Fair ends after a successful Gillespie County event
The Gillespie County Fair closed Sunday night attracting about 10 000 visitors. Livestock beef and dairy cattle saddle horses and work mules were shown along with art needlework canned goods flowers and abundant orchard crops including peaches pears figs and plums. The fair reported a strong financial outcome with nearly $9000 remaining in the Gillespie County Fair Association coffers.
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Gillespie County
Texas
Fredericksburg
Gillespie County Fair Association
Motorcyclist Injured After Collision At R Henke Corner
Alfred Neffen dorf sustained a knee injury when his motorcycle collided with a truck last Friday at R Henke s corner. The impact indent ed the gas line tank and he was rushed to a physician for treatment, but recovered after a night’s rest.
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Alfred Neffendorf
R. Henke
Neffendorf
First Car Load Shipped From Gillespie County
Thursday morning the F and N Ry pulled out the first car of the new fleecy staple of the 1923 crop raised in Gillespie County. If God Pluvius will permit the ginning will get very active in the next several days. Misses Haddie Maggot and Lorraine Carle of San Antonio were guests of Mrs. Louis Dietz and Miss Lottie Stehling during
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Gillespie County
Haddie Maggot
Lorraine Carle
San Antonio
Louis Dietz
Lottie Stehling
School Opening Marks New Year At Fredericksburg
Hundreds of youths prepare for the fall term as Fredericksburg High School opens Monday at 9 AM in the new building. Supt Feuge reports plans complete. teachers from Grace Baker to Julia Estill bring strong credentials and all hold university certificates. The district notes twenty one units of affiliation for the high school alongside celebrations for a new student year. Also announced are a newborn daughter to Mr and Mrs Louis Stieler and Walter Petsch’s return from UT Summer Course.
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Supt
C. W. Feuge
Grace Baker
U. of T
Flora Eckert
Elsie Kolmeier
Dora Conrads
Alma Hoffmann
Helen Wallace
Alf. Neffendorf
Mabel Meyers
E. M. Bittner
R. W. Klingelhoefer
B. L. Enderle
Julia Estill
Department of Education
Fredericksburg High School
The Hit Of The Season Womanless Wedding Burlesque
The Public School Auxiliary staged a lively Friday night burlesque at Klaerner's Opera House titled The Womanless Wedding. The hall was packed as a cast of familiar characters and celebrities paraded through a mock ceremony with music, dance, and comic interludes. Governor Neff and General Pershing attended as guests, while Mary Pickford, Nazimova, Paderewski, and other stage figures appeared in spoof roles. The performance featured a bridal procession, comic mishaps, and a playful wedding march before continuation on page 7.
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Klaerner’s
Opera House
Public
Hoostess
Stentorfan
Gump Family
Mrs. Jiges
Dinty Moore
Si Slocum
Happy Hooligan
Jeff
Matt
Katzenjammers
Boob McNut
Charley Chaplin
Mary Pickford
Madame Nazimova
Paderewski
Neff
General Pershing
Nazimova
Maggie
Jiggs
Entir
M. Jumbo Shrimb
Professor Dubray Resigns From St Anthony's College
Principal Joseph M. Dubray after thirteen years at St Anthony's Business College accepts an offer to become a leading tutor at St Edward's College in Austin. This note publishes his farewell address and reflects on his years of service and friends' regret.
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Joseph M. Dubray
St. Anthony’s Business College
St. Edward’s College At
Austin
Resignation from St. Anthony's College Hears in Fredericksburg
In a letter to the patrons and friends of Fredericksburg and Gillespie County, a longtime instructor announces severing ties with St. Anthony's Business College to accept a position at St. Edward's College in Austin, Texas. He notes his years of service to the community, civic work, and deep gratitude despite departure.
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The
St. Anthony’s Business College
Fredericksburg
Gillespie County
St. Edward’s College of
Austin
Texas
Sham Battle at Camp Bullis Draws City Attendance
Last Sunday the boys who attended the C. M. T. C. returned home. The Sham Battle at Camp Bullis attracted several citizens and thousands of visitors who witnessed it and praised the training. The boys urged peers to consider the course next year.
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Iunday
Camp Bullis
Star Touring Car Delivered to John Weinheimer
The White Line Garage delivered a Star touring car to Mr. John Weinheimer.
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White Line
John Weinheimer
Mrs Erwin Rausch and child visit relatives in city
Mrs. Erwin Rausch and her children are visiting relatives and friends in this city, staying with local hosts and sharing time with family.
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Erwin Rausch
Mr Koennecke Returns With Wife After San Antonio Operation
Mr Albert Koennecke accompanied home his wife from San Antonio last Friday where she underwent an operation that proved very successful and she is able to be up.
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Albert Koennecke
San Antonio
Fredericksburg Giants Top Kerrville Athletics at Picnic Grounds
The Fredericksburg Giants defeated the Kerrville Athletics 5 to 2 at the Picnic Grounds between Junction and Kerrville on Tuesday.
