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Newspaper
Fredericksburg Standard
Location
Fredericksburg, Texas, United States of America
Date
Jul 10, 1946
Page
1
St Marys Parish opened the two day centennial celebration with a parade and dedication of a grotto honoring WW I and II dead, followed by a Pontifical High Mass at St Marys Church. Bishop Garriga led the ceremony praising the grotto memorial and noting the date ties to Japan surrender terms.
Contributions totaling 64 since last week bring the Gillespie County Democratic Primary fund to 398 yet remain half of the required amount. Alfred Petsch appeals for more donations from those who have not contributed. Donors include Arno Schweiheim 25, A F Moursand 25, Victor Rogers 7.50, Gustav Weinheimer 5, Fred Mathisen 5, H R Morgan 3, Mrs Wm Schneider 2.50.
Fredericksburg two banks report a combined 7 198 324.43 in deposits at end of business June 29 led by Fredericksburg National Bank with 4 851 405.35 and Security State Bank with 2 346 919.08.
Pete Gulley announces the Texas Angora Goat Raisers Show and Sale set for August 1–3 in Angora. Fred Earwood will judge the C type and B type goats, Kathryn Ross named Miss Mohair, with auctions led by Gulley and a Friday night officers election at the Nimitz Hotel.
The Gillespie County Shooting Festival is set for August 10-11 in Grapetown under Bear Creek Shooting Club sponsorship. Six clubs Grapetown Eintracht Baron's Creek Tivydale Hubertus Scharfschuetzen and Bear Creek will compete for the 1946 King of the Festival.
Six births recorded this week include girls born to Socorro Rodriguez on July 3 and Quincy Kothmann on July 10. Boys were born to Elgin Wahrmund on July 6 Ewald Weber on July 6 Werner Schumann on July 8 and Elmo Lumpkins on July 9.
Mr and Mrs C C Kerrigan of Victoria were visitors in Fredericksburg last week.
Gillespie County Fair Association prepares for the 58th annual three day event August 16 to 18. The organization renovates buildings and grounds, lowers the race track fence, streams the baseball diamond, and plans a carnival, baseball games, horse races, and rich exhibitions of agriculture crafts and community entries. The prize catalog is at the printer for release soon.
West Texas talent highlights the Fredericksburg Lions Club program featuring the Reeve Sisters from Menard with Katherine and Margarete Reeve in the show Texas and Texans. Nun Al Din clairvoyant to entertain. a barbecue luncheon follows as Alfred Neffendorf installs new officers led by Mayor Joe Molberg.
Among those operated on this week in local hospitals are Mrs. Herman Pfeiffer Miss Irene Knopp Lonnie Allen Ridgeway Harriet Langerhans and Mrs Karl W Durst. Mr and Mrs Arthur Stehling flew to Houston last week to attend the funeral of William M Ryan, a family friend.
Receipts of the Fredericksburg Post Office declined for the year ending June 30 compared with 1945, dropping from 31,055.55 to 29,006.27. Postmaster R. W. Klingelhoefer cites returning servicemen as the main cause, with air mail stamps overseas the sole department declining. He notes local business increased and other departments rose.
Mr and Mrs Arthur Stehling hosted a family house party on July 4 with guests including Mr and Mrs Roy C Deen Mr and Mrs Joe Corbett and First Sergeant Roy A Deen and Mrs Deen of Austin.
Fredericksburg Jaycee officers were installed at Seipp's Park during a barbecue and program Tuesday night led by retiring president Werner Klier. Dr. Tubbs became president, with Carl Hein and Jimmie Pfiester as vice presidents and a slate including Werner Moehr Gilbert Ottmers Alois Jenschke and Werner Henke. George Ullrich of Southwestern University urged Jaycees to aid youth work and community uplift, stressing cooperation with Boy and Girl Scouts to curb delinquency.
Gillespie County fruit growers harvest one of the largest peach crops in history with Elberta and Hale varieties ripening rapidly. Workers pick and pack fruit for shipment to metropolitan markets at about 3.50 per bushel. Fredericksburg orchards suffered heavy hail damage on May 16, limiting local yields.
Citizens urged to prepare curbside refuse for collection on July 17 as City Commission sets cleanup for July 18 and 19 with city trucks assisting. Residents urged to have accumulations curbside by Wednesday so one trip suffices.
Local Boy Scout troops from Senior, Lutheran and Lions Club units travel to Capitol Area Council Camp Tom Wooten near Austin this week. They are led by Archidean Weiss, Scoutmaster of the Lions Club troop. It is noted that refined use of our muscles lies in speaking.
Six million plus gallons were consumed by Fredericksburg residents in June 1946, down from the 1945 total of 6,438,000 and well below the August 1945 peak of 8,871,400. City Water Superintendent Alfred Neffendorf notes steady growth in water and sewer connections since 1936, with 839 water and 855 sewer connections by 1946, and a new ditching machine to speed sewer installations.
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