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Newspaper
Fredericksburg Standard
Location
Fredericksburg, Texas, United States of America
Date
Jul 31, 1946
Page
7
Felix Saenger and Louis Sembritzky each posted 224 in their high game while Francis Heep led the meet with a 179 high average and a 597 three game set. Heep totaled 597 pins for three games to top the scores.
The Fredericksburg Giants face the Brooke Medical Center Comets at Christy Mathews Field Ft. Sam Houston San Antonio tonight at 8 00. Comets won 4 2 against Giants on May 12 and Giants won 2 1 at Jimmie Pyka Field on July 4 in a summer classic.
Werner George Ottmers a Seaman Second Class and son of Mr and Mrs Robert A Ottmers received an honorable discharge from the U S Navy in Houston Texas confirming his service entry and completion of duty with distinction
The Fredericksburg Giants host Dan's Cafe of San Antonio on Sunday in a key matchup. The Cafemen beat the Giants 6 0 earlier this season and the Giants seek revenge. Admission is cut to 25 cents after last Sunday's abbreviated game when the Austin American Legion team quit in the sixth frame.
Walter Knoche and his Palace Theatre receive national notice in Box Office for a canned food drive food matinee that drew hundreds of cans for hungry children. The event, opening the Chamber of Commerce drive, highlighted Knoche’s cartoon program at the Palace and Longhorn theatres.
Giants dominate the Austin American Legion 17 to 4 at Jimmie Pyka Field before a stoppage at 5 1 3 innings after an Legion injury. J. Langerhans goes 4 for 4 with two doubles and a triple, Jung homers and adds two singles, Hajovsky belts a grand slam for the visitors’ only runs in the fourth. Next Sunday the Giants host Dan's Cafe of San Antonio at 3 p.m. with 25 cent admission.
The Bells of St Marys will be shown at the Palace Theatre on August 26 27 28 and 29 starring Bing Crosby and Ingrid Bergman. Manager Walter Knoche secured the engagement after effort to bring the popular film to Gillespie County locals.
Kerrville voters approved a $400,000 water revenue bond issue by 244 to 11. City Manager G. S. Cone said proceeds will be invested in government bonds at 22 percent interest and used for extensions service lines and replacing overloaded lines as material becomes available.
The Giants lost 5 to 3 to the American Legion of Austin at House Park on Wednesday July 24. Errors and poor hitting doomed the effort as Austin capitalized on miscues and stranded runners.
City Radio topped Durst Conoco 16 to 11 while City Taxi defeated Humble 11 to 6. Fog Hospital lost to Mutual 10 8 and Hill Country Implement beat Boy Scouts 15 to 2. City Radio then beat City Taxi 8 to 12. Humble Oil shutout Fog Hospital 0 to 1 and Mutual beat Hill Country Implement 21 to 11.
Games on schedule list July 31 to August 6 feature Taxi facing Hospital City Radio playing Mutual Humble Oil meeting Scouts Hill Country plays Taxi Humble faces Mutual Scouts host City Radio and Durst Conoco clash with Hospital.
Junction reads Hill Country Billy Sale week with horse racing and roving show from August 8 to 10. A grand street parade opens Thursday at 10 a.m. Auction sales Friday and Saturday at 9 30 a.m. Six races daily at the Fair Grounds plus carnival and attractions. Sponsored by the Hill Country Fair Association.
James Hines a 35 year old from Hudson New York was rescued on a stretcher from a garage roof in Poughkeepsie where he jumped from a burning building. He suffered a broken leg but caught six small children tossed to him by two women from the third floor.
Coins from the U S mint in Philadelphia lack any visible mint mark to indicate where they were produced.
The Texas Safety Association warns that worn and early synthetic tires cannot endure high speeds in 90 to 100 degree heat. Excess heat can cause blowouts, reduce tire life to about 60 percent, and risk losing control. The piece also notes that foreign exchange rates are called agio.
The Mutual Lumber Co defeated the Pohler Ice Cream team of Austin 12 to 10 at Seipps Park on Sunday in a heated contest. Harold Jung hit a home run to left field, followed by Clarence Durst’s later homer.
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