University Dramatic Group Presents The Mighty Dollar
The University of Texas drama department brings a three act comedy to Fredericksburg High School Auditorium on May 3 at 8 p m. Jaycees sponsor proceeds to Girl and Boy Scout groups. Cast in 1880s style attire delivers satirical humor about crooked politics and tangled romance.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
University of Texas Department of Drama
Carthell Perdue
Pete
Frank Crawford
Wynne Pearce
Partnell Sloat
Sam McGehee
George
Fredericksburg
Junior Chamber of Commerce
Stehling-Pfiester Electric Company
Jaycees
Th County
Austin
Southwest
Changes in patient mood at clinics over twenty five years
A report notes a marked shift in patient demeanor from grief to a more hopeful bearing. It observes fewer long faces and sorrowful appearances, with patients in wheelchairs or on operating tables seen smiling as they pass, crediting doctors for increased patient education.
San Antonio Bottlers Host Giants in Sunday Return
The Seven Up Bottlers of San Antonio meet the Giants at Jimmy Pyka Field in Fair Park Sunday afternoon seeking to even their record after a 5-2 Easter Sunday loss. A rainout in Goldthwaite last week left this game as the only local contest, with a capacity crowd expected.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
San Antonio
Giants
Jimmy Pyka
Fair Park
Goldthwaite
Derby Hope Follows Fredericksburg Trained Horses
Fredericksburg and Gillespie County fans rally for Kentucky Derby contenders from local steadies. Max Hirsch trains Better Value at King's Ranch and Willie Molter guides On Trust, as both look to Derby glory in Louisville on May 3.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Fredericksburg
Gillespie County
Louisville
Pacific Coast
Hirsch
Bold Venture
Assault
Molter
Norma
Hases
Tourist Park Swimming Pool Opens Sunday in Fredericksburg
The Fredericksburg Tourist Park pool will open Sunday May 4 at 1 p m and operate daily 1 p m to 9 p m. Archie Weiss will run the pool and the attached cold drink and candy stand. Admission is 30 cents for adults and 9 cents for children under 15. The site will add table tennis croquet and picnic areas and complies with health standards. A formal opening with events will come later.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Fredericksburg
Lester Keyser
Chamber of Commerce Pool Committee
Archie Weiss
State Department of Public Health
Keyser
Fredericksburg Public School selects 1947 48 faculty
The Fredericksburg Public School announced the 1947 48 faculty after a board meeting. Twenty two current faculty members will return plus two new hires Herbert Haas who will teach in the high school and Walter Meier who taught in Tivydale and Comal County before serving overseas with an army education unit. High School and Grade School teachers were re elected with several principals named.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Fredericksburg
Board of
A. K. Krause
Herbert Haas
Stonewall
Walter Meier
Tivydale
Comal County
S. F E. Reed
C. H. Klaerner
KN. Smith
J. L. Tatum
Robert Walter
Ella Gold
Stella Jung
Esther Mathias
Irene Gaebler
Mildred Lochte
Kurl Hartmann
Flora Wertheim
Marie Pfennig
Elizabeth Walter
Frances Adkins
Henry Lechte
S. E. Reed
Arcena West
Luther Wat
Application Made For Opening Radio Station In City
The Gillespie Broadcasting Company filed with the Federal Communications Commission in Washington for a new standard radio station of 250 watts unlimited time in Fredericksburg. The application was made by Arthur Stehling and W. T. McKay.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Gillespie Broadcasting Company
Federal Communications Commission
Washington
Fredericksburg
Arthur Stehiing
W. T. McKay
Fredericksburg Music Study Club marks tenth anniversary program
A diversified musical program will highlight the Fredericksburg Music Study Club tenth anniversary on Sunday night at 8 in the Public School Auditorium. The program opens with invocations, includes band music, solos, and choral numbers performed by a mix of instrumental and vocal artists led by club president Mrs Harvey Stein and featuring Rev Brunette on flute with piano accompaniment. The event continues on page 3.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Fredericksburg
G. A. Poehlmann
Bethany Lutheran Church
Assembly
Brunette
Doss
Cherry Spring Lutheran
Oscar Schneider
Harvey Stein
Music Study Club
Ben Hur Shrine Band Plans Fredericksburg Concert
The Ben Hur Shrine Band of Austin will perform its first concert of the year in Fredericksburg on Sunday afternoon May 4. About 30 musicians will travel by bus to perform a 4:30 p. m. concert in the courthouse park. A barbecue supper will follow for Shrine officials and band members, with Hope Tilley directing the long‑standing group.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ben Hur Shrine
