San Antonio Mayor Maverick Cleans Out Gamblers Says City Efficient
A fourteen year old informant claims San Antonio’s mayor has ousted gamblers and purged corruption. He praises the city police as efficient and alert, noting graft is foreign to Maverick’s administration and honest citizens are having their day. The piece stresses a belief in political reform and order under current leadership.
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San Antonio
Waco
San Anton
Maverick
San Rentonio
Mar‘Neks
Legionnaires Plan Full Day July Fourth Show
Louis Jordan Post of the American Legion plans a full day of events on July 4 led by Commander Alfred Neffendorf. A 6 am salute precedes a 10 am street parade with three sections and a daytime rodeo to follow, plus daylight fireworks at intervals. Committee heads include Alex Mittendorf parade, R E Bernhard drinks, Ottmar Schnerr rodeo, H W Lewis gates. Entrants urged to contact Mittendorf.
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Louis Jordan Post
American Legion
Alfred Neffendorf
Alex Mittendorf
R. E. Bernhard
Ottmar Schnerr
H. W. Lewis
Neffendorf
Jaycees Attend Kerrville Meeting in Texas
A delegation of eight Fredericksburg Junior Chamber of Commerce members attended the Kerrville Jaycees regular monthly meeting at the Kerrville Country Club. Attendees included Richard Hardin Emil Her Sidney Henke Laurie Wells C. M. Halm B. H. Heinen Crenwelge and Arthur Owert Leroy.
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Fred‘“cksburg
Junior Chamber of Commerce
Kerrville Jaycees
Kerrle Country Club
Tre
Richard Hardin
Emil ‘Ler
Sidney Henke
Laurie Wells
C. M. Halm
B. H. Heinen
Crenwelge
Arthur Owert
Oyther Leroy
City Tax Payment Opens Extended 60 Day Period
The city tax payment period runs from June 1 to July 31 with delinquency starting after the deadline. Taxes are 1.27 dollars per hundred evaluation, 75 percent to the general fund and 52 cents to the bond sinking fund, on a total city valuation of 1,377,640 dollars. Mrs August Itz and Mrs Sapic Schlaudt visit San Antonio for the week.
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Bodo Habenicht
August Itz
Sapic Schlaudt
San Antonio
Gillespie County Sheriff Candidate Charlie Schuch
Charlie Schuch announces his bid for sheriff of Gillespie County subject to the November general election. He has long ties to the area, a career in law enforcement, and current work with the Texas Liquor Control Board.
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Charles Schuch
Gillespie County
Schuck
Seguin Lutheran College
Colorado
Utah
Mabel Mann
Arizona
Superior
Schuch
Fredericksburg
Big Spring
Schulenberg
Texas Liquor Control Board
Charlie Schuch
Bombing of Paris Amid World War II Frontline Skirmishes
Weeklong combat reports describe a major bombing of Paris with estimated 250 to 1,000 dead or wounded. German and Allied losses are tallied, while Dunkirk port and Channel maneuvers feature in the ongoing Blitzkrieg theaters as German plans threaten further Paris action.
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Paris
Flanders
England
English Channel
Channel
Dunkirk
Germany
County reports record 4-H enrollment for 1940 41 year
County Agent Henry Grote announced Gil lespie County has 111 youths signed up for 4-H Club work in 1940 41 the largest enrollment in county history. Of these 111, 34 will feed 139 lambs 18 will feed 21 calves 59 will plant crops including corn grain sorghums and peanuts.
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Gillespie County
Henry Grote
Grote
Texas Paintings Show Planned by Gillespie Society
At a Tuesday night Gillespie County Historical Society meeting plans were approved for a Brady exhibition of Texas paintings by The Society of Texas Artists. The roster includes W. Leader Harold Roney Ray Parks C L Packer Frederick Becker Paul R Schumann Anthony DeYoung and Mrs Cickshank Davis, noted conservative Texas artists. A collection of miniatures will accompany the show. Paul R Schumann, a local figure, has frequently visited Frederickburg to paint.
