Range Hereford Sale Set For Gillespie County Fair Park
Range Herefords offered at Gillespie County Breeders Association sale at Fair Park starting 1 pm Thursday September 25. Forty three bulls and fourteen females from county consignors with auctioneer Col Walter Sritten. Sale emphasizes pasture raised cattle due to feed costs not pampered stock.
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Gillespie County
Hilmar Juenke
Charles Ernst
Lawrence Hartmann
Harry Jordan
August Kott
Arthur Petersen
Rueben Ruebsahm
Clint Hardin
A. A. Welgehausen
Edward Stein
Typhoid Shots Offered in Gillespie Health Program
The State Department of Health and local health officers offer free typhoid inoculations in Gillespie County. The initial Saturday turnout was 377 at the Commissioner’s Court Room in Fredericksburg. Recipients will return for second shots on September 7 and third on October 4. additional Saturdays are scheduled through the program.
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Gillespie County
State Department of Health
Fredericksburg
Roeks
Maxine Peter
Missertrude Metzger
Edith Wilson
George Sims
Sims
State Health Department
W. A. Deiz
Darlene Deiz
Dorothy Jean Rogers
Hubert S. Rogers
Wage dispute over telephone company strike averted
Negotiations continue between United Telephone Company and the Communications Workers of America to prevent a strike in the Hill Country area. Union president Hugo Boos of Fredericksburg says talks with company representatives will occur before a Federal Mediation and Conciliation Board in Llano on Tuesday September 30 to resolve wage differences. The union circulated information about workers’ viewpoint and delayed a planned strike due to flood emergencies while the company explains its stance through regional ads.
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United Telephone Company
Communications Workers of America
Telephone Company
Hill Country
Hugo Boos
Fredericksburg
Llano
Tele
Sheriff to Get Two Way Radio Set
Gillespie County Commissioners Court in September approved the purchase and installation of a 60 watt two way radio system for the sheriff department from Motorola at $1,984.60. The setup includes a sending and receiving unit in the sheriff’s office and a unit in the sheriff’s car with an antenna atop the courthouse flagpole, operating on the city’s frequency. Delivery and installation are expected in about 30 days.
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Gillespie County
Boening Implement Company
Boening
Oakcrest Park
J. P. Knopp
Otto Welgehausen
Benno Eckert
Crabapple
Welgehausen
H. Land
The
Security State Bank
Sections of County Hit by Hail in Wednesday Storm
Hail pounded Gillespie County in a Wednesday night storm with high winds and rain. A three mile by half mile strip in Honey Creek saw the heaviest hail with eggsized stones, damaging budding pecan trees and crops while three inches of rain added to a prior week’s 14.70 inches runoff. Hugo Baumann reported losses of turkeys and goats and similar tree damage near Gustav.
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Gillespie County
Honey Creek
Gustav Baumann
Baumann
Hugo Baumann
Gustav
Gillespie 4 H and FFA Show names new president
M R Duderstadt of Harper was elected president of the Gillespie County 4 H and FFA Show Association at a board meeting following a member gathering. Adolf Kott and Victor Wendel were named first and second vice presidents, with Walter Fuhrmann reappointed secretary treasurer. Five new directors joined, replacing retiring members. The 1953 show will feature a dressed capon show with strict sales limits, three sheep champions, and a report noting over $14 000 handled in the first year.
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Gillespie 4-H
FFA
Gillespie County 4-H
County
A. Stone
Warren Percy
Otto Schumann
Ferrel Smith
W. N. Lee
Eli Rode
Nolin Althaus
Gus Crenwelge
Joe Tatum
Walter Fulrmn
M. R. Duderstadt
Ad, Kott
Victor Wendel
Harper
Gillespie County
4-H
FFA Show Association
Duderstadt
Chester Bonn
Morris Ranch
Adolf Kott
Walter O. Fuhrmann
Victor Nendel
Simon Burg
Gus Cren
Oakcrest Park Dam Rebuild Study Underway
A county committee will study rebuilding the Oakcrest Park dam after a flood damaged the structure. Representatives from the Chamber of Commerce Lion Club Rotary Jaycees Garden Club and American Legion met with the Commissioners Court and Oakcrest Park Board to appoint engineers and assess feasibility.
