Funeral Rites Held for Fritz Luckenbach in Menard
Funeral services for Fritz Luckenbach 88 longtime Menard resident were held at the First Presbyterian Church in Menard. Burial followed in Menard Cemetery. Survived by widow Anna Nauwald four daughters and Wneson Fritz Jr. the family’s property manager. Pallbearers named J C Appleman John Winslow Robert Hendrickson Hugh Spiller Jackie Landers and Norman Kothmann.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Fritz Luckenbach
Menard County
First Presbyterian Church
Menard
Menard Cemetery
Luckenbach
Brady Hospital
Fredericksburg
Menardville
City
Luckenbach Motor Company
Luickenbach
Anna Nauwald
Wneson Fritz, Jr
Hugh Spiller
Kimble County
Henry Reeve
Wilkes Rothmann
Roger Q. Landers
Menard Co
J. C. Appleman
John Winslow
Robert Hendrickson
Hugh Bob Spiller
Jakie Landers
Norman Kothmann
Sayers Farmer Named New PCA Head in Texas
Sayers Farmer, vice president of the San Angelo Production Credit Association, was chosen by 36 Texas associations in Houston to lead the PCA of Texas succeeding Julius Brune who retires due to ill health. C H Matthews of Eagle Lake was re elected national director from the tenth district with Farmer named alternate. The Texas group serves about 35,000 members. San Angelo's association, first in the state, holds over one million dollars in capital and reserve.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Sayers Farmer
Production Credit Association of Texas
Julius Brune
Brenham
Farmer
Texas Production Credit Association of
C. H. Matthews
Eagle Lake
United States
Texas
San Angelo
Major Deck Promoted. Far East Air Force Engineer
Weldon S. Deck of London was promoted to major on February 1, 1951, receiving insignia at John son Air Base Japan in early March. He served 32 months in engineering in the China Burma India theater during WWII and joined the Fourth Fighter Wing in Korea. Deck's wife and son Jimmie reside in Victoria.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Weldon S. Deck
Clyde Deck
London
Air Force
Johnson Air Base
Japan
Deck
United States Far East Air Forces
Korea
Jimmie
Victoria
23 B League Meet Set for Eldorado and Nearby Cities
The 23B Interscholastic League brings eight districts to Eldorado for literary and track events on Friday and Saturday marking the first since 1940. West and east half meets occur in Sonora and Junction with tennis, playground ball, and declamation contests leading to finals. Awards total 143 medals and ten trophies with a loving cup for the overall winner.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Eldorado
Junction
John Long
Sonora
Gene Brodhead
Ozonas
Junection
Jean Landers
Lorena Boone
Delores Alexander
Lee Borden
Ben Urban
Walter Leamons
Ozona
Rocksprings
Menard
Mason
London
Ethel Foster to Speak at Sixth District Club Convention
To Address Club Women Miss Ethel Foster of Sterling City a leader in both the General and State Federations will headline the Sixth District Convention opening this afternoon. She will discuss the World Cooperation Tour and her Europe trip last year.
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Ethel Foster
Sterling City
General Federation
State Federation of Women’s’ Clubs
Miss Foster
Europe
Hotel
Las Lomas
First Baptist Church
International Organization
State Federation
Federation
Convention Opens With Mrs Jeff D Jackson Presiding
Mrs Jeff D Jackson president of Sixth District TFWC will preside at the 36th annual convention opening this afternoon. She leads Lampasas Business College and has held multiple federation roles including finance and investments and parlia mentarian duties. She also serves as treasurer of Alpha Chi chapter Delta Kappa Gamma and executive secretary of Lampasas County Tuberculosis Association.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Jeff D. Jackson
Sixth District
TFWC
Alpha Chi
Delta Kappa Gamma
American Mothers’ Com
Golden Rule Foundation
Lampasas County
First Baptist Church
Lampasas
Baptist Church
Hotel Las Lomas
City Announces Clean-Up Week April 16 21
City residents are urged to prepare as City Clean-Up Week runs April 16 through 21 under Mayor W P Hendrix. Volunteers will spray and remove health hazards while city trucks haul away trash free of charge if placed at curbside before dawn.
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Ayor W. P. Hendrix
Schreiner Institute Names New President Inauguration Date Set
Delegates from Texas and elsewhere will attend the Schreiner Institute inauguration of Andrew Edington as president on Wednesday April 11 at 10 30 am. Edington succeeds Dr J J Delaney as head of the military school founded by Captain Charles Schreiner in 1922.
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Kerrville
Texas
Andrew Edington
Schreiner Institute
Edington
Charles Schreiner
J. J. Delaney
New Wildcat Spudded Near Junction by Guffey Drilling
Work began on the Anzac Oil Corporation No. 3 Lottie Belt wildcat seven miles northwest of Junction. Location is 640 feet north and 330 feet east in Section 133 H Leeper survey. Projected depth 2,100 feet with cable tools.
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Anzac Oil Corporation
Lottie Belt
Junction
Guffey Drilling Co
H. Leeper
Andrews Called to Brady Over Illness in Eden Daughter
Mrs J W Andrews was summoned to Brady last week due to illness of her daughter Mrs Howard Flippin of Eden. The note records a family medical matter and travel to assist.
