Fredericksburg to restore Kaffeemuhle Vereinskirchen shrine
Ground is broken in Fredericksburg for rebuilding the Kaffeemuhle Vereinskirche, a octagonal 1847 church once central to Fredericksburg and Gillespie County. The stone structure will become a museum of pioneer relics and memorialize German settlers who founded Texas communities.
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Fredericksburg
Gillespie County
All Creede
Forties
Prussia
House OF Worship
Pedernales
Main Street
United States
Restoring the old shrine as public project revived
The piece outlines a 1896 bid to raze a beloved church for a court order, followed by protests and demolition. The Civil Works Administration offers labor, public subscriptions cover materials, and a near exact stone replica will rise at Market Plaza with wall plastering matching the original. A restoration of the Kaffeemuehle corner stone and bell is suggested as relics. Also included is a Treasury report detailing December receipts and expenditures with emergency costs.
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CWA
Civil Works Administration
Market Plaza
Holy Ghost Lutheran Church
Return of regular army personnel to Second division cited
General Dorey praises Second division soldiers over seven months in GCC posts. The cadence returns of regular officers and enlisted men were completed December 15, enabling resumed routine training. Officers named include Caneile Hanns Atkinson Winers Craig Brannon Jennings Smith Colson Hull.
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Ma. Gru
Halstead Dorey
Dorey
Army Post
J. J. Caneile
C. W. Hanns
John F. Atkinson
Fred B. Winers
C. F. Craig
J. B. Brannon
Pirst Briutenante T.A. Jennings
C. FR. H
KR. O. Smmith
J. B. Colson
R. P. Hull
Gall Stones and Post Office Rules Create Odd Insurance Case
A Minneapolis case details gall stones mailed via parcel post insured for 95 with sentimental value only after removal. Judge Thurs ruled the stones held no monetary value, denying compensation. the woman appealed to higher authorities. The article also notes military duty shifts and a classified ad for radios.
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Minneapolis
George Thuras
Rochester Minn
Laty
Washington
Argentina May Get Italy League Plan
A League of Nations official said Italy could push reform ideas through Argentina by asking the Rio de Janeiro anti war treaty, backed by Argentine Foreign Minister Cesar Augusto Saavedra Lamas, to be studied by the League commission. Residents of Meacham Oregon bid to save “Old George” the elk during the fall hunting season from nimrods.
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Argentina
Italy
Geneva
League of Nations
League
Rio de Janeiro
Cary Jon Saaverda Lamas
League Commission
Meacham
Ore
Old George
Two New Schools Planned for La Jarita and Willamar
In Raynoldsville on December 19 the state will issue bonds to fund two new schools in La Jarita and Willamar worth 5000 and 10000 dollars respectively. The bonds were polled several months ago.
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Raymondville
la Jarita
Willamar
Road Near Completion in Brownsville Beach Highway
Brownsville outlines a new highway to Boca Chica Beach, stored within a week. Two hundred workers labored two weeks to plug washouts from September hurricane, restoring the route.
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Brownsville
Boca Chica
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