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Newspaper
Fredericksburg Standard
Location
Fredericksburg, Texas, United States of America
Date
Apr 19, 1940
Page
2
Calendar invites rural Gillespie County schools with definite closing dates to submit their names and dates. Only date and name will appear in the calendar, with further closing details to follow in later advertisements.
A Wednesday session in the agricultural building outlined plans to furnish mattresses using 50 pounds of cotton and 10 yards of ticking per unit with 25 to 50 cents for thread. Applications open to low income families, with 120 needed by early May. existing relief recipients are ineligible. The Gillespie County Land-use Committee also met to discuss soil conservation and land use improvements.
Team rosters list Turn Verein, Goodyear, Kuenemann Hardware Co, City Of Fredericksburg, Screwballs, Pirates, Rustlers, City Mattress, Bright Star, and others with member names including Leo Petsch Henry Schmidt Francis Heep and more. The document records team numbers and players for a bowling competition.
Mrs Barnes delivers an address to the public before the regular council meeting led by Council chairman Richard Laurence. The public is invited to attend the session and discuss the agenda with officials.
A Sunday dedication hosted by local officials and the Junior Chamber of Commerce celebrated the Livroak Bridge. Speakers including Richard Hardin and Alfred Petsch praised county cooperation while Maj. Hutson outlined highway funding, noting Gillespie County’s long-term contribution and the bridge’s 300 foot span with a 32 foot roadway. The ceremony concluded with ribbon cutting by O B McKown’s niece as cars crossed the new structure.
William McDougal marked his 83rd birthday on Monday surrounded by his children in a family gathering.
A Fredericksburg parish honored Bishop Metzger with a Sunday program and pontifical high Mass. The event featured St Marys parish groups, a glee club, and a procession including St Johns Seminary Choir. Metzger, recently consecrated in San Antonio, will lead mass in Santa Fe as titular bishop. The Cross Mountain cross was lit for the occasion.
Mrs Alvin Ahrens of Stonewall had an operation at a local hospital last Saturday. Miss Hulda Eckert underwent an operation on Wednesday and Norbert Kunz son of August Kunz had a tonsillectomy last week. Births included a son to Mr and Mrs Charles Hartmann and a son to Mr and Mrs Freddie Gold, both on Tuesday.
One hundred three students at St Marys School were named to the spring honor roll for maintaining at least a 90 average and 95 in conduct. Seventh grade led with fifteen honorees, followed by the second grade with 13. long lists of seniors, juniors, sophomores, freshmen and multiple grade levels follow with named students.
Political notices for this column must be paid in advance before publication. Announcements from all candidates are accepted in the order received and will appear as space allows in the Standard.
Public notice dated July 27 1940 lists A W Mourlund as candidate for District Representative in the 85th district under a first Democratic primary. Voter eligibility and filing details referenced.
Roosevelt signed a program he called a powerful instrument for peace and economic recovery. The plan envisions reciprocal tariff reductions with foreign nations. A House fight looms over wage hour law amendments to exempt white collar workers, telegraph messengers, and Puerto Rico and the Virgin Islands.
Fragmentary text suggests a Sunlee organization belief it may awaken the old one, seen as a potentially worthwhile development. The wording is unclear and incomplete, yielding uncertainty about actors and outcomes.
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