Take Off At Randolph Field Signals Air Corps Expansion
In the early morning at Randolph Field Texas the 500 Flying Cadets march to their planes as the West Point of the Air. Half completed phase two on June 15, with ten weeks of advanced flying ahead at Kelly Field before wings are earned. Two more training centers will soon open to train 7000 pilots annually under the Air Corps expansion plan.
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Randolph Field
Texas
Army Air Corps
Kelly Field
Winas
Air Corps
Quail Protection Urged by Wildlife Advocate
Wildlife writer urges stronger quail protection and a closed season to restore Bob White populations. He describes habitat needs, such as heavy underbrush for nesting, and notes quail behavior, flight, and calls shaping restoration efforts.
Daily Vacation Bible School Opens at Edison Street Church
Sixty eight pupils registered for the initial sessions of the Daily Vacation Bible School held in the Edison Street Methodist church basement. Rev O F Kattney announced the program organized by the First and Edison Street Methodist Churches with Mrs C Tyre as instructor. Children of Lutheran Baptist and Methodist denominations attend and late enrollments were still being accepted.
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Edison Street Methodist Church
O. F. Kattney
First
Edison Street Methodist
C. Tyre
Graduate Nurses Meeting Set For Next Wednesday
The local graduate nurses will meet next Wednesday night at 8 p m at the courthouse. Mrs. Chester V Schmidt announced the gathering and named Mrs. Schmidt and Josephine Stahl as call committee. The program will be educational with a lecture from a local physician. All graduate nurses are urged to attend.
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Chester V. Schmidt
Chester Schmidt
Josephine Stahl
Markers for Upright Plant Lanting
Instructions describe making durable plant markers by writing the plant name on cardboard with ink and, after the ink dries, dipping the cardboard into melted paraffin to help the marker withstand strong wind.
Sister of Local Residents Dies in Houston
Mrs. Josephine Jung Paul a Gillespie County native aged 75 died in Houston on June 11 and was buried there after services. Survived by husband J. Paul and siblings Charles and William Jung of Fredericksburg and Mrs. Adolf Juenke of Harper, with a sister Mrs. Max Grona of San Antonio. Local relatives attended the funeral from Harper and Gillespie County.
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J. Paul
Charles
William Jung
Fredericksburg
Adolf Juenke
Harper
Houston
Paul
Josephine Jung
Gillespie County
Max Grona
San Antonio
Wm Jung
John Moehr
Herman
Rudi Leifeste
Ad. Juenke
Fred Gammenthaler
Construction Work On Mason Road Starts This Week
Smithville Construction Company, bidder for widening and straightening 9 miles of the Fredericksburg Mason highway west of Fredericksburg, began work this week under supervisor Jack Buescher. The project should take about two months and will improve a hazardous stretch with many curves amid rising traffic.
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Smithville Construction Company
Fredericksburg
Jack Buescher
Wholesale Grocery Firm Sold to San Antonio Company
Collins Company Fredericksburg's lone wholesale grocery outlet changed hands Monday as the San Antonio Wholesale Grocery Company acquired the Collins establishments in the state's operating area. Manager M F Pyka said no changes have been announced for local personnel or operations. Current staff includes M F Pyka Jake Knopp August Pyka and Waiter Houy.
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Collins Company
Fredericksburg
San Antonio
Postmaster and former editor of Boerne dies
William Gammon Davis, 67, postmaster of Boerne for seven years and a former editor of the Boerne Star, died in a San Antonio hospital last Thursday. Funeral services were held Friday afternoon. He was the father of William Gammon Davis Jr., editor of the Boerne Star, and husband of a daughter of the late Alfred Keller. Davis's widow, three sons, two sisters and one brother survive.
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William Gammon Davis
Boerne
Davis
William Gammon Davis, Jr
The
Boerne Star
Alfred Keller
Mamie Ramsey Davis
Forgotten Statistics From World War I Toll
A concise wartime tally lists 74 million mobilized across nations with 10 million killed 3 million missing 19 million wounded and 7 million prisoners. It notes 9 million orphans 5 million widows and 10 million displaced. Daily deaths averaged 6400 for 1,558 days.
Car Damaged After Striking Cow Near Gillespie County Line
An automobile owned by Mr. MacFarland of San Antonio was badly damaged after colliding with a cow on a bridge near the Gillespie County line ten miles south of the city. The two brothers and their wives, traveling toward Fredericksburg, were not injured in the Sunday night incident.
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MacFarland
San Antonio
Gillespie County
Fredericksburg
General Tires and Tubes Ad Promotes Fred ericksburg Drive-In
An advertisement for General Tires and Tubes highlights the Fred ericksburg Drive-In Station with Rubin Crenwelge listed as proprietor. The notice signals a local automotive service presence and ownership details.
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Fredericksburg Drive-In
Rubin Crenwelge
Fredericksburg Drive-in Station
Local Houma Family Visits Relatives This Week
Mr and Mrs Walter Juenke and family of Houma Louisiana visited local relatives and friends this week. The station advertisement mentions Gene Ericksburg Drive in Station Rubin Crenwelge proprietor and a 82g price note.
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Walter Juenke
Houma
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Lange
Bob White
United States
Texas Oilman
Mason Road
Mias. Ae Ore Ts
Tee
Norge
Kolmfier & Kluier Company
Westinghouse
Schoo
Mmo Pricat
Overy House
Sterling
General Electric
G-E
GE Histon
Fredericksburg, Texas
ADAIR
Southwest
Ver
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