Rain Breaks Drought Across Gillespie County Weekend
Heavy weekend rain eased drought in Gillespie County with eastern and western areas getting several inches while the city reported about .65 inch. A Sunday hailstorm and tornado caused crop damage in nearby areas including Comfort and New Braunfels. A Tuesday fire destroyed a barn on the Mohr farm near Gold, with fire crews saving most attachments and corn. eight dead and 33 critically injured in a Monday windstorm in Travis and Williamson counties.
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Gillespie
Charles Mohr Place
Gold
Fredericksburg
Our
Boerne
Comfort
New Braunfels
Cypress Creek
Travis
Williamson
Central Texas Telephone Company takes over Martin lines
A new Central Texas Telephone Company forms after taking over Martin Telephone lines and will operate eleven counties. Fredericksburg gets an updated system and lines are to be improved across the region as part of the transition. The item also notes plans for the Zions Church pipe organ dedication with Prof. Edwin Voigt and two choirs, and details from the 75th anniversary celebration committee including street decorating, a Vereins Kirche cross section by Felix Walch, and support for Sheriff Petmecky.
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Martin Telephone Company
Central Texas Telephone Company
Fredericksburg
the Zions Church
Edwin Voigt
San Antonio
Ad. Wehmeyer
Walter Weber
Bracher
Felix Walch
Vereins Kirche
Main Street
Alfred Petmecky
Main
April Rainfall Lowest In Years
The county’s April rainfall was among the driest on record. Handy Stop led with 3.35 inches, Hue reported 1.70 inches, Crabapple 1.03, Doss 0.18, and Neffendorf 0.26. April 1944 ranks as the driest in eight years, while the wettest April in that span was 6.69 inches in 1941.
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Handy Stop
Elroy Schnelle
Hue
Levi Deike
F. B. Riley
Crabapple
Karl W. Durst
Doss
Alfred Neffendorf
Fishing season opens May 1 in neighboring counties
Gillespians face a June 1 start in their home county while residents near Blanco and Llano counties may fish now as the season opened on May 1 in those areas.
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Blanco
Llano
It Happened This Week Japs Lose 132 Planes And 17 Ships
Destruction of 132 Japanese planes and sinking of 17 ships and 20 supply barges were reported as a major blow at Truk. Carrier air strikes followed by battleship and dive bomber raids hit Ponape and Satawan as Allied forces pressed against Japanese bases in the Pacific.
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Truk
Adm
Chester W. Nimitz
Ponape
Satawan Islands
Southwest Pacific
Wewak
English Channel
Large Contingent of Gillespie County Men Preinduction
A large group of Gillespie County men reported for preinduction physicals at the San Antonio center on Saturday April 29. The list includes married men such as Leroy Adolph Bonn and Wilhelm Muller as well as single men like Harvey Rusche and Erwin Boening. Three volunteered, five were transfers, and reports on acceptances or rejections were not available. Cletus Lindig and Max Hopf also reported for Navy service on April 26.
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Gillespie County
San Antonio Induction Center
Leroy Adolph Bonn
Nolan L. Brown
Wilhelm H. Mueller
Sidney M. Henke
J. C. Felps
Alberto Vasquez
Charlie Ed. Kaiser
James C. Neffendorf
Roman A. Stehling
Lee H. Gastinger
Fredrick E. Dietel
Rudie A. Bauer
Jerry M. Durden, Jr
Alfred W. Petmeck
Richard P. Klein
Leroy W Wahrmund
Leon Feuge
Archie A. Kunz
Victor B. Arnitt
Stanley E. Birkeltbach
Walter Schaper, Jr
Harold B. Kneese
Alfred C. Jost
Charles J. Sagebiel
Gilbert W. H. Esensee
Erwin M. Baethge
Louis E. Loth
Domingo Mireles
Elton C Durst
Werner August Durst
Harvey Alvin Oehler
Jack J. Petermann
Houston
Francis V. B. Stehling
Levy Walter Ersch
Junction
Walter Felix Dearing
Mason
Ray A. Jones
Mexia
Texas
Cletus H. Lindig
Max W. Hopf
Navy
District Court Grants Griffin Divorce After Reconvened Hearing
Alton Griffin was granted a divorce from Irene Holland Griffin in a reconvened District Court session presided by Judge Raymond Gray. The couple share a 19 month old son Jimmie Alton with part time custody awarded to each parent under supervision. The jury of 12 included Albert Kammlah Sylvester Crenswelge Alfred Duecker August Hopf Max Metzger Clemens Kneese Erwin Rusche Guido Kuhlmann Milton Grona Elgin Mundh Felix Haun and Reinhold Weber. Attorney for plaintiff Alex Jung. defendant represented by J B Wieser.
