First Baby of 1953 to Receive Galaxy of Gifts
Gillespie County's first baby of 1953 will receive numerous gifts from Fredericksburg merchants in the First Baby of the Year derby co sponsored by the Merchants Palace Theatre and local newspapers. Awards will be presented next Sunday night on the Palace Theatre stage with the parents honored. Eligibility requires Gillespie County residency and a birth certificate signed by the attending physician.
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Gillespie County
Fredericksburg
Palace Theatre
Kendall- Hodges
Nice Gift
Piggly Wiggly
Coca-Cola Bottling Co
Kiddie Korner
Hill Country Creameries
Kallenberg’s
Central Drug Co
Wm. Cameron and Co
Schnelle’s
Dooley’s
Knopp and Metzger
City Cleaners
Juenke and Schoenewolf
Fredericksburg Federal Savings and Loan Ass’n
City Variety
Ludwig Flower Shop
Kaiser Furniture Co
Lange's
Fredericksburg Standard
Radio Post
Hartmann’s Inc
City Beauty
Western Auto Associate
Civic pledge for citizens to uphold rights and duties
A patriotic statement urging citizens to honor the Constitution, perform jury service, learn candidates and issues, oppose corruption, applaud public service, respect laws, and value private initiative as the motor of American living. Continued on page 6.
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United States
Rainfall tops 1952 record in Gillespie County
The 1952 year becomes the wettest in recent history with Fredericksburg area rainfall reaching 44.09 inches surpassing 1936 and 1944 totals. Monday’s 1.60 inch fall pushed Gillespie County closer to an eight year pattern of abnormal rain. Local totals include 2.60 inches at Salt Creek and 1.65 inches for several reporters.
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Gillespie
Fredericksburg
Gillespie County
J. D. Farmer
Harper
Bauer
Albert
Gus Crenwelge
A. C. Arlitt
Henry Horlen Jr
Emil Anderegg
Salt Creek
Christmas Mailings Set New Record in Fredericksburg
Postmaster R W Klingelhoefer announced that Fredericksburg s Christmas mailings set a new record high. He noted the December quarter plus yearly increases point to a high annual total for the local office with figures to be released after January. Residents were cooperative, aiding prompt delivery and dispatch of mail.
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Fredericksburg
R. W. Klingelhoefer
Klingelhoefer
1952 Big Game Season Ends With Surprising Totals
The 1952 big game season ends December 31 in Gillespie and the Hill Country with higher than expected deer and turkey kills. Weather favored many nimrods and the season posted surprisingly good deer condition. Final counts await Texas Game and Fish Commission statistics.
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Nimrods
Texas Game and Fish Commission
Gillespie
Hill Country
Christmas Holidays Pass Without Serious Mishap in Gillespie County
Gillespie County reports a quiet Christmas period with four minor traffic accidents and one fatality. Berry Willingham, 47, died in a Fredericksburg hospital after severe injuries from an accident near Comfort. Police chased two stolen car suspects from Waco who then stole a patrol car.
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Gillespie County
Berry Willingham
Pleasant Valley
May
Texas
Brown County
Fredericksburg
Comfort
Waco
Tom Carey
Sheriff's Office
Tommy Whitehead
Harper Road
Duane Smith
Lochberg
Mason Highway
J. W. Sweatman
Cherry Spring
Klaerner
Fredericksburg Publishing Company to Close January 2 1953
The Fredericksburg Publishing Company will be closed on Friday January 2 1953 for the purpose of taking inventory.
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Fredericksburg Publishing Company
Waco Teens Nabbed After Midnight Car Chase
Two Waco youths James Hayter 18 and Emmerson Clap per Jr 16 stole two cars including a State Highway Patrol car and were captured after a late night pursuit ending in Kerrville. Confession and police reports from County Attorney Wm Schneider Jr Sheriff Hugo Klaer ner and Patrolman Tom Carey underlie the account.
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Waco
Tom Carey
Gillespie County
Kerrville
James Hayter
Emmerson Clapper Jr
Wm. Schneider Jr
Hugo Klaerner
Winners Named in Jaycee Christmas Decoration Event
The Junior Chamber of Commerce contest crowned J D Hexts home at 711 West Schubert Street first in homes. Ben Faubion at 603 Fulton Street second with a crib display, Earl Brehmer South Heights third. many entries earned honorable mention. In the commercial section, Knopp Metzger Pehl Flower Shop and City Variety Store won rosettes with Kaiser Furniture receiving honorable mention.
