Discontent Over City Ordinances and School Square Sale
Citizens accuse the Fredericksburg City Commission of unnecessary traffic restrictions and question plans to abandon the northwest corner of School Square for a fire station and city hall. They warn U turn rules burden drivers while anticipating lost rental revenue from the square if the city vacates it. The letter notes past parking limits and calls for respecting citizens’ convenience and ordinance value.
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Fredericksburg
Post Office Dedication Planned for August 28 in Fredericksburg
Fredericksburg will dedicate its new Post Office Thursday August 28 with a 3 PM band concert by the Fredericksburg Concert Band and Junior Band. The program includes a flag-raising at 4 PM and addresses by officials possibly Congressman Charles L South. Open House tours follow. Moving date from the old site awaits postal instructions.
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Fredericksburg
Chamber of Commerce Committee
Post Office Department
Charles L. South
Washington, D. C
Giants Win Trophy for Best Sportsmanship in Tournament
The Giants finished among the entrants in the Texas Semi-Pro Congress Baseball tournament in Waco but earned the award for the best sportsmanship. A letter from state semi-pro commissioner A. H. Kirksey notified the team of the trophy honor to be displayed upon its arrival at the Publishing Co. show window.
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Giants
Texas
Waco
A. H. Kirksey
Roosevelt Churchill Meet In Atlantic War Aims Outlined
Roosevelt and Churchill held a historic Atlantic meeting and issued an eight point war plan. They pledged mutual effort, no territory changes without consent, respect for rights, equal trade, economic cooperation, postwar security, freedom of the seas, and disarmament after the war. The announcement came from England via a Thursday broadcast.
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Franklin D. Roosevelt
Winston Churchill
England
Atlantic
District Court Term Opens Here Monday
Gillespie County District Court will convene Monday led by District Clerk E L Schmidt. Twenty new civil cases since the last term join sixteen carried over including old bank receivership actions. The term features many divorce filings, and most cases are misdemeanors with charges of passing worthless checks. Grand Jury meets Monday and first Petit Jurors are summoned Wednesday morning.
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Peiling
Gillespie County District Court
E L. Schmidt
Schmidt
Rural Schools Set Early September Open Dates
Rural schools across the county will start early in September with openings on September 2 or September 8 depending on location. Miss Ruth Kline urged trustees to collect water samples from school grounds and to check sanitary facilities and window shades to ensure healthy start for students. Water sample bottles are available from Miss Kline or Albert Petermann in the County Judge's office.
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Ruth Kline
Gillespie
State Board of Health
Miss Kline
Albert Petermann
Final payment made on school apportionment in 1940 41
The state completed the scholastic apportionment for 1940 41 with a final payment of $2.25 per capita, totaling $2,000 for the year, coming in sooner than last year.
Aluminum Drive Delivers 340 Pounds for National Defense
Gillespie County citizens contributed 340 pounds of scrap aluminum in the recent drive. County Judge Henry Hirsch said the aluminum was shipped to San Antonio in the past week for the National Defense Program.
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Gillespie County
Henry Hirsch
San Antonio
Gillespie County Fair Opens Next Friday Final Arrangements Made
Claude Noble of San Antonio wins the 49th annual Gillespie County shooting festival with a 91 score out of 100.W. J. Frantzen, Alex Mittendorf, Chas Willms Sr, and Jul Marquardt follow with 90 or 89 points as Noble defends his king title. Bear Creek Club takes team shooting honors.
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Claude Noble
San Antonio
Noble Was
San
Two Gillespie County youths to answer 23rd call
Two Gillespie County youths will answer the 23rd selective service call on September 30. Names are not yet chosen. Texas has supplied 30,505 whites and 5,967 blacks to the armed forces, with 2,227 whites for the 23rd call and 344 blacks for the 24th.
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Gillespie County
Texas
Watt Page
Prison Break Tragedy Hits Oklahoma State Prison
Four long term inmates attacked the warden and were fatally injured as officers moved in to stop a break from the Oklahoma State Prison. Two convicts and a county jailer also died in the incident.
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Oklahoma State Prison
Fredericksburg Businesses To Close For Fair Friday
A survey shows most Fredericksburg business houses will close next Friday afternoon to let employees attend the opening afternoon program at the annual exposition. Local firms urge citizens to finish errands early to cooperate with the Fair Association.
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Fredericksburg
The
Fair Association
School Tax Rate Set For 1941 1 By School Board
The Fredericksburg Independent School District board set the 1941 42 tax rate at 85 cents per 100 dollars, covering 35c for maintenance 30c to retire the 1921 bond issue and 20c for the 1930 bond. Miss Addie Mae Beckett was hired in Library Science and High School English. A. H. Kneese resigned as trustee. no successor named. The Security State Bank named depository for two years. Budget to be prepared for the upcoming term and submitted before Friday night. Out of district tuition set at 4.50 for lower grades and 5.50 for high school students, payable in advance.
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Fredericksburg Independent School District Board of Trustees
Addie Mae Beckett
A. H. Kneese
Security State Bank
S. H. Smyre
Gillespie County Fair Opens With City Parade
Public hearing set for August 21 on county budget by Gillespie County Commissioners Court. The 56th Gillespie County Fair opens Friday at 9 a.m. with the Fredericksburg Concert Band leading a Main Street parade. Free admission for school children Friday aims to encourage youth to view livestock and arts displays.
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Gillespie County
Texas
Fredericksburg
Alfred Pehl
Mae Priess
Pehl
G. A. Hartman
Gillespie County Commissioners Court
Henry Hirsch
Kerrville-Fredericksburg
Arthur Tatsch
Edmund Crenwelge
Gus Brauer
Cherry Spring
Crenwelge
Herman Rothe
Otto Ahrens
Henry Kothe
Eugene Kramer
Live Oak Creek
Eugene Zenner
Elgin Crenwelge
Peanuts Used In Crushing Oil Not To Be Deducted
Farmers in Gillespie County may thresh their peanut acreage for crushing into oil without deductions in AAA payments except the peanut conservation payment. Secretary Dorman D. Sell announced the USDA has revised AAA rules to spur peanut oil production due to rising demand. The change does not affect peanut marketing quotas.
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Gillespie County
Dorman D. Sell
AAA
United States Department of Agriculture
Fredericksburg Water And Sewer Grow Since 1936 Start
Records from the city show rapid growth in Fredericksburg water and sewer services started in spring 1936. Water began with 52 users and 245 900 gallons in April 1936 and reached 3 531 400 gallons in July 1941. Sewer connections rose from 52 in May 1936 to 522 in July 1941, a tenfold increase.
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Fredericksburg
Waller
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Walter Kott
Arthur Seidensticker
Hubert Reichenau
Bear Creek Shooting Club
Grapetown Club
Fes
Tival
Gillespie County Fair
Noble
Bear Creek Nimrods
Baron’s Creek
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