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Newspaper
Fredericksburg Standard
Location
Fredericksburg, Texas, United States of America
Date
Jul 22, 1943
Page
4
Wilkes Bode reported three large steers killed by lightning last week in his Mason area pasture. The cattle died under one tree, with investigators noting a single strike caused the deaths. No other animals were harmed in the incident.
The Southern Division Office of Price Administration selects a Volunteer Price Panel Assistants for local merchants and consumers. Members include Mrs C B Renick Willow City Mrs Cora Hahn Bode Stonewall Mrs A E Sager Harper plus Mrs D L Wiley Fredericksburg Emmie Detjen Monroe Wahl Mrs Stanley Schaer Julia Estill Mildred Borehers Viola Schaefer Adete Meckel and Alice Henke Fredericksburg. Each will carry an ID card and explain OPA price rules to merchants and food dealers. The group aims to aid prices education and benefit the community.
The owner thanks friends and customers for years of patronage and announces the sale of the Weiss Wood Yard to Alex Frantzen. The business will continue at the same location under the new name City Wood Yard, with Frantzen as operator.
A notice states the Weiss Woodyard purchased by Benno Weiss will operate as CITY WOODYARD. The mover pledges continued high service quality and asks for ongoing patronage from customers.
Giant outfielder Stanley Schnerr leads the club with a .490 average from 25 hits in 51 at bats as Elton Jordan releases midseason figures. Hugo Klaerner is second at .481, Moldenhauer .432, and Alphonse Klaerer .409. Schnerr also pace runs with 16. The team bat 346 overall through July 11.
Mrs. DeLay and sister Mrs. Alfred Merz and Maurine Ruth and Mr. and Mrs. W. O. Fisher, all of San Antonio, recently visited the ill Mrs. Emil Merz at her home. Local friends have called to wish her a speedy recovery.
The annual Waco semi pro tournament starts today featuring top service teams such as Karlen Brothers of Dallas Waco Army Air Field Blackland Army Air Field North Camp Hood Camp Hood Hughes Tool of Houston and Lockheed of Dallas Other entrants include Aloe Field Victoria Tarrant Field Ft Worth Camp Wolters Baytown and Staats Beau mont The Texas League plans to return next season amid war end optimism Two hundred schools mainly in the East and South have quit football per an AP survey with regional declines noted.
The Standard publishes the complete June 28 induction list showing Gillespians who reported for physicals. Those accepted for army duty include Shaw Hernandez Hopmann Welgehausen Wilke Lorenz Petsch Peter. Naval service includes Ottmers Land Hohmann Hannamann Usener Hanus and Cald. Carl Welgehausen entered as aviation cadet trainee.
More than 200 choice Delaine rams are consigned for a July 30 sale in Junction. The animals are grouped into two classes by Wallace Cameron and H. M. McElroy, noted Delaine authorities. The Hill Country Fair Association Barns host the event starting at 10 a m with W. W. Bill Gregory as manager Nelson Johnson as auctioneer and Helen Doris Brown as sale secretary.
Washington July 20 Blue stamps R S and T in ration book 2 will be valid from Sunday August 1 through September 7 the OPA announced today The three stamps now valid N P may be used through August 7
District rationing officer J. K. Black said to not worry if you have not received Ration Book No. 3 until August 1. Many books still mail from Dallas while some arrive in Fredericksburg daily. address changes prevent forwarding. If missed, new form R 129 will be available August 2 at local boards for mailing to Dallas.
FBI director J Edgar Hoover announced the arrest of Sheriff Rodney F Chambless 29 of Madison County Texas on charges of aiding the escape of two federal prisoners He aided the escape of Gene Paul Norris from the Montgomery County jail at Conroe Memorial Day
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