Father A E Smith Speaks at St Marys on Vocations
Rev Fr Alfred E Smith M M of Houston spoke at St Josephs Hall as part of Vocation Week activities by the Catholic Youth of St Marys School. Smith recently returned from a parish assignment in Guatemala and is a Maryknoll missionary priest.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
St. Mary’s School
Alfred E. Smith
M.M
Houston
Texas
St. Joseph’s Hall
Smith
Maryknoll
Guatemala
South America
Catholic Foreign Mission Society of America
Bish
Birthday Party for Gerald Kramer at Home
Gerald Kramer celebrated his third birthday at a party hosted by his mother Mrs Harvey Kramer on Saturday March 5. Several games entertained the little guests and their mothers before refreshments were served.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Gerald Kramer
Harvey Kramer
Purina conference signals lower feed prices in 1949
Walter Hohmann and James Jenschke report from Ft Worth after a Purina feed dealers conference. L. C. Stevenson of St Louis outlined a favorable 1949 outlook with lower feed prices and strong meat milk and egg demand, projecting record chicks hatched and more pigs farrowed as the industry expands from 13 to 30 million tons annually.
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Walter Hohmann
James Jenschke
Farmer’s Grain Company
Ft. Worth
Purina
Texas
Oklahoma
L. C. Stevenson
St. Louis
Missouri
Ralston Purina
New Assistant At St. Mary's Church
Rev. Fr. Patrick J. Murray of St. Ann's Church in San Antonio is named assistant to the pastor at St. Mary's Catholic Church in Fredericksburg. He arrived Friday and serves as religion teacher for St. Mary's School's upper grades and leads the local Catholic Boy Scouts.
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Patrick J. Murray
St. Ann's Church
San Antonio
St. Mary’s Catholic Church
Fredericksburg
Father Murray
Ireland
Murray
All-Hallows
Dublin
America
Fr. Murray
St. Mary's School
Additional List Community Chest Donors Published in Gillespie County
The Gillespie County Community Chest exceeded its $8 100 quota by about 3 000 with last report. lists of donors published weekly since Feb 9 and will continue until all contributors are listed. Names and amounts include Frank Mechler 1.00 A Klingelhoefer 2.00 Richard Metzger 1.00 and many others up to Norman Haun 2.00 Mrs Adam Knopp 1.00.
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Gillespie County
Frank J. Mechler
A. F. Klingelhoefer
Richard Metzger
Louis C. Feuge
Paul Rosenbach
Margaret Rosenbach
William Rosenbach
Felix E. Strackbein
Elmer C. Kneese
Jack Hurley
Alma Brockmann
Dave Carey
Edmund Crenwelge
Walter Wallendorf
Gustav
Jacob Meurer dies. rites held in San Antonio
Jacob J. Meurer dies at 65 in San Antonio after living there nine years. Final rites were held March 9, 1949, at Schaetter Funeral Home and St. Marys Church with Rev. Fr. A Leopold officiating. Interment in St. Marys Cemetery. Survived by his wife Emilie Grona Meurer a son and daughter in law Henry and Lawrence Meurer Fredericksburg. Edwin J Hilmar J and Werner E Meurer all in San Antonio. daughters Anna Marie Boggs Alamo Texas and Louise Groat Rock Island Illinois. 12 grandchildren. brothers Otto Chas Meurer Fredericksburg Emil Meurer San Angelo and Bernhard Meurer San Antonio. sister Ida Fritz Fredericksburg. Preceded by two infants and brothers Anton William John. He was born January 25 1884 in Gillespie County and was a carpenter in San Antonio after farming in Gillespie County and owning a blacksmith shop in Fredericksburg. He belonged to St Marys Church Choir and several singing societies.
