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Newspaper
Fredericksburg Standard
Location
Fredericksburg, Texas, United States of America
Date
Aug 24, 1933
Page
5
About seventeen acres along the Pedernales River half a mile from Johnson City on highway 66 have been purchased and surveyed for a future fair site and community park. Citizens will begin cleaning and improving the grounds at a later date.
A flurry of visits and trips across San Angelo Johnson City and nearby towns are noted. Residents like Mr Sam Waring Mr Miles Leonard Miss Josefa Johnson and Miss Lillian Fawcett visit relatives or friends in San Antonio Austin Dripping Springs Manor Blanco and Burnet. Updated health news reports Dr L D Stephens resumes dentistry. A local injury at an oil site injures Hobb Sitton. Local gatherings celebrate Mr Joe A Speer 69th birthday.
Miss Osie Adams hosted a Friday party at the Adams Hotel with Misses Marie Casparies and Cilell Baskett for birthdays. Dancing lasted hours before a refreshment course. Mrs. Oliver Schnell hosted a midweek gathering for many young guests with games and punch and cake. Miss LaHentz Wells entertained Saturday evening with games and a joyful time.
The Fredericksburg Independent School District Board of Trustees will hold a meeting at the High School building on August 31 1933 at 8 PM to adopt the fiscal budget for the 1933 1934 scholastic year. Taxpayers may appear to object. Secretary Ben H Kneese dated August 23 1933.
Local residents and visitors frequent Kerrville Fredericksburg San Antonio and London areas with numerous social calls business visits and several trips. Notable names include the Schmidts Papes Rahe Maurer and multiple families from Harper Kerrville and surrounding towns.
Miss Lesa Bell Jones daughter of Mr and Mrs Herbert Jones and Arthur Bierschwale son of Mr and Mrs J L Bierschwale were married in Del Rio on Saturday. The couple earns praise as a popular Harper pair with a ranching future cited. Others visiting Harper included Mr and Mrs Fred Whetstone of Noxville Mrs Carrie Calentine and Mrs Lou Ann McDonald.
Local residents report visitors from San Antonio Cherokee Junction Fort Worth Georgetown Bonham San Angelo and Austin. Notables include Mr W O Shhulze and daughter and families staying with Mrs John Schuessler and kin. Mrs Paul Brown Pauline and Roland Grote also visited parents C H Grote.
San Antonio guests include Mr and Mrs Clarence Lehmberg Paul Zimmerman Hazel Johnson Virginia Hunt visiting Mr and Mrs Chas Lehmberg. Moseley Llano guests of Rothmann. Hilda Community Fair drew many locals. Brownwood visitors E H Jackson J Wilbern Jackson stayed with Frank Owen. O O Henderson College Station and T B Henderson Valley Spring visited during the week.
Expression of gratitude to neighbors and friends for assistance after the death of Reinhard Kirchner. Special thanks to Louis Seiter and family, Rev Theo Hang for condolences, Beckmann's Quartett for songs, those who prepared the grave, for floral offerings and other kindnesses.
The 1267 acres of land out of Survey No. 8, formerly the Marvin Smith Ranch in Gillespie County, is declared the property of Mrs. Anna Pfeil. No person may permit livestock to range on the land without her consent.
Advertises Grove's Tasteless Chill Tonic promising complete relief from malaria by expelling infection while fortifying against reinfection. Claims tasteless quinine and iron build blood, safe for children, and available at all stores.
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