Two Men Die in Pedernales River Tragedy Near Fredericksburg
On a short fishing trip, John Mueller and Willy Schmidt drowned after their boat capsized in the Pedernales River about six miles from Fredericksburg. Walter Foerster, Fritz Joseph, and Win Hiller helped recover the bodies as volunteers attempted resuscitation. Schmidt and Mueller received funeral rites Sunday and Monday.
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Gillespie County
Pedernales River
John H. Mueller
Willy A. H. Schmidt
Walter Foerster
Fredericksburg
Schmidt
John Murller
Forrster
Fritz Joseph
iWin
Hiller
Mueller
Fight Seniors To Be Graduated From Doss School
Fight seniors at Doss High School will graduate on Friday night May 9 in a special program at the school. The annual closing exercises include a daytime program and a softball game between Doss and Stonewall, with a night program on Saturday May 10.
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Doss High School
Doss
Stonewall
San Angelo
Simon Eckstein
Mr. Eckstein
Joe Klein
Onion Creek
Baron's Creek
Fredericksburg Drive In Station Ad by Rubin Crenwelge
A brief notice invites readers to stop at Fredericksburg Drive In Station announced by Rubin Crenwelge, proprietor. The item highlights location and a call to visit for services or purchases available at the station.
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Fredericksburg Drive-In Station
Rubin Crenwelge
Luckenbach School Closing Sunday Celebration Highlights
This week ends the school term with a Sunday closing program. Children practice and rehearse the play "An Arizona Cowboy." Costumes are prepared and all is ready, weather permitting, with Mr and Mrs Willie Petsch involved.
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Willie Petsch
Willow City School holds diploma ceremony and play
Willow City closed with a community picnic and events as Mrs. O K Nix awarded diplomas to Henry Weed Fay Weed Vernon Gold Jereleen Horlen Dick Massey Myrtle Johanson and certificates to Arlene Althaus and Kizzie Elle Sagebiel. The evening featured a high school play I Like Your Nerve and songs by local musicians.
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Willow City
Miss Brodie
O. K. Nix
W. E. Dittmar
Henry
Fay Weed
Vernon Gold
Jereleen Horlen
Dick Massey
Myrtle Johanson
Arlene Althaus
Kizzie Elle Sagebiel
Paul
Franz Pressler
Carlos Grote
Milton
Mike) Knaup
Henry Horlen Jr
Farrel Smith
Margie Gold
Fannie Lee Althaus
Louise Holland
Margie Johansan
Lonnie Johansan
Saw
Harper School May Festival Delights Students and Guests
Harper School staged an annual May Festival with a strong elementary program supervised by teachers. Announcers Miss June Bode Miss La Bonnie Parker and Miss Dorris Whitworth took part. Patricia Allen was crowned May Queen by Richard Harlow with ladies in waiting and duchesses from each grade.
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June Bode
la Bonnie Parker
Dorris Whitworth
Patricia Allen
Richard Harlow
Mildred Boatright
Connie Jean Neal
Clark Bierschwale
Peggy Coggeshall
Jackie Pickett
Joan Kaiser
Gold Community Hit By Drenching Rain Monday
Record rain and hail swept the Gold community causing high water that flooded creeks and carried away oats and corn. Mailboxes were washed downstream and a drowned cow was seen on Grape Creek. Schoolchildren could not cross the creek and stayed home that night. Mr. and Mrs. Albert Ahrens attended a Chevy Springs closing, while Mr. Aug Schorer and daughter Emma visited Fredericksburg.
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Albert Ahrens
Chevy Springs
Aug. Schorer
Emma
Fredericksburg
Reunion Planned Sunday for Texas Lutheran Exes
The Hill Country Texas Lutheran College Ex-students Club will meet at Bethany Lutheran Church Fredericksburg on Sunday May 11 at 2 30 p m. After gathering they will walk to a nearby park for a picnic. Miss Marie Bielfeldt of Mason is district chairman of the Hill Country Club which includes Mason Fredericksburg Doss Llano Kerrville Willow City and nearby towns. The college will provide entertainment with a band and there will be many Texas Lutheran College attendees. All former students are invited and asked to bring sandwiches cake or fruit for a basket lunch picnic to end the day.
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Hill Country
Texas Lutheran College Ex-students Club
Bethany Lutheran Church
Fredericksburg
Marie Bielfeldt
Mason
Hill Country Club
Doss
Llano
Kerrville
Willow City
Texas Lutheran College
Castell social notes report Brady visitors
Mrs. Jim Alexander and son Harvey of Brady visited with their daughter and sister Mrs. Charles Hy Dye and husband Monday and Tuesday of last week. Mr. and Mrs. Walter Nowlin of Gorman spent several days.
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Jim Alexander
Harvey
Brady
Charles Hy Dye
Walter Nowlin
Gorman
Blanco County Rural Schools Hold Closings
The Sandy school under Misses Lelia Gipson and Bettie Black held Saturday events with drills speeches and diploma awards by Rev Bankert. Students played baseball attended a basket picnic and staged a two and a half hour play Dont Darken My Door with music between acts.
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Lelia Gipson
Bettie Black
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Joe Stein
Wm. Bruns
Ormer
Ariry
Uighy Mullsre
Eectors
Gillespie Councur and Improvement Co
Ie Association
Lerschwab
Ad. Gold
Harry Schwarz
Texas
Eld Assal
Nator Hudspeth
Ty City
Fontinyy Oldinge
Ounty
Claude B. Huds Peth
Paso
Nator Julius Real
Doss School
Harry Wahrmund Doss
Menard
B. J. Longshore
Shell Pipe Line
Longshore
MacDonald Studio
Shell Pipeline
Luckenbach
Peter Weber
Nix
Willow School
Mrs. Chas
Sagebiel
Harper School
Gilbert Pape Harper
Felix Herbert
Texas Lutheran Exes
Castell News
Edward Willenberg
Castell
Humble Oil & Refining Company
Blanco County
Vira Ruth Gipson
Wieser
Oehler & Weber
the Board of City Commissioners
Standard Motor Company, Inc
Fredericksburg, Texas
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