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Newspaper
Fredericksburg Standard
Location
Fredericksburg, Texas, United States of America
Date
Aug 04, 1923
Page
1
Eckert in our county prepares first community fair with live stock poultry and agricultural exhibits plus stock judging music races and barbecued meals. Invites extended countywide and beyond. all admission is free. Event emphasizes a landmark, no-charge showcase of local talent and products.
Reliance Roller Mills offers 100 pounds Gold Star Flour for the best loaf of bread from Gold Star Flour. 50 second best loaf prize also from Gold Star Flour. H. V. Heyland awards 10 dollars for the top individual farm exhibit. Texas Star Flour Mills Galveston awards 48 pounds New Way Flour for best loaf and 84 pounds for best biscuits. Galveston also provides 24 pounds New Way Flour.
Last Sunday Lucille Petermann, four year old daughter of Mr and Mrs Frk, broke her arm in a fall from a Shetland pony.
A picked Ft Sam Houston squad will face the Giants at the Fair Grounds next Sunday in a planned exhibition game. Mr and Mrs Edwin Knopp and daughter of San Antonio were visitors in Fredericksburg last week.
The Louis Priess rock building on Main Street was bought by local baker George Stucke at a private price. He will remodel it with a modern glass front, adding to the number of central area buildings adopting glass storefronts.
A wedding at the Braeutigam home unites Miss Emmie Braeutigam and Monroe Wahl with Rev. A Koerner officiating. Attendants include Alice Braeutigam Hetty Wahl George Wahl and Otto Braeutigam. A reception followed with refreshments, and the couple plans a honeymoon to the ocean coast before settling in a bungalow on the town's east side. Wahl is employed by Uncle Sam.
Early Tuesday Mr. Tom Parker was bitten twice by a rattler in his home. A physician was summoned and the patient is pronounced out of danger. Needlecraft members met at Mrs. Joe Stehling’s home last Wednesday with High Five activities. Viola Juenke won first prize and Mrs. Wm. Schneider the consolation prize. Cakes and refreshments were served. Chas. Hermann of San Antonio visited his brother Wm. last weekend. Hulda Baethge visited Kerrville.
San Francisco reports the death of Warren G. Harding on August 2 after a weeklong illness. Details cover the sudden stroke, immediate bedside reactions, and the planned special train to Washington with a guard and key officials.
A Sunday afternoon ceremony united Miss Thekla Herbert and Mr. Emil Koch before Rev. A. Koerner with William Herbert escorting the bride. The ceremony featured maid of honor Miss Laura Herbert and a supporting party, followed by a wedding collation and a serenade by Ket's Orchestra. The couple will reside on San Antonio Street after a week’s travel.
Mrs A Hetzel lost control near the Pedernales bridge and the Ford car toppled into the river. She escaped with minor bruises after the vehicle landed upside down in the water.
Mr. W. W. Meuge of Austin is spending his vacation with his parents Mr. and Mrs. C. W. Meuge of this city.
Mrs Ed C Leifeste and children of Castel visited relatives and friends in Fredericksburg. Mrs Albert Koenig and children of Alpine are visiting relatives and friends in this city.
Justice of the Peace presides. Cases include Petsch vs. Smiths on note with default judgment, Kraus vs. Feuge dismissed at plaintiff cost, Rusenberger vs. Erfurt continued for service, McBeth and Witte settle by agreement with Wienecke, Moellendorf vs. Hitzfeld default in favor of plaintiff, Bank of Fredericksburg vs. Crouch dismissed at plaintiff cost, Hohenberger vs. Jung continued, Walter vs. Evans judgment for plaintiff.
On Wednesday night at Seven Mile Moellerings picnic grounds a community gathering hosted by Drs. Victor and Werner Keidel featured ball tossers and worshippers of sport. The event included a barbecue, speeches by HE Sagebiel on The Great American Play, singing, and a large dance ending near midnight.
Mr. J. C. Butler and sons of Nordheim visited the R. Maier family this week during their trip to Brady. L. Kott & Co report deliveries including Ford Touring Cars for J. McHaney Hugo Usener Alf Pfiester R C Little and E A Gerhard and a Ford Truck for Geo Duderstadt.
The record outlines a Ohio elected official who served as Lieutenant Governor in 1903, lost a gubernatorial bid in 1910, won a U S Senate seat in 1914, was nominated for the presidency in 1920, elected president in 1920, inaugurated in 1921, and died in 1923.
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