Sgt Edwin E Grienke Killed In Action In Korea
Sgt Edwin E Grienke is reported killed in action in Korea. He was husband of Clara Lee Baumann Grienke and son of Eddie and [name unreadable] Grienke, with the family listed in the casualty notices following Au.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Edwin E. Grienke
Korea
Clara Lee Baumann Grienke
Kenneth Wayne
Japan
Grienke
Fredericksburg
Eddie Grienke
Gillespie County
Frieda Ahrens Grienke
Clara Lee Baumann
Oscar Baumann
St. Mary’s Church
Tillie
Ira Fiedler
Cora
Elmer Klein
Sgt. Grienke
Robert Loth
Europe
United States
Army of Occupation
Adolf Hopf dies suddenly after 40 years guiding Texas choirs
Adolf W. Hopf 79 longtime Hill Country and Texas choir and band director died in his home of a heart attack. He led the Arion choir in Comfort before their appearance at the 59th Texas Gebirgs Saengerfest and had directed in Fredericksburg and Luckenbach, with a lifelong focus on music education and local concert bands.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Adolf W. Hopf
Texas
Hopf
The
Arion
Peter’s Hall
Fredericksburg
Luckenbach
Luckenbach Frohsian
Grapetown
Hoeltzer
Luckenbach and
Cain City
Wm. Hoeltzer
Fire Chief Warns Of Fire Hazards On Eve Of Prevention Week
Fire Chief and Fire Marshal Eric Juenke urges heightened caution as National Fire Prevention Week runs October 8 through 14. He cites smoking, improper dry cleaning, heating equipment, and open flames as leading fire threats and recommends safe disposal of cigarettes, outdoor dry cleaning, intact flues, and barrier screens for fireside areas.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Eric Juenke
Juenke
Coin Toss Decides First Taxpayer in 1950 Gillette County
Four taxpayers gathered at the Gillette County tax office on Monday to be first to pay. A coin flip settled the dispute between Arthur Rabke and James Evers after others claimed priority. Rabke, exempt from poll tax, paid the first receipt.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Gillespie County
Wm. M. Petmecky
Charles Feuge
Petmecky
Gilbert Kaderli
Humble Oil
Arthur O. C. Rabke
James Evers
Fredericksburg
Rabke
Edison Street Methodist Plans Historic Homecoming Fete
Edison Street Methodist Church announces its first homecoming on Sunday November 12 marking the 80th anniversary of the church. A central committee led by Rev J C Campbell Eugen Schmidt and Edgar Treibs organizes three services headlined by Bishop A Frank Smith with an afternoon history meeting and a jubilee evening. A church grounds dinner honors past members with a four page illustrated folder depicting the church history.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Edison Street Methodist Church
J. C. Campbell
Eugen Schmidt
Edgar Treibs
Campbell
A. Frank Smith
Open House for New Schroeder Building This Saturday
The Schroeder Building at Main and North Adams hosts tours from 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. on Saturday October 7 marking occupancy. Wm Schroeder and Hugo Kallenberg led the project with tenants Petsch and Petsch Victor Rogers Texas Finance Co Bierschwale Insurance Fred Mathisen Insurance Temple J Duderstadt Balser and Davidson Vapo Butane Co. Construction used hollow tile brick spans 60 by 125 feet and is fully air conditioned with refrigeration and natural gas heating. Local firms supplied materials and labor including Stein Lumber City Radio and Electric Fredericksburg Machine Shop Ed Kraus Manufacturing Pioneer Furniture Max Beckmann Ed Nixon and Sons Hill Country Glass.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Schroeder
Main and
North Adams
Hugo Kallenberg
Petsch and Petsch
Victor Rogers
Texas Finance Co
Bierschwale Insurance Agency
Fred Mathisen Insurance and Federal Savings and Loan Association
Temple J. Duderstadt
Balser and Davidson, Public Accountants
Vapo Butane Company
Bill Filter
Stein Lumber Company
City Radio and Electric Company
Fredericksburg Machine Shop
Ed. Kraus Manufacturing Company
Fredericksburg Implement Company
Pioneer Furniture Company
Fredericksburg
Main
North Adams Streets
New Directors Named by Gillespie Game Association
Four new directors were named at the Gillespie Game and Fish Protective Association annual meeting in Turner Hall. They join holdover directors Gilbert Kaderli Emil F Lange Martin Dittmar and Victor Sagebiel. W. C. Glazener of Austin spoke on wildlife restoration and conservation linking game needs to soil conservation. The new board will meet October 5 at Fair Park to elect officers for the year.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Gillespie Game and Fish Protective Association
