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Newspaper
Fredericksburg Standard
Location
Fredericksburg, Texas, United States of America
Date
Dec 11, 1941
Page
8
The court reports fund balances including interest and sinking, escrow, lateral road and available bond funds with deficits and surpluses. Fredericksburg National Bank holds school funds with balances in the state and county available fund local maintenance fund and rural aid fund.
Additional gypsum week for the winter field season with J A Maxwell in charge details gypsum as a key building material used in lath wall board tile plasters cement retarders and fillers. Its low price makes transportation costs vital and Gillespie County deposits near San Antonio could attract gypsum producers if sizable deposits are found.
A certificate of award for conducting the annual Summer Health Round-up was presented under the Health Committee direction. The local group earned Grade A for 1940 41. Mrs. Theo Haag presided, with devotion by Mrs. Walter Humes. Attendance awards went to 4A Mrs. Hugo Walter, 7 Miss Georgia Fayerstadt, and 9 Misses Marie Hickerson Naomi Davis. Ice cream bars were served to attendees.
The article explains a proposal to regulate cotton marketing with quotas and maintain a loan program through Commodity Credit Corporation loans. It argues reserves and 85 percent parity protect consumers while giving producers cash returns, and warns against unlimited production that could jeopardize the loan program. A Saturday election would let producers vote on continuing cooperation and backing the loan at parity.
World famed magician Willard the Wizard will perform at the Palace Theatre next Wednesday and Thursday night under the Fredericksburg Lions Club. He brings his troupe for two shows after a successful national tour and seasonal runs.
The Palace Theatre presents Go West Young Lady on Sunday and Monday December 14 and 15 starring Bob Wills and his Texas Playboys Penny Singleton Glenn Ford Charlie Ruggles Allen Jenkins Jed Brouty Bill Hazlet and The Foursome. The story centers on the West with romance comedy dancing singing and entertainment. Charlie Ruggles and Allen Jenkins provide ample humor.
Dr. Lester Keyser announces Gillespie County raised 900 for Red Cross services with half staying locally. He praises volunteers and lists many workers including Nellie Patton Albert Ellebracht Mrs G H Bierschwale F L Wilke Rev Paul Leonard Miss Ocis Morris and others for achieving the largest enrolment in county history.
Street lights will be turned on at 7:45 pm with a ceremony led by Henry H. Holly, with safety talks by a State Department of Public Safety representative and Alfred Neffendorf of the Fredericksburg Volunteer Fire Department. Mayor Krauskopf caps the program, noting no new traffic laws yet and listing five lit corners including Kraus, Peters, Knopp, Metzger, Courthouse, Palace Theatre, and Nimitz Hotel.
Farmers are urged to use classified ads to buy and sell agricultural goods and equipment. The brief notes how listings connect buyers with sellers efficiently and economically, highlighting reach across farming communities and rural markets.
In Pearl Harbor no word on injuries to local boys is confirmed. The Navy cruiser visit scheduled for Tuesday was cancelled after hostilities began Sunday. Local youths on leave from Army and Air Service camps were recalled.
A chart from the Agriculture Marketing Service shows West Texas farmers and ranchmen receive more for raw products today than during 1909 14. Only cotton wheat and chickens fall short of the estimated needed prices to sustain a farmer’s dollar versus the base August 1909 to July 1914 period.
Mrs J R Connally Jr and her son and daughter of Brownwood were guests of Mrs Hubert Kott over the weekend. See Tom Sawyer Sport Shirts at Fredericksburg Drive In Station Rubin Crenwelge Prep. Values 88 and 98 cents plus trays, ties, belts and slacks make practical gifts.
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