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Newspaper
Fredericksburg Standard
Location
Fredericksburg, Texas, United States of America
Date
Dec 12, 1945
Page
14
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Announcement last week said the Gillespie County War Price and Rationing Board would merge with Kerr Board, effectively ending the local board. The remaining general board will still handle tire and sugar rationing and advise, marking the end of rationing with price control ongoing. Citizens once opposed rulings, but now praise the volunteers for their unsung, effective service on the home front.
The Federal Reserve Bank of Dallas reports Texas farms have lost up to three quarters of topsoil on about a quarter of land with only 10 to 15 percent undamaged. In Gillespie County petitions circulate to form a soil conservation district urging farmers and ranchers to sign for state board approval.
Mil to n W Stuart Fredericksburg heads home aboard the USS Colorado as part of 2100 high point veterans returning under the Magic Carpet fleet. Edward G Straube debarks at Guam for reassignment with 750 others aboard the carrier transport. Leo Nebgen Stonewall earns sergeant promotion in Japan after 11 months overseas with the 24th Infantry Victory Division. Eugene Durst of Corpus Christi receives discharge after 2 years. Calcutta area air hero Hilmar A Lang Jr receives the Air Medal for service in India China transport.
Fredericksburg locals hear Jude Ben Lindsay declare there is no such thing as a delinquent child. He argues parents bear the responsibility for youths misbehaving, urging all citizens to guide children morally to secure America's future.
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