Park Development Near C of C Report Highlights Local Growth
Fredericksburg and Gillespie County park plans were discussed at the Chamber of Commerce quarterly meeting. Wm Petmecky reported broad committee activity since January, noting youth livestock show success and Fiesta Flambeau float victory. Captain Ken Lawrence demonstrated marksmanship and safety goals, while high school girls sang. Six new members increased overall membership as Soil Conservation Chest X ray and road programs were praised. May 12 Harper Wool Show and rodent control efforts were urged.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Wm. Petmecky
Petmecky
The
Fair Association
San Antonio
Henry Meurer
Joseph Hildebrand
St. Mary's Parish
State Department of Public Safety
Ken Lawrence
Elliott
Lawrence
Fredericksburg High School
Theresa Cravens
Joyce Wiennecke
Barbara Schuch
Virgina Evers
Imogene Land
David Hargis
Hargis
Chambers
Harper
C. A. Stone
We Believe C Immunity Moves Forward The Future
A Fredericksburg reader praises community progress and credits the Frederickburg Chamber of Commerce as the driving force behind the county’s notable achievements. The letter emphasizes the role of the agent, teachers, clubs, newspapers, radio, the Fair Association, and others in promoting growth.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bexar County
Kendall County
the Fair Association
People of Texas
Frederickbsurg
Organization quarterly meeting reports activities and projects
The quarterly membership meeting featured a comprehensive report of the organization's activities. Directors assessed numerous projects, deeming some wasteful and others minor, yet overall satisfaction with the full report was high.
Gillespie Tops Red Cross Quota
The 1951 Red Cross Fund Drive in Gillespie County totaled 3053.09 dollars, 217.09 over the quota. Co-Chairmen Rev. C A Green waldt and Herman J Hahn credited local communities including Stonewall Harper and Fredericksburg for the contributions and thanked volunteers and media for support.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Red Cross
Gillespie County
C. A. Greenwaldt
Herman J. Hahn
Stonewall
Doss
Harper
Crabapple
Pilot Knob
KNAF
Lions Club Hands Wittig Soil Conservation Plaque
Gillespie County farmer Guenther Wittig of Knopp School community received the Lions Club Soil Conservation plaque at the Fredericksburg Lions meeting in the Sunnyside Tavern. Dudley Mann presented it. Dr W B Spiva chaired the event and noted club donations to the Kerrville Lions Crippled Children’s camp.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Guenther Wittig
Lions Club
Sunnyside
Dudley Mann
Vern Spiva
Lions
Wittig
Gillespie County
Knopp
Fredericksburg Lions Club
Sunnyside Tavern
Far
Texas
W. B. Spiva
Fredericksburg
Lions Crippled Children's Camp
Kerrville
Wm. Petmecky
A. K. Krause
Alex Frantzen
Joehen Humes
Joyce Wiennecke
Lion Spiva
Herb Petri
Lions International
Llano
Lion Petri
Man who makes money hand over fist jokes on wife
A humorous quip notes that a man earning money easily often has a wife who makes the fist over the money. The line plays on domestic roles and financial luck.
Ken Knopp Wins State Soil Conservation Essay Prize
Ken Knopp a 17 year old junior at St Marys High School was named state winner of the Ft Worth Press Soil Conservation Essay Contest for high school students. His essay How Soil Conservation Has Made My Home Town Better topped 13000 entries from across Texas. He will receive an all expense paid trip to Colorado at a Texas Hotel Ft Worth awards banquet Saturday evening. Regional winners from St Marys Fredericksburg High School will receive medals.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ken Knopp
St. Mary’s High School
Ft. Worth Press
Knopp
Texas
Jake Knopp
St. Mary’s
Standard
Colorado
Texas Hotel
Ft. Worth
Junction
Betty Jean Lochte
St. Marys
Frank Schmidt Jr
Helen Mae Meurer
Fredericksburg High School
Willie Gaines
Della Mae Engel
David Walter
Virginia Evers
Marilyn Lawrence
Annabel Feuge
Dorothy Mae Gold
Tom Robertson
Prize Winning Float Set For Friday Show In Fredericksburg
Fredericksburg’s prize winning float from the recent Illuminated Parade at Fiesta San Jacinto will be shown here Friday night in a brief Main Street parade. Fair President Elgin E. Heimann says the Fredericksburg High School Band will head the procession, fresh from leading the float to first place in the Out of Town Section at the Fiesta Parade.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Fredericksburg
Main Street
Fair
Elgin E. Heimann
Kraus Corner
Nimitz Hotel
Bandera
Alex Frantzen
Wm Schroeder
Temple Duderstadt
Harry O. Davis
Henry Kuenemann
Clifton Land
Kurt Eckhardt
Bill Petmecky
Wesley Gold
Heimann
Music Week Event Aired Sunday Night in Public School Auditorium
