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Newspaper
Fredericksburg Standard
Location
Fredericksburg, Texas, United States of America
Date
Jul 03, 1946
Page
9
Items from 1913 note the Post Office closing for a July Fourth holiday. Other entries cover Linen-Wedding anniversaries, school appointments at Harper Public School, purchases of an 18 hp oil tractor, golden wedding celebrations, large Llano River fishing catches, and flood levels.
The Doss Cyclones split a Sunday double header with Fredericksburg High School and Hill Country Implement Co. Each game went to extra innings. In the opener Doss won 5 2 after a ninth inning rally led by 5 for 5 performance from catcher H Dittmar. The nightcap slipped away 10 9 to Hill Country Implement Co and Mutual Lumber Co. with the Cyclones surrendering the lead late. Continued on page 3 Sec 2.
Last Thursday the Harper area woke to the murder of Oscar Bode 56 his wife 55 and their son Leo 35 at the Bode ranch six miles west of Harper. A 30 30 rifle lay by Leo and investigators from Kerr County believe the three were killed Tuesday. Neighbors stayed with the bodies as Pauline called for help and the family’s long held prominence in the community was recalled.
A blaze at a crowded ferry terminal and commuter railroad station on New York Harbor killed two people and injured 26, causing extensive damage estimated at 2 million dollars. The incident occurred Tuesday, drawing emergency crews and investigators to the scene.
A bridal shower honored Vera Burrier with co hosts Mrs. Howard Burrier and Mrs. Clinton Hardin. Vera became the bride of Irwin Welsh on Thursday. A homecoming dinner for Carlos Young was hosted by Mr and Mrs Leonard Hardin of Llano.
Blanco Hereford Breeders Association hosted a barbecue Sunday at the Weinheimer Ranch with members who consigned cattle for the December sale. Attendees included George Stanton Alvin M B Inman Jr Luther Hill Otto Schumann A I Buchanan and others from San Antonio Marble Falls and Johnson City. Visitors clustered around cattle selections for the upcoming sale and farm families were noted in attendance across Blanco County.
Mr and Mrs G A Cammack spent time in San Antonio visiting relatives. Mr Connie Owens of Cain City was in Johnson City. James Rogers Casparis recently returned from overseas with the Army is visiting his parents the Austins. Mr Jack Cammack of Del Rio appears in the county notes.
Alvin Whitley son of Mr and Mrs A L Whitley of San Antonio earned first honors among 200 University of Texas BA graduates and received a year's graduate residence scholarship at Columbia University in addition to his degree His father a former barber in Fredericksburg and his mother the former Miss Elsa Schwarz of here.
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