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Commerce
J. D. Hext
West Schubert Street
Ben Faubion
Fulton Street
Earl Brehmer
South Heights
Carl Hein
Walter Hahne
Hugo Klein
Henry Joseph
Karl Treibs
Werner Lindenberg
Hardy Mosel
Monroe Wahl
Alfred Rahe
Erwin Kammlach
Roscoe Basse
Ernc Heimann
Hans Hannemann
August Behrends
Edison Street
City Hall
Knopp & Metzger, Pehl’s Flower Shop
City Variety Store
Kaiser Furniture Co
County Officers To Be Sworn In Friday Morning
Gillespie County officials will take oaths Friday at 9 a.m. for two-year terms. First-time signees include Justice of the Peace Jarvis Wieser, Precinct 4 Commissioner August H. Land, and Precinct 1 Constable Ben Fiedler. Wieser succeeds William Bruns.
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Gillespie County
Justice of the Peace
Jarvis Wieser
H. Land
Ben Fiedler
Wieser
William Bruns
Gillespie County 1952 chronology recalls flood and milestones
A year in Gillespie County documented from The Standard files highlights the devastating September flood on the 10th and 11th with damages near 1.5 million dollars and two drownings. The year also saw tragic traffic deaths, notable losses of prominent locals, and civic milestones including a new municipal pool and a renovated lighted baseball field. The diary notes annual events such as Easter Fires, the Gillespie County Fair, Gebirgs Saengerfest in Fredericksburg, and church centennials, with a week-by-week chronology beginning January 2.
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Gillespie County
Fair Park
Oakcrest Park
Fredericksburg
Trinity Lutheran Church of
Stonewall
Gillespie
Werner Rech
Wim. Bratherich
Anton Knopp
Wm. Bode
Harry Hopf
Felix Eckwardt
Birk
Game Protective Ass
James Jung
Harper and
Fritz Braeutigam
Werner Kordzik
Turkey
Max T. Henke
Borger Baseball Club
Wilbert Ransleben
Hereford
Kermit Crenwelge
Lamb
FFA
Hy. Horlen Jr
Wm, Cameron and Co
Melvin Bonn
Kerrville
Walter Fuhrmann
Jaycee
Reinhold Sagebiel Lamb
C. H. Bonn
San Antonio
Otto “Britton” Schneider
Max Ahrens
Guests Gather at Pfeiffer and Ressmann Home
Sunday visitors at the home of Mrs. Here bert Pfeiffer and Mrs. Christian Ressmann included Mr and Mrs Horace Pfeiffer of Houston Miss Helen Pfeiffer of MG Kinney and Mr and Mrs Arthur Ressmann Christine and Dick Ressmann Dr and Mrs Arthur Ressmann and three sons and Mrs James Phillips all from San Antonio.
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Herebert Pfeiffer
Christian Ressmann
Horace Pfeiffer
Houston
Helen Pfeiffer
MG Kinney
Arthur Ressmann
Christine
Dick Ressmann
James Phillips
San Antonio
Woerner Couple Visiting Relatives Over Holidays
Mr and Mrs Perry M Woerner are spending the holidays visiting relatives and friends in the area. Mr Woerner is a ministerial student at Bob Jones University in Greenville South Carolina. They plan to return Friday January 2.
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Perry M. Woerner
Mr. Woerner
Bob Jones University
Greenville
South Carolina
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Jaycees
Alfred Petsch
Neleta Pressler
Frank Pressler
Kurt Pressler
West
Schubert Street
Junior Chamber of
Victor and
Felix Keidel
O. Lindenberg
Edwin Schaetter
Lina Nimitz Meusebach
Chamber of Commerce
Highway Department
Kanset
Red” Schroeder
Fair Association
Edwin Jensche
Clint Brown
Hull Country
TIGRA
James S. Kidd
Perrie Jo Bode Jamb
James Cox
Cal
Duster
Chester Saenger
San An
Tonio
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