Thirteen Army Reserve Members Report for Six Months at Fort Leonard Wood
Thirteen members of the local Army Reserve unit 871st Engineer Battalion Company B reported to Fort Leonard Wood Missouri for six months active service. They began June 10 1962 and will be released December 10 1962. Names include Gerald W Braeutigam Kermit E Eckert Stephen J Harvey Lawrence J Heinemann Kennet E Herbert Kenneth J Lochte Lew H Moellendorf Curtis Mohr Willie E Mund Kenneth W Peterson James W Smith Wayne R Steitle Andrew J Wilson.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
871St Engineer Battalion
Fort Leonard Wood
Missouri
United States Army
Gerald W. Braeutigam
Kermit E. A. Eckert
Stephen J. Harvey
Lawrence J. Heinemann
Kennet E. Herbert
Stonewall Peach JAMbo float wins at Stockdale Watermelon Festival
Miss Caro W leads Stonewall Peach JAMbo ree float to first place in the Stockdale Watermelon Festival Parade last weekend with Lyn Schum noted among observers.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Stonewall
Miss Carow
Stockdale
Lyn Schum
Zion Lutheran Church Picnic at Oakcrest Park Sunday
Zion Lutheran Church schedules its annual picnic for Sunday July 1 at Oakcrest Park. Services include 8:00 am worship with Holy Communion, 9:15 am Sunday School and Bible Classes, and a 10:45 am picnic service in the Garden Club area. Luther League will provide barbecue noon meals, cold drinks, ice cream, and treats with activities for children.
WSCS General Meeting At First Methodist Church
The Woman's Society of Christian Service met in the Social Hall on June 21 at 2 30 pm for inspiration business and a social hour. New president Mrs Robert Gandre introduced program head Mrs Walter Schlaudt with helpers. Plans for next year set monthly meetings on second Thursdays at 9 30 am circles on third Thursdays. Special memberships awarded to Mrs Louis Hohmann and Mrs Nellie Klingehoefer.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Woman's Society of Christian Service of
First Methodist Church
Robert Gandre
Walter Schlaudt
Mesdames Vern Spiva Jr
Raymond Knees
George Bradley
Marlin Althaus
Effie Mae Evans
Library Hours Highlight Fun Free Reading For Teens
The piece extols public libraries as lively, free spaces offering fiction, non fiction, cookbooks, jokes and more. It notes teens may read undisturbed, browse hours after school, and enjoy trips through books. It also lists local summer activities and profiles several teens and community members in brief notices.
Weekend Campers Share Letters and Travel News
The Hermann Sons campers for the week of June 17 22 include Vicky Reichenau Corrine Durst Peggy Schuch Virginia Whitehead Gail Hermann Janis French Belinda Bierschwale Brenda Bierschwale Debby Dietel Sharon Boos Pat Wynn Gay Schnelle and Joy Schnelle. Becky Crouch takes art lessons from Buck Schiewitz at the Hill Country Arts Foundation Ingram and will be a senior at St Stephen's School in Austin next fall. Emmelyne Hallford returned with her family June 29 after a 3 week vacation visiting Washington DC New York City Niagara Falls Buffalo Valley Forge and other spots then Cleveland to see a Yankees Indians game. Corrine Hartmann left June 16 for Louisville KY with sister Annabel and friends to visit brother Paul in school there and they later visited brother Clinton at the University of Oklahoma Norman where he describes study as demanding but rewarding and says he gets plenty of exercise crossing campus to classes.
