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Newspaper
Fredericksburg Standard
Location
Fredericksburg, Texas, United States of America
Date
Jul 18, 1951
Page
5
Calvin HL Fuchs outlines planning and building a stock pond under Texas guidelines. Key steps cover site selection watershed size soil conditions core trenching and compaction, spillway placement, and post construction seeding or sodding to prevent erosion.
The notices report a July 11 dynamite blast in South Dallas and the twelfth such bombing in the area. A 25 year old Illinois resident, Robert Hughes, weighs over 800 pounds and is described with extreme measurements. Llano faces water issues and San Marcos parking meters report steady collections. A July 11 accident kills Charles Armpreister near Uvalde. Water shortages prompt interest in Dam and lake maintenance. Local farming gains include a 13 000 acre black eyed pea crop yielding $400 000 in Wilson County. Aileen Beauregard dies in Austin from a bath accident. Watermelon Festival serves 2000 people in Mc Dade. Frances Kothmann dies in Pontotoc Mason County. Rainbow Trout noted as fast in current, with multiple Texas fishing contests offering up to $1 000 prizes. Copyright 1951 Grand Prize Features.
The Fredericksburg Junior Chamber of Commerce chose an area for park development and formed a three man committee led by Bill Hodges. Members Werner Lindenberg Bob Snider and Eddie Land will plan improvements as Alfred Petsch and Emil Birch contributed funds. Plans for a pool site were discussed including a potential donation near the Nimitz Hotel. The group also announced a Jaycee float for the Fair Parade on August 17 and upcoming Ram and Billy sale proceeds to fund park improvements. Separately four inmates escaped Medina County jail in Hondo. three were recaptured by San Antonio police.
The term carnival derives from the late Latin carne vale and means farewell to meat. It reflects a historical festival preceding Lent with feasting and revelry.
One of the city’s oldest ready to wear shops, the Anna Gold store run by Misses Anna and Alvina Gold, was sold to Mrs. Henry Kuenemann of Kiddie Korner. She plans a August 1 opening and will renovate the interior and bulk sell the Gold stock. The Kiddie Korner will operate from Peters Hall until the new store opens, with Mrs. Sidney Henke assisting.
Groesbeck Fulton Blocker, a yardman at a local funeral home, dug a hole in the front lawn to hold a flag pole. His meticulous grass cultivation covered the hole, and when he tried to place the US flag on July 4 he could not locate the hole.
For sale peaches with short crop sold daily as available. Also home grown watermelons cantaloupes tomatoes and vegetables in season and fresh. Best quality. Shed adjacent to Lochte Storage and Commission Co. Paul Huebner phone 6205.
J Walter Freeman, a nationally known authority, praised the medical staff at the state hospital here. He conducted a clinic and performed trans orbital brain surgery on several patients, a procedure carried out extensively over the past two years with many patients returning home on the road to recovery.
Mrs Hugo Kallenberg has been taken to the Nix Hospital in San Antonio since last week for a series of tests to determine the cause of her critical condition.
Plans have been completed for a Post Oak community homecoming in which former residents teachers and classmates gather next Sunday July 22. Attendees are urged to bring a basket dinner and enjoy old fashioned entertainment.
Buffalo grass serves as a suitable lawn option for West Texas conditions. Planting sod is the simplest method to establish a Buffalo grass lawn efficiently.
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