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Newspaper
Fredericksburg Standard
Location
Fredericksburg, Texas, United States of America
Date
Feb 06, 1952
Page
1
The Fredericksburg Hi School Senior Band directed by Kermit Gammenthaler will present its mid winter concert in the new Public School Auditorium tonight making the event a highlight for local music lovers.
The Boston Herald summary presents General Eisenhower’s public address as President of Columbia University, framing a universal policy of honesty and peace at home and abroad. It urges unity with like-minded nations, warns against war and pessimis m, and explains the need for readiness until war is eliminated, with text prepared for a forthcoming book.
Gustav O. Weinheimer, 67, a prominent ranchman living 16 miles west of Fredericksburg, died of a heart attack at 4 a.m. Wednesday. He was found in bed. Funeral services are set for Friday February 8 at 9:45 a.m. at Schaetter Funeral Home with rites at St. Mary's Church at 10 a.m. Burial will follow in St. Mary's Cemetery. The rosary is scheduled for 7:30 p.m. Thursday at Schaetter.
Gillespie County auto licenses went on sale Monday with Hubert Reichenau among the first to receive plates. Buyers include Otto Goehmann Edgar Kramer and others who picked up licenses early. Plates feature orange numerals on a black background and must be displayed by April 1. title and last year’s license receipt are needed, inspection certificate not required, with car inspections extended to September 6.
The Louis Jordan Post American Legion started ten new members at the January meeting in Hermann Sons Hall. Merit Awards were given to those who recruited ten or more members this year. Plans were outlined to host the District Legionnaires meeting this spring.
A group of San Antonio television artists will perform at a public school auditorium concert on Tuesday February 12 at 8 pm. The Fredericksburg Study Club sponsors the event featuring performances by Melvin Winters Robert Taylor Leopol LaFosse Spud Goodale and A J Rozance with Margaret Weinheimer also singing. Tickets are available from Duderstadt Ins or Erna Heinen or any club member.
Tyrus Cox has been named chairman of the Easter Fires Committee of the Gillespie County Historical Society to plan the 1952 event on Saturday April 12. He succeeds Gilbert Kaderli after a committee meeting last week and plans include a souvenirs committee starting immediately to select a memento for the year’s celebration.
King George VI of Great Britain dies in his sleep at age 56 after a reign begun in 1936. He will be succeeded on the throne by Princess Elizabeth, according to official reports from Buckingham Palace.
Mrs. George Kott has returned from Los Angeles California after a month away for vacation and a business trip and will resume her classes.
Gillespie County 4-H and FFA youths dominated Houston Fat Stock Show with top awards. Perrie Joe Bode won Grand Champion lamb and Reserve overall, selling for a record $800. James Cox’s calf was scramble division champion and sold for $1 a pound, later returned to the club. Cox earned a Purina Mills trip and a calf from McCall family. breeders included Bonn & Sons. FFA chair wins included Carlot entries by Fredericksburg FFA with 15 steers and a 4-H club top placing in lambs. Page 6.
Texas Highway Department to open bids February 20 at 9 a m in Austin for constructing 9 236 miles of grading structures base and surfacing from Farm to Market Road 1323 east of Willow City southwest to Burnet road junction Plans and specs available at J P Chaney Fredericksburg resident engineer office and Austin.
Gillespie County taxpayers showed an excellent record in paying property and poll taxes for the period ending January 31, announced by Assessor-Collector Milton C. Durst. State and county property taxes were 97.3 percent paid, with most payments in October. Poll tax receipts totalled 3728, higher than 1951 but lower than 1948, while county taxes paid amounted to 98,719.47 against a 101,614.46 levy.
A fire hazard survey will check Fredericksburg business district and public buildings on May 6 and 7. The Alamo Field Club of San Antonio, insurance men, will conduct the inspections as a public service. Lions Rotary Chamber of Commerce and other groups sponsor the visit and a local committee will assist in the campaign.
Thieves stole a maroon 1942 Chevrolet two door from behind the Fredericksburg Service Station while Walter Muller, a Central Motor Company mechanic, attended a showing. At Leyendecker Service Station on Kerrville Highway four miles southwest, burglars broke a window to gain entry. State patrolman Tom Carey investigated. Loot included $100 in ammunition cigarets candy and a half case of beer. A fingerprint expert from the sheriff's office was involved.
Fredericksburg Chamber of Commerce held a Thursday night meeting at the Nimitz Hotel to salute the 35th anniversary of the State Highway Department. Over 200 attendees heard H. C. Carter outline the department’s growth and plans while Wm Hill Petmecky announced a planned maintenance warehouse and funding needs. The program highlighted state road spending of about 120 million annually and Gillespie County’s 157.23 miles of state maintained highways plus 16.7 miles of Farm to Market roads.
A Sunday dust storm swept the Hill Country driven by strong winds signaling severe drought across the state. January 1952 moisture in Gillespie County was negligible with several reporters noting minimal rainfall and comparisons to prior years, as a week marked by cold snaps recalled February 1951 record lows.
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