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Newspaper
Fredericksburg Standard
Location
Fredericksburg, Texas, United States of America
Date
Jun 04, 1952
Page
10
Thirty two Fredericksburg High School graduates and sponsors completed a senior trip to Monterrey Mexico. They left Friday at 5 a.m. and returned Saturday evening after sightseeing and hotel activities at the California Courts.
The twenty graduates of St Marys High School returned Thursday from a trip to the Texas coast. They left in private cars after graduation on May 25 and visited Houston and the battleship Texas before continuing to Galveston. Chaperons were Mrs Erwin Kraus Mrs Lawrence Knopp and Rev Robert Logan.
A. K. Krause, W. C. Westerfeldt and Misses Stella Jung and Dorothy Yates appear in the list of participants for the upcoming community event amid local notices and society columns.
Bill Hodges of Kendall Hodges attends the Fall and Back to School Fashion Market in Dallas held May 25 to 30. More than five thousand buyers from 17 states filled Dallas hotels for the five day event. The week featured The Seven Keys to Fashion by Dallas Fashion Arts Inc and over 1000 lines of women and children wear displayed in several hotels.
Fredericksburg's 155th Field Artillery Battalion of the 36th Infantry National Guard left Sunday for two weeks of intensive field training at North Fort Hood. Maj. Gen. H. Miller Ainsworth leads the camp with Brigadier Generals Phinney and Crowther among top brass. The guard will drill on central Texas ranges and later move into wooded areas for an aggressive realism exercise with an opposing force. The unit will parade at Camp Hood next Saturday before Army officials and dignitaries.
Rep. Lindley Beckworth of Gladewater spoke in Fredericksburg on Saturday as his campaign for the U.S. Senate against Attorney General Price Daniel. He arrived late after a Saturday morning accident near Santa Anna, noting his long legislative record as the main election argument.
Results from the HWARPER YOUTH show list top placements across classes. Winners include Carlos Parker and Clint Brown in men’s and boys’ divisions, with Mohair and Wool champions named among Boy’s A B C groups and ranchman standings.
Texas Agricultural Extension Service reports 138 076 women and girls taught new sewing methods last year through home demonstration and 4-H programs. The reach highlights outreach efforts and impact on community skills across counties.
Walter McKay, Texas agricultural commissioner candidate, warns spreading insect infestations could raise living costs as farmers pay 35 to 50 percent more to combat pests. He cites past enforcement success and urges experienced leadership to prevent hits to households and tax dollars.
Heavy rains of 2.65 to four inches moved through the area Tuesday and Wednesday, raising dry creeks for the first time in years. Other notes include infant Eleanor Rose Duecker’s baptism at Ghost Lutheran in Fredericksburg and Gerald Lynn Segner joining his Fredericksburg parents. The Doss Cyclones beat Boerne 11 8 after a ninth inning threat, with James Baethge delivering key relief. The TLC quartet concert in Fredericksburg drew a strong local crowd including Virginia Evers as accompanist.
Granite monument of the late Alvin J. Wirtz will be unveiled June 15 at the Alvin Wirtz Dam near Marble Falls. Dedication ceremonies June 18 at 4 30 p m at Granite Shoals site will feature speakers Senator Lyndon B Johnson Governor Allan Shivers Congressman Homer Thornberry and former Austin Mayor Tom Miller. General Manager Max Starcke will host. Mrs Wirtz and family attend as guests. A barbecue will follow for Central Texas residents.
The Texas Agricultural Experiment Station announced seed of Texas 15W a new white corn hybrid will be available for planting in 1953.
H J Brunnier of San Francisco California was elected president of Rotary International for 1952 53 at the 43rd annual convention in Mexico City More than 6 000 Rotarians and guests attended representing 7 500 clubs with 356 000 members in 83 countries The convention featured remarks by Miguel Aleman Rotary President Frank E Spain and Alberto Lleras on expanding international understanding peace and good will The 44th annual convention will be held in Europe in May 1953.
The passage credits James Fenimore Cooper as the first American novelist of significance, noting his pioneering role in shaping early American literature and fiction.
In a debate on the future of arts and media, industry leaders urge stronger imagination and innovation. Executives from major studios and creative schools call for new incentives and collaborative projects to sustain talent amid rapid technological change.
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