Henry Beck obituary recounts Blanco county funeral details
Henry Beck born May 3 1862 died Jun 23 1941 age 78 at St Mary's Blanco county family notes his 1881 marriage to Mina Becker who died 1926. Survived by four sons three daughters nineteen grandchildren eight great grandchildren one sister and other relatives. Funeral by Arthur Schachter officiated by Rev B Galle with interment at family cemetery in Blanco county.
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Henry Beck
San Antonio
Mina Becker
Edmund Milton
Joe
Branco
Harry Beck
Fredericksburg
Emelia
John Riba
Stonewall
Thekla
Joe Weber
Blanco
Adalia
Eric Jacoby
Albert
Anna Albrecht
Selma
Arthur Schachter
Rev
B. Galle
St. Mary’s Church
Blanco County
Mrs John Grosenbacher obituary hits Roosevelt cemetery
Mrs John Grosenbacher born Martha Leutbecher in Germany May 1865 died January 22, 1941 in Junction at age 74. She emigrated to America at 14, married John Grosenbacher in 1885, lived in Gillespie and Kimble counties, survived by daughters Annie Ida and sons Richard Arnold, brother Wm Leutbecher, funeral services were held last week and burial was at Roosevelt cemetery.
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John Grosenbacher
Martha Leutbecher
Germany
Junction
Karl Leutbecher
America
Galveston
Gillespie County
Gillespie
Kimble County
Alfred Mueller obituary notices in Gillespie County
Alfred William Mueller was born April 6 1887 in the Gold community Gillespie county to Charles and Johanna Schnerr Mueller. He died January 20 1940 at age 53 years 9 months 16 days. He moved to Pedernales in 1904. Survived by two sisters Lina Mrs Max Weirich and Miss Ida Mueller one brother Felix Mueller and other relatives. Rev O Lindenberg officiated funeral services Wednesday at Beckmanns funeral home Arion sang at the grave American Legion helped with the services Interment in city cemetery.
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Alfred William Mueller
Gillespie County
Charles
Johanna Schnerr Mueller
Pedernales
Lina
Max Weirich
Ida Mueller
Felix Mueller
O. Lindenberg
P. T. A.choral Club
Beckmann
Arion
American Legion
Funeral for Rubin Frantzen in St Marys Church
Rubin Anton Frantzen born November 18 1923 the son of Mr and Mrs Alfred Frantzen died January 26 1941 at age 17 years 2 months and 8 days Surviving are his parents one brother Rudy and two sisters Olive and Ada Mae Frantzen funeral was conducted by Rev B Galle at St Marys church Interment followed at the local Catholic cemetery.
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Rubin Anton Frantzen
Alfred Frantzen
Rudy Frantzen
Olive
Ada Mae Frantzen
Arthur Schaetter
Rev. B. Galle
St. Mary's Church
Funeral Attendees At Mrs. John Grosenbacher Rites
Mr and Mrs V A Hopf Mr and Mrs Glen Hopf and Walter Grosenbacher attended the funeral of Mrs John Grosenbacher at Roosevelt last Friday.
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wVite
V. A. Hopf
Glen Hopf
Walter Grosenbacher
John Grosenbacher
Roosevelt
Mrs John S Whitewood Visits Harper on Tuesday Evening
Mrs John S Whitewood was a business visitor in Harper Tuesday evening, meeting local executives and touring the facility before leaving the city.
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John S. Whitewood
Harper
Farm Security loan activity aids tenant farmers to day
The Farm Security Administration completed 3 Tenant Purchase Loans under Title I of the Bankhead Jones Farm Tenant Act with about 7 more expected in three weeks. Families across Gillespie and Kendall Counties will own farms and homes, including the Sagebiel ranch and Besier and Cottle tracts, with loans set for 40 years though many plan to finish within 15.
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The
Farm Security Administration
Ewald Sagbiel
Crabapple
Sagebiel
John A. Besier
Klein Branch
Harper
Texas
Omer V. Cottle
Bankhead-Jones
FSA
Gillespie
Kendal
Gillespie County
Willie J. Berg
Adolph O. Kneese
Thomas Jung
Kendall County
Walter Stieler
Comfort
Gus Wollschlaeger
Boerne
James T. McCracklin
Kendalia
Russell V. Kelley
Lindbergh and Johnson Urge Staying Out of War
Before the House foreign affairs committee Col. Charles A. Lindbergh and Hugh S. Johnson urged neutrality amid the lend lease debate. Lindbergh favored negotiated peace and warned combined American England forces could not defeat Germany, while Johnson warned the bill risked an Anglo American alliance yielding control of war aims and drawing the US into conflict.
