Gillespie County Declares Admiral Nimitz Day Holiday
Gillespie County Commissioners propose October 13, 1945 as a holiday for the court and county offices closed. Fredericksburg celebrates with a public reception for Fleet Admiral Chester W. Nimitz planned 1 p m to 6 30 p m. Funeral honors and patriotic acknowledgment mark the Homecoming tribute to the admiral.
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Gillespie County
Admiral Nimitz
United States Navy
Chester W. Nimitz
Fredericksburg
Texas
Commissioners’ Court
Chester Nimitz
Tivy dale Local Notables Weekend Visit and Death Report
Tivy dale residents host and visit relatives across White Oak Fredericksburg and Boerne. Family members travel between White Oak Fredericksburg Kerrville Luzon and Boerne while Pfc Felix Klein returns from San Antonio for the weekend. A death notice for Ma Roe of Boerne is reported with funeral planned. rainfall dominates recent days with hopes for sun.
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Alfons Feller
Dayton Weber
White Oak
Willie Klein
Klaerner’s Park
Chas. Lang
Fredericksburg
Edgar Klein
Bruno Feller
Pfc
Felix A. Klein
San Antonio
I “Louis Kun
Werner Klein
Edward Klein
Emilie Klein
Arthur Feller
Alfons Klein
Rudi E. Klein
Luzon
Philippine Islands
Ernst Wahrmund
Ma Roe
Boerne
Meta Hartmann
Johnny Klein
Albert Bernhard
Kerrville
Raymond Juenke
Catholic Information on Hell and Purgatory Faith Tale
A Catholic Information piece recalls a man named Jack Dawson who dreams of judgment before a heavenly throne. An angel notes sins spoken and unspoken, then Jack learns even momentary vulgar words can bar heaven. The Catholic view sees purgatory as the interim for those not yet fit for heaven. Local society notes follow with family visits in San Antonio and Kerrville over the weekend.
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Jack Dawson
Jack
Heaven
John Dawson
God
Hell
Purgatory
Missionaries and Bible Readings Highlight Interchurch Efforts
Church leaders report Methodist Overseas Mission work across Fiji Tonga Samoa and New Guinea while Jacob Deshazer plans ministry in Japan after captivity. American Bible Society broadcasts readings for Thanksgiving to Christmas. Flushing hosts 300th anniversary of religious liberty linked to Bowne and Stuyvesant. AGI notes Navy veteran William Richards urges a stronger church program for returning servicemen.
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New Guinea
Methodist Overseas Mission of
Australasia
John Wear Burton
Methodist Church
Methodist
United States
Board of Methodist Church
Burton
England
New Zealand
Society
Fiji
Australia
Tonga
Samoa
Put
Rotuma
Papua
North Australia
India
U.S.A
American Bible Society
James
Park Avenue
New York City
Agi
William L. Richards
Protestant Episcopal Church
Christian Church
Nimitz to Visit Texas for Parades and Speeches
Admiral Nimitz travels with his wife for a Texas program featuring a noon parade to State Fair Park, a 4 30 p m flight to Austin for a 6 p m appearance, a Congress Avenue parade, a hotel dinner, a 9 p m Gregory Gym appearance with a Texas Quality network broadcast, and a Saturday motorcade to Kerrville with a 10 a m Kerrville parade and noon luncheon before returning to Fredericksburg.
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Dallas
State Fair Park
Admiral Nimitz
Austin
Congress Avenue
Gregory Gymn
State University
Texas Quality Network
Nimitz
Fredericksburg
Kerrville
Lost half dollars add up as boy clocks tally
A boy asks a stranger if he has lost a half dollar and then reveals his plan to count how many have been lost today. The exchange ends with the boy stating the tally of 55.
Nimitz to Receive Delayed High School Diploma
Kerrville residents will honor Admiral Nimitz when he returns to his hometown to receive a high school diploma he did not complete in 1902. The Tivy High School board at a special meeting decided his wartime achievements against Japan justified the long overdue credential.
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Kerrville
Adm. Nimitz
Admirals
Tivy High School
US Naval Academy
Admiral Nimitz
Funny world aphorisms about manners and desire
A humorous reflection on marriage and jealousy as a man refuses a kiss from his wife yet vows to shoot the first man who does. It pivots to a tongue in cheek note urging contentment with what one has and to cultivate appreciation for one’s own possessions.
Orville Gammenthaler Visits Parents This Weekend
Orville Gammenthaler spent the weekend with his parents Mr and Mrs Fred Gammenthaler returning from a visit.
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Orville Gammenthaler
Mrs
Fred Gammenthaler
Man Who Cheers With Gaps in Teeth
A reflective line about resilience and humor, noting that true worth lies in the ability to smile even after losing front teeth. The verse contrasts evening and dawn with the final claim that enduring smile marks character.
Methodist Church Brings Miss Lucille Meier Shower
Rev B E Brethan leads Sunday School at 10 and Morning Worship at 11 with Quarterly Conference by Rev J R Hillard. Miss Lucille Meier, bride to be, is honored at a miscellaneous shower hosted by Mrs Ruben Roeder and Mrs Ida Wanner at the Lutheran Dining Hall with refreshments and many gifts.
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J. R. Hilliard
Ruben Roeder
Ida Wanner
Lucille Meier
Lutheran
Victory Loan Drive Set to Open October 29 in Gillespie County
The Victory Loan drive, Gillespie County’s final bond campaign, will run from October 29 to December 8. War Finance Chairman Gilbert Kaderli says everyone should help, with a county quota of 260000 dollars and Series E quota of 145000 dollars, both below earlier drives. A secondary note recounts an eighty year old farmer seeking to will his estate to his wife if she remains a widow. the lawyer’s caution about the clause is quoted.
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Gilbert Kaderli
Gillespie County War Finance
Kaderli
Gillespie County
Church notices and schedules for October services
Sunday October 14 services listed for St James Lutheran Presbyterian First Baptist and St Anthony Catholic parishes with times and events. Catholic notes include Masses 830 and 1000 am and various society meetings. Catholic events continue October 21 and Deanery meetings in Kerrville. Subscription notice for The Herald appears.
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Holy Name Society
St. Ann's Society
Catholic Action Councils of Men
Kerrville
America
Shoe Stamps Airplane Nos. 1 2 and 3 Stay Valid
A historical notice states shoe stamps numbered 1 2 and 3 remain good indefinitely with stamp No 4 valid until August 1. The source notes ongoing validity of airship related stamps and specifies dates and numbers for reader guidance.
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Tivydale Locals
Catholic Information
Charlie Barrett
Miss Charlene
Mrs. Tuer
Harper’s Churches
W.w.reid
Jacob D. Deshazer
Salem
Oregon
Walter Reed Hospital
Washington, D. C
Japan
Flushing
Long Island
Amsterdam
Holland
Peter Stuyvesant
John Bowne
West India Company
Stuyvesant
Stuy Vesant
Bowne
Wife
Matthew C. Perry
U.S
Mississippi
Perry
Tokyo Bay
Arthur Hac Arthur
Douglas
Amerean
Miscellaneous Snower
Miss Lucille Meier
Woerner
Turkey
Ranch Supplies
Woerner Warehouse
ST. James Lutheran Church
Charles G. Workman
First Baptist Church
A. R. Allen
Dayton Rahe
Otto Rahe
THE
Herald
Fredericksburg Hospital & Clinic
L. W. Feller
Dr. L. L. Keyser
First State Bank
Harper, Texas
U. S
Kerrville, Texas
Junction
Beer Junction
Edith Liverman
Mgr
Wool Mohair Ranch Supplies
Junction "Warehouse CO
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