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Newspaper
Fredericksburg Standard
Location
Fredericksburg, Texas, United States of America
Date
Jan 18, 1940
Page
1
An editorial emphasizes the use of We over I to express shared public opinion and defend the duty of citizens to voice political views. It argues democracy depends on outspoken citizens who engage with issues, urging Fredericksburg Standard readers to send letters and participate in public discourse.
The Standard notes errors in last week’s First Baby of 1940 writeup. The baby son of Mr and Mrs Ben William Alberthal was born January 4 not June 4 and is the first baby of 1940, not 1939.
Checks totaling 4424 were issued to fifty farmers through the County Agricultural Conservation Association for participation in the Agricultural Conservation Program. Checks mailed last Saturday followed four months earlier than last year. Remaining applications were forwarded, with 200 more received since January, aiming for about 75 percent of county farmers to receive 1939 checks before March 1.
Fredericksburg volunteers report a persistent chimney fire outbreak with no cure in sight. On Saturday evening the fire department rushed to the residence of Mrs Wm Moellen as the northerly storm intensified.
Mason, Willow and Burnet line areas in Gillespie County will gain electric service by February 1 as Rees Willard of Pedernales Electric Cooperative confirms. Brown & Root is rapidly completing work, with Mason, Willow and Burnet road segments nearly finished awaiting final inspection. Some Mason County areas already have power, pending additional wiring of homes, as the cooperative requires one powered house per mile before energizing.
J. W. Mann, life sentence for deputy sheriff murder and Sunset Service Station robbery, escaped with Robert Lacy Cash and Andrew Nelson after overpowering pen itentiary agent W. R. Crane near Buffalo. They seized a car and eluded authorities as reports place them across West Texas, with officers alerted in the area.
Alfred Gentemann son of John Gentemann of Sacramento California was in town for his mother's funeral and departed Monday to return home.
Hel sinki reports 54 degrees below zero as Finland presses Russia with 40 000 troops retreating under Finnish pursuit. Germany Allies war path unclear with Baltic moves, sea combat seen as steady though less intense. In Louisiana, Gov Earl K Long fails to gain majority, Sam H Jones likely forces Feb 20 runoff.
Gillespie County Sheriff Alfred Klaerner warns residents after a middle aged gypsy woman from Llano deceived a rural Gillespie County farm woman. The scam involved taking $283 by promising to reveal buried gold after nine days. The woman fled with the money and a seed catalog hidden in the victim’s bosom, leaving no trace of the gypsy or vehicle.
A surge of weekend crashes in Gillespie County left two dead and several injured. B L Faris of Harper died after being struck by Wallace Brown’s car while crossing a Harper street on his way to school. Louis Heyland, 16, formerly of Fredericksburg, died after a bridge crash near Comfort while riding with a companion. Multiple others were injured in related crashes.
Tickets for the January 25 banquet honoring the 1939 football team go on sale Friday through the pep squad, led by R W Klingelhoefer. Southwest Texas State Teacher's College coach Joe B Cheaney will speak, with jacket awards for lettermen and music by a local orchestra featured at the M Nimtz Hotel event. Dr Lester Keyser serves as master of ceremonies. attendance is open to all.
Stockholders of the Gillespie County Fair Association on Tuesday afternoon at the Chamber of Commerce office named ten directors for the ensuing year. They were O. H. Burgdorf M. J. Bier schwale M. F. Pyka Otto Henke Wm. Roeder Jr Henry Grote H. A. Ries Ed. Krauskopf and others.
Frank Parker and a companion trapped a full grown 28 pound male wildcat in a steel trap. They transported it to Fredericksburg where the animal was placed in a custom cage. Ranchers deem the beast large and potentially dangerous though its final disposition remains undecided. it may go to a zoo or be killed.
A committee led by Rep. Alfred Petsch rushed plans for a joint President's Birthday Ball in Gillespie and Kendall counties. Petsch was named chair by George Waverly Briggs of the Texas Birthday Balls organization, with R W Klingelhoefer as vice chair and several local residents on the committee. The group held its first meeting to coordinate with Comfort officials and set a Friday afternoon date for further arrangements.
Hugo Jung was named delegate of the Gillespie County Farmers League to the State Convention of Farmers League to be held in Fayetteville Texas on February 1 2 and 3. Peter Ochler was named alternate. The Sunday meeting in the Gillespie County Courthouse was well attended with Guido Weinheimer presiding as president.
A Johnson City delegation led by Messrs Petermann Fawcett Edwards and Wendler visited the Fredericksburg Volunteer Fire Department to inspect equipment and determine suitable fire fighting gear for their city which currently lacks any fire department. The group also surveyed Mason and nearby towns after leaving Fredericksburg amid recent fires in Blanco and Wimberly that underscored the need for such service.
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