C of C to Hold Annual Meet at Sunnyside Tavern
Fredericksburg Chamber of Commerce invites members and wives to an 8 30 p m meeting at Sunnyside Tavern with a social focus. The agenda includes auditing report and election of six new directors. barbecue supper prepared by a committee. tickets available at the Chamber office.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Fredericksburg
C. J. Dooley
Joe Stein
M. F. Pyka
Walter Hollmig
Paul Kraus
Paul Weiss
Edison Street Methodist Church
G. A. Poehlmann
Bethany Lutheran Church
Henry Meurer
Chamber of Commerce
Sidney Henke
Fredericksburg Fourth of July Celebration Highlights
The city will host a big Fourth of July event sponsored by the Louis Jordan Post of the American Legion. Cannon fire at daybreak, a 10 am band concert by Hopf's Military, an afternoon address by Senator Martin Faust, horse races and a first goat roping contest are planned at the fair grounds. Augustine Cruz will perform a cornet solo. A baseball game features Cherokee club versus the Fredericksburg Giants. Admission is 15 cents for children and 25 cents for adults.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Fredericksburg
Louis Jordan ‘Post
The
American Legion
Courthouse Park
Hopf
Fair Grounds
Martin Faust
Augustine Cruz
Cruz
U. S. Army
Fredericksburg Giants
Mrs Sultemeier Burned in Harvesting Accident Near Fredericksburg
Mrs Paul Sultemeier sustained critical burns on her right side when a combine touched a rural electrification line seven miles northeast of Fredericksburg on Burnet road. Her husband drove the tractor and escaped injury. She was unconscious for fifteen minutes, taken to a local hospital, then transferred to San Antonio for further care. She is listed as Meta Dietrich before marriage.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Paul Sultemeier
Fredericksburg
Burnet Road
Sultemeier
San Antonio
Meta Dietrich
Emil Dietrich
Gillespie County Democrats Plan July 3 Meeting
Gillespie County Democrats will meet Monday July 3 at 2 pm in Peters Hall as announced by the local committee. Urgency is stressed for large attendance to plan for the July 22 First Primary and to ensure Gillespie County has a voice in district and state officer elections.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Gillespie County
Peter's Hall
Democratic Committee
Miss Kneese Moves from Kelly Field to Hickham Housing
Miss Loreen Kneese daughter of Mr and Mrs A H Kneese previously a government employee at Kelly Field is now in Honolulu Hawaii with the Hickham Housing Project after several months of service.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Loreen Kneese
A. H. Kneese
Kelly Field
Honolulu
Hawaiian Islands
Hickham Housing Project
Allied Troops Take Part of Cherbourg in Victory
Allied forces mopped up Cherbourg after a 22 day fight, the port now in Allied hands as American troops and supplies are expected to land within 48 hours. German casualties since the invasion reach about 70 000 with prisoners behind barbed enclosures. In the east the Red Army pushed toward Berlin seizing Vitebsk and Zhlobin as it advances.
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Cherbourg
United Nations
Europe
Berlin
Vitebsk
Zhlobin
White Russia
Gillespie War Loan Shortfall Cited Amid Toll of War
Cpl. Edgar H Wittkohl of Gillespie County is listed among local war casualties after dying of wounds in Italy on June 3. He was 32, the thirteenth Gillespie County man to die in World War II, with survivors including his parents and several brothers and sisters.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Cpl
Edgar Wittkohl
Otto Wittkohl
Blanco County
War Department
Wittkohl
Gillespie County
Doss
D. A. Meyer
Doss Lutheran Church
R. Becker
Young's
Red Rock
New Mexico
Jess Johnson
Llano County
Camp Bowie
Johnson Ranch
Perth Harbor
Camp Blanding
Florida
Camp Edwards Mass
North Africa
Italy
Sicily
Rome
Pfc
Fritz Wittkohl
England
Otfried Wittkohl
Harry
Victor
Johnson City
Elise
Clinton Moehle
Willow City
Meta
Clarence Hickman
Estella Wittkohl
Willie Scott
Edgar H. Wittkohl
Ottfried Wittkohl
New Evening Schedule At Post Office
R W Klingelhoefer Fredericksburg Postmaster announces late first class mail must be deposited by 5 15 p m to assure dispatch on the 56 45 bus which has changed its departure schedule. He says night watchman Arthur Beyer will close the lobby at 830 p m allowing patrons to retrieve mail from lock boxes until then.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
R. W. Klingelhoefer
Fredericksburg
Klingelhoefer
Postoffice Department
Arthur Beyer
Draft Board Names New 1A List in Gillespie County
Gillespie County Selective Service Board announces a new group of 1A registrants including Milton E H Seipp Robert W M Halfmann Clarence F Klein Chester A Eckhardt Theofil Cantu Leo Itz Roy C Ricketts Marvin M Mund James Schlueter Rolane C Bonn Edward F F Stein Jr Louis J P Maurer.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Gillespie County Selective Service Board
Milton E. H. Seipp
Robert W. Mhalfmann
Clarence F. Klein
Chester A. Eckhardt
Theofil Cantu
Leo Itz
Roy C. Ricketts
Marvin Ia. Mund
James Schlueter
Rolane C. Bonn
Edward F. F. Stein, Jr
Louis J. P. Maurer
Rodeo Events Highlight Sunday Show at Fair Park
Fredericksburg slated July rodeo at Fair Park features top acts from Earl and Jack Sellers Del Rio. July 2 program begins 3 p m with parade on Main Street led by American Legion Band followed by fast moving events at the Fair Grounds. Notables include Ernie Barre John Merick Tack Bolton Ike Tucker plus ropers Jess Perkins Andy Body Chas Turk and Hutto Brothers as bulldoggers Buck Jones Wayne Ewing and Dub Philips among entrants. Ray Lackland will provide announcements and a clown travels with the unit for entertainment. Capacity crowd expected with ample seating and parking.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Fredericksburg
Earl
Jack Sellers
del Rio
Fair Park
Main Street
American Legion
Fair Grounds
Bill Nettle
Ernie Barre
John Merick
Tack Bolton
Ike Tucker
Bronco
Jess Perkins
San Antonio
Andy Body
Chas Turk
Sanderson
Hutto Brothers
Carter Valley
Buck Jones
Wichita Falls
Wayne Ewing
Colemen
Dub Philips
San Angelo
Ray Lackland
Giants Meet Stinson Field Pioneers July Fourth Game
On Tuesday July 4th the Giants will meet the Stinson Field Pioneers at Seipp Park. The game starts promptly at 3 30 p m.
