Weimar Mercury, The (Newspaper) - December 12, 1952, Weimar, Texas THE WEIMAR MERCURY VOLUME NUMBER SIXTYFIVE COLORADO FRIDAY DECEMBER 1952 NUMBER FIVE Fireworks Prohibited in City Offices Close for Holiday Period A reminder of the citys ordinary prohibiting the fireworks the fire thi business ordered pub when the council met foi December session Tuesday af tern fire zone includes all that business area bounded by the east west street by Wiggly Stor the northsouth street past Shell Se vice the eastwest street bor dering the swimming and the northsouth street bordering Butane Gas Equipment Violators are subject to arrest and a and the city marshal has been given instructions to crack down on every case he Because of recent the alder tend the ordinance to cover the en tire town as was necessary two years when a definite fire hazard ex The council also voted to close down all city operations for an per beginning at the close of the work day on Christmas Decem ber and extending through Sun January That which includes sis full work will serve Final Rites for Held Sunday Funeral services for August Kuehn who died last Friday in Youens Hospital after an illness of about three were held Sunday from Hubbard Funeral Home with Emigholz Interment was in the Weimar Ma sonic Born June in the daughter of and August she was brought to this country as a child by her who settled at She was married to Kuehn at Surviving in addition to her hus and al of Weimar and six Ervin Kuehn of Hous Pvt August Kuehn III of Fort and Adolph and Albert all of Three brothers and three sisters pre ceded her in Pallbearers were Ervin August Kuehn John Moore Rudolph and John not taki the yeal The City Hall o open all day on Nev December for ition any other tin of the During the vacation then will always be at least one city em ployee on standby If yoi have an it will be taker Lighting Contest Judging Time Set 19 Entries in the Christmas lighting contest will be judged between and 9 oclock in the evening December the Garden Club com announced this Entries in the contest should be made with Willis Otto Gindler or Oscar Hel A first and a second ize of will be awarded in each The divisions are and outside Business places have been asked to enter their windows in a separate in ribbon awards will be of out of the city lim its taut within reasonable driving distance on a good road and visible From the road are eligible to compete in the lighting The Garden Club is sponsoring the with financial aid from the Rotary Lions Club and the County Gives Eagle Lake 33 Lots For Rodgers FM Roadway Condemned Rites Held Tuesday Funeral services for Gilbert Henry son of and Doc Rodgers of this were held Tuesday morning at Hub bard Funeral Home and Michaels Catholic with interment in Michaels tin COURTHOUSE LIGHTS OKAYED Colored lights around the home and upper reaches of Colorado countys rejuvenated courthouse will again be strung this the commissioners said The Wein Hunter Says He Only Found If Cost Him Anyway An E Campo man paid a fine of and costs on a charge of being charges had beat filed before Justice of the Peace Earl by Deputy Game Warden Albert But the man insisted he was inno He told this story He and his sons were hunting They discovery of a malignant growth last at other times very Af thc first of While the nature of his illness made recovery almost his death Sunday at Renger family and their many Survivors in addition to his parents are a 3 a John 14 months and his grand and Vacek of Weimar and and Rod of Oak Suspect Jailed In Columbus Confusion Swindle A man charged with being one of two shortchange artists who several days ago took the Oaks Cafe at Col for Sir was brought from Houston and lodged in the Colorado County jail this Lee who was at the casl when the pair worked thei plate number on their car and thi led to the arrest by Houston officers smaller presented a in pay ment of the Hillon I was or pretended to hung over the cash register arid kept up rapid fire of the little man proposed that I give him a for some ones and later StO for When they led I realised they had iv large bills but that 1 had re the Then I the ear MORE THAN DEER DOWN THAR uffe The to put it out of its he But the doe was in his had passed two towns wht the officer shot Postage Rate Information On Christmas Cards Moody to Show New 1953 Ford Here Tomorrow December session Monday decided to give Eagle Lake 33 lots in an area where a municipal airport is planned and to institute condemnation pro for on a farm road in the Garwood The request for the 33 which the county acquired in tax came from the Eagle Lake city Located in the they and other lots are being converted into an David Wintermann had leased the lots in the past at per In a letter read by Judge Hancher he approved the citys request and said he is donating lots Judge Hancher pointed out the county owns other lots in the same addition which probably will be sold at auction in the The court voted to instruct County Attorney Moore to insti gunst Ben Matcek and three brothers acre of land needed for wav on FM which extends west from Highway 71 just north of Gar The action was taken after Com n ioner Hadden had explained the page 10 Lester Johnson ReElected Head Of Farm Bureau Corn Entries Due by 28 12 Get Notices Physical Exams Twelve registrants of Payette and Austin includ ing two with Weimar have i sent notices to report January for preinduction physical Colorado County men receiving the included Lawrence Pavlik nd Clarence both of Route Weimar Len Carson James Evans and Louis Henry of Ea gle Lake and Chester I 1 yette men to take the exam in 1 it Anton Adolph Ripper of Route 1 Lad Fiedler i P inle Johnnie 1 l Wanla and Robert Daniel 0 I I f i In announcing the call Board 44 y Photo Stuart Penick expressed h appreciation to the groups who have given each group of inductees 1 before their and to the La Grange Junior Chamber of Commerce for their gifts of cigar ettes and candy to men in the 2 induction a policy the Jaycees intend to Others desiring to take part in these sendoff pro Five Players On Gats tha their applicat the committe noted this February i Awards will be made to six winners The entry blank printed below ma at the end of next be filled and mailed t The three top farmers of upland the secretary by those wishing t soil area will divide of the enter the ENTRY BLANK FOR CORN GROWING CONTEST Location Kind of Was gre The Weimar NOTE This entry blank must be filled out and to Thomas Secretary Weimar of by February The con test is under direction of the Agricultural Committee and Board of Directors of the of who will appoint impartial judges to determine the yield of each Eary 24 Holday Employees lillle you gain these Employees of county are advantages They will be going to gel December pay cheeks they will lie returned if undeliverable i 22 and will have a whole day be sure to your return address 21 for emergency on the and yon write i Court net the pay sis much us you wish on the card as th before Christ 1 1 1 M 1 I F UJ Power Shutoff Due Monday Night Tanner to Play For Louisville Joe former d Th Weimar will lie j for three Monday mid dll be closed all I night until oclock Tuesday morn nd I I The way the see this I 11 first team thy would have the I H lime defeating Everett Tide h n v e i d Harvey t Tackles Jerry 1 I d Butch arils Bobby I ind Center Wind of Backs Dwight Smith of Colum George Gillar of Charles Black and Carlos Vacek of On the second team they mimed one there will be business as usual Fri Cily Hinlo PRODUCE PRICES The following prices were hi paid al Weimar Thursday and and Free Band Concert mi Here Wednesday A concert will he pre by Weimar Public School HERES A TIP sufficiently If the drumstick an be moved up and down In order to avoid conflicting with church the starting time hna
