Bishop Bracher returns to Lagerton for homecoming
The Rev. F. A. Bracher, pioneer retired Lutheran pastor, preached at St. Paul’s Lagerton on March 2 in a homecoming marking church furniture dedication and debt retirement. O. K. Oelke now leads the church and a new Dossal Altar Curtain was unveiled in memory of the late Rev. Rudolph Lentz. Oakcrest Park directions are clarified by new signs placed by the Chamber of Commerce and Park Committee. Emil Jordan of Austin recalls Austin’s early press with a reprint of The Rolling Stone from March 2, 1895 as part of a bus center dedication and vintage ads show prices on butter, flour, coffee, bacon, and raisins.
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F. A. Bracher
St. Paul's Church
Lagerton
Texas
Bracher
West Texas
St. Paul’s
O. K. Oelke
Rudolph Lentz
Emil Jordan
Austin
W. O. Porter
O. Henry's
Rolling Stone
English Remains Global Language in Science and Diplomacy
The text notes English as the dominant language for commerce science and diplomacy worldwide emphasizing its widespread use and influence across sectors. It references the role of English in international communication and collaborations among nations and institutions.
Public Invited to See 1952 Nash At Weber Jenschke
Bernard Jenschke of Weber Jenschke Nash announces a public display of the 1952 Nash Airflyte line on Friday March 14. The event follows a premier in Ft Worth and promotes the Golden Airflyte models the Ambassador Statesman and Rambler as part of Nash’s Fiftieth Anniversary celebration.
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Nash
Weber-Jenschke Nash
Bernard Jenschke
Jenschke
Ft. Worth
Nash Motors
Marine Captain Seipp Receives Fourth Air Medal
Marine Captain Leroy A. Seipp, 31, son of Mr and Mrs Alex W Seipp of San Antonio, earned a Gold Star in lieu of his fourth Air Medal. His wife Marjorie and daughters Cynthia and Carol, ages 4 and 1, reside in Los Angeles.
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Leroy A. Seipp
Alex W. Seipp
San Antonio
Marjorie
Cynthia
Carol
Los Angeles
Gali
Number of telephones in U.S. hits 40 million in 1950
In 1950 the United States reported 40,703,398 telephones in use. The figure underscores rapid postwar growth in phone service across the nation.
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U. S
Return of The Texan Shows At Palace This Weekend
The Texan adaptation based on Fred Gipson’s The Home Place screens Sunday and Monday March 16 and 17 with Dale Robertson Joanne Dru and supporting stars. Also on offer are Distant Drums The Guest Rodeo King and the Senorita The Big Gusher Cave of the Outlaws in Technicolor at Carlsbad Caverns MPEG listings note.
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Fred Gipson
Mason
Palace Theatre
Gipson
Texas
Dale Robertson
Joanne Dru
Walter Brennan
Richard Boone
Tom Tully
Gary Cooper
Florida Jungles
Knoche
Rex Allen
Koko
Wayne Morris
Preston Foster
Pleasant Hill Agriculture Association Meets at Center
The Pleasant Hill Agriculture Association held its monthly meeting at the Pleasant Hill Community Center. The program featured music by the Pleasant Hill Trio, a recitation by Joe Amn Lindig, and a progress report by Emil Hartmann, followed by a movie shown by Edgar Baumann and O. L. Patterson.
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Pleasant Hill Agriculture Association
Pleasant Hill
Joe Amn Lindig
Emil Hartmann
Edgar Baumann
O. L. Patterson
Alvin Sultemeier
M. M. Johnson
C. E. Crossley
Marvin Johnson
Blanco Hospital
Oddie Stolte
Seguin
Stolte
Felix Lindig
S. S. Mauldin
W. F. Walker
Fredericksburg
Herman Jenschke
Richard Merz
Austin
Ivy Woodard
Streeter
Edward Woodard
Waco
G. C. Walker
Alice Rosa
Frederick Deike
Ernest Deike
Johnson City
Levi Deike
Post Oak
Decorated In Korea Sgt Pfiester Receives Combat Badge
Sgt. Berthold Pfiester Jr., son of Mrs. Berthold Pfiester and the late Mr. Pfiester, earned the Combat Infantry Badge in Korea on February 21, 1952, for exemplary ground combat service. He joined the Army in November 1950 and spent a year in Japan before arriving in Korea in mid January. Before service he worked at the Nimitz Hotel bus station.
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Berthold Pfiester Jr
Berthold Pfiester
Mr. Pfiester
Korea
Pfiester
Japan
Nimitz
Rainfall Measured Over An Inch In Stonewall
The town reported a Sunday night rain event with measurements from 1 inch to 1 1/2 inches. Mothers Club members will gather at the school Friday March 14 at 2 30 p m. Hugo Weinheimer traveled to Chicago for an REA Convention. Roy Weinheimer has returned home after a hospital stay in Fredericksburg. Continued on page 6 sec 2.
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Mothers Club
Hugo Weinheimer
Chicago
REA
Roy Weinheimer
Fredericksburg
Lion Wallace Brown
Lion Play Bode
American Legion
Sageser- Haas Post
Oak Hill Study Club
Charles Mains
Lewis Stevens
Dean Hopf
Marshall Brown
Rollie Peril
Douglas Duderstadt
Clint Brown
Francis, Evelyn
Agnes Rischner
J. R. Peril
Watkins Tarr
Harper Community Seeks Urgent Garbage Disposal Site
Commissioner Arnold Markworth urges a donateable or saleable site for a Harper garbage disposal. The plan calls for supervision and backfilling with dirt as waste accumulates, with contact details for those offering land.
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Harper
Arnold Markworth
Markworth
Doss Scouts Hike to New Camp Site on August Baethge Ranch
The Doss Scouts spent the weekend of March 1 and 2 hiking to a new campsite on the August Baethge ranch near Doss. Life scouts built model bridges under Merit Badge counsellors watch. Assistant Scoutmaster Nelson Geistweidt and Junior Assistant Dennis Lange instructed for marksmanship badges. Further tests and merit badge work were scheduled with marksman counsellors.
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Baethge
Doss
Nelson Geistweidt
Dennis Lange
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Fredericseburg
Palace
Pleasant Hill Ag Association
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U. S. Treasury
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J. F. Cook
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Harper Lions Club
W. L. McBride
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Legion
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Marnee
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Harry Wahrm
Behrend Garage
Helmuth Behrend
Fredericksburg, Texas
Conoco
Conoco Super Motor Oil
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