Calendar of School Closings for May and June
The Standard lists upcoming school closings by date and location. May events include Pilot Knob Reed's Hall Spring Creek on May 3, Cain City on May 4, Wrede Tatsch Hall Cain City on May 10, Pecan Creek, Luckenbach on May 11, Sauan Creek teeh's Hall May 17, Stonewall May 18, Dass May 24, Lower South Grape Creek Rheingold May 25, and Meusebach Creek Tatsch Hall Cain City on June 1.
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Pilot Knob
Reed’s
Spring Creek
Cherry Spring
Cain City
Nebgen
Wrede
Tatsch Hall
Pecan Creek
Luckenbach
Crabapple
Sauan Creek
Teeh’s Hall
Stonewall
Native son trainer aims for long awaited win in big race
A native son of hero has trained 120 winners in 1946 and is widely regarded as the year's most successful trainer. Anticipation builds for Saturdays race as fans listen on radios, hoping a locally trained horse will triumph, with many preferring to attend the event in person.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Hero
City Softball League Opens After Rain Delays
The City Softball League postponed its start due to weekend rains leaving fields unplayable. seven teams remain after withdrawals and a new team joined, with a revised schedule beginning May 6 including matches such as Hospital vs Mutual Lumber and City Radio vs Krauskopf Bros.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
City Softball League
Flog. Hospital and Clinic
Mutual Lumber Co
Seipp
Dass
City Radio & Electric
Krauskopf Bros
City Radio & Electric Co
Krauskopf
White House
Flo. Hospital & Clinic
Doss
Fbg
Hospital & Clinic
Soaking Rains Halt Events and Cancel Camporal
Soaking rains continued with minimal damage to goats and forcing cancellations in the Hill Country Baseball league Sun day schedule and a Giants game in Goldthwaite. The Boy Scout Camporal was postponed and rescheduled for May 9 and 10 at the Tourist Park. The County Saengerfest drew crowds despite rain, though attendance dipped during the day.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Giants
Goldthwaite
Boy Scout
Saengerfest
Gillespie County May Events and Meetings Schedule
Gillespie County lists numerous meetings and events from May 2 to June 1. Highlights include Chamber of Commerce board and directors meetings, Jaycee and Lions Club activities, Veterans groups gatherings, American Legion events, and a race meet at the Gillespie County Fair Grounds. A St Marys Alumni reunion is tentatively set for June 15.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Gillespie County Fair Association
Chamber of Commerce
Fredericksburg
Af&am
Junior Chamber of Commerce
Chamber of Commerce Board of Directors
Eastern Star
Herman Sons
Herman Son
Fredericksburg Volunteer Fire Department
Fredsburg Independent School
Schaefer’s
Jaycees
Lions Club
Veterans of Foreign Wars & Auxiliary
Old Court House
American Legion District
Fredericksburg Mutual Aid Fund
Ass'n Directors
Court House
American Legion Post
Alfred Neffendorf
Fredericksburg Credit Bureau
Board of
Fredericksburg Chamber of Commerce
American
Hill Country League Games Rained Out on Sunday
All three Hill Country League games were washed out as ball diamonds at Stonewall Seipps and Ingram were too wet to play. Rained out games will be made up as doubleheaders on August 3 when the same two teams meet at the previous sites. This Sunday Bandera visits Harper Stonewall plays in Listerdale and Seipp’s goes to Camp Stanley.
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Ball Diamonds
Stonewall
Seipps
Ingram
Bandera
Harper
Listerdale
Seipp
Camp Stanley
Mighty Dollar stage remake at University Dramatic Club
The University Dramatic Club presents a Victorian era spoof The Mighty Dollar directed by Loren Winsip with Siegfried Kutner’s set design. Cast includes James Kippenbrook Colonel Tom Dart Jerry Harvey Lord Carringorn Phil Hogan Chas Borad Barbara Huggine Clara Dart Martha Stove Mrs Gilflory and others. Gala evening invites couples to attend and reserve tickets.
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Loren Winship
Department of Drama
Siegfried Kutner
Nuremberg
Germany
James Kippenbrook
Colonel Tom Dart
Jerry Harvey
Lord Carringorn
Phil Hogan
Chas. Borad
Barabara Huggine
Clara Dart
Beau
Old Dobbin
Surrey
Local Bowling Standings and Holiday Parade Notes
Isabel Adams leads with high average 154 and high 3 game 461 in ladies ten pin standings. Ruth Knapp attended the coronation of the queen of the Court of Holidays and the Battle of Flowers parade in San Antonio last Thursday and Friday.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lb Keidel’s Hospital
Sam & Nan’s
City Mattress and
City Cafe
Mutual Lumber
Isabel Adams
Bernice Kuenemann
Ruth Knapp
San Antonio
Junior Historians Attend State Meeting in Austin
Fredericksburg Junior Historian chapter joined eighty three Texas chapters at the state convention on April 26 aided by a new school bus and chauffeur Hugo Klaerner. Highlights included a lecture by J Evetts Haley, Miss de Zavala at the meeting, and Fannie Althaus winning the essay prize.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Hugo Klaerner
Fredericksburg
J. Evetts Haley
Texas
Miss de Zavala
Lorenzo de Zavala
Stephen F. Austin
R. L. Biesele
Fannie Althaus
Governor’s Mansion
Jester
Austin
Texas University Tower
Memorial Museum
Capitol
Stein
Mrs Rubin Beckmann Visits Corpus Christi for Family Week
Mrs Rubin Beckmann spent a week in Corpus Christi visiting her new nephew Tommy Rainbolt Jr and other relatives and friends.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Rubin Beckmann
Corpus Christi
Tommy Rainbolt, Jr
Also Mentioned on This Page
Pilot Knob School
Reer’s Hall
Hill Country Boys
Melvina
Pehl
The
Standard
Texas Ramblers
Gillespie County Activities
Hill Country
University Dramatic Club
Crabapple School
Gwwwwl City Radio & Electric
Schneider's Produce
Knopp & Metzger
Delta
General Install. Co
Schnelle Variety
Palace Theatre
Claude
Sign Shop Radio Post
Peter’s Liquor Store
Chrysler-Plymouth
1G Lockers Inc
Hill Ctry Creameries
la Mesa Cafe
Prescription Lab
Hardy Moses
Louis Pyka
Francis Heep
Cain City School
Tatsch’s Hall
Dan
American Eagles
Jesse James and His Boys
Seipp’s Hall
Spring Creek Hall
Eagles
Everybody Welcome
Seis
Reeh
Engel’s Hall
Frantzen-Ahrens Post
Johnson City, Texas
S. L. Ranch
Archie Patton & Son
Johnson Cipy
K. D. Clown
Sunior
Produced
University of Ceras
Amaditoviaim
Stehling-Pfiester Electric Co
Cocal Voy
Girl Scouts
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