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Newspaper
Fredericksburg Standard
Location
Fredericksburg, Texas, United States of America
Date
Apr 30, 1952
Page
1
Alfred Hennig unearthed two elephant teeth while excavating a drainage ditch near the National Guard Armory. B L Enderle dated them to an Imperial elephant from about 15 000 years ago. The find includes hair fragments and a hollow behind the teeth, suggesting ice age habitation in the gravel layer.
Fredericksburg in Gillespie County hosts Republican and Democratic precinct and county conventions on Saturday May 3 and Tuesday May 6. Republicans meet in 21 precincts at 1 p.m. with listed local sites in Fredericksburg and surrounding areas. Democrats meet May 3 at 7 p.m. in four city precincts after pledging to participate. The county Republican convention convenes May 6 at 1 p.m. in the Schroeder Building.
Community leaders urge aid after Missouri Valley floods causing vast property loss. They highlight disasters like floods and fires and praise the Red Cross for mobilizing millions of the 1952 funds to assist affected residents.
The Gillespie County Fair Association float won first place in the Fiesta Flambeau parade ending Fiesta week in San Antonio. It marked a fourth straight year the locally designed float topped out-of-town entries from South Texas, depicting county fair scenes.
The prize winning float from Fiesta Flambeau will be shown here Thursday night May 1 at 8 p m. Fredericksburg High School Band and St Marys Pep Squad will appear in the parade with the float.
The Parade of Champions features life size replicas of a rearing horse a Hereford steer a hog and a sheep tended by neatly dressed FFA and 4 H members with Miss Marie Meier Queen of the Fair on a regal float. The band led by Ker mit Gammenthaler drew applause as the illuminated float won top honors in its division with Fredericksburg placing first and other entries earning medals.
May 6 7 events mark the start of the two day fire hazard inspection in Fredericksburg with sirens at 10 a m and a business district parade led by Fire Insurance Commissioner Paul H Brown of Austin. The feature photos depict Gillespie County Saengerfest principals and Gillespie Saengerbund officers and charter members in Luckenbach Hall.
The Gillespie Saengerbund celebrated its 50th anniversary with a capacity crowd and a Luckenbach Mixed Choir host. A parade of singers opened the event in Engel's Hall with remarks by Walter Kuhlmann and William Petmecky tracing the organization’s 1898 founding.
Gold Motor Co announces an open house at 102 N Llano St Fredericksburg on Saturday with free prizes and all day refreshments. Remodeling near completion precedes the new Kaiser and Henry J line featuring safety styling and Hydra-Matic transmission plus new interiors and a range of body colors.
A queen consort is the wife of a reigning king. She holds the title by marriage and does not rule in her own right.
Miss Waldean McDougall is Fredericksburg’s entrant in the Cowbelle Contest at the 5th Annual Bandera Stampede on May 24. The Fredericksburg Junior Chamber sponsors her entry as cowgirls from twelve Texas towns compete to select the Southwest’s top girl. The grand prize includes the Bell Cow Cowbelle title for 1952 plus merchandise and a week at Mayan Guest Ranch Bandera. escort is Jack Groff.
No Gillespians are listed in the May draft call reporting for service on May 15. Inductees are named from Kerr Kendall Blanco and Llano counties with several individuals listed. In a separate incident one car rear ended another near Fredericksburg on the Llano highway causing light damage and no injuries.
The 13th annual Spring Flower Show sponsored by the Fredericksburg Garden Club will be held at the Nimitz Hotel on Friday May 2 from 2 to 5 p m. The theme is Blossom Time and admission is 25 cents for adults while children under 12 enter free. Entries accepted between 8 and 11 a m.
Robert G. Bezucha of the Alamo Field Club spoke at the Fredericksburg Lions Club about an upcoming free fire hazard survey supported by civic groups and the Fredericksburg Volunteer Fire Department. Films on fire prevention and newspaper production were shown after the talk.
Mrs. Gertrude Klinger of Niagara Falls New York spent a week visiting her father Henry Itz who has been ill.
Gillespie County holds the first annual Boy Scout Exposition on the Courthouse lawn Saturday from 2 to 6 p m. Troops explorers and Cub Scouts will display booths from Austin showing camp scenes first aid tin can cookery woodwork and crafts with packs 133 and 138 from Fredericksburg and Stonewall and Doss excused due to a school event.
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