Fredericksburg Centennial Schedule of Events Today
A packed program includes 10:00 A M band concerts by San Angelo High School and Tivy High School, an 11:00 A M banquet for Gillespie County pioneers, a 2:00 P M historical parade, a 4:00 P M courthouse park centennial program, 6:00 P M banquet for centennial guests, an 8:00 P M historical pageant, 9:00 P M centennial dances, and 10:00 P M daily tours of Pioneer Memorial Museum plus other attractions and an art exhibit at the Agriculture Building.
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Pioneer Memorial
Fair
Fair Park
Courthouse Park
San Angelo
Tivy High School
Gillespie County
Fredericksburg
Centennial of
Public School Athletic Field
Pioneer Memorial Museum
Gillespie County Census 1940 to 1945 Comparison Report
New county agricultural figures show farm numbers fell from 1407 to 1343 as livestock and crop patterns shifted. Cattle rose to 21 821, sheep jumped to 206 449, goats declined to 94 964, and poultry output surged with egg production up 293 239 dozen. Corn and wheat areas shifted while the county agent offers 25 copies of the full livestock and crop figures.
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Gillespie County
Pioneer Recalls Famous Bat Cave Legends
Miss Sarah Shelley aged 96 recalls the Blowout Bat Cave legends and pioneer days in Comanche Springs Blanco County after a belated birthday dinner at the Fredericksburg home of Mrs. Augusta Weirich. Born April 6 1850 in Cumberland County Kentucky she led the Blowout post office for 38 years before its abandonment.
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Sarah Shelley
Augusta Weirich
Fredericksburg
Cumberland County
Kentucky
Anderson Shelley
Tennessee
Comanche Springs
Blanco County
Blowout
Bat Cave
Famed 2nd Division to Be Represented in Fredericksburg Parade
Part of the 2nd Armored Division strength will appear in a centennial parade in Fredericksburg Texas next Wednesday. Troop A 82nd Cavalry Recon Squadron comprises 150 men and 40 vehicles acting as the division eyes and ears in combat. The unit spearheaded campaigns in North Africa Sicily France Belgium Holland and Germany and helped supply replacements during Tunisia. It led the march from the Elbe to Berlin and earned the Presidential Unit Citation along with numerous foreign and US honors.
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2Nd Armored Division
Fredericksburg
Texas
82Nd Cavalry Ren
Our City
82Nd
2Nd Armored
North Africa
Sicily
France
Belgium
Holland
Germany
82Nd Armored
Palerno
1St Armored
Elbe
Berlin
United States
Dewey Kramer and Kaisers Visit Albert Kaiser Home
Mr and Mrs Alfred Kramer and Mrs W M Kaiser Sr and Mrs Adolph Juenke visited in the Albert Kaiser home at Junction on Sunday.
Harper School News Highlights Banquet and Inspect visit
The Harper High School junior class hosted a senior banquet on April 20 with Kenneth Baethge as MC and remarks by Raymond Pape and Leslie Phillips. Students performed, a guest speaker from the Presbyterian church attended, and eighth grade commencement activities are listed. Deputy State Superintendent G D McKay visited for a final inspection, praising the school’s work and building care.
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Harper High School
Harper School
Kenneth Baethge
Raymond Pape
Leslie Phillips
Richard Harlan
Tommye Phillips
Lillah Mae Wendel
Rev. Workman
The
Presbyterian Church
G. D. McKay
Extra Seats Added at Fredricksburg Field for Pageant
Carpenters are installing additional bleachers at the public school stadium to handle thousands of visitors for a two night pageant in Fredricksburg. The new tiers aim to expand seating for Tuesday and Wednesday events and accommodate the expected crowds.
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Public School Athletic Stadium
Fredericksburg
Meet the Seniors of Harper High
Harper High seniors feature Clarence Ruskey 18 with Dec 13 1927 birth date and plans to marry. Reading notes list his birth place Albin Texas eye color blue and ambitions to be a rancher. Also mentions local social visits and a wedding dinner at Hotel Nimitz attended by Alfred Lehne and others.
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Clarence Ruskey
Albin
Texas
Allen Ladd
Rusty
Alfred Lehne
Mrs
Harvey Burrer
Hotel Nimitz
Thanks and notices from the community
Expressions of gratitude for support after the loss of Mrs. J S Whitewood. Mentions of food, floral offerings, and grave assistance from church members and neighbors. Also notes a Chamber of Commerce meeting in San Angelo and a Firemen’s Convention in Seguin with attendee names. Community business ads follow.
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J. S. Whitewood
Lawrence Roeder
Chamber of Commerce
San Angelo
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Music Study Club of
Asbestoline
Moritz Farm Equipment CO
Main Street
Harper School News
Aloha
Lorene Oehler
Mae Bell Bierschwale
Allen
F. Bode
Breihan
Hetty
Sallie Parker
Ted Parker
Ray Carter
Toots Parker
Suell Roberts
Billy Edwards
Gilbert Strackbein
Patty Kendall
Alice Feller
Jim Kendall
Larry Goedmann
Irene White
Dorothy Saunders
Emily Kroll
Hetty Lightfinger
Louie
Paler
Jo Ann Kinsey
Scotty Kinsey
Junior Whitewood
Robert Whitewood
Kenneth Wayne Whitewood
Rudy
Carl
Lamar
Corpus
Mrs. Coplen
Mrs. Stevens
Opal Strackbein
Scott
Leslie
G. D. McCkay
Richard Delevan
San Antonio
Louis Stevens
W. A. Cottle
C. N. Taylor
Frank Staudt
Harper High
Guam
Central Pacific
Virginia Buell
Sherrie Lee
Billy
Charles Buell
Whitewood
Seguin
Richard Roeder
Willie Kaiser
Edw. Klein
Willie Meter
Chas. Barrett
Lawrence Metzger
Jake Metzger
Floy Bode
Neal Fox
Belmore Roberts
Carl Oehler
Comfort Hatchery
Comfort
Rothskeller
Fredericksburg Highway
John S. Morris
Harper
A. E. Self
Water Street
Kerrville
E. O. Longrem
Junction, Texas
Kerrville Bakery
Carl's Grocery
H. Welge Lews
Dick Ebert
Mec
Heil Motor CO
Fredericksburg, Texas
Willys Automobiles
Willys Jeeps
Selma Granville
Harper, Texas
Heau
Saenger
Lumber
Arville
P. O
County Attorney's Office
Sunset
Sta
Fretshaberg
Stark, Trop
Eletald
AML Harges
Tom Martin
Sosth
Arnold Markwordt
Albert A. Weber
Reuben Nixon
Elgin Dittmar
Sherif
Bob Lotih
Penrose Bo Metcalie
Jist
Texas Dist
W. C Fisher
Hill Country Livestock Protective Association
Harper Community
Alex Mittendorf
Prop
Jersey
Tex
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