Henry Hahn Game Department Biologist Dies
Henry Hahn aged 38, a biologist with the Texas Game and Fish Commission, died while en route to a San Antonio hospital Wednesday morning. He had studied deer and turkey in Gillespie County and lived in Fredericksburg for years, currently working on a Game Preserve near Kerrville.
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Henry Hahn
Texas Game and Fish Commission
Gillespie County
San Antonio
Hahn
Fredericksburg
Kerrville
W D Dockery District Highway Engineer Dies
W D Dockery District Highway Engineer for the State Highway Department in Austin died suddenly at his Austin home this morning. He served as District Engineer for a large portion of Central Texas including Gillespie County. Funeral arrangements are pending.
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W. D. Dockery
State Highway Department
Austin
Dockery
Teaus
Gillespie County
Street Car Named Desire at Palace Theater May 29 30
The film version of the Pulitzer Prize winning play A Streetcar Named Desire plays at the Palace Theatre on Thursday and Friday May 29 and 30. It is a faithful adaptation that helped launch five Academy Award winners.
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Desire
Palace
Palace Theatre
Gillespie Float Joins Llano Parade This Thursday
Gillespie County cooperates with Llano County for the annual Homecoming Parade with the Gillespie County Fair Float under joint Fair Association and Chamber of Commerce sponsorship. Betty Meurer, Fair Queen, will lead the float with 4-H member Perri Jo Bode as duchess. both attend Fredericksburg High and St. Marys High. They and escorts attend aLlano banquet and rodeo that night.
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Gillespie County
Llano County
The
Fair Association
Chamber of Commerce
Betty Mearer
Henry Meurer
Llano
Marei Meier
Monterrey
Mexico
Fredericksburg High School
Meurer
St. Mary's High School
Perri Jo Bode
Duchess of Fredericksburg
Bode
Ann Shipp
Henry Kuenemann
Ben Mogford
Ewald Schaefer
Alex Frantzen
William Schroeder
Adolph Kott
Kurt Eckhardt
Bill Petmecky
Tennessee Williams Play Shines Under Kazan With Leigh
Elia Kazan directs Tennessee Williams drama with Vivien Leigh in the central role of Blanche DuBois. The film, a showpiece, exposes hidden emotions through Leigh's acclaimed performance, a five time Academy Award winner. Previews drew a stunned audience, staying silent for minutes after the final scene.
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Tennessee Williams
Elia Kazan
Vivian Leigh
Blance DuBois
Miss Leigh
Gillespians Attend State Conventions
Gillespie County delegates attended both state party conventions in Mineral Wells and San Antonio. Republicans from Gillespie County included Calvin Bierschwale, Mr and Mrs William Schroeder, Henry Kneese, Harry Davis, Weimar Hein, Joe Stein, Wm Petmecky, and alternate Mrs Calvin Bierschwale. Alfred Petsch also attended. Democrats Tom Schmidt and Andrew Mourland attended, with Schmidt on the credentials committee. Bolting factions influenced both parties, with Taft supporters in the Republicans and Eisenhower bolters, while Shivers forces led the Democrats with Loyal Democrats bolting. Each party will send two delegates to the national conventions in Chicago in July. Schroeder was named Republican delegate from the 21st District. Hodge and Neuenhoeffer named alternates. For the Democrats, Holekamp and Rampey were named delegates, with alternates Gurley and Mayes.
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Gillespie County
Mineral Wells
San Antonio
Calvin Bierschwale
William Schroeder
Henry Kneese
Harry Davis
Weimar Hein
Joe Stein
Wm. Petmecky
Henry Hirsch
Alfred Petsch
Tom Schmidt
Andrew Mourland
Taft
Eisenhower
Alien Shivers
Chicago
Wm. Schroeder
Julius Neuenhoeffer
Kerrville
R. W. Hodge
del Rio
J. E. Whiteside
Brownwood
Paul Holekamp
Boerne
Henry Rampey
Runnels County
Dorothy Gurley
Valverde County
Wendel Mayes
Ottmers to be ordained pastor at two Texas churches
Rev. Ottmers will begin as pastor of St John s Lutheran Cat Spring and St Peter s Peters in Texas after completing theological studies. He is married with a daughter Kathleen and Mary Louise Lehne is his wife to be. Ottmers is among four Gillespians ordained in June.
