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Fredericksburg Standard

Location

Fredericksburg, Texas, United States of America

Date

Dec 26, 1940

Page

12

Santa Claus Visits Castell to Open Christmas Season

Last Friday afternoon Castell school welcomed Saint Nick for a Christmas program by the primary and intermediate rooms attended by many patrons. Santa distributed gifts from a Christmas tree and joined the crowd for carols. The next days featured impressive Christmas pageants at local churches including Trinity Methodist and Lutheran, with a drama titled The Road to Bethlehem and special choir music.

Nick Santa Hat Blitzen Lutheran Church Trinity Methodist Church Trinty Methodist Church Children’s

Yearlong Gillespie County Home Demonstration Totals

The 1941 report details orchard starting soil and care, berry vine planting, grape cuttings, and fruit canning. It lists 602 trees and vines planted, 712 cuttings rooted, 4 120 quarts canned or preserved, 1215 pounds stored, 2770 fruit dishes prepared, and 1109 meals planned.

Sirls

General Tires and Tubes Ad Promotes Frederickburg Drive In

Local ad promotes General Tires and Tubes at the Frederickburg Drive In Station run by Rubin Crenwelge as proprietor. Facilities highlight tire services and consumer goods for motorists seeking quick repairs and supplies.

Fredericksburg Drive-In Rubin Crenwelge

Tugboat Annie Enchants Palace With Return Film

A Palace Theatre bill Sundays and Mondays offers Tugboat Annie in Tugboat Annie Sails Again. The program pairs the feisty Tugboat Annie with Captain Bullwinkle in a lighthearted comedy featuring a romantic angle between Jane Wyman and Ronald Reagan and a witty musical score.

Palace Theatre Annie

Texas Oil Refineries Processed Vast 1939 Output

In 1939 Texas oil refineries refined 400 006 000 barrels of petroleum, accounting for over four fifths of the state's total production.

Texas

Texas Petroleum Reserves Up 68 Percent Since 1937

After producing nearly 1.5 billion barrels since 1937, Texas crude oil reserves stand 68 percent higher today than at the start of that year.

Texas

Birthday observances and weekend visits in Gold area

The report lists birthday anniversaries for Mr Koennecke and Mr. Duecker and notes Monday evening gatherings with the Arthur Schmidt family. It records visits by Mr. and Mrs. Lee Feuge to the Schmidt and Eckhardt families, and trips to Fredericksburg and Johnson City for Christmas shopping and family occasions.

R.E.A. Farm Johnson City County Home Demonstration Council Stewart National Sewing Machine Manufacturing Company Dora R. Barnes F. J. Hargis State Health Department Fredericksburg Koennecke Lee Feuge Arthur Schmidt Walter Duecker Oswald Ekhardt Oma Herbert Oswald Eckhardt Rhenhold Duecker Mr. Duecker

Home remedies Aids in Chigger Prevention

An old remedy suggests rubbing a mixture of sulphur and a touch of alcohol on the body and legs to deter chiggers. Hyposulfite of soda used in the same way is also claimed to help.

Wochenblatt and Standara Subscriptions Offer Save Now

Announcement urges readers to subscribe to Wochenblatt or Standara to save money. It emphasizes urgent action and benefits of joining, without listing specific prices or dates. The notice targets general readers, not a particular person or event.

Wochenblatt Standara

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