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Fredericksburghiants
Kerrville Athletics
Junction
Kerrville
Teachers Institute in Fredericksburg to Convene Monday
Mason and Gillespie County teachers join in a joint meeting at the Fredericksburg school building on Monday September 3 with about one hundred teachers expected. Arrangements are by Frederickshuro Public School Auxiliary and a Chamber of Commerce committee. Prof A P Bennet Mason and C W Feuge to lead sessions with Dr J J Weber from the Department of Education delivering lectures. A Wednesday program invites all county school boards to assemble.
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Mason and
Gillespie County
Fredericksburg
Frederickshuro Public School
Chamber of Commerce
A. P. Bennet
Mason
C. W. Feuge
J. J. Weber
Department of Education
Painful Injury Report From Rock Incident
Last Tuesday Louis Schaefer attempted to haul a large rock removed from the old Priess Store. While maneuvering the rock on a roller, it rolled off the wagon causing the dump board box to upset. Schaefer was thrown against a building and a wagon wheel, with a physician later noting non serious but painful injuries.
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Louis Schaefer
Louis Priess
Schaefer
Mr. Maier Returns From Business Trip to Alamo City
Mr. F. J. Maier has returned from a business trip to the Alamo City, with details of meetings and prospects discussed during the visit. He plans further engagement with local partners and reports positive reception of his proposals.
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F. J. Maier
Alamo City
Social visits and events at San Saba and Fredericksburg
Visitors include Mr Walter Franz who left for San Antonio last Thursday. Mrs Sophie Mears and Mr Hy Reeve of Menard spent Sunday in Fredericksburg. Miss Emmie Luckenbach of Menard visits Miss Ellie Arhelger. Miss Lillian Arhelger visits Miss Elizabeth Arhelger in San Saba. Miss Selma Schmidtzensky of San Antonio vacationing with her parents. Grand Outrage at Alf Klaervers Live Oak next Sunday. 295 musicians join a barbecue for all comers. Mrs Walter Pfeil hosted a large gathering for her birthday anniversary with guests including Mr and Mrs G Arhelger and Miss Elizabeth Arhelger of San Saba. Monroe Fischer of San Antonio won an Electric Table Lamp at Stehling Bros. during the fair.
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Sophie Mears
Hy. Reeve of
Menard
Fredericksburg
Selma Schmidtzensky
San Antonio
Joe Schmidtzensky
This City
Alf
Monroe Fischer
Stehling Bros
Pretty Home Wedding Seeligs Unite Martha and Harry Heimann
A wedding was held last Saturday at the home of Mrs. Anna Seelig for Miss Martha Seelig and Mr. Harry Heimann son of Mr and Mrs Hy Heimann. County Judge Herman Usener officiated the rite with Miss Nettie Seelig and Mr James Heimann as attendants. A wedding feast followed and the couple left for Dallas to begin their life together.
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Anna Seelig
Martha Seelig
Harry Heimann
Hy. Heimann
Herman Usener
Nettie Seelig
James Heimann
Mrs. Heimann
Dallas
Arsenic shipments pass through town westbound
Labor Day closures affect local banks on Monday September 3. Rain totals for Monday and Tuesday reach 1.10 inches in the city. Herm Sehlierer and family from San Antonio visited Fredericksburg Fair. Mathilda Maier returns from Valley City North Carolina and will stay for several weeks. Fred Cassler and family depart for St. Louis last Thursday. Cassler was a longtime tailor at Saenger and Ochs. Friends regret the Cassler family's departure from Fredericksburg.
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Mathilda Maier
Valley City
N. C
Miss Maier
Fred Cassler
St. Louis
Saenger & Ochs
Cassler
Fredericksburg
Local visitors and a town fire at the fair
Mr D Winklemann and his daughter Emma with granddaughter Anna Trietsch of Denton arrived last Saturday. Mrs Johny Steves and children stayed with Mr Maier’s family during the fair. Miss Bertha Gold of San Antonio visited. The Friday night fire destroyed James Evers’s stable, the firemen saving nearby buildings.
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D. Winklemann
Emma
Anna Trietsch
Denton
Johny Steves
Mr. Maier
Bertha Gold
San Antonio
James Evers
Local families relocate and plan new ventures in Kerrville area
Mrs H V Heyland and child ren returned from a week long visit to relatives at Kerrville. Mr Emil Schellhase and family moved to Comfort last Thursday. Mr Schellhase with Ad Schoenewolf of Sisterdale will engage in confectionery and show business at the above named town.
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Emil Schellhase
Comfort
Schellhase
Ad. Schoenewolf
Sisterdale
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Louis Stieler
Walter Petsch
University of Texas
Felix W. Maier
Prof
Dubray
Alfred P. C. Petsch
Teachers’ Institute
Walter Franz
Emmie l Luckenbach of
Ellie Arhelger
Lillian Arhelger
Elizabeth Arhelger
San Saba
Walter Pfeil
Herm. Sehlierer
the Loan & Abstract CO
R. G. Striegler
Walters Jewelry Store
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