This is just the beginning! Our collection holds over 300 years of history, including rare newspapers, obituaries, marriage records, birth records, and so much more—most of which you won’t find anywhere else!
This newspaper page contains 11 articles. Subscribers can read the full text of each article.
Newspaper
Fredericksburg Standard
Location
Fredericksburg, Texas, United States of America
Date
Apr 12, 1950
Page
5
The Standard lists upcoming school closings with dates and affected schools. May openings include Lower South Grape Creek Crabapple Wrede Cherry Spring Rocky Hill Stonewall Meusebach Creek with Sundays and Saturdays noted.
Fredericksburg 12 Comfort 10 and Stonewall 13 Boerne 11 after 12 innings. Camp Stanley 17 Kerrville 0. Next Sunday Boerne at Camp Stanley and Kerrville at Comfort Fredericksburg at Stonewall.
Courtesy of Walter Knoche Palace Theatre manager the screening will donate fifty percent of proceeds to the Girl Scout organization as part of a continuing fundraiser.
Herbert C. Wilson assistant executive director of the State Department of Public Welfare spoke at the Gillespie Kerr Kendall Bandera County Medical Association meeting at the Dinner Club on Monday evening April 10. Fourteen doctors from the four county area attended along with Clarence E Kiesling John K E Bierschwab Hither J Roe and Area Supervisor J Luther Watson. Wilson detailed Welfare Department work and led a discussion on how the medical profession and welfare officials can cooperate to better meet the health needs of public assistance patients.
The Pedernales River Improvement Association schedules a second meeting in the courthouse at Johnson City on Friday night April 24 at 8 p m. The discussion will focus on opening Pedernales River fishing to the public with Victor Rogers attorney for the association attending to answer questions from members and the public.
The article notes a social event following a program where the orchestra directed by Alfred Pehl provided music. The Sunday event was organized by a committee including Werner Moehr William Grienke Mrs Felix Heep and Mr and Mrs Reinhold Tatsch.
The Giants beat the Comfort Bronchos 12-10 in a seesaw Hill Country League opener at Fair Park. Austin Nettle, a local polio victim, was honored with the dedication and a signed baseball from the team as 12-year-old son of Mr and Mrs Bill Nettle. Hugo Klaerner and Neil Bartel each struck out twelve. Lee Moldenhauer led with four hits in five trips. Next week the Giants face the Stonewall Pirates at Stonewall.
Fans enjoyed six Hill Country and Farmer Boys League games with standout performances. Boerne’s Stotjewall won 13-11 in 12 innings, Albert defeated Listerdale 3-1, Giants beat Comfort 12-10, Seipp’s toppled Harper 12-9, and Gimp Stanley beat Kerrville 17-0. Austin Nettle received an autographed ball as Giants honored him, after overcoming polio.
The article notes a special meeting continues discussion on a survey course in special education for teachers in larger county schools. The local PTA sponsors the unit and stresses urgency for all parents and teachers to support the program as the school bond issue backs the building plan.
In a local Commercial League event at Palace Theatre and Nimitz Hotel area venues, teams including Lone Star Beer Pearl Beer and Texaco posted scores with a high game by Carl Kott and Hi average by Rudi Olfers. Wuest Motor Sales and City Radio & Elec provided notable entries.
A catalog entry notes Scotch gift wrapping tape sold or displayed by the Fredericksburg Publishing Co Inc. in a local shop setting.
We want people to find what they are looking for at NewspaperArchive. We are confident that we have the newspapers that will increase the value of your family history or other historical research. With our 7-day free trial, you can view the documents you find for free.
People find the most success using advanced search. Try plugging in keywords, names, dates, and locations, and get matched with results from the entire collection of newspapers at NewspaperArchive!
You can also successfully find newspapers by these browse options. Explore our archives on your own!
Browse by location and discover newspapers from all across the world.
Browse by date and find publications for a specific day or era.
Browse old newspaper publications to find specific newspapers.