A public school auditorium program highlighted Music Week on Sunday night. Lightning caused a barn fire near Stonewall destroying a 30 by 50 foot barn and 350 bales of Clover. Neighbors and volunteers saved adjoining structures despite swollen creeks hindering response. The blaze followed a lightning strike that also damaged the Simon Burg home nearby.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Wm. Grobe Place
R. H. Eckhardt
Stonewall
Louis Klein
Eckhardt
Hubert Klein
Simon Burg
Linda Burg
Simon Burgs
Simon J. Burg
Linda
Band Boosters Chicken Barbecue Draws Large Crowd
FHS Band Boosters second annual barbecue in the Public School lunch room and a concert in the school auditorium raised funds to retire the group debt for band uniforms purchased last year. Mrs. Wm. Petmecky praised volunteers and announced plans to serve at least 800 plates next year. The concert featured the FHS Bands and Choral Group under David Hargis with standout trumpet trio and a clarinet solo, described as among the finest performances in the school's history.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
FHS
David Hargis
Wm. Petmecky
Petmecky
Shalimar
James Teschner
Carrol Schoenewolf
Carolyn Behrends
Teschner
Jo Joyce Wahl
Eagle Award to be Made At Scout Court of Honor
David Walter son of Emil Walter will receive the Eagle Scout Award at Gillespie County Court of Honor in Austin. Judge Tom Beauchamp will present the badge Tuesday May 8 at 7 30 p m. Lone Palm awards will also be given to other troop members.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Scout
David Walter
Emil Walter
Gillespie Boy Scout District Court of Honor
District Court Room
Tom Beauchamp
Court of Criminal Appeals
Austin
Waller
Lion's Club Boy Scout
Tyrus Cox
Gillespie County
Boy Scout District
Ten To Report For Army Induction May 16
Ten men from the Hill Country Selective Service area will report for induction in the U S Army on Wednesday May 16 in San Antonio. The Gillespie County inductees are Gustave H Ottmers James W Heimann Oliver D Hahn and Edmund H Meier. Kerrville sends four Robert G Richardson William J Holcomb Richard C Gran a Homer S Holden. Levy A Zoeller and Charles W Haley from Johnson City complete the group.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Hill Country Selective Service Area
Gillespie County
U. S. Army
San Antonio
Gustave H. Ottmers
James W. Heimann
Fredericksburg
Oliver D. Hahn
Doss
Edmund H. Meier
Harper
Kerrville
Robert G. Richardson
William J. Holcomb
Richard C. Grana
Homer S. Holden
Levy A. Zoeller
Waring
Charles W. Haley
Johnson City
Two Local Hospital Births Include Boy and Girl
Two children were born this week in a local hospital. The girl arrived to Mr and Mrs Erwin Keller on April 25 and the boy to Mr and Mrs Howard Voigt of Austin on April 27.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Erwin Keller
Howard Voigt
Austin
All Schubert Selections To Be Presented
Fredericksburg Music Study Club presents a May 6 program at 8 p m in the High School Auditorium featuring Schubert songs. Narrator Mrs Louise Enderle Nixon will guide a program with band numbers solos choirs and a chorus from Kerrville’s Doyle High School Colored Children’s Choir.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Fredericksburg
Lester Keyser
Joseph Hildebrand
St. Mary’s Catholic Church
Local Boys Enlist in U S Navy to Begin Training
Jacob L. Skipper Knopp and Hans Enderlin Jr. enlisted in the U S Navy and left April 24 for San Diego California to begin boat training. Skipper is the son of Mr and Mrs Jake Knopp and Hans is the son of Mr and Mrs Hans Enderlin.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Jacob L
Skipper” Knopp
Hans Enderlin Jr
U.S. Navy
San Diego
California
Skipper
Jake Knopp
Hans
Hans Endelin
Bud Rileys Visit Mrs Augusta Roeder
Mrs Augusta Roeder, 94, hospitalized with a fractured hip, greeted her daughter and son in law Mr and Mrs Bud Riley of El Paso Texas who are spending several weeks in Fredericksburg to visit with her aged mother.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Augusta Roeder
Bud Riley
el Paso
Texas
Fredericksburg
Know Your Pastor Rev M J Schwarz Pioneer Pastor in Cave Creek
Rev Martin John Schwarz born November 7 1886 in Breslau Silesia Germany moved from technical school to Lutheran ministry. His father W F Schwarz engineered Breslau water system. He has survived siblings and is noted for tinkering with electricity as part of his hobby.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Martin’ John Schwarz
Germany
Pastor Schwarz
Breslau
Silesia
Poland
W. F
Rosina Schwarz
Berlin
Old Country
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Chamber of Commerce
Gillespie
MacDonald
Hans Hannemann
Trail the Eagle
Kilman
Geraldine Sehnerr
Ottmar Sehnerr
Jaycees
U. S. Navy
Mrs
M. J. Schwarz
Cave Creek - Crabapple
City Light Department
Rev
M. Schwarz
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