Field Day Winners Highlight County School Event
Twenty three years ago the county held field day activities with twenty two schools competing. Williams Creek School of Albert won the rural division with the Silver Loving Cup while Doss and Palo Alto followed. The event was led by director generals Enderle and Nefiendorf with Miss Estill and Miss Kolmeier directing specific events. Also noted were plans for a new engine for the F and N railroad and a pending Blum Building store opening by Saenger and Ochs. Honor rolls at Fredericksburg High School listed grades 11 10 and 9 with several students named. Mrs Arthur Fischer nee Mathilde Rabke died at sixty with six daughters surviving. funeral by Rev G H Houy.
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Engese
Williams Creek
Albert
Chamber of Commerce
Varnhagen
Flora Eckert
Doss
Palo Alto School
Meusebach
Stonewall
Nebo
B. L. Enderle
Alfred Nefiendorf
Julia Estill
Elsie Kolmeier
H. A. Ries
Blum
Schmidt Brothers
Mes- Felix Saenger
Eddie Ochs
San Antonio
Dallas
Gents
FHS
Fredericksburg High School
Eugenia Braden
Margaret Bracher
Myrtle Mathisen
Ethel Oehler
Flora Bracher
V. Braeutham
Abbie Lee Carter
Nora Kensing
Albertine Koennecke
Flora Mueller
Vera Schoenewolf
Louise Weinheimer
Touts Kott
Max Reinbach
Arthur Fischer
Mathilde Rabke
A Gas Rations Cut To Two Gallons
The A gasoline ration is equalized nationally to two gallons per week in effect March 22. The move accompanies a new drive by the Office of Price Administration targeting gasoline black markets alleged to rob honest motorists of about 2,500,000 gallons daily.
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Office of Price Administration
Collision Here Injured Five On Friday Morning
Five people were injured in a head-on collision at the Harper and Mason highways junction in West Fredericksburg Friday morning. Court reporter R. B. Blake of Austin was traveling west to Junction when a car driven by Floyd Cornelison and occupied by his wife and his in-laws from San Angelo collided. The Cornelisons suffered the most serious injuries with severe bruises and lacerations. Mrs Cornelison had a broken rib. All received hospital treatment and all except the Cornelisons were released last weekend.
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Harper and Mason
West Fredericksburg
R. B. Blake
Austin
Floyd Cornelison
Joe Brewer
San Angelo
Cornelison
Gas Rations Set for Second Quarter in 1944
All transport rations for April 1 to June 30, 1944 must be picked up at the local War Price and Rationing Board office in the courthouse basement. Operators must show original and supplemental Certificates of War Necessity when requesting coupons. Rations may be claimed on or after March 20, 1944.
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War Price and Rationing Board
Mrs C F Wahrmund Dies at 90 in Fredericksburg
Mrs C E Wahrmund nee Augusta Feller died Wednesday morning at her Fredericksburg home at age 90 years 7 months 15 days. Final rites are set for Thursday March 16 at 3 p m in Beckmann Funeral Home with interment in City Cemetery.
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C. E. Wahrmund
Augusta Feller
Fredericksburg
Beckmann
Allies Clash With Ireland Over Axis Bases
The United States and Great Britain accused Ireland of aiding Axis spies as Allied invasion neared Europe. Ireland denied, promising anti espionage measures and rejecting expulsions of German and Japanese diplomats. The 200 mile Eire frontier might close as Dublin resists further pressure.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
United States
Great Britain
Ireland
Europe
de Valera
U. S
Britain
Northern Ireland
Lions Hear Land History At Meeting
Fredericksburg Lions Club heard Bascom Giles Commissioner of the General Land Office speak on the History and Disposition of the Texas Public Domain in their bi monthly meeting at the Sunnyside Tavern. Giles noted Texas retained public lands upon joining the union and explained the office as keeper of state lands.
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Fredericksburg
Red Cross Mobile
Red Cross
Harper
W. R. Root
H. C. Ingram
Ethan Allen
Henry Kuenemann
Alex
Gillespie County Praised For Record War Loan Drive
George A. Hight praised Gillespie County for a record Fourth War Loan drive totaling 412 378 dollars including 154 668 in Series E. Fred Mathisen credited local organizations and workers for meeting quotas and noted accounting discrepancies due to bonds bought by outside corporations.
