Pioneer life in Fredericksburg through the Burrer family
Esther Mueller recounts Katherina Zammert Burrer and her family’s 1846 arrival at Fredericksburg. She details frontier hardships including cholera, food scarcity, Indian threats, and salting, with husband Gottlieb Burrer’s Civil War service, and their long postwar reconstruction and family life.
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Gottlieb Burrer
Katherina Zammert
Fredericksburg
Zammert
Katherina
Daniel Zammert
San Antonio
Adolf Gold
Fritz
America
Pecos
Germany
Burrer
Frank Vander Stucken
Aged preacher released on bond after killing
Mount Vernon Tex May 26 Rev J T Smith 70 year old Baptist preacher was freed on 2500 bond after the slaying of W C Lammons 52 on May 13 The killing arose from a school district dispute both men trustees of Rock Springs school district Witnesses testified Smith warned Lammons to stop and struck him after the man followed him to his wagon The blow broke Lammons neck Smith has married five times and is father of 24 children per Sheriff Title The next grand jury is set for August 25
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Mount Vernon
Tex
J. T. Smith
W. C. Lammons
Lammons
Rock Springs
Sammons
Smith
Tittle
Boy Dies After Horse Kick While Playing
Lampasas Texas May 24 funeral services were held for James Bryan Zimmerman at Narnia Cemetery. Rev Hahn Baptist Church Lake Victor presided. James Bryan, son of Mr and Mrs Alf Zimmerman Morgan, was killed Thursday morning when kicked by a horse while playing at home born July 19, 1928 and was the couple’s only child.
Mayors, Policeman and 15 Held in Lynching Counts
Walhalla South Carolina May 26 seventeen Oconee County men including the mayor and the night policeman of Walhalla face murder and related charges after the Allen Green lynching. Trial set for July 7 with bail at 2500 dollars on each murder and other indictments including assault robbery conspiracy and rescue. Indicted defendants include R L Ballentine attorney and mayor John Sanders Nelson Matheson J L Harris Dock Carver John Stevenson Tilman Leard Harold Matheson Grady Lee William Smith Wil Elrod Mitch Lee Avon Jones Pete Epps and others.
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Walhalla
S. C
Oconee County
Allen Green
Oconee
E. C. Dennis
Arlington
R. L. Ballentine
Valhalla
John Sanders
Nelson Matheson
J. L. Harris
Dock Carver
John Stevenson
Klan Suit Dropped in Dallas Court
After years on the district court docket, the damage suit filed by George K Butcher a former Dallas Klan official against the Ku Klux Klan and Hiram W Evans imperial wizard was dismissed Monday on motion of the Sheriff. Butcher alleged breach of contract.
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Dallas
George K. Butcher
Dallas Klan
Knights of the Ku Klux Klan
Hiram W. Evans
Imperial Wizard
Butcher
Mrs Ferguson to Replace Jim in Party Primary
Texas Supreme Court upholds 1917 disqualification of former Gov James E Ferguson from holding office. Amesty act of 1925 deemed unconstitutional, meaning Ferguson cannot be placed on the Democratic primary ballot. Ferguson plans a rehearing and, if denied, Mrs Ferguson may stand as candidate among 16 aspirants for the nomination.
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Austin
Tex
Texas Senate
James E. Ferguson
Supreme Court
Democratic Executive Committee
Mirian A. Ferguson
Texas
Ferguson
Moody
Perfectly Safe Fugitive
A comical office exchange imagines a fugitive seeking a hiding place and a manager recommending the filing cabinet as an absurd, unseen refuge. The quip highlights workplace banter over safety and privacy.
Boy, 3, Rescued From Drowning in Texas Bluff Fall
In Uvalde Texas on May 23 Thomas Averall Bonner Jr. age three fell from a ten foot bluff into a ten foot deep water hole during a fishing trip with his parents and friends. His father immediately dived in and retrieved him while his uncle E. J. Brice assisted on the bank. The child was brought to the surface and escaped unharmed.
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E. J. Brice
School Closing Event Notices by Trustees
Trustees announce a school closing with adult supervision for a music afternoon and night. Refreshments will be served on the grounds and everyone is invited.
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Esther Mueller
Blue Bell Shirting
Schroeder Bros
Mrs. Ferguson
Jim
Peter’s Hall
Ralph Bsritt
California
Rheingold School
Tatsch’s Halls
Cain City
Yellow Jackets
Edg. H. Tatsch
Meusebach Creek School
Peter B. Kynes
Hell’s Heroes
Fred Kohler
Raymond Hatton
Paramount
Gary Cooper
Mary Brian
The
New
Paramount Sound News
Joseph Schildkraut
Entertainment
Mary Nolan
Cypress Creek
Schlueter’s
Boy
Cherry Mt
St. Joseph’s Hall
Devoe
Tropics
Company Guaranteed Tire Service
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