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Newspaper
Fredericksburg Standard
Location
Fredericksburg, Texas, United States of America
Date
Dec 25, 1968
Page
6
A legend of a Christmas goblin who weighs deeds on scales. He finds a selfless scarf maker and a poor elderly couple's sharing weigh heavy, while a new car, planned gifts, and vanity weigh nothing. The tale ends with the generous basket weighing to the scale's limit.
Tax guidance from R. L. Phinney Austin disester about tipping thresholds. Cash tips of twenty dollars or more per month must be reported to employers by the tenth of the following month for withholding, social security, and Medicare, with IRS Document No. 5635 available free. Additional hospital reports list surgeries and births, culminating with a note about chickenlike birds.
The Eastern Hill Country RC&D Executive Committee met at Charles Restaurant in Johnson City and reviewed several proposals. Gillespie County HD Council seeks a low income elderly housing complex in Fredericksburg. a project would draft an industrial profile for the area. a Youth Ranch proposal was discussed. Secretary Freeman and SCS officials noted RC&D operations approval. a dam-site survey and broader agency participation were proposed for upcoming meetings. The next executive session was tentatively set for January 23 in Blanco.
A short anonymous reflection on living in the memory of friends. It credits no author and presents a universal sentiment about remembrance and lasting bonds.
The Texas Water Development Board unveiled a 50 year plan in Austin to import surplus water from the lower Mississippi River to Texas. It envisions 67 dams and reservoirs with 52 123 900 million acre feet storage and 16 17 million acre feet moved annually, at an estimated 10 billion dollars. The plan aims to serve municipal industrial agricultural needs and would expand water management through the Trans Texas Coastal and Eastern divisions.
An Extension specialist from Texas A and M University reports four years of high school yield higher lifetime earnings. Net gains include $341,000 for highs school graduates versus $247,000 for elementary graduates, with peak incomes reaching $8,387 at age 48 for high school graduates.
Stonewall School presented The Christmas Story during its annual Friday night program in the gym. Ninety students participated with a 54 voice choir, robes and costumes, and the Stonewall Band directed by Wilburn Meier. Santa distributed fruit, candy, and gifts after the finale. Principal Harvey Eckert led the program.
Mrs Emilie Feller broke her shoulder and collar bone in a fall and was confined to the Methodist Hospital in San Antonio. She is now recuperating at the home of her sister Mrs Joe George in San Antonio.
The piece extols Christmas as the one day when kindness faith and joy prevail noting children and a motherly kiss in a nostalgic tone. It quips that Santa must be ready for trouble if gifts lack dry cell batteries and humorously imagines an armadillo floating across water to swallows air.
The Postwood slide rules are available at Frederickburg Publishing Co home of the Standard for 4.95. Get yours now from the Fred ericksburg Publishing Co. and own a handy math aid.
The SAM service offers airlift to overseas military personnel with four categories: first class letters, sound recordings, newspapers for combat zones, and parcels under five pounds. Prohibitions include coffee tobacco and currency. use double corrugated boxes, solid packing, filler material, heavy wrapping, and take packages to the Post Office for stamping.
Mr and Mrs Carl A Hobbs announce the engagement of their daughter Terry Lynn Hobbs to Charles Wiemers son of M A Wiemers of Fredericksburg and the late Mrs Wiemers The couple met at a Westwood Country Club party and plan to wed January 18 at First Baptist Church Austin Terry Lynn Hobbs is a UT bachelor of music graduate pursuing a UT masters degree She is active in Cactus Goodfellow Student Assembly and Delta Zeta Charles Wiemers holds a B A from SWTSC in German English and History He was involved in SWTSC Student Association Student Senate and a German honorary and taught in Fredericksburg High School He is current resident manager of Carlos Bee Residence Hall at Cal State Hayward Calif
France adopted the Christmas tree with Princess Helen of Mecklenburg bringing the Yale customs to Paris in 1837. Parisians favor the New Year gift exchange for adults. West Covina residents Mr and Mrs Dee Olson and family visit Mrs Lillie Usener and other relatives.
Henry Meurer of 3619 Lisa Dr San Antonio Texas expresses gratitude to friends for prayers visits cards flowers gifts and calls during recovery from an accident. The note credits their thoughtfulness with boosting morale.
Mrs. Hazel Gillett formerly Hazel Parker died Thursday December 19 at 8 45 p m Funeral services were conducted Saturday December 21 at 2 p m in the Harper Pentecostal Church with Rev John Bell and Wayne Beadle officiating Interment was in Noxville Cemetery Beckmann Funeral Home held the body until 11 a m and again from noon to 2 p m at the church She is survived by her mother Olive Parker Harper a brother Rev Carlos Parker Harper a sister Faye Mrs Clinton Brown Harper a sister Faye Mrs Lemuel Jones Abilene and three nieces and three nephews Pallbearers were J E Parker Dennis Parker C C Phillips Joe Parker C C Stevens and D F Beach Honorary pallbearers included Floy Bode Gene Bode Donnie Bode Olen Cox Frank Staudt Elbert Feller Erwin Brown and Irvin Fabian.
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