Austin
Fredericksburg
Ernest H. Sims
Ben Hur Temple
Courthouse Park
Sims
Shrine
Potentate C. Hubert Owens
A. H. Swanson
Galveston
Ben Hur Temple Shrine
Hope Tilley
Entertainment Galore Here Over Week End
Fredericksburg and Hill Country residents can enjoy a full weekend program. Events include a Jaycee three act comedy The Mighty Dollar by UT Drama at Public School Auditorium 8:00 p m Saturday, a W F W Benefit Dance 6 00 p m to 1 00 a m at Fair Park Exhibition Hall, and a Tourist Park swimming pool opening at 1 00 p m. Also Texas Lutheran College Choir concert at Zions Lutheran Church 2 30 p m, Giants vs Seven Up Bottlers baseball at Fair Park 3 00 p m, Austin Ben Hur Shrine Band concert at Courthouse Park 4 30 p m, and Music Study Club Tenth Anniversary Program at High School Auditorium 8 00 p m.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Jaycee
University of Texas Department of Drama
Public School
Fair Park Exhibition Hall
Texas Lutheran College
Zions Lutheran Church
Fair Park
Giants
Austin Ben Hur Shrine
Courthouse Park
Texas Lutheran Choir to Present Sacred Concert Sunday
The fifty voice A Capella Choir of Texas Lutheran College Seguin will give a sacred program at Zion Lutheran Church Sunday May 4 at 2 30 pm under sponsorship of local Lutheran churches. Fredericksburg men Rudy Wendel and Marvin Ottmers belong to the choir directed by Herman Watson. The group recently toured Southeastern Texas and Mexico and sang in Palacio de Bellas Artes Mexico City and Monterrey. Program pieces include Awake Awake God Is A Spirit Credo Divine Praise Hosianna Lullaby Gloria In Excelsis and The Shepherds Story.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Texas Lutheran College
Seguin
Zion Lutheran Church
Fredericksburg
Bethany
Holy Ghost
Zions Church
Rudy Wendel
Marvin Ottmers
Herman Watson
Texas
Mexico
Mexico City
Palacio de Bellas Artes
Monterrey
University of Nuevo Leon
Christiansen
God
Jones
Gretchaninoff
Divine Praise
Bortniansky
Hosianna
Schreck
Mozart Burkhart
Gloria In Excelsis
Pergolesi
Dickinson
Funds To Be Raised For Five Year Agriculture Program
The drive to raise funds for Gillespie County five year agriculture development, approved at the January Chamber meeting, starts Monday May 5 and runs two weeks. Three teams will canvass the city with Alfred Petsch as drive chairman and Max Reinbach as secretary. Team captains are Benno Weiss, John W. Metzger, and C. J. Dooley with designated members. The program aims to counter farm declines threatening Fredericksburg businesses, budgeting 6500 dollars annually for five years.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Gillespie County
Chamber of Commerce
Agriculture Committee
Alfred Petsch
Drive
Max O. Reinbach
Benno Weiss
Alfred Cameron
Walter Ottmers
Max Reinbach
H. C. Meurer
Norman Dietel
John W. Metzger
Ed. Krauskopf
Alfred Crenwelge
Elgin Heimann
Otto Schneider, Jr
Hayden Osbourn
C. J. Dooley
E. W. Stroeher
Calvin Bierschwale
Spring Flower Show Set For Next Thursday
The Fredericksburg Garden Club announces its annual spring flower show will be held next Thursday May 8 in the Agriculture Building auditorium. Exhibits open from 10 a m. to 9 p m. Committee members include Mesdames Fred Tally Walter Knoche F E H Riley Emil Wahrmund and Arthur Hohmann. Display chairmen cover floor baskets table baskets old fashioned bouquets single flowers cup and saucer displays.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Fredericksburg Garden Club
Agriculture Building
Fred Tally
Walter Knoche
H. Riley
Emil Wahrmund
Arthur Hohmann
August Stahl
Herman Fischer
Alex Durst
Dora Tietz
Alfred Neffendorf
Emma Jordan
R. B. Rei
Standard Wins South Texas Photography Trophy 1947
The Fredericksburg Standard earned the South Texas Press Association trophy for Best Use of News Photography for 1947 at the association’s 20th annual convention in San Antonio. Arthur Rowert accepted the award for the Standard, cited for wide local photo use and overall publication excellence.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Standard
South Texas Press Trophy
Fredericksburg Standard
South Texas Press Association
W. A. Salter
Kerrville
Gunter Hotel
San Antonio
Arthur Rowert
Association
Ment
University of Texas
F. L. McDonald
Texas State College For Women
O. M. Montgomery
College of Arts and Industries
Kingsville
South Texas
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University Dramatic Group
Mighty Dollar
Gilchrist
Uncle
Sam
Boy Scouts
San Antonio Bottlers
Saengerfest
Wm. Petmecky
The
Kammers
Walter Heimann
Meusebach Creek
Columbia
Viggo Nielsen
Albert Singing Club
Albert Klett
Concordia
Ad. Hopf
Urion
Daniel Weiershausen
Emil Lochte
Wm. Dietel
Harper
Fred Peter
Ben Hur Shrine Band
Hill Country
Texas Lutheran Choir
Auditorium of Agriculture
Paul J. Thompson
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