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Newspaper
Fredericksburg Standard
Location
Fredericksburg, Texas, United States of America
Date
Aug 27, 1952
Page
23
Students in Gillespie County resume a nine month term as educational facilities showcase progress rivaling state and national levels. Regular attendance is urged since funding tied to Average Daily Attendance hinges on consistent pupil participation, with schools owned by the people and improvement driven by student effort and parental involvement.
An editorial warns that holiday weekends bring high highway death tolls based on past data. It cites Memorial Day 360 deaths, Fourth of July with 326, and predicts Labor Day risks if weather is good. It cites the first traffic death in 1899 and the millionth in December, blaming mechanical faults and, mainly, reckless or intoxicated drivers. urges stopping the causes of accidents to reduce holiday carnage.
The Pedernales Philosopher from Kerr Route Farm critiques editorial writers and Eisenhower remarks on honesty. He jokes that men should admit unknowns, proposes women grow more politically astute, and ends with a satirical note on private life.
The column recalls local events from August 1919 and August 1929 in Fredericksburg. It notes community meetings, church services, new and moving residents, business changes, social events, and local sports results including the Giants. It covers visits, travels, and municipal notes, plus rainfall and transport anecdotes.
Loretta Young stars as Paula a young wife who cannot bear children and hides a secret. Kent Smith and Alexander Knox co star with a double feature including The Naughty Nineties Wild Horse Ambush and Tarzan's Savage Fury plus Just Across The Street with Ann Sheridan and John Lund.
Kathy Davidson and Tyra Ann Cox hosted a Coke party for twenty guests Tuesday morning in the Cox home. The table featured a green cloth, lupine centerpiece, and a ceramic rooster and hen. Guests played games, danced, and acted out charades with help from their mothers Mesdames Tyrus Cox and A G Davidson.
First Lieutenant Arthur R. Petersen of Fredericksburg, formerly with Ash and Abbott in Abilene, serves as assistant legal officer for the 3rd Marine Division at Camp Pendleton. A 1949 St Marys Law School graduate, he joined the Marine Corps Reserves in 1947 and was called to active duty in June 1951 after completing Naval Justice training in Newport.
German physician Robert Koch identified the tubercle bacillus in 1882, establishing a breakthrough in tuberculosis understanding and diagnosis.
The Security State Bank will be closed Monday September 1 in observance of Labor Day. No banking services will be available that day and regular operations resume on the following business day.
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