Brenham Banner-Press (Brenham, Tex.), Vol. 77, No. 96, Ed. 1 Saturday, April 25, 1942 Page: 1 of 4
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To Volunteer For
Sugar Supervisors
College Entrance.
Exams Scheduled
For Coming Week
C. WINKELM ANN
IS FOUND DEAD
IN HIS GARAGE
SEN. CONNALLY
WEDS WIDOW OF
SEN. SHEPPARD
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BRITISH RENEW
BOMBING RAIDS
AGAINST AXIS
Distinguished Texans
Are Married In
New Orleans
Pistol Nearby And
Wound Is Said.
Self-Inflicted
MARRIED MEN ;
TO BE CALLED
FOR SERVICE
Total Circulation Of
Paper Reaches
New Record
H.FOLTERMANN
OF MOUND DIES
AT HIS HOME
DEATH CLAIMS
MRS. TEGELER
AT HOSPITAL
Wet Road Blamed
For Tragedy In
Afternoon
Army To Get Many
Deferred For
Dependency
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S.P. Transport Driver
Pinned In Cab Of
Burning Truck
DIE-INSTANTLY"
REGISTRATION
ofolderMen
IS DUE MONDAY
Prominent Woman To
Be Buried Sunday
At New Wehdem
BANNER-PRESS
SUBSCRIPTION
LIST CROWING "
Registration Monday which will
make possible an urgently needed
comprehensive inventory of the
Nation’s manpower for war pro-
duction, affects every male res-
ident in Texas between the ages
of 45 and.64 years, inclusive, with
a few exceptions made by Con-
gress, according to State Selective
Service Headquarters, at Austin.
The requirement. Headquarters
officials explained, is that all male
persona not previously registered,
who had attained their forty-fifth
birthday on or before February
16, 1942, and have not attained
their sixty-fifth birthday on or be-
fore April 27, 1942, must register
between 7 A. M. and 9 P. M. on
April 27. In other words, all un-
These Registrants
Not Liable For
Army Service
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ROBBIE D. BAK.NFS
HERE ETiO.M ST. 1.0CIS
Rcbbie D. Barnes arrived
night from De Ridder. La., for
-visit to his parehts. Mr. and T~
R. C. Barnes. He is serving as in-
spector* for the U. S. Department
of Agriculture, with heailquarters
at St. Louis, where hia office was
moved from Washington. D. C.
March 1. He has been on an In-
spection tour of Arkansas, Mia-
fouri, Oklahoma and Louimana.
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NO. 96
Brazos And Trinity Reach Highest Flood Crest In History
Giant Bombers Take Shape On Newest Assembly Line
Houston Elks To
Present Allred In
Broadcast Sunday
The Elks Lodge of Houston whl
present former Governor James
V. Allred, now a federal judge at
Houston, in a patriotic unity pro-
gram. which will be carried over
the Texas Quality Networks, in a
thirty minute broadcast beginning
at 1:46 p. m. Sunday, April 26. _
The lodge engaged the facilities
of the Southwest's largest net-
work to carry the program, which
will originate in the Houston Elks’
lodge room, after Judga Allred
had spoken at a recent ceremonial
at the lodge.
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I _ DAT.T.AR, April 25 (UE)—Ram-
paging Texas rivers brought to
many areas of the state the worst
flood conditions in history today.
The Dallas weather bureau said
I that the Trinity and Bazos rivers
I at Trinidad and Waco will reach
the highest crests ever recorded
and warned lowland residents to
I flee to higher ground.
Property damage was estimated
in the millions, but the most re.
* cent floods have claimed no lives.
I Seven persons drowned earlier this
week. ‘
The Trinity stood at 49 feet at
Trinidad, and the Brazos at Waco
I reached 33.7 feet, nearly seven
feet above flood stage.
The Houston weather bureau
predicted that. th* , Brazos would,
crest in history. The Sabine also
was rising.
The new floods followed heavy
j rains in north Texas, the heaviest
I being a cloudburst of 6.72 inches
I at Gainesville.
RAGING RIVERS
R CXcSAMACE HH
OF MILLIONS
NEW ORLEANS, April 25. (UR)
— Senator Tom Connally of Texas,
chairman of the senate foreign re-
lations committee, today married
the widow of hia former colleague,
Mrs. Morris Sheppard of Texar-
kana, Texas.
