Girls Scouts Visit Memorial Museum in Fredericksburg
Daisy Troop No. 1 and Blue Bonnet Troop No. 2 visited the Memorial Museum on August 31 with Miss Julia Estill. They viewed Civil War weapons, hand carved furniture, chinaware, antique organs, and the first church bell in Fredericksburg. The group heard tales of Meusebach signing the treaty with Indians and the Enchanted Rock and closed with singing Taps with Brownies and mothers as guests.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Julia Estill
Fredericksburg
Meusebach
Enchanted Rock
Plane crashes into windmill in Mason injures pilot
A one seat trainer from Kelly Field crashed into a windmill at the home of Mrs. Calvin Thaxton in western Mason last Thursday. The pilot suffered a broken leg and possible concussion after engine trouble forced a forced landing in a nearby field. The impact bent the windmill tower, broke propeller blades, and crushed the front of the aircraft.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Kelly Field
Calvin Thaxton
Mason
Political Candidate Announcements for Gillette County 1944
The Standard lists announced candidates for county offices in Gillette County for the November 7 1944 general election. State Representative 85th District Harry L Davis Jr County Judge Henry Hirsch Sheriff Robert Bob Loth County Attorney Alex Jung County Tax Assessor Collector Wm Petmecky County Clerk Henry Holly District Clerk E L Schmidt John Wolfgang Braeutigam Wilson Herber.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Standard
Gillespie County
Harry L. Davis, Jr
Harper News Notes From Rocksprings Visits and Local Moves
Harper area social notes list visits by Mr. and Mrs. Kaiser to son Albert Kaiser in Rocksprings and numerous relatives dropping in from Fredericksburg Dallas San Antonio and Kerrville. The column mentions relocations back to Harper and family news including travel to Tucson and Camp Hood.
Baptist WMU Meeting at Church Focusing on Indian Missions
The Baptist WMU gathered at the church on Wednesday August 30 to blend their mission study with the mid week prayer service. The month’s topic was Extending the Realm of the Kingdom among the Indians of the Americas with Bible study Romans 5 1 8 and several talks led by Mrs. W H Worden Mrs F E Kirchner Mrs H J Leitz Mrs J G Gosson and Rev F E.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Baptist
WMU
Americas
W. H. Worden
F. E. Kirchner
H. J. Leitz
Southern Baptists
J. G. Gosson
Local visitors from Maracaibo with family links
Mr and Mrs J B Greable of Maracaibo Venezuela visit their daughter Mrs Harry Stiehl. Their son Pvt J B Greable Jr stationed at Kerens Utah and his wife and baby of Washington Mississippi visit MP and Mrs Harry Stiehl while the parents stay in the United States.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
J. B. Greable
Maracaibo
Venezuela
Harry Stiehl
Pvt
J. B. Greable, Jr
Kerens
Utah
Washington
Miss
States
Test Something Find It Through a Standard Want Ad
A brief note invites readers to locate a desired item or service via a standard want ad phone line marked as 46. The item search is described in concise terms suitable for a classified brief.
Social notes from Blanco County visits and travel
Ida Daniels of Oklahoma visits Blanco. Several residents visit in Fredericksburg and Johnson City. Travellers include Stribling, Cammack, SulteMeier, Hirsch, Gipson, Weirich, Ross, Deering, Kent, Waller, Davis, Walker, Mortimer, Adair, Hobbs.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ida Daniels
Oklahoma
Jim Withers
Clayton Stribling
Fredericksburg
George Cammack
Chester Sultemeier
Sandy
Johnson City
Bill Hirsch
G. R. Gipson
Carl Weirich
Camp Hood
Preston Ross
San Antonio
Tom Felps
Oscar Deering
John L. Gipson
Maxine
Ola Gipson
Royal Kent
Doss
Doss High School
Pvt
Rex. Waller
Gainsville
L. E. Waller
Alfred Davis Jr
Baltimore
Maryland
W. E. Stevenson
Grover Walker
John Mortimer
Elbert Nowotny
Howard Adair
Burnet
Jeff Hobbs
Gillespie County Chooses Sellers and Critz in Light Canvass
In a sparse turnout on June 26, Gillespie County favored Grover Sellers for Attorney General with 92 votes to Jesse Martin's 35, and Richard Critz for Supreme Court with 102 votes to Gordon Simpson's 25, though statewide results favored Simpson. The county turnout was 127 votes across 14 of 23 precincts.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Gillespie County
Grover Sellers
Richard Critz
Associate
The
Supreme Court
Gillespie
Sellers
Jesse Martin
Gordon Simpson
Simpson
Cruz
Martin
Attorney Generals Office
School Teachers Asked To Help Issue A Books Saturdays
The War Price andRationing Board calls on local teachers to assist issuing basic A gasoline rationing books on Saturdays to ease the rush before September 21. The first new A books shipped September 4 and mailing continues until all approved applications are filled. Owners must endorse the book and all coupons upon receipt.
