Two Aged County Residents Rewarded On Tuesday
Funeral notices honor Joseph Hartmann who died Tuesday at 1 50 a m aged 30 years 12 days and Henry Jung Sr who died Tuesday morning aged 83 years 1 month 17 days. Hartmann born March 14 1860 in Gillespie County leaves a widow Eva Metzger eight children and 15 grandchildren with siblings Moritz Hartmann Sophie and others. Hartmann buried St Marys Catholic Cemetery with Germania Men's Choir. Jung born February 9 1857 in Gillespie County leaves seven children 28 grandchildren and 3 great grandchildren. surviving siblings include Louis Jung Gustave Kuhlman and Carl Juenke. Interments followed services at St Marys Church and City Cemetery respectively. Funeral arrangements by Schaetter Funeral Home.
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Joseph Hartmann
F. X. Wolf
St. Mary's Church
Hartmann
Gillespie County
Moritz Hartmann
Eva Metzger
Lina
Ferdinand Kunz
San Antonio
Henry
Anna
Arthur Tatsch
Felix
Fredericksburg
Sophie
Huennekes
Hartland
Wisconsin
August
Alvin
Joe
Henry Haas
Alfred
Ottilia
Fritz
Jacob Jung
Ferdinand Jenschke
John Metzger
St Mary’s Church
Germania Men’s
Schaetter Funeral Home
Henry Jung Sr
O. Lindenberg
Holy Ghost Lutheran Church
Jung
Ludwig Jung
Elise Petermann
Listerdale
Seguin
Emma
Walter Barth
Walter
Comfort
Meta
Arthur
Cain City
Louis Jung
Gustave Kuhlman
Carl Juenke
August Duecker
Heinrich Kuhlmann
Relief program disbursed $4850.84 in Gillespie County goods 1939
Figures released by Edward L. Bierschwab show Gillespie County WPA storeroom distributed food and clothing valued at $4,850.84 in 1939. Clothing and furnishings totaled $3,016.80 with 3771 garments. food items included apples beans butter and flour among others, valued at $1,834.04. The Federal Surplus Commodities Corporation bought and transferred over 139.4 million pounds of surplus in 1939.
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Gillespie County
Edward Ll. Bierschwab
WPA
County Agricultural Building
Federal Surplus Commodities Corporation
U. S
Texas Receives 5.5 Million Pounds Of Relief Commodities
Roy L. Montgomery announced Texas and other states received about 5,485,000 pounds of donated food products for relief distribution. The Texas purchases totaled roughly 2,124,000 dollars. Commodities aim to relieve price depressions for producers and supplement relief agency food allotments without disrupting normal trade.
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Texas
Roy L. Montgomery
County In Path Of Sun Eclipse Sunday
Fredericksburg and Gillespie County will lie in the 150 mile strip of the sun eclipse on Sunday April 7 between 3 44 and 3 50 p m The moon will cover about 85 per cent of the sun leaving a thin ring of light The event will dim daylight to dusk along the path about 1000 miles per hour and a greenish yellow tint will be seen The eclipse enters the U S at the Big Bend at 3 40 p m and heights at 3 48 p m It is the first ring eclipse across such a path since 1865 and the next occurs May 10 1994
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Fredericksburg
Gillespie County
U. S
California
Florida
Georgia
San Antonio
Big Bend
American Museum of Natural History
New York City
mid-Pacific
Moon
Earth
Junior Concert Band Benefit Concert April 6
The Fredericksburg Junior Concert Band directed by G A Hartmann will perform a concert at Peter's Hall on Saturday April 6 followed by a dance. Proceeds go to the band uniform fund as they aim to equip all 27 players and two drum majorettes with uniforms. The band organized in 1938 under Louis Jordan Post American Legion and plans to reach 35 members soon.
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Fredericksburg
G. A. Hartmann
Peter’s Hall
Louis Jordan Post
American Legion
Hartmann
Don’t Scratch Our Paracide Ointment Ad
A local pharmacy advertises Don’t Scratch Our Paracide Ointment guaranteed to relieve itching from eczema athlete’s foot and minor skin irritations. Large size offered for 60 cents at Kallenberg’s Pharmacy located 17 29.
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Athelete
Kallenberg
Water Superintendent Earns Grade B Water Operators License
Alfred Neffendorf, superintendent of the city water system, received a Grade B water operators license from the State Board of Health. The rating requires at least 80 on a written quiz and a minimum of three years operating a water system. Neffendorf completed the three year requirement after starting work immediately following construction.
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Alfred Neffendorf
State Board of Health
Neffendorf
Concert and dance music invitation to the public
A note invites music loving boys and girls to a forthcoming concert and dance. It promises good music and asks the public to attend, with full admission prices and details printed elsewhere in the issue.
Edmund Saenger Funeral to Be Held Friday
Edmund Saenger age 79 died Thursday morning at his home in Fredericksburg. Funeral services are set for Friday at 3 p.m. at Beckmann Funeral Home with interment in City Cemetery.
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Edmund Saenger
Fredericksburg
Beckmann
Never Realize Benefit Until You Try One Ad
Ad copy states you will not realize the benefit of these ads until you have tried one. The message urges immediate action and promises unseen advantages from trying the product.
Tune in Thursday Night: NBC Blue Music Variety Show
NBC Blue network presents Men of Melody and a choir program featuring Americana songs and a Westinghouse electric record prize. Tune in Thursday night at 8 00 P M for Stehling Electric and the Net wing station STEHLING.
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N.B.C
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Reliance Feed
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Peter's Opera House
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Crand Prize
Asae
Ager Bees
Paul Priester
Purina
JRIM
Wert Ike
LANGE
Nebgen
Stehling
Westinghouse
Plymouth
Pillsbury Best
Meat Department
New England
Kellogg's
Sue
Juenke & Schoenewolf
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