Terse Tales From Southwest Texas Towns
Local notes from Fagle Lake and Kerrville summarize visits and travels of residents. Mrs J S Bruce returned from Taylor and Georgetown. Miss Myrtle Coughran came from Taylor. several families move or visit Columbus, San Antonio and Houston amid social events and illness. Community members attend I O O F lodge in Columbus. a masquerade ball by firemen is praised. Mrs Ida Mae Ernest dies. others relocate to Kerrville and nearby areas.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bruce McCarty
Myrtle Coughran
Taylor
Firemen
Ross Dobbins
J. A. Carlettan
Columbus
Tex Stephens
W. E. Lenhart
Olvie Davis
Axel Seaholm
I. O. O. F. Lodge
Irene Chambers
Cleveland
Ida Mae Ernest
Post Office Street
Boerne Pioneer Jacob Luckenbach Dies at 93
Boerne's oldest citizen Jacob Luckenbach died February 27 at age 93. Born in Nassau Germany he settled in Gillespie County in 1846 helped organize Fredericksburg and hauled logs for the first church. He served in Captain Krauskop's company in the Civil War and on Governor Davis's staff as a major. He and his wife Justina raised twelve children and left 43 grandchildren, 33 great grandchildren, and two great great grandchildren.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Jacob Luckenbach
Nassau
Germany
Gillespie County
Texas
Fredericksburg
Justina
Krauskop
Davis
Amalia Toepein
Leon Springs
Pauline Endler
Boerne
Henrietta Mueller
Mathilda Kunkel
Luckenbach
Asherton
Julius Luckenbach
Bertha Vollbrecht
Augusta Schumann
Ida Kunkel
San Antonio
Emilie Luckenbach
Clara Luckenbach
A. J. Luckenbach
Social Roundup Delights Visitors and Local Weddings
A busy spell with New York and Texas guests in town. Rock Island and Fort Worth visitors mingle at homes, weddings, and garden parties, with several locals hosting relatives and friends from Cuero, Hallettsville, and Houston.
Boerne Social Notes Highlight Local Visits and Guests
Miss Dorothy Hall spent Saturday and Sunday with relatives in San Antonio. Miss Martha Fabia returned from Draughon's business college in San Antonio and will stay. Mrs. Tucker and daughter Mattie Tucker came back from New Braunfels. Miss Nell Shannon returned to San Antonio after weeks with Boerne friends. Mr. and Mrs. Opperman of Spring Branch visit Boerne. Mrs. R. P. Baptist of Covington Tenn. visited aunt Mrs. P. Hall then traveled to Phoenix before returning home. Miss Minnie Ranzall visited from San Antonio. Mrs. M. A. Burge visits relatives in San Antonio. Edward Wentworth and wife of Windsor ranch near Waring were in Boerne. T. H. Toepperwein and son Max visited Boerne this week. Mrs. S. L. Stewart and children spent the week with relatives.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Dorothy Hall
San Antonio
Martha Fabia
Draughon
Business College
Tucker
Mattie Tucker
New Braunfels
Nell Shannon
Opperman
Spring Branch
Boerne
R. P. Baptist
Covington
T. H. Toepperwein
Max Toepperwein
L. Stewart
Nora Klein
Edgar Nolte
Lalla Nolte
Broadway
Mesdames
C. E. Duggan
T. M. Humphreys
B. A. Schulze
Mary Conrads
Ed BE. Conrads
Alex Luckenbach
Jacob Luckenbach
William Bauer
F. Bauer
Hempstead
Eugene Nolte
Dallas
Nolte
Waco
Various local visits and events in Schulenburg area
A survey of social visits includes Mrs. Wayman Kindred in Houston, William Allen in Shiner and many others from Schulenburg, Bluff, and nearby towns. The community hosts visitors, theater outings in San Antonio, a school library benefit entertainment, and a village carnival drawing crowds from surrounding counties.