Turner Hall
Monroe Herbert
C. B. Renick
Harry Jordan
Emil Petsch
Gilbert Kaderli
Emil F. Lange
Martin Dittmar
Victor Sagebiel
W. C. Glazener
Austin
Texas Game, Fish and Oyster Commission
Glazener
Fair Park
C of C Initiates Work On Municipal Pool Project
The Fredericksburg Chamber of Commerce starts planning for a municipal swimming pool in Fredericksburg. Henry Schmidt reports a committee will meet soon to discuss pool and park development while revisions to the organization’s constitution and by laws are reviewed for adoption.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
C of C
Fredericksburg
Chamber of Commerce
Schmidt
D. T. Mann
A. A. Welgehausen
A. Rode
Walter Fuhrmann
Citizens To Sign Freedom Scroll In Gillespie County
The Crusade for Freedom invites all Gillespie County residents to sign a scroll from now until October 14, organized by J C C co chairmen Dr Dor Brown and Art Rowert. Donations fund a transmitter network to reach those behind the Iron Curtain, with signatures collected at several local sites.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Crusade For Freedom
Gillespie County
Dor Brown
Art Rowert
Cochairmen
Chamber of Commerce
Dwight D. Eisenhower
United States
Fredericksburg
St. Mary’s High School
Fredericksburg National and Security State Banks
Fredericksburg Publishing Co
Radio Post
Nimitz Hotel and Chamber of Commerce
Jaycee Dance Set For Saturday Night At Peters
Peters Jaycees sponsor a benefit dance at Peters Hall Saturday night October 7 with Art Koch and His Shadows providing music. Gay Kilman of Kilman Studio chairs the ticket sales committee as Jaycee president Dr. Dov Brown announces. Table reservations at no extra charge via Almon Kirchhoff at the Chamber of Commerce. Proceeds fund Jaycee civic work including the recent painting of parking stripes in the business area.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Junior Chamber of Commerce
Peter’s Hall
Art Koch
Gay Kilman
Kilman Studio
Dov Brown
Jaycee
Almon Kirchhoff
Chamber of Commerce
Fourteen Report For Induction From Hill Country Draft Board
Fourteen men from the five county Hill Country draft board area will report for induction into the U S Army in San Antonio on Tuesday October 10. Inductees include four from Gillespie County six from Kerr County three from Kendall County and one from Llano County. Gillespie inductees are Wesley A Priess Clarence O Ruskey Ignatz Jenschke Felix Land Jr Kerr inductees are Joe S Ayala Levi Q Peese Calvin H Smith Glenn Petsch Elsworth McCampbell Jr and Harold E Bernhard Comfort inductees Henry Heinen and Floyd H Matter Boer ne James L Templeton Jr from Llano is to report for induction.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
U. S. Army
San Antonio
Gillespie County
Kerr County
Kendall County
Liano County
Gillespie
Wesley A. Priess
Clarence O. Ruskey
Ignatz Jenschke
Felix Land Jr
Kerr
Joe S. Ayala
Levi Q. Peese
Calvin H. Smith
Glenn
Students spend weekend with parents in San Marcos and San Antonio
Margaret Ann Moritz attends Southwest Texas State Teachers College in San Marcos. Josephine Loth studies at Santa Rose School of Nursing. Marion Kuhlmann is a student at Our Lady of the Lake College.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Margaret Ann Moritz
Southwest Texas State Teachers College
San Marcos
Josephine Loth
Santa Rose School of Nursing
Marion Kuhlmann
Our Lady of the Lake College
Prominent Conductor Julius Hegyi To Lead Little Symphony
Julius Hegyi, noted young American conductor and violinist, will lead the San Antonio Little Symphony at the Public School Auditorium on Monday night October 16 under the Fredericksburg Music Study Club sponsorship. He serves as concertmaster and assistant conductor of the San Antonio Symphony and has studied with Dimitri Mitropoulos and Leopold Stokowski.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Julius Hegyi
Little Symphony
Julus Hegyi
San Antonio
Hegyi
San Antonio Symphony
Dimitri Mitropoulos
Leopold Stokowski
Julliard School of Music
Heggi
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Adolf Hopf
Far East
Germany
Beppu
Kokura
Here
Edison Street Methodist
Tom Scrmißt
Ket Ranch
G von Netzer
F Fuhrmann
Blanco &i
Otto W. Schumann
A A. Welgeenausen
M. Keller
Posteo
Milton Edwards
Nerman J Weinheimer
Rov Weinnermer
Witow City RD
Henry Meurer
Game Association
Sign Work
Peters
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