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Newspaper
Fredericksburg Standard
Location
Fredericksburg, Texas, United States of America
Date
Jun 06, 1951
Page
6
Alfred Neffendorf of Fredericksburg reports May reaching 90 degree levels on ten days. The peak May temperature hit 96 degrees on May 29. Earlier in spring the high reached 99 degrees on April 19 with four days above 90.
A reader note clarifies that headcheese is not cheese but a sausage product made from head meat. The distinction helps diners and cooks avoid confusion over dairy versus meat items.
Brief notice notes Fredericksburg Publishing Co. faces duties on leather goods including gold stamped fountain pens brief cases and billfolds. The item list shows various leather articles under assessment and potential tariffs.
Weber and Jenschke, Nash dealers, display the third Nash Rambler named The Greenbrier. The car joins the economy line with the Station Wagon and All Weather Convertible in custom build and two tone options. Public invited to visit showrooms to view the Rambler lineup.
Statistics show about 1800 thunderstorms active on Earth at any instant, indicating a highly dynamic atmospheric system. The count reflects a continuous global process driven by convection and moisture, with regional clusters forming over oceans and land tied to weather patterns.
Fredericksburg Sons of Hermann lodges held their June session at the Altenheim in Comfort on Tuesday night. The event featured local lodge officers and a social hour with meals provided by both lodges. The eight piece band led by Alfred Pehl and accordion by Almon Kirchhoff entertained residents and guests. Superintendent Prince guided tours of the 75 room facility home to 42 residents including Mrs Hermann Pahl of Luckenbach who was welcomed with a plant.
The essay laments weak civic will and calls for a concrete Chamber of Commerce led plan to present community projects to voters. It critiques timid U S leadership in the Roosevelt Truman era and argues strong visible resolve against Soviet and Chinese aggression guards peace and deters war.
Father Gitter, appointed administrator at St Anthony's in Harper on December 1 1930, guided the parish through growth adding a hall and other buildings and leading a fund drive for a new church. He previously served in Bay and spent a year recovering in San Antonio after a 1929 breakdown. He collects United States stamps with 600 varieties and aims for a near complete Vatican City collection. He also joins the Start the Day with God radio program on KNAF in his spare time.
Real summer comeport urged at Stehling's to choose breezy slacks sport shirt hat and Jarman ox ford shoes for comfort in hot days. Standard subscription promotion included.
Willow City WSCS held its regular monthly social hosted by Mrs. Emil Horlen with nine members and three guests attending. The report notes visits, farm news, canning efforts, and local deaths and arrivals, concluding with the wedding attendance of Ferrel Smith and Kathryn.
Elmer F. Luckenbach son of Mr. and Mrs. W. A. Luckenbach earned a Master’s in Sociology at Trinity University Antonio on May 28 as one of seven graduates. He will serve as business manager and treasurer of Texas Lutheran College starting July 1 1951, replacing T. S. Merck who was recalled to the armed forces. The couple plans to reside in Seguin. A dinner honored the graduate with attendance by family and friends.
Mr. and Mrs. R. T. Laurence and Phil traveled to Cedar Rapids Iowa on Wednesday for the wedding of their son Dick to Miss Beverly Muetzel. Dick attends the Theological Seminary in Cedar Rapids. Miss Ilene Holland visited relatives in San Antonio over the weekend.
The Fredericksburg Publishing Co. Inc. provides a complete line of Thank You Notes suited for all occasions, offering customers a range of styles and sizes to fit any acknowledgment need.
Among operations last week in local hospitals are David Knopp and Stanley Crenwelge both sons of local residents, undergoing tonsillectomies. Also listed are Emily Falk Violet Eckhardt and several women residents including Mrs Myron Ahrens Mrs F L Rdam Mrs Chester Fiedler and Mrs Ray Dunning.
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