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Newspaper
Fredericksburg Standard
Location
Fredericksburg, Texas, United States of America
Date
Apr 24, 1941
Page
7
Ray Corrigan and his western team tour the country and will perform at the Palace Theatre on Saturday May 3. The show features stunts from Range Busters and provides action humor and human interest in a limited tour before returning to Hollywood for another fast moving western drama series.
William Schmidt a long time Llano County resident and former trail driver celebrated his 85th birthday at his Llano home He was born in Fredericksburg April 15 1856 moved to Llano County in 1860 worked cattle on the Llano river near Castell joined cattle drives in 1873 freighted with ox-teams to San Antonio Fort Mason and Fort McKavitt later drove mule teams between Austin He married Emma Honig on December 5 1881 Their children reside in San Antonio Austin and Llano including Robert Schmidt Oscar Schmidt Gus Schmidt Damon Schmidt and Mrs L B Turbiville The item includes unrelated interjections and classified snippets about dentistry Japan wool production jokes and local advertising notices.
A string of minor mishaps in Gillespie last week saw several adults and children injured. Hayden Grona broke his left arm in a horse fall, Alvin Kunz likewise injured a leg, Mrs. Julius Klingelhofer dislocated a shoulder, Louis Hohmann broke an arm, and Temple Klett was bitten by a dog. Surgeries included appendectomies for Oswald Oestreich and Johnnie Sellers, tonsil removals for Ad Kammlah and Jim Burns, and other hospital admissions from current operations.
Two days soaking buffalo grass seed in water and drying it promptly largely overcomes delayed germination and prolongs dormancy characteristic of this seed.
A bold claim promotes trying advertisements to gain unexpected returns. The copy suggests experimenting with ads to unlock benefits not yet imagined by readers.
Calendar lists school closing dates and community events in Gillespie County region from April to June including Loyal Valley Cherry Spring Pilot Knob Castell Onion Creek Willow City Sisterdale Luckenbach Bear Creek Doss Rocky Hill Stonewall Cave Creek and Meusebach Creek schools plus Harvest Dance and Cooking School. The schedule spans April 26 to June 14 with multiple events each weekend and a 50th anniversary observance at Sisterdale.
Deanna Durbin stars in Nice Girl at the Palace Theatre along with Franchot Tone and a strong supporting cast. The ninth Durbin film follows a small town girl who flees a romance with a New Yorker causing a local scandal until a staged engagement calms tensions and leads to a comic finale.
Mr and Mrs Reinhard Enderlin attended the Lone Star Brewing Company first anniversary event at the San Antonio brewery. Enderlin, longtime local representative, reported expansion plans driven by strong sales during the initial year of Lone Star Beer.
A heavy rain of 1.70 inches fell in Fredericksburg and much of Gillespie County early Wednesday. The piece notes US rural population growth and discusses cotton crop needs and bagging quantities for an 11 to 12 million bale crop.
Fredericksburg High School Homemaking class presents a Spring Style Show on Friday night April 5 at 8 p m in the Public School Auditorium. Students and merchants display dresses and men s wear with music accompaniment. Public invited.
A Jew and an Englishman debate the stealing of the Ten Commandments. The Jew accuses the English of taking from them all their lives and the commandments, while the Englishman admits they took them but claims they have not kept them.
The U S S North Carolina receives its first American battleship command since 1921. Captain O M Hustvedt accepts the new ship at the New York Navy Yard after its keel was laid on Navy Day October 27, 1937.
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