Social notes from local gatherings and visits
Social notes detail visits by Miss Thelma Wiley in La Feria and Mrs. Henry Torrey in San Antonio. An Eastern Star picnic at Tourist Park featured a two course lunch and lantern lighting. Other items mention bridge club prizes, nurses in Houston, teaching posts in Desdemona, attendees returning home, and relatives visiting Seguin, Kerrville, and San Antonio.
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Thelma Wiley
la Feria
Julia Estill
J. T. Estill
Henry Torrey
San Antonio
John Ostrow
Ostrow
Order of the Eastern Star
Casper Real
Kerrville
E. H. Riley
Emil Toepperwein
Herman
Menard
Bertha Nauwald
Dora Nauwald
Felix Keidel
Lolie Gold
Roberta Baskin
Leola Patton
Pearl Bode
Houston
Flora Wertheim
Desdemona
Miss Wertheim
Julia Wiley
Waco
Richard Maier
Adolf Basse
Alfred Basse
Clara Maier
Seguin
Vital Statistics Couples at a City Wedding Pairs
The document lists five marriage pairs including Alvin H A Crenwelge with Thekla Barsch Antonio Coronada with C Gonzales Bernhard Prochnau with Margaret Lindig Jacob Treibs with Dora L Durst. Names indicate formal nuptial announcements in a local records column.
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Alvin H. A. Crenwelge
Thekla Barsch
Antonio Coronada
C. Gonzales
Bernhard Prochnau
Margaret Lindig
Jacob Treibs
Dora L. Durst
Silent Fiddle Legend Polk Harriss Dead at 75
The Sweetwater Reporter notes the South’s famed old fiddler J. K. Polk Harriss has died at 75 in Longview. Harriss, a Confederate veteran and owner of the 5.Q.O.S. ranch near Sweetwater, won multiple state and regional fiddling championships and helped sustain a fading southern musical tradition.
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South
Sweetwater Reporter
Longview
J. K. Polk
Harriss
Sweetwater
Oak Creek
Nolan County
Maryneal
Polk Harriss
Texas
Oklahoma
Arkansas
Louisiana
Alabama
15Th
Texas Cavalry
Mr. R. L. Kott Buys White Line Garage
Fredericksburg resident Mr. R. L. Kott has purchased the White Line Garage and will operate the business under his name R. L. Kott. The sellers thank friends for past favors and invite continued patronage under the new ownership.
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R. L. Kott
Fredericksburg
White Line
Mr. Kott
Local News From Eckert and Surrounding Areas
Mr I W Lee and family and Mr Richard Lawrence and family attended Walnut to hear Rev Allen preach and reported a good sermon. Miss Mildred George left for Houston to make it her future home. Worms have opened the cotton rapidly as farmers work hard to gather it. Many attended religious services at Willow City Sunday night led by Rev Helmuth Gold. Mr Jno Moehle drove to Fredericksburg to buy dairy cattle on Monday. Saturday night September 0 the Ladies Auxiliary will host a lunch supper at the Nebo Schoolhouse with cakes pies sandwiches and refreshments. Everyone is invited.
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I. W. Lee
Richard Lawrence
Walnut
Allen
Mildred George
Houston
Willow City
Helmuth Gold
Jno. Moehle
Fredericksburg
Monady
Nebo School
Uncalled Letters at Fredericksburg Post Office
The Fredericksburg post office lists uncalled letters dated August 24. Names include Sr. Jesus Alonso Sr. Emelio Guajardo Sr. Rosendo Guajardo Sr. Francisco Morin Sr. Nicolas Munos Sr. Plasido Rios Sra. Lorensa Tobar Mr. Jacob Kelleer Mr. Weimer. Unclaimed letters will be forwarded to the District of Dead Letters if not claimed by September 7.
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Fredericksburg
Jesus Alonso
Emelio Guajardo
Rosendo Guajardo
Francisco Morin
Nicolas Munos
Plasido Rios
Lorensa Tobar
Jacob Kelleer
Weimer
Births Report From Local Families
Birth announcements list multiple newborns with parents Norah Gold Edwin A and Mrs. Gold, a son born August 19, and other families including Arthur Ka derli and Ahrens Marvin Wie mers Otto Petri and Willie Baeth ge with daughters or sons born in August and July.
