Billikens Enter Regional Tournament in Georgetown
Fredericksburg High School Billikens, District 24 AA champions, travel to Georgetown Friday and Saturday to enter the regional tournament. With 21 wins in 27 games this season, they seek a state berth in Augusta next week after two wins vs Gonzales. Coach Mrs A K Krause leads forwards Toby Humes Willie Beckmann Marilyn Hartmann Jeanie Knoche Joan Striegler Fredda Hodges and guards Joan Wieser Berthie Ahrens Tony Hartmann Shirley Bernhard Marian Rode Bernice Beckmann Sylvia Welch. Marie Meier is student manager.
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Fredericksburg High School
Billikens
Georgetown
Austa
A. K. Krause
Gonzales
Toby Humes
Willie Beckmann
Marilyn Hartmann
Jeanie Knoche
Joan Striegler
Fredda Hodges
Joan Wieser
Berthie Ahrens
Tony Hartmann
Shirley Bernhard
Marian Rode
Bernice Beckmann
Sylvia Welch
Marie Meier
Lions Consider Forming Little League in Hill Country
Fredericksburg Lions Club discussed sponsoring a Little League baseball team for ages 10 to 13. Plans include teams in Fredericksburg and San Saba with possibly one more Hill Country city, games May 15 to August 15, culminating in a regional meet and state contest. A committee will study feasibility with an April 1 entry deadline.
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C. E. Brown
Liano Public Schools
Liano
Littlegue
Brown
Fredericksburg
Sanba
Llano
Bion
W. C. Westerfeldt
Lions
Fred Mathisen
Alamo Field Club
San Antonio
Matt Gs
Lions Club
Bear Creek Shooting Club Meeting Set at Security Cafe
The Bear Creek Shooting Club will hold a meeting at the Security Cafe on Monday March 10 at 7 30 p m. Members are urged to attend to elect officers and discuss plans for the next Schuetzenfest.
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Bear Creek Shooting Club
Security Cafe
Lion Cagers in Llano Benefit Game Tuesday
A Fredericksburg Lions Club basketball team will meet Llano Lions Club in a benefit game at Llano High School gym Tuesday night March 11 at 8 pm. Lions players include Roy Langerhans Earl Stobaugh Leonard Shanklin and Dick Hoerster with several sharp shooters. A return game in Fredericksburg is planned later, per W C Westerfeldt club president.
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Fredericksburg Lions Club
Llano Lions Club
Llano High School
Roy Langerhans
Earl Stobaugh
Leonard Shanklin
Dick Hoerster
Dark Horse
Fredericksburg
W. C. Westerfeldt
Doss School Closing Set For May 17
The Doss School will hold its annual closing exercises on Saturday May 17 per an announcement by the school board. Farmers can invest in Defense Bonds for safe profitable future savings.
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Doss
Goldthwaite Seeks Entrance Into Hill Country Loop
Goldthwaite requests admission to the Hill Country Baseball League at a Comfort meeting led by Clyde Estepp. Pending approval depend on arrangements with Boerne and Camp Stanley, with Fredericksburg, Stonewall, Comfort in the loop. Opening date set for April 6 1952 and a practice game planned March 16 between Comfort and Fredericksburg.
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Goldthwaite
Central Texas
Hill Country Baseball League
Comfort
Clyde Estepp
Boerne
Camp Stanley
Mills County
Fredericksburg
Stonewall
1952 Nash Auto Backed by Half Century Experience
The 1952 Nash shown at Weber-Jenschke Nash on Thursday March 14 reflects a half century of automotive industry experience. The piece traces Thomas B. Jeffery’s move from bicycles to autos, Nash and Mason’s roles, and the rise of Nash Motors and Nash-Kelvinator through innovations, leadership, and teamwork shaping mid century American enterprise.
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Weber-Jenschke Nash
Chicago
Thomas B. Jeffery
Flint
Michigan
Charles W
Nash Motors Company
Nash
Nash Motors
George Mason
Copeland Products
Kelvinator Corporation
Kelvinator
Charles Nash
Mason
Nash-Kelvinator Corporation
Nash Motor Division
America
Place In The Sun At Palace This Week
Elizabeth Taylor and Montgomery Clift star in Place In The Sun at the Palace Theatre with two shows Thursday and Friday. Ray Kerr dominates as district attorney in key final reels. The program includes Border Treasure Jungle Head Hunters and a Technicolor adventure with Lumadome and Danvers cast. Pandora and The Flying Watchman screens Tuesday followed by Die Grosse Nummer next week.
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Elizabeth Taylor
Montgomery Clift
Palace Theatre
Miss Taylor
Raymond Kerr
Tim Holt
Lewis Cotton
Amazon
Lumadom
Juies Schwart
Arthur hKenheay
Ulnfeeld
Jim
Oregon
Columbia Iver
Absorbing Entertainment 15
Palace
James Mason
Ava Gardner
Spain
Borger Gassers Announce 11-Game Exhibition Schedule
The Borger Gassers announce an 11 game exhibition schedule starting March 20. Seven games are at Jimmy Pyka Field Gillette Fair Park. Opponents include Roswell New Mexico Lubbock Amarillo Lamesa and the Fredericksburg Giants.
