Commissioners Fix Salaries for County and Precinct Officers
Gillespie County Commissioners Court set salaries for precinct and county officers at January session. Justice of the Peace Precinct One and Constable move to salaries of 840 and 900 annually plus mileage. County salaries: attorney 480, district clerk 840, county clerk 560, sheriff 2000, county judge 1500, welfare worker 900, county agent salary 1000, home demonstration 800, treasurer up to 1800 cap, four commissioners 1400 each. Reports and deputy requests approved. vacancy issue for Precinct One justice unresolved due to army service and possible vacancy or reappointment.
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Gillespie County
Commissioners’ Court
Justice of the Peace
Precinct
Vieth
Men 21 Not Required to Register Under Draft Law
An official Selective Service notice from Austin dated January 14 1941 clarifies that men who reach 21 after October 16 1940 must not be registered until a national proclamation calls for broader registration. They may still volunteer for induction under existing rules as directed by the Director Morris S Schwarz.
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Selective Service
Austin
Texas
United States
Selective Service Reg
Pecan Belt Nursery Ad and Local Social Notes
Order your needs for trees and shrubs now while selection lasts. Fredericksburg Route 1 hosts a nursery ad. Local social items describe dinners hosted by the Youngbloods and attendees including the Park ers Brown Berry Oehler and Ray Roberts. An arm injury to Marshal Brown is reported. A Kimble county club holds an all day meeting and foundation pattern cutting.
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Pecan Belt Nursery
Route 1
Fredericksburg
Carlos Parker
David Schmidt
Devils River
Kimble County
W. O. Grosenbacher
V. A. Hopf
John S. Whitewood
George Allen Gibson
Israel In The School Of God
A preacher argues that human nature and religion have clashed since antiquity and miracles prove a divine origin. He cites Exodus events as evidence of Jehovah’s supremacy over idol worship and urges readers to study Exodus chapters 7 through 11 to understand God’s judgment and revelation.
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Earth
Moses
Goshen
Israel
Abraham
God
District Court Convenes Here Feb 17 in Gillespie County
Gillespie county prepares for a bi annual district court session opening February 17 with jury lists ready. District Clerk E L Schmidt says light docket anticipated and pew new cases filed. Prospective grand jurors include Adolf Evers Jr Edwin Itz Reinhard Behrends Lorenz W Wendel among many others.
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Gillespie County
E. L. Schmidt
Alfred Klaerner
Schmidt
Pew
Hugo Kallenberg
Ben Durst
Wm. Burg
Adolf Evers, Jr
Edwin Itz
Reinhard Behrends
Lorenz W. Wendel
Leroy Brandon
Archie Brodie
Arthur Rabke
Hilmar Burrer
Max Lange
Alvin Oehler
Edgar A. Gold
Adolf Nebgen
Eugene Koennecke
Emil Lochte
Edwin Pfiester
Emil Dietrich
Sunday Schedule of Church Activities
Sunday school at 10 a m with H H Fairchild September morning service 11 and evening service 7 15. W M A meets Mondays at 3 p m prayer and teachers meeting Wednesdays at 7 15 p m G A s and RA s Fridays at 7 15 p m.
Harper Methodist Church Service Schedule
Sunday school every Sunday at 10 morning. First Sunday service at 3 PM. Third Sunday service at 11 AM. Night service at 7 PM. Invitation from Rev. Ellis Thomas, Pastor.
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First Baptist Church
the Friendly Church
T. H. Alcorn
Ellis Thomas
Lutheran Church Notice
Walter C. Probst is pastor. Sunday School on the 1st and 3rd Sunday at 10:00 a.m English services on the 1st Sunday at 11:00 a.m and the 4th Sunday at 7:30 p.m German Service on the 3rd Sunday at 11:00 a.m Luther League on the 2nd Sunday at 7:30 p.m Woman's Missionary Society on the 3rd Wednesday at 2:00 p.m All are welcome.
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Luther League
Woman’s Missionary Society
Cattle Tuberculin Tests Planned for Gillespie County
William Z. Burke, U S Department of Agriculture veterinary inspector, will conduct tuberculin tests in Gillespie County in February with no charge. Cattle owners may submit name and address at Fredericksburg Chamber of Commerce.
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William Z. Burke
United States Department of Agriculture
Gillespie County
Chamber of Commerce
Fredericksburg
Ole
Gilles County Livestock Protective Ass'n To Be Organized
Gillespie County ranchers and stock owners met at the court house to discuss forming a Gillespie County Livestock Protective Association. A seven member committee was named to draft plans and a next meeting is set for February 1 at 2 p.m. in the court house.
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Gillespie County Livestock Protective Association
Court House
Alex Jung
Lee Brandon
Gillespie County
F. B. Riley
Crabapple
Waldemar Hansen
Knopp
Edwin Dittmar
Harper
Emil Petsch
Luckenbach
Wm. Bratherich
Cherry Spring
Seth Rode
Doss
Ben Kneese
Supreme Court ruling spawns school pledge row Across nations
The essay critiques the Supreme Court decision on flag salute requirements in public schools, noting expulsions and job losses linked to allegiance refusals. It argues the ruling harms children of zealous parents, warns of widespread unjust stigma, and cautions teachers' biases may shape discipline.
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Supreme Court
India
Watchtower Ad Bible Tract Society
Texas
Board of Education
Minsemua Ae
Farmers League to Hold Regular Meeting Next Tuesday
Farmers League announces regular meeting on Tuesday night January 28 with two speakers appointed. The event offers value for farmers and ranchers and promises self improvement through monthly sessions. L C Jung secretary invites farmers, ranchers, and business people to attend.
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League
L. C. Jung
Sec'y
Cattle Guard Rebuilt by Parish Volunteers
St Anthony's Parish members raised donations and did the work at no charge to replace a narrow cattleguard. The new wide, wingless and ridgeless gate allows easy access, with prior scrapes and dents now gone. Construction not patented and may be copied.
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St. Anthony’s
Dissent on Flag Salute and First Amendment Rights
Stone argued compulsory flag expressions violate the First and Fourteenth Amendments though coercion might be justified in public education. The concern arises as a peacetime army, parades, and military events make the flag ubiquitous, risking insults to rights by ignorant crowds, recalling WWI abuses.
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Stone
Bishop Lucey Named To Fil Vacancy
Archishop Amleto Giovannia Cicocnani announces Pope Pius XII appointed Archbishop Lucey bishop of Amarillo to succeed the late Bishop Crossaerts. Born in Los Angeles, Lucey studied in California and Rome, was ordained in 1916, and held posts including director of Catholic Charities and pastor in Long Beach before becoming Bishop of Amarillo. He promoted Catholic education such as Price College in Amarillo.
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Amleto Giovannia Cicocnani
United States
Amarillo
Texas
Price College
Christmas Cheer Contest Numbers Announced
Sterling Bros asks winners to report for Leather Jacket No 57757 and Resistor Hat No 53828. Sugar Coggeshall family visited Har per Sunday and urged respect for the flag, warning against mob action and extremes in the name of patriotism.
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Sterling Bros
Soul Theory vs Evolution Sparks Catholic Debate
A Catholic view contrasts evolutionary ideas by arguing humans possess an independent soul, creating a moral and philosophical divide with materialist thought. The piece defends the soul against claims of animal kinship and stresses the soul's enduring, nonmaterial nature.
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