Local visitors from San Antonio and El Paso units
Mr and Mrs Wesley Franz and son Melvin visited from San Antonio last weekend. Captain and Mrs 7B Stroud Jr of Briggs Army Air Base El Paso are spending several days with Mr and Mrs Louis Stieler. Mrs Stroud is remembered as Miss Lucille Stieler.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Wesley Franz
Melvin
San Antonio
Stroud, Jr
Briggs Army Air Base
el Paso
Captain Stroud
Louis Stieler
Stroud
Lucille Stieler
Koennecke Dies in Houston Brother of Local Resident
Arthur H. Koennecke died Saturday September 2 at 6 p m in Houston. He leaves a Texas family including sister Mrs Ewid Koennecke and brother in local area, plus daughter Miss Lucille Koennecke of Dallas and son Dr Clarence Koennecke of Pasadena California. Funeral held Tuesday at Cook Funeral Home Austin with interment Oakwood Cemetery. Mr and Mrs Ewald Koennecke attended from here.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Arthur H. Kennecke
Ewid Koennecke
Here
Herman Koennecke
Houston
Tocal
Lucille Koennecke
Dallas
Clarence Koennecke
Pasadena
California
Cook Funeral Home
Austin
Oakwood
That City
Ewald Koennecke
Paul Wendler Kendall County official dies suddenly
Paul Wendler aged 61, a Kendall County citizen and county commissioner, died suddenly on August 20. He left a widow, a son, a brother and four sisters. Funeral services were held Monday, August 22.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Paul Wendler
Kendall County
Schenectady Family Moves to Texas Camp Location
Mrs. Ken Strobel and her sons Carl and Paul of Schenectady New York have spent six months here and moved to Carrizo Springs where Mr Strobel will join them shortly.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ken Strobel
Carl and
Paul
Schenectady
N. Y
Carrizo Springs
Mr. Strobel
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Memorial Museum
Henry Hirsch
Robert
Bob” Loth
Alex Jung
WM. Petmecky
Henry Holly
E. L. Schmidt
Jasper Nixon
Reinhold Tatsch
John Wolfgang Braeutigam
Wilson Herber
For Justice of Peace Precinct No
WM. Bruns
Lawrence Burrer
Harry Habenicht
Arthur Beyer
Henry Borchers
Eugen Kramer
Reubin Nixon
A. Cottle
Edgar H. Tatsch
Felix Pfiester
Alfred McDougall
Harper News
Wm. Kaiser
Albert Kaiser
Rocksprings
Henry Jenschke
Glen Hopf
Robert Dittmar
Theo Holm
Otto Rahe
Hannah Welsch
Albert Sagebiel
Gorges
Harold Gorges
Beatrice Eleanore Sagebiel
Edna Ahrens
Lucille Meir
Willie Meir
Oswald Feller
Raymond
Blanco
Harper
Pfc
Phil Rogers
J. J. Rogers
Clarence Harper
Dan Wiley
Ollie Scarborough
Watkins Tarr
Carl Oehler
Fletcher
W. E. Fletcher
Tuscon
Okla
Roscoe Parker
Round Mountain
Charles
Buster) Gammenthaler
Kathryn Coggeshall
Menard
C. A. Mosel
Osburn
L. Shirley
H. Hubert Friederich
Wil W. Fairchild
Louis Friederich
Ray Bierschwale
Clifton Greeson
Edgar Ellebracht
Kerrville
C. A. Moses
Minda Faye
Adolph Ersch
Dean Hopf
Small Son
Junior Rogers
Charlie Rogers
Pfe
Laura Peden
Brady
Maxine Lange
Max Lange
Lal Nell
Mera
U. S. War Department
Bureau of Public Relations
Army Post Office
APO
Henry Ploucher
Staten Island
Alan Braun
Biloxi
Alexander L. Civillo
Chicago
Ill
Herbert Green
Philadelphia
Blanco News
Opal Kay Gipson
Blanco County
Critz
United States Service
Admiral
Chester W. Nimitz
By Julia Estill
U.S
Fredericksburg Publishing Jo., Inc
Arthur H. Koennecke
Texaco Gas
Paul Lindenberg
Basse Express
Eckert Llano
Cherokee
San Saba
Lometa
Sampasas
East Main Street
Watkins
W. P. Horlen
Texa
City Cafe
Kiehne
Anderegg’s. S Shoe Shop
Fenr
Kem
U. S
Elgin Heimann
Ef C
E. W. Stroeher
ANK Salesme
Arthur Houy
Fred
Felix Hahne
Icksburg, Texas
Albert Kammlah
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