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Borger Gassers
West Texas-New Mexico
Jimmy Pyka
Gillespie Fair Park
Gasser
Fredericksburg
Roswell
New Mexico
Lubbock
Amarillo
Lamesa
Fredericksburg Giants
Henry A. Schappach
Borger
Gassers
Giants
Pleasanton
Uvalde
San Angelo
Central Texas teams fall short in regional finals
Two Centex basketball squads exited the state meet bid scene last Saturday. San Marcos Rattlers lost 35-34 to French of Beaumont after a late free throw miss. Johnson City fell 33-28 to Hempstead in San Marcos. Billikens girls expect a regional run in Georgetown. TCU Horned Frogs clinched two straight SWT basketball crowns. Southwest Texas State Teachers College leads with 24 straight wins. Coach Milton Jowers linked to San Marcos programs.
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Austin
San Marcos Rattlers
Victoria
Jack Ready
Rattler
French
Beaumont
Rattlers
Centex
Johnson City
San Marcos
Hempstead
Rocksprings
Hutto
Krueger
Central Texas
Billikens
Georgetown
TCU Horned Frogs
Frogs
Texas College
Southwest Texas State Teachers College Quintett
Milton Jowers
Billies
Grenweige Fleece Wins Top Honors at National Show
Texas wool growers saw strong results as Grenwelge fleeces led three divisions at the 46th National Wool Show in Denver. Mr. and Mrs. George Grenweige of Luckenbach swept Delaine Ram, Delaine Ewe, and Rambouillet Ram classes, building a five year record of ribbons since their first blue in 1946. Their fleeces feature long staple white crimpy wool bred in their flock.
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Texas
Denver
George Grenweige
Luckenbach
Gillespie
Sonora
Turner Hall Ladies Bowling League Standings and Highs
Turner Hall Ladies Bowling League notes team records and top performances. Hi average Norma Schandua 152 and high game Dora Herbert 186, high weekly Norma Schandua 484, with Humble Oilers and Falstaff clubs in standings.
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Turner Hall Ladies Bowling League
Humble Oilers
Falstaff
Oe Turner Club
Norma Schandua
Dora Herbert
Billikens Open Regional Tournament in Georgetown
The FHS Billikens start the Regional tournament in Georgetown with a 9 a.m. Friday game against Giddings. Kerens and Mason play at 10:15 a.m. with winners meeting at 6:45 p.m. and losers at 5:30 p.m. Others in the bracket include Rosebud Beeville Hamilton and Thrall.
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FHS Billikens
Georgetown
Giddings
Kerens
Mason
Rosebud
Beeville
Hamilton
Thrall
Rheingold Community Club Meets With Prize Winners
The Rheingold Community Club gathered Saturday night February 25 at the schoolhouse for bridge games with five tables of 42 and two of high five. Prizes were awarded to 42 men Chester Eckhardt first and Wesley Eckhardt booby. 42 women Mrs Hubert Mohr first and Mrs Edwin Eckhardt second. high five winners Harry Schmid and Mrs Walter Rode booby Walter Rode. Refreshments followed, and Mr and Mrs August Itz returned home after a three week stay in La Ferre with the Raymond Itz family.
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Rheingold Community Club
Chester Eckhardt
Wesley Eckhardt
Hubert Mohr
Edwin Eckhardt
Harry Schmid
Walter Rode
August Itz
la Ferre
Raymond Itz
Nash Motors Division and the American industrial arc
A compact history notes the Nash Motors Division as a key phase in American industrial progress from Thomas B. Jefferys Rambler to Charles W. Nash and the World War I era Quad track, framing a trajectory toward future growth and innovation.
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Thomas B. Jefferey
Charles W. Nash
Nash Motors
Nash-Kelvinator Corporation
Tex Ritter and Band at Schmidt's Hall March 9
Tex Ritter and his New Western Revue come to Schmidt's Hall on the San Antonio Highway for a Sunday night appearance March 9. Ritter, known as America's most beloved cowboy, has starred in over seventy western films and recorded popular Capitol hits.
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Hollywood
Austin
Tex Ritter
Schmidt's Hall
San Antonio
America
Cowboy
Ritter
Monogram
Columbia
Universal
Grand National
Capitol
New York
Hermann Sons Ladies Bowling League Standings
Ww 1 Mathilde Keidel Lodge leads with 22 points followed by Wuest Motor Sales 17 and Durst Upholstery 14. Mae Feller has the high average at 149, Dorothy Lehmann the high game with 177 and the high three game at 472. Sign up at the desk before March 17 for next Series.
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Mathilde Keidel Lodge
Wuest Motor Sales
Durst
Sinclair Refining Co
Mae Feller
Dorothy Lehmann
Fredericksburg man found dead in Rocksprings
Elmer Bardwell aged 40 son of Mr and Mrs M F Bardwell of Fredericksburg was found dead at a Rocksprings tourist court on February 26, the apparent result of a heart attack.
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Elmer Bardwell
M. F. Bardwell
Fredericksburg
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White House Cafe
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N. Diete
H. Klaerner
Taylor
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Richard Martin
Jane Night
Captain Video
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Arthur Kennedy
Julia Adams
Rock Hudson
Jendor
Deutschland
Gefilmed
Nash Auto
Soulenament
Persop
Reingold Community Club
Walter Schmidt
Hermann Sons Ladies Bowling League
Nacogdoches Road
Black Buck Ranch Playboys
Mars Alexander
Texas Wranglers
Cherry Springs
Red’s Hall
Harper Route
Hill Country Boys
Able Hone
Raymond Klein
Jaycees
Charley
Lawton
Jesus Christ
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