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Schaetter
St. Mary’s Church
Jacob J. Meurer
A. Leopold
St. Ann’s Church
San Antonio
St. Mary's Cemetery
Meurer
Gillespie County
Adam
Margarete Kunz Meurer
Emilie Grona
Henry
Lawrence Meurer
Fredericksburg
Edwin R. Hilmar J
Werner E. Meurer
Anna Marie
John Metcalf Dies in California at 47
Local relatives were advised of the death of John Metcalf, 47, husband of former Miss Erna Hoffmann of here, who died in San Francisco, California, on Monday March 7 at 2:00 a.m. Funeral services were held in San Francisco today at 2:00 p.m. Survivors include his wife, a daughter of Mrs. Wm. Hoffmann and the late Mr. Hoffmann, son Leland Metcalf, and daughter Gladys Ireland. He was preceded in death by a son Harold Metcalf. The Metcalfs last visited here in 1947 as guests of Mrs. Hoffmann and Mr. and Mrs. Edgar Mosel.
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John Metcalf
Erna Hoffmann
Here
San Francisco
Calif
Metcalf
Wm. Hoffmann
Hoffmann
Leland Metcalf
Gladys
Claude Ireland
Harold Metcalf
Edgar Mosel
Eight Children Born In Local Hospitals This Week
Seven children were born last week in local hospitals including three boys and four girls. Boys were born to Kneese, Henrich, and Sanchez families on March 4 6 and girls to Odiorne Kirchhoff Sill Smith Kunz families on March 3 8 9 in local births.
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Clayton Kneese
Leroy Henrich
Steve Sanchez
Jack Odiorne
Gilbert Kirchhoff
Harold Sill
W. P. Smith
Gilbert Kunz
Norge Washing Machine Promotion in Fredericksburg
No product in NORGE history matches the sensation. The Norge washing economy doubles capacity, handling up to 18 to 20 pounds per load while using less water. See Norge at Kolmeier & Klier Co in Fredericksburg, Texas.
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NORGE
Kolmeier & Klier Co
Fredericksburg
Texas
Gypsy caravan halted near Fredericksburg in theft probe
A caravan of gypsies traveling in cars and trailers was stopped Tuesday afternoon three miles west of Fredericksburg on the Mason Highway and turned over to Burnet County authorities for investigation into Monday thefts. State patrol and public safety officials halted the group after a statewide broadcast.
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Burnet County
Here
Llano
Fredericksburg
Mason Highway
State Department of Public Safety
Machinist Mate Baumann On 30 Day Leave
Machinist Mate Thomas Baumann, son of Mr and Mrs Oscar Baumann, is spending a 30 day leave in Fredericksburg. In Navy service 14 months, Baumann served on the USS Neches and will report at Long Beach California after his leave.
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Thomas Baumann
Oscar Baumann
Fredericksburg
Navy
Baumann
Neches
Long Beach
Calif
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Father A E. Smith
St. Mary’s
Ops
United States
Fredericksburg, Texas
Purina Company
Rosedale
Crenwelge Food Market
Emil Ottmers
Minna Dunn
Herbert A. Miller
Felix Baethge
Wm. Hohmann
Emil Welgehausen
Andrew Kuenemann
Otto Friedrich
Wm. Friedrich
Gottlieb Friedrich
Henry E. Friedrich
Heinrich J. Friedrich
Edwin Friedrich
Ludwig Heiner
Herman Heiner
Alvin Heiner
Guido Weinheimer
Willie Kirchner
Herman Kirchner
Herman Kramer
Anton Stehling
C. G. Simmon
Theodor Hartmann
Hilmar Mosel
Emil K. Crenwelge
Fred C. Crenwelge
Eugene C. Crenwelge
Henry Petmecky
Anton Schmidtzinsky
Louis Schmidtzinsky
Ad. Schmidtzinsky
Harry Danz
Joe T. Kaiser
Don Rector
Otto Segner
Henry Eberle
Emil Eberle
Carl Vorauer
C. D. Jordan
Frank Baag
Edwin Kusenberger
Jacob Meurer
California
Mach. Mate T. Baumann
General Electric
Stehling Electric Co
General Electric Appliances
E. Main
Reevescord
Gabardine
Bemberg
Bates Fabrics
Chambray
Gingham
McCall Patterns
Libby
Sudan
Juenke & Schoenewolf
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