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Newspaper
Fredericksburg Standard
Location
Fredericksburg, Texas, United States of America
Date
Jan 10, 1951
Page
1
Fredericksburg Jaycees will announce the city’s 1950 Outstanding Young Man at the January 16 meeting and dance at the Nimitz Hotel. District Attorney Sam Connally will deliver the principal address and declare the winner, Dr. Dor Brown.
The 10 000 acre Franklin Ranch near Blanco in Gillespie County is the site of a major real estate deal valued at 360 000 dollars. James Stewart is grantee in a three year grass and oil and gas lease. F Kirk Johnson holds a purchase option. Owners are Mr and Mrs John S W Gur of East London South Africa.
Mr and Mrs Marvin Ottmer and daughter Katherine of DuBuque Iowa visited with their parents Mr and Mrs Edgar Ottmers and Mr and Mrs Emil Lehne.
Preliminary work on the new Upper Crabapple Farm to Market Road is finished with Killian Keller Construction reporting that topping and paving will occur next spring. The North Milam Street Town Creek bridge nears opening pending guard rails concrete posts and rip-rap, weather permitting.
Gillespie County FFA and 4 H Club members prepare for the 19th annual Fat Stock Show at Fair Park. About 600 entries compete in beef cattle sheep goats hogs and dairy heifers with a sale set for 12 40 p m Saturday and judging from 9 30 a m Friday.
C. D. Jordan, a Gillespie County farmer and veteran member of Draft Board 50 based in Fredericksburg, resigns after serving since 1944. W. B. Rogers will succeed him as presiding officer, with other board members including T. J. Moore, E. R. Dichinger, Walternares, Boerne, and Thomas Mayfield, Johnson City.
Mr and Mrs Felix Maier observed their fortieth wedding anniversary on Thursday January 4 with a visit in Harper with friends Mr and Mrs Eddie Kensing in attendance.
Fair stockholders approved planned improvements at the Gillespie County Fair Grounds. A lighted night baseball field and grandstand expansion may cost up to 40 000 dollars, with 20 000 per project, subject to material availability and lifting of national emergency restrictions. Eight new directors were elected, and a year report showed a profitable 62nd fair with major wiring and fencing upgrades.
The Frederickburg high school hosts its first tournament with eight girls and eight boys teams. Friday openings include Mason vs Harper girls and FHS vs Harper boys. Schedule spans morning afternoon and night sessions with multiple first round games. Championship games are Saturday night with girls at 7 15 and boys at 8 30. Admission varies by session.
Gillespie County to hold its annual March of Dimes benefit dance at Sunnyside Tavern on Saturday night. Norman Rech, chairman, announced advance ticket sales and urged public support to boost the county drive. Art Koch and his Shadows will perform, with proceeds to the Gillespie campaign fund. Contribution keys will be in stores from Monday through late January.
Fredericksburg two banks show rising deposits with Fredericksburg National Bank at 4,922,602.33 and Security State Bank at 3,434,979.91 as of December 30 1950. Combined deposits total 8,357,582.24, up from 7,617,876.84 a year earlier.
John C. White Texas new Commissioner of Agriculture will address the quarterly Chamber of Commerce meeting in the Nimitz Hotel Fredericksburg. The January 25 gathering focuses on county agricultural interests with committee chair Ewald Schaefer and members detailing the program.
Seventy four men from five-county Hill Country Draft Board will report for pre induction physicals in San Antonio on Monday January 15. Names to report will be released next week. A call for 21 to report for induction on February 5 was announced.
In the hospital news this week several patients underwent procedures. Lew Martinez had a tonsillectomy while Mrs Herbert Lindemann Mrs Robert Cobb Peter Lux W B Joiner Mrs Albert Metzger Mr Lee Evers and Roger Daniel Jordan son of Clifford Jordan also had tonsillectomy.
The Gillespie County Red Cross Chapter started its First Aid Training Program at the Fire Station in Fredericksburg with 76 enrolled. Classes run each Wednesday and Friday evening, with progression to advanced first aid and an instructor’s course, said Sidney Henke. Participants must attend all meetings and bring triangular bandages, four inch by four inch compresses, and roller bandages.
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