First Baby of 1953 Receives Galaxy of Fredericksburg Gifts
Gillespie County's first baby of 1953 will be honored at a First Baby of the Year derby. Merchants of Fredericksburg sponsor the event with prizes at the Palace Theatre next Sunday night. Eligible babies must reside in Gillespie County and have 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
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
I Must Be A Good Citizen Says Pledge Fragment
A citizen pledge outlines duties under the U S Constitution praising rights and duties. It emphasizes jury service learning candidate qualifications intelligent voting opposing corruption and respecting laws while noting private initiative drives American living standards. Continued on page 6.
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United States
1952 Rain Hits 44 Inch Mark
The 1952 rainfall total for Fredericksburg reached 44.09 inches, surpassing 1936 and 1944 records and signaling an eight year cycle of high rainfall. Monday’s general rain was reported across Gillespie County with several residents confirming amounts from 1.25 to 2.60 inches.
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Gillespie
Fredericksburg
Gillespie County
J. D. Farmer
Harper
Ad. 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 reports four new record highs for Christmas mailings at the Fredericksburg office. He notes December quarter and yearly totals point to a new high annual figure, with residents praised for cooperation enabling prompt delivery and dispatch. Figures will be released after the new year.
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Fredericksburg
R. W. Klingelhoefer
Klingelhoefer
1952 Big Game Season Ends Today in Gillespie Hill Country
The 1952 big game season closes December 31 with strong deer and turkey kills in Gillespie and the Hill Country. Despite drought, season proved bumper, boosting hunter turnout and deer condition. Final figures await Texas Game and Fish Commission tallies.
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Nimrods
Texas Game and Fish Commission
Gillespie
Christmas Holidays Pass Without Serious Mishap in Gillespie County
Gillespie County had a quiet Christmas holiday with four minor traffic accidents reported. one man, Berry Willingham of Pleasant Valley near May in Brown County, died after being critically injured near Comfort. Officers pursued two youths who stole a car and then took a State Trooper’s vehicle near Fredericksburg as minor crashes occurred on December 25 and 27.
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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
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 Youths Nabbed After Midnight Chase
Two young men from Waco stole two cars, including a state patrol vehicle, and were arrested in Kerrville after a late night pursuit. James Hayter, 18, and Emmerson Clapper Jr., 16, confessed to County Attorney Wm. Schneider Jr. with details from Sheriff Hugo Klaerner and Patrolman Tom Carey. The youths, who sought to pick up girls, fled from a downtown Waco car lot to roam houses before capture. Continued on page 4.
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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 named J D Hext at 711 West Schubert Street first, Ben Faubion at 603 Fulton Street second, and Earl Brehmer in South Heights third for house and window displays. Honorable mentions went to numerous entries. Edison Street Methodist Church and City Hall and Fire Station also highlighted though not eligible. In the business category Knopp Metzger Pehl Flower Shop and City Variety Store won rosettes, with Kaiser Furniture Co. 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
Erno Heimann
Hans Hannemann
August Behrends
Edison Street Meth
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 the oath on Friday at 9 a.m. for two year terms. Three will be new to the office: 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
Year 1952 Chronicle of Gillespie County events
The Standard’s 1952 chronology highlights a major flood September 10 11 with $1.5 million in damages and two drownings, plus 12 deaths from various causes including traffic accidents. civic milestones include a new municipal swimming pool, baseball field at Fair Park, Oak Crest Park, and celebrations across churches and fairs. Monthly items note building permits, notable deaths, local honors, and community events from January to February with 4-H and FFA winners, anniversaries, and county happenings.
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Gillespie County
Fair Park
Oakcrest Park
Fredericksburg
Fritz Braeutigam
Werner Kordzik
Turkey
Max T. Henke
Borger Baseball Club
Wilbert Ransleben
Hereford
Kermit Crenwelge
Lamb
Hy. Horlen Jr
Wm. Cameron and Co
Melvin Bonn
FFA
Kerrville
Walter Fuhrmann
Jaycee
Guests at the Pfeiffer and Ressmann home Sunday
Mrs Hers bert Pfeiffer and Mrs Christian Ressmann hosted guests including Horace Pfeiffer of Houston Helen Pfeiffer of Mackinney Arthur Ressmann Christine and Dick Ressmann Dr and Mrs Arthur Ressmann and three sons Mrs James Phillips all from San Antonio.
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Hersbert Pfeiffer
Christian Ressmann
Horace Pfeiffer
Houston
Helen Pfeiffer
Ma Kinney
Arthur Ressmann
Christine
Dick Ressmann
James Phillips
San Antonio
Woerner Couple Vacationing With Relatives in Greenville
Mr and Mrs Perry M Woerner are spending the holidays visiting relatives and friends in Greenville South Carolina where Mr Woerner is a ministerial student at Bob Jones University 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
Trinity Lutheran Church of
Werner Rech
Wim, Bratherich
Anton Knopp
Wm. Bode
Harry Hopf
Felix Eckhardt
Birk
James Jung
O. Lindenberg
Edwin Schaetter
Lina Nimitz Meusebach
Chamber of Commerce
Highway Department
Red” Schroeder
Fair Association
Edwin Jenseke
Clint Brown
Harper New
Hill Country
TIGRA
James S. Kidd
Perrie Jo Bode Lamb
James Cox
Duster
Chester Saenger
San An
Tonio
Luckenbach
William Kolmeier
Gus Weinheimer
É. Fredericksburg
F Kuhlmann
Friedrich Behrens
Johnson City
March of Dimes
Reinhold Sagebiel Lamb
C. H. Bonn
Otto “Britton” Schneider
Max Ahrens
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