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Fredericksburg Standard

Location

Fredericksburg, Texas, United States of America

Date

May 16, 1930

Page

3

Castell Residents Host Family Visits and Recreation Highlights

Castellers welcomed visits from San Antonio and Llano families including Mr and Mrs Clarence Lehmberg and Victor Foerster with various relatives. A Castell vs Kingsland baseball win 16 to 10 and a Class play in Llano were noted along with several local guests at Fredericksburg and Prairie Mountain church events.

Clarence Lehmberg San Antonio Victor Foerster Lester Keyser Southwestern University Alton Calhau Caldwell F. Foerster Prairie Mountain Chas. G. Schneider Karl Austin A. R. Dalhau Robert Gene Seguin F. W. Leifeste Elizabeth Dan Schuessler Lydia Urbantke Hilda Otto Heinrich Emil Holtzer Fredericksburg M. C. Dalchau Llano W. F. Dalchau Erwin Hasse H. A. Raesner H. A. Jr Valley Spring Chas. Lehmberg Nathalie Bauer Joseph Oestreich Johnson City Castell Kingsland Vernon Fritze Chas. Ott

Harper community notes highlight school play and social events

The Harper High School closed for the year with plans to rehire most staff. A play titled The Road to the City was staged at the Harper Theatre. Local families attended events at homes and theatres, while the Harper baseball team defeated Hunt 11 to 5. Otto Moellendorf suffered a severe hip injury after a mule incident. Weather brought heavy rain, hail, and wind threatening crops. a J L Bierschwale goat shed was destroyed.

Alfred Kramer Harper Hilary Bierschwale J. R Frank Bierschwale San Antonio Willie Pape Tivydale Bein Hall Jim Custer Baby Sonora John Rogers Ed. Marshall Romilda Petermann Gilbert Pape Otto Rahe W. O. Grosenbacher Noxville Harper High School Clarence Boggs City Harper Theatre Otto Moellendorf Moellendorf Everett Roberts J. L. Bierschwale Harper Ball Park Harpr Junction

Dynamite Accident Injures Pipe Creek Man in Bandera

C H Krause of Pipe Creek was seriously injured when a dynamite cap dropped into a cook stove and exploded while he moved a teakettle. He received treatment and attended district court later in the week.

Bandera Tex C. H Krause Pipe Creek Krause

Boerne Farms Damaged by Hail and Wind

A severe wind and hailstorm near Boerne Texas on May 12 damaged two ranches about two miles north of town. More than six inches of hail drenched a one and a half mile wide path, with Cypress Creek flooding land and drowning hundreds of chickens. Wind uprooted trees and ruined crops at the Guss Woolschlae wer and Rudolph Wendler ranches as outhouses and fences were blown down. rainfall measured 3.1 inches. Comfort saw heavy rain with no damage reported.

Boerne Tex Here Cypress Crek Guss Woolschlaewer Rudolph Wendler

Doss Socials Report Busy Weekend Gatherings

Doss locals hosted a barbecue for Mr. and Mrs. Lud Crenwelge's son’s 56th birthday with family and friends. A dance at Hy Stehling’s, plus visits from Schuch Friedrich and Kirchner families, marked a weekend of gatherings in Fredericksburg and nearby areas.

Chas. Friederich Albert Schuch Willie Friedrich Cherry Mountain Ben Hermann Kirchner Elgin Mund Esther Mund Lud. Crenwelge Crenwelge Hermann Ki Ad. Evers Tillie Evers Fredericksburg Doss Aug. Sehmidt Mason A. Neffendorf Hye Rev. R. Becker E. Rode Cherry Spring San Antonio

Kerrville Man Held For False Swearing To Collect Bounty

Kerrville Texas May 12 M M Hall is jailed under indictment for false swearing tied to a bounty claim. He claimed he killed a panther on Feb 10 and showed a panther pelt at a Feb 13 Sheep and Goat Raisers meeting. Hall’s bond was set at 1000 dollars after the spring grand jury obtained information.

Kerrville Texas M. M. Hall Kerr County Hall Kerrville Junction Here Texas Sheep and Goat Raisers’ Association

Pilgrims Leave Carthage After Eucharistic Congress

Catholic pilgrims who attended the 30th international eucharistic congress departed Carthage Tunisia after a week of visits. The city left with only dust covered flags deserted stands and empty lunch baskets among the ruins as the throngs dispersed.

Carthage Tunisia Hannibal

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