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Carol Ann Hartmann
Carol
New Mexico
Grand Canyon
Mormon Tabernacle
Salt Lake City
Utah
Zion Lutheran Church
Southwest Texas State College
San Marcos
Lawrence “Dink” Nettle
University of Texas
SWTSC
Leatrice Feuge
Chester Ahrens
FHS
Texas A & I
Kingsville
Larry Wayne Ottmers
Bernice Gold
Helen Hannemann
Camp Chrysalis
Hermann Sons
Vicky Reichenau
Corrine Durst
Peggy Schuch
Virginia Whitehead
Gail Hermann
Janis French
Belinda Bierschwale
Brenda
Valley Forge
Pennsylvania
Hallfords
Cleveland
Ohio
New York Yankees
Cleveland Indians
Corrine Hartmann
Annabel
Louisville
Kentucky
Paul
Clinton
University of Oklahoma
Norman
Peach JAMboree Prompts Growers to Enter Stonewall Event
Hill Country peach growers are urged to enter the first annual Peach JAMboree in Stonewall on June 30. County Agent C A Stone chairs the exhibit with classes for three half bushels and single peaches. Winners may not take more than one prize per class. Proceeds from a five-place auction support the exhibitors. A peach and peach pie eating contest will feature age-group divisions with prizes.
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Stonewall
C. A. Stone
Stone
Confirmation Dinner Honors James Rode at Cave Creek Home
Mr and Mrs Walter Rode hosted a Sunday barbecue at their Cave Creek home to honor son James after his confirmation at St Pauls Lutheran Church. Twenty two guests attended including grandparents Alfred Rode and others from San Antonio. The cross shaped cake bore a Bible verse in green. Relatives visited from Belen and Kerrville. Mr and Mrs Watts and daughter traveled from Albuquerque before returning home.
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Walter Rode
James
St. Paul's Lutheran Church
Cave Creek
Alfred Rode
Harvey Voges
Gilbert Halm
Ralph
George Brigham
Alma Nemky
Paul Rode
A. D Rode
Fred Lee Widemann
San Antonio
Byron Watts
Belen
New Mexico
Ernest Crenwelge
E. M. Watts
Kerrville
Vacationing Family Visit From Austin and Alice
Rev and Mrs Maurice Gold and their children from Austin are visiting this week with his mother Mrs H C Gold. They are joined by his sister and family the Alonzo Menkings of Alice for the weekend.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Maurice Gold
Austin
H. C. Gold
Alonzo Menkings
Alice
Bethany Accepts Plans For Sunday School Annex
Bethany Lutheran Church members approve building committee plans for an east wing annex adding 16 classrooms a library and admin areas. Ed Stein and Carl Hein present the design while the church council is authorized to hire an architect and the stewardship committee will act as the finance committee.
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Bethany Lutheran Church
Church Council
Ed Stein
Carl Hein
Stein and
Hein
E. C. Andrews
Oliver Kowert
Victor Nixon
Walter Ottmers
Emil Scherer
Roy Beckmann
Kurt Hansen
Walter Loudon Jr
Gus Friedrich
Lawrence Hartmann
Guido Klett
Simon Paving Finishes Work At Savings Center Site
Simon paving completed the asphalt installation around the Community Savings Center including parking and driving zones. Crews started during early construction and completed all phases last week. The paved area will convenience visitors at the center opening Sunday.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Erwin Simon
Community Savings Center
Simon
How Insured Savings and Loans Help Kill Country
In insured savings at Community Savings and Loan Association money funds home financing aiding the building industry. It circulates through wages and local retail spending, rejuvenating savings and restarting the cycle. The article emphasizes personal security and the broader community benefit of such deposits.
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Community Savings and Loan Association
Community Savings
Mrs. L. H. Billings Leads Mission Program Panel
Baptist Fannie Super Circle chairman Mrs. L. H. Billings led a mission program on Wednesday afternoon June 20. Her topic was Let's Do Something About It Seriously from the unit theme Being Christian in Human Relationships.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
L. H. Billings
Baptist Fannie Super Circle
Mrs. E A Lutes Returns to Fredericksburg Home
Mrs E A Lutes formerly Clara S Jung has lived in Oklahoma for 64 years and has now returned to Fredericksburg to establish her home.