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Gillespie
Oakcrest Park
Chamber of Commerce
Lion Club
Rotary Club
Jaycees
Garden Club
American Legion
Commissioners Court
Henry Meurer
Park Board
Allen Keller
Killian Keller Co
Meurer
Jaycee
VFW
A. O. Boening
Paul Marquardt Injured in Horse Fall
Paul Marquardt, son of Mr and Mrs Erwin Marquardt, broke his collar bone in a fall with a horse while working at his father's place east of Handy Stop. He was taken to town by ambulance, released from the hospital, and returned home Tuesday morning.
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Paul Marquardt
Erwin Marquardt
Handy Stop
Sunday Program to Close Zion Centennial Celebration
Zion Lutheran Church closes its September centennial observance with a morning service at 10 30 and an afternoon program starting at 2 30. The pageant Steadfast in Faith drew over 3 000 attendees, with 250 cast in fifteen scenes tracing the church and Fredericksburg’s history.
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Fredericksburg
Filing Time Ends With 24 Seeking Office in County
County Judge Victor Sagebiel certifies 24 candidates for 13 county offices in the November 4 election. The top crowded race is Constable Precinct 1 with five contenders, including the incumbent. Offices listed include County Judge Sheriff Assessor-Collector Treasurer County Attorney District Clerk and four Commission and Precinct seats with reelection bids.
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Victor Sagebiel
Victor H. Sagebiel
Hugo Klaerner
Robert “Boo” Loth
Milton C. Durst
Reinhold Tatsch
Raymond L. Kneese
Wm. Schneider Jr
Richard “Dick” Hoerster
E. L. Schmidt
Pat Dooley
Levy Dietrich
Levi Rosenbusch
Arnold Markwordt
Felix Pfiester
Felix Herber
August H. Land
Jarvis Wieser
Willie Bruns
Wm. J. Kasper
Ben Fiedier
Ernest O. Landis
Bob Moritz
Max F. Beckmann
Seven Families Receive Red Cross Disaster Relief in Gillespie
The Gillespie County Red Cross reports after the Sept 10 11 flood that four families received emergency assistance and three families rehabilitation aid. Mrs Sadie Stohl spent days in the area and returned to St Louis. Rehabilitation funding totaled 529 59 dollars for food clothing household furnishings repair materials livestock feed and occupational equipment. Assistance is need based and requires family application.
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Red Cross
Gillespie County
Sadie Stohl
St. Louis
Saengerfest Set for Fredericksburg October 4–5
The 61st Annual Saengerfest of the Texas Gebirgs Saengerbund will be held in Fredericksburg on October 4 and 5 with Arion Male Chorus as host. Events include massed choirs at the High School Gym, Kammers at Fair Park, two concerts, and dances in Peter's Hall. The Texas Gebirgs Saengerbund business session occurs Sunday morning.
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Texas Gebirgs Saengerbund
Fredericksburg
Arion
Peter's Hall
Fair Park
P. m
Peter’s Hall
Tax Discount Payment Period Opens October 1
Gillespie County tax rolls offer discounts for early payment. A three percent discount applies to state, county, and some school taxes if paid in October, two percent in November, and one percent in December. no discount after January 1, 1953. Poll tax receipts and exemptions rules are outlined for 1952 and 1953.
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Milton C. Durst
Gillespie
Durst
Fredericksburg
Harper
Willow City
Gillespie County
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Oakcrest Park Dam
Crest Park
America
Vereins Kirche
F. A. Bracher
Zion
Gus Sager
Zion Church
Zion Lutheran Church
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