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House Foreign Affairs Committee
Congress
Chas. A. Lindbergh
Hugh S. Johnson
United States
Lindbergh
America
England
Germany
Johnson
France
Englad
Ocean
Folk Festival Center At University Austin Texas
The University of Texas establishes a folk festival center to revive Texas dances ballads Negro spirituals cowboy yarns and lore. Director W A Owens says the first task is advising Huntsville citizens and Sam Houston State Teachers College on a San Jacinto Day program a day long session of folk dancing fiddling and ballad singing. Owens has received inquiries from Corpus Christi and surrounding areas about similar festivals.
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Austin
Texas
University of Texas
Bureau of Research In
W. A. Owens
Huntaville
Sam Houston State Teachers College
San Jacinto
Owens
Corpus Christi
Ape
Clantavale
Huntsville
Texas Senate Sets Defense Aims And Bills After Inauguration
After Governor W. Lee Daniel’s second term start, the Senate prioritized national defense measures. The Military Affairs Committee reported three bills, including pledges of allegiance for educators, a Home Defense Guard, and leasing Camp Hulen for federal use. The body also prepared seven bills of its own spanning education, land law, tuition for foreign students, census inclusion for military camps, truck license fees, and wool plant funding. The Senate moves to audit state departments for irregularities and plan corrective action.
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W. Lee Daniel
Senate
National Administration
Senate Committee On
Clem Fain
Livingston
United States
Brownlee
Austin
Texas
J. Franklin Spears
San Antonio
Camp Hulen
Palacios
Coke Stevenson
A. & M. College
Comptroller's Department
State Auditor's Office
Comptroller’s Department
Texas Colleges
Department of Education
Diphtheria Immunization Cuts Texas Deaths Sharply
Texas public health data show diphtheria deaths falling from 14.3 per 100000 in 1932 to 1.9 per 100000 in the first ten months of 1940. The 1939 deaths totaled 389, 78 percent below 1982. Full time health services boosted preschool immunizations and school entries in counties with health units show 69 percent immunized versus 29 percent without. Dr. Geo W Cox credits public health efforts and parental focus on well child care for the decline.
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Austin
Texas
State Health Department
Geo. W. Cox
Cox
Nelson Eddy to Perform in San Antonio February 20
American baritone Nelson Eddy headlines at the San Antonio Municipal Auditorium on Thursday evening February 20. The event, under Mrs. James E. Devoe of Friends of Music, draws peak box office crowds and follows Eddy’s record of sold out tours and radio fame as Star of Stars. Mail orders are handled by Devoe Management at the St. Anthony Hotel.
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San Antonio Municipal Auditorium
Nelson Eddy
San Antonio
Eddy
James E. Devoe
Friends of Music
Do Friends of Music
St. Anthony Hotel
Diphtheria Immunization and Schick Test Guidance
The text explains diphtheria immunization with toxoid, followed by a Schick test six months later to confirm immunity. If the test shows inadequate protection, extra immunization is given, ensuring no further fear of the disease.
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Schick
Emergency crop and feed loan program opens in Gillespie County
Crop and feed loans for 1941 are available to farmers in Gillespie County. Applications are being received at the Chamber of Commerce by S. L. Miller, Field Supervisor of the Emergency Crop and Feed Loan Section, Farm Credit Administration. Loans target farmers with small cash needs who cannot obtain credit from other sources.
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Gillespie County
Chamber of Commerce
S. L. Miller
Farm Credit Administration
Farm loan rules limit cash needs for 1942 crops and feed
Borrowers may receive loans only for necessary cash needs to prepare and cultivate 1942 crops or to buy and produce feed for livestock. Loans for cash crop production are financed. for livestock feed purchases a first lien on the livestock to be fed secures the loan.
Senator Wheeler Responds to Lend-Lease Critics
A paragraph from Senator Burton K. Wheeler’s reply to admirers urges free citizens to voice opposition to steps toward war. He calls for continued correspondence to Congress and sacrifices to seek peace now or face battlefield sacrifice tomorrow.
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Burton K. Wheeler
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