The Style Shop Opens in Fredericksburg Saturday
The Style Shop Fredericksburg debuts in the remodeled Bank of Fredericksburg building on Saturday February 25 from 8 30 am to 5 30 pm Co owners Mrs Ione Langerhans and Mrs Elma Ratliff feature ready to wear accessories and custom hats with prices from 2 98 to 22 50 An opening day drawing offers prizes including a 14 95 dress a 10 hat and a 5 98 slip The pair invite locals and Hill Country visitors to browse and visit regardless of purchase readiness.
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Fredericksburg
Bank of Fredericksburg
Ione Langerhans
Elma Ratliff
Langerhans
California
Mississippi
New Orleans
Nardis
Macy Lee
Golday
Alice Stewart
L. H. Billings
Ratliff
Mason County
Walter Rothmann
Mesdames Langerhans
Hill Country
Freshman Rep Harold LaFont Questions Tax Theory
An older House member warned against taxing based on ability to pay while freshman Harold LaFont of Plainview challenged the idea in his first House debate, asking whom to tax if not those who can pay.
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Harold LaFont
Plainview
Best Animal Stories of the Past Week News Roundup
Mt Pleasant workers find three fish swimming in a hospital roof pool after leaks. In Palestine furniture from a wrecked house is found a mile away with a puppy curled on a chair seat, the dog surviving the storm with the residents. Case March, governor candidate, witnesses against the cigarette tax proposal calling for tax on the little people while gas is taken tax free.
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Mt. Pleasant
Palestine
Lacie
Case March
Wet Paint Sign Draws Curious Crowds At Fredericksburg Bank
Fredericksburg’s business district saw front of the former Bank of Fredericksburg rebuilt. A wet paint sign reading “Wet Paint, Try Here” drew interest as carpenters finished touches and protected the work from debris during construction. A lighthearted note mentions kids chasing mail delivery and a weekend-wide flight visit by Westerhoff relatives from Nebraska for a golden wedding.
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Fredericksburg
Bank of Fredericksburg
Gillespie County 4-H Winners and Hereford Breeders Named
Gillespie County 4-H boys earned ribbons in livestock judging with stanley Ernst’s 2nd place lightweight Hereford steer and samuel Baethge 7th place heavy Hereford. Breeders winning places included Clinton Hardin with multiple bull calves, G F Henke, C H Bonn and Sons, Bodo Feller, and Hilma Henke with Herefords showing through Alton Ernst, Stanley Ernst, and Francis Kott.
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Gillespie County
Stanley Ernst
Freddie Hartmann
Samuel Baethge
Elroy Ransleben
F. C. Lochte
Clinton Hardin
G. F. Henke
C. H. Bonn and Sons
Bodo Feller
Hilma Henke
Alton Ernst
Francis Kott
Kott
Health officials back fight on rats program
Mr. O. C. Milligan Jr. addressed the group as District Supervisor of the State Department of Health and showed a film on rats as carriers of infectious diseases and the damage they cause. The organizations assured support for the community fight on rats program.
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O. C. Milligan Jr
State Department of Health
Thirty Degrees Low for Week Reported
Temperatures dropped to 30 degrees on February 15 and 16 marking the week’s coldest readings, per local weather observer Alfred Neffendorf. Tuesday afternoon’s thunderstorms dumped .53 inches of rain in heavy showers and cooled temperatures into Wednesday morning with Thursday morning expected to be even colder.
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Alfred Neffendorf
Purina Sets Meetings For Turkey Raisers
Ralston Purina Company begins a two city series in Fort Worth and Austin to discuss 1950 profits and turkey health. Speakers include R W Bridges, W C Scho field, C R Severson, and M C Small. sessions cover outlook, disease reduction, Texas marketing issues, and a turkey luncheon with a color film.
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Ralston Purina Company
Blackstone Hotel
Fort Worth
Commodore Perry Hotel
Austin
R. W. Bridges
Purina
W. C. Schofield
Purina Poultry Pathologist
C. R. Severson
Purina Turkey Department
M. C. Small
National Turkey Federation
Texas
Bridges
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Westerhoffs
Nebraska
Pape Lamb
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Oxfords
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