Texas Wells Pumpers Dominate State Oil Output
A Texas Mid-Continent Oil and Gas Association survey shows pumpers, many yielding only a barrel or two daily, make ~60 percent of Texas wells and 72 percent outside East Texas. Total Texas pumping wells reached 62 972 versus 36 942 flowing. 125 000 Texans rely solely on pumping wells. Roy Coker and family from New Mexico visit Alan Gibson's relatives in Dallas.
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Dallas
Texas
Texas Mid-Continent Oil and
East Texas
Texas Pump
Ing
East
Roy Coker
Little Daughter
New Mexico
Alan Gibson
Local visitors from James River and Abilene on holiday stops
Mr. and Mrs. R. B. Moore of the James River section visited in Harper on Wednesday. Mr. and Mrs. E. O. Larkin spent the Easter holidays in Abilene.
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R. B. Moore
James River
Harper
Mrs. E. 0
Larkin
Abilene
Hal Country League Games Next Sunday Feature Local Matches
Boerne visits Harper and Kerrville travels to Stonewall while Comfort takes a rest. Giants host St Gerard s in a local matchup as 80 shows on the schedule.
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Boerne
Harper
Kerrville
Stonewall
Comfort
Giants
St. Gerard’s
Here
Pet Fire
Stonewall Pomeretes DomOeTets Eee
Kerrville Wenssumensneee
Compos Waramvenninrereune
Wansernnenem
Stonewall Defeats Comfort in Baseball Tilt
Stonewall defeated Comfort 9 to 2 as Ruebsahm earned the win with 9 innings pitched and 14 strikeouts. Gray took the loss after 5 innings while Heinen worked 4 in relief. Comfort stranded 11 baserunners to Stonewall’s 9, with Stonewall collecting 7 hits off Gray and 2 off Heinen.
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Comfort
Stonewall
Herbert
Ruebsahm
Gray
Heinen
General Birkhead push for beer in dry counties
Major General Claude V. Birkhead, commander of the 36th Division at Camp Bowie, urged legalizing beer sales in bone dry counties to improve Army control of liquor. He supported a local petition and said authorized beer would help keep troops away from illicit sources and reduce the liquor problem.
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Brownwood
Texas
Claude V. Birkhead
Camp Bowie
Easter Program Delights Sunday Church Crowd
The Presbyterian church Sunday school pupils presented an Easter program that was well rendered and drew a large crowd.
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Presbyterian Church
Easter visit highlights Carnes and Birt families
Mr and Mrs Chet Carnes of San Antonio spent Easter with Mrs Carnes parents Mr and Mrs Gordon Harper and family. Misa Dorothy Birt student at Belton visited her parents Dr and Mrs J B Birt during the holiday.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chet Carnes
San Antonio
Misa
Dorothy Birt
Belton
Mrs
J. B. Birt
Bandits Loot Express Publishing Company Robbery
Bandits robbed Express Publishing Company employees A C Strum and William Mergele as they left the building for a bank deposit in San Antonio. Cash and checks totaling about 4070 dollars were stolen, including a large bag of silver. Robbers escaped in a Ford coupe license 602-050 driven east on Third Street.
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A. C. Strum
William Mergele
Express Publishing Company
San Antonio
C. J. Thames
Third St
Ave. E
Federal Financing Opens For Electric Appliance Purchases
The Electric Home and Farm Authority in Washington offers federal financing for buying electric appliances. Fredericksburg residents can arrange monthly installments through the City Office, with dealers providing details. The program applies to rural and urban buyers alike.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Electric Home and Farm Authority
Washington, D. C
Bodo Habenicht
Fredericksburg
Judge George E. Christian Dies After Cerebral Hemorrhage
Judge George E. Christian 53 a member of the Texas Criminal Appeals Commission died at 7 p.m. Tuesday at St David s hospital after a cerebral hemorrhage during a court conference. A Burnet native and UT Law graduate, he served 18 years on the commission and earlier as district attorney for the 33rd district. Funeral services were held in Austin and Lloyd Devideon was appointed successor.
