The Matamoras Expedition in Texas History
An account of the 1835 Matamoras expedition led by Col. Frank W. Johnson toward the coast, its clash with Spanish forces under Urrea, and the subsequent destruction of Texans at San Patricio and Goliad. Reuben H. Brown preserves Johnson and Grant’s ordeal, with Grant slain and Brown captured.
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Goliad
Texas
San Jacinto
Alamo
Matamoras
Reuben H. Brown
Texas Almanac
University of Texas Library
James M. Grant
Colone
Houston
Fannin
James Fanni
Johnson
Refugio
Sam Houston
East Texas
San Patricio
Matagorda Bay
Grant
Rio Grande
Brown
Urrea
San ‘Aan
John i
John
Send The Standard To Your Boy At Camp
A call to send the hometown paper to servicemen in camps with a special offer of a year's subscription for one dollar. Encourages readers to keep their camped relatives informed with local news and community updates.
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The
Standard
United States
Johnson City Couple Injured In Car Mishap
Mr and Mrs Roy Stubbs suffered injuries in an automobile accident near Lockhart when their car overturned after being struck by a truck driven by a Mexican. The wreck totaled their car and raised concerns over their condition.
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Johnson City
Roy Stubbs
Lockhart
Peach Trees in Bloom Present Beautiful Sight
The article notes acres of fruit trees in bloom as a welcome sight for visitors. It lists local people and families visiting colleagues in San Antonio Fredericksburg Boerne and Brownsville and reports recent travel for business and hospital visits. It also mentions mild sunshine and wet soils delaying field work with some farmers starting planting amidst the conditions.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Robert Riddell
Round Mountain
Jas H. Clark
Lampasas
Wil! Ross and Son
Spicewood
Johnson City
Buck Smith
Sandy
Mazie Miller
Blanco Hospital
Earl Johnson
Austin
Chas. Vollmering
Rocky
Ernest Bauerle
K. C. Knolle
Baby
Bessie Hudnall
Jesse Sublett and Son
Hugo Fuchs
Cypress Mill
Ivy
Fredericksburg
Joe Novian
Post Oak
Geo. Kennedy
San Marcos
Felix Vollmar
Raymond Roses
Miram Hodges
San Antonio
Luckenbach Visitors and Damaging Rice Fish Report
Luckenbach brief lists visits from Richard Kunz and family to San Antonio and back. Several couples from Hilda Kerrville and San Antonio are noted visiting local residents, with some weekend trips for business. A group fished and returned with a large catch of rice fish. Elgin Ellebracht bought a new tractor and the Engel and Pehl families traveled to San Antonio. Continued on Page 4, Sec. 2.
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Richard Kunz
San Antonio
Otto Kunz
Berthold Nebgen
Hilda
Victor Pahl
Werner Pehl
Reinhard Behrends
Ewald Pehl
Albert Pehl
Clemens Meurer
Kerrville
Robert Fritz
Willie Behrends
Herman Petsch
Arno Engel
Emery Peese
Fred Birch
Elgin Ellebracht
Armin Engel
George Peh
San An
Harper Senior Class Presents Annual Play Feudin in the Hills
The Harper Senior Class staged Feudin in the Hills at Benn’s Hall drawing a splendid crowd. The band made its first public appearance under instructor Miss Wilma Barnett, with selections delighting attendees before an evening of dancing.
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Benn’s Hall
Wilma Barnett
Arnold Markworth
Fredericksburg
Mutual Lumber Co
J. J. Petty
Ozona
Harper
Sinclair
Camp Buffalo
Comfort
Clinton Brown
Ollie Parker
Fay Parker
Fred Wedekind
Mariette
Ed. Casper
Hunt
J. M. Scarborough
Walter Hug
San Antonio
Doss News Club Speaker Unable to Attend Meeting
Ruth Kline public health nurse can not speak at Friday April 18 meeting. Community notes show residents visiting families in Harpers, Mecklen burg, and Barons Creek. Local folks recall Gone With The Wind showing in Fredericksburg and reflect on war impressions.
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Doss Inpromevent Club
Ruth Kline
Why Easter Date Moves Across the Calendar
The article traces how Easter's date shifted due to historic disputes among church leaders and the lunar Jewish calendar. It notes early divergences between Asian Minor and Western churches and hints at calendar inaccuracies from ancient lunar and solar systems. Easter comes this year on April 13.
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Jesus Christ
Christ
Asia Minor
Jesus
A. D
Polycarp
Sunshine cheers after rainy week in Albert
Residents enjoyed bright weather last week as sunshine returned after rain. Several children were marked absent due to rosy plas but all have returned. Miss Irene visited home folks over the weekend. Many youngsters attended the Gone With the Wind show Wednesday night. Buddy Hahne notes it pays to take girls.
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Rosy Plas
Verybody
Irene
Buddy Hahne
Local social visits span Castell to Brady weekend
Castell residents Mr and Mrs Charles Henry Dye joined Mr and Mrs H J Raesener of Fredericksburg for a Brady trip Sunday to see Dye's parents Mr and Mrs Baxter Dye. Miss Pearl Dalhau of Algierita was home for the weekend and Arno Sheeberly and his wife from Monthalia were in town on business and visiting relatives Mr and Mrs E C Leifeste. A note mentions many credits taken by the Young People's group.
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Acre
Alvin Weinheimer
San Antonio
Herbert Haas
Helen Gold
Blanco
Albert Mauldin
J. W. Bailey
Houston
Alfred Gellermann
Walter Schumpelt
Adolf Nebgen
Louis Roeder
Robert Gold
Boerne
Fredericksburg
Chas. Ahrens
R. W. Bronson
Bronson
Miami
Arizona
Clarence
Andrew Nielsen
Fred Scharnhorst
Brownsville
Rubin Nixon and Sons
Edwin Strackbein
Harper
Walne Solbrig
Mecklenburg
Hilmar Dittmar
Elmo Baethge
San Marcos
Charles Henry Dye
H. J. Raesener
Brady Sunday
Baxter Dye
Miss Pearl Dalhau
Algerita
Arno Sheeberly
Monthalia
E. C. Leifeste
Mexican Family Injured In Sunday Car Mishap Near Fredericksburg
A Mexican family from the Gus Wahrmund farm was in a Sunday morning crash on the Bur net road about ten miles from Fredericksburg while en route to church. The driver lost control, the car hit an embankment and was badly damaged. Two girls were hospitalized but not seriously hurt. Several local families were connected to the incident.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Dahlio Burches
Gus Wahrmund
Fredericksburg
Burnet Road
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Charles O. Hucker
Allen B. Hill
Mesquite Street
Corpus Christi
Pen
U. S
Vira Ruth Gipson Blanco
Mrs
Benno Eckert
Stonewall
Luckenbach News
Peter Weber
Luckenbach
Gilbert Pape Harper
Doss News
Harry Wahrmund Doss
Willie Rosenbusch
Levy
Elgin Rosenbusch
Barons Creek
Smyrna
Anicetas
Rome
Albert
Mildred Pehl Albert
Castell News
Edward Willenberg Castell
du Pont
Duco
Kolmeier & Klier Company
Fredericksburg, Texas
Chevrolet
Studebaker
Chrysler
Wm. Schroeder, Jr
Plymouth Sales and Service
Felix Herbert
Pelparen
FORD
Advance Motor Co
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