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Newspaper
Fredericksburg Standard
Location
Fredericksburg, Texas, United States of America
Date
Dec 26, 1951
Page
1
The Hill Country Angus Association scheduled three events for Frederickburg in 1952 including two sales and an annual field day per the association.
Miss Lucille Conrads becomes Gillespie County Home Demonstration Agent on January 2. A native of San Marcos she has previously served as Home Demonstration Agent in Mason and Comal counties and has seven and a half years in the field.
The August term grand jury delivered eleven indictments eleven felonies and one misdemeanor. Names include J W King Harold Fauver W P Smith Victor B Rogers Fritz Schmidtzinsky and an unnamed perjury suspect. Jurors listed Marcus Burg Roy Bierschwab Leo Hartmann Daniel Ho hen berger Warren Petsch Edgar Gold Desmond Sagebiel Elgin Schneider Paul Sauer Henry Schmidt Clarence Lochte Roy Henke.
The 1951 hunting season ends Monday as Nimrods seek final kills. Weather and a severe drought reduced game numbers, though top prizes were claimed by James Jung Fritz Braeutigam and Werner Kordzik in November. Entries go to the Chamber of Commerce.
A capsule look at 1951 in Gillespie County as reported by the Standard and Fredericksburg Post. Key events include the August 12 school fire, a courthouse lawn murder, Gillespie County youth shows, road levy approval, and a new municipal swimming pool. January items note the post office first class rating, deer harvest estimates, births, and local obituaries.
Freder icksburg High School coach Marvin Jones and Hillbilly player David Knopp were honored at the Lions Club Ladies night and lettermen testimonial at the Nimitz Hotel. Speaker Reuben Senterfitt and master of ceremonies Dr Lorence Feller led the event. Knopp received the Dr W H Springall sportsmanship award. Jones departs for U S Air Force duty in January.
Henry F. Grote aged 64, longtime Gillespie County Agricultural Agent, died December 21 after a long illness. He founded the counties first 4-H Clubs and the Gillespie Youth Stock Show, helped launch peach and pecan development, and directed soil conservation efforts before retiring in 1949. He left notes and was found with a .22 rifle beside him, with Justice Warr Bruns ruling suicide. Born December 7, 1887, in Mason County, Grote helped shape county extension work from 1914 and returned to serve 1928 to 1949. He lived with daughter Miss Fern Grote near Fredericksburg.
Fredericksburg firms announce closures on Monday December 31 to grant employees a three day break through January 1. Most groups endorse closing, with groceries and liquor stores mostly exempt. Some firms will close only at noon or shorten hours. patterns vary by category.
Postmaster R W Klingelhoefer reports a Christmas season surge in Fredericksburg first class mail cancellations for Dec 1 to Dec 24 1951 totaling 152594, up from 119000 in the same period of 1950. Yearly receipts for 1951 are expected to rise though exact figures are not yet available.
Capt. and Mrs. Frances Merkle of Sherman are visiting in the home of her parents, Mr. and Mrs. Wm. Remmier.
Gillespie County seeks its first baby of 1952 with a stork derby by Fred ericksburg merchants and the Palace Theatre. Births must occur in Gillespie County with a physician signed certificate. Prizes include cash and gifts from local businesses and services.
Two major transmission-line outages hit the Fredericksburg area in one week. On December 19 the Buchanan Lake to Llano line shorted as peak load hit 7 p.m., blamed on weakened lines from stray bullets. On December 25 a 44 minute outage west of Fredericksburg disrupted clocks and church arrivals.
Mr. and Mrs. Perry Shaw and their children Paul and Linda, joined by Ronnie White of Denver, Colorado, spent the week at the Foerster home visiting Mrs. Lil lie Fisher Foerster. On Christmas Day Mr. and Mrs. Eugene Fisher of Llano joined for a turkey dinner.
A joint Lutheran Youth Fellowship Service will be held Sunday evening at 7 p m in Zion Church Fredericksburg hosted by the three local Lutheran churches. Wilfred Sager son of Rev Gus W Sager will address the gathering with other clergy assisting. A massed chorus from the city Luther Leagues will sing and college students are invited to join the choir with a Friday rehearsal at Zion.
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