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Newspaper
Fredericksburg Standard
Location
Fredericksburg, Texas, United States of America
Date
Apr 02, 1952
Page
1
Rehearsals are underway for Fredericksburg's Easter Fires Pageant to be presented the night of April 12 with participants preparing scenes and cast details for the Illinois region pageant event.
Fredericksburg Rotarians hear Alfred Petsch declare government and education form the bulwark of democracy in a Monday noon meeting at the Nimitz Hotel. Guests include school officials and local leaders as the program features songs, 4 H Farm talk, and pageant planning for Easter Fires in Gillespie County.
Gillespie County Tax Assessor Milton C. Durst reports 1952 auto license plates issued total 4,647 by close of sale, up from 4,535 in 1951. Passenger 3,315. commercial 675. farm 475. trailer tractor 50. trailer 175. house trailer 7. Last minute purchases boosted totals as lines formed at the courthouse. All plates required by today for road use with penalties for noncompliance.
More than 3600 envelopes with 1952 Easter Seals are being mailed in Fredericksburg and Gillespie County as the 19th annual statewide campaign runs March 13 to April 13. The Gillespie County Society for Crippled Children sponsors the effort with volunteers addressing envelopes and distributing coin containers to local businesses. Seventy five percent of contributions stay in the county to fund education and training for handicapped children and to develop new services. Reverend J C Campbell, campaign treasurer, says the community supports continuing services to help children become self sustaining adults.
Mrs Gutzon Borglum and her son Lincoln Borglum visited the George Kotts ceramics shop in Fredericksburg to view Easter souvenirs of Kotts pots. They praised the handmade bunny planters and bought several, then invited the public to visit the open house on April 12 during the Easter Fires Pageant.
Gillespie County announces major improvements at Oakcrest Park to ready the site for spring and summer use. The Park Board, County Commissioners Court, and Chamber of Commerce Park Committee met last Wednesday to outline plans. A gala public opening is tentatively set for early June with barbecue and entertainment, inviting all county residents to explore the new facilities.
County Agent C. A. Stone announces the dog rabies vaccination program will continue Friday afternoon on the courthouse lawn at 1 30 p m in Fredericksburg. About 100 dogs in the city and county have already been vaccinated since the initial session last Friday. A serum shipment delay pushed the start from Thursday to Friday.
The Easter Cartoon coloring contest sponsored by ten mer chants of Fredericksburg and the Standard attracts broad interest. Reprints of cartoons were issued for school entrants. Participating merchants include Kiddie Korner and Piggly Wiggly. Deadline is Saturday April 5 with winners in the Standard April 9. Children of Fredericksburg Publishing Co staff are barred from entry.
Hartmann and Cox run for two seats on the Fredericksburg Independent School District board with Paul Sultemeier and Nolan Brown not seeking reelection. Schroeder Kaderli and Schneider named by voters. election set for April 5 at the high school from 8 am to 7 pm with Klaerher as presiding judge and others as judges.
Kurt Pressler, 69, prominent ranchman of the Big Flat community in Gillespie County, died of a heart attack at 9 30 am Wednesday. Funeral services are pending with Beckmann Funeral Home. son Capt Ralph Pressler stationed with the armed forces in Korea.
Mr and Mrs Herbert Durst spent Sunday through Wednesday in Dallas where Mr Durst arranged film bookings for the 87 Drive In theater. The trip highlights their work in securing titles for the venue.
Fredericksburg FFA Livestock and Poultry Judging teams won first place in district contests held in Llano and Fredericksburg. East High member A C East led as champion judge with 550 points, while the Fredericksburg team totaled 1571 points in livestock judging, ahead of Austin High and Georgetown among others.
A jury in 33rd District Court at 12 25 p m Wednesday had heard over two days of witness testimony and attorney arguments before receiving the Buck Smith perjury case for decision.
The jury returned a guilty verdict in the W. P. Buck Smith case at 4 p m and assessed two years in the State Penitentiary.
Judge Thomas Ferguson opened the current District Court session. The state of Texas versus J W King and Harold Faver of San Antonio faces trial Thursday April 3 on cattle theft charges. The February Grand Jury is summoned for a special session Friday. In the Smith case, he is charged with perjury in a county court trial on November 26, 1951 regarding threats.
Schroeder won the Fredericksburg mayoralty with 645 votes to 423 for incumbent Joe Molberg, in a record 1081 ballots cast. Gilbert Kaderli led city commission results with 808 votes, Otto Schneider Sr. re-elected with 595, Ed Apelt trailed by 68 with 527, and write-in Hayden Osbourn received 16. Election officials counted votes after polls closed at 6 p.m. with results released about 10:30 p.m. The new officials start their terms at the first city council meeting.
Mayor Joe Molberg announced the lifting of voluntary credit restraint on municipal bonds. He said this allows progress on the city's $50,000 pool project approved by voters on September 11, 1951, which had stalled due to government bond-sale restrictions for non essential building.
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