Gillespie Community Chest Drive opens November 6
The Gillespie County 1951 Community Chest Campaign will open on Monday November 6. Mathew Pyka Jr chairman announced this week. A meeting for 1950 fund subscribers and 1951 contributors will be held November 2 at 7 30 p m in the District Courtroom to map the drive and set quotas for beneficiary organizations.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Gillespie County
Mathew Pyka Jr
Pyka
Fredericksburg
Community Chest
Welcome Planned For Air Tour Saturday Afternoon
The Fredericksburg Chamber of Commerce will greet the All-Texas Air Tour at Gillespie County Airport Saturday afternoon with about 100 planes expected between 3 and 4 p m. Committee members Hans Hannemann Joe Petsch Dr Udo Basse Dr Dor Brown and Fred Mathisen will host. Flyers will proceed to Del Rio after landing.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Fredericksburg
del Rio
San Angelo
el Paso
Texarkana
Amarillo
Brownsville
The
Texas Flying Farmers
Texas Private Flyers Association
Texas State Aviation Association
Texas Aeronautics Commission
Petsch couples attend Texas University Arkansas game in Austin
Mr and Mrs Emil Petsch and Mr and Mrs Warren Petsch were noted as attendance at the Texas University vs Arkansas football game in Austin on Saturday.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Emil Petsch
Warren Petsch
Texas University- Arkansas
Austin
Attendees At A&M TCU Football Game In College Station
People traveling to the A and M T C U football game in College Station included Mr and Mrs Walter Hahn and family Mr and Mrs Benno Bang Mr and Mrs M L Bogisch Gillie Henke and Mr and Mrs Hubert Molberg.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
A&m-Tcu
College Station
Walter Hahn
Benno Bang
M. L. Bogisch
Gillie Henke
Hubert Molberg
Hill Country Soil Group Schedules Fredericksburg Meeting
The Hill Country Soil Conservation Districts hold their quarterly meeting in Fredericksburg on Monday October 30 at 1 30 p m in the Agriculture Building. Officers will be elected and three committees report on next year programs site for a range day and a conservation range management contest. The association includes Hill Country San Saba Brady Mason Llano Pedernales Gillespie Kerr Kendall Menard and Upper Llano with Ivy R Heffernan as president and Arthur Blaschke as secretary.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Hill Country Soil Conservation Districts
Fredericksburg
Hill Country
San Saba- Brady
Mason
Llano
Pedernales
Gillespie, Kerr, Kendall
Menard
Upper
Association
Clayton Puckett
Stockton
Texas Association of Soil Conservation District Supervisors
Horace Faucett
del Rio
State Soil Conservation Board
Association of Hill Country Soil Conservation Districts
Arthur Blaschke
Kendall County
Ivy R. Heffernan
Kerg
Hill Country Group
Kendall
Methodists Hold Kerrville District Meeting Here
The Kerrville District annual conference of the Methodist Church meets November 1 at 10 a m in First Methodist Church with District Superintendent Dr L A Spellman presiding. About 42 churches send ministers and lay delegates. noon speaker is Rev Glenn Tex Evans Hawaii missionary.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Kerrville
The
Methodist Church
First Methodist
L. A. Spellman
Glenn “Tex” Evans
Hawaii
R. F. Curl
Inter-Board Council
William C. Finch
Southwestern University
Hubert Johnson
Waco Methodist Home For Children
Edison Street
Ted Breihan
Prison Rodeo Attendance Report From Huntsville
Mr and Mrs Rubin Beckman and Mr and Mrs Ernest Hodges with daughter Fredda of Stonewall attended the Prison Rodeo in Huntsville.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Rubin Beckman
Ernest Hodges
Fredda
Stonewall
Huntsville
Eagle Awards Night Honors Six Gillespie Scouts
Six Gillespie County Boy Scouts will be awarded Eagle at a Monday October 30 supper in the Fair Park Exhibition Hall. Recipients include Franklin Loth Edward Hagel Jr Marvin Nebgen James Nebgen Charles Klein and Harvey Eckert.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Gillespie County
Boy Scout
Fair Park Exhibition Hall
Franklin Loth
Edward Hagel Jr
St. Mary’s Troop
Fredericksburg
Marvin Nebgen
James Nebgen
Charles Klein
Harvey Eckert
Stonewall Boy Scout
Doss
Tom Beauchamp
Texas Court of Criminal Appeals
W. O. Murray
Railroad Commission
State of Texas
Capitol Area Council
Boy Scouts of America
G. L. Gaskin
James Tarr
Tyrus Cox
Girl Scout Week Observances Listed for Oct 29 to Nov 4
Gillespie County Girl Scouts and Brownies join nationwide observances starting Sunday October 29 with church services in uniform. A KNAF radio program October 31 honors founder Juliette Lowe from 4:30 to 5 pm featuring Troops 4 and 13 under Mrs. Edgar Klett. Father-Daughter banquet November 1 at the Cabin, 6:30 pm. Area round-up November 2 at the LCRA Building Austin includes barbecue and program. reservations with Mrs. W. J. Tubbs due by October 28. Texlake campers begin with a sing song. Miss Mildred Craig helped plan the Wednesday cookout on October 25.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Gillespie County
KNAF
Juliette Lowe
Edgar Klett
W. J. Tubbs
Texlake
Girl Scout Troop 2 Visits Fire Station
Girl Scout Troop 2 toured a fire station during Fire Prevention Week guided by Elgin Kuhlmann who explained gas masks resuscitator inhalators and other equipment. Mrs Alfred Duecker helped by Antoinette Kraus and Frances Loth at the meeting.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Elgin Kuhlmann
