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Newspaper
Fredericksburg Standard
Location
Fredericksburg, Texas, United States of America
Date
Jun 24, 1943
Page
1
Fredericksburg church and civic events from 1920 highlighted by Rt. Rev. A. J. Drossaerts visiting St Marys for sermons confirmations and a parish celebration. Marriage notices and local movements include Wanda Weinheimer Turentine, James Turrentine, Otto Nimitz naval officer, and labor league delegates.
Volunteers in Gillespie County Red Cross work rooms received a thank you letter from Corporal Kenneth John Horst in the Pacific. He praised the sewing kit sent by the chapter noting the needles with large eyes, sturdy thread, and varied buttons. The local factory shipped 409 kits earlier this year, and the notes urged workers to keep up the effort.
John L. Lewis orders mine workers back underground until October 31 and hints they may seek portal pay via courts if not provided. The move follows War Labor Board referral of the coal strike to President Roosevelt and marks the third coal miners strike this year. Allied air raids on Germany and Italy continue with attacks on synthetic rubber plants, Ruhr Valley targets, Naples industrial areas, Duisburg and Cologne. Germany and Italy issue denials about peace talks as invasion plans loom and US Navy trains amphibian invasion forces ready for action.
Motorists may renew their A gasoline books by mail this week as announced by the Gillespie War Price and Rationing Board. Forms are available at all official OPA tire inspection stations in the county. Renewals will be mailed before July 21, and D coupon books for motorcycles will also be renewed by mail.
The Gillespie War Price and Rationing Board urged War Ration Book 3 recipients to not bring the books to the local office. Books are mailed from Dallas and should be filled in by the individual upon receipt. Validation stamps were applied in Dallas by rubber stamp with no further stamping needed. The mail issue aims to ease congestion at local offices and asks recipients to complete details at home.
Post Office sells a $5 Federal Auto Use Stamp required on vehicles. Postmaster Robert Klingelhofer notes only 200 stamps sold since sales began and urges Gillespians to buy early to avoid penalties and a last minute rush. The process requires no forms or extra information.
The county salvage drive begun last week has a slow start with the Courthouse park receptacle barely covering its bottom. Sponsors urge residents to bring flattened cans of any size to kick off the campaign, with a basket in the park for deposits.
Washington announces six blue stamps N P Q from ration book No 2 will be valid for processed foods from July 1 to August 7. The June stamps K L M stay valid through July 7. The result is six blue stamps valid concurrently for a short period.
Fredericksburg obituary notes Wendelin Metzger longtime resident and St Marys Church member died June 17 at 11 45 p m at age 92 years 9 months 22 days. Born August 25 1850 he was one of Gil lespie Countys first white children and last surviving Metzger child of Jacob and Anna Maria Drum Metzger. He married Anna Marie Kunz November 13 1877 and lived on a Luckenbach area farm before moving to Fredericksburg after 1902. Survived by wife Maria Eva Kraus and Christine Metzger with ten grandchildren and nine great grandchildren. two other children Jacob and another son died earlier.
Independence Day celebration features a street parade and rodeo in Fair Park on Sunday afternoon. Lions Club raises funds for servicemen. Fredericksburg hosts a parade at 3 pm and rodeo at 3:30 pm with Earl and Jack Sellers stock.
The Driver's License Division of the Department of Public Safety announces the Fredericksburg office will close effective Sunday due to examiner shortages. Local exams will be handled by a San Antonio examiner, as J. M Caid departs for military induction. Caid served Kerrville Bandera Boerne Mason Johnson City Llano and Fredericksburg. Beginning June 27 the San Antonio examiner will cover Fredericksburg with visits starting June 28 and dates to be announced.
The Fredericksburg Junior Concert Band under Mr. Ad Hopf will give a concert next Wednesday at 9 p.m. in Courthouse Park. Sponsored by the Louis Jordan Post of the American Legion, it is the first from the renovated courthouse bandstand at the southeast corner of the park.
Sugar Stamp No 13 in Book 1 valid for five pounds from June 1 to midnight. Canning Sugar Stamps 15 and 16 in Ration Book 1 valid for five pounds each through Oct 31 1943. Coffee Stamp No 24 valid for 1 pound from May 31 to June 30. Shoes Stamp No 18 valid June 16 through Oct 31. Meats Edible Fats Oils Butter Cheese Canned Fish Red Stamps J K L M N valid through June 30. Processed Foods Blue K L M stamps 48 points valid through July 7. Gasoline Value in A B C books four gallons. Expire midnight July 21.
The rationing board announced Tire Purchase Certificates will be mailed to applicants instead of handed to dealers. The new ruling is effective immediately.
The F. and N. Railroad through manager H A Ries donated a ten foot wide strip along Park Street from Kerrville road to South Lincoln to widen the street from thirty to forty feet.
Misses Pattie Tiger Vernell Stahl Myrtle Roos and Margie Langerhans students at Southwest Texas State Teachers College came from San Marcos Saturday to spend the weekend at their respective homes.
Mrs. Theo Haag requests Gillespie County women to help sew surgical dressings for soldiers. Sessions run daily in the courthouse basement with a larger quota expected. volunteers from Harper and Doss travel to Fredericksburg weekly, and county gasoline aid is available. Appreciation is given to the Commissioners Court for improving the Red Cross work rooms.
Members of the Fredericksburg Volunteer Fire Department and their families gathered Monday night at the Oak Grove Hut for the annual barbecue event.
Gillespie County and state police cooperated in seeking James Barrett who Tuesday night left Tivydale with 15 year old Helen June Pape. Barrett, from Sulphur Springs, eluded capture when leaving in an Army uniform. He is also wanted by Dallas officers on charges of car theft and jewelry store robbery.
Mrs Werner Lindenberg and Mrs Arthur Houy left Thursday to Ft Knox Kentucky where Mrs Lindenberg will visit her husband. Mrs Houy will continue to Washington DC to visit her daughter Mrs Hans Lindenberg.
County Agent Henry Grote predicts one of the best crops in Gillespie County history thanks to ideal weather conditions. Corn and peanuts show strong moisture and growth, small grain may lag due to late rain, peaches and pecans look promising, and cattle pasture is in good condition with ample water. Labor could be a bottleneck for harvests, but overall gains support the nation’s Food for Freedom effort.
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