Pfeil Mahan nuptials pair Texas to Fredericksburg couple
Miss Margaret Mahan daughter of Mrs. Ella Mahan Austin and M S Mahan Hobbs N M married Clarence Pfeil Fredericksburg son of Mr and Mrs Walter Pfeil at 2712 Nueces Street with Dr M E Sadler officiating A reception followed at the home After a wedding trip they will live at 108 East 14th Street before a March move to North Carolina where Pfeil trains with the Boston Red Sox Both attended the University of Texas where he captained the 1940 varsity baseball team.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Austin American
Margaret Mahan
Ella Mahan
Austin
M. S. Mahan
Hobbs
N. M
Clarence Pfeil
Fredericksburg
Walter Pfeil
Nueces Street
M. E. Sadler
Miss Mahan
Martha Mahan
Leroy Bonn
Mrs. Pfeil
East 14Th Street
North Carolina
Pfeil
Boston Red Sox
Franz Pfiester Quietly Wed in Private Ceremony
Richard Franz son of the late Mr and Mrs Willie Franz married Miss Margaret Pfiester daughter of Felix E Pfiester in a quiet ceremony officiated by unspecified clergyman. The couple’s families were noted as deceased in the news item.
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Richard Franz
Willie Franz
Margaret Pfiester
Felix E. Pfiester
Local nuptials mark ceremony in county courthouse
County Judge Henry Hirsch presided at a Friday ceremony on January 10. Attendants were Felix Pfiester Jr. and Miss Romilda Pfiester. Afterward the bridal party hosted a dinner at the Alfred Duecker home in Fredericksburg. The couple will reside in San Antonio where both have worked. the groom is with a feed store. Best wishes were extended for a happy marriage.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Henry Hirsch
Court House
Felix Pfiester, Jr
Romilda Pfiester
Alfred Duecker
Fredericksburg
San Antonio
Alamo City
Jon
Fay Grote and Hartsel Young Wed in St Augustine
On Sunday January 19 in the First Methodist Church Rev Ivan Donaldson united Fay Grote and Hartsel Young in marriage before immediate families. The bride wore robin egg blue with a locket from her mother and a purple orchid corsage. Mrs H Young, mother of the groom, served at a salad lunch following the ceremony.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Miss Fay Grote
Hartsel Younge
St. Augustine
Ivan C. Donaldson
First Methodist Church
Henry I’. Grote
Miss Jean
Mrs. Young
Texas State College For Women
Couple Plans Union as Groom Heads Texas Agency Post
Mr. O Yung, UT graduate, will marry and reside in San Augustine where the groom serves as director of the iNyA in that area. The move follows his assignment to that section.
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O Yung
University of Texas
San Augustine
Inya
Treibs Kuhlm nn Wed at Holy Ghost Church
Orwin Treibs and Olivia Kuhlmann were married at Holy Ghost Church with Rev. O. Lindenberg officiating. The couple’s reception and dinner followed at the bride’s home 12 miles from Fredericksburg on Crabapple road, then they will live in the area as the groom manages Market Square Service Station.
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Holy Ghost Church
O. Lindenberg
Orwin Treibs
Otto Treibs
Olivia Kuhlmann
Felix Kuhlmann
Homer Roos
Ellen Kuhlmann
Elgin Staats
Hilmar Jung
Vina Treibs
Lindenberg
Brides Parc
Aday
Fredericksburg
Crabapple Road
Market Square
Rural Red Cross Growth in Gillespie County
The Gillespie County Red Cross Rural Roll Call shows membership rising from 51 last year to 173 this year. Health Committee and Rural Women volunteers led the effort amid efforts to improve rural community understanding of the Red Cross. Also noted: 154,096 bales of cotton ordered for a Department of Agriculture mattress demonstration, and Texas petroleum production accounted for over three quarters of the state's mineral output last year.
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Gillespie County
American Red Cross
Surplus Marketing Administration
Department of Agriculture
Texas
Allison Engine Production Shifts to Air Defense Parts
In Indianapolis the Allison plant, under General Motors, builds World-cooled airplane engines for the Army Air Corps at about 350 per month. The process mirrors auto industry methods with a test run motor at right and a tear down inspection stage above, reflecting defense production needs.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Allison
Army Air Corps
Indianapolis
General Motors
Army Aly Corps
O'Daniel seeks new revenue for schools social security and more
Governor W Lee O Danial proposed a multi billion plan to raise funds for reforming institutions colleges and public schools plus social security financing. He called for taxes on natural resources utilities and admissions and for diverting alcohol and cigarette taxes to the general fund while proposing a 16 percent transaction tax to finance the social program. An alternative would cut the transaction tax and keep the ad valorem tax unchanged.
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Austin
Tex
W. Lee O'Daniel
Car Burns Reverses By Itself in Garage Blaze
Mrs. Elgin Kothmann’s Hudson sedan burned in the night with the car left in reverse gear. The flames trapped in a fireproof attached garage darkened the wood and smoke but the house was saved. Fire investigators suspect a wiring short caused the blaze.
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Elgin Kothmann
David Kothmann
Mason News
Scientific Truck Bill Moves In Senate With Backing
Senator Kelley and co sponsors push the Scientific Truck Bill to Senate Bill No One after Governor Stevenson urges repeal of the 7000 pound limit. The aim is to regulate loads on a scientific basis to boost development while enhancing safety and highway preservation.
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Austin
Kelley
Coke Stevenson
Texas
O’daniel
Kelly
Yard Plan Discussed At Doss Home Demonstration Club
Miss Elberta Martin outlined a landscape plan emphasizing grouping and native shrubs to save time and money. The January meeting also set committees and noted Mrs. J. M. Bergner’s arm injury. A Cotton Textile Institute leader argues against export-led cotton recovery and favors home use of surplus cotton with strict vehicle load limits to boost safety and efficiency.
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Elberta Martin
Gillespie County Home Demonstration
Doss Home
Alfred Heimann
August Baethge
John Dittmar
Lela, Baethge
Henry Baethge
Claudius T. Murchison
The
Cotton Textile Institute
Hill Country Game Protective Association proposes shorter deer season
At a Junction meeting the Hill Country group recommends cutting deer and turkey seasons by two weeks, lengthening trapping by thirty days, and enacting a universal tag law. They seek limits on deer storage, a .22 rimfire deer prohibition, and continued fox bounty to curb turkey losses. The group plans a Kerrville meeting in October.
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Mason County
Hill Country Game Protective Association
Kerrville
Cross Breeding Of Dairy Cattle Harms Texas Dairy
College Station Texas January 23 reliable sources report 60 percent of Texas dairy cows bred to beef bulls. W W Maddox Extension Service specialist warns this hurts both dairy and beef industries. Dairy heifers declined 7 percent in 1939 and may drop 15 percent in 1940, about 60000 fewer dairy heifers. cross breeding boosts beef cattle shares in 69 eastern counties, and management time and costs undo years of dairy development.
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College Station
Texas
W. W. Maddox
Extension Service
Texas A. and
M. College
Cooke
Tarrant
McLennan
Travis
Harris
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Franz - Pfiester
AAA
Maine
Vermont
New Jonpshire
Massachusetts
Rhode Island
Connecticut
Treibs - Kuhlmann
Red Cross
Ruth Kline
Daniel
Senate
J. M. Bergner
Rev. Bergner
U.S
Divrine
Pluavonomos
Cherry Spring
Fredericksburg Hospital & Clinic
Lorence Feller
Lester Keyser
Fordson
Fredericksburg, Texas
Woerner
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