The ceremony was performed by
Rev. K. D. Grey, at the Fiijst
Baptist church, with Mrs. Shep-
pard's mother. Mrs. N. P. San-
derson of Texarkank in attend-
ance.
The Connallys and the Shep-
pards were old friends. Senator
Connally’s flfst wife died in 1935.
Senator Sheppard died last April.
or after April >26, 1877, or on or
befM February 16, 1897, must
register.
Registration should be made at
a designated registration place of
the local board area in which the
registrant has his permanent home
or in which he may happen to be
between the hours of 7 A. M. and
9 P. M.
Registrants must answer all
questions asked by the registrar
for notation on the registration
card.
Anyone unavoidably away from
home may register at the most
convenient registration place, but
all registrants are urged to make
every effort to register with their
own local boards to avoid possible
confusion in the future.
Those men from 45 to 65 years
old now registering are not liable
for military service under the Se-
lective Training and Service Act
of 1940, as amended. Later, they
will be required to fill out an
occupational qucetlonniirc,
that will be merely for the purpose
of obtaining information.
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Rampaging Waters
Cover Many Areas
Of State
Aerial Offensive Is
Roaring Forward
In Germany
COAST BLASTED
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Fires Burn Fiercely
In*Heinkel Plane
Factory
Corporal William Ken jura, son
of Mr. and Mrs. Victor Ken jura,
stationed on the Mexican border
with Troop E, 124th Cavalry, at
Fort Ringgold, Texas.
New subscriptions and renewals
to the Banner-Press are received
daily, further increasing the total
circulation o f this newspaper,
which has reached a new high
record. A list of those who have
paid their subscription*, since the
list was printed a' week ago fol-
lows:
Henry Boortz, Rt. 4, Brenham.
Frank Stegent, Rt. 5, Brenham.
Willie Buerger, Rt. 5, Brenham.
J. L. Zeintek, RL 1, Brenham.
Q M. Smith. Plainview. ,
Cpl. Bernard L. Kopycinaki, Ft.
Ringgold.
C. G. Sayles, Rt. 4, Brenham.
F. W. Strangmeyer, Rt. 4, Bren-
ham. v
Mrs. August Schoenemann, Rt.
5, Brenham.
Herbert H. Hahn. Rt. 4, Bren-
ham.
Gilbert Grawunder, Rt. 1, Chapel
Hill.
Pvt. Edward H. Bosse, Ft. Fran-
cis E. Warren, Wyo.
Willie Georges. Rt. 2, Burton.
W. F. Khisamann, Rt 5, Bren-
ham.
Fred Kramer, Rt 3, Brenham.
Adolph E. Menn, Rt. 2, Burton.
Willie Reue, Rt. 6. Brenham.
Robert Wlnkelmann, Gay Hill.
Texas Southwestern Gas Co.,
Bellville.
Sgt. Herman Gaskamp, Ft Ri-
ley, Kans.
Pet. Alfred Schroeder, Camp
Barkeley.
Adam Kmiec, Rt. 1, Chapel Hill.
I Walter Meyer, Rt. 1, Burton.
Otto W. Kieke, Rt. 1, Burton.
I Alex Micheli, Brenham.
L F. P. Schroeder, Rt. 5, Brenham.
Frank Schramm. Rt. 1, Carmine.
William Hahn. Rt. 3, Brenham.
| William Appel, Rt 1, Brenham.
I K. R. Menefee, Brenham.
Hugo Harmei, Rt. 2, Burton.
Henry Nitache, Rt. 2, Burton.
B- 3dilottmann, Rt 5, Bren-
I ham.
Ed Bethke. Burton.
I Pvt Martin Becker, Camp Berk-
eley, Texas.
I Ben F. Graeber. Rt 2. Brenham.
Mrs. Roy Derrick, Burton.
OAK Market, Brenham.
I V. E. CBMpion, RL 5, BreniMun-
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Great Britain's day and night
aerial offensive against the Axis
roared forward today over Ger-
many, the > low countries, and
France.
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Funeral Rites Will Be
Afternoon
aOne nation indivisible, with
Liberty and Justice for AU.”
