This is just the beginning! Our collection holds over 300 years of history, including rare newspapers, obituaries, marriage records, birth records, and so much more—most of which you won’t find anywhere else!
This newspaper page contains 12 articles. Subscribers can read the full text of each article.
Newspaper
Fredericksburg Standard
Location
Fredericksburg, Texas, United States of America
Date
Jun 28, 1919
Page
1
Fragmentary OCR reads like a brief item noting a strong lamp or device rated at 10 watts. Named details are unclear, but the readable text emphasizes a powerful small component and a deliverable unit described as mighty or sturdy.
Long war roll commemorates Fredericksburg area servicemen with units from Coast Artillery Field Artillery Infantry and Meuse Argonne campaigns. Entries include Kurt Wahrmund Walter Field Walter Hopf Herman Hahn E F Ochs Oscar Metzger Otto Hartmann Fritz Braeutigam Otto Jordan Otto Eckhardt Ahrens Jenschke and others with detachments and divisions noted. Engagements span Champagne Argonne Meuse Meuse-Argonne and St Mihiel fronts.
Mr and Mrs Chester Pfiester and son from San Antonio visited the city as guests of Mr and Mrs Wm Pfiester. Heavy rain disrupted Hopf's Military band event and a June 21 dance. Walter Klaerner acquired Ergo Bonn's half interest in the Co Confectionery. Mrs Cory Meckel of Austin and Miss Zoe Bunting connected with Eastern Star visits. A record rain gauge measured 2.90 inches in under an hour, causing oat and wheat damage. rain persisted.
Fredericksburg plans a big Fourth of July forenoon parade on Courthouse Plaza and Main Street led by Capt. A. P. C. Petsch, then an afternoon at the Fair Grounds raising funds for the Fredericksburg Volunteer Fire Company and local baseball team. Activities include races, baseball, possible aeroplane flights from Kelly Field, speeches, and house decorations. Many local residents and visitors are noted, with several real estate deals and operations at Pressler's Sanitarium mentioned.
A family gathering at Mr and Mrs August Jordan celebrated five sons joining the colors during the war and all returning home. Otto and Eddie Jordan arrived last Sunday after overseas service, with Emil Jordan of Austin and Arthur Jordan of New Braunfels also joining the reunion.
Marriage license issued for Arnold J. Holly and Annie Koenig. Death report lists a stillbirth born May 25 to Mr. and Mrs. John P. Durst. Birth records show babies to Joe J. Rogers June 14, Warren F. Tanner June 20, and Alfred Alberthal May 2.
The next regular meeting of the Auxiliary will be held at the Courthouse in Fredericksburg on Wednesday July 2 at 5 oclock p m Attendance of all members is desirable due to important matters. The regular meeting day July 4 has been moved to July 2 because of the holiday.
Miss Alma Hopf and Mr. Alfred Kasper narrowly escaped when their car stalled in rising water at Barron’s creek crossing between Henry and Emil Braeutigam places. Kasper carried Hopf to land, fetched a temp to pull the car free as the vehicle was dragged downstream by the current. The car survived with a torn top. both occupants were delayed only a few hours. A warning to avoid driving into floodwater and a Sanitary Method plug for Hoffmann service.
Notice inviting all horse owners to participate in the upcoming Fourth of July races. Committee requests prompt notification of entries to organize the program and determine race distances.
The Kerrville Mountain Sun reports a lengthy June 15 game where Fredericksburg defeated Kerrville 1 to 0 in fifteen innings. Althaus and Manny pitched brilliantly for Fredericksburg while umpire Shiny Skandun drew protests. The piece praises local support and calls for sportsmanship and mutual respect between teams.
Mrs. Bertie Sieber wife of Chas Sieber formerly with Nagel Brothers Monumental Works Fredericksburg died at Llano on June 12 after lingering illness. Born Baton Rouge April 14 1877 she married Chas Sieber April 29 1899 and moved to San Antonio then Llano in time for Frank Teich sheds. Survived by husband and five sons Chas B Frank T Henry Willie Joseph W aged 5 to 19. Interment Llano Cemetery Thursday at 4 p.m. Catholic faith noted. Family and Fredericksburg friends extend sympathy.
A Fort Worth purchaser, Mr Freeman, sold a carload of steers to Mr Willie and the sheep were bought by Mr Otto H Wunderlich. The notice also mentions dry cleaning and steam pressing advice for the 4th of July and a separate line about receiving two caseloads of steers and a phone number 290.
We want people to find what they are looking for at NewspaperArchive. We are confident that we have the newspapers that will increase the value of your family history or other historical research. With our 7-day free trial, you can view the documents you find for free.
People find the most success using advanced search. Try plugging in keywords, names, dates, and locations, and get matched with results from the entire collection of newspapers at NewspaperArchive!
You can also successfully find newspapers by these browse options. Explore our archives on your own!
Browse by location and discover newspapers from all across the world.
Browse by date and find publications for a specific day or era.
Browse old newspaper publications to find specific newspapers.