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Alton Griffin
Irene Holland Griffin
Raymond Gray
Griffin
U. S. Army
Louisiana
Jimmie Alton
Albert Kammlah
Sylvester Crenwelge
Alfred Duecker
August Hopf
Max Metzger
Clemens Kneese
Erwin Rusche
Guido Kuhlmann
Milton Grona
Elgin Mundh
Felix Haun
Reinhold Weber
Alex Jung
J. B. Wieser
Pressure Cooker Test Set For Monday Clinic
Mrs. Berwyne McAdams War Food Assistant will hold a cooker testing clinic on Monday May 8 at 9 30 a m and 2 30 p m in her office in the Agricultural Building All cookers should be checked at least once a year Prepare cookers for use and call the County Agent's office for information if surrounding communities want their cookers checked.
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Berwyne McAdams
Thirteenth Carload of Waste Paper Shipped From New Braunfels
New Braunfels Texas reports that the thirteenth carload of waste paper was shipped this week. Henry Silver chairman of the salvage paper committee said he hopes to ship another car within the next several days.
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New Braunfels
Texas
Henry Silver
Fruit Growers Urged to Attend Gillespie County Meeting
All Gillespie County fruit growers are invited to a Friday night meeting at 9 p m in the Palace Theatre Building Chamber of Commerce office. Sponsored by Fredericksburg Junior Chamber of Commerce, the committee includes John Evers Alfred Crenweige and Werner Klier. The goal is to form a permanent growers organization and to discuss this year crop estimates marketing and a possible peach grading machine purchase.
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Gillespie County
Chamber of Commerce
Palace Theatre
Fredericksburg
Junior Chamber of Comerce
John Evers
Alfred Crenweige
Werner Klier
Elgin Luckenbach Missing In New Guinea
Staff Sergeant Elgin Luckenbach son of Mr and Mrs Ben Luckenbach is listed missing in action over New Guinea He served as an aerial engineer on a Mitchell Medium Bomber and was reported missing as of April 16
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Elgin Luckenbach
Ben Luckenbach
New Guinea
Sgt
Luckenbach
Democratic Party Conclave Set for Peters Tuesday
Gillespie County democrats will hold a called meeting at Peters Hall on Tuesday May 29 at 2 p m. Several important questions are to be considered and all party members are urged to attend. George and Arthur Kott of Los Angeles arrived for a visit with local relatives and friends.
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Gillespie County
Democrats
Peter’s Hall
Messrs
George and
Arthur Kott
Los Angeles
California
Ration Schedule Details for Meats Fats and More
The notice lists ration items with expiry details and point values. Red stamps for meats and fats A8 to Q8 are valid indefinitely, waste fats exchange for two points and four cents per pound. Blue fruit and vegetable stamps A8 to Q8 good indefinitely. Sugar stamps 30 and 31 provide five pounds per issue, sugar stamp 40 five pounds of canning sugar through February next year. Gasoline coupons allow three gallons through June 21. Airplane stamps 1 and 2 remain valid indefinitely. Texas drivers licenses must be renewed every two years. check expiration dates and obtain renewal blanks.