Sheriff Tieman H. Dippel, who
la now nerving his first term, han
today authorized the Banner-
press to announce that he la a
candidate for re-election, subject
to the action of the democratic
primaries in July.
In connection with his announ-
cement the sheriff makes
following statement:'
"Since assuming the office
sheriff January 1, 1941. I have
made an earnest effort to study
the various prnblehis confronting
a peace officer and to enforce the
law to the best of my ability,
with fairness and justice to all
and special favors to none. Either
my chief deputy or rfiyself may
be found In the sheriff's office at
all times when we are not away
attending to business of the office. 2
and all who wish to consult me
have received and will continue
to receive courteous consideration.
"Since our country became in-
volved in the world war much
additional work has devolved up-
on the sheriff's. department and
it has been my pleasure to give
all that I have to performance of
this work. I have attended F. B
I. schools for peace officers and
have endeavored to further quali-
fy myself to do my part in de-
fense activities and war work.
"I feel thiit I am much j
better qualified, through expert-
ence and study, to discharge the |
duties of sheriff than at the time
I assumed the office, and I
asking re-election on my past re-1
cord of service.
"It is probable that I shall not |
have the time for an active cam-
paign, but I shall endeavor to see
as many of my constituents as I
possible, prior to the election. 1
am taking this method to express
my sincerest appreciation for
Joyal support of my friend® in
past and to solicit the votes,
port, and infuences of voters
the county in the coming
mary."
Pres. C. F. Schmidt of Blinn College has been elected
president of The Texas Junior College Association for the
coming year to succeed Miss Ela Hockaday of the Hockaday
Junior College of Dallas. His election featured the closing
session of the annual meeting held at Fort Worth Thursday,
when four groups of Texas educators met to weigh problems
of “War and the College Student,” the topic uppermost in
their minds. . \ ’
Dean Adolph Ct Sheng of the
Texas Lutheran College was elect-
ed vice-president. Dr. L. W. Harts
field of the Hillsboro Junior Col-
lege remains Secretary-treasurer,
being elected for a term of three
years.
The association consists of thir-
ty-six junior colleges, twenty pub-
lic and sixteen private. It holds
its annual meeting in April in
conjunction with the Association
of Texas Colleges.
Schmidt Is Elected
1 President Of Texas
Mrs. M. H. Ehlert says t
wishes, throufb the Runner-f?ress.
to ask for men to volunteer their
services as supervisors for the
Sugar Rationing registration at
various schools in the county.
Those who are willing to give their
services for this work are asked
to phone Mrs. Ehlert at the court-
house. No. 672.
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College entrance examinations
will be held during t^e coming
week at the county superintend-
ent's office in the courthouse, at
the Burton high school, and the
Wm. Penn high school. Mrs. M.
H. Ehlert, acting county superin-
tendent, announces the schedule
for these examinations as follows:
Wednesday, April 29, 1942-8-12
A. M.: English I,- English II, ad-
vanced arithmetic. 2-6 P. M.: Gen-
eral science, chemistry, physics,
commercial law, economics. Jr.
Business Training.
Thursday, April 30, 1942-8-12
A. M.: Ancient history, Latin I,
II, Spanish I, H, English LU. Ger-
man I, n. 2-6 P. M.: Physiogra-
phy, modem history, algebra (both
examinations), English IV.
Friday. May 1, 1942-8-12 A.M.:
American history, commercial geo-
graphy, physiology, agriculture,
plane geometry, Texas histAry. 2-6
P. M.: Biology, civics bookkeeping,
world history, general mathemat-
ics.
Somewhere in the southwest, huge four-motored Consolidated B-24 > excess of 300 miles per hour, a range of better than 3.QD0 miles and
land bombers begin to roll from the new plant’s assembly line, par- a bomb load of more than four tons. The first ship off the line beat
tially shown above. The ships, first of a new series, boast a speed in | production schedules by 100 days. (NEA PHOTO).
tiemaBippel
CANDIDATE FUR
JuniorCollegeAssn. ANOTHER TERM
Sheriff Is Se e k i n g
Re-election To
His Office
T^o men were Instantly killed
In a head-on truck and automobile
collision on a hilltop on the Aug*
tin highway one mile east of Bur-
ton Saturday afternoon shortly
after 1 o'clock, and both machines
were destroyed by fire.
