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Newspaper
Fredericksburg Standard
Location
Fredericksburg, Texas, United States of America
Date
Jun 17, 1943
Page
6
Paving on the Mason Highway extending 9 miles west of Fredericksburg on U S Highway 87 began Friday under the direction of A R Kelley state engineer. The road is to be completed at about one mile per lay.
Among those undergoing operations during the past week were Mrs. Milton Pekhardt, Mrs. Rubin Treadwell, Kathleen Kneese daughter of Jr. and Mrs. Henry Kneese, George Faught, Mrs. Hattie Darks and James Engel son of Mr and Mrs. Benno Engel.
Public notice urges readers to mail or phone want ads by 5 PM Wednesday for standard classification and by Thursday for late classified ads. Punctuation and page references indicate placement instructions and contact details for the Greater Circulation era newspaper.
Stock farmer Alvin Stahl of Rheingold section was bitten on his right hand by a rattlesnake last Friday while in a wheat field. He received medical attention at a local hospital and returned home after treatment. Stahl killed the snake. Harvey Gold and family of San Antonio visited local relatives.
ODT announces new tire inspection rule for commercial vehicles. Inspections now occur every 5,000 miles or six months, whichever comes first, replacing the prior 5,000 mile or 60 day requirement.
Farmers may buy suitable substitutes for farm implement or front wheel tractor tires when exact tires are unavailable. Dealers may also sell passenger car tires and tubes of slightly different size than those specified on rationing certificates.
Local rates set minimum 25e for 25 words or less with per word charges for longer copy. Half price for each additional insertion. Readers and display costs listed, with national rates and deadlines for ads. Notify publisher for errors and mail or telephone options available.
An annual FSA report shows repayments surpassing new loans in Texas and Oklahoma. In Texas 21 498 food production loans total 9 519 592 with 7 367 884 collected. Oklahoma 13 744 loans total 6 297 497 with 7 578 540 collected. Repaid installments run ahead of schedule. 11 000 farmers sought loans after funds exhausted.
The Organization of a U S Highway 87 Association gathered in Big Spring last week to push federal All American or Pan American status. M J Benefield named temporary chairman with J H Green as secretary. A B Davis leads the constitutional committee as Texas towns from Great Falls to San Antonio are invited to join.
The message expresses gratitude to Rev. F. A. Bracher chairs of Zions Lutheran Church Dr. Feller and Miss Alma Weber Beckmann Funeral Home and all for beautiful flower offerings. Your kindness will long be remembered.
The Gillespie County Commissioners Court will convene as a Board of Equalization on June 24 1943 at 10:00 AM in Fredericksburg Texas to inspect correct and approve the 1943 assessment lists and books of the Assessor-Collector of Taxes. Henry Hour Clerk seals the notice.
A reader is reminded to replace typewriter rib bons often and bring the old ribbon spool when purchasing a new one. Fredericksburg Publishing Co. notes the guidance in a brief, practical reminder.
The speaker urges rapid victory and urges Americans to buy war bonds to save lives on distant fronts. Every purse can invest, with the call that those in service sacrifice while civilians lend their money to support the war effort.
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