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Newspaper
Fredericksburg Standard
Location
Fredericksburg, Texas, United States of America
Date
Aug 11, 1917
Page
1
Local residents from Fredericksburg and nearby towns with Harper and Blanco connections recount visits, family movements and celebrations. Miss Lilly Lene and Miss Stella Kiaerner travel from San Antonio. Miss Emma Gentemann returns from Antonio. Jacob Metzger hosts family visits. numerous social calls, birthdays and a dancing club gathering fill the week with neighborhood ties.
Clearances posted for dresses waists middies and skirts with a complete assortment. Sale ends August 25. Red Cross News Card of Thanks acknowledges generous donations from the Chamber of Commerce and Fredericksburg Lodge No. 794 A F and A M to support hospital supplies. Watermelon party hosted by Hortense Braeutigam featured the young guests including Lilly Priess Concordia Bierschwale Irma Heyland and more with chaperone. Red Cross to operate a booth at Gillespie County Fair selling needlework to aid the chapter. For donations contact secretary Miss Adah L. Peden.
Local stock news reports brisk buying and selling. Maier & Treadwell purchased 140 sheep from Eddie Kensing 50 from Fred Hannenmann and 25 from others. Otto Crenwelge shipped two cars of cattle to Boerne with one car Wednesday and one car Thursday. Yeager of San Antonio bought a car of mules shipped Wednesday. Edgar Kothmann sent cattle to San Antonio Wednesday. Arthur Maiers of San Antonio bought 92 head of 2s and 35 head of yearlings from Morris Ranch. Arthur Lott bought about 40 cows and calves from the same parties. Danz left Friday with 170 head of cattle to be driven to San Antonio. Market remains steady with expected activity for weeks. range is short and dry in parts. Pastor expresses thanks for gifts from Missionary Society and Boy Scouts. ball game between the pastor’s party and married folks ends 6 to 2 with notable plays and a potential rematch.
The M E Church Souths confirmation exercises are planned for August 19 with six youths to be confirmed. The guano cave near Fredericksburg is sold to C A Lehmberg and party, with Rev Blowobt expected to officiate at the exercises. The cave measures about 50 by 150 feet, 20 feet deep, bat roosts and 5 to 10 feet of guano beds. Guano will be hauled to Fredericksburg then shipped by carload lots.
A weekly list shows unclaimed letters at the Fredericksburg Post Office ending Aug 4 1917 including Felipe Ramos Alvino Villamueda Luis Vaillrio Albino De La Cruz Cruz Ramirez Conrada de la Cruz Frank Castillo John Mayfield Mrs Maugret Hendrix Oscar Rohader Cristobal Fa loma. Call advertising to claim. letters not claimed by Aug 18 1917 will go to Dead Letter Office Washington DC. Maud Smith chief operator. Also notes vacation details for Miss Helenor Seiler and mentions Prof Geo D Jobson Sterling Price and Mike Roland attendees in Marshal Texas.
Members of the Missionary Society and Boy Scouts joined to honor Rev. A. K. Vetter and his wife with a new refrigerator and a $3.00 coupon ice book. The presentation occurred Thursday afternoon as heat records linger near the 100 degree mark.
Clearance sale on children’s patent leather and gun metal low shoes in all sizes. Former prices from $1.50 to $2.78 reduced to 98c, $1.28, $1.48, $1.63 and $1.98. Sale ends August 25.
Secretary Daniels ordered construction of an aircraft factory at League Island Navy Yard Philadelphia. It will cost about 1 million dollars and be finished in 100 days. The plant will employ 9000 workers and can produce a thousand small planes yearly. This air program is separate from the 640 million aircraft act.
Clearance sale at Burrier-Maier offers wash suits for boys aged 3 to 7 in sizes 48ce 82c at 1.09 and 1.29 dollars. This local ad highlights affordable children's clothing with emphasis on price points and availability.
The Luther League of Zion's church hosted a reception and banquet for 33 new members with sermons and songs under white and gold decor. Leaders spoke on church life and youth, as the league links faith with service. The bill grants the President wide powers to control foods, seeds, fuel, fertilizers, mining, and pricing, with enforcement by the Federal Trade Commission. It outlines requisition, licensing, and wartime economic measures, with rapid passage and a Senate vote of 66 to 7 pending final presidential signature.
Washington Aug 8 The Government outlined a war agricultural program to raise wheat beyond one billion bushels and rye over eighty three million to avert bread shortages next summer. It mandates 47 337 000 acres of winter wheat an 18 percent rise and sets rye at 5 131 000 acres. The plan reflects joint efforts of the Agriculture Department and State defense councils. Burrier-Maier Co clearance sale offers follow.
Lt Fausto Dragone of the Royal Italian Infantry arrived at the Atlantic port with a Russian machine gun captured from Russians by Austrians and then seized by Italians at Monte San Michele. He will present the gun to President Wilson this week as a token of Italian affection.
Automobilists passing Cain City are invited to stop at Jordans Drug Store for a big plate of ice cream or a refreshing fountain drink.
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