Mrs. Magdalen Henkhaus Dies in Rosebud Visit
Mrs. Magdalen Henkhaus of Hallettsville died Tuesday in Rosebud while visiting. Her body was brought to Shiner for burial in the Catholic cemetery after services officiated by pastors from Shiner, Hallettsville, Moulton and Schulenburg. A German native, she came to Texas at two, lived in Austin and Lavaca counties, and with her husband Otto Henkhaus founded Henkhaus. Surviving are eight children, twenty six grandchildren, and five great grandchildren.
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Magdalen Henkhaus
Hallettsville
Rosebud
Shiner
L. P. Netardus
A. Mathis
Joseph Kopp
Moulton
F. X. Wolf
Schulenburg
Germany
Texas
Austin County
Otto Henkhaus
Lavaca County
Henkhaus
Hochheim Youth Drowns In Guadalupe River Whirlpool
Cauthern Smith 14 son of Mr and Mrs W H Smith Hochheim drowned Friday evening in the Guadalupe river during a swim party. One friend escaped and the others were saved. His body was recovered Saturday by J G Hill and laid to rest Sunday at Oak Grove Cemetery with Rev S C Dunn presiding.
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Cauthern Smith
W. H. Smith
Hochheim
Guadalupe River
Young Smith
J. G. Hill
Yoakum
Oak Grove
Smithville Bank Official Hurt in Pole Incident
Emil Buescher president of the First State Bank and manager of the Smithville Oil Mill in Smithville Texas narrowly escaped serious injury when he climbed a 20 foot pole to work on wiring and touched a live wire. He was thrown to the ground and badly bruised.
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Smithville
Texas
Emil Buescher
First State Bank
Moulton Lutheran Ladies' Aid to Meet September 4
The next meeting of the Frauen Verein Moulton Lutheran Ladies' Aid will be held at the hall on Thursday September 4. The serving committee includes Mesdames Arnold Wiedemann Harry Wiedemann and William Woehler Sr.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Moulton Lutheran Ladies’ Aid
Mesdames
Arnold Wiedemann
Harry Wiedemann
William Woehler
Local visitors and travel noted around town
Mr and Mrs Rudolph Fillip of Shiner visited Mr and Mrs Frank Ullmann here Sunday. Superintendent W E Smith was in Hallettsville on school business. Mr Alfred C Rehmer and family and Oscar Arnim of San Antonio with Mrs T T Walker of San Saba and Miss Alice Arnim of Houston, who had been visiting, returned to their homes last week.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Rudolph Fillip of
Shiner
Frank Ullmann
W. E. Smith
Hallettsville
Alfred C. Rehmer
Oscar Arnim
San Antonio
T. T. Walker
San Saba
Alice Arnim
Houston
Piping gasoline lines eyed for long distance use
Early projects aim to pipe gasoline from Luling to San Antonio and from the Texas Panhandle to Kansas City and St. Louis. Experiments show voice waves travel far faster on open pole lines than in cables, cable speed 30,000 km/s versus 300,000 on open lines. State figure Julian Greer of Athens proposes cutting Texas House seats from 150 to 75 and Senate seats from 80 to 25 to improve governance.
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Luling
San Antonio
Texas Panhandle
Kansas City
St. Louis
Julian Greer
Athens
Texas House of Representatives
Senate
Nature as the best trainer of all in youth athletics
The speaker, a longtime track coach, emphasizes gradual development for young athletes, balanced diets with cellulose and cereals, especially whole rice, and personal stories of undernourished youths improving markedly. He cites dozens of college scholars and praises coach Bill Foley for elevating secondary school athletics.
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Bill” Foley
Biff” Jones
Bernie Weters
Charlie Sykes
Arthur Duffy
Paul Cox
John Holden
Paul Magoffin
Maxey Long
Calvin Milans
Nature
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Henry Krause
Rehme
Oscar A. Darilek
W F. Obhl
G. L.‘ Kopeck
Gray Bldg
Pundt & Meyer
C. F. Knaper
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Moulton Coxan
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American Legion
John V. Havlik
Victor Fehrenkamp
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Louis Moeller
William F. Foley
Central High School
Washington, D. C
Coach Foley
Union
Navy
Army
Central High
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