~ The truck., belonging to the 1
Southern Pacific Transport Qx.
was driven by Ed Snell of Gid*
dings, who was crushed U> deal® J
when the cab was smashed as the j
trailer pin broke, allowing Um ■
heavily loaded trailer to shift for- J
ward. Hi" body was burned almost ■
to a crisp before it could be pulled |
from the flaming wreckage. ’* - J
Driver of the automobile, a new
Buick, wag identified by papers tn
his pocket as Sol R. Lockett, 806
Austin street, Brownwood. He suf- |
fered a heavy blow behind Um
right ear which probably caused
death before the flames reached
him. Hi® body was dragged from
the wreckage before it had bee» i
badly burned. i
Both'Were Driving Alcoa - |
' John w......FimcC » nW4F|
whose farm house the collision op. 3
curred, said he was eating hmc&
when he saw the accident hsppen.
He said that Lockett apparently* „J|
lost control of his dar as he
traveled west toward Burton, an
It Jumped across the wet highway j
right in front of the eastbound a
truck.
Almost immediately, he saML
both machines burst into flame^
A Kerrville Bus Lines bus, drtr* 1
cn by Merle Johnson, was the first
vehicle to approach. Finke and *
Johnson found Lockett on the a,<* 1
of his car, the head resting on I
the pavement and the feet on thV ' J
fender. Th.ey dragged the body 1
away from the flames, but they
could not get to the driver of the
truck because the automobile and I
truck were locked together.
Johnson used two fire rxtln. I
guishera from his bus in a vain at- ' 1
tempt to put out the fire, evidently
started from t rhoasgtingeshriw •;
started from the gasoline tanks,
and the Burton Fire Department I
had little better luck when it ar- I
rived shortly afterward.
The automobile had to be pulled
away from the truck by another
car before Snell's body could bo
recovered.
"He was sitting in the cab with
both arm* held up," said Finke.
(Continued on Page Four) ■
Henry Foltermann, prominent
pioneer resident of the Mound
community, died at his residence
at 6:15 Saturday morning, aged
78 -years.
Born in Haldem, Germany, De-
cember 2, 1863, he came to Amer-
ica in 1885, and spent the remain-
der of his life in Washington coun-
ty. He was married in 1887 to
Miss Sophia Wendt, and they were
le parents Of nine children, two of
whom preceded him in death.
Survivors are his widow, Mrs.
Sophia Foltermann; the following
children: Miss Emma Foltermann
of Mound, Fritz Foltermann of
Lyons, Mrs. John Lehmann of
Sandy HUI, Mrs. C, W. Fehler of
McGregor, Mrs. Fred Steinbach of
Kuykendall, Otto Foltermann of
Mound, and Mrs. Louise Graeber
of Needville; twenty grandchildren
and four great grandchildren.
Shortly after coming to America
Mr. Foltermann become a citizen
of. the United States. He engaged
successfully in farming, and was
a member of the Gay HUI Luther-
an church.
Funeral services will be held at
3:00 Sunday afternoon -from the
family residence At Mound and
will be continued at the Gay Hill
Lutheran church, with Rev. John
Striepe, the pastor, officiating, and
the Leon Simank Funeral Home in
charge of arrangements. Burial
will be in the Gay HUI Lutheran
cemetery.
Pall bearers are to be C. E.
Danhelm, F. W. C. Hohlt, Erwin
Lorenz, Ed Thielemann, Otto Jan-
ner and Frank Strangmeier.
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BRENHAM, TEXAS, SATURDAY, APRIL 35,1942.
2 KILLED IN HEAD ■ ON CRASH AT BURTON
WASHINGTON, April 23<IL£)
Foreseeing a shortage of men
available for army service, Selec-
[ tive Service headquarters today
ordered local draft boards to J
prepare for eventual induction of
men who are now defeiml. fan; j
on. 11 dependency and who are employ- |
.press ■ ed tn non-esaentlal activitiea. • 1
r the! "The induction of men into the
n the I armed forces may soon use up -i
sup- I the supply of physically fit men
s of1 available for military service
prl-1 under present Selective Service ■!
policies." a memorandum to state
I director* wArned.
Officials emphasised, however I
DtlS that no unnecessary hardships. ' j
last' would he worked by the new rul-
lor a I ing, and that all available phyah. 1
Mrs. f caTTy fit men with no dependent* :]
would be taken first.