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Gillespie
Gillespie County
Austin
George A. Hight
4Th War Loan
Fred Mathisen
Mathisen
CYO Passion Play Set for April 2
A passion play titled The Upper Room will be presented by the Catholic Youth Organization on Palm Sunday April 2 in Peters Hall. The general public is invited to attend.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Catholic Youth Organization
Peter’s Hall
Mrs Dubray and son visit Waring relatives
Mrs Charles Dubray and her son Patrick visited Mrs Dubray’s parents Mr and Mrs Herman Wille in Waring for the weekend and joined Mr and Mrs Wille for a trip to San Antonio to visit relatives Sunday.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Charles Dubray
Patrick
Smyre Resigns As Public School Superintendent
S. H. Smyre, superintendent of Fredericksburg Public Schools since June 1939, tendered his resignation effective June 30. Trustees stated no successor yet, while noting Smyre oversaw field improvements, home economics, vocational training, and early manual-arts groundwork. Election arrangements for trustee post set, with judges named.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
S. H. Smyre
Fredericksburg
Board of Education
Smyre
Chester Klaerner
A. K. Krause
Alex Durst
Ration Calendar Details For Sugar Shoes Meats and Gasoline
The notice lists ration stamp validity: Sugar stamps 30 and 40 through March 31 and Feb 28 1945. Shoes stamps 18 through Apr 30. Airplane stamp 1 in Book Three perpetual. future shoe stamp to be announced. Meats fats Brown stamps Y Z through Mar 20. Red stamps A to DS8 through May 20. waste fats redeemable at two points plus four cents per pound. processed foods Green stamps K L M through Mar 20. Blue stamps A B C D E8 through May 20. Gasoline A-10 coupons three gallons through Mar 21. tire inspection deadlines for A C B coupons.
Speakers Named for PTA District Meeting in Fredericksburg
An impressive lineup led by Mrs. Jack Little, state PTA president, will speak at the 7th district Texas Congress of Parents and Teachers conference in Fredericksburg on March 29 and 30. Attendees include Dr. Robert Sutherland of the Hogg Foundation and Superintendent W E Whitten, with state board members and district officers. The theme is Four Freedoms and Fredericksburg hosts mark the third time since 1923.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Jack Little
Fredericksburg
Texas Congress of Parents and Teachers
Robert Sutherland
Hogg Foundation
Austin
W .E. Whitten
Brady Public Schools
Mesdames
Virginia Sharborough
Hal P. Bybee
W. T. Deckerd
S. G. Freeman
Seguin
D. W. Jordan
PTA
New Braunfels
Higher Postal Rates Set To Take Effect March 26
Postmaster Robert Klingelhoefer announced new rates effective March 26. First class rural and star delivery rise to 3 cents per ounce. airmail increases from 6 to 8 cents per ounce. No change for overseas armed forces rates. Parcel post, money orders, and insurance fees also rise. Unused 2 cent stamps may be redeemed due to paper shortages.
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Robert Klingelhoefer
Army
Navy
Prairie Rose play set for Fredericksburg and Comfort
Fredericksburg Junior Chamber of Commerce says the play A Prairie Rose will be staged again in Fredericksburg on April 15 at Peter's Hall and in Comfort on April 16 at the high school auditorium to benefit athletic funds. The original cast returns, and Jaycees report ongoing rural rat eradication efforts with poison available at the Agriculture Building. President John Evers announced new members and an end of year award for the outstanding young man in the community.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Fredericksburg
Wesley Gold
John Evers
Dirks Family Visits San Antonio Couple
Mrs. T. J. Dirks Jr of San Antonio spent several days with Mr. and Mrs. T. J. Dirks last week.