Alfred Duecker
Antoinette Kraus
Frances Loth
Mrs Krikorian Visits Sister After Temple Hospital Operation
Mrs Aaron Krikorian of Holly Michigan visits sister Miss Cordie Bierschwab who recently underwent an operation in Temple.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Aaron Krikorian
Holly, Michigan
Cordie Bierschwab
Temple
Schroeders Enjoy Dallas Trip With South Pacific and State Fair
Mr and Mrs Wm Schroeder Jr spent several days in Dallas last week enjoying South Pacific and the State Fair.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Wm. Schroeder Jr
Dallas
Colorful Harvest Festival Marks PTA Program
The Fredericksburg PTA hosted a colorful Harvest Festival on Wednesday night with over 800 students on a football field stage and more than 2,000 attendees. Queen Nell Hodges was crowned by King Donald Dittmar as the Fredericksburg High School Band played.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Fredericksburg High School
FHS
Mickey McDougall
Liston Maner
Dorothea Rothmann
Stanley Ernst
Nell Hodges
Donald Dittmar
Naomi Wisian
Harry Davis Jr
Marie Meier
James Knopp
Robert Eugene Lemmon
Carolyn Ann St Clair
Rebecca Hohmann
Kilman
Fredericksburg
Parent Teacher Association
A. K. Krause
Frances Carter
PTA
Twenty Slated For Induction November 3
Twenty men from the five county Hill Country Draft Board will be inducted into service on Friday November 3 five Gillespians among them. Inductees include Ernest E Lane Rudolph A Olfers Clarence P Schaetter Walter H Bernhard and Berthold Pfiester Jr The other fifteen are Kerr count y seven Kendall count y two Llano count y four and Blanco count y two.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ernest E. Lane
Rudolph A. Olfers
Clarence P. Schaetter
Walter H. Bernhard
Berthold Pfiester, Jr
Kerr County
Kendall County
Llano County
Blanco County
Boening Couple Tourthrough Western States
Mr and Mrs A O Boening returned Wednesday from a western states trip joined by a Rocksprings couple. In Colorado he shot a four point buck. California visits included Mrs Boenings brother and wife Louis Knesek and family. Nagel cared for the Boening children during the trip.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
A. O. Boening
Colorado
CROP Drive In Gillespie County Extended Through Oct 31
Gillespie County’s 1950 CROP drive continues through Tuesday October 31. Walter Fuhrmann committee head notes Sunday will be CROP Sunday in local churches. Canvassers will visit farmers for gifts of commodities and cash stored at Woerner Warehouse with receipts issued. The drive supports Catholic Rural Life Church World Service and Lutheran World Relief to aid overseas victims.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Gillespie County
Walter Fuhrmann
Gillespie
Christian Rural Overseas Program
Fuhrmann
Catholic Rural Life
Church World Service
Lutheran World Relief
Woerner
Bethany Lutheran Church
Kurt Hansen
Emil Scherer
Lawrence Hartmann
Charles Walter
Turkey Shoot Set At Schmidt's Range In November
The first community turkey shoot will be held at Schmidt's Range on the San Antonio Highway Saturday and Sunday November 4 and 5. Sponsored by the Junior Climbers Commerce Nimrods the event draws participants from across the county and state as preparation for the big game season opening November 16. Victor Sagebiel heads the planning committee and says prize and turkey shooting start at 1 p.m. on both days.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Schmidt’s
San Antonio
Commerce
Nimrods
Victor Sagebiel
Burrers Visit Relatives Before Navy Transfer
Mr and Mrs Frederick Burrer spent time with their parents Mr and Mrs Albert Burrer and Mr and Mrs Willie Filter last week. They arrived October 14 from Charleston South Carolina where he served with the U S Navy and were bound for a new station in San Francisco leaving October 17.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Frederick Burrer
Albert Burrer
Willie Filter
Charleston
S. C
U. S., Navy
San Francisco
Fredericksburg Chamber Votes on November Holidays
Members of the Fredericksburg Chamber of Commerce will vote at the Thursday 7:30 p m meeting on whether Armistice Day and one Thanksgiving day should be observed or if two holidays should be kept with Nov 11 open and Thanksgiving on Nov 23 and 30. The session will also review committees and by laws plus two wildlife films and a barbecue sausage supper.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Fredericksburg
Congress
Texas
Allan Shivers
Henry Meurer
Chamber of Commerce
Texas Game, Fish and Oyster Commission
Wesley Gold
Robert Lehne
Charles Weinheimer
Charles M. George
Alex Mittendorf
Reserve sergeant Rochette Zesch visits family at Camp Hood
Pfe Rochette Zesch reported for duty with the U S Army on October 14 as a reservist and visited his parents Mr and Mrs Paul Zesch over the weekend. He is stationed at Camp Hood Texas.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Pfe. Rochette Zesch
U. S. Army
Paul Zesch
Camp Hood
Texas
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Gladys Stehling
St. Mary's
Roger Moritz
Nealy Stehling
Stehling
Albert Stehling
Hill Country Soil Group
Mildred Craig
Girl Scout
C of C
Fair Park
Louisiana
America
Jaycee
Schmidt's Range
C.R.O.P
Driv
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