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Newspaper
Fredericksburg Standard
Location
Fredericksburg, Texas, United States of America
Date
Apr 26, 1940
Page
2
Gillespie County rural schools holding closing exercises this year are asked to submit their name and date for calendar inclusion. Only date and name will appear. additional closing details will be provided in later closing advertisements.
A dated roll of school events shows multiple campuses hosting gatherings from April 27 to May 26. The notice lists Cherry Spring Willow City White Oak Squaw Creek Nebgen Rocky Hill Dass Albert Wrede Luckenbach Cave Creek Knopp Live Oak Crabapple Junction Stonewall Meusebach Palo Alto Cain City with 50th Anniversary noted for Knopp.
Fredericksburg businessman Oscar Weinheimer plans to open Weinheimer's 5 10 25e Store in Blanco after renovating a city building. The new shop will offer a 5 10 and 25 cent section and is expected to attract local shoppers once ready.
A Fredericksburg council session outlined Rally Day plans with details on upcoming lectures for 14 local Home Demonstration clubs and Fredericksburg High School seniors attendance. A new committee was formed to pursue mattress production under a Federal Government materials program, naming seven members.
The program features German folk music and the Junior Band sponsored by the American Legion. Frohsinn members from the Casino present a one act comedy, followed by Lancers dancing. Essay contest winners will be announced. an Open House at the Museum is set for Friday May 10, with visitors welcome.
Three well dressed Mexican men robbed Fashion ladies ready-to-wear on West Main Street at noon. They took twelve dresses and fled in a black Chevrolet Tudor with two women accomplices. Store owner H B Daughtery and Miss Genevieve Pluennecke reported the theft. no arrests yet.
The Red Cross chapter reports forty one participants for first aid training. Anyone may enter the course at Monday night’s meeting. The committee aims to enroll many rural county school teachers and urges school trustees to request teacher participation.
The county warns that the gap between allotted funds and paid-out amounts in 1939 hurt soil conservation efforts. Gillespie County had 116000 allotted but only 80000 earned, so 36000 remained with the federal treasury. About half of farmers and 90 percent of ranchers participated to some extent. 420 cotton, 591 wheat, and 327 peanut growers were among 1300 eligible farms. May 1 is the final date to sign Range Conservation Program applications. 1940 Plan Sheets should be filed in AAA offices.
This week reports flood waters swamped Cincinnati ball fields delaying play. In Congress Rear Admiral Taussig urged a strong impregnable Philippines base to deter Japan and aid Allied efforts.
The article emphasizes a Summer Round-Up to aid child health as they enter school and maintain health during school life. It urges parent and community cooperation, noting the Parent Teachers Association seeks parent involvement and attention to routines of eating, sleeping, exercise, and elimination to guide examiner insights.
The event starts Sunday with an afternoon program and ends with a night performance at Engel's Hall where choirs present numbers. A dance rounds out the day’s festivities after the program.
The article urges a coordinated agricultural development to grow Fredericksburg into a real commercial center. It warns of a "Deserted Village" if vision fades and notes a members meeting where directors and participants pressed for a new program and immediate action.
The Standard column will publish political notices in order of receipt. All announcements require advance payment before publication regardless of candidate.
Subject to first Democratic primary on July 27 1940 for District Representative 85th District. A W Mourland and Lawrence L Bruhl listed as candidates in the official notice.
Mr and Mrs Erwin Nixon of Llano spent the weekend here to see eleven H S seniors perform in Aunt Tillie Goes To Town a lively campus theater piece showcasing student talent and school spirit.
Rodeo begins at 10 A.M. and runs through the afternoon featuring Bronco Riding Calf Roping Goat Roping and other entertainment. Ottmar Schnerr manages the event with admission for adults at 35 cents.
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