Red Cross Welcome Home Roll list of Fredericksburg heroes
May 15 to May 17 entries list soldiers from Fredericksburg and nearby areas by name rank and company. Individuals include V. B. Gold, Alexander Burress, Felix Seelig, Adolph Wehmeyer, Claude Young, Hugo Dietrich, Harry Schneider, A. Max Treibs, Ar win Weirich, Jacob Staudt, Edward Straube, William Weidenfeller, and others, with units drawn from Inf and Balloon Co. and roles in promotions or engagements such as St Mihiel Verdun Argonne Meuse offensives and Army of Occupation.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
B. V. Gold
Hye
Louis Christian Feuge
Fredericksburg
Claude IF. Young
Willow City
Adolph G. Wehmeyer
Felix Seelig
Morris Ranch
St. Mihiel
Woevre
Meuse-Argonne
Army of Occupation
Alexander
Beckert- Burress
Keckert
Hugo Dietrich
R. F
Jacob J. Staudt
Balloon Co
Straube
Doss
William Weidenfeller
T. C
Predericksburg
Local and Personal News From Fredericksburg
Local column notes Henry Schmidt family visiting relatives in the county. A fishing party of Bracher Kuenemann Kuenemann Krose Meckel Henke heads to Llano river to fish. Rudolph Hilker of Gomez Palacio renews Standard subscription during visit. Substantial crop of society updates follow including missing jaw accident to Hohmann son, Perpetua Blanchard visiting, J H Robinson and Pierceith in town, Edna Stein to Taylor as Retail Merchants Association delegate. Various residents travel, business trips noted, and marriages of Augusta Henke Burkhardt and Max Lochte Gretchen Hilker. Real estate transfers recorded by Square Deal Realty. Parish life and political notes including prohibition vote, future divisional embarks and new subscribers.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Rev. F. Bracher
Arthur Kuenemann
August Kuenemann
Albert Krose
Albert Meckel
Louis Henke
Llano River
Rudolph Hilker
Gomez Palacio
Mexico
Garl Hilker
Hilker
Theo. Hohmann
United States
Square Deal Realty Company
Kerrville
Willie Wendel
H. Remschel
Otto Stehling
Kimbie County
Joe Jack Moore
R. Beasley
Augusta Henke
John F. Burkhardt
San Antonio
Willie Henke
Wolfs Creek
Justice of the Peace
A. W. Petmecky
Max Locte
Gretchen Hilker
Holy Ghost Church
Max Lochte
Gillespie County
Robert Penniger
N. H. White
Fernando Meckel
Fordson
Pteil
St. Marys School
A. H. Kneese
J. M. Dubray
Meckel
Central Trust Co
Road Rond Victory In Fredericksburg Good Roads Bond
On May 20 voters in Improvement District No 1 approved a road bond 778 to 61, promising state highway growth from Fredericksburg to Kerrville and Llano. The victory signals future state funds and local prosperity, with expansive road miles and economic benefits for farmers and businesses alike.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Improvement District No. 1
Fredericksburg
Gillespie County
Puget Sound
Gulf
Austin
Kerrville
Llano
Texas
Road BondElection results in Gillespie County 1919
The Road Bond Election in Road Improvement District No 1 Gillespie County on May 20 1919 passed by 778 to 61. Precincts show votes by town including Cherry Spring Doss Cherry Mountain Rocky Hill Luckenbach Stonewall Albert Hurrah for Gillespie with precinct tallies listed.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Gillespie County
Town
Cherry Spring
Doss
Cherry Mountain
Rocky Hil
Luckenbach
Stonewall
Albert
Gillespie
General Strike Shuts Winnipeg City Down
Thirty thousand workers idle as organized labor strikes enter a third day in Winnipeg Manitoba. City business halted with no settlement in sight and daily services including newspapers street cars telephone telegraph and mail disrupted.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Winnipeg
Canada
Man
Public School Auxiliary Adds Members and Funds 1818 1919
The Public School Auxiliary reports 119 paying members after adding 49 and losing 14 in 1818 1919. They raised 440 82 and spent 400 90, with 50 set aside for Scholarships of Merit. House paint sales at Kolmeier and Klier offered below cost.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Rowert I
Unclaimed Letters at Fredericksburg Post Office May 17 1919
The list shows letters remaining unclaimed for the week ending May 17 1919. Ciriaco Flores Santos Canetilo Pedro Canales Florencio Quiros Florentina Palacious. Unclaimed letters must be called for by May 31 1919 or be sent to the Div. of Dead Letters Washington DC. Please say advertised when calling.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Fredericksburg
Ciriaco Florés
Santos Canetillo
Pedro Canales
Florencio Quiros
Florentina
Div
Washington, D. C
Banquet planned by Fredericksburg Chamber after road bond win
A special Fredericksburg Chamber of Commerce meeting set June 2 to plan a banquet celebrating the road bond victory. Invitations will go to County Court members, county judges, State Highway Commission, business leaders in nearby towns, San Antonio and Austin, and others. The program promises strong speeches from prominent roads boosters.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Fredericksburg Chamber of Commerce
Chamber of Commerce
United Business Men’s Associations
Priess
State Highway Commission
San Antonio
Austin
Bexar County Receives Federal Aid For Highway Projects
May session of the State Highway Commission approved total aid of 1 824 381 dollars with 1 734 600 Federal and 59 750 State. Bexar County gete 53 200 Federal aid on several routes including No 9 North end and No 2 East. Denton Ellis Comanche Wharton Somerville Guadalupe and other counties also received various federal and state aid for highways with conditions tied to bond issues or project specifics. Highway No 1 between Sulphur Springs and Greenville designated to remove grade crossings except one west of Commerce.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Austin
Tex
State Highway Commission
Bexar County
Puget Sound
Gulf
Denton County
Ellis County
Comanche County
Guadalupe County
Seguin
Wharton County
Fort Bend
Colorado County
Somerville County
Sulphur Springs
Greenville
Ridgeway
Commerce
Neyland
A Wise Investment in a Per Manent World
A lighthearted exchange questions what counts as a permanent investment with a playful insistence on liquidity. The dialogue weighs whether a commitment is truly lasting or easily reversible, ending on a cautious note about tangling money in a long term trap.
Also Mentioned on This Page
E. C. Hansen
Alfred P
Petsch
R. G. Striegler
the Loan & Abstract Company
Alfred P. C. Petsch
Red Cross
Henry Schmidt
This County
George Wright
M. Cowan
Bankersmith
Presslers Sanitarium
Andreas Nielson
Alfred Cameron
Navasota
J. B. Wieser
Kolmeier & Klier
Burrier-Maier
Wilbur C. Treadwell
Gold Building
Fredericksburg High School
Klaerner
Opera House
J. A.traeger
Zion— High School
J. A. Traeger
God— High School
A. R. Vetter
Immanuel City Choirs
Standard
Bracher
BEXAR
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