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Newspaper
Fredericksburg Standard
Location
Fredericksburg, Texas, United States of America
Date
Dec 12, 1940
Page
12
Doss news recaps students resuming studies at Texas Lutheran College and SWTTC in San Marcos. Locals attend Hillbllies vs Ducks game in Taylor and a large rattlesnake sighting near Indian Cave draws report. Family visits include Feuge family in Doss and Crenwelge Heimann groups in Fredericksburg.
Castell residents hosted visitors from San Angelo Austin Fredericksburg and Dallas over the weekend and a large Castell PTA gathering followed a regular meeting Friday night with many members and guests in attendance. Mrs A F Leifeste returned from two weeks at her ill father Adolph Matern in Fairland and was moved to Burnet for hospitalization. The report mentions several families including the Radetzky and Dalchau households as well as Mr and Mrs Dan Schuessler and Rev and Mrs F W Radetzky.
Willow City notes record the funeral of Jim English of San Antonio with detailed age and family ties to Eugenia Young. It includes visits by Dick Laurence to Fredericksburg, Rev. Bankert’s December services, Thanksgiving meals and gatherings at Horlen, Althaus, and Ahrens households, and upcoming Christmas program rehearsals and Sunday school events.
Cookies cocoa and coffee were served to attendees. Mrs. Rudolph Feineisen left for Tacoma Washington after staying several weeks with her sister Mrs. Jake Heiner. Mr. and Mrs. A H Matern and daughter Jo Ann visited at Burnet Saturday and Sunday with Mr Matern's father in the hospital and other relatives.
The Morris Ranch PTA met December 4 with a children's program preview and reports on school lunches and child nutrition. The group voted to distribute fruit and sweets to students at the Christmas program on December 21 and attendees included local families and visitors.
Harold G. Habenicht son of Mrs Willie Habenicht was chosen as a member of Delta Sigma Chi honorary journalism fraternity at the University of Texas. He will be initiated January 5 and is a junior in the School of Business Administration managing the University Fountain Room and working in the University Commons. He has held multiple honors and activities including Best All Around Boy yearbook business manager and association with the Texan publications.
Rubin Crenwelge promotes the Fredericksburg drive-in station and urges best results from General Tires and Tubes. The item highlights a local business page feature with branding and contact cues.
Mr Chas Priess and family spent several days last week in San Antonio. Mr and Mrs Felix Jenschke and son Joseph visited in San Antonio on Friday. Walter Pehl was a business visitor here on Tuesday. Many locals and relatives toured San Antonio and surrounding towns including Brooks Field visitors Roy Taylor and Alfred Metzger families. Thanksgiving visits and weekend trips to Yorktown Fredericksburg Blanco were noted with several households hosting meals.
Felix helped establish the Citizens Light and Power Company and served as manager after its sale to Central Power and Light in 1926. He has held the local manager position for 14 years, guiding Fredericksburg activities as a Chamber of Commerce member, Lions Club director, board member of the Fredericksburg Federal Savings and Loan, and a School District board member. His fishing hobby complements his interest in the Fredericksburg Hillbillies football team, where his son is a star tackle on the 1940 squad.
A local notice announces the Moneys Saving Sale at Schroeder Bros department store with advertised discounts and special pricing on selected lines. The event runs this week at the Schroeder Bros store, attracting shoppers and promising value.
Advertorial notes CARDUS as a remedy to relieve functional dysmenorrhea linked to malnutrition. It claims benefits including appetite, gastric flow, digestion, and resistance to periodic distress. Suggests taking before and during the menstrual period and notes CARDUS has been popular for 50 years.
Advertisement notes paracide ointment relieves eczemas ringworm athlete's foot and other minor skin irritations. Large jar priced at 60 cents at Kallenberg's Pharmacy. Date appears as 11-28.
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