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Stinson
Giants
Stinson Field Pioneers
Seipp Park
Giants and locals clash in error riddled game
The report notes a tied contest with Sun days encounter featuring frequent roster action. Al Klaerner closed the game allowing four hits and three runs in two innings as Bonn at third base made sharp plays. Police added the first run in the first inning before a local burst produced three runs in their half.
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Enderlin
Kelly Field
Seipp Park
P’s
Giants
Klaerner
Handy-Andy
Fettle
Bonn
Ration Calendar Details For Meats Fats Sugar And More
The notice lists ration categories with stamp validity. Meats and fats stamps A through WS remain indefinitely. certain stamps become good July 2. Processed fruits and vegetables stamps A through Y8 are indefinite with Ws X8 Y8 Z and A5 becoming valid July 1. Sugar stamps 30 31 32 good for five pounds indefinitely. stamp 40 for five pounds of canning sugar through February next year. Gasoline A-12 coupons valid through September 21. Airplane shoes stamps 1 and 2 valid indefinitely. Texas driver licenses renew every two years with expiry check required.
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Texas
Fredericksburg Businesses Plan Three Day Holiday
Local merchants announce a three day holiday for July 3 4 with closures on Monday and Tuesday. The Fredericksburg Publishing Company will close only on July 4 and next week's papers shift to Thursday and Friday.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Fredericksburg
Standard
Fredericksburg Publishing Company
Wochenblatt
New Stamps Buy Same Gasoline
E. C. Schmidt, chairman of the Bexar County War Price and Rationing Board, announces there will be no change in the gasoline amount allowed by A-12 coupons. He cites greater war demand and conservation needs, warning no relaxation in gasoline use.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
E. C. Schmidt
Bexar County
Schmidt
Miss Elizabeth Bonnell Returns to Muskogee
Miss Elizabeth Bonnell, a visitor at the home of Mr. and Mrs. Kurt Keidel, has returned to Muskogee Oklahoma after her stay.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Elizabeth Bonnell
Kurt Keidel
Muskogee
Okla
Temple Woman Returns Home After Visit
Mrs Tommy Howard and her son have gone back to Temple following a pleasant visit with Mr and Mrs Max Moellering.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Tommy Howard
Son
Temple
Max Moellering
Hollywood Stars Rally Bottles War Bonds In Gillespie County
Gillespie County exceeded a rally total with $35,000 in war bonds sold at a Monday event led by Brooks Field Army band and featuring Big Boy Williams Peggy O Neill Huntz Hall and Cindy Garner. The drive brings the county to $130,000 toward the $405,000 goal with $275,000 still remaining. Local veterans and Dillon brand figures attended and thanked the band and stars for urging bond purchases.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Gillespie County
Hollywood Star
Brook’s Field Army Band
Dunlap
Alfred Pehl
Big Boy Williams
Peggy O'Neill
Huntz Hall
Cindy Garner
Williams
Corp
James P. Fouche
Dallas
Africa
Sicily
Italy
James C. Smith
Ft. Worth
Salerno
Smith
Cassino
Elgin Schumann
Milton A. Herbert
Cpl. Herbert
Gilbert Kaderli
Gillespie War Bond
Brooks’ Field Band
Hollywood Stars
Bridge Enlargement Planned on Kerrville Road
The Nasse Creek bridge on Highway 16 Kerrville road will gain a 40 foot span at an estimated cost of 13000 dollars. Foreman Adolf Kammlah said work starts in about two weeks with T. J. McKinnon as engineer and local crews building 40 foot retaining walls and a 70 foot spillway washed out by May floods.
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Nasse Creek
Highway 16
Kerrville Road
Adolf Kammlah
T. J. McKinnon
Pedernales River
Nimitz Remembers Fredericksburg Days Sends Portrait
Admiral Chester W. Nimitz recalled youth days in Fredericksburg Texas as he sent a signed portrait to the Nimitz Hotel management. Henry Schmidt manager of the hotel received the photograph with an inscription hoping guests enjoy similar pleasures. A separate Pacific story noted Nimitz reuniting two Texas sailor brothers who had not seen each other since 1939.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chester W. Nimitz
Fredericksburg
Henry Schmidt
Nimitz Hotel
Texas
C. W. Nimitz
U. S. Navy
Pacific
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C of C
Marcus H. Schaper
Ninth Air Force Service Command
Shaper
Erna Stolle
Essie Schaper
Bisonett St
Houston
Klaerner’s Hall
Selma Heimann
Erna Heimann
Estella Schmidt
Anna Staats
Helen Schmidt
Ruby Stein
Esther Reichenau
Vera
P. Sultemeier
Gillespie
Iants
Ver Kelly
By Elton Jordan
Dorothy Henke
Max T. Henke
John Sealy Hospital
Galveston
Sidney
Henke
County
Adm
Nimitz
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