The memorandum also pointed 1
out that "at present there is no j
justification for putting a man in ;
Class 1-A, or available for gene- I
ral military service, where tkeriT «
is a financially dependent wif%
child, or ciuldr. n.' |
The body of Charles H. Winkel-
registered men'who "were b^rn“on'mann. a2ed M X«r« WM found
at 7130 Saturday morning in the
garage at hia home in the Zions-
vUle community. There was a
bullet wound in hia head and near-
by a 38 plstoi. Justice of the
Peace H. A. Becker held an- In-
quest and returned a verdict of
death from a self-inflicted pistol
shot. It was said that Mr. Wlnk-
elmann had recently been despon-
dent tjecause of bad health.
Born in Washington County
April 9, 1886, Mr. Wlnkelmann
was a life-long resident and was
a very successful farmer with
extensive Interests.
He was married first to Miss
Louise Nolte, who died several
years after their marriage,
second wife was Miss Meta Haar,
who survives, and he also leaves
the following children: Mrs.
Gordon Jones of Houston, Rein-
hardt Wlnkelmann of Zlpnaville,
__ Harry Wlnkelmann of Houston,
but and Walter Wlnkelmann of Prair-
ie Hill, by his first marriage; and
Edna and Selma, at home with
their mother,’ by his second mar-
riage; four grand children, and
the following brothers and sisters:
Fritz Winkelmann or Mart, Hen-
ry Wlnkelmann of Zionsville, Mrs.
C. W. Wehmeyer of Brenham,
Mrs. Minnie Loesch of Kenney, He
was a member of the Zionsville
^Lutber*.. ChuVch.
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Funeral aeiMcor* will be held
from the family residence at 2:00
Monday afternoon, with Rev. Fred
Mgebroff officiating. Burial will
be In the Zionsville Cemetery,
and arrangements are in charge
of the Leon Simank Funeral
Home. Nephews of the decedent
will serve as pallbearers.
fighters and bombers
renewed attacks on the French
ccast today after other squadrons
dumped almost 900,000 pouhds of
bombs on the German Baltic port
of Rostock in two nights.
Returning pilots reported that
"fires were burning fiercely" in
the Heinkel Airplane factory and
many buildings "were ablaze
along the harbor" of Restock,
wlilch supplies the Axis armies in
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One bomber and two fjaJUers
were lost today On ' the French,
coast, where attacks were made
by American-made Boston bomb-
ers on the Cherbourg docks and
at Dunkirk and Calls.
The daylight raids destroyed
five Nazi Focke- it 190 planes,
Spitfires esecorted Boston bombers
in the attack on Dunkirk.
Out of more than 400 British
planes used yesterday and last
night ix>ndon said sixteen bomb-
ers and fighters were lost. The
attacks were centered against
German U-boat facilities._____;_
The big submarine depot at
Flushing, Holland, where U-boats
are assembled, was attacked yes-
terday, as were bases at Lorient
arid Brest in France.
Mrs. Ella Tegelcr. aged 39
years, wife of Edw. Tegeler, well-
known resident of the New Weh-
dem community, died at a local
hospital at 8:15 Friday evening.
Hhe was bom at Nelsonville
March 28, 1903, and at the age
of nine years moved to Kenney
with her parents, Mr. arid Mrs.
Frank W. Mikeska. She wa* mar-
ried to Edw. Tegeler December
15 1926, at Bellville. Her husband
and parent* survive and she also
leaves a son, Eugen W. Tegeler,
and four brothers: Robert Mlkes-
ka of BeHviHe, Frank arid Ruehen
Mikeska of Kenney, and Alfred
Mikeska of Weller She was a
member of a prominent, pioneer
family of this section and belong-
ed to the New Wehdem Lutheran
church.
Funeral services will be held
at 3:00 Bunday afternoon from
the faintly residence and will be
continued at the New Wehdem
Lutheran church, with Rev. H. T.
Flachmeter pastor, conduct-
ing the service* and the tacv.> Si-
mank Funeral Home directing
Interment will ba In the New
Webden cemetery.
The following friepd* will serve
as pall bearer* Lou la Tiemann.
Arnold Bandar, Paul Sander. Will
DannhaUs, Otto Lindemann, and
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