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Newspaper
Fredericksburg Standard
Location
Fredericksburg, Texas, United States of America
Date
Dec 31, 1952
Page
20
Fredericksburg and Gillespie County residents review a year of accomplishments and set hopeful aims for 1953. The piece notes a troubling traffic fatality count and urges courteous driving, while sharing local items on a Waco theft case, Alonzo Evers hunting trip, a Shell Pipe Line anniversary, and veteran readers reaching subscription milestones.
Walter Sis Schaefer of Niles California spent the holiday visiting his mother Mrs Wil Schaefer and relatives. He arrived by plane late Dec 24 and left by air on Sunday. He is employed by Pacific State Steel Mills in Niles.
Fredericksburg Publishing Co Inc provides a wedding gift card for a Gibson wedding. The card invites guests to give four nice gifts and to convey Congratulations.
Funeral services were held Friday in Junction for Mack Huffman 83 pioneer cattleman and ranch manager who died Tuesday night in San Antonio. He was the father of Elmer Huffman of Stonewall and once foreman of the XIT Ranch Middlewater division. Born October 12, 1863 in Cross Timbers Missouri he lived there until 1881 then moved to Burnet County and joined the Old Chisholm trail drive to the XIT Ranch in the Panhandle helping brand 22 cattle during the trip. He later served as foreman of the Middlewater division of XIT in July 1888.
Gillespie County records a grim year with twelve accidental deaths in 1952. Nine traffic fatalities include Albert Allen, three Latin Americans killed near Lochberg, and notable locals Dr Victor Keidel and Dr Felix Keidel. Drownings total three, with victims F O McKimmey, Ernestine Rodriguez, and John Burl Jennings Jr. in floods and submerged tanks.
RIGHT FOR ALL OCCASIONS introduces Parker 5 Pens and Pencils with a complete new line of Parker merchandise now available in Fredericksburg, highlighting variety and quality for gift and personal use.
The Post Oak Community plans a range tour on Tuesday January 6 with soil sample collection for analysis. Participants meet at 8 30 a m at Francis Rechs home to begin the tour. Christmas party activities were held December 17 with singing readings gifts and food.
Mr and Mrs Walter Peter and their son of San Antonio spent the Christmas holidays visiting relatives and friends in Fredericksburg.
Harold Lee Klein of Fredericksburg is tentatively cast as Stanley in Death of a Salesman for the University of Texas Department of Drama in February. A junior drama major, Klein is a Curtain Club member and son of Albert and (Mrs.) Klein of 408 East Schubert.
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