Gillespie County March of Dimes Drive Climaxes With Dance
Editorial notes the Gillespie County March of Dimes drive reaches its finale with a Turner Hall dance on Saturday night. Fundraising runs two weeks. coin boxes in businesses and coin cards distributed by students or mail. City of Fredericksburg donates parking meter income for Feb 1–8. contributions voluntary with no door to door solicitations. The piece urges local participation to combat infantile paralysis and echoes the slogan The fight is yours.
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Gillespie County
Turner Hall
Fredericksburg
Gillespie
Local new car dealers shine as civic pillars and national links
The National Automobile Dealers Association highlights franchised dealers as vital links in the economy with 40 000 dealers and 725 000 employees keeping new cars flowing. Dealers contribute 47 million dollars yearly to charities, lend 12 million in cars to driver training, and many hold civic roles, with eight in ten active in clubs and nine in ten in service groups.
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Fredericksburg
Gillespie County
United States
National Automobile Dealers Association
Serviéma
Vitail
Pedernales Philosopher Advises on Crop Estimates
The Pedernales Philosopher on Kerr Route farms writes to the editor urging Congress to require sharper crop forecasts. He argues weather, pests, winds, and farm labor all affect yields and prices, suggesting underestimating the cotton crop to cushion farmer losses.
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Pedernales
Congress
Johnson
Kerr
House Agriculture Committee
Washington
Agriculture Department
Texas
J. A
Willow City Home Demonstration Club Organized
Twenty seven women attended the Willow City group formation meeting on January 22 led by Miss Lucille Conrans. Officers named: Mrs. Frederick Grote chairwoman, Mrs. Victor Stahl vice chair, Mrs. Sid Evans secretary treasurer, Mrs. Clifford Renick council delegate, and Mrs. Richard Laurence reporter. The club named The Willow City District Home Demonstration Club, with meetings the second Wednesday of each month at 2 30 p m starting February 13 at Mrs. Renick’s home. invitation extended to others to join.
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Willow City Home Demonstration Club
Lucille Conrans
Gillespie Home
Frederick Grote
Victor Stahl
Sid Evans
Clifford Renick
Richard Laurence
Willow City District Home Demonstration Club
Central Motor Co Offers Repair Services
Our shop has the necessary equipment and experienced men who can repair any model or make car. Call on us today. All work guaranteed by Central Motor Co.
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Shep
Central Motor CO
Fredericksburg Past Recalls 1929 Incidents and Notices
In January 1929 Fredericksburg residents faced a car collision injuring Wm Mueller in San Antonio. A relic from Germany, a muzzle loader, arrived via Mr Wm Stroeher. The old Capitol burned in 1881 and the present Capitol opened 1883 at a cost of 3 million. Roads improved in Doss and Cherry Spring. State game fish and oyster report notes 80 hunting accidents with 42 fatalities in 1928. Plus local anniversaries, obituaries, and school games recapped from nearby Comfort and Fredericksburg communities.
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Capitol of
Texas
Austin
State Game, Fish and Oyster Commission
Otto Kramer Jr
Near Hye
Gottlieb Gammenthaler
Helena Schupp
Weather, accidents, and local notices from January 1919
In January 1919 heavy rain and storms hit the region with hail and high winds. The Pedernales River rose six feet while rainfall reached 1.5 inches in town. Government aid for highways from Mason to Bankersmith rose to 132,500 dollars and expansion to Austin via Johnson City and Stonewall was planned. Local obituaries note L. C. Rogers of Harper died of pneumonia and Harold Elo Bierschwale died after illness. Ernest Hutchenreuter died from a self-inflicted gunshot wound while hunting on Pedernales river and Live Oak Creek. Red Cross reports welcome-home rolls for Hilmar Henke and Othmar Kaderli. The Fire Department accepted the resignation of long-time chief Wm. Bruns. Alma Eckert returned to Mason from Central Drug Co. duties.
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Palo Alto
Pedernales
State Highway Commission
Mason County
Kendall County
Bankersmith
Austin
Johnson City
Stonewall
Fredericksburg
Gillespie County
Primary slate announced for Democratic race on July 26 1952
The Standard has been authorized to announce candidates subject to action in the Democratic Primary of Saturday July 26 1952.
Donors List for Gillespie County Oakcrest Park Fund
The Oakcrest Park fund in Gillespie County lists additional donors from Morris Ranch Wolf Creek and Kerrville road areas. Contributions range from $1 to $5 by individuals including Otto Usener Adolf Usener Hilmar Juenke Oliver Rabke Felix E Pfiester Roland Bonn Alfred Pfiester Victor Pressler Adolph Kott Willie J Berg Ruben Levendecker and Chester Bonn. The finance committee asks for unpublished names to support hospital care and related needs.
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Gillespie County
Oakcrest Park
Victor Pressler
Board Park Committee
Morris Ranch
Wolf Creek
Kerrville Road
Otto Usener
Adolf Usener
Hilmar Juenke
Oliver Rabke
Felix E. Pfiester
Roland Bonn
Alfred Pfiester
Adolph Kott
Willie J. Berg
Ruben Levendecker
Chester Bonn
County Park Board
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Fredericksburg Publishing Company, Inc
Alfred Petsch
Max Bierschwalbe
Arthur H. Kowert
Counties
Chicago
Seattle
New York
San Francisco
Joe Molberg
Werner Moehr
Marcus Wehmeyer
Pedernales Philosopher
Willow City
Wm. Mueller
San Antonio
Joe Schaetter
Hilmar
Ad. Heimann
Germany
Wm. Stroeher
Doss
Cherry Spring
Comfort
FHS
Egon Brodbeck
John Klaerger
Cora Edgar Klaerner
Willie Klaerner
Felix Klaerner
Katherine Kaiser
Joe Kaiser
Houston
Kaiser
Otto Weinheimer
South Heights
Felix Blanchard
Caseas Weinheimer
Red Cross
Hilmar Henke
Othmar Kaderli
Wm. Bruns
Alma Eckert
Mason
The
Central Drug Co
F. B. Riley
Mr. Riley
L. C. Rogers
Harper
Rogers
Harold Elo Bierschwale
Max J. Bierschwale
Ernest Hutchenreuter
Mrs
Max Hutchen
Reuter
Gus
Pedernales River
Live Oak Creek
Ernest
Reuben E. Senterfitt
Long
Kaiser's
Oakcrest Fund
Much of
Dimes
Palin
A. S. E. Ackermann
Aes Cf
Adams
Fredericksburg, Texas
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Goodfyear
Tin
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