Arno Schwethelm Rites Held In Comfort Saturday
Final rites for Arno Schwethelm were conducted at the Schaetter Lindner Funeral Home in Comfort on September 30 1950 at 230 pm. Rev R C Talbot officiated and burial was in Comfort Cemetery. Schwethelm 71 died September 28 in a Fredericksburg hospital. He was a prominent businessman and landowner from Kendall County and nearby areas. He married Emilie Heinen in 1901 and left a wife six children and numerous grandchildren. He was born March 12 1879 in Comfort Texas and survived by several siblings and a large extended family.
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Schaetter-Lindner
Comfort
Arno Schwethelm
R. C. Talbot
Schwethelm
Kendall
Fredericksburg
Texas
Henry
Theresa Kleck Schwethelm
Emilie Heinen
Della
Jim Packard
Seguin
Chester Schwethelm
Edna
Wm. Reinhard
Boerne
Pearl
Joe Burkett
Kerrville
Ruby
Harding First President to Speak Over the Radio
The article notes that Herbert Hoover is incorrectly referenced. the first U.S. president to make a radio broadcast was Warren G. Harding. It highlights the historic milestone as a milestone in presidential communication and mass media.
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Harding Was
Curtis Feller to Receive Santa Fe Award
Curtis Feller is chosen with this year’s FFA officers to receive a Santa Fe Agricultural Award of 150 dollars. The grant funds his expenses to the National Future Farmer Convention in Kansas City Missouri starting October 8. He is named Star American Farmer of Texas and will be considered for the national Star Farmer title at the convention. Melvin Bonn also earns an American Farmer Degree at the same event.
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PFA
Vanney Stewart
Santa Fe Railroad Company
Curtis Feller
FFA
Fellers
Kansas City
Missouri
Feller
Curtis
Texas
Star Farmer
America
Melvin Bonn
Melvin
Star Farmer of
Ernest Grote
Fredericksburg High School and Vocational Agriculture Department
District Soil Conservationists Promote Grain Drill Use Across Groups
Conservation members coordinate District-owned grain drills in White Oak Big Eckert Albert Doss and Marshall Springs Groups urging cooperators to prepare land and have seed inoculant and fertilizer ready. They plan to minimize transportation by using equipment within their areas.
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White Oak
Big Eckert
Albert, Doss
Marshall Springs
East Spring Creek
Wrede School
Nebgen School
West Eckert
Pilot Knob
Lower Palo Alto
Cherry Springs
Goehmann Lane
Luckenbach
Holy Year 1950 Booking at Palace Oct 8 9
Movietone special Holy Year 1950 shown at Palace Theatre Sunday and Monday October 8 and 9. This 42 minute feature covers Rome Holy Year preparations ceremonies and Vatican scenes with Pope Pius XII Masses.
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Palace Theatre
Walter Knoche
Palace
Rome
Anthony Muto
Washington
Fox Movietone
Vatican
Pope Pius XII
St. Peter's
Robert I. Gannon
Fordham University
Sistine Choir
The Sun’s Rotation Reveals Solar Spin Pattern
Researchers note the Sun spins on its axis from west to east, driving the solar dynamics observed across the solar surface. The rotation period varies by latitude, with equatorial regions turning faster than higher latitudes.
All-Texas Air Caravan To Tour State Stops In October
The second annual All-Texas Air Caravan by the Texas Aeronautics Commission will stop at Gillespie County Airport during the fourth week of October. The mass flight with private planes is set to cover over 34000 miles with about 300 planes and 900 people, inviting all lawmakers and newspapers along the route. The tour begins October 2 in Temple, spends the first night in San Angelo, ends October 28 in Eagle Pass, with stops at San Angelo El Paso Plainview Paris Palestine Galveston McAllen and Kerrville Fredericksburg Junction along the way. Sponsored by Texas Flying Farmers Texas State Aviation Association and Texas Private Fliers Association.
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Texas Aeronautics Commission
Gillespie County
Temple
San Angelo
Eagle Pass
el Paso
Plainview
Paris
Palestine
Galveston
McAllen
Aristides Wins First Kentucky Derby in 1875
Aristides captures the inaugural Kentucky Derby title in 1875, marking the race as the event’s historic debut with the horse and trainer later noted in racing histories.
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Aristides
Central Motor Co Offers Expert Car Repairs Today
The shop advertises skilled technicians capable of repairing any car model with a first class job. All work is guaranteed and the firm invites customers to call today.
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Central Motor CO
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Business and Professional Directory
Alfred Petsch
Optometrists
Felix T. Tybor
Optometrist
Leon F. Zwiener
Travelers Cafe — Palace Bldg
Blacksmith and
Hill Country Implement Company
Farmall Tractors
International Trucks
Magnolia Mobilgas
Mobiloil
MOBIL
Joe A. Weidenfeller
Magnolia Petroleum CO
Beckmann Funeral Home Ambulance Service
Fredericksburg, Texas
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Soil Conservation News
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Mr. Carr
Edmund Jacoby
King Ranch
Jacoby Ranch
Rubin Herbert
Mr. Herbert
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Wrede
the Palace
Frederic March
Florence Eldridge
Christopher Columbus
Indies
Air Caravan
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San Antonio
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Llano
San Saba
Lometa
Lampasas
East Park Street
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Standard Exchange Co
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Pines
Mas
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