Hill Country League 1950 Baseball Schedule Released
1950 Hill Country League opens April 9 with Giants hosting Comfort at Fair Park Kerrville and Boerne host Stonewall Camp Stanley plays in Kerrville Comfort to Fredericksburg The season runs to August 20 with a single race playoff Kerrville finishes at Gillespie County Fair final day August 20 Night games planned for Comfort various week by week matches listed
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Comfor
Giants
Comfort
Fair Park
Camp Stanley
Kerrville
Stonewall
Boerne
Fredericksburg
Gillespie County
Boerne Comfort
Comfort Kerrville
Camp
Stanley
Stonewall Comfort
Camp Stanley Boerne
Comfort Fredericksburg
Kerrvilley
Campy
Stanley Boerne
Fredericksburg Records Warm Week With Low 28
The week's low of 28 degrees was set Thursday February 23 in Fredericksburg per Alfred Neffendorff. The high reached 86 Saturday with 85 Sunday, and four days exceeded 80 degrees. Friday 83, Tuesday 51.
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Fredericksburg
Alfred Neffendorff
Ladies Bowling League 161 High Scores Report
Betty Feller led with 487 for three games while Nettie Wuest and Merl Ransleben tied for high single game at 167.
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Betty Feller
Nettie Wuest
Merl Ransleben
Fort Parker Restored To Pioneer Era After Renovation
The Fort Parker site, located five miles north of Groesbeck in Texas, has been completely restored to its pioneer day appearance. The project revived historical structures and displays for visitors.
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Fort Parker
Groesbeck
Texas
Eleven Lettermen Named in Cage Sport At FHS
Coach Marvin Jones lists eleven basketball lettermen for 1950 FHS team eight seniors and three juniors. Senior lettermen include Wendell McCandless Billy Schnerr Dudley Althaus Corwin Anderegg Dudley Mann Delbert Grona Lloyd Durst Elroy Behrends. Junior lettermen are Randall McBride Harry Davis and Donald Dittmar. The Hillbillies finished third in district after a poor prior season. next year’s squad to be improved with juniors from the junior high and B team. An intramural tournament will crown a yearly trophy with engravings for winners. The finals will feature a seniors vs juniors game with junior players drawn from those with one year of eligibility remaining.
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Marvin Jones
Wendell McCandless
Billy Schnerr
Dudley Althaus
Corwin Anderegg
Dudley Mann
Delbert Grona
Lloyd Durst
Elroy Behrends
Randall McBride
Harry Davis
Donald Dittmar
Hillbillies
Jones
Roy Langerhans
Earl Stobaugh
Junor
Fox to Shiner as Superintendent Exchanges
Neal B. Fox, longtime Harper Consolidated School District superintendent since February 1945, will become Shiner schools superintendent. Neil Rasco will move from Shiner to Harper, with both districts swapping roles on July 1, 1950. Mrs Fox and Mrs Rasco will join respective faculties.
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Neal B. Fox
Harper Consolidated
Shiner
Fox
Neil Rasco
Rasco
Harper
Neyland Heads Texas Good Roads Association
Corpus Christi businessman W. M. Neyland leads the Texas Good Roads Association as president, succeeding T. C. Jones. He has directed South Texas highway development for 14 years and previously served as special highway representative for Corpus Christi Chamber of Commerce, the city, and Nueces County from 1934 to 1948.
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Texas Good Roads Association
Corpus Christi
W. M. Neyland
South Texas
City
Austin
Henry Reese
Gonzales
A & M College Board of Directors
Warm Springs Foundation
Quirer
H. B. Zachry
San Antonio
Indian Mounds Near Alto Texas Highlighted
A number of ceremonial Indian mounds are located six miles west of Alto Texas attracting local interest and paleontological curiosity.
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Alto, Texas
Colorspeed feature at Fredericksburg Smith-Corona portables
The Fredericksburg Publishing Co advertises new Smith-Corona Portables with Colorspeed as one of many features. It highlights the model’s modern improvements and availability at the local store.
