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Fredericksburg Standard

Location

Fredericksburg, Texas, United States of America

Date

Dec 19, 1940

Page

3

Basketball Season To Start In January At Fredericksburg High

Fredericksburg High School will begin its basketball season in January after a holiday break. Coach Chester Kraerner says players from the football squad will join, and he will build the team around Roy Langerhans Dan Anderegg Guenther Luckenbach Clinton Stork and others.

Fredericksburg High School Wieser Luckenbach Hahn Tony Knopp Knopp Klein Gilbert Wo Wilke Reichenau Calvin Herbert R. Schmidt Zwiener Hillbillies Anderegg Langerhans FHS Roy Langerhans Johnny Chester Roy Billy

Fredericksburg Hillbilly Football Banquet Planned

The Fredericksburg Hillbilly football squad will be honored at a banquet by the Young People's Department of First Methodist Church. The event at the Educational Building is set for Friday at 7 p m with program plans by Rev Ivan O Donaldson and invites extended to coaches, school officials, the school board, and local civic groups.

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Cotton Ginned in Gillespie County Totaled 750 Bales by Dec 1 1940

Reports by Robert C. Walter special census agent show Gillespie County ginned 750 bales of cotton before December 1, 1940, up from 388 bales in the same period of 1939.

Gillespie County Robert C. Walter

General Tires and Tubes Promoted in Local Ad

Fred ericksburg drive in station advertises for General Tires and Tubes. Rubin Crenweige, proprietor, touts Prop 32 in related notices.

Fredericksburg Drive-In Station Rubin Crenweige

End Season in Blaze of Glory with captains honored

Two stellar high school football captains Rooy Langerhans and Dan Anderegg led their team to a win over San Marcos in the final game of their careers. Their leadership and plays define the school's greatest team and set a model for future captains.

San Marcos Rooy Langerhans Dan Anderegg Dan Anceregg Roy Langerhans

Nine First Stringers To Graduate From F. H. S. This Spring

The 1940 FHS Hillbillies football team won Region 9, finishing with a record breaking season. Nine starters and key players including co-captains Anderegg and Langerhans will graduate, leaving six returning veterans to anchor 1941. The team’s march from underdogs to regional champions is highlighted, along with praise for the line and standout performances against the Rattlers.

Sterling Hillbillies Red and White

Reportage On Friday Game Draws Mixed Texas Coverage

Local papers praised the fair reporting by the Austin American Austin Tribune San Antonio Light and San Angelo Standard Times while a San Antonio paper allegedly overhyped the Rattlers loss to the Hillbillies. San Marcos reporters acknowledged the Hillbillies delivered a solid whipping, though most of the game was played in San Marcos.

Austin American Austin Tribune San Antonio Light San Angelo Standard Times San Antonio Rattlers Hillbillies San Marcos Billies Ter

Pfeiffer Named Member of Medical Advisory Board

Dr. Herbert G. Pfeiffer, a Gillespie County physician and surgeon, was announced by Dr. Sam E. Thompson of Kerrville as appointed to the District 29 Medical Advisory Board. A meeting is set for Friday December 20 in Kerrville with representatives from 12 counties to organize the group.

Herbert G. Pfeiffer Sam E. Thompson Kerrville District 29 Medical Advisory Board Gillespie County Whch

Billies Celebrate Regional Championship Victory

The article portrays the Billies winning a football game and shifting focus to basketball, track, and baseball with the arrival of summer. It ends with a nostalgic thank you for a regional championship and promises to cherish the memory for years.

Billies Hillbillies

Hill fans brace for grim weekend schedule

Diehard football followers anticipate a bleak stretch as the Hill program faces a tough slate this weekend and into the early next week, leaving supporters girding for tough outcomes and uncertain results.

Standard Subscription Offer Ends January First

An advertising notice promotes a Standard subscription for $1.00 with price saving of 50 cents from now until January 1, 1942. The offer emphasizes the reduced rate and limited time to subscribe.

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