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Texas
Ottmers
St. John's Lutheran Church
Cat Spring
St. Peter's Lutheran Church
Peters
Kathleen
Louise Lehne
Emil Lehne
Rites
Crabapple
Martin Bauer
Ad. Bauer
Trinity Lutheran
Stonewall
Raymond Durst
Henry J. Durst
Zion Lutheran
Political Announcements for 1952 Democratic Primary and General Election
The Standard announces candidates for the Democratic Primary on Saturday July 26 1952 in the 21st District C Fisher of Tom Green Co re election IRA Gallaway Coleman Co and for State Representative 11st District Reuben E Senterfitt San Saba Co For Gillespie County General Election November 4 1952 Sheriff Robert Bob Loth and Commissioner Precinct No 2 Levi Rosenbusch are listed as nominees.
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C. Fisher
Tom Green Co
Gillespie County
Behrends Named Sylvania Dealer
Behrend Radio and Appliance Service named local dealer for Sylvania Television. Sylvania, celebrating 51st year in radio field, offers Halo Light picture framing. Store at 409 East Main Street carries table models and console sets in wood cabinets. Behrend displayed a set in the window and wired sound outside for viewing at night.
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Behrend Radio and Appliance Service
Sylvania Television
Sylvania
East Main Street
Behrend
Judge Yarbrough’s Texas corruption charge sparks GOP rebuttal
The page quotes Judge Yarbrough declaring corruption exists in Texas government, prompting a defense from T. H. McGregor who praises Allan Shivers Price Daniel and others as honest. The column argues the accusation lacks proof and claims Washington spun the bid to seize Texas votes. It defends Texas officials and urges voters to oppose Washington candidates.
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Yarbrough
Washington
Austin
Texas
Allan Shivers
Price Daniel
Jesse James
Comptroller's Department
Bob Calvert
Railroad Commission
Thomposn
Culberson
Murray
Bascom Giles
Colonel Garrison
State Highway Patrol
Shivers
Daniel
T. H. McGregor
Seven Children Born in Local Hospitals
Seven children born in local hospitals this past week to Mary Pryor Mogford Fredericksburg girl May 21 Joe Salinas Fredericksburg girl May 23 Erwin Alberthal Fredericksburg boy May 23 Victor Nixon Fredericksburg girl May 26 Lamar Parker San Antonio girl May 26 Erwin Segner Harper boy May 27 Nolan Donop Art boy May 27 The Security State Bank will be closed Friday May 30 Memorial Day and Tuesday June 3 Jefferson Davis Birthday observances.
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Pryor Mogford
Fredericksburg
Joe Salinas
Erwin Alberthal
Victor Nixon
Lamar Parker
San Antonio
Erwin Se
Security State Bank
Jefferson Davis
Gillespie Youth In Bexar County Accident Tuesday
Clinton Ersch, 19, of Fredericksburg, drove one of four cars in a Tuesday morning crash 20 miles south of San Antonio. His car collided with W A Shuster Jr., 26, of Port, sending Shuster into a northbound vehicle and causing a culvert collision. Occupants of the northbound car were most seriously injured. Shuster and Ersch were hospitalized but Ersch’s injuries were not listed. Damages were about $3,000. Ersch is a truck driver for Weirich Bros.
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Clinton Ersch
Fredericksburg
San Antonio
San Antonio Express
Ersch
W. A. Shuster Jr
Port
Shuster
Gilbert Ersch
Weirich Bros
Harper Child Recovers After Drinking Kerosene
Jerry Feller two year old son of Mr and Mrs Alvin Feller of Harper recovered after drinking kerosene at his home on Saturday May 17. He was brought to Keidel Memorial Hospital and released after first aid treatment.
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Jerry Feller
Alvin Feller
Harper
Keidel Memorial Hospital
Uncle of California woman visits family after trip east
W. D. Rushing, uncle of Mrs. J Luther Watson of Long Beach California, visited the Watsons for several days. He left last week for visits in Killeen and Oklahoma before returning to the West Coast.
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W. D. Rushing
J. Luther Watson
Long Beach
California
Watsons
Killeen
Oklahoma
West Coast
Bierschwales Attend San Antonio Graduation Weekend
Mrs Roy Bierschwale Mrs Henry Bierschwale and Shirley Kasper visited in San Antonio over the weekend. They joined Miss Ruth Bierschwale and Mrs Clara Wi at St Mary's University graduation exercises Friday night where William Bierschwale received his degree.
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Roy Bierschwale
Henry Bierschwale
Shirley Kasper
San Antonio
Ruth Bierschwale
Clara Wi
St. Mary’s University
William Bierschwale
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