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Newspaper
Fredericksburg Standard
Location
Fredericksburg, Texas, United States of America
Date
Apr 05, 1940
Page
1
Opinion piece urging support for Finland relief and advocate for Harry Hines as Texas governor. Draft argues Finland’s resilience amid war, calls for continued funding, and praises Hines as honest, nonpolitical, capable. Continues on page 2 column 1.
Verna Louise Stanford was appointed Gillespie County Health Nurse after approval by the County Commissioners Court. A Onalaska native and George Peabody School graduate, she previously served in Tyler and Nashville, with Mrs. Georgia Stephens assisting as State Advisory Nurse. Plans for county health projects will be announced after final arrangements.
R L Bobbitt of the State Highway Commission will speak at the Liveoak Creek Bridge dedication on Kerrville highway Sunday April 14. Fredericksburg Junior Chamber plans entertainment for the ceremony led by Gilbert Kaderli with Jaycee President Richard Hardin noting a following meeting at 8 p m next Tuesday at the Nimitz Hotel.
Mrs Fritz Rummler had an appendectomy at a local hospital on Tuesday. The procedure went smoothly and she is expected to recover in the days ahead.
Eleven people in Gillespie County were chosen from a census school in Kerrville to count the population for the 1940 decennial census. Two will cover Fredericksburg city, nine rural areas, with city work due within 15 days and rural counts by May 1, total completion in 30 days.
Gillespie county tax collector reports an all time rush for 1940 license plates with over 3 000 issued by Saturday closing and 600 plus that day along with many transfers titles and duplicates. Sunday and Monday saw large plate totals as operations continued. Two drivers were fined for old plates with penalties equal to 209 percent of the license fee and registrations show trucks already near last year’s total.
Strong winds battered Grapeland and Bryan causing leveled buildings but no deaths. A Louisiana tornado killed six and left about a hundred homeless at Pierre Part. The Susquehanna river threatened Wilkes-Barre and Sunbury, then receded as dikes held. Roosevelt lead Garner in Wisconsin primary with 25461 to 10421 votes. Dewey favored for GOP nomination. A Lake Charles jury returned a hanging verdict in the St. Valentine killing case of Joseph Calloway.
In a light municipal election 562 of 1200 eligible voters cast ballots. Mayor Edward Krauskopf won with 283 votes over Walter Loudon who received 270. Commissioner Wm J. Pape led with 401 votes, while Max T. Henke was re elected with 359. Harry Mayer had 242 votes and a write in A Langer earned votes. five miscellaneous votes were cast.
In a regular monthly meeting the Chamber of Commerce Directors formed a committee to plan the first quarterly banquet to be held early this month. Members named were Charles Dooley as chairman Erwin Kraus Otto Burgdorff Henry Schmidt and John Metzger.
Citizens vote Saturday to elect two new public school trustees for Fredericksburg Independent School District. The ballot lists Dr. Leon F. Zwiener and Dr. Lester U. Keyser, seeking seats held by A. H. Kneese and Max J. Bierschwabe. Cast ballots at the high school building.
The consecration of Most Rev S M Metzger as titular bishop of Birta and auxiliary bishop of the Archdiocese of Santa Fe will be held April 10 at 9 30 a m in San Fernando Cathedral San Antonio with Archbishop Drossaerts presiding. Participating locally are Very Rev Dean F X Wolf Rev Bodo M Galle Rev A J Weber Rev Alex Kraus Hubert L Baumann Rev Albert George Henkes and others.
About 250 ministers and lay delegates from Texas Louisiana Arkansas Mississippi and Alabama attend the 10th annual Texas District Lutheran Church convention at Bethany Church. Dr Emmanuel Poppen of Columbus Ohio outlines plans for Afro American Lutheran and union of Lutheran Churches as elections loom.
About 150 representatives of the Catholic Youth Organizations in Austin New Braunfels Honey Creek and Harper met Fredericksburg C Y O for their quarterly convention. After registration and benediction the business session continued on page 2 Col 4.
Many community groups join Fredericksburg High School Band in a Thursday night pageant in the Public School Auditorium. Band Boosters Club sponsors the event with committees of mothers and locals, including Supt. S. H. Smyre as ring master.
Gillespie County Teachers Association held its annual spring meeting last Saturday in Seipp's Park. H. E. Robinson, director of the state board of equalization, addressed the gathering after replacing the late A Woods on the program. Henderson led the afternoon discussion on the topic What Is Value with illustrative asides.
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