Local visits and social notes from Caldwell to New Braunfels
Carl Brume of Caldwell county visited W. J. Heidecke. Mr and Mrs Fred Weinert of Nixon visited Seguin relatives. Miss Lizzie Teissner returned from San An and Miss Lena Randle from Pearsall and Moore. Mrs Co EB Draeger of Monthalia visiting relatives here. Miss Helen Wochler and Percy Bartels attended the Woodmen dance in New Braunfels. Friends of B Miller are relieved.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Carl Brume
Caldwell County
W. J. Heidecke
Fred Weinert
Nixon
Seguin
Lizzie Teissner
San Antonio
Lena Randle
Pearsall and
Moore
Co. EB. Draeger
Monthalia
Helen Wochler
Percy Bartels
New Braunfels
B. Miller
Miss Davie Gammell Weds at Local Pastor Home
Miss Davie Gammell and Milton Harber of Benton married at Rev. Eugene Donoho’s home of Lytle Baptist church on Monday afternoon. The social event featured a Mawes hall dance Monday night organized by Erwin Duderstadt Claude Atkins and Sam Bush with J B Smith on violin and a Mexican band later. Velma Brown injured in a runaway horse accident Tuesday afternoon remained unconscious until Wednesday morning. Dr R Bayard Touchstone returned from Galveston after post graduate study. A F Gates attended a Masons meeting in San Antonio Tuesday. H L Gallogly and wife plan to move to Galveston for a new job. Mr and Mrs Ellis Bush returned Monday from Mexico where they honeymooned and were in San Antonio Tuesday.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Davie Gammell
Near Here
Milton Harber
Benton
Eugene Donoho
Lytle Baptist Church
Mawes’ Hall
Erwin Duderstadt
Claude Atkins
Sam Bush
J. B Smith
Velma Brown
Louis Brown
R. Bayard Touchstone
Galveston
A. F. Gates
Masons
San Antonio
H. L. Gallogly
Ellis Bush
Mexico
Community Notices and Social Visits Across Texas
Miss Anita Maegelin visited San Antonio last week while Miss Lonnie Maegelin returned from a San Antonio stay. The Forty-two club hosted by Mr. and Mrs. Ludwig featured 42 games and music by Mrs. Martin and Miss Gee. Georgetown teachers were hosted by Hattie Love and Annie Purl for a Friday gathering with seven tables of progressive 42 and refreshments for many locals. Captain L. G. White reports 71 youths in the Georgetown military company with room for more. Hazel Whittle’s Thursday party raised funds from 8 to 6 at Mrs. W. T. Jones and Miss Vivia Dever’s home. Captain White plans active drilling as a rifle range and clubhouse are to be chosen later. B. McDaniel visits his mother in Presidio county while Rev. and Mrs. Sinex travel toward Chicago with stops en route. Miss Juanita Stafford of Cameron returns from visiting J. B. Pye.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Anita Maegelin
San Antonio
Emil Stein
Hattie Love
Annie Purl
Georgetown
Miss Purl
Mesdames
W. T. Jones
W. R. Moon
Henry Price
H. N. Graves
Sam B. Wilcox
A. W. Sillare
T. E. Stone
Lee J. Rountree
Roy Richardson
Misses Louise Belford
Fay Tinnin
Johnnie Wright
Velma Tisdale
Lena Mae Nelms
Gladys Snyder
Gladys Lockett
Zilpah Turner
Presidio County
Martha McDaniel
F. B. Sinex
Chicago
Taylor
T. P. Cook
Little Rock
St. Louis
Juanita Stafford
Cameron
J. B. Pye
Rama
Also Mentioned on This Page
Kirkpatrick
Corpus Christi
San Fernando
Navarro
J. H. Kirkpatrick Company
Southwest
Fagle Lake
J. S. Bruce
Annie McDonald
W. E. Lenart
Vance Duncan
Bowie Duncan
Bonus
Miss Shell Myer
Egypt
M. E. Guy
George Northington
Reid Westmoreland
Kerrville
Fritz von Rosenberg
Hallettsville
E. C. Fiske
KK. B. Parker
Sadie Lockett
R. A. Culberson
Houston
Aubrey Culberson
Mountain Terrace
A. C. Schreiner
500 Club
C. C. Lockett
Cecil Robinson
W. W. Allen
L. A. Schreiner
ChaseRal
George Morris
J. W. Taylor
B. Weir
Chas. Rawson
E. Summers
E. G. MacGlassen
Roxton
Senator Real
Turtle Creek
Yoakum, Texas
H. T. Prusmeyer
Fannie Tatum
Breeden
Mesdames Holcombe
Wofford
Jessie Holcombe
W. H. Sandel
C. R. Schmidt
la Grange
C. R. Steinsmann
D. White
C. Fury
Morris
Minn
Mrs. Tewksiey
Ises Almasper
West Hoff
Endell
Gonzales
Erre Guente
W. F. Afflerbach
E Dunn
Cuero
F. C. Inglehart
Fami
Longview
Hochheim
United Will
Ruth Ownby
Mize
The
Baptist Church
Fme
T. Wade
Aerbach
LA St Fsa
Flatonia
W. S. Shaver
Weimar
W. S. Allen
el Campo
Mesdames William and
C.M. Kotzebut
Moulton
Lizzie Hoefner
Noble Edwards
San Anieee
Ome
Ida May Cooper
Ida Finkenstein
LaGrange
Martha Huff
Colony
Esther Fernau
Honora Strong
Maggie Mason
Yoakum
L. R. Woodmansee
Clifford B. Edwards
Nettie Claire Brown
Mary Kolar
Edna Sullivan
Hoerne, Texas
Oimar
Wayman Kindred
William Allen
Shiner
Monroe Allen
Joe Nierlich
Engle
Joseph Schenk
Annie Nordhausen
Schulenberg
Joel Meyer
Willie Buschardt
Ernst Buschardt
Schulenburg
W.S. Shaver
Rena Chandler
L Birkmann
Beatrice Ibenhaus
Banns
Enid McLeary
Maud
Douglas McLeary
John Walker
Coleman County
Ella
Helen Huebner
Gretchen Nollkemper
Bluff
Frohsin Hall
Sam C. Holloway
Grand Lodge of
Weimar Lodge
J. M. Mcintosh
Oakland
Julia Lakin
William Melor
Vera Coreth
Vera Eickel
Fernanda Willie
Seguin, Texas
Yle, Texas
Lew Braunfels
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