Record Flood Ravages Kerrville County Areas and Bridges
floodwaters surged across roads washing out shoulders and bridges. A 1941 two door Chevrolet carrying a Junction family stalled in the stream and was rescued, while the Nassau Creek bridge suffered $9,000 in damage as crews began rebuilding. The Weather Bureau urged local farmers to submit rainfall reports for August 26 to 29.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Paul Leonhard
Albert Lutheran Church
Leonhards
Albert
Rocky Hill
Grape Creek Bridge
Hiram Hodge
Ad. Boening
San Antonio
Boening
Luckenbach
Albert Pehl
Armin Engel
Alex Engel
Nassau Creek
Kerrville Highway
Ad .Kammlah
Cain City
Grapetown
Hayden Ranch
Llano Highway
Johnson City
Marble Falls
Pedernales
United States Weather Bureau
Austin
Pedernales River
Local Court Notices Report July August Term 1944
In Gillespie County court matters, Cora Beckmann versus Reuben Beckmann includes an injunction for partition of property with Arthur Kuenemann appointed receiver to manage and sell community assets. William Kuenemann versus E L Weiss ends in plaintiff’s default judgment. A criminal charge against Henry Harris is dismissed. Grand jury adjourns after one day, issuing one indictment for malicious mischief. Be mindful of the Saturday Night Curfew and parental supervision at dances to curb juvenile delinquency. The foreman A W Holly and others sign the report requesting discharge. Visitors from Maracaibo Venezuela and family members are noted.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Cora Beckmann
Reuben Beckmann
Arthur Kuenemann
Wm. Kuenemann
E. L. Weiss
Henry Harris
Grand Jury
Ewald Koennecke
Gillespie County
Sergeant Harvey Althaus in Italian Front Bombing Missions
Sergeant Harvey Althaus has led sea sweeps at Tunisia and air strikes at Sicily and Cassino. He supported American ground forces at Anzio and now targets bridges and rail yards in Italy as part of the operations against German forces. He has served seven months overseas as a radio gunner in a B-25 unit, a Billy Mitchell medium bomber.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Tunisia
Sicily
Anzio
Cassino
Althaus
Italy
Tokyo
Farmers Use Classified Ads To Buy Or Sell For What You Have
Rural readers turn to classified ads to trade farm produce tools livestock and equipment. Local farmers report quick exchanges and fair prices driven by community networks and barter among neighbors.
Bus Rescue Amid Flood as 28 Camp Children Survive
Beckmann and Hahne rescued 28 children, a driver, a passenger, and a cook from a bus trapped by rising floodwaters near Kerrville. They pulled occupants to safety at Herman Hodges’ barn then anchored the sinking bus, which finally rolled to the bank as water climbed 10 to 12 feet over the highway.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Beckmann
Kerrville
Hahne
Hiram Hodges
War Bonds and National Duty urged by old judge
The judge urges townspeople to support the war effort by growing food, supplying ammunition, and buying War Bonds. He notes 10,000,000 service members away and stresses voting considerations to avoid actions that could displease them upon return.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Jim
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A. W. Holly
Foreman
Paul Sauer
R. T. Laurence
W. C. Russell
Clinton Brown
Edgar A. Gold
Emil A. Fritz
Albert Maner
Willie Kothe
Chester Klein
H. J. Schmidt
J. B. Greable
Maracaibo
Venezuela
Harry Stiehl
Pvt
J. B. Greable, Jr
Kerens
Utah
Washington
Miss
Harry Stieh
States
Harvey Althaus
Tom
Frank
Saenger & Ochs
Glover
Christian Science Monitor
Christian Science Publishing Society
Norway Street
Boston
Massachusetts
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