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Edwin A. Gold
Arthur Kaderli
Edwin C. Ahrens
Marvin Wiemers
Otto Petri
Willie Baethge
Death Report Helen Mueller Died At Age Nine
Helen Mueller died on August 11 at age nine. The brief obituary notes the child’s passing without additional family details or burial information.
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Helen Mueller
Local man Mr Max Braeutigam undergoes appendicitis surgery
Mr Max Braeutigam was operated on for appendicitis at the local hospital. The procedure was completed without complications and he is resting in the ward.
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Max Braeutigam
Kalteyer Family Visiting Pressler Home in San Antonio
Mrs Kalteyer and her children of San Antonio are visiting the home of Mr and Mrs Rudolf Pressler. The brief social note records a cordial visit and the companionship of family friends in San Antonio society.
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Kalteyer
San Antonio
Rudolf Pressler
Gold Family Returns to Willow City Home from San Antonio
Mr. Hilmar Gold and his family have moved back to their former residence near Willow City after leaving San Antonio.
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Mr. Hilmar Gold
San Antonio
Willow City
Residents travel notices from San Antonio and nearby towns
Mr. Benno Kramer traveled to San Antonio for an X-ray and specialist consultation. Mr. and Mrs. Leo Petsch and son Charles, along with Misses Rose and Louise Knopp, spent Wednesday and Thursday in San Antonio. Mr. Jno. Heep and family returned from visits to relatives and friends at New Braunfels.
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Benno Kramer
San Antonio
Leo Petsch
Charles
Misses Rose
Louise Knopp
Mr. Jno. Heep
New Braunfels
Mr. Edgar Marschall Celebrates Birthday With Friends
Mr. Edgar Marschall was pleasantly surprised by a large number of friends on Thursday night for his birthday. Refreshments of all kinds were served and all reported a pleasant time.
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Edgar Marschall
Mr. Marschall
Kaiser family travels to Houston for visits
Mr. J. C. Kaiser and family have gone to Houston to visit friends and relatives. Miss Flora Bracher left for Maxwell where she has accepted a position as teacher at the public school.
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Mr. J. C. Kaiser
Houston
Friens
Flora Bracher
Maxwell
Eastern Star Lodge Hosts Basket Supper at Tourist Park
On Monday evening members of the Eastern Star Lodge gathered at the Tourist Park for a social basket supper. The event fostered fellowship among attendees in a relaxed community setting.
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Eastern Star Lodge
Mexican officers arrest after fatal barroom shooting
Jose Gomez a Mexican customs officer in Matamoros is being held in Brownsville after a barroom shooting that killed Guadalupe Salazar city policeman and wounded Rafael Garza another customs officer Garza is expected to recover Police say Salazar and Garza confronted Gomez to arrest him Monday night in the bar room.
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Brownsville
Tex
Jose Gomez
Matamoros
Guadalupe Salazar
Rafael Garza
Garza
Gomez
Advertisements Hold Clues to What Readers Seek
The note urges readers to scan the paper’s ads for items they want. It emphasizes usefulness of the classified and commercial listings as a source for sought after goods and opportunities.
My Store for Rent After Army Store Move
The store space formerly occupied by the Army Store will be available for rent starting September 15.
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White Line Garage
S. C. Kneese
L. A. Moritz
W. C. Korff
Peter’s Hall
Music By the
Orchestra of
Peter
Bure’s Hall
Stonawall
Wild Cat Serenaders
HY. Burg
Fehrenbach Motor Company
Miss Scofield
Scofield School
Watkins
Agency
Sagebiel
Lon R. Simon
WM. Hoffmann
Citi
RL. Kott
THE
Fredericksburg, Texas
Vantage
Hugo A. Waker
Optometrist
Office IN
Gold Bldg
Durst Bros
Texaco
Henry Blum
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