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Newspaper
Fredericksburg Standard
Location
Fredericksburg, Texas, United States of America
Date
Dec 11, 1946
Page
8
Alfred Petsch as president and Max Bierschwale as vice president with Arthur H. Rowert serving as secretary treasurer are listed in a local notice. The item notes second class mailing at Fredericksburg Texas under the 1879 act.
Fredericksburg to host Santa Claus on December 14 as the Chamber of Commerce sponsors a parade and day of festivities along Main Street. The event marks Santa’s public return after five years, with plans for attractions, expanded merchant offerings, and crowds expected to celebrate the season.
The National Safety Council urges careful driving and home safety during the holidays. Do not drive after drinking, keep packages from obstructing vision, and plan ahead for winter traffic. For home safety, keep trees watered, avoid candles, check electric connections, and keep decorations away from flames.
Gilbert Kaderli, longtime War Bond Chairman, appears to hold the permanent chairmanship as he reports that Gillespie has a bond quota of 38900 for the month ending December 15. So far 14000 has been raised. Bonds remain the best safe investment and contributors are urged to purchase now to meet the quota.
A local column recalls events from 23 and 423 years ago including visits by August Heimann and others, a moved resident, a birthday party, and a gas pump installation. Mentions of nursing study in Dallas, a public school auxiliary meeting, deaths, and community notes across Comfort, Marble Falls, and surrounding areas.
The book Cowtown Columnist by Boyce House compiles eight years of columns and five years of radio on Texas history adventure and legend. It features J F E Cooper interviews with Hardin and Thompson, disarms of Hardin by Tom Bendy, Bob Ollinger by Sterling Price muster, and includes an unpublished poem.
Red Habey a 55 year old Lampasas fur buyer died instantly Saturday ten miles south of Llano on the Fredericksburg highway when his truck collided with a car driven by Otis McDavid 24 of Liberty Hill. McDavid and a passenger Mrs Velma Cuzick of Liberty Hill were taken to Llano hospital not in critical condition. Habey had been buying furs in the Fredericksburg area and was returning home when the crash occurred.
Miss Agnes Sagebiel Fredericksburg City Attorney was reelected Texas League of Municipalities Trustee at the annual meeting in Harlingen on Tuesday. Delegates elected Mayor C P Dodson Decatur president Mayor S E Doughtie Bay City vice president and E E McAdams Austin secretary and director. The League urged enactment of laws for personnel increase for the Highway Patrol and funds to improve local government affairs.
Narrative recollections recount Indian chiefs at Jacksboro and J R Couts single handedly shooting it out with four bad men. The account highlights famed Texas wolf hunts and other colorful events rarely published before in past Texan lore.
Last week the Cuppers held a large family reunion, the first since the war. members traveled from Nebraska to Vermont, gathering at Dee and Jane's home, staying with neighbors or in barns. They shared stories and songs at a final Saturday night supper, celebrating unity despite differences in politics and taste.
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