Students Spend Christmas Holidays at Home Across State Lines
Fredericksburg area and Gillespie County college students returned home for Christmas and New Year. Names include Walter Leadon and Elmer Bierschale from John Tarleton College. Richard Grote and others from A&M. Katharine Langerhans from Queens College. Norman Ransleben from the University of New Mexico. and many from Schreiner Institute, St Mary’s, Texas Woman’s College, and nursing programs in San Antonio, Dallas, Austin, and Galveston.
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Santa Rosa Hospital
San Antonio
Betty McEwen
Adela Borchers
Anita Kunz
Esther Rosenbach
Pauline Knopp
Ruby Dietrich
Robert B. Green Hospital
Olean Fry
Physicians and Surgeons Hospital
Madeline Houy
Margaret Houy
Opal Porter
Seton's Hospital
Austin
Verdie Bell McDougall
Methodist Hospital
Dallas
Ethel Sagebiel
Deer Turkey and Duck Hunting Seasons End in 1940
Gillespie County announces season closures for deer, turkey, and duck with the year ending 1940. Ducks closed December 29, deer and wild turkey December 31, quail remains open until January 16, fishing through February, trapping in January, and storage rules limit how long game may be kept.
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Gillespie County
Nimrods
Turner Club Observes Annual Christmas Party
Fredericksburg Social Turn Verein members and families held their annual Christmas Tree and party in the club house ballroom. Santa arrived at 7, gifts for children, and dancing continued until late, a tradition dating back to 1867 in Turner Hall.
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Fredericksburg
Turn Verein
Santa Claus
Santa
Turner Hall
Petsch Plans 1941 Birthday Ball For Infantile Paralysis Fight
Petsch leads a campaign to raise funds for the National Foundation for Infantile Paralysis with a Texas drive in early February. Half of net proceeds stay in local communities to fight polio, while the other half supports the national effort. The event is set for Saturday February 1 with details to be announced.
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Petsch
Texas
Texas State Committee
National Foundation For Infantile Paralysis
Births and deaths and marriages in county records
October 22 arrivals and December births show monthly counts with 12 as a floor for births and 12 deaths in April. The prior year 1939 had 210 births and 122 deaths, 1938 had 195 births and 134 deaths. One hundred twenty nine couples obtained marriage licenses in the past year, 124 filed marriages. In 1940, despite leap day and conscription, four more couples wed than in 1939.
First Baby Scription Rules For Gillespie County Family Births
The contest requires both parents to be white residents of Gillespie County and the birth within county lines. The Palace Theatre must receive the birth certificate by January 5 1941 or as soon as the first birth after New Year occurs, with exact birth time certified by the attending physician.
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Palace Theatre
Gillespie County
War talk and sports wrap from a distant era
A long column blends wartime political debate with a Texas high school football roundup. It discusses democracy versus dictatorship, U S neutrality, and support for England, then shifts to a mythical all star football selection, District 34-A hopes, and Temple vs Amarillo state final.
Bowl games wrap the 1940 football season
Yesterday’s slate of bowl games closed the 1940 season with Texas A&M beating Fordham 13 to 12 in the Cotton Bowl, Stanford defeating Nebraska 21 to 13 in the Rose Bowl, Boston College topping Tennessee 19 to 13 in the Sugar Bowl, Mississippi State over Georgetown 14 to 7 in the Orange Bowl, Western Reserve defeating Arizona 26 to 13 in the Sun Bowl, and a West wins 20 to 14 over the East in the listed contest.
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Texas Agiles
Fordham
Stanford
Nebraska
Boston College
Tennessee
Mississippi State
Georgetown
Western Reserve
Arizona
West
East
First Use of Oil Fueled Locomotive Reported
The earliest instance of oil as fuel for a locomotive occurred in 1898 on a train running between Corsicana and Hillsboro, marking a historic shift in rail propulsion.
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Corsicana
Hillsboro
General Tires and Tubes Sales at Fredericksburg Drive-In
The Fredericksburg drive-in station Rubin Crenwelge, proprietor, advertises General Tires and Tubes. Service details appear in the local merchant listing with contact and pricing notes.
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Fredericksburg Drive-In
Rubin
Deer Storage Totals Highlight 1940 Hunting Season
Stein's Ice Factory records show 959 deer placed in cold storage in 1940, vs 964 in 1939, while turkeys reached 211 stored compared with 75 in 1939. Local observers say deer hunting matched past years despite poor weather, and turkeys marked a standout season aided by favorable spring nesting conditions.
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Stein’s Ice Factory
County Tax Details On Consolidation And Assessments
The article outlines the county tax process with reference to consolidation plans. It notes last year’s total assessment of 6 250 745 and explains that this year’s assessments must be finished by May end, then reviewed by the Board of Equalization for possible value increases. The land assessments are abstracted and the tax roll compiled, receipts prepared, and collections begin October 1.
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Board of Equalization
Hoffmanns Visit Relatives in Mason County
Mr and Mrs Emil Hoffmann spent Saturday in Mason County visiting relatives.
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Mrs. Emil Hoffmann
Mason County
New Car Dealers Sold Cars to Out-of-Town Buyers
Dealers sold 2940 new cars with 59 commercial vehicles by make including Ford 17, Chevrolet 21, International 10, Dodge 5, Plymouth 2, and one each for GM, Hudson, Willys, and Studebaker. Used car transfers reached 1305, averaging 109 per month.
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Ford
Chevrolet
International
Dodge
Plymouth
Gm.c
Hudson
Willys
Studebaker
Holiday Guests Visit Houston and San Antonio Friends
Miss Louise Bauer is spending the holiday in Houston. Mrs. Paul Chop and daughters of San Antonio visited with Mrs. Hubert Kott the past weekend.
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Louise Bauer
Houston
Mrs
Paul ‘Chop
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