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Newspaper
Fredericksburg Standard
Location
Fredericksburg, Texas, United States of America
Date
Jun 26, 1946
Page
5
Buyers crowded the Wednesday auction at the Fredericksburg fair grounds hosted by the Fredericksburg Livestock Marketing Company. Few lots remained unsold as brisk bidding pushed fat cattle and calves to high prices, with strong demand for fat sheep, muttons, ewes, and goats.
A Sinclair meeting at Nimitz Hotel in Fredericksburg on June 21 discussed current trends in petroleum products and up-to-date improvements. E. W. Stroeher led attendees from dealers and employees while Dick Beard of Houston chaired the session with speakers E. F. Wunderlich A. B. Kelly and R. M. Eubank. A motion picture on service station developments was shown and similar meetings are planned nationwide.
Bethany Lutheran Church marks Home Coming with an outdoor 10 45 a m service and a barbecue at Klaemer Park on June 30. Veterans and their families join as guests of the Felix Fuhrmann family and the congregation, with proceeds benefiting the Sunday School Building Fund.
A historical note describes 400 years past women’s dress as very heavy garments totaling about 35 pounds. It highlights the fashion’s impracticality and the era’s clothing complexity within period life.
Congress approved companion bills extending the draft to March 31, 1947 and boosting service pay by 10 to 50 percent while ordering a July and August conscription holiday.
The letter argues Congress failed to enforce O P A price controls and blames Roosevelt and Truman appointees for widespread inflation and real estate price spikes. It accuses leaders of shifting commerce to black markets and warns of lasting economic damage from weak price regulation and inflation.
Emil Klein and son build a grotto at St Marys Church featuring statues of the Blessed Lady and Bernadette and a World War II service flag with 255 stars. Plaques honor six sons who died in WWII and WWI service. the 1861 63 stone church is being restored with soapstone used in the grotto.
Prices for creamery and country butter advanced per pound across all store classes in the area. Clifton George Jr the San Antonio district Office of Price Administration price executive announced cheddar cheese up six cents per pound and canned milk up about one cent per can. Higher ceilings were set for corn flakes puffed wheat and puffed rice.
The Fredericksburg organization plans a ladies' night with a year-in-review by President Henry Holy, election of directors for two years, and a Fredericksburg Centennial Band concert. Planning committee members include Ewald Schaefer, Tyrus Cox, Elgin Heimann, Alfred Crenwelge, Henry Borchers, Emma Filter, and Agnes Sagebiel. The banquet starts at 8 p.m. and guests should bring their own knives and forks.
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