August Rain Falls Across Gillespie County Heavy Yearly Totals
Heavy August rainfall totals across Gillespie County include 15.62 inches at Crabapple and 4.09 at Doss, with Fredericksburg recording the heaviest monthly total in the county. Local observers note daily amounts including a 9 inch downpour on the 30th that caused flooding along the Pedernales and washed away low houses and cattle, while other gauges report varied readings compared with last year.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
F. B. Riley
Crabapple
L.C.R.A
Karl Durst
Doss
Gillespie County
Fredericksburg
Alf. Neffendorf
Neffendorf
Riley
Pedernales
Stonewall
Hye
Mr. Riley
Elroy Schnelle
Rheingold
Oswald Eckhardt
Levi Deike
Morris Ranch
Tom Carr
Harper
Otto Rahe
Town Creek
Stonewall Men Save Bus Occupants in Pedernales Flood
Two Stonewall fishermen Kermit Hahne and Elgin Beckmann saved 28 children and four adults from a crowded Kerrville bus swept by floodwaters on the Pedernales River near the Blanco-Gillespie line. They connected a rope to the bus axle and to a secure point as waters rose seven to eight feet over the highway.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Stonewall
Kerrville
Austin
Post
Kermit Hahne
Elgin Beckmann
Pedernales
Hahne
Beckmann
Lee Danz
Hye
Hiram Hodges Place
Blanco-Gillespie County
Hodges’ Place
Crabapple
Cain City
Luckenbach
Edmund Moellendorf Awarded Bronze Oak Leaf Cluster
Edmund A. Moellendorf, son of Mrs. Anna Moellendorf, Harper, receives a Bronze Oak Leaf Cluster in lieu of a second Purple Heart from Maj. Gen. Robert S. Beightler of the 37th Division for wounds in action at Bougainville Solomon Islands. He has been overseas since May 26, 1942 and previously earned a Purple Heart for Munda airfield injuries on New Georgia last year.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Southwest Pacific
Edmund A. Moellendorf
Anna Moellendorf
Harper
Robert S. Beightler
Bougainville
Solomon Islands
Moellendorf
Munda
New Georgia
Kimble County Voters Favor Airport Bond
Kimble County voters approved a county bond issue on Sept 2 to finance an airport near Junction. The move mirrors a similar approval in Taylor last week and follows Mason County's earlier airport bond vote.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Kimble County
Junction
Taylor
Mason County
Mason
Flood isolates parsonage near Albert Church area
Flood waters surround the parsonage occupied by Rev. and Mrs. Paul Leonard near Albert Church, creating an island as the Pedernales river and back waters flood the area. A mud and sand filled bus was removed from the highway and sent to Austin for cleaning and repairs.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Hodges
Albert Church
Stonewall
Paul Leonard
Pedernales
Leonhard
Austin
Private Edgar W Steitle Homecoming In Mississippi
Private Edgar W. Steitle returning from 27 months overseas with the Quartermaster Corps in the African Italian theater has arrived at Camp Shelby Mississippi before visiting his mother Mrs Ottilie Steitle in Fredericksburg. Also includes short notes on Pvt Buster Gammenthaler of Camp Hood visiting family and local listings for trades and sales in Fredericksburg Texas.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Edgar W. Steitle
Quartermaster Corps
Camp Shelby
Mississippi
Ottilie Steitle
Fredericksburg
Also Mentioned on This Page
Kerrville Camp
Dal
Edmund Moellendorf
Harper, Texas
Melody Kings
Bill Kaiser
Engar Steitle
Buster
Charles Gammenthaler
Camp Hood
Pfe
Phil Rogers
San Antonio
Mrs
J. J. Rogers
C. A. Moses
Adolph Ersch
Kerryilly
Chevrolet
Plymouth
Herman J. Kaiser
Uptown
Texas
Harper Herald
W. A. Cottle
Reuben Nixon
Henry Hirson
Henry Holly
WM. M. Petmecky
Gillespie CO
Robert Bob Loth
Alex Jung
Reinhold Tatsch
John Wolfgang Braeutigam
Wilson Herber
DIST
Harry L. Davis, JR
Boerne
Me. Farmer
Mr. Ranchman
The
Cooper’s
Fredericksburg, Texas
Norman Bros
Spring Creek Hall
Harper Highway
Seven Lone Stars
Arthur Reed
Tom Ie
Masoud
Joe Marsh
Thad Phibbs
Thad
Brewing Industry Foundation
Oliver Roberts
Hondo
Harper Community
Alex Mittendorf
Prop
Teres
Rock Drug Store
Kerrville, Texas
Jimmie Evers
Edward Eckert
KIM Manufacturing CO
West Main Street
Edwin Tatsch
Ferguson
J. Francis Merz
Albert
Pehl’s
H. P. Briggs & Stratton
Firestone
Wm. Strackbein
Sinclair
Reiffert Hardware Store
Hahn
Mgr
Tex
Ain Bread
Kerrville Bakery
A. E. Self
Optometrist
Water Street
Junction, Texas
Edith Liverman
Gulf Gas
Gulf Pride
Gulflube
G&l
Ulf
Roeder
yEe
DR. F. & Bailey
Earl Garret Sr
Leon F. Zwiener
Loome
Louis’ Place
Sam Antonio
Louis O’bryant
Ficy Bode Liscion & Warehouse
Magnilia Mubkillowsas — Mobiloil Hnharper
H. Welge Lewis
Fred.ricksburg
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