Fredericksburg to Host Lutheran Ministers Convention
Fredericksburg welcomes 250 pastors from Texas Arkansas Louisiana Mississippi and Alabama for the Texas District of the American Lutheran Church 10th annual convention at Bethany Lutheran. Registration opens at 10 a m with sessions starting Monday afternoon as host church arranges private home lodging for delegates.
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Fredericksburg
Texas
American Lutheran Church Convention
Arkansas
Louisiana
Mississippi
Alabama
Bethany Lutheran
Theo Haag
Bethany Church
Registration Period For Autos Ends April 1
End of the 1939 automobile year is April 1 and by the end of this week all automobiles trucks trailers etc will have to be equipped with 1940 plates if they are to be operated after that time. If vehicles are to be left idle licenses for some will not have to be purchased now but may be secured whenever the vehicle is again to be operated. Many licenses still have to be purchased according to Tax Assessor-Collector Wm. M. Petmecky, and to offer every ac- Continued on page 2 Col. 7.
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Fredericksburg
Earth
Pride
Upi i
Fredericks
Aid
George
Band Busters Club
Wm. M. Petmecky
City election to feature candidate for each incumbents post
Next Tuesday April 2 city voters will choose among three commission candidates. Incumbents Max Henke and Wm Pape seek reelection while Harry Mayer joins to contest a seat alongside Edward Krauskopf and Walter Woodon. Polls open 8 am to 7 pm with 1 200 eligible voters.
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Harry Mayer
Commission
Max T. Henke
Wm. Pape
Mayer
Edward Krauskopf
Walter Woodon
Jaycee Drive For New Members Now In Progress
The Fredericksburg Junior Chamber of Commerce launches a membership drive. Thirteen board members will canvass the city's business district to recruit new members as 53 charter members have already joined. Membership is open to residents 16 to 40, with options for business houses to join as associates or sustaining members. The group aims to boost youth service for city county and state.
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Fredericksburg
France names Reynaud premier amid cabinet shakeup
Daladier resigns after a slim confidence vote and Paul Reynaud is chosen as premier. The new government aims to tighten the war blockade against Germany and bolster diplomatic resistance to German influence. France may sever relations with Russia over the Soviet move. In California nine itinerants die in a warehouse collapse near Santa Rosa during a rainstorm.
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France
Chamber of Deputies
Daladier
Paul Reynaud
Reynaud
Germany
Russia
Santa Rosa
California
Teachers Of County To Meet Here Saturday March 30
Gillespie County teachers, trustees and board of education plan a meeting at Seipp's Park 3 p m on Saturday March 30. Dr L A Woods State Superintendent will deliver a special message and Alex Jung will speak. A barbecue lunch follows. tickets are required for all guests.
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Gillespie County Teachers' Association
Seipp’s Park
Couny Board of Education
Henry Hirsch
L. A.woods
Alex Jung
County Board of Education
S H. Smyre
Alfred Heimann
R. Walter
Chas Ott
Gillespie Association
Hirsch
L. A. Woods
State Superintendent of Public Instruction
Gillespie County
Two Candidates File For Place On School Trustee Ballot
Dr. Leon F Zwiener and Dr Lester Keyser filed petitions with secretary A H Kneese for a seat on the Independent School District Election ballot set for Saturday April 6 at the High School Building. The race is to fill terms of Max J Bierenschabe and Kneese, who will not seek re election. All qualified voters in the Independent School District may vote.
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Leon F. Zwiener
Lester Keyser
A. H. Kneese
Zwiener
Keyser
Max J. Bierschwabe
Kneese
Herman Sons To Sponsor Saturday Entertainment
The Herman Sons Mixed Choir will present an entertainment this Saturday night in Peter's Hall with support from the Fredericksburg Junior Concert Band. Continued on page 2, Col. 6.
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Herman Sons Mixed Choir
Peter’s Hall
Fredericksburg
St Marys Hosts CYO District Convention Sunday
The Catholic Youth Organization of St Marys Parish will host the Austin Deanery sodalities quarterly convention at St Josephs Hall on West San Antonio Street Sunday March 3 starting 1230 PM. About 200 guests from Austin New Braunfels Lockhart Harper and nearby towns plus ministers are expected. Registration begins 1230 PM with benediction 130 PM and business session at 2 PM led by Rev James Boyle. A one act play and songs by CYO Hillbillies follow, then a dance with refreshments in the school basement to close.
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Catholic Youth Organization
St. Mary's Parish
Sodalities
Austin Deanery
St. Joseph's Hall
West San Antonio St
Austin
New Braunfels
Lockhart
Harper
St. Mary's Church
F. X. Wolf
James Boyle
San Antonio
Rac O
CYO Hillbillies
Baltic relief work linked to Fredericksburg engineer
Maj. W. F. Hutson long time Fredericksburg highway resident and former State Highway Department engineer played a key role in postwar relief. He assisted in Latvia Finland and Estonia duties with the American Relief Administration serving under Herbert Hoover in 1919. He supervised food distribution to about 1.5 million people from Libau Latvia and helped rebuild roads and facilities in Europe after the armistice.
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W. F. Hutson
Fredericksburg
State Highway Department
Llano
Finland
Europe
Herbert Hoover
American Relief Administration
Maj. Hutson
U S
Eport
Paris
Courland
Republic of Latvia
Col. Groom
Latvia
Esthenia
Lithuania
Maj
Hutson
Libau
Clean-Up Drive Aims To Beautify Fredericksburg
A city wide health and safety campaign begins Monday April 1 led by Governor action and Mayor Edward Krauskopf. Residents will spring clean premises while the Lions Club tackles a concurrent mosquito eradication effort. The city will collect refuse from sidewalk containers within Fredericksburg limits during the week. On Wednesday and Thursday the drive continues with coordinated efforts.
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Fredericksburg
Edward Krauskopf
Palace Theatre Tin Can Movie For Clean-Up Week
The Palace Theatre hosts a Saturday afternoon film on April 6 at 2:30 p.m. Admission is ten tin cans, which will be collected by city trucks after the cans are piled on the street. Warner Bros presents "No Place To Go" as the entertainment for the event.
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Palace Theatre
Warner Bros
City patrols to collect refuse ahead of spring dumping
On April 3 and 4 city trucks will patrol streets and gather refuse for disposal at the city dumping grounds northeast of the city. Lions Club mosquito eradication campaign is led by Alfred Neffendoreg who urges citizens to target likely breeding sites. The article notes common mosquito breeding spots with containers, cans, and debris near creeks and gullies.
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Lions Club
Alfred Neffendoreg
Lions Committee
Spur Route Added to Kerrville Star Route
Postmaster R W Klingelhoefer reports a spur route will join the Kerrville star route on April 1, running 7.7 miles along Center Point Road from Wallendorf's corner to the Smith Ranch. Patrons should set up mailboxes soon as daily service begins, filling a long felt need. To connect with trains in Kerrville, the carrier will depart at 9 40 a m instead of 10 40 a m starting April 1.
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R.W. Klingelhoefer
Kerrville
Center Point
Wallendorf’s Corner
Smith Ranch
Kerville
Kerrvile
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American Lutheran Churches of the
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Alfred Petsch
Tax Office
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Jaycee
Baltimore
Lester Barlow
L.A. Woods
Herman Sons
St. Mary’s
Ma. Hutson
The
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Kerrville Star
Alfred Neffendorf
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