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Newspaper
Fredericksburg Standard
Location
Fredericksburg, Texas, United States of America
Date
Aug 18, 1948
Page
9
The 60th Gillespie County Fair kicks off Friday for a three day run in Fredericksburg. The fair promotes local farming and ranching, with a circus like program planned and booster efforts drawing visitors to the Hill Country hub. It seeks to boost Fredericksburg and Gillespie County as the best in the United States fair tradition.
Fredericksburg leaders urge immediate work on a recreation center with swimming and park facilities. Citizens say a city bond election will be needed, citing heat, civic pride, and Memorial Gillespie County Fair now ended as a call to act. The Junior Scout group is praised for keeping Tourist Park Pool open, though costs exceeded revenues.
A speaker recalls a Falls County teaching era tale of a man who paid for an extra stamp to uphold honesty and a belief in universal human rights. He argues leaders must be guided by principle not power, warning the end does not justify deceit. Evangeline and Genevieve Staudt of Orange visit relatives in Marlin.
Our shop has the necessary equipment and the experienced men who can do a first class job of repairing on any model or make car. Call on us today. All work guaranteed.
The Army plans a new rating system where noncommissioned officers evaluate enlisted personnel for technical skill and leadership. Ratings will affect promotion chances, assignments to specialist training, and advancement, with reports submitted by direct superiors and reviewed by higher officers.
Spring teams posted a 6-1 score. Ted Mund made a business trip to Kerrville on Monday. Mr. and Mrs. Elgin Dittmar and family visited Doss from Spring Creek. Arthur Wittkohl died in Fredericksburg on August 11. Mrs. Edgar Geistweidt and her mother from Mason visited Missouri relatives. Elouise Welge visited Fredericksburg relatives. Doss now has an airport at the Henry Welge ranch. Welge cleared land for Dr. Udo Basse to land twice and notes safety while grounded remains preferred.
Social Security Administration urged correct card use and warned against treating account number cards as cashing tools or identification for checks or purchases. David S. Pruitt cited proper uses for employment, name changes, benefits requests, and reporting wages, noting 90 million accounts exist for workers.
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