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Newspaper
Fredericksburg Standard
Location
Fredericksburg, Texas, United States of America
Date
Jun 05, 1941
Page
4
The Fredericksburg Publishing Company announces June 12 13 and 14 the Second Annual Happy Kitchen Cooking School featuring Miss Jessie Hogue with live demonstrations. The event is free to the public with no admission charge and aims to benefit women in Gillespie County and the Fredericksburg trade area.
A man in a town grows distant from home and loses business as he watches a competitor who is a bright, community minded advertiser. The rival supports local projects, keeps money circulating locally, and attracts customers while the former is seen as stingy.
The piece condemns actions by county constables from Bexar County arresting Gillespie County drivers for speeding on highways into San Antonio. It cites detentions of a county official and a local merchant employee and urges formal protest to the San Antonio Chamber of Commerce. It calls civic bodies to press authorities in the Alamo City to address the practice.
The author argues that Canada and Ireland have not introduced conscription to aid Britain, relying on cash and carry while the United States enforces conscription. The piece contends the U.S. bears costs to deliver war materials and vows an all-out defense of the Americas, critiquing unequal burdens.
Dr. Geo W Cox, Texas State Health Officer, warns that malaria spreads via the Anopheles mosquito. He urges home screening with 16 mesh nets, sealing openings, and eliminating standing water to destroy breeding sites, noting oil spraying as a method and military areas to be targeted.
Fredericksburg Cub Pack, parents and leaders gathered at Klaerner Park for a Friday afternoon outing. A Soap Box Derby with den built vehicles, a treasure hunt, picnic supper, and a campfire program followed, ending with a Memorial Day address by Mayor Edward Krauskopf.
Fredericksburg residents are urged to visit the drive in station spot listed under Rubin Crenwelge as proprietor. The notice signals a public listing for the drive in facility at the Fredericksburg area.
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