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Newspaper
Fredericksburg Standard
Location
Fredericksburg, Texas, United States of America
Date
Jan 09, 1952
Page
5
County Clerk records show 114 marriages in Gillespie County during 1951. The District Court granted 16 divorces, with 22 divorce filings that year, of which one was dismissed and five remained pending. Also notes that President Monroe and the gaucho term are referenced.
Lackland Air Force Hospital expresses gratitude for Gillespie and community gifts aiding the Yale season at the base. In a letter to Mrs. Robert Blum, officials thank volunteers from the Alamo Council and Fredericksburg Public School Girls' Club for toys, food, books, and carols that blessed patients with Christmas parties and cheer.
Mark Cole of Roseburg named Texas Theater Chairman for the 1952 March of Dimes. He will coordinate show activities and film trailer distribution while leading theater support for the January drive from January 2 to 31. Cole has been active in community affairs and previously led local fundraising efforts.
Gillespie County farmers expect steady rainfall after a slow New Year start with trace rain on January 2 and 1 inch on January 3. Cold temperatures ranged from 25 to 32 degrees with frost on January 2 and 6. Mrs. Clara Berring, 88, died today. funeral plans are pending at Schaetter Funeral Home.
Eleven men from Gillespie Kerr Kendall Llano and Blanco counties are slated to report January 17 at the San Antonio induction center. Reportees include Leroy Kneese Paul Hartmann Edgar Sorsby Robert Ruff Robert Lange Jr Jack Nelson Jerome Voges William Eickenloff James Marshall Lynn Ellis Louis Massey.
Sergeant Benroe Blunt body of text mentions 16 months action on the Korean front and thirty day leave with wife Loreen Blunt and two sons Don and Wayne. He served with Fourth Field Hospital in Korea and has prior World War II service in England Belgium France and Germany.
The Chamber of Commerce Wildlife Committee outlines a plan to mix wild and domestic turkeys on ranch lands to bolster depleted flocks. A January 16 mass meeting in the District Courtroom will explain restocking details, with 365 new members enrolled in recent months.
The Chamber of Commerce will hold its quarterly membership meeting on Thursday January 31. The event will combine with a tribute program to the State Highway Department as Texas marks the departments 35th anniversary with a statewide observance January 27 to February 2. A prominent Texas Highway Department speaker is expected and Gillespie County highway staff will receive special recognition.
Mr and Mrs R L Willis return to their home in Cleburne Tuesday after spending the weekend with Mrs Willis sister and brother in law Dr and Mrs Leon Zwiener in Cleburne Texas Local social notes recount the visit and homeward trip.
Mr. and Mrs. Louis Kuhlmann and daughter Debby visited with their families during the holidays.
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