Fredericksburg Delegation Seeks New Bridge on Llano Road
A Fredericksburg group urged the Texas State Highway Commission to construct a new bridge over Town Creek on Highway 16 also known as Llano Road. The delegation led by Mayor Joe Molberg asked for curb to curb widening on East Main to South Adams and for paving with curbs and gutters along feeder streets.
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Fredericksburg
Town Creek
Llano Road
Gillespie County
Texas’ State Highway Commission
Joe Molberg
Alex Mittendorf
Tom Martin
Alfred Neffendorf
Chamber of Commerce
Almon Kirchhoff
Austin
East Main
West Main
South Washington
North Llano
South Adams
State Highway Department
Molberg
Highway Commission
Fredericksburg Giants Meet to Discuss Next Season
All former players, directors and fans are invited to a meeting on Thursday March 4 at 8 p m in the Courthouse to discuss plans for the coming season.
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Fredericksburg Giants Baseball Club
Red Cross Drive Underway in Gillespie County
Fifty volunteers work the annual Gillespie County Red Cross fund drive aiming for 2500 dollars. Drive chairman Henry Schmidt urges early contributions with 37 percent staying locally for administration and the rest going to the national group.
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Red Cross
Gillespie County
Henry Schmidt
National Organization
Schmidt
Harper Youth Struck on Bridge in Highway Mishap
Herbert Lang 12 of Harper remains in critical condition at Fredericksburg Hospital after a bicycle collision with a pickup driven by Oren Cottle on a bridge near Harper. Lang suffers a fractured skull concussion multiple broken ribs and a broken leg with other injuries. Cottle’s lights allegedly failed just before the crash as he attempted to cross the bridge to inspect them.
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Herbert Lang
Arthur Lang
Harper
Fredericksburg
Fredericksburg Hospital
J. F. Cook
The
Standard
Lang
Oren Cottle
Cottle
Mrs Hugo Heimann Killed in Blanco Highway Crash
Mrs Anna Lee Heimann 40, wife of Hugo F Heimann, of Austin, died Saturday afternoon three miles south of Johnson City when two tires blew out on their car, sending it into a Union Bus Line bus. Hugo F Heimann 42 was injured. nephew Harvey E Boos 21 escaped with minor injuries.
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Hugo F. Heimann
Meusebach Creek
Austin
Johnson City
Heimann
Fredericksburg
Emil Heimann
Union Bus Line
Harvey E. Boos
Heimann’s
Boos
Blanco Hospital
Franklin Life Reports Growth In 1947 Gains
Franklin Life Insurance shows strong 1947 gains with total in force at 542 702 974 dollars and assets at 107 823 267 71 dollars. Surplus stands at 7 million and reserves at 12 346 493 49 dollars. The firm paid out 5 072 342 86 dollars to policyholders last year and has funded over 202 million since 1884.
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Franklin Life Insurance Company
The
Standard
Lawrence Knopp
Knopp
Knapp
America
Billikens Dominate Uvalde For 13th District Title
Fredericksburg High School’s Billikens won their third straight District 13 girls basketball title with a 48-21 victory over Uvalde in Fredericksburg. Doris Mittendorf led scoring with 18 points, Mabel Henke added 16, Evelyn Treibs 12, as the champs pulled away by halftime and maintained a commanding lead through the second half.
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Fredericksburg High School
Billikens
Uvalde
Natalia
Carrizo Springs
Fredericksburg
Mabel Henke
Billiken
Mrs
A. K
Evelyn Treibs
Imogene Wieser
Builliken
Safety Men To Speak At Tuesday Jaycee Meeting
Chief W J Elliott of the Texas Department of Public Safety will headline the March Jaycee meeting next Tuesday at 7 30 PM in the Hotel Nimitz. Detachment member Set Don Lawrence will present a marksmanship exhibition. Reservations for barbecue chicken supper must be made by 5 PM Monday by calling the Fredericksburg Publishing Co.
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W. J. Elliott
Texas Department of Public Safety
Jaycee
Fredericksburg Publishing Company
Walter Jewelry Store Burglary Leaves Five Pocket Watches Missing
A Friday night burglary at Walter's Jewelry Store saw seven watches stolen from show cases five pocket watches and two wrist watches. Sheriff Robert Loth said no trace of the burglars had been found. Entry was gained via a rear storage room window with a jimmied, broken transom above the door. Three locks were opened from inside and only the watches were taken.
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Gillespie County
Walter
Robert Loth
Emil Walter
Victor Sagebiel
FFA youths excel in Mohair contest at Comfort
Fredericksburg FFA members Oliver Welgehausen and Ernest Grote tied for high individual honors as their team placed third with 3100 points. Kerrville won with 3265 points, Comfort and Harper tied for second at 3115, and other teams tracked scores as students learned shearing weights and fleece value.
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Oliver Welgehausen
Fredericksburg
FFA
A. A. Welgehausen
Comfort
Ernest Grote
Alex Grote
Welgehausen
Grote
Harold Stehling
Melvin Bonn
Richard Feller
Jury selection under voir dire in Doyle Biddy arson trial
In Gillespie County, a special Venice jury process is under way for William Doyle Biddy 22 seaman of Lampasas charged with arson in Seipp's Dance Hall fire that killed four. The voir dire method questions prospective jurors with 32 to be placed in a jury box and struck by both sides to form the final panel. Trial timing remains uncertain with testimony possible Thursday and continuances likely.
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William Doyle Biddy
Seaman
Lampasas
Seipp
Gillespie County
Thomas Ferguson
Robert Loth
Roscoe Runge
Victor Sagebiel
Alfred Petsch
Victor Rogers
Biddy
Merchants Offered Name Space on Junior Baseball Uniforms
Fredericksburg and Gillespie County merchants may buy space on the backs of 16 Louis Jordan Post American Legion Junior baseball uniforms. Each ad costs 20 dollars and is limited to 20 letters per name or company. Reservations due by March 22, handled via Jimmie Gillen.
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Legion
Fredericksburg
Gillespie County
Louis Jordan Post American Legion
Legion Committee
Hugo A. Giesbers
Giesbers
Louis Jordan Post
Legion Post
Jimmie Gillen
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