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Newspaper
Fredericksburg Standard
Location
Fredericksburg, Texas, United States of America
Date
Aug 01, 1951
Page
5
Tuesday evening Mr and Mrs Joe G Kaiser hosted a supper in honor of their niece Sister M Robert. Guests included her parents Mr and Mrs Joe Molberg sister Rose Andrew Kaiser Felix Hahne Jr Norman Rech families and Mr and Mrs H C Meurer.
Navy figures show 134000 Reservists on active duty. Our shop provides necessary equipment and experienced men who can repair any model or make car. Call today. All work guaranteed. CENTRAL MOTOR C4
Skipper Knopp finishes boat training at the Naval Base in San Diego and leaves on Wednesday after visiting his parents Mr. and Mrs. Jacob P. Knopp. His friend Hans Enderlin Jr. also spent leave with his parents in Lamesa and will reunite in El Paso for the return trip to San Diego to await orders.
The Executive Secretary of the Game Fish and Oyster Commission in Austin, after a conference with Clarence Cottam of the Federal Fish and Wildlife Service, anticipates changes in the 1951 dove seasons. Openings in the North Zone may start September 1, with a 40 day season instead of 45, hours from noon to sunset, and bag limits at ten per day. White wing doves face a shortened season and stricter limits due to scarce nesting after a winter freeze. Waterfowl zoning remains uncertain as FWS weighs a broader policy choice.
The Northern Yankees from Stonewall Fredericksburg and Wimberley defeated the Southern Rebels from Comfort Boerne and Camp Stanley 9 to 7 at Comfort Community Park to clinch the three game series. Max Molberg starred on the mound for the North as Ralph McAllister pitched the final frame to seal a 9-7 victory.
Fredericksburg Lodge No. 794 hosted about 200 guests from Kerrville Medina Bandera Kendall Rising Star Center Point and Fredericksburg at a barbecue supper and program at the Fair Grounds on Saturday evening July 28. The event featured invocations pledges and performances by the Ben Hur Chanters with Horace Jackson as the main speaker addressing attitude toward government church schools and daily life. Local Masons from several communities and guests from Louisiana Illinois Oklahoma and Texas attended. Mr and Mrs Walter McKay and Mr and Mrs Roy Kothmann of San Antonio planned a Colorado ice show trip for their son Sally’s exhibition skating.
A 1950 milestone notes forty five former cooperatives formed, excluding health centers cooperative hospitals and REA associations as part of the record.
The tidelands bill led last week’s calendar in the House with broad support for correcting Supreme Court driven confusion. A test vote showed most members recognize the need for corrections, and the measure passed 270 to 92 to advance toward final passage.
The U S House votes 265 for 109 against a bill to set tidelands as state owned. Senate action may delay weeks or months before sent to the President. Truman is expected to veto again, but leaders hope to override.
The article argues a tidelands bill would counter 4 to 3 Supreme Court rulings that restricted coastal oil rights and borders. It warns of special interests seeking submerged lands, possible federal claims to all minerals, and notes the bill faces a tough path through Congress toward a presidential veto.
Mason county will enter a float symbolizing Easter in the Gillespie County Fair parade opening August 17. The float, decorated by the Hilda community, depicts the tomb at sunrise with Biblical characters. It won first place in Mason County’s Homecoming parade in June.
Master Sergeant and Mrs. Clarence Fiedler and daughter from Fairbanks Alaska arrived July 23 to visit local relatives. Fiedler, stationed at Ladd Field with 18 years in the Air Force, traveled 4300 miles by auto via the Alean and Alcan Highways, taking seven days with 24 hours in mud.
Texas farmers face a growing sulphur shortage as shipments to fertilizer producers shrink. With record acreages and higher crop goals, Texas agribusiness relies on sulphur from Freeport and other sources, while foreign demand and new mining projects strain supply. An amphibious Freeport plant in Louisiana aims to bolster import capacity amid the shortage.
ARM FOLKS, as a general rule, give little thought to safety until a member of their family or a neighbor's is hurt or killed. This year it is important every farm family acts on safety to boost food production. An average of 47 farm people are killed daily. Half a million 4-H youth participate in the National Farm and Home Safety Program. General Motors provides over $10,000 in awards for top accident prevention records for the seventh year running. The program is directed by the Cooperative Extension Service.
On August 10 three big booster groups will caravan from here to publicize Gillespie County fairs and the 63rd annual event. Directors invite the public to join, contact Wesley A Gold Elgin Heimann or Bill Petmecky. Depart after 8 am and return that evening. Doss Fair August 11 and Stonewall Fair August 12.
The Navy will gain approximately 3,000 line officers this year through college NROTC programs and the Naval Academy.
Mr and Mrs R Nuckolls and daughter Linda of San Antonio were weekend guests in the Elgin Heimann home.
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