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Newspaper
Fredericksburg Standard
Location
Fredericksburg, Texas, United States of America
Date
Aug 13, 1952
Page
20
The Gillespie County Fair Association and the Chamber of Commerce float won first place in the Blanco Valley parade among out of town organizational entries. It ahead of the Iocrne Chamber of Commerce and the New Braunfels Chamber of Commerce. The float will close the 64th Gillespie County Fair with a 10 a m parade Friday morning.
Mr and Mrs Robert Kidd announce the birth of a son named Keith Allen on August 1 in Los Angeles California weight seven pounds ten and one half ounces Mrs Kidd is the former Cherie Boyd The baby's grandparents are Mr and Mrs Edwin Tatsch of this city and T L Kidd of Wichita Kansas former KNAF staff
The Fredericksburg All-Star team earned second place at the Kerr Tournament, losing 6 to 2 to the Mustangs in the final. Mustang pitcher T Carley shut down the All-Stars until the fifth inning when D Hoerster and Thiele reached on hits and scored on Kaderli’s double to knot the score at 2. The Mustangs answered with a grand slam by Bridge in the fifth and held the lead as Thiele exited after five innings.
The booths feature Johns Manville building supplies with expert display, Beckmann Furniture showcasing floor coverings and dinette sets, Kaiser Furniture with modern home furniture, and a display of new lines. Wm. Cameron & Co. presents economical building ideas, while Kramer Tractor & Implement Co. offers Ferguson equipment with nightly free movies. Hill Country Implement Co. shows home appliances and Farmall McCormick displays, with John Deere tractors featured. Also included are demonstrations of implements by Bocening and a Kaiser-Frazer lineup from Gold Motor Co. Lone Star Gas Co. highlights natural gas appliances. Mrs. Harold Brelsford and children return to Houston after vacation in Fredericksburg.
Gillespie County Democrats named a 5 member delegate slate for the State Democratic Convention set for Sept. 9 in Amarillo. Delegates are Pryor Mogford A E Mourland Arthur Stehling Pat Dooley and Schmidt. The party adopted a tide lands resolution urging Adlai Stevenson to support a bill restoring tidelands to Texas and to sign any such bill if elected. Schmidt reported primary costs 591.29 plus 304.04 for election expenses, leaving 287.25 in the treasury. run off prospects Aug 23 loom with two disputed races and one candidate asking to be omitted from the ballot.
Mrs Bertha Weber and Stephen Feller spend several days in San Antonio with the Jack Weber family. Local social circle notes traffic and leisure events during their stay.
The Plaza Service Station, long run as a Gulf station by Benno Stehling, became a Conoco outlet on August 1. Now owned by the Fredericksburg Independent School District after a 25 year contract, lease bids were won by Continental Oil with Oswald Crenwelge as agent. Renovations proceeded as the changeover was announced. Benno and Alfred Stehling will operate the station under the new Conoco lease to the public.
Six Gillespie County State Highway Department maintenance staff joined the District 14 picnic at Barton Springs Austin. Fd. Goldstein, recently named District 14 Highway Engineer, spoke. Attendees with families included Erwin Simons, Robert Staudts, Ad Kammlahs, Harry Feuges, H. F E Staudts, and Lawrence Metzgers as part of a basket lunch and games crowd.
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