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Newspaper
Fredericksburg Standard
Location
Fredericksburg, Texas, United States of America
Date
Jan 30, 1946
Page
9
The German theatre troupe Berliner Bunte Buehne will stage two performances at Klaemers Opera House next weekend. Frosty weather and heavy snow impact Gillespie County as local groups plan events including a masquerade and charity theatre.
Mrs Fannie Bille Jones 81 longtime Hill Country resident died in a Kerrville hospital on January 10. Funeral services were held January 13 at the Harper Presbyterian Church with Rev Workman officiating. Burial followed at Morris Ranch Cemetery. Born October 8 1864 in Fayetteville Texas she had lived in the Harper area about 50 years. Survived by two daughters Virginia Plummer Houston and Laura Schnabel Burnet four sons Herbert Jones Rocksprings Paul Jones Harper Frank Jones Fort Worth and Raymond Jones Wickenburg Arizona plus 12 grandchildren and nine great grandchildren.
Khake pants and shirts offered in medium and heavy weight fabrics in blue and fan colors. Diekhie make pants priced from $2.15 to $2.90 and shirts from $1.60 to $2.15 at Sterling Bros.
The Krueger brothers of San Antonio establish the Krueger Award Fund at Texas A and M through the College Development Fund. An annual prize of 500 dollars will go to a senior who funded much of his own education in years one to three, chosen for scholastic rank and notable activities. The brothers are president and vice president of the San Antonio Machine and Supply Company.
Johnson City mourns pioneer Mrs. B J Stubbs who died Saturday after months of poor health. Survived by three daughters, one son, and many grandchildren. interment at Masonic Cemetery attended by relatives. Also, A J Casparis dies Saturday after a brief illness, survived by wife Lois and daughter Sally Lynn, with funeral details continued on page 3.
Important dates for 1946 include January 31 last day to pay poll taxes, March 10 tax collector statements due, March 31 voter lists delivery, June 3 candidate filing for district and state offices, June 24 ballot and filing fee deadlines, July 27 first primary and precinct conventions, August 3 county conventions, August 5 absentee voting, and August 24 runoff primary.
February 6 event in the High School Auditorium invites the public to attend the Soil Conservation Program presented by Hill Country Implement Co. Cash attendance prize offered and open to all residents.
Game Warden Ad Heep estimated Gillespie County deer kills at 2 500 to 2 800 for 1945 and turkey kills at six to seven hundred. He noted counting difficulties due to animals not placed in cold storage. The issue also highlights a Gillespie County deer hunt feature with photos by J. B. Crowe and locals Wm. Petmecky Jacob Kraus Dave Sehreiber and P. C. O'Brien.
Louis Wahrmund son of Mrs. Eugene Koennecke of here served eight years in the United States Navy. He recently received his discharge and is now enrolled in the University of Hawaii. A Houston lieutenant is noted as the first American soldier to contact the Russian army in Germany.
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