Historical Society Plans Program For May 10
The Gillespie County Historical Society, in a March 5 meeting, scheduled a program for Friday May 10 and approved a membership drive. Prizes will honor essays by grammar and high school students on county history. Winners announced at the May 10 event.
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Gillespie County Historical Society
Gillspie County Historical Society
Agnes Sagebiel
Julia Estill
B. L. Enderie
Historical Society
Alfred Neffendorf
Gilbert Kaderli
Otto Kiehne
Beautiful 1940 Westinghouse Streamlined Refrigerator
Sterling Electric Co promotes the new 1940 Westinghouse streamlined refrigerator urging readers to see it at once before purchasing.
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Westinghouse
Sterling Elcetric CO
Minor religious orders conferred in San Antonio ceremony
On Sunday February 25 in the Chapel of St John’s Seminary San Antonio Archbishop Arthur Crossaerts conferred the first two minor orders on eleven seminarians. Victor Schmidtzensky of Fredericksburg was among the recipients with Rev Monsignor P J Gehan and Bishop-elect Sidney Metzger assisting in the ceremony.
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St. John’s Seminary
San Antonio
Arthur Jerome Crossaerts
D. D
Victor Schmidtzensky
Fredericksburg
P. J. Geehan
Sidney M. Metzger
Birta
Santa Fee
N. M
Crossaerts
Workman Falls From Bridge Job Injures Bruises
Ben Adkinson of McKown & Sons Construction Co. was injured when he fell twenty feet from the Live oak Creek Bridge on Kerrville road. A falling form caused additional bruises but he was not severely hurt and was released from a local hospital after treatment. Mr and Mrs Larry Wells and Mr Elton Jordan made a business trip to San Antonio Monday.
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Ben Adkinson
McKown & Sons Construction Co
Liveoak Creek
Kerrville Road
Adkinson
Larry Wells
Elton Jordan
San Antonio
Paracide ointment guarantees itch relief in skin irritations
A local ad promotes DON'T SCRATCH Our Paracide Ointment promising relief for eczema athlete's foot and minor irritations with a money back guarantee. Only 60 cents for large size at Kallenberg's Pharmacy located at 17 29.
1940 Licenses May Now Be Attached To Cars
Automobile and truck plates for 1940, on sale since February, may be attached to cars and trucks. Plates may be attached March 1, with all vehicles needing new plates by April 1 to operate on public roads. Fees unchanged. last year's receipt required. Fewer than 300 of about 3,500 plates sold by April 1.
Kunz Boy Returns Home To Recovering Health
Norbert Kunz, son of August Kunz, long ill in Del Rio where he had been employed, was brought home last Thursday. He is reported as improving and on the road to recovery.
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Norbert, Kunz
August Kunz
del Rio
Jaycees To Meet Tuesday In Nimitz Fredericksburg
Fredericksburg organized Junior Chamber of Commerce will meet Tuesday night March 12 at 7 30 p m in the Nimitz Hotel to complete the group organizing begun February 27 President R Hardin invites all within the Jaycee age limit 18 to 35 regardless of prior attendance.
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Fredericksburg
Junior Chamber of Commerce
Nimitz
Pres. R. Hardin
Lon Smith Visits Fredericksburg Enroute to Stock Show
Lon A. Smith, chairman of the State Railroad Commission, stopped in Fredericksburg on Friday while enroute to San Angelo to attend that citys Fat Stock Show and Rodeo.
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Lon Smith
Lon A. Smith
Chaiman
State Railroad Commission
Fredericksburg
San Angelo
Social gathering at Mrs Lochte home listed
Smith was accompanied by Editor Red Christen of Alben Texas and Major Wallis Hood, director of the Motorbus division of the Railroad Commission. Guests last week included Mrs P L Raay, Mr and Mrs W A Lochte and son Darrell James of Kerrville at the home of Mrs Marie C Lochte and daughter Edna.
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Marie C. Lochte
Edna
P L. Raay
W. A. Lochte
Darrell James
Kerrville
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Jaycees
Black Oxfords
Schroeder Bros
City Fruit Store
Herman Petsch
Bassc Express
San Antonio — Eckert
Llano
Cherokee
San Saba
Lometa
Lampasas
East Main Street
Robt
Blum
Adams Street
Hahn Produce
Christian Hahn
del Monte
Sloe
Worthmore
LaTorre
Willy
Triumph
Chase & Sanborn
Texas
Wwe
Ise Lie
Ibe
LANGE
Nebgen
Tad
Carl Pool
Peters
Juenke & Schoenewol
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