Fredericksburg Volunteer Fire Department Members Named
A group photo lists the Fredericksburg Volunteer Fire Department members. Front row includes Elgin Kuhlmann Al Fred Neffendorf Max Schneider Bernhard Jenschke Walter Iimers Eric Juenke Hans Hannemann Ewald Schaefer Sidney Henke Waldemar Hannemann. Second row features Leroy Crenwelge Louis Durst Harry Itz Marvin Schaefer Milton Zenner Walter Klier Henry Kuenemann Henry Borchers Max Danz Edwin Herbert James Langehennig Harold Dietel. Third row shows Edgar Klett Richard Bruns Lewis Dolezal Alfred Crenwelge Walter Klett William Grienke Jr.
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Fredericksburg
Fredericksburg Volunteer Fire Department Finds Its Home
The Fredericksburg Volunteer Fire Department, founded in 1883, has finally secured a dedicated home after decades of makeshift quarters. The piece chronicles its origins under the Turn Verein, key founders like Otto Evers and Emil Patton, and its growth into a modern, 35-member force central to Fredericksburg and Gillespie County.
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Fredericksburg
Gillespie County
Social Turn Verein
Turn Verein
Otto Evers
Emil Patton
Albert “Ebbie” Schmidt
Joe Wilde
San Antonio
Mr. Wilde
D. A. Riley
A. Walter
Joe Stein
Ebbie Ruegner
Fredericksburg Electric Utility Growth Since 1896
Fredericksburg's electric service began in 1896 when a stock company formed to provide lighting. Stockholders included Alfred Vander Stucken Adolf Gold Franz Stein Chas Nimitz and Chas Schuwirz. The plant stood at Rudolph Eckert's cotton gin on South Heights and initial lines spanned two miles.
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Fredericksburg
Alfred Vander Stucken
Adolf Gold
Franz Stein Chas
Nimitz and
Chas
Schuwirz
Rudolph Eckert
South Heights
Fredericksburg Marks 16 Years Since Incorporation 1933
The Fredericksburg city government recalls sixteen years of incorporation since 1933, noting progress from water and sewer utilities to a new City Hall and Fire Station. It traces earlier incorporation attempts, key leaders, and the push for federal aid and public improvements through 1942.
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Fredericksburg
Edward Krauskopf
Max T. Henke
Wm. J. Pape
Joe Molberg
Ed. Apelt
Otto Schneider
Apert
Schneider
Walter Loudon
Elgin Friedrich
Harold Crenwelge
Agnes Sagebiel
Alfred Neffendorf
Felix Wilke
Wm. Metzger
W. S. Massey
Albert Mauldin
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Volunteer Fire Department
Wm. Rausch
Arthur Borchers
Harvey Stein
Herman Nagel
Othmar Kaderli
Kermit Luedecke
Eddie Saenger
Bulger
City
Bis
Esso Extra
Humble Oil & Refining Company
Humby
County Commissioners
Alfred Schmidt
Arthur Kuenemann
Henry Ries
Stein
Schmidt
Kuenemann
Carl Runge
Hans Hannemann
Association
City of
City Hall
Hill Country
Apelt
Eric Juenke
Otto Schneider, Sr
H. C. Hannemann
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