Final Rites For Ben Houy Held In Meusebach Creek Area
Final rites were held Tuesday at 2 p m in Beckmann Funeral Home for Ben Houy a Gillespie County farmer and rancher of Meusebach Creek who died Sunday in a local hospital waiting room He was 56 Funeral services were conducted by Rev Paul Weiss and the Edison Street choir with burial in Meusebach Creek Cemetery He was born August 10 1887 in Cherry Mountain and married Ella Schuch February 12 1910 He also worked in farming ranching and the implement business and played with local bands including the Fredericksburg Concert Band Survivors include his wife three children Edna Elgin Durst Wallace and Evelyn Reed five grandchildren two brothers Chas and Frank Holly and a sister Dora Wendel He was preceded in death by a infant brother.
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Beckmann
Ben Houy
Gillespie County
Meusebach Creek
Paul Weiss
Edison Street Methodist Church
Edison Street
Holly
Cherry Mountain
Edward Houy
Betty Bierschwale Houy
Ella Schuch
Fredericksburg
Blaneco
Edna
Elgin Durst
Wallace Holly
Evelyn
Eugene Reed
Wertheim Rites Held After Fatal Yard Accident
Final rites for Willie J B Wertheim were held Thursday at the Beckmann Funeral Home with Rev G A Poehlmann officiating. Interment followed in Greenwood Cemetery. Wertheim, 47, was crushed by a hackberry tree while felling it in his yard. He was born September 8, 1896, to Armand and Emma Wertheim, survived by his mother and father and siblings in Texas and California.
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Beckmann
Willie J. B. Wertheim
G. A. Poehlmann
Greenwood Cemetery
Wertheim
Armand Wertheim
Emma Itz Wertheim
Emma Wertheim
New Braunfels
Max Wertheim
Beaumont
Leo Wertheim
California
Flora Wertheim
Comfort
M. L. McEwen
San Antonio
William Wahrmund
World War Updates From Pacific and Burma Fronts
Allied forces repelled a major Japanese assault at Empress Augusta Bay Bougainville while American troops captured small islands near Manus. Bombers hit Wake and Nauru as Burma’s front opened with a critical port route cleared. Local social notes: Mrs. Max Braeutigam visited relatives and Miss Dorothy Henke stayed with her parents.
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Russia
Finland
Bougainville
Empres Augusta Bay
Bougainville Island
Solomons
Admiraltys
Manus Island
Los Negros
Pearl Harbor
Nimitz
Wake
Nauru
Burma
Dorothy Henke
John Sealy Hospital
Galveston
Max Henke
Iran Journey Marks Stalin's First Post 1917 Trip
The report notes Stalin's first journey outside Russia since 1917 and adds a comment on how supervision is needed to maintain order at home as neighbors drop in.
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Iran
Stalin
Russia
Library Grows As Many Books Are Donated
Gillespie County memorial library expands through donor gifts and purchases. From December 1 to now 1004 books issued with 84 to five rural schools. March readings total 168. Donors include Mrs. Kerr El Paso Doris Force Raven Rock Hawley and many others.
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Gillespie County
Julia Estill
Florence Kerr
el Paso
Doris Force
Raven Rock
Duncan
Apple Tree Island
Hawley
Babbsey Twins
Country
Hope
Nancy
Berry
Arnold Hall
Persons
Porter
Rebecca
DuMaurier
Brooklyn
Smith
Marquand
Richard
Brady
Grey
Nicholson
Pompeii
Lytton
Crissley
Lillian Phelps
San Antonio
Moscow
Davis
Texas
Boyce House
Jake Metzger
Marble Falls
Schiller's Werke
the Cattleman
Katie Patton
Cain City
Farm Magazines
America
Pathfinder
Dickens
Amelia Barr
Hatie Grote
Fritz Reuter
Werke
Emil Weber
Viola Mae Schmidt
William Tell
George Washington
Tyrus Cox
Dale Carnegies
Monroe
Hillis
G. A. Poehlmann
Blanche Baker
Bible Society
D. A. Riley
Hollands
Everywoman
Harry Stiehl Family
Variety
Gertrude Brooks
Theo J. Dirks
Sunnybrook Farm
Wiggan
Adams
F.B.I
Flaherty
Texas Roads Need Repairs Reported
Texas road system needs total 768 229 777 dollars for postwar use. State Highway Engineer DeWitt C Greer told House and Senate committees that Texas would require 84 million dollars yearly in federal funds for three years after peace. The estimate reflects current transportation needs as presented Monday.
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Austin
Texas
DeWitt C. Greer
House
Senate
Greer
House Committee On Road
Senate Committee On
A Bore Described as One Who Never Shortens Tales
A humorous line defines a bore as someone who never makes a long story short, suggesting the value of conciseness in conversation.
County Farm Plan Commitment Aims by April
Producers must supply precise last year crop acreages and planned plantings for this year. Committeemen across eight communities will ensure signups and Farm Plans are completed for every farm in the county by April 15.
