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Newspaper
Fredericksburg Standard
Location
Fredericksburg, Texas, United States of America
Date
Jun 11, 1947
Page
5
The article advocates abundant hot water as essential for health comfort and reduced household work. It promotes automatic gas water heaters and notes gas utilities or LPG supply nationwide, stressing seasonal demand and choosing a heater with capacity above the greatest expected need.
State Highway Engineer Dewitt C. Greer explains new policy under Fiftieth Legislature on cooperative Farm to Market road construction. Counties may pool funds to fund 75 percent of costs with state providing engineering and 25 percent, plus maintenance over 15 years, under a $100000 per county annual cap. He notes laws increasing county revenues from gasoline tax and a constitutional amendment shifting ad valorem tax to counties for road work. The piece ends with a humorous poem about traffic and road manners.
A reader reviews the forthcoming book Cub Reporter by Boyce House about a city police reporter in 1916 1917. The memoir recounts Revinsky the one thumb slayer Wild Dan the six murders and other newsroom adventures with editors officers and office boy Frank.
August Martin Benner died at his daughter’s home in Luling Texas on May 26 1947 at age 92 years 7 months 9 days He was born Oct 17 1854 in Dillenberg Nassau Germany and lived in New Braunfels Fredericksburg before moving to Luling He married Caroline Greenwood in 1886 who died in 1909 Survivors include son Herbert Benner and daughters Clara Matthews and Lillie McClain with 13 grandchildren and 16 great grandchildren Funeral services were held at Pierce Mortuary Luling on May 28 1947 conducted by Rev W L Crumbler and burial was in McNeil Cemetery
Miss Helene Wilke 22 editor of the Austin American-Statesman has won a Neiman Marcus scholarship to the Tobe Coburn School for Fashion Careers in New York City. The award covers a year's tuition beginning next August. Wilke is UT journalism alumna and former Daily Texan editor.
The article reflects on how great great granddad would view farm motors from 1/60 to 10 horsepower. It details how electric motors convert energy to power, compare horsepower to human labor, and notes safety features like overload and under voltage protection that guard workers from accidental startup hazards.
A City Cafe breakfast meeting of the Chamber of Commerce opens a pool drive with committee members named. Each member will be assigned seven or eight nearby prospects from their workplaces, and the effort is expected to take only a few minutes of each worker's time.
In the Hospital News this week several patients underwent tonsilectomy or tonsillectomy. Names include John W Averitt Mrs Eddie Kuhlmann Eddie Louis Eckert Jr son of Eddie Eckert Robert Lee Crownover son of Levi Crownover Geraldine Kleck daughter of Adolph Kleck Mrs Alfred Kunz Mrs August Voelkel Edward Straube Roy James Harper son of Roy Harper Rolf Dannenberg John David Hodges son of Hiram Hodges.
Otto Friedrich sustained hand injuries after caught in a threshing machine on June 1 and was hospitalized. On June 10, Ewald Petsch cut his foot with an axe. he too was hospitalized.
Funeral services for Mrs. Harry Marschall née Selma Kneese, a Fredericksburg native, were held at Llano today June 11 at 10:00 a.m. and 12 noon at the First Methodist Church in Fredericksburg. Interment followed in the City Cemetery. She died Monday June 9 at 11 p.m. aged 52 years 9 months 17 days.
The calendar lists a play night from 7 to 9 around the band stand in Courthouse Park for children up to eight and near the west corner for ages 8 to 12 with mothers invited to watch and help. A square dancing class for ages 12 to 18 will meet June 20 at the High School Auditorium with registration that night. A film “Young Tom Edison” plays June 17 at the Palace Theatre with doors at 2 p.m. and showtime 3 p.m. Admission is 9c for children up to 12 and 25c for older children.
Hundreds flee lowland homes as flash floods sweep Ohio, New York, Vermont and New Hampshire this week. Rivers surge, bridges close, and emergency crews aid affected residents amid widespread damage and evacuations.
Five children were born in local hospitals this week. Three boys were born to Alfred Manchell on June 4 Fred Schwiening Jr. on June 6 and Emil Metting on June 9. Two girls were born to Manuel Angel on June 4 and Fred Itz on June 10.
H Grady Chandler of Austin named as the new head of the Texas State Bar Association after mail ballots were tabulated last week. A native of Plano he practiced law in Farmersville McKinney Tyler and Austin. Guy Rogers of Wichita Falls elected vice president. Radar research at the University of Texas covers territory from Corpus Christi to Gila Ariz with Electrical Engineering Research Laboratory aiding U S Navy. Richard J Neutra of Los Angeles will speak at UT School Plant Conference June 10-12 and leads the International Congress of Modern Architects.
The National Safety Council reports about 250000 finger injuries 60000 toe injuries and 75000 eye injuries occur yearly in occupational accidents with 25000 finger injuries 3500 toe injuries and 5000 eye injuries permanent in nature, highlighting ongoing disability risks across industries.
The National Safety Council notes the stop sign is octagonal in shape and should be obeyed even if the lettering is hard to read. The piece emphasizes consistent recognition of the sign’s meaning.
Cadet Charles Ott of San Antonio was among two Civil Air Patrol crew members who located a wrecked and burned Army Air Force plane three miles northeast of Mico near Medina Lake on Sunday afternoon.
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