Weather Station Measures Clouds and Climate Data
A local weather station outfitted with standard precipitation gauges, wind instruments, and temperature sensors records data every three hours. Instruments include a ceiling light projector and clinometer to measure cloud height, a high powered night beam for cloud distance, and dry and wet bulb thermometers plus maximum and minimum thermometers. Total instrument investment is about 800 dollars, with reports relayed to San Antonio and Chicago for nationwide dissemination.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Harrison
San Antonio
Bureau
Chigego
Mavs Weather Bureau
Christmas Hymns and Their Global Origins Highlight Season
The article catalogs timeless Christmas hymns such as Come All Ye Faithful Silent Night and Hark the Herald Angels Sing. It notes origins in Germany England and America, with writers including St Bonaventure Joseph Mohr and Edmund Sears. It ends with a local note of Miss Mattie Wiley visiting Mrs Estill.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Herald Angels
Bethlehem
St. Bonaventurer
Albano
Joseph Mohr
Obendorf
Germany
Franz Gruber
Hark
Charles Wesley
John Wesley
Methodist Church
Felix Bartholdy-Mendelssohn
America
Little Town of Bethlehem
Phillips Brooks
Episcopal Diocese of Massachussetts
Lewis Rednes
Edmund H. Sears
Bracutigams Visit Family During Christmas Holidays
Mr. and Mrs. Egon Bracutigam of Los Angeles Calif spent a short time with their parents Mr and Mrs Hy Bracutigam prior to and during the Christmas holidays.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Egon Bracutigam
Los Angeles
Calif
Hy. Bracutigam
We Believe- Continuation on Christmas Spirit and Charity
The article contemplates Christmas gratitude and communal responsibility, urging cheerful giving to help those affected by misfortune. It notes Americans in the Hill Country have avoided general sorrow, and calls residents to act with kindness to ensure a prosperous Christmas. It mentions Mr. and Mrs. Ina Wilke of Austin visiting Mrs. Louis Herbert and relatives.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
David
Ecstacy
Hill Country
Ina Wilke
Austin
Louis Herbert
Sudans J R Dean spins tall tale of trout and pig
J R Dean of Sudan Texas recalls a remarkable day on a trout stream near Ruidoso New Mexico where a big trout jumped and a pig fellow caused a death by his own action in a tale he will tell for years.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
J. R. Dean
Sudan
Texas
Ruidoso
Dan
Christmas Yards Decoration Contest Winners Announced
The Fredericksburg Junior Chamber of Commerce organized the first Christmas Yards Decoration contest with prizes. Mr and Mrs Emil Riley of North Orange Street showcased a decorative window with a lit artificial tree and colored bulbs. Many homes citywide entered, creating festive exteriors and interiors across the town.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Emil Riley
North Orange Street
Fredericksburg
First Baby Of 1941 To Be Given Gifts
The first baby born in Gillespie County after midnight December 31 1941 will be eligible to win prizes from Fredericksburg merchants. Details will appear next week. Prizes will be awarded on stage at the Palace Theatre at a later time. Mr and Mrs Clarence Bartum and Mr and Mrs H Kasper and daughter visited the John Kasper home at Grapetown.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Fredericksburg
Gillespie County
Palace Theatre
Clarence Bartum
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Mattie Wiley
la Feria
T. J. Estill
Julia Estill
Mercy Christmas
Sterling Electric CO
Sunnyside
Kolmeier & Klier Company
Johnny Weidenfeller
Christians Eer
Schandua
Reichena
Basse Express
Sunset
Harold Stork
Alex Seipp
B. H. Heinen Auto Supply
Henry Becker
Joseph Bros. Garage
Wochenblatt
Fredericksburg Publishing Co., Inc
Fredericksburg, Texas
Fredericksburg Publishing Company, Inc
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