Local Residents Visit Across Harper Fredericksburg and Kerrville
Local couples and families frequented Harper Fredericksburg and nearby towns over the weekend and early week. Several groups visited relatives and shopped in Fredericksburg while others traveled to San Antonio for Cadet Charles Schmidt’s graduation from Peacock Military Academy.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Douglas Duderstadt
Harper
Alfred Kirchoff
Damon Sherlock
Fredericksburg
David Schmidt
Dorothy Nell
Inez Whitewood
Freeman Green
E. J
E. R. Brown
Henry Walker
Fort Ord
California
Sam Honig
Chas, Schmidt
W. A. Honig
Armed Forces
Milton Dyer
John Whitewood
Herbie Deehler and Sons
W. O. Brown
Bill Brown
Rollie Peril
A. F. Brown
Mason
Pecan Grove
S. P. Bennett
Junction
Fred Whitewood and Sons
R. J. Gamel
Kerrville
Harold and Davene
San Antonio
Charles Schmidt
Peacock Military Academy
Private Grona Captured After Rhine Crossing Near Baerl Dusseldorf
A War Department letter reports Pvt Grona and two comrades crossed the Rhine on a dark patrol near Baerl or Dusseldorf. Their boat was hit and sank, they swam ashore, were separated, Grona was captured by German troops, held at Stalag 11B near Hanover, then liberated by Scots on April 16. He described harsh treatment and meager rations while in captivity.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Rhine
Pvt
Grona
U. S. War Department
Baerl
Dusseldorf
Germany
Grana
Hanover
Three Men Die In Auto Truck Collision Near Comfort
Three Latin American shearing crew members died Tuesday afternoon in a head on crash on the Fredericksburg San Antonio highway five miles north of Comfort. The 1937 Chevrolet pickup collided with a large Dodge trailer truck killing Pedro Longoria and Antonio Town Boles and mortally wounding Willie Rubio who died en route to a hospital. The truck driver Marion Thomas Whisenhunt of Paducah Texas was hospitalized with injuries. Funeral plans were made for burial in Fredericksburg Catholic Cemetery.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Comfort
Fredericksburg
San Antonio
J. C. Golden
Pedro Longoria
Antonio Town Boles
Willie Rubio
Rubio
Marion Thomas Whiisenhunt
Paducah
Texas
Longoria
Boles
Prisoner recounts guard details and Red Cross aid
Pvt Grona describes two companions in a patrol boat as Pfc Laffoon of Mass and Pfc Harris of Georgia whose first names and towns are unknown. He praises Red Cross parcels for keeping prisoners from a harsher fate and says he will report to Fort Sam Houston after a 60 day furlough. He arrived in Fredericksburg Saturday and visited relatives, fished, and swam at his father's farm near Morris Ranch.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Grona
Pfc
Laffoon
Mass
Harris
Georgia
American Red Cross
Pvt
Red Cross
Fort Sam Houston
Fredericksburg
Morris Ranch
Baumann family notices and wedding plans
Rev Hubert Baumann of Blessing visited his parents Mr and Mrs Arthur Baumann. His brother Junior returned home and will go to attend Maxie Baumann S1 C wedding Thursday morning. Mrs Temple McDonald of El Paso visiting relatives. Pvt Virgil Lennon of Camp Wolters visited here.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Hubert Baumann
Arthur Baumann
Junior
Maxie Baumann
Temple McDonald
el Paso
Virgil Lennon
Camp Wolters
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Ines Whitewood
Bishop
Joe
Bill
Mrs. Russel
Fred Gammenthaler
Mose Bierschwale
Eldorado
J. L. Farris
Joe Moore
Utopia
L. S. Watkins
Albert Kaiser
Wm. Kaiser
Mrs
Frank Staudt
Clarence Taylor
Mr. Taylor
Sonora
Charlie Peters
Tillie Baumann
Norbert Schneider
Spring Creek Hall
Harper Highway
Arthur Reed
Hall Country Livestock Protective Assn
Gillespie County Court House
Stevens
Herald
Harry Stevens
Houston
Richard Gammenthaler
James Jung
Anna Tatsch
A. J. Kinsey
Walter Parker
Knopp
Fredericksburg, Texas
TSS US
Institute OF Applied Science Hope
Sterling
Frederick — Cleaners
Clothiers
Rose Leifeste
Mer
CAFE
Kerrvile, Texas
Ormler's Grocery & Market
Harper, Texas
Mary
Jia
Jim
Gauliers
Judge
Amadeus
Joe Marsh
Dan Culpin
Bob Wirts
Bob
Dan
United States Brewers Foundation
Louis
Louis Q
ERIES
Turk Euw
WM. Strackbein
Sinclair Gas and Oils
Edwin Tatasch
Radericesburg
Bode Station & Warehouse
Mobiloil
Mobilgas
Gulfpride
Gulflube Gil
Gulf Richa
Roeder
Bill Kaiser
Texago
Joe P. Kaiser
Mgr
TTO General
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