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Newspaper
Fredericksburg Standard
Location
Fredericksburg, Texas, United States of America
Date
Mar 01, 1944
Page
5
The Fredericksburg National Farm Loan Office notes strong donor registration with room for more. Donors must register before arrival and show up at the Home Economics building 10 minutes early for appointments. Prior to donation, only dry items allowed four hours prior. Refreshments provided after donation.
The Red Cross reports thousands of volunteers in service with U S troops across fifty three areas and outlines home front gains. Blood drives total five million pints collected, 100000 Nurse Aides trained, and extensive home service linking service members with families. Casualties reach 157000 with 36005 dead.
The Fredericksburg National Bank will be closed on Thursday March 2 in observance of Texas Independence Day. Local customers are advised to plan banking needs accordingly and note the scheduled holiday.
Fat Lamb division honors were captured at the 4 H Club Fat Stock Show on Saturday. Top photo features Paul Marquardt with grand champion mutton type lamb. Second photo lists entrants left to right: Robert Kott Clinton Priess Ernst Kott Wesley Priess Chester Mohr Lorin Baethge. Bottom row shows groups of three with owner Robert Kott Frances Kott Ernst Kott Paul Marquardt and Elmer Herbert Lee Harry Eckhardt holding one pen of three grand champions.
The case of Wallace Holly resulted in a $100 fine plus costs after pleading guilty to theft of mechanical tools from R. M. Lewis and Son wrecking yard. A civil suit, Chester Bonn vs Robin Durst, ended in a deadlocked jury after jurors failed to reach a verdict on a land lease dispute, with an 11 to 1 rumor of the tie. Other civil matters were dismissed or resolved, including ex parte Ottilie Lindemann and several debt and foreclosure actions.
The Fredericksburg Credit Bureau urges Gillespians to pay accounts by March 10. Merchants should report delinquent accounts promptly to protect credit privileges. The piece also notes Giotto’s circle claim and mentions Vera Weinheimer visiting family in town after nursing exams.
Wilbert Seipp won the grand championship for a single capon and the pen of three. Second and third in singles went to Charles Roy Oehler and Robert Lee Oehler, with Milton Boos fourth. In pens of three Rudy Wendel and Milton Boos placed. The 980 pound grand champion calf sold for 25 cents a pound to Kurt Eckhardt. Udo Henke bought three calves at about 22 cents. Dan Hoerster sold the champion lamb for 35 cents, while Baethge’s runner-up lambs at 40 cents were bought by Lochte Storage and Commission Company, which also bought nine other lambs. Capons sold at 30 7-10 cents, weight six to 11 pounds. M. F. Pyka auctioneer. judges were Blanco County Agent O. L. Patterson and Mason’s Frank Newson. Henry Grote managed the show. The Maharaja’s feminine form is Maharani. The Civil Aeronautics Administration added 35000 to fund a modern lighting system at Louis Schreiner Field, the new city county airport southeast of Kerrville.
The Security State Bank will be closed Thursday March 2 in observance of Texas Independence Day.
G L Vawter, pioneer ranch man of Pipe Creek in Bandera County, fell from a cliff and was not found until two days later by a searching party. His body lay a mile from the cliff.
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