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Henry Mogford
Alfred C. Metzger
Bruno Doebbler
Gilbert Gardner
Harry Wilke
Ernest Hodges
Anton Schmidtinsky
Harvey W. Moellering
Helmuth Ottmers
Fitzhugh Lee
Edgar A. Gold
Erwin W. Rusche
Ernst J. Weber
Erwin Behrends
William Stiehl
Wiliam E. Thiele
Arnold M. Rode
Otto A. Spaeth
Clinton Brown
Vida C. Russell
Roy L. Stevens
Walter Kott
Alf. H. Pfiester
Adelbert E. C. Weber
Fredericksburg Lions Attend Zone Meeting in San Antonio
Fredericksburg Lions Club officers joined a Sunday zone meeting at Old South Cafe San Antonio with nineteen representatives from Alamo Heights Seguin New Braunfels Fredericksburg and Harper. Zone chairman W C White presided while attendees from here included Alex Frantzen Dr Jas Schmulen Alfred Neffendorf and Arthur Kowert y along with John Whitewood and Carl Oehler from Harper.
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Fredericksburg
Lions Club
Old South Cafe
Sam. An
Alamo Heights
Seguin
New Braunfels
Harper
W. C. White
Here
White
Alex Frantzen
Jas. Schmulen
Alfred ‘Neffendorf
Arthur Kowerty
John & Whitewood
Carl’ Oehler
The
Harper Club
Galveston Guests Honor Local Family at Home
Mr and Mrs Hy Duebner and their son of Galveston visited Mr and Mrs Edgar Klett and other local relatives for an informal gathering.
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Hy. Duebner
Austin Woman Visits Lochte Family This Week
Mrs McCarthy of Austin visits Mr and Mrs Ernst Lochte and family this week continuing family ties with the Lochte household.
Lions Governor Visits Fredericksburg During Texas Tour
H B Hackleman Lions 2 A District Governor of Corpus Christi visited Fredericksburg on Tuesday en route to Santa Anna where he would present awards. He announced 14 376 new members joined in January nationwide with 1200 in Texas and 360 in District 2 A. Fredericksburg club added 20 members while Belle Fourche SD led with 23 and Osage City KS with 22 in their division.
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H. B. Hackleman
Lions 2
Corpus Christi
Fredericksburg
Santa Anna
Texas
Hackleman
Lions
Social visit notes from Taylor and San Antonio residents
Mr. and Mrs. Oswald Schram of Taylor visited with Mr. and Mrs. W. H. Schaefer over the weekend. Mrs. William Dobrowolski traveled from San Antonio to see her parents Mr. and Mrs. George Stucke and brother George Jr. Mrs. T. J. Knopp and her San Antonio children spent two weeks with Dr. and Mrs. Werner Keidel, leaving Monday with Mrs. Keidel remaining later at the Knopp and McIlhenny homes.
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Oswald Schram of
Taylor
W. H. Schaefer
William Dobrowolski
San Antonio
George Stucke
Brother George, Jr
T. J. Knopp
Werner Keidel
Fall Peanuts Prices Set For 1944 Crop
War Food Administration and Congress set a base price of 160.0 dollars per ton for Spanish peanuts with 70 percent kernel content, equating to 2.40 dollars per bushel. Price adjustments apply for grades above or below 70 points. The 1944 price is 20 dollars above the 140 dollar per ton level from 1943, with about 9,500 to 10,000 acres expected to be planted to peanuts this county.
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War Food Administration
Congress
Ration Books For Babies Should Be Secured Immediately
The Gillespie County War Price and Rationing Board says newborns must obtain ration books within 30 days of birth with proof of birth. Deceased members’ books must be returned, and books of men entering the armed forces must also be turned in.
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Gillespie County
Mother Declares She Never Cares For Pie
A mother faces a five person pie dispute as only four pieces remain and she declares she never cared for pie.
Gas Coupons To Be Checked By OPA Investigator
Gillespians warned by the local rationing board that OPA investigators will be in Fredericksburg and Gillespie County to check all gasoline coupons. Holding unendorsed coupons can cause loss of the ration book under the current law.
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Gillespians
OPA
Fredericksburg
Gillespie County
False Teeth Comfort Claim With FASTEETH Powder
An advertisement urges denture wearers to use FASTEETH powder to secure plates and reduce wobble and odor. It promises non acidic action, comfort, and no souring, suggesting purchase at drug stores.
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Vicks
Vicks South
VaerpoRusa
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Willie Wertheim
Max Braeutigam
U. S. War Department
Bureau of Public Relations
U. S. Air
H. J. Sands
Naval Base
Col. Sands
Army
U. S. Army
Mnefvada
Pie Woelen A
Knopp
Kings Knopp
Tonopah
Nevada
Miami Beach
Fla
Gulfport
Miss
Chanute Field
Hiammer Field
Calif
Lions Zone
Lydia Pinkham
Pinkham
Taglets
R. R. Jackson
Michaels- Stern & Korrect
Sterling Bros
Clothiers
Epecin
Goodfyyear
E. Main St
Herman Lehmann
World News
Julia Estiil
Fredericksburg Publishing Co., Inc
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