Promise Kept By Army Buddy In Burma Prison Camp
Phillip Holzkamper of Amarillo honored a five year old pledge made in a Japanese prison camp in Burma when he and his wife visited to attend the re burial of Jimmie Schandua who died in September 1943. The pair had been close friends in the camp and Holzkamper promised to stay by Jimmie’s side as long as they were prisoners.
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iMoulagis Burmaisi
Jimmie’ Schandua
Phillip Holzkamper
Amarillo
Jimmie
Holzkamper
North Texas
Holzkampers
Building permits issued in Fredericksburg this week
City records show permits issued including Alex Frantzen for moving a garage on East Travis Street at a cost of 600 dollars. Over the weekend visitors included the Hugo Crenwelges of New Braunfels Mrs Meta Roberts and the Harry Robbs of San Antonio and the Willie B Smiths of Crane at the Reuben Bernhard Home.
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Fredericksburg
Alex Frantzen
East Travis St
City Water & Light
Hugo Crenwelges
New Braunfels
Meta Roberts
Harry Robbs
San Antonio
Willie B. Smiths
Crane
Reuben Bernhard
Construction Permit Filed for East Main Street Pump House
A permit listing shows work at East Main Street for a pump house addition valued at $1,920, detailing the project scope and initial filing information.
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East Main Street
Stonewall District to Vote on Tax Increase This July
The Stonewall Consolidated Common School District will vote on Saturday July 3 to authorize a tax rate of $1.00 per $100 valuation. The election was ordered after County Judge Henry Hirsch was petitioned by voters on June 4. The district has been levying 60 cents per $100 valuation.
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Stonewall Consolidated Common
Henry Hirsch
Stonewall
Localites Attend L A Wedding
Mrs Roman Peter and her daughter Miss Maxine Peter attended the wedding of Miss Helen Schaefer to J C Nickens at St John Lutheran Church in San Antonio. Peter joined the house party at the reception at the bride's parents home. Peter and the bride were roommates at Santa Rosa School of Nursing.
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Roman Peter
Maxine Peter
Helen Schaefer
J. C. Nickens
St. John’s Lutheran Church
San Antonio
Miss Peter
Santa Rosa School of Nursing
Louis Peter Visits Austin for Homecoming Celebration
Louis Peter of Austin visited here over the weekend to take part in the Homecoming celebration.
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Louis Peter of
Austin
Honored Chester Evans Receives Posthumous Navy Medals
Chester E. Evans posthumously received Navy Department honors including gold stars in place of a second Distinguished Flying Cross and second and third Air Medals. His mother, Mrs. Eppie M. Evans of Willow City, accepted. Evans, a radioman second class in Bombing Squadron 20 aboard Enterprise and Lexington, was cited by Secretary John L. Sullivan for meritorious service on missions in the Pacific from September 1944 to January 1945. He was missing in action January 17, 1945, later presumed dead February 8, 1946.
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Chester E. Evans
U. S. Navy Department
Effie M. Evans
Willow City
Chester
USNR
Eighth Naval District
New Orleans
Navy
John L. Sullivan
Evans
Enterprise
Lexington
Pacific War Area
South China Sea
Pacific
Mrs Ernest Kott Rites Held In Sunday Afternoon
Final rites were held at Schaetter's Funeral Home for Mrs Ernst Kott nee Anna Heinen aged 83. The Rev M J Schwarz officiated as a duet sang at the service. She died Tuesday June 15 1948 at 407 am in Comfort Texas. She was born May 29 1865 and married Ernst Kott June 28 1885. Surviving are four sons two daughters and multiple grandchildren.
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Schaetter
Ernst Kott
Anna Heinen
M. J. Schwarz
Comfort Texas
Henry Willime Stieler Heinen
Charles
Arthur Heinen
Max Blum
Chas. Kott
Morris Ranch
Alfred Kott
Kerrville
August
Adolf Kott
Emma
August Joseph
Fredericksburg
Ella
Hugo Ahrens
Mountain Home
Hubert Heinen
Comfort
Arno Schwethelm
Henry Wallace
Local Girl Scouts Plan To Attend Camp
Marylnn Hartmann and Dorothy Ann Wehmeyer of Girl Scout Troop Two plan a two week stay at Camp Blanco in Blanco Texas part of the Texas Colorado Lakes Area Girl Scout Camp network. Reservations are strong with one adult per five girls. Camp staff include a graduate nurse and two physicians on call with strict safety standards and sanitation inspections.
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Marylnn Hartmann
Dorothy Ann Wehmeyer
Camp
Blanco
Texas
Colorado Lakes Area
Harry Hartmann
Herwin Wehmeyer
Girl Scout
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É ‘Store
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Billy
White House
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