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J. W. Andrews
Brady
Howard Flippin
Eden
Controlling Interest Sells at First State Bank
C C Chessher announces sale of controlling stock in First State Bank and resigns as chairman and president. Jordan Cunningham and associates buy the stock. Cunningham becomes president and chair. Chessher remains executive assistant until June 1 and returns to law practice with Hutson Chessher Cauthan firm.
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First State Bank
C. C. Chessher
Chessher
East Texas
Hutson
Time Cunningham
Callan Graham
Cunningham
Hendrix Reelected Mayor in Junction Election Sweep
W P Hendrix won re election as mayor of Junction by a wide margin in a city election that also chose three aldermen Hendrix led with 310 of 40 votes cast Hawkins challenged him for mayor with 128 votes Chester Simon received 401 and W B Norton 283 were elected to two year terms to succeed Woodard and Simmons Simmons won 426 votes to fill the one year unexpired term of Fred Johnson who resigned retiring aldermen did not seek reelection
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W. P. Hendrix
City of
Junction
Hendrix
John M. Hawkins
Chester Simon
W. B. Norton
Cecil Woodard
Jimmie Simmons
Fred Johnson
Film Of Korea Shown At Sixth District Convention
Dorothy Vieman author lecturer will show a movie Film of Korea at the formal opening of the Sixth District convention this evening at 8 at the First Baptist Church. Vieman wife of Colonel Lewis D Vieman stationed in Korea was evacuated after her home was strafed by Communists. Her book The Korean Adventure is published by the Naylor Company San Antonio. She is daughter of Mr and Mrs A J House of Yoakum. Public invited. Mrs Buster Atkinson and daughter Thomasina of Menard visited Mrs Atkinson's sister Lucy Wright Friday and Saturday.
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Dorothy House Vieman
Korea
TFWC
First Baptist Church
Mrs
A. J. House
Yoakum
Floyd Mann Visits Rochester Friends
Floyd Mann arrived Tuesday from Rochester New York for a two week visit here with Mr and Mrs Ted Mann.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Floyd Mann
Rochester
New York
Ted Mann
Sixth District TFWC Convention Opens Today in Midland
Mrs. J. Howard Hodge of Midland will address the 36th annual Sixth District TFWC convention opening today at 11 30 p.m. in the First Baptist Church. Hodge, Midland’s 25th state president, is noted for community and church work and holds key posts on the Warm Springs Foundation and safety committees.
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J. Howard Hodge
Midland
Sixth District
TFWC
First Baptist Church
Allan Shivers
The
Warm Springs Foundation
Texas Economy Committee
Texas Safety Committee
Citizens Committee On
Midland First Baptist Church
Midland Memorial Hospital
American Cancer Society
League Play Off Tennis Matches Scheduled Here
East half district play off tennis and playground ball were rescheduled from April 11 to April 7 with play beginning at 9 a.m. in Junction. Supt. John Long directs. Readouts from Friday practice show Jean Elledge winning junior and senior girls singles, with doubles won by Tiny Wood and Theola Hunger. Barker and Hodges lost senior doubles.
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Junction
Rocksprings
John Long
Jean Elledge
Tiny Wood
Theola Hunger
Shirley Barker
Brenda Hodges
Dan Shaefer
Shelby Jordan
Jimmy Cardwell
Dennis Blackburn
J. D. Wagner
Cuban guest Graciela Vallva to speak at Sixth District TFWC meet
Miss Graciela Vallva of Have ana Cuba will join the 60th annual Sixth District convention of the Texas Federation of Women’s Clubs. She attends UT under the Tin American Scholarship Fund, now in its 1945 budget, and plans to teach in Cuba after earning a Texas master’s degree. A Methodist Church Sweet Sale is set for Saturday April 14 with location to be announced.
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Graciela Vallva
Haveana
Cuba
TFWC
Miss Vallva
Texas Federation of Women’s Clubs
University of Texas
Beatrice Antillon
Costa Rica
Mimia Bonilla
Republic of Panama
Suzanne Coupillant
Argentina
Nilda Castro
Peru
Ilena Singer
Marian Fayet
Brazil
Miss Vallve
Homer Garrison
University of Havana
Texas University
Institute of International Education
Havana
Friends
The
Methodist Church
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Sayers
PCA
Jack Black
San Marcos
Southwest Texas State Teachers College
Clay Secrest
Hamilton
Misses Nell, Pat and
Maud Secrest
George Cavaness
Grote Angus Farm
Music Room
T. M. Harvey
Room 7
Ken Cody
Jewel Shelton
Direc
Tor
High School
Alice Cannon
Samuel Davies
Doris Johnston
George Massengill
Roscoe Lewis
Oscar Greenwood
Karen
Kathy Ann
Los Alamos
New Mexico
Fred Ross
Mrs. Greenwood
J. M. Livingston
Christovas
Tures
New Schreiner President
Kimble
W. E. Bolt
Kennon Stapp
C. T. Holekamp
George Cox
Charlie McCarroll
James P. Rieck
Norman K. Farmer
Film of
Buster Atkinson
Thomasina of
Mrs. Atkinson
Lucy Wright
Martinez Cafe
Lawler Ranch
Lynnside
B. L. Smith
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