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Gillespie County Historical Society
Texas
Brady
Society of Texas Artists
W. Leader
Harold Roney
Ray Parks
C. L. Packer
Frederick Becker
Paul R. Schumann
Anthony DeYoung
Cickshank Davis
Fredericksburg Chamber of Commerce Sets June Meeting
The Fredericksburg Chamber of Commerce will hold its annual banquet and business session on Thursday June 27. Details and banquet venue to be announced later by secretary Edyth Krauskopf, with committees to be announced by President Arthur Stehling. The meeting marked the final for current officers, with a July directors meeting to name a new board.
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Fredericksburg Chamber of Commerce
Board of Directors
Chamber of Commerce
Edyth Krauskopf
Arthur Stehling
Government And County Agree On Price Of Land For Postoffice Site
The federal government agreed to pay 2250 for the northeast corner of the Court house Square to erect a new post office. The price was set as just compensation by a condemnation commission after a May 10 session in the new courthouse. The county and city were represented. the city did not claim an interest in the property.
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Fredericksburg
Charles South
Arthur Stehling
Department of Justice
Stehling
M. L. Bogisch
Otto Hartmann
Fred Mathisen
MacBurnett
U. S
U. S. District Attorney
Kattner to Work in Nashville After Texas Visit
James Kattner son of Rev and Mrs O F Kattner a University of Texas junior spent several days with his parents last week before traveling to Nashville Tennessee where he will be employed for the summer.
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James Kattner
O. F. Kattner
University of Texas
Nashville
Tenn
Dream Of Ages Illuminates Cross Mountain Lights
On Saturday at 8 p m the switch was thrown by Very Rev F X Wolf lighting the cross on Cross Mountain north of Fredericksburg. The moment fulfills a lifelong wish for a permanent marker atop the peak once linked to mission traffic and local Catholic history.
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Cross Mountain
Fredericksburg
F. X. Wolf
Arthur Stehling
Fredericksburg C. of
St. Mary's Church
Gillespie County
Christian Durst
Durst
Pater Alto Hoermann
San Antonio
San Saba
Gerlach
Father Menzel
Home Demonstration Rally Day Attracts Gillespie County Visitors
A capacity crowd from city and rural Gillespie County attended the Home Demonstration Rally Day in the Gillespie County Agriculture Building. The program featured 4-H Club skits, county women's club exhibits, and a luncheon. Ribbons awarded to girls in two age groups recognized dressmaking and sewing skills with multiple local winners named from Harper Klein Branch Stonewall Palo Alto Rocky Hill and related areas.
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Gillespie County
Feld
Gillespie County Agriculture
Gillespie Clubs
Women’s Club
Camille Stevens
Harper
Mary Virginia Stevens
Klein Branch
June Bode
Leola Rusenberger
Stonewall
Lorine Itz
Palo Alto
Lottie Stehling
Rocky Hill
Paula Itz
Esther Arlitt
Flora Lehne
Lilly Mae Arlitt
Doris Whitworth
Julia Stehlinge
Mildred Itz
Standard To Stage Three Day Cooking School
The Fredericksburg Publishing Company will stage a three day all electric cooking school on June 27 28 and 29 in Peter's Hall. Guest expert Mrs Arreva D French is nationally famous for her culinary art and has taught in Brady Menard San Angelo and nearby towns. Details will follow in The Standard.
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Fredericksburg
Peter's Hall
The
Standard
Arreva D. French
French
Brady
Menard
San Angelo
Gillespie
Gillespie Youths Sought For July Enrollment
An appeal by Gillespie County Welfare worker Miss Johanna Ludwig urges eligible Gillespie County boys to apply for July enrollment in the Civilian Conservation Corps. Her office is in the old courthouse former County Judge’s office. Subscribe to the Standard.
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Gillespie County
Johanna Ludwig
Civilian Conservation Corps
Miss Ludwig
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