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Newspaper
Fredericksburg Standard
Location
Fredericksburg, Texas, United States of America
Date
Aug 18, 1948
Page
4
Mrs. Victor Keidel shares a baked redfish with cabbage stuffed with pork and crumbs. The recipe details prep and sauce steps, including tomato sauce, cream finish, and serving notes for about ten people.
The Corsicana district completed the faculty for 1948 49 with Westerfeldt named along with three other teachers. Westerfeldt, ex football coach at FHS 1931 33, now coaches at Corsicana State Home High School. Other hires include Mary Margaret Bolling librarian Betty Sell junior high teacher and Mrs C Frazier Damron primary. Registration for grades 1 12 set for Friday September 3 and the board approves a 48 passenger bus for student transport to annexed and consolidated areas.
Final rites for Mrs Joseph Grollimund nee Alvin Schilling were held Sunday August 1 1948 at 3 30 p m at Schaetter and Lindner Funeral Home Comfort. Interment followed at Comfort Cemetery. She died Friday July 30 at 4 25 p m aged 88 years 1 month 29 days. Born Comfort June 1 1860 she was daughter of Ernst and Dorothea Schmidt Grollimund. She married Joseph Grollimund June 11 1880. Survivors include foster daughter Alice Mrs Rudolph Hausler of Comfort a brother Edward Schilling Fredericksburg two sisters Mrs Rosa Arbarger and Mrs Dora Pfeiffer both of Comfort and three grandchildren. Preceded in death by husband two brothers Carl and George Schilling and two sisters Mrs Ida Perner and Mrs Elise Schellhase.
A lighthearted query on medical care asks whether a sick doctor should be treated as the patient desires or by the attending doctor’s own methods. The playful musing compares professional roles in a tongue in cheek tone.
A new causeway connecting Corpus Christi with the bay’s north shore will be built next year at a cost of two and a half million dollars. The existing causeway is narrow and faulty, risking overflow during high tides.
Bishop-Much reports this year's cotton harvest is being picked by mechanical pickers for the first time. Twenty machines operate day and night, reducing the need for hand labor. Operators are paid the same rate per hundredweight as hand pickers, with one machine gathering six to ten bales.
New Braunfels deputy sheriff brought two prisoners in about 1 a m and noticed iron filings on the jail floor near the door. He found the lock nearly sawed through and, after searching the prisoners and cells, recovered five hacksaw blades, noting the escape would have succeeded if given ten more minutes.
A concise note warns that truth remains valuable but must be managed carefully in its handling to avoid harm. It stresses prudent communication and ethical disclosure.
The War Department outlines that men aged nineteen to under twenty six may enlist in the Regular Army for twenty one months after proof of age and a passing score on a military test. Enlistees sign to be transferred to the Enlisted Reserve Corps after service and may be offered options including longer terms with various commitments. Information available at Fredericksburg Army Recruiting Station in the Old Court House, open Mondays and Tuesdays.
Sheriff Robert Loth warned motorists to move aside when sirens sound during pursuits. He said drivers who block the road hindered officers chasing a stolen car Sunday in Fredericksburg, risking penalties and license suspension for offenders.
A furnace at 2700 degrees melts 156 tons of sand lime and soda ash daily to form glass bottles. The plant supplies thousands of bottles to beverage bottling plants across Texas.
Stamford reports Mrs. Ralph Ross took her two children to visit their grandmother in Sweetwater using a motor scooter. The 130 mile trip cost only 72 cents. Also noted is Master Sergeant A E Pfister, formerly at Ft Sam Houston, transferred to Miller Field, N.
Mrs. John Nance Garner aged 78 died at her home in Uvalde at 4 20 p m Tuesday. She was the wife and constant companion of the Texan who became vice president in 1932 and served until 1940. Burial will be in Uvalde at 4 p m today.
Special sale offers three dwellings in North Adams and Orchard additions near schools. A new 3-room house with bath and double garage at Lange addition 4 blocks from school priced at 3200 dollars. A 5-room bath residence 4 blocks from school at 309 W Hackberry priced 4500 dollars with no city taxes. A 3-room bath residence with double garage at 31 W Hackberry 4 blocks from school priced 3200 dollars with no city taxes. Terms available. 306 Cottonwood off W Edison St.
The line suggests skepticism about claiming superiority as an opti mist, urging readers to heed the opinions of others found in seed catalogs. It highlights doubt about self-promotion and promotes listening to external viewpoints from seed sellers.
The Hospital News Weekly lists patients who underwent operations in local hospitals last week. Tonsillectomies were performed on Carmen and Mario Martinez, Ruby Grona, Julia Klein, Neal Pahl, Freddie Hartmann, James Hartmann, and Helen Kay Sultemeier.
An Arkansas visitor had a car painted in Lamesa though it did not need a paint job. Officers investigated and learned the vehicle was stolen in Louisiana.
The Palo Alto common school district is annexed to Fredericksburg Independent School District after petition by Palo Alto trustees. County School Board and Fredericksburg trustees granted the annexation. No classes were held in Palo Alto for two years. students will ride to Fredericksburg by bus run by the Independent District. Knopp School District had merged with the local district earlier in 1947-48.
Readable notice states spare items can be exchanged for spare cash using a standard want ad. No further details provided.
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