
Highway 183
Junction
Preston M Sifford
Cedar Camps
McKinney
Reverdy
Thomas Gliddon
Johnson City
Gliddon
Stella Gliddon
Austin
Henry Blair
Porter
House of Representatives
House
Henry
J. F. Smathers
Llano County
Smathers
James Ward Duncan
San Saba
Texas School For the Blind
Kansas City
The
National Publishing Co
Mason School
Mason High School
McCulloch County
Melvin
New Braunfels
Over-parkers
Nueces
Boerne
Mills County
Wray B. Williams
Mullin
Williams
Brownwood
Brown County
Kerr County
John R. Leavell
A. E. Danielson
Anhalt
Reginald Montgomery
Waco
Helen Degraffenreid
Buchanan Lake
Jack W. Allen
Allen
Gillespie Lumber
Washingston
Ae ‘O. C Fisher
Stonewall Band
James Eckert
Stonewall
Richard Hoerster
Edison Street Church
Fredericksburg Publishing Co., Inc
E. Main Street
New Shipment
New Yorker Newport
U.S
Standard Service Company
Schroeder — Hannemann
Stehling
Plymouth
East Main Street
Fredericksburg, Texas
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