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Newspaper
Fredericksburg Standard
Location
Fredericksburg, Texas, United States of America
Date
Dec 25, 1941
Page
1
Fredericksburg honors Admiral Chester W. Nimitz native son by proclaiming December 27, 1941 as Nimitz Day. The resolution praises his selection to command the Pacific Fleet and pledges citizen confidence in his ability to lead naval efforts for victory.
The commission directs that on this day the United States Flag be displayed by all business institutions of the city at the places prescribed and flown from 9:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m. on said date. Bidil FE Krauskopf, Mayor. Max T. Henke, Commissioner. Wm. J. Pape, Commissioner.
Five Christmas tables will be enhanced with a turkey this week after the Junior Chamber of Commerce announced the second annual Best Christmas Decorated yards in the city. Winners were Mrs. Gertrude Wehmeyer Mrs. Erwin F Kammiah Mrs. Hugo Klein Mrs. Henry Borchers and Ms. Cole H Lewis.
Mrs. Hugo Walter and Hugo Walter Jr. will spend the Christmas holidays in Bastrop, lodging with relatives and enjoying seasonal festivities in the Texas town.
Winston Churchill arrives in the United States with Lord Beaverbrook to meet President Roosevelt and discuss coordinated war plans against Hitler’s forces. Aims include a possible unified command and joint supply ministry for allied armies. The talks were described as secret with a primary objective to defeat Hitler globally.
The Gillespie County Commissioners court in special session appointed 26 aircraft observers to man posts in rural districts as directed by the Texas Defense Board. Governor Coke R. Stevenson ordered the appointments. County Judge Henry Hirsch will coordinate outside Fredericksburg. Observers will receive mailed notices and instruction envelopes detailing duties.
Deer and turkey seasons end December 31 in Gillespie County with no limit on kept game birds or animals if stored within three days after the close. Deer storage rules allow removal by June 5, or indefinite storage for deer meat prepared and stored in a cold storage locker. Quail, fishing, and trapping seasons extend into January and February. Miss Geneive Stieler visits from San Antonio for Christmas.
Joe Wilhelm of Menard Texas and a grandson of Henry Probst of Fredericksburg was critically injured Saturday when stray bullet struck his right leg at about 200 yards while resting on a fence line during a hunt on the Alvin Welgehausen ranch near Enchanted Rock. He was saved by first aid at the scene including a tourniquet and was on the road to recovery.
The Standard will be issued one day earlier on Wednesday to accommodate New Year's Day. Contributors and advertisers must submit material to the office by Tuesday evening.
The Standard offers renewal at reduced Christmas rates with five days left. The December 31 deadline will end the special price of $1 per year for the Standard and $1.56 for the Wochenblatt. Both papers to the same address cost $2.25 per year.
Gil lespie County teachers will sell defense stamps in their schools after January 1 following a meeting of 40 common school district trustees. Postmaster Klingelhoefer urged widest possible sales and teachers will survey to report stamp needs to the County Judge's office.
The Fredericksburg Lions Club staged its 11th Annual Community Christmas Program at the Fredericksburg Public School Auditorium drawing a packed crowd. Lion President Arthur Stehling opened with remarks on the event’s purpose and the broad praise from attendees and outsiders for community cooperation and unity.
Fredericksburg proclaims Chester W. Nimitz Day to honor the native Admiral of the Pacific Fleet. City flags will fly 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. Saturday as the community notes his wartime leadership and ties to the town. The observance follows a proclamation by the City Commission and a chamber committee led by Dietel Stein and Klier.
Gillespie County War Relief Committees announce a county wide drive to raise 6400 dollars, four times the former objective, to begin after January 1. The committee works night and day to organize a county wide campaign with urgent responsibility acknowledged by the chairman.
Fredericksburg becomes a writer’s mecca as correspondents and editors from outlets in the Southwest descend to trace Admiral Chester W. Nimitz family history for Sunday editions. Notables include Don Hinga of the Houston Chronicle and Bob Graham of Time, among others.
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