Heart O Hills Singers Convene Here Sunday
The Heart O Hills singing group holds its second quarterly session at Emmanuel Gospel Church on Sunday May 6 starting at 2 30 p m. The inter faith event gathers gospel singers from Kerr and Gillespie counties to promote gospel singing with no personal aims. Reverend Alvin Durst invites both singers and listeners to attend and bring friends to the air cooled church.
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Heart O' the Hills
Emmanuel Gospel Church
Heart O’ Hills
Kerr and
Gillespie Counties
Alvin Durst
Emmanual Gospel Church
First U S Sub Sinks Japanese Sub in Pacific War
The U S submarine Gudgeon torpedoed a Japanese submarine in midsized Pacific waters during 1942, marking the first sinking attributed to a U S submarine in World War II.
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U. S
mid-Pacific
Gudgeon
Forger Returned Here for Trial
Sheriff Hugo Klaerner and Claude Durst returned from Bisbee Arizona with Milton Lineweber for March grand jury forgery charges. Lineweber, 22, indicted in mid March, faced February offenses. weather delays included snow three inches in Bisbee. Lineweber held on family desertion charges but released to local officers for forgery trial.
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Hugo Klaerner
Claude Durst
Bisbee
Arizona
Milton Lineweber
Grand
Klaerner
Durst
Lineweber
San Marcos
Neffendorf Appears on TLC Spring Honor Roll
Seguin James Neffendorf, a senior, is listed on the mid semester honor roll at Texas Lutheran College for the spring term. He is the son of Mr and Mrs Erwin Neffendorf of Fredericksburg.
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Seguin
James Neffendorf
Texas Lutheran College
Neffendorf
Erwin Neffendorf
Fredericksburg
Pastor Schwarz Retires Yet Still Guides Faithful Journey
The article profiles Rev. Schwarz who shifted from engineering to theology, studied in Neuendettelsau, and served churches in Maxwell McGregor Pflugerville Mason Helotes Crabapple and Cave Creek. It highlights his family, honors, and ongoing ministry plus his love of gardening and books.
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Saxonia
Neuendettelsau
Bavaria
Australia
Strasbourg
United States
Else Kluge
Texas
Maxwell
Caldwell County
McGregor
Pflugerville
Mason
Guenther
Helmuth
Peggy
Teddy
Guenther Schwarz
Helmuth Schwarz
Matt
Jeff
Jerie Lynn
Pastor Schwarz
Mary Wendel
Helotes
St. John's
Crabapple
St. Paul’s
Cave Creek
Schwarz
Texas Lutheran College
Seguin
American Lutheran Church
Billies and Badgers Open 22-A Title Series Friday
The FHS Hillbillies host the Lampasas Badgers Friday at 3 30 p m on Fair Park Diamond in a three game set to decide the 1951 District 22 A baseball title. Lampasas leads the league undefeated with a 7 1 win over Fredericksburg last Thursday. Brodbeck pitched five innings for the Hillbillies and Warren Hahn finished the game.
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FHS Hillbillies
Lampasas Badgers
Fair Park
Lampasas
Billies
Badgers
Jones
Fredericksburg
Goldthwaite
Brodbeck
Warren Hahn
Hospital Patients Undergoing Operations This Week
List of local hospital patients who underwent operations in the past week includes Mrs Earl Barker Joseph Mros ek Elna Joyce Kuhlmann daughter of Eugene Kuhlmann Mrs Lloyd Williamson Mrs Albert Bernhard Mrs Donald Haley Roscoe Basse Mrs H J Cordis and Mrs R G Holekamp.
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Earl Barker
Joseph Mrosek
Elna Joyce Kuhlmann
Eugene Kuhlmann
Lloyd Williamson
Albert Bernhard
Donald Haley
Roscoe Basse
H. J Cordis
R. G. Holekamp
Mor ris urges Jones to bring Marines for land expeditions
In February 1777 Robert Morris advised John Paul Jones to carry as many Marines as possible, arguing they would be useful and necessary in all land excursions. This memo highlights naval strategy emphasizing Marine detachments in early American operations.
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Robert Morris
John Paul Jones
Chamber funds questioned as reports show overspending
Fredericksburg section reports activity funded by the Chamber of Commerce while noting the organization is living beyond its income due to unpaid pledges. Delinquent members threaten financial stability unless contacted or dropped, with the board urged to prioritize keeping accounts in the black and steering away from debt.
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Fredericksburg
Chamber
Chamber of Commerce
Chamber of Commerce Board of Directors
Board of Directors
Fredericksburg Women Lead Drive For City Park Projects
Fredericksburg residents, led by prominent women, push park facilities and a city swimming pool near the airport site. The effort stresses community pride, sanitation, oversight, and local labor, likening success to Kerrville’s public works and urging city cooperation.
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Fredericksburg
Chamber of Commerce
Fredericksburg Park
Kerrville
Indians Divide Pair of Games During Week
The St Marys Indians split a two game set with Comfort High School and Schertz Cibolo High School. Friday losses came despite D Hartmann pitching as Comfort used early errors and timely hits to win 6 to 4 at Comfort. Monday Becker quieted Schertz Cibolo for a 3 to 0 win at Seipp Park with four Indians in the third inning driving in two runs.
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Sts Mary’. Indians
Comfort High School
Schertz-Cibolo High School
Comfort
Indians
D. Hartmann
Comfort Peacearee
Strube
Leeder
E. Faltin
Jenschke
Durst
Seipp
Becker
St. Mary’s Indians
Seipp’s
Schertz
Schertz - Cibolo
Areola
Parez
Loth
Jung
Meier Opens Fredericksburg Drive-In Station At Corner East Main
Albert L. Meier becomes owner of the Fredericksburg Drive In Station located at East Main and South Llano Streets. He offers Conoco gasoline and oil and invites friends to visit the new business location.
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Albert L. Meier
Fredericksburg
East Main
South Llano Streets
Meier
Conoco
Project rallying cry for power and success
A broadcast voice urges stronger leadership behind a cause, offering encouragement and wishes for greater influence and achievement to all involved. The message frames collective effort as key to progress and victory.
Alaskan Naval Patrol Squadron Guards Vast Area
An Alaskan patrol squadron of naval air units maintains radar and reconnaissance over a region nearly as large as the United States, covering remote airspace and maritime approaches.
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Naval Air Patrol
United States
Armed Forces Day Navy Vessel Visits Planned
Naval vessels of all types will visit U S seaports on Armed Forces Day May 19 to display the U S Navy state of readiness and demonstrate naval strength to the public.
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U. S
U. S. Navy
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Heart O’ Hills Singers
Forger
TLC
Furness’ Interiors
T. E. Furness
Kerrville, Texas
A. H. B. Food Store
East Texas
Rev. Schwarz
Canada
Mexico
Jesus
Billies-Lampasas
IN the Hospital
Sinclair Diesel
Sinclair
Sinclair Research
Stroeher & Holly
Sinclair Refining Company
Felix Hahne, Sr
Albert Kammlah
Guenther Pfiester
Roy Stroeher
Fredericksburg Drive-In
Turner Club Ladies Bowling League
Stonewall
Owen Day and Night Wrecker Service
Ee Id
Behrend. Garage
Helmuth Behrend
Fredericksburg, Texas
Freezer
Kelvinator
City Radio & Electric Company
Studebaker
W. Main St
Fredericksburg, Tex
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