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Newspaper
Fredericksburg Standard
Location
Fredericksburg, Texas, United States of America
Date
Aug 11, 1948
Page
7
Emil P. Schandua Jr announces the opening of his sheet metal and roofing shop in the 400 block of West Schubert Street. With 16 years in the trade he offers galvanized and standing seam roofs, guttering, boats and allied work plus roof repair service and estimates to all customers.
The Noonday Jamboree will air live from the Gil lespie County Fair reviewing stand on opening day Friday August 20. Texas Tophands along with Del Dunbar Betty Jane and Jim Wiggins join rehearsal at 11 am with a noon broadcast and on stage showcase. The event marks a major KABC radio and stage presentation kickoff.
Two more Gillespie County children, Carl Young and Norman Maurer, were moved to San Antonio polio wards after contracting the disease. At home in Harper and Fredericksburg areas, residents advocate a community cleanup as remaining patients in San Antonio hospitals are reported as doing well. An apparent death in Ft Worth linked to polio is questioned by locals who note no such Hodges family exists in Albert County.
W. C. Westerfeldt, son in law of Mr and Mrs Christian Maatsthen of here, and former Fredericksburg High School head coach, has been named coach and high school principal of State Home High School in Corsicana. He previously led Corsicana schools in 1942 43 and won the district title for State Home in 1943 succeeding John H Corner who resigned to coach at Alamo Heights High School San Antonio.
At noon the Texas Tophands will air from KABC San Antonio with a wide Texas reach and 3.9 million potential listeners. Autograph signing follows the Fredericksburg broadcast and a dance that night. The troupe, popular from Western films, performs daily on radio and records nationally.
The City Plumbing Company announces a temporary opening at 514 West San Antonio Street by owners Leo Schmidtzensky and Eugene Fite with Howard Fite. Both are bonded licensed master plumbers with prior San Antonio experience and navy veteran Schmidtzensky. They offer contract plumbing and repair work guaranteed, with a future display room and repair department planned downtown.
Final rites are scheduled at Beckmann Funeral Home on Thursday August 12 at 3 p m for Arthur Wittkohl who died Wednesday August 11 at 6 45 a m at age 62 years 5 days Interment will be in Ketron Family Cemetery at Cherry Mountain
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