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E. A. Lutes
Clara S. Jung
Oklahoma
Fredercksburg
Gift Tea Honors Mrs. Raymond Kothmann Bride in Menard
Mrs Oliver Rowert Mrs Sam Kothmann and Miss Jeanette Kothmann attended a gift tea in the Lutheran Parish Hall Menard Saturday honoring Mrs Raymond Kothmann a recent bride Before her marriage May 27 the bride was Miss Mary Patterson of Menard the bridegroom is a son of Mr and Mrs Seth Kothmann
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Oliver Rowert
Sam Kothmann
Jeanette Kothmann
Menard
Raymond Kothmann
Mary Patterson
Seth Kothmann
National Guard Unit Prepares for Fort Polk Summer Camp
Battery A of the 133rd Artillery leaves on June 29 for a two week annual field training at Fort Polk Louisiana. Commanded by Captain Will H Wahl the unit includes 3 officers and 72 enlisted men with 60 active duty trained. The 36th Infantry Division leadership includes Brigadier Generals Specht and Simpson.
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133Rd Artillery
36Th Infantry Division
Texas National Guard
Fort Polk
Berlin
National Guard
North Fort Hood
Texas
Will H. Wahl
Texas 49Th Armored Division
Lester C. Hahn
Walter A. Werner
E H .Martin Feuge
Max H. Specht
36Th Infantry
Everett S. Simpson
Sandra Louise Fikes Confirmation Dinner Honors Her
Mr and Mrs L H Fikes honored their daughter Sandra Louise Fikes with a turkey barbecue dinner after her confirmation Sunday June 17 at St Paul Lutheran Church Cave Creek White petunias and white candles decorated the table Guests included Rev and Mrs R G Hartfiel her grandmother Mrs Gladys Kaiser sponsors close relatives and friends
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
L. H. Fikes
Sandra Louise
St. Paul Lutheran Church
Cave Creek
R. G. Hartfiel
Gladys Kaiser
Eight Die Expected In July Fourth Texas Traffic
Col Homer Garrison Jr of the Texas Department of Public Safety says past experience predicts eight fatalities on the July 4 holiday in Texas. Operation Motorcide runs from 12:01 a.m. to 11:50 p.m. with Highway Patrol joining License and Weight and Motor Vehicle Inspection units in the traffic drive.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Homer Garrison Jr
Texas Department of Public Safety
Texas
Sunday Dinner Honors Two
A dinner held Sunday, June 24, at the Lonnie Itz home honored their son Ker mit Itz, a St. John Lutheran Church confirmand in Crabapple. Robert Beckmann, son of Mr. and Mrs. Melvin Beckmann, also celebrated his fourth birthday. Fifty three guests attended, with J. L. Willard of Houston among them.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lonnie Itz
Kermit Itz
St. John Lutheran Church
Robert Beckmann
Melvin Beckmann
J. L. Willard
Houston
James Wehmeyers Visit Here From Bellevue
Mr and Mrs James Wehmeyer and children Stephen Jay Susan and Carol of Bellevue Washington visit with Ben Faubion and Ed Loth. An entertaining chicken barbecue was held Wednesday night June 20 followed by a hamburger supper and swim party Saturday night June 23. The family plans to return home June 30.
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James Wehmeyer
Stephen
Jay
Susan
Carol
Bellevue
Seattle
Washington
Ben Faubions
Ed. Loths
Faubion Home
Messrs
Mmes
Marcus Wehmeyer
Andrew Kaiser
Elton Jordan
Kenneth Jordan
Wehmeyers
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H. Welge Lewis
Fred Box
Ericksburg
WSCS
By Nancy Kowert
Kathy and
Jean Freeman
Dallas
Garet von Netzer
Milton Duecker
North
Culf Brewing Co
Houston, Texas
Bethany
Home of Savings Center
California
Quality Cash Grocery
Wydown
del Monte
Bama
Tablerite
Texas Magic Tomatoes
Meadowlake
Maxwell House
IGA Snokreem
Rinso
Black Hawk
Rath
Franks
Sandra
James Wehmeyerson
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