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Newspaper
Fredericksburg Standard
Location
Fredericksburg, Texas, United States of America
Date
Jul 23, 1952
Page
10
The piece stresses the July 26 1952 primary as crucial for state and district leadership and urges high turnout. It cites past low participation, praises independent and civic engagement, and notes local efforts by Lions Club Rotary VFW to mobilize voters and advocate civic duty.
Article urges stricter traffic enforcement and clearer signals in Fredericksburg to reduce crashes. It cites excessive speed, careless driving, wide Main Street resembling an expressway, and hard to see traffic lights. Recommends blinker signs at city entrances and cautious approach to intersections.
An opportunist takes a haircut and shampoo while suffering a bad cold, reasoning the cold persists regardless. The quip highlights a self serving approach to medical discomfort and minor grooming.
A Kerr County letter from the Pedernales Philosopher argues that national candidates and local delegates alike tempt with empty promises. He recounts Taft’s telegrams versus loss and a county clerk race where insider knowledge shaped outcomes, noting voters and delegates often overpromise.
A July 1929 snapshot lists residents visiting New Braunfels Seguin and San Antonio, trips to Florida and Germany, local birthdays, church elections, a Skat tournament at Turner Hall, and sports notes on the Fredericksburg Giants loss to the St Louis Potosi Cubans. It records civic news, wagon accidents, library arrivals, and a Red Cross roll of honor.
Dimmit County residents welcome Herb Petry Jr. home as he campaigns for the new Texas at large House seat. The Carrizo Springs lawyer has toured hundreds of Texas towns endorsers include Rep. John Lyle and Rep. Lloyd Bentsen Jr. as he pushes tidelands return to Texas and strong anti crime and conservation programs.
The Giants edged Bandera 7 to 6 on a Sunday game. Leading hitters included Reichenau Juenke Krauskopf Yarborough Klaerner Lee McDougall. Subscriptions report Emil Stapper of Marion, Texas.
The book by Charles Darwin sold out its initial publication day, signaling strong early demand. Readers flocked to stores to obtain the work detailing natural selection and evolution, with excitement noted across literary circles and scientific communities.
The Fredericksburg National Bank will be closed Saturday July 26 for Election Day.
The Future Homemakers of Fredericksburg High School depart Wednesday for an overnight camp at Granite Shoals Youth Center. Accompanied by teacher Mrs. Dixie Stafford and chaperones Alfred Rahe Chester Schuch Walter Knoche and Roy Langerhans the group travels with driver and lifeguard Langerhans. Twelve adults and 30 girls attended the leather school at Fredericksburg High School by H B Barnett of the Tandy Leather Co of San Antonio on July 16. Katherine Childers Lone Star Gas Co will conduct a food preparation school here on August 6.
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