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Newspaper
Fredericksburg Standard
Location
Fredericksburg, Texas, United States of America
Date
Dec 31, 1952
Page
16
Miss Nell Betty Weber of San Antonio spends holidays with grandmother Mrs Bertha Weber and Mr and Mrs Max Molberg and children of Pampa visiting relatives in town and San Antonio during Christmas weekend.
Miss Alice Allen of Burnet is staying as a house guest with Mrs Maynett Cox. The visit highlights social ties within the community.
Chronology of 1952 from Standard files noting fairs, weddings, obituaries, floods, and public events across Gillespie County. Highlights include Fair attendance ups, Teamsters reunion, multiple wedding anniversaries, notable deaths, flood damages, deer and turkey counts, elections, and local civic milestones through December 1952.
Governor Allan Shivers designates January 2 to 31, 1953, as the Texas March of Dimes campaign period. He cites Texas polio incidence above national epidemic rates and urges Texas citizens to contribute to the National Foundation for Infantile Paralysis through the state drive. Also notes visitors Rev. and Mrs. Gus W. Sager hosted over holidays with their sons Allan and Wilfred and Miss Marjorie Krieg of Thrall.
Mr and Mrs Eugene O Saenger of Dallas visited in the home of Mr and Mrs Max Joseph during the Christmas holidays, sharing time with local friends and family.
Football ends its season with eight January first bowls led by Texas vs Tennessee in the Cotton Bowl and Lions claim World Championship with a 17 7 win over the Browns Two Texas stars Bobby Layne and Doak Walker helped power Detroit Walker’s 67 yard TD dash sealed the victory Also note Texas high school titles Terrell Lubbock Breckenridge and Wink crown div titles with state finals last week and local holiday visitations in Bellville with Phillip Klaerner family
The Game and Fish Commission reports 42 deer after hours arrests including 35 for night hunting and 7 for head lighting. Fines varied by offender from 125 to 200 dollars plus costs, totaling 11,581.44 for 379 cases, with prior months showing higher and lower totals.
Mrs. Martin Eichler and her son with family from Eagie Colorado visited sisters in Fredericksburg and San Antonio during Christmas. They also visited Mrs Anna Lawry in California before returning home Tuesday. Mr. and Mrs. J. D. Shires of Linden Texas spent the holidays with Mrs. and Mrs. J. Luther Watson.
Mr and Mrs Clarence Pfeil and children Jimmie eight and Mary Martha six weeks of Linton Texas are spending the holidays in Fredericksburg with his parents Walter Pfeil and wife and other relatives and friends.
The Fredericksburg Hi School Hillikens and Hillbillies face the Comfort girls and boys teams Friday night January 2 at 7 pm in the high school gymnasium.
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