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Fredericksburg Standard in Fredericksburg, Texas

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Fredericksburg Standard

Location

Fredericksburg, Texas, United States of America

Date

Dec 25, 1941

Page

7

Gillespie County Home Demonstration Summary Reports Strong Year

Gillespie County reports a successful year for Home Demonstration and 4-H clubs led by Miss Elberta Martin. Seven women clubs with 94 members completed kitchen and yard projects. eight girls clubs with 88 members worked on garden and clothing. Activities included a fifth anniversary tea, a rally day style show, fair exhibits, and a Cotton Mattress and Comfort Demonstration program producing 479 mattresses and 494 comforts. District meetings and a county tour highlighted achievements in yards and kitchens.

Gillespie County Elberta Martin Abbie Gibbs Home Service Lower Colorado River Authority Fredericksburg 4-H Club Enchanted Rock 4-H Home Demonstration Council Home Demonstration

Draft totals to be secret in Texas and nation

Austin December 22. Adjutant General J Watt Page state director of selective service announced that local boards and state headquarters will not publish the number of men to be inducted. Officials say the information is restricted and confidential as calls are expected to be heavier than January’s.

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Optimist quips at every floor of a tall building

A joke defines an optimist as one who falls twenty stories shouting I am all right so far at each floor. A mother asks Marilyn if she was good in church, Marilyn replies a man offered money she refused, and a professor concludes X equals zero after a long algebra problem. The sophomore grouses that all that effort yielded nothing.

Marilyn

Fredericksburg Drive In Station Promotion Card

Rubin Crenwelge, proprietor, invites visitors to the Fredericksburg drive in station for a promotional event. The notice notes offerings and hours, highlighting a limited time discount for snacks and beverages.

Fredericksburg Drive-In Station Rubin Crenwelge

Georgia bid to require 48 hour accident reports in Atlanta

The article explains House Bill No. 20 from the 47th legislature mandating that any driver involved in a fatal, injurious, or property damaging accident must report to the Department of Public Safety within 48 hours. It details penalties for noncompliance, confidentiality rules, and limited court use of reports.

Department of Public Safety

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