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Christian
Beauchamp
Dan Moody
State Board of Pardons
Moody
Burnet
Menard
Kimble
Llano
Mason
Gillespie
Bianco
San Saba
Burnet County
Southwestern University
University of Texas
Austin
Lloyd Devideon
Davidson
Peanut Program Meetings For 1941 In Gillespie County
The 1941 Peanut program explained by Dorman Sell to Gillespie County ACA members at Knopp School Eckert School Stonewall Fredericksburg Live Oak School with dates April 16 18 21 23 25 and closing April 30 1941. Also wedding report from Mason and Amarillo couple.
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Gillepsie
U. S. Dept. of Agri
Agricultural Adjustment Administration
Dorman Sell
Gillespie County
A.C.A
Knopp
Eckert School
Stonewall
Weinheimer's
Fredericksburg
Live Oak School
Gan
Fragmented note on a Columbia network patch and buttons
A garbled message references a Columbia network patch and large red buttons. It mentions a coat and cocos and asks who reports here, with unclear action or date.
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Cocos
Columbia
Refrain From Picking Flowers Along Hiway
The Texas Highway Department urges motorists to obey laws against picking or damaging wild flowers vines and shrubs on state highways. Violations carry a fine of one to ten dollars and include taking bluebonnets and other plants for sale. Reports from East Texas describe dogwoods redbuds and other flora being torn from rights of way and even dug up for removal by visitors. Local Highway Patrol and Public Safety officers will pursue offenders to protect these natural resources.
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Austin
Texas Highway Department
Texas
State Highway Patrol
Department of Public Safety
East Texas
Dallas
US 175
Athens
Rusk
San Angelo
Obituary of Mrs. William Crenwelge 1891 1941
Mrs Olivia Wendel Crenwelge born December 1 1891 at Cherry Mountain daughter of Adam and Elizabeth Wendel died April 12 1941 aged 59 years 4 months 11 days. Survived by husband William Crenwelge children Frieda Wanda Cora Sylvester Ernst Gilbert Ruben nine grandchildren six brothers two sisters two step-sisters and step-mother. Funeral services conducted by Rev J M Bergner at Beckmanns funeral home Monday afternoon.
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William Crenwelge
Olivia Wendel
Cherry Mountain
Adam
Elizabeth Reider Wendel
Fredericksburg
Wm. Crenwelge
Thekla
Louise
Frieda
Alfred Henning
Wanda
Sylvester Ah
Willie Brodbeck
Caroline Wendel
J. M. Bergner
Beckmann
Cherry Spring Lutheran Church Funeral Choirs at Service
The Cherry Spring Lutheran church held a service with Concordia and Cherry Mountain Glee Club singing. The church choir performed both at the church and at the grave with interment in the Cherry Spring area.
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Cherry Spring Lutheran Church
Concordia
Cherry Mountain
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Texas Mid-Continent Oil and Gas Association
Yteywas
Petticoat Ranch
Bode’s Station
Magnolia Products
Schreiner Wool & Mohair
Kerrville, Texas
Hal Country League
Eee Comfort— Abrhore
LindeMann
Flach We
Meckel Kimtetemetatien
Tapg
Bergmann Prsssecess
Seesesnneeseee
Birkhead
E. E. Saengef
Everything
Bandits Rob Express Publishing Company
George E. Christian
Appeals Commission of Criminal Court
Rev. M. Schwarz
Lutheran Church
Helen Kothmann
Glenn McNatt
Ernest Kothmann
Emilie Henke
Frances Dushek
Mission
Sam Kothmann
Alice Kothmann
Hooor
Wade McNutt
Dublin
Lansing Kothmann
H. F. Durham
Stanton Wilhelm
Vern Vincent
Dorothy Ann Kothmann
Rita Caroline Click
Helmuth Schwarz
Oliver Kowert
H. Dan Rothmann
E. E. McNatt
Hotel Fort Mason
Amarillo
Alac Theatre
Fredericksburg, Texas
Missionettes
Little Men
Kay Francis
Jack Oakie
Tim Holt
Walter Brennan
Gary Cooper
Studebaker
Mother Nature
United States
Rayon Taffetas
Tery
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