Fredericksburg School Opens Fall Term Smoothly
Fredericksburg High School started its fall term with favorable conditions as teachers and pupils settled into work. St Mary’s School also opened with many students and a goal to make the term successful. A local oil venture by Messrs Ben and August Rothwann plans to drill on Ernst Becker’s farm, while Felix Blanchard opens a vulcanizing shop at Hohmann Stehling Garage. Mary Evans, longtime Crabapple settler, was found dead beside the road near Fredericksburg after a trip. inquest planned. Chamber of Commerce held its regular meeting to form a committee on traffic and city plans.
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Fredericksburg
St Mary's School
St Mary
Ben
August Rothwann
Made
Brownwood
Ernst Becker
Bircle
Felix Blanchard
Henry Kunz
Hohmann & Stehling
Mary Evans
Louis Evans
A. W. Petmecky
Willow Citizen Celebrates 81st Birthday Sunday
Willow City notes Mr J D Young marked his 81st birthday with family and friends including Will Sonnen Wallace Freeman Joe Mooney Logan Young and Homer Young. Guests from San Antonio Fredericksburg attended amid food and drinks. A Fredericksburg Publishing Company barbecue honored the office force and correspondents.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
J. D. Young
Will Sonnen
Wallace Freeman
Joe Mooney
Logan Young
San Antonio
Joe Ernst
Fredericksburg
Homer Young
Glen Young
Young
Mpany
Office Force
Wil
Ank
Texas Baby Chick Association Banquet Honors Sherwood in Temple
Leaders in the industry gathered in Temple for the Eighteenth annual banquet of the Texas Baby Chick Association honoring R. M. Sherwood poultry husbandry expert of the Texas Agricultural Experiment Station. A plaque citing 22 years of service was presented to Sherwood by A Ho Demke of Stephenville executive secretary of the association.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Temple
Texas Baby Chick Association
R. M. Sherwood
Texas Agricultual Experiment Station
Texas Poultrymen
Sherwood
A. Ho Demke
Stephenville
Association
Defense Bond Quiz and Opening of New Harper School Term
Defense Savings Stamps can be redeemed for cash at face value or exchanged for Defense Savings Bonds. Example: 75 of 25 cent stamps totaling $18.75 may become a $25 Bond in ten years. Sale of stamps began in Michigan on July 10 and will expand nationwide. For purchases, visit post offices, banks, or savings associations or write to the Treasurer of the United States. A large crowd attended the Harper school term opening held at the Baptist church due to construction. The new building is expected ready by January 1. The twelve grade system starts this year with eleven teachers including Superintendent Larkin and Principal Hopf. group singing directed by Claudia Jarvis and a violin solo by Milma Barnett.
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Defense Savings
Michigan
Defense
Savings and Loan Association
United States
Washington, D. C
Claudia Jarvis
T. H. Al‘orn
Milma Barnett
Supt. E. ©. Larkin
Baptist Church
Baptist
Presbyterian
Harper
EB. QO. Larkin
Dean Hopf
Grace Davidson
George Smith
Philip Rogers
Wilma Barnett
Edith Beville
Myrtle Reed
Morris Ranch PTA Holds First Meet of New School Year
The Morris Ranch PTA met last Wednesday September 10 with President Mrs G H Bierschwale reading the message. Talks by Mr Berg and Miss Itz, readings by Rose Marie Fritz and Thelma Buckley, piano solo by Velma Ruth Bierschwale, and a pupil Otis Walker song highlighted the gathering. Plans for a party in late October were discussed and the next meeting set for October 8. State dues are due by October 20.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Morris Ranch Pta
G. H. Bierschwale
Mr. Berg
Miss Itz
Rose Marie Fritz
Thelma Buckley
Velma Ruth Bierschwale
Otis Walker
Parent Teacher Association
Rain Lifts Blanco County Grasslands After Week of Dry
Johnson City and nearby areas received beneficial rainfall on Tuesday and Wednesday. The moisture will aid the grasslands and ranchers in Blanco County. Local residents visiting include Edwin Meier of Post Oak Ernest Bauerle of Sandy Rudolph Rech and Grover Walker of Post Oak Joe Dixon and son Milton Geo Gipson and daughter Lelia. Continued on page 4 section 2.
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Johnson City
Edwin Meier
Post Oak
Ernest Bauerle
Sandy
Rudolph Rech
Grover Walker
Joe Dixon
Milton
Geo. Gipson
Lelia
Austin
County's First Cotton Ginned At Luckenbach
Emil Jenschke of Luckenbach earned honors as Gillespie County's first bale of cotton ginned this year. Engel's Gin in Luckenbach processed the first bale for Jenschke on September 4 weighing 534 pounds, with Jenschke also reporting the first bale ginned in 1940. Several local residents attended visits, tournaments, and outings in Luckenbach and nearby towns as family gatherings continued.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Emil Jenschke
Luckenbach
Gillespie County
Engel
Jenschke
Willie Engel
San Antonio
Willie Petsch
Walter Bang
Eugene Luckenbach
Edwin
Emery Pee
Armin Engel
Bernhard Pehl
Morris Ranch
Theo Kier
Arnold Steitle
Fredericksburg
Alvin Pehl
Preventable immunization protects children from diphtheria
State Health Officer Dr. Geo W. Cox urges improved parental cooperation to use toxoid immunization available in Texas. He notes many children remain unvaccinated due to misconceptions, despite a long decline in diphtheria rates. The article continues on Page 4, Sec. 2.
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Geo. W. Cox
Texas
First Bale Of Cotton Ginned In Albert
The season opens with the first bale of cotton ginned in Albert on Wednesday evening last week. Willie Klein owns the bale weighing 549 pounds. Rain slowed picking but activity will resume when weather allows. Mr and Mrs Otto Schumann and sons and Mr and Mrs Chester Modenhauer with daughter are mentioned. Gloria visited Marshall Ford Dam at Austin on Sunday. Felix Pehl family visitors noted last week.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Albert
Willie Klein
Otto Schumann
Chester Modenhauer
Gloria
Marshall Ford
Austin
Felix Pehl
Doss School Opens With 45 Pupils In Attendance
The Doss School opened last Monday with 45 pupils enrolled. Teachers listed include Mr Alf Heimann, Ernst Lindig, and Miss Myrtle Heimann. The community mourns the death of Mr Willie Mund after a long illness. Weather recorded at 2 inches and 48 points of rain on Tuesday. The Doss Improvement Club plans events for Saturday night September 20.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Alf. Heimann
Ernst Lindig
Myrtle Heimann
Willie Mund
Doss Improvement Club
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Willow Citizen
Chas. Sagebiel
Willow City Correspondent
Harper School
Gilbert Pape Harper
Leila V. Byrd
Blanco County
Ly Viva
Ruth Gipson
County
Pete Weber
Albert Wilke
Reinhold Gellermann
Valentine Novian Place
Walter Schlueter
Stone
Mildred Pehl Albert
Doss
Harry Wahrmund Doss
New
Chevrolet
THE
Standard Motor Co., Inc
Death Valley
Conoco
Conoco N
U.S
Motor Oil
Continental Oil Company
America
Purdue University
Oswald L. Crenwelge
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