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T. J. Dirks, Jr
San Antonio
T. J. Dirks
Two Weeks Remain To Wind Up Red Cross Drive Here
Fredericksburg residents lag in the Red Cross War Fund Drive aiming for 7 200 in the county while rural areas near completion Drive chairman Sidney Henke warns unless activity quickens the county should tally by March 31 with drives ending earlier in some areas Headquarters are at the Chamber of Commerce where un solicited citizens can donate and receive a membership card button and window sticker
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Fredericksburg
Red Cross
Sidney Henke
Henke
Chamber of Commerce
C. of C. Reschedules Quarterly Meeting to April 18
Sidney Henke announces the Chamber of Commerce will hold its quarterly meeting on April 18 instead of March 21 to avoid the Lenten season. Members will be notified again prior to the meeting.
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Chamber of Comerce
Sidney Henke
Henke
Execution Of 1944 Farm Plan Explained Friday
County and community AAA committeemen received complete details on executing the 1944 Farm Plan at an Agricul ture Building meeting last Friday. The 1944 Food Production Sign-up began Monday as 24 community committeemen contacted residents to help prepare Farm Plan sheets. Committeemen will aid producers to increase crops needed for war needs and arrange soil conservation measures to keep farms productive during and after the war.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
AAA
Dorman Sell
Sell
More 1-A’s Listed By Draft Board In Gillespie County
The Gillespie County Selective Service Board reclassified additional men to 1-A this week. Edwin E. Weber Herman H. Petsch Eric E. Birch Erwin Ersch Elgin H. Rosenbusch Helmuth C. Behrend Gilbert W. Gellermann Milton E. Zenner Guadalupe G. Lopez Perry M. Jung Eric H. Nagel Eugen Kuhlmann were placed in 1-A. Edgar E. Kammlah was accepted for the Navy and Max W. Hopf for the Army after a pre induction exam in San Antonio. no reporting date is set.
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Gillespie County Selective Service Board
Edwin E. Weber
Herman H. Petsch
Eric E. Birch
Erwin ©. Ersch
Elgin H. Rosenbusch
Helmuth C. Behrend
Gilbert W. Gellermann
Milton E. Zenner
Guadalupe G. Lopez
Perry M. Jung
Eric H. Nagel
Eugen
Spring Football Training At Halfway Point 45 Seek Team Spots
Spade work on 1944 FHS football juggernaut underway at the Hillbilly field. Chester Klaemner and A K Krause lead a 45 man spring lineup in pursuit of the starting eleven as eight lettermen return and 13 show promise for next year. Returning letters include Burrer Eckhardt Hahn Hoerster Henke Krauskopf Schaetter Weiss. Promising players listed and additional candidates report for practice, with several vying for positions in the line and backfield.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
FHS
Chester Klaemner
A. K. Krause
Melvin Burrer
Kermit Eckhardt
Lester Hahn
Dick Hoerster
Harold Henke
V. Krauskopf
Lawrence Schaetter
Robin Weiss
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China
George G. Nebgen
B. J. Nebgen
India
Nebgen
CC. FE. Wahrmund
Rome
Hull
Hitler
Goering
Goebels
Company
Black Sea
Kherson
Dnieper River
Bascom Giles
Cyo
Prospect
Lucille Fischer
Elizabeth Olsen
Corpus Christi
Herman Fischer
PTA District Meeting
Jaycee
Lawrence Weidenfeller
Roswell
N. M
Mac Donald
Robert Borchers
Elmer Fiedler
Clayton Franz
Curtis Kuhlman
Jimmy Leitz
Carl Molberg
Rudolf Olfers, Jr
Frank Lee Ottmers
Alfred Schlaudt
Robert Schlaudt
Herbert Schmidt
Wilbert Seipo
Roy Stroeher
Charles Arhelger
Allen Durst
Lee Roy Beyer
Joe Knopp
Henry Koch
M .C .Leazar
Paul Marquard
John Henry Necker
Oscar Seller
Roy Tanner
Clinton Usener
Kenneth Wilke
Billy Delz
Emil Esensee Jr
Reinhard L. Frantzen
Belton Klinksick
Felix Land
J.T .Maner
Robert Probst
Alton Quinlan
Clarence Schaetter
L. Smith
Billy Wiemers
Billy White
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