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 8 articles. Subscribers can read the full text of each article.
Newspaper
Fredericksburg Standard
Location
Fredericksburg, Texas, United States of America
Date
Apr 19, 1940
Page
8
Mrs. Gilbert Kunz and her mother Mrs. Ewald Schmidt were visitors before Mrs. Kunz departed Thursday evening for her home in Maywood California.
Sunday and Monday crashes on Mason highway and Doss Highway damaged a truck and a car but caused no injuries. Fred Pierce of Woodson Texas was fined $50 for reckless driving after the Sunday incident. Werner Wunderlich and Fred Hahn escaped injury in the Monday crash. Mrs. Paul E. Knopp and daughters visited Mrs. Hubert Kott in the city.
Claire Higginbotham, a skilled general mechanic in shop and automobile work, is now employed by Felix Maier Machine Shop.
Felix Jack Weber a San Antonio Guggenheim Goldsmith salesman won an all expense trip to the Old Quaker Co distillery in Lawrenceville Indiana for leading in a firm sales contest. He goes with his wife daughter and mother Mrs August Weber and leaves with Phil Beck and two other salesmen for Indiana. He will be away a week before returning to his territory.
Local distributor Edgar Stroeher and A. W. Holly joined 12 Sinclair gasoline dealers from the area for an entertainment hosted by the South Texas District of Sinclair Refining Company in Nuevo Laredo Old Mexico. They left Fredericksburg Wednesday dinner and returned Thursday morning after a quail dinner and supper.
The Gillespie County Board of Education met and appointed trustees for districts with vacancies. Rural schools were classified for 1940 41. one teacher schools are listed as elementary for grades up to seven. Multi teacher schools retain last year classifications except Williams Creek School granted ninth grade addition. Principals urged to file new classification requests and trustees to qualify at once.
The Fredericksburg National Bank will be closed all day Monday April 22 in observance of the Battle of San Jacinto holiday. Cashier Alfred Cameron notes the holiday aligns with the calendar when the commemorative date falls on a Sunday.
Kerrville Hondo and Fredericksburg will host dealers in their areas for a regional entertainment event. The event aims to showcase products and foster connections among attendees in a relaxed 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.