A note from Lothar Krumme, pastor, states that Herr Klausmeier was a local teacher and school administrator who died in 1976 at the age of 77, and asked the pastor to publish his work. See full source notes at the end of the article.
Any translation involves some interpretation of the meaning or sense of the document.
For some words, there may be a half page of possible meanings in the dictionary. I was stationed in Germany for 18 months in the army, and returned as a history teacher with students on several summer programs. My spoken German is pretty good, but precise translation is a different matter. I take full responsibility for any errors and would welcome corrections should anyone more skilled in German than I be willing to peruse the document. The German version follows the English version.