Missing Army Plane Found Northeast Of City
Wreckage of an Army AT-6 plane missing on a Pyote to San Antonio flight was spotted seven and a half miles northeast of Fredericksburg. Both pilots Lt. J. A. Peterson and Lt. William F. Musser were found dead, after an extensive search by Randolph Field crews.
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Pyote Field
el Paso
San Antonio
Randolph Field
Fredericksburg
Kurt Kramer
Llano Highway
J. A. Peterson
William F. Musser
Williams Field
Arizona
Francis Schuch
Air Corps
Peterson
Musser
Kramer
Ben Kneese
Alfred Kordzik
Anna Lorenz
Petersen
Nebraska
Chandler
Ad. Evers, Sr
Texas
J. A. Petersen
William F. Muesser
Schliesing Family Sunday Visit to Kaiser Kin
Mr. and Mrs. P. A. Schliesing and their sons Paul and George of San Antonio spent Sunday visiting Mr. and Mrs. J. G. Kaiser and other relatives in town.
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P. A. Schliesing
Paul and
George
San Antonio
J. G. Kaiser
Fredericksburg High School Graduates Listed Friday
Fredericksburg High School Friday diploma list includes graduates such as Adolph Basse Roscoe Boos Theodore Creek Charles Crittenden Gould Jr Enderlin Kenneth Esensee Emil Everett Doyal Friedrich Floyd Gold Harley Grona Stanley Hahn Oliver Hennig Robert Lee Herber Dayton Hodges Bobby Wayne Immel Herbert Jacoby Allen Jung Daniel Jung Kenneth Jung Leroy Keyser Ray Schmidt Herbert Kneese Allen Koennecke Martin Kotsé Robert Krauskoph Ben Robert Rusenberger Levy Lochte F C Leitz James Maner J T Marquart Paul Molberg Carl Mueller Felix Neffendorf Roy Nocker John H Oehler Robert Lee Permenter James Priess Clinton Rode Andrew Sampson Tommy Schaetter Clarence Schlaudt Robert.
St Marys Senior Class Urged to Hold Fast to Ideals
Rev James Barrett praised St Marys High School seniors for pursuing higher education guided by Christian values. Fourteen graduates received diplomas as eight earned honors. Ferdie Stehling led with a scholarship to St Marys University San Antonio. Patricia Weinheimer earned a scholarship to Our Lady of the Lake College in San Antonio. Virginia Grana among the honored seniors received recognition.
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St. Mary’s High School
James Barrett
CSSR
Father Barrett
Thos. Coleman
F. X. Wolf
St. Mary’s School
Ferdie Stehling
St. Mary’s University
San Antonio
Ferdie
St. Mary’s
Patricia Weinheimer
Our Lady of the Lake College
Boy Scouts To Hold Leadership Training Courses
Gillespie County Boy Scout troops will start a six night leadership training course tonight at 7 45 in the Legion Hall of the old courthouse. Tyrus Cox district training chairman says the program aims to develop new leaders for the expanding scout movement. Weimar Hein urges all district board members to secure young men to attend as a Capitol Area Council field executive leads the sessions focusing on leadership basics.
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Gillespie County
Legion Hall
Tyrus Cox
Weimar Hein
Capitol Area Council
Card Party Set For Wednesday June 4 at St Marys School
St Marys School Auxiliary sponsors a card party in the school basement scheduled for Wednesday at 8 p m. Games include pinochle bridge high five and skat with sandwiches cake soft drinks and coffee for sale. Everyone is invited to attend.
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St. Mary’s School
New York Yankees Announce Fredericksburg Try-Out Camp
The New York Yankees will hold a two day try out camp in Fredericksburg at Fair Park on June 16 17 from 10 am to 5 pm each day. Open to males aged 16 to 22 high school seniors and other players with major league ambitions. not a clinic, but a screening of running throwing infield and batting abilities.
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New York Yankees
Fredericksburg
World Famed
Baseball Organization
Kansas City
Fair Park
Lorbeer
Yankee
Elton Jordan
C of C Sports Committee
Postmasters Gather for Spring Convention in Court House
One of the district’s largest delegations is expected at the Spring meeting of the 21st Congressional District Postmasters Association. The event opens Friday at 9 30 a m with a business session in the courthouse and a noon luncheon at the Nimitz Hotel. Congressman O C Fisher will be the keynote speaker.
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O. C. Fisher
21St Congressional District Postmasters Association
Nimitz
Robert W. Klingelhoefer
Memorial Day Program Set With Memorial Address
The Louis Jordan Post American Legion and Auxiliary will hold a Memorial Day program Sunday at 1 30 p m. Rev M C Hoermann of St James Lutheran Church Harper will deliver the address. Veterans from World War I and II will be honored with taps a salute and a roll call bouquets will decorate graves after the ceremony and flag lines will be presented to relatives. The public is invited to attend as tribute to Gillespie County’s fallen servicemen and women.
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M. C. Hoermann
St. James Lutheran Church
Harper
Louis Jordan Post American Legion and Auxiliary
Gillespie
Gillespie County
Largest Track Entry List In Gillespie History
The Gillespie County Fair Association prepares a three day meet at the Gillespie County Fair Grounds with the largest field of horses in local racing history. Races run from 2 p m daily with distances from a quarter mile to one and one eighth miles and added match races. Notables include Congressman O C Fisher on Friday and Miss Jackie Richardson as Saturday’s guest, with a statewide audience anticipated Sunday.
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Gillespie County Fair Grounds
Gillespie County Fair Association
O. C. Fisher
211St District Postmasters Association
Nimitz
Jackie Richardson
Ad Oeciption
The
Fair Association
Vee Park Celebration Planned For July 6 reopening pool
The Chamber of Commerce Board approves a Sunday July 6 event at Tour ist Park to celebrate the new swimming pool. An afternoon pool demonstration followed by park attractions will headline a varied program, with full details to be released soon by organizers funding the reopening and maintenance.
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Chamber of Commerce Board of Directors
Chamber of Commerce
Letter From Germany Describes War Suffering
Be thany Lutheran Church in Fredericksburg shares a letter from Heinz Wenzel of Pinneberg Holstein Germany detailing dire conditions in the country. The engineer for a U S Oil Company recalls his Fredericksburg visits and writes of severe shortages, hunger, and the difficulty of obtaining basic necessities under the military zone authorities.
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Fredericksburg
Germany
G. A. Poehlmann
Bethany Lutheran Church
Heinz Wenzel
Pinneberg
Holstein
U. S
Texas
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Old Courthouse
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Junction
Lester Keyser
Washington
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