Government Calls Skilled Mechanical Men for Defense
Austin Secretary of the United States Civil Service Commission Herbert W. Chalberg announced in a statewide radio broadcast a urgent national defense call for highly skilled mechanical workers. He stressed no current shortage of clerical or unskilled labor and urged qualified applicants to contact local Civil Service secretaries or post offices for details. Chalberg compared the present need to WWI, noting over 400,000 of 1,000,000 examined were appointed and navy yard staffing rose by more than 80,000 men.
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Austin
Roosevelt
Herbert W. Chalberg
United States Civil Service Commission
Chalberg
Civil Service
B. Frank White
Office of Government Reports
HITS DOE ON HIGHWAY NEAR COMFORT
H C Maier narrowly escaped injury Sunday night returning from San Antonio to Fredericksburg. A doe struck his car several miles north of Comfort causing it to veer toward a ravine edge. The vehicle sustained damaged headlights fenders radiator and bumper as another car narrowly avoided a collision. Maier reported no injuries.
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H. C. Maier
San Antonio
Fredericksburg
Comfort
Mr. Maier
Guemes Purchases Noted at Goose Creek Merchants
In Kerrville Texas an inquiry at Staffel's confirms purchases by Guemes at Goose Guese merchants.
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Staffel
Kerrville
Texas
American School Army proposed to train reserves for defense
Representative Keller of Illinois introduced a bill creating the American School Army plan to train 21,850 youths aged 15 to 18 annually in military vocational and academic education. The program would be overseen by an Educational Board with the U S Commissioner of Education, in cooperation with the War Department, and graduates would be reservists eligible to bear arms.
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Washington, D. C
Sent
E. Keller
Illinois
Epee
Keller
Educational Board
United States Commissioner of Education
War Department
Washington
America
American School Army
United States Army
United States
Office of Education
Colorful cars reflect public taste in summer styles
A. O. Boening, Studebaker dealer at Lindenberg Bros Garage, says bright colors dominate both men's fashion and automobiles this summer. New Delux-tone models offer various color combinations with matching interiors, appealing especially to youthful buyers seeking gaiety and bright, coordinated exteriors and interiors.
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A. O. Boening
Studebaker
Lindenberg Bros Garage
Mr. Boening
Meusebach Community Onions Described In Vague Notes
Fragmentary notes describe onion size on Guido Kuhlmanns farm near Nes south of Fredericksburg. The text mentions four specimens and piers, with details unclear due to damaged OCR.
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Meusebach
Guido Kuhlmann
Fredericksburg
Farmer credits fertilizer for squash crop health
Mr. Kuhlmann explains the field shows strong squash plants on the right and in the background while the foreground plants are poor. He attributes the contrast to extensive use of commercial fertilizer in his truck farming operation. Between squash rows he has planted rows of peanuts.
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Kuhlmann
Gillespie County Truck Cropping Emerges at Meusebach
Guido Kuhlmann farms six acres of tomatoes and two acres of onions near Fredericksburg and Meusebach, selling produce to San Antonio. He grows eight acres of squash fertilized for larger yields, notes crop rotation with peanuts, and argues for a local marketing plant to improve truck-crop prices.
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Guido Kuhlmann
Gillespie County
Kuhlmann
Fredericksburg
Meusebach
San Antonio
Bermuda
Providence
Gillesepie
Studebaker Delux models top three line choices
The article notes fashion minded buyers favor the Studebaker Delux cars with options across Champion Commander and President lines. The tone suggests growing popularity of these models among consumers seeking stylish transportation.
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Studebaker
Guides System Now Operating At Buchanan
The Lower Colorado River Authority and NYA have set up a guide and information tent at Buchanan dam. Trained guides greet visitors, explain LCRA history, dam data, and the Buchanan lake project, with NYA center staff aiding operations. Visitors learn about recreation, flood control, and regional marketing opportunities for Gillespie County produce.
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Buchanan
Austin
Lower Colorado River Authority
N.Y. A
Buchanan Dam
Llane
Merry
Burnet
Buchanan Lake
L.cr. A
National Youth Administration Center
Inks Dam
Wade Blair
N.Y.A
Lower
Colorado River Authority
Hamilton
L.C.R.A
L.C.R. A
Texas
R.A
Colorado
Buchanan and Inks
Willms York wedding witnessed in San Antonio
Loreen Willms daughter of Mr and Mrs Toby Willms wed W W York at St John s Lutheran San Antonio on Saturday evening. Attendants included Dora Erkhardt Carl Eckhardt Myrtle Heimann Irene Raag and others. Reception at Beet Haven hall followed for about 250 relatives and friends from here and Santa Anna.
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San Antonio
Loreen Willms
Toby Willms
W. W. York
St John's Lutheran Church
Dora Erkhardt
Carl Eckhardt
Myrtle Heimann
Irene Raag
Leroy Willms
Santa Anna
Cal
R. F. Eckhardt
Raymond Bracatigum
Prior Mogfoerd
Elgin
Wesley Eckhardt
Gilbert Gardner
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