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Newspaper
Fredericksburg Standard
Location
Fredericksburg, Texas, United States of America
Date
Jun 05, 1941
Page
14
First Class Seaman George Grobe of the U S S Maryland now in dry docks at San Pedro spends leave in Fredericksburg visiting relatives and friends. the drive-in station, General Tires and Tables, is mentioned in the hometown note.
Miss Bernice Hahn, future wife of Arthur Dittmar, was feted at a shower hosted by Mrs. Edwin Braeutigam and Mrs. Seiter in Doss. About fifty guests attended, gifts were exchanged, bingo played, and a lunch served as Clara Anderegg provided piano selections.
Fredericksburg banks clarified this week that they misstated their June 3 closing for Jefferson Davis birthday. They stressed they are not responsible for the error in last week’s advertisements and reaffirm Jefferson Davis’s birthday is April 13.
The annual family reunion for the late Mr. and Mrs. John B. Burg was held at Mrs. Henry J. Burg with attendees from San Antonio including Alfred Burg and family Ad. Pape and family Mrs. Emilie Wagner and children and Felix Burg and son. The Home Demonstration Club met at Mrs. Emil Schlaudt's home with four visitors and eight members. plans for rally day were made and Miss Martin demonstrated outdoor living rooms. Several local members and visitors, including Herman Weinheimer and family, attended events in Austin and Blanco.
Forty five Gillespie County citizens qualified as Notary Publics for two year terms ending June 1 1943. A new state law requires notarized signatures to include the printer stamp of the name. List includes Tillie Ahrens Charles Bein Harper Max Bierschwabe Frances Boening Flora Bracher J H Barkier Willow City Elgin O Crenwelge Milton Durst B H Eckert Stonewall Benno Engel Luckenbach Alex Frantzen Ralph Gold C W Granville Harper H Hannemann Sidney M Henke Dora Henke Lindenberg DJ Hoerster Vernell Houy Bernhard Jenschke R E Jordan Alex Jung Adolph Kammilah Cordie Keyser Edwin O Kiehne Albert E Klett Werner A Klier A H Kneese Lawrence Knopp Werner Knopp Arthur Koch Elise Weber Kowert Edyth Krauskopf Fred Mathisen Clara Mueller Alfred Petsch Agnes Sagebiel W H Sagebiel Emil H Sauer Doss A D Stahl Arthur Stehling Loyie I Thomas Willow City Doris E Thompson Herman Usener J B Wieser Gertrude Wehmeyer
The report notes that Texas state government expenditures have tripled over the last fifteen years, reflecting growing budget needs and policy implications for fiscal management and public services.
Richard Renick Laurence known as Dick Laurence, son of Mr and Mrs Richard Laurence, graduated from Edison High School in San Antonio last Thursday. He was elected to the National Honor Society in his junior year and was one of six seniors to receive the honor. His family traveled to San Antonio to witness the graduation. He will attend San Antonio Business College after a two week vacation. Various local families and friends were mentioned visiting in San Antonio or at homes, with many attending church services and neighborhood gatherings. Several residents reported having the flu.
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