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Newspaper
Fredericksburg Standard
Location
Fredericksburg, Texas, United States of America
Date
Feb 08, 1950
Page
7
Mathew Pyka Jr outlines that Chest contributions to the Chest fund are paid via parent organizations and remaining funds stay in treasury for local charity. All disbursements require board approval.
St Marys School Auxiliary sponsors a card party in the school basement on Sunday February 12 at 2 30 p m. Popular games like pinochle skat high five bridge and banco will be played with cake sandwiches coffee and drinks for sale. Public invited.
President Frantzen opened with a review of chamber activities from October through December 1949. Projects included the optional road law, new county agent, highway banquet, Santa Claus Day, ribbon purchases, Boys Livestock Show support, Cross Mountain lighting, Henry Grote testimonial dinner, and hunting season activities. A Mexican supper preceded the business meeting, served by Paul Kraus Clarence Probst Freddie Dietel and Adolf Evers Jr.
Fredericksburg Future Farmers exhibit strong showing with 17 fat steers 26 fat lambs 1 fat barrow 8 turkeys 25 capons and four pens of 5 fryers. Alton Ernst’s hereford steer won grand champion. reserve champion sold for over 6000 into Houston auction. Carload of steers placed second. many exhibitors placed in multiple classes with San Antonio next.
Construction on the Fredericksburg Social Turn Verein expansion begins this week after board approval. The plan adds 2400 square feet at an estimated cost of $18,000, including a dance hall annex, card room, lounge, and upgraded spectator space at the bowling alleys.
Four weeks in rural areas with payment on a piece price basis. Average earnings range from $7.50 to $10.00 per day above expenses. The 17th Annual census, conducted this year, is the Decennial census under the Bureau of Census. It includes population data plus an agriculture and irrigation census.
January brought light moisture across the county with drizzle and fog causing surface runoff but little deep rainfall. Rheingold led in rainfall with .94 points. other observers reported lower totals in Fredericksburg Morris Ranch Harp Harper and Doss.
Miss Meta Spaeth of Doss returned Friday from a two week trip to California. She traveled with Capt. Louise Dittmar to San Francisco where she visited Mrs. Emma Butcher, formerly Miss Emma Straube of here.
Gillespie County 4 H Club boys excel at the Houston Fat Stock Show. Andrew Tatsch placed 9th in heavy steers, Daytona Herber 17th in light steers and 25th in medium steers, Elroy Ransleben 3rd in medium wool fat lambs and 12th and 17th in medium wool fat lamb class. Roland Crenwelge and Alvin Leitz won calf scramble, each earning a certificate for 125.00 to buy a calf for the 1951 Houston Fat Stock Show.
Forty seven new members were initiated into the Herman Sons Lodge at a joint meeting of the two Fredericksburg lodges on Tuesday night in the old courthouse with Mrs Grinke presiding. A large membership witnessed the initiation and the social hour followed. Plans call for the next regular meeting in the new Herman Sons Hall nearing completion.
Fredericksburg Publishing Co promotes the new Smith-Corona Portables with the Colorspeed feature among other innovations. The marketing emphasizes portable typing devices and the latest model lineup for writers and office use.
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