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Newspaper
Fredericksburg Standard
Location
Fredericksburg, Texas, United States of America
Date
Jun 07, 1940
Page
2
Dolezal Motor Company will open in the former Oehler Garage Building on West Main Street with Charles Dolezal announcing the move in The Standard. The firm, Hudson Motor cars agent, offers Star tires tubes and batteries, a repair department, and a Blacksmith shop for disc rolling. Free tube with every tire during opening week invites local visitors.
Federal investigators selected a courthouse square site for the city postoffice and federal building after bids on locations. Title clearance remained unresolved until a May condemnation suit and government notice of a judge’s entry. An $80,000 erection appropriation awaits title approval as plans near completion after last December word.
Austin Texas May 31 The State Game Department executive secretary Will J Tucker outlines safety and ethical fishing practices for Texans. Rules cover catch and release, handling fish without damaging slime, legal size limits for bass and crappie, proper minnow use, boat safety and gear, swimming and wading precautions, first aid, and sun and snake bite safety to prevent accidents and preserve fish populations.
Fredericksburg presents a nearly completed model home on West Center Street built by Joe Ramsey. The grand opening is expected to be announced next week and residents are invited to inspect the building at their leisure.
In 1927 a concrete cross atop the mountain was built by the community and later rebuilt after vandalism. On a recent Saturday night Very Rev Wolf threw the switch to illuminate the cross, a project aided by Arthur Stehling and Lyndon Johnson for electric lines. The glow will brighten the area nightly from 8 p.m. to 12 midnight.
Alfred Petsch, Gillespie County’s lone delegate, described the May 28 state Democratic convention in Waco as one of the noisiest yet shortest. He noted Roosevelt third-term forces heckled, while the Garner faction pressed orderly proceedings and won a roll call on a motion. The event featured Petsch’s nomination as caucus chairman and later election to the Resolutions Committee, with related invitations and honors announced. Harvey F. Mechler of Kelly Field visited over the weekend.
Britain reports heavy Allied losses in Flanders and Churchill hints at U S aid. Congress mulls a defense tax near a billion dollars and raises the debt limit to 49 billion. Edison resigns as Secretary of the Navy with no successor named yet.
Mr and Mrs Kurt Schmidt of New Braunfels and their children spent part of this week visiting Mr and Mrs Ernst Schmidt.
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