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Texas
Music Week Program At School In Fredericksburg
Fredericksburg Music Study Club presents annual music week concert at Public School Auditorium Sunday night May 7 at 8 pm. program opens with prayer by Rev F A Brachler, address by Arthur Stehling, Legion Concert Band performs Little Giant March and Determination overture.
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Fredericksburg
Public School
F. A. Bracher
Zions Lutheran Church
Arthur Stehling
Legion
Adolph W. Hopf
Lester Keyser
Aline Harper
Herbert Mittendorf
Alex Mittendorf
Beatrice Dean Stehling
Kathryn Becker
Theresa Walter
Doorthy Stein
B. L. Enderle
Little Mother of
Mrs. Enderle
Inocencio Cancino
Almon Kirchoff
City Tax Payment Period Opens May First
City taxes are payable for three months from May 1 to July 31 as announced by City Clerk Walter Loudon. Early collections exceeded 500 dollars and audits will be published after the period ends. The City Commission thanked residents for April cleanup cooperation and urged ongoing participation.
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Walter Loudon
Loudon
City Commission
Joe Molberg
Fredericksburg High School to Hold May 25 26 Exercises
Fredericksburg High announces closing exercises on May 25 and 26. Baccalaureate Thursday features Rev Otto Lindenberg delivering the sermon. Graduation Friday will be led by Arthur Stehling. Seventy students graduate, about the same as last year.
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Fredericksburg High School
Otto Lindenberg
Holy Ghost Lutheran Church
Arthur Stehling
Fiants Down Ploch Oilers for Second Victory
In a rain interrupted tilt at Seipp Park, Marce Herbert nicknamed the Bear Creek Flash hit a clutch single in the ninth to knotted score at five and five then scoring Klaemner who tripled for a 6 5 win over the Ploch Oilers. Gordon pitched for the Oilers while Enderlin earned the win for Fiants.
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Elton Jordan
Marce Herbert
Bear Creek
Klaemner
Ploch Oilers
Seipp Park
Oilers
Gordon
H. Klaerner
al” Enderlin
Enderlin
Wheat
Martin
Means
Lt Kenneth Brown Reported Missing Over Germany
Mrs. Emil Klaerner of here relays word that Lt Kenneth Brown son in law to Mrs. Brown has been listed as missing in action over Germany since April 13 He is husband of the former Miss Alwina Klaerner of here They married in Ft Worth on January 30 1944 and he was assigned overseas in February Mrs Brown employed at Consolidated Aircraft Company in Ft Worth visited her parents during the past weekend.
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Kenneth Brown
Emil Klaerner
Here
Germany
Brown
Ft. Worth
Alwina Klaerner
Consolidated Aircraft Company
American Soldier Abroad Finds U S Life Superior Says Cpl Scharnhorst
Cpl Clayton C Scharnhorst, son of Mr and Mrs Edwin A Scharnhorst, serving overseas since 1943 in India and China, writes home that American life is better. He describes a Chinese hospital scene with dirty straw, flies and odor, stressing the need for food and cleanliness for wounded soldiers and praising U S conditions.
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Cpl
Clayton C. Scharnhorst
Edwin A. Scharnhorst
India
China
U S
U. S
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Gillespie Drouth
Gold Region
Roman Mosel
Hilmar Mosel
Kearns
Utah
Cpl. Mosel
Boca Ratan
Florida
MacDonald Photo
New Telephone Company
Europe
France
Belgium
Italy
Russia
Burma
Knox
Frank Knox
Roosevelt
Washington
Arlington Cemetery
England
Victor F. Wehmeyer
Louis Wehmeyer
Jaycees
Peter
Organization of Soil Conservation District
Music Study Club
A. K. Krause
Krause
Texas Plains
Ropesville
White Face
Burnet County
MacDonald
San Antonio Field
Clayton Scharnhorst
Clayton Scharnhorst MacDonald Photo
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