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Newspaper
Fredericksburg Standard
Location
Fredericksburg, Texas, United States of America
Date
Dec 12, 1945
Page
19
A collection of anecdotes about a Rising Star merchant Bill Herrington, humor about names like Jones and House, and a musing on living one’s last day with kindness. The piece includes a note that it continues on Page 4 See 2.
Dr. Ide P. Trotter of the Texas A and M Extension Service urged veterans to look carefully before buying farms. He cited national estimates of demand and warned of rising land values, recommending gaining experience, renting if needed, and consulting the local agricultural agent to assess worth and potential income.
Mrs Hugo Walter and her son spent Thanksgiving holidays in Bastrop visiting relatives and enjoying the seasonal festivities.
Miss Sophie Heep of San Antonio visited local friends during the weekend, sharing time in social visits and catching up with familiar faces in the neighborhood.
Miss Margarete Schmidt travels from Austin to spend Thanksgiving with her parents Mr and Mrs Max O Schmidt.
Duncan Coffee Company president Herschel M. Duncan urged employees to invest in Victory Bonds as a key postwar economic step. He announced 27th consecutive profits sharing and at least a 10 percent Christmas Gift Bonus for over 400 employees, tying the effort to the Victory Loan Drive.
Doss area residents host relatives from San Antonio and Fredericksburg. Lt Theo Mund returns after five years of service on Pacific fronts. Victor Dittsmaar to be home soon. drafted Dec 23 1942 with Indo China service. Rain and cold bring butchering days as teachers visit families and Pvt Clinton Solbrig reaches Nagasaki Japan after a 23 day voyage.
Austin Tex December 3 The game department investigates a Lometa man killing a freak deer a female with 10 points Howard Dodgen says other cases of female deer with antlers have been reported but horns were typically smaller.
Mrs. Milton Bastell of Tulsa Oklahoma and her husband visited the home of Mrs. Fred Q. Tally for a week. Mrs. Bastell is the sister of the late Lt Col Fred Lo Tally.
Complaints from wives of successful deer hunters prompted A and M College Extension service to offer venison tips. Edith Lawrence suggests grinding shoulder neck and lower rib cuts for sausage with pork fat, or four to one for dried sausage, plus salt pepper and sage. Ground venison can replace other ground meats in meat loaf pasta and chili. add fat to compensate for lean meat. If kept, sausage may be casings or muslin bag and may be smoked.
Mr and Mrs Carl Hartmann hosted a dinner last Sunday honoring their infant daughter Carol Ann on her christening. Guests included Mrs Charles Hartmann the paternal grandmother, Mr and Mrs Clemens Kneese the maternal grandparents, and Mrs Henry Mayer the great grandmother. Out of town guests were Mr and Mrs Ed Halford and their two children from Fort Stockton.
Lt. Smith Malone returns from service with the U S Army in Europe. He is with his wife and small daughter Candace in the home of Mrs H H Sagebiel where Mrs Malone and daughter stayed during Lt Malone s absence overseas.
A Fredericksburg chicken with five hearts, found while butchering at Trav eler’s Cafe, was photographed by Walter Knoche and published by Robert Ripley. The item appeared in papers nationwide on December 3, drawing local notice in the San Antonio Light. This marks Fredericksburg’s second entry in the feature after an early 1930s airplane incident.
On Thursday evening Mrs Wesley Gold entertained eight guests with a Chinese food supper. After the meal the group played bridge with members of the Thursday Night Bridge Club and guests Mesdames L Keyser and Lorence Feller.
Lt Col and Mrs Harvey Striegler and their two sons of Dallas were recent visitors in the home of Mrs Nannie Striegler.
Austin Texas campaign dates for the Sister Elizabeth Kenny Infantile Paralysis Foundation Fund have been extended to January 1 nationwide. Texas Chairman George C. Francisco Jr says the late organization prompted the extension and directs county and school committees to continue solicitations until completion. Ruth Kercheville and her son Lt. Lewis Kercheville are wintering with Mrs. A E Lewis.
A concise note explains that the term eternity appears a single time in the biblical text, highlighting its rarity and debated usage across translations and verses.
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