Melvin Bonn Wins Star Lone Star Farmer Award
Melvin Bonn 16, son of Mr and Mrs Chester Bonn, Fredericksburg, Texas, earned the Star Lone Star Farmer award at the state FFA convention in Houston. Presentation by Earl MecMillian included an all expense trip to Guatemala with guest status from the U S Ambassador. Bonn plans a Guatemala visit to observe agricultural interests, returning to Houston by plane.
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Star Lone Star Farmer
Melvin Bonn
Chester Bonn
Bob Manire
Austin
Lone Star Farmer of
Texas
Houston
Melvin
U. S
E. J. Kyle
Guatemala
FFA
Earl MecMillian
Houston Farm and Ranch Club
Houston Auto
United States
FE. J. Kyle
A & M College
America
M.millia
Areve Born
Aiport
Mexico City
Bonn
Guatemala City
Chamber of Commence
Chester Benn
McMillian
J. L. Tatum
Fredericksburg
Tatum
A. B. Childers
Area VIII
Petrillo
Houston Chamber of Commerce
We Believe by Alfred Petsch
Weekly column pledges to discuss government and public affairs as a matter of ongoing civic rights and duties. The writer asserts the right to speak on laws candidates offers officials and even religious beliefs, emphasizing continuous attention to public matters.
Thirteen Gillespie Youths Honored With FFA Awards
Thirteen Gillespie youths and men connected with the Fredericksburg Future Farmer of America chapter were honored at the state FFA convention in Houston last week. Eleven Lone Star Farmer degrees and two honorary Lone Star Farmer degrees were awarded to local youths and men, led by Melvin Bonn who also won the Star Lone Star Farmer award. The Fredericksburg chapter had the largest Lone Star Farmer output in Texas.
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Fredericksburg
Future Farmer of America
FFA
Houston
Robert Kott
Roy Ressmann
Ernest Grote
Dayton Eckhardt
Alton Oehler
Roy Crenwelge
Richard Feller
Clemens Eckhardt
Oliver Welgehausen
Royce Brown
Melvin Bonn
Melvin
J. L. Tatum
Nolan L. Brown
Fredericksburg National Bank
Texas
Lone Star Farmer
Commissioners To Furnish Harper Kerr Right Of Way
Gillespie County Commissioners Court approved right of way for the Harper Kerrville Farm to Market road from Kerr County line to U S 290 at Harper. The court also reviewed county finances, ordered 45,000 dollars to be allocated to precincts from the highway fund, and set June 28 for Board of Equalization meetings.
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Gillespie County
Harper - Kerrville Farm
Reinhold Tatsch
Security State Bank
Robert Loth
Board of Equalization
Kerr County
Harper
State of
Texas
Commissioners’ Court
Duchesses To Represent City At July Fourth Events
Fredericksburg will send city representatives to July 4th events across Central Texas. Willie Mae Habenicht will be a duchess at the Kerrville rodeo on June 30 chosen by the Junior Chamber of Commerce. Dorris Mittendorf will represent at a bathing pageant in Seguin July 5 at five pm, selected by the Senior Chamber. Emily Neffendorf will join the July 4th Jubilee coronation in Brady, representing Fredericksburg, also chosen by the Senior Chamber.
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Fredericksburg
Texas
Chamber of Commerce
Jaycees
Willie Mae Habenicht
Willie Habenicht
Kerrville
Miss Habenicht
Dorris Mittendorf
Alex Mittendorf
Bierschwale At Republican Convention
Calvin Bierschwale and Ad Stieler Jr are Texas delegates traveling to Philadelphia for the Republican National Convention. They join other district delegates from San Antonio, as the party opens sessions to set a platform and nominate a president and vice president with Dewey Taft Stassen Vandenberg Warren among leading favorites. The Democratic convention begins in Philadelphia the following Monday to choose their nominees.
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Calvin Bierschwale
Ad, Stieler Jr
Texas
Philadelphia
United States
San Antonio
Thomas E. Dewey
New York
Robert A. Taft
Ohio
Harold Stassen
Minnesota
Arthur Vandenberg
Michigan
Earl Warren
Democratic Party
City to observe July Fourth holiday in Fredericksburg
July Fourth is moved to Monday July fifth in Fredericksburg as decided by the Trades Extension Committee of the Chamber of Commerce. All business houses will close to allow employees to join the celebration at Fair Park since the Fourth falls on a Sunday.