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Fredericksburg Publishing Co
Perry Geistweidt Wins Baron's Creek Shoot
Perry Geistweidt topped a Baron's Creek Rifle Club practice at Schmidt's Hall with 93 of 100 points. Gustav Rusche was second with 88, followed by Alfons Feller 85 and Otto Staudt 84 among 24 shooters.
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Perry Geistweidt
Baron's Creek Rifle Club
Baron's Creek
Schmidt's Hall
Geistweidt
Gustav Rusche
Alfons Feller
Otto Staudt
Henry Schmidt
Ben Feuge
Rubin Evers
Guenther Lochte
Walter Schmidt
Edgar Klein
Clarence Feller
F. C. Lochte
E. A. Feuge
Herman Crenwelge
Reinhard Enderlin
Walter Heimann
Elgin Rosenbusch
Walter Kolmeier
Alex Schmidt
Louis Oestreich
Arthur Ahrens
Felix Herbert
A. G. Lochte
Escaped Leopard Dies After Capture in Oklahoma City Zoo
A leopard escaped from a Lincoln Park Zoo pit in Oklahoma City and eluded hunters, dogs, and U.S. Marines for 60 hours. It was recaptured with drugged meat late Monday evening and died Tuesday evening from the drug effects.
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Oklahoma City
Lincoln Park
U. S
Five cheese making plants in Lubbock Texas
Five cheese making plants are located in Lubbock Texas. The listing notes the regional dairy industry presence with multiple facilities in the city. Additional context about operations or ownership is not provided.
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Lubbock, Texas
Giants Open 1950 Spring Drills Sunday at Fair Park
The Fredericksburg Giants begin 1950 spring baseball drills at 1 p m Sunday March 5 on the Fair Park diamond. Otto Schneider Jr team manager says all positions are open and players must report for the initial practice. Future sessions and a possible exhibition game on April 2 will be set by the players.
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Fredericksburg Giants
Fair Park
Otto Schneider Jr
Schneider
World Series Films Shown At Peters Hall Friday Night
The 1949 World Series games between the Yankees and Dodgers will be screened at Peters Hall on Friday night starting at 7 30 p m under the Fredericksburg Giants sponsorship. Admission is free and the event features all five games, won by the Yankees four to one. Dr J Harden Perry provides projection equipment and the public is invited as fathers are urged to bring their sons to view the films.
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New York Yankees
Brooklyn Dodgers
Peter’s Hall
Fredericksburg Giants
Yankees
J. Hardin Perry
Doss Transfers Eligible For FHS Athletics
Doss High School students transferring to Fredericksburg High School are eligible to participate in Interscholastic League athletics their first year. The District 22-A Executive Committee handed down the ruling after Krause and Westerfeldt raised the issue with athletic director Rhea Williams. No protests were filed, but questions prompted clarification to prevent future eligibility challenges.
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Doss
Fredericksburg
A. K. Krause
FHS
W. C. Westerfeldt
Rhea Williams
Krause
Drive Safe Warns After Fire From Spilled Drink
Hamilton engineer Bruce Morton from the highway department left a jug of alcohol in a car last week. The sun through the glass ignited the upholstery, causing a small blaze while the vehicle was parked.
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Hamilton
Bruce Morton
Highway Department
Lampasas Badgers lose regional final in OT to Lockhart
In Lockhart the Lampasas Badgers fell 37 35 to Lockhart in overtime after tying 34 34 at end of regulation. Glen Moore hit three free throws and Lampasas star Thomas added one foul shot as the Lions claimed the regional title and Lampasas exited.
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Lampasas Badgers
Lockhart
Lions
Badgers
Cameron
Brenham
Lampasas
Glen Moore
Thomas
Austin
Billy Thomas
University of Texas Longhorns
Stephen F. Austin State Park Colony Site
Stephen F. Austin State Park four miles east of Sealy on U S 90 marks the site of Austin s first Anglo American colony in Texas.
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Stephen F. Austin State Park
Sealy
U. S. 90
Austin
Texas
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