Fredericksburg Hillbillies Reach District Final After Narrow Wins
The Fredericksburg Hillbillies defeated Seguin 35-30 and Center Point 41-23 to reach the District Championship semifinals, but fell to Brackenridge 41-13 in the final. Key players Anderegg and Lindenberg were injured in the Center Point game and could not play in the final, ending the season.
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Fredericksburg Hillbillies
Seguin
Center Point
Brackenridge
Hillbillies
Sipriano Concino
Man Anderegg
Kurt Lindenberg
Wildlife stamp collection donated to library
A complete set of government issued stamps honoring Wildlife Restoration Week was mounted and displayed in the library this week. The framed display was loaned by Clifton Hahne and enjoyed by students and nature enthusiasts, featuring colorful images of American animals, birds, and plants.
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Clifton Hahne
Fine paintings exhibit in Public School Auditorium
A group of fine paintings will be shown from March 18 to 22 at the Public School Auditorium. Admission is 15 cents for adults and 10 cents for children, with proceeds used to buy copies for the school. The Colonial Art Company of Oklahoma City supplies the paintings and information for teachers and students.
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Colonial Art Company of
Oklahoma City
Fragments from F H S exam papers reveal campus musings
A mix of humorous misnamings and reflections appears on F H S examination pages. Notes poke fun at radicals and ore values while editor names and school subjects surface amid spring revival reports.
Evidence mounts Texas fishing season conflict
Texas Game Department weighs closing the winter fishing season while data show four of five female fish carry eggs. A series of odd anecdotes and jokes punctuate the clipping, including a joke about a Chinese cook and a Native American road-side exchange.
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Texas
State Game Department
Implied romances and curiosities in a small town
Readers glimpse a collage of local gossip notes mentioning Margie L and E J Hanus, Julie G with Maron R, Elgin Dietz fascination with a blonde junior, Lieselotte F admiring the moon, Vera H arguing with Mr Enderle, and Ella Mae K hoping to visit Tivydale linked to Gene Tyre.
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Margie L
E. J. Hanus
Julie G
Maron R. Elgin Dietz
Lieselotte F
Vera H
Mr. Enderle
Vera
Ella Mae K
Tivydale
Gene Tyre
Former F. H. S. agriculture teacher weds in Goliad
Faculty and students extend congratulations to Norvell Mc Cauley former F. H. S. agriculture teacher who married Annie Marie Leutenbacher of Goliad on February 24. They will live in Bloomington where he teaches vocational agriculture. They honeymooned to Fredericksburg then returned to San Antonio for Fat Stock Show exhibitions.
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Norvell McCauley
Annie Marie Leutenbacher
Goliad
Bloomington
McCauley
Fredericksburg
San Antonio
Echo University Library Books Available at School
The University Library offers book pickup through Fredericksburg High School Library. Parents and children may request books by giving 1 cent per pound to cover postage.
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The
University Library
Fredericksburg High School Library
Washington Letter on Communist Fronts and 1940s politics
The column accuses Mrs. Roosevelt and the President of friendliness to Communist Front groups and discusses a 500 million dollar youth jobs bill visit to the White House. It critiques Dewey’s campaign and recalls Harding Cox election context, ending with crude humor about oil and cotton in Texas.
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Stalin
United States
Roosevelt
White House
Dewey
League of Nations
Adla Tablets Claim Quick Relief for Stomach Distress
C S Gross reports stomach pains severe enough to hinder work but says Adla tablets relieved the pains and restored appetite. The ad invites readers to try Adla for excess stomach acidity with a money back guarantee at local drug stores.
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C.S. Gross
Gentle Laxative For Children Promotes Regular Bowels
A 19th or early 20th century advertisement promotes Syrup of Black Draught as a gentle laxative for children. It claims it eases sluggish bowels, cures biliousness and headaches, and endears itself with a pleasant taste. Two sizes priced 50c and 25c.
Texas counties turn to oil and gas as activity spreads
More than half the counties in Texas now produce oil or gas, with 147 of 254 active. In 100 more counties exploration is underway, bringing total activity to 247 counties.
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Texas
Youll Never Realize the Benefit Some of These Ads
An editorial quip warns readers that many advertisements carry unnoticed value or advantages, urging closer scrutiny of promotional content. The note hints at hidden benefits in ads despite common skepticism about marketing.
Paracide Ointment Ad From Kallenberg's Pharmacy
An old advertisement touts Don't Scratch Our Paracide Ointment promising relief from itching due to Eezemas Athlete's Foot and minor skin irritations with a money back guarantee. Sold for 60 cents at Kallenberg's Pharmacy 17 29.
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Athelete
Kallenberg
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Prop
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Pilini
Fredericksburg Publishing Co
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