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Fredericksburg
Trades Extension Committee
Chamber of Commerce
Fair Park
Chamber Of Commerce Plans Annual Meeting At Fair Park
Booster trips will visit surrounding towns to promote a three day race meet July 3 to 5, jointly sponsored by Gillespie Fair Association and Louis Jordan Post. Fred Mathisen chairs. a musical group will back the boosters. Six races daily with $100 purses plus 10 percent, and a $200 derby final day. Two ball games on July 4 and July 5, dances each night, stores to close July 5 for holiday observance.
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Gillespie Fair Association
Louis Jordan Post
American Legion
Fred Mathisen
Chamber of Commerce
Giants
Jimmy Pyka
Junior Giants To Play Three Games in Next Two Weeks
Fredericksburg Junior Giants, sponsored by the Louis Jordan Post in the American Legion program, schedule three district games against Lampasas over two weeks. First game is June 29 in Lampasas opening their municipal park, with a July 5 return in Fredericksburg. A third game date will be decided later if needed to break a tie and determine the district champion before July 18. An exhibition July 2 at Seipp's Park features Comfort high school. Coach Klaemner reports regular workouts at Fair Park.
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Fredericksburg
Giants
Louis Jordan Post
American Legion
Robert W. Klingelhoefer
Lampasas
Klingelhoefer
Fair Park
Seipp’s Park
Gerhard Petermann
Comfort
Chester Klaemner
the Fair Park
Yankees Stage June Baseball Tryout Camp at Fair Park
The New York Yankees announce a scouting led tryout camp at Fair Park from June 29 to 30 starting 10 a.m. Scouts Wally Berger and Ernest Lor beer will run the event. Players must cover their own costs and gear unless signed. Last year fifty five boys attended in Fredericksburg with two reaching pro contracts. Berger brings a long pro career and prior Navy coaching experience to the tryout.
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New York Yankees
Wally Berger
Ernest “Dutch” Lorbeer
Fair Park
Yanks
Fredericksburg
New York Giants
Cincinnati Reds
Los Angeles
Navy
Yankees
Fredericksburg Chamber Set to Host June Meeting With Price Daniels
Several hundred members and guests of the Fredericksburg Chamber of Commerce will attend the annual meeting on Thursday night June 24 at 8 pm in Fair Park. Texas Attorney General Price Daniels will speak, introduced by Representative Tom Martin. Robert W. Klingelhoefer will be toastmaster. The program includes performances by St. Marys and Fredericksburg High School groups, a business meeting, and six director positions. Tickets for a barbecue banquet are 1.25 and must be eaten with own knife and fork. Nine nominees listed for six director seats with on floor nominations allowed.
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C OF C
Price Daniels
Texas
Fredericksburg Chamber of Commerce
Fair Park Exhibition Hall
Fredericksburg
Chamber of Commerce
Almon Kirchhoff
Final Month To Pay City Taxes Without Penalty
July is the final month to pay city taxes with no penalty or interest. The payment period runs from May 1 to July 31, and taxes unpaid by July 31 will incur a ten percent penalty plus six percent interest.
Wonder Which Is Worse OPA or HCL Question
A reader asks which agency is considered worse, the Office of Price Administration or the Health Care Levy, prompting discussion on policy impact and public sentiment.
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OPA
HCL
St Mary's Alumni Hold 18th Reunion And Meeting
St Marys High School alumni held their 18th annual reunion with a morning business session after mass. President Marcus Wehmeyer highlighted the school athletic program and future projects like expanded athletics and lower-grade playground facilities. Officers were reelected and about 200 alumni plus families attended the day, ending with a Reed's Hall barbecue and Felix Pehl orchestra dance.
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St. Mary’s High School
Marcus Wehmeyer
Wehmeyer
Alum'i Association
John
Dooley
Werner Moehr
Maxine Jordan
Mathew Pyka Jr
Athletic Fund
Betty Kaderli
Hilmar Stehling
Milton Peterman
Sidney Henke
Alex Knopp
Reed’s Hall
Spring Creek
Coleman
Daly
Anthony Knopp
Reed's Hall
Felix Pehl
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Future Farmers of America
Fredericksburg High School
San Jacinto High School
Auditorium
Alfred Petsch
Stalin
Gillespie
Harper- Kerr
Duchesses
Emily Neffendorf
Jrady
Seguin
Kilman
Bierschwale
Cty
Lorbeer
St. Mary’s
FHS
Board of Directors
Elgin Heimann
Hans Hannemann
Herman J. Hahn
B. B. Behls
Alex R. Frantzen
Dr. J. Hardin Perry
Norman Dietel
Harry Hartmann
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