Flies Linked to Illness Warn of Public Health Hazard
Texas residents face thousands of flu like illnesses and deaths linked to houseflies as carriers of typhoid fever and other diseases. Dr Geo W Cox urges strict screening of windows and doors and proper sanitation to eliminate breeding grounds and reduce spread. The State Health Department offers a pamphlet on safe fly control upon request.
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Austin
Texas
United States
Geo. W. Cox
Cox
State Health Department
Iequest
Week of Dedication Observed by Fredericksburg Methodists
The First Methodist Church of Fredericksburg joins a nationwide Week of Dedication March 5 to 12 led by Rev. Do. A. Greenwaldt. Bishop Paul Kern and Advance for Christ and His Church organizers urge spiritual rededication through services Holy Communion and self-examination with a March 12 free will offering supporting emergency missions and overseas relief. The event partners with 16 other denominations for One Great Hour of Sharing.
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First Methodist
Fredericksburg
Do. A. Greenwaldt
Paul Kern
Nashville
Tenn
Methodism
Christ
Kern
Methodist Committee For Overseas Relief
E. Harold Mohn
Chicago
Advance
Methodist Church
McGregor Hosts Texas Lutheran Brotherhoods Convention
The Brotherhood of Zion Lutheran Church in McGregor hosted 341 delegates visitors and pastors for the Texas District American Lutheran Church Brotherhoods annual convention. Delegates from Fredericksburg including Bethany and Zion Lutheran churches attended a one day meeting with speeches on education unity mercy and ministry. A memorial tribute honored Rubin Bernhard with a banquet closing prayer by Rev Louis Hannemann and Rev George Beck delivered the evening message. Delegates from Bethany and Zion were listed by name.
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Brotherhood of Zion Lutheran Church
McGregor
Lutheran Brotherhoods of
Texas
American Lutheran Church
Fredericksburg
Bethany Lutheran Church
Zion Lutheran Church
E. A. Sagebiel
Seguin
H. F. Schuh
Columbus
Ohio
Ben F. Siebel
Texas Lutheran Welfare Society
Ministry of Mercy
Rubin Bernhard
Here
Brotherhood
Louis Hannemann
McGregor Lutheran Church
George Beck
Houston
Bethany Church
Helmuth Behrend
B. B. Bohls
Arthur Itz
Arthur Kowert
Chas. H. Walter
Albert Walter
G. A. Poehlmann
Zion
Clemens Kneese
Ernst Hannemann
Hans Hannemann
Gun and sausage stolen from rural home near Harper
The Emil Tatsch place near Harper, formerly Faltin Hopf, was burglarized Saturday afternoon while the Tatsch family was in Fredericksburg. A .410 gauge shotgun and homemade sausage were the only items taken. Entry was gained by forcing a window screen. Sheriff Robert Loth reports.
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Emil Tatsch
Harper
Faltin Hopf
Tatsch
Fredericksburg
Robert Loth
Municipal highway maintenance costs in Texas rise
Texas Highway Department maintains about 1 750 miles of urban pavements, about 5 percent of state total. Municipal maintenance costs since 1943 total around 3 million dollars, with 1 million spent in 1949 alone. Since the war, 50 million dollars has been invested in municipal highway construction, a figure near wartime municipal project outlays. The department allocates 12 percent of net income to support the municipal 5 percent of the highway system.
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Texas Highway Department
State Highway Department
Dental solutions lie in education for children
In Austin Texas Dr Geno Cox state health officer says dental problems stem from lack of education and care. He urges early and regular dental exams by a dentist with prompt treatment of cavities and a low sugar diet. Fluoride treatments are already used to curb decay and communities should implement comprehensive programs for children.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Austin
Texas
Geno. Cox
Social World teamwork topic for PTA meeting
The March PTA meeting at Fredericksburg High School will explore teamwork in the social world. The Rev C A Greenwaldt will speak with group singing and music by David Hargis guiding the program. Father attendance is urged and dads are invited to vote on room awards.
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Parent Teacher Association
Fredericksburg High School
C. A. Greenwaldt
First Methodist Church
David Hargis
H. H. Fricke
PTA
Red Cross Room Open Saturday Afternoons
The Gillespie County Chapter invites March visitors to donate clothing and memberships at the Red Cross rooms in the Court House basement South entrance each Saturday afternoon. Support supports the independent drive to sustain the chapter and aid disaster response year round. The note adds a remark about Texas Longhorn cattle at the San Antonio Zoo.
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Red Cross
Court House
Gillespie County
Port Aransas Named Tarpon Capital of the World
Port Aransas earns title Tarpon Capital of the World reflecting its status as a premier tarpon fishing hub. Local anglers and tourism groups celebrate seafood heritage and annual tournaments boosting regional economy.
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Port Aransas
Tarpon Capitol
Paris Texas Once a Red River Steamboat Port
Paris Texas served as a port when steamboats thrived on the Red River with busy inland trade. River traffic linked Paris to distant markets and fueled regional commerce during the steamboat era.
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Paris
Texas
Red River
Preschool Study Group Meets Monday
Mrs Vern B Spiva Jr will present the March topic Handling Hostility and Anxiety at the Preschool Section of the Fredericksburg PTA. The meeting is Monday March 6 at 7 30 p m in the Visual Aid room of Public School.
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Vern B. Spiva Jr
Fredericksburg
Parent-Teacher Association
White Friends Honor This Negro Couple in 50th Anniversary
Clarendon White and Negro friends joined in a celebration of Albert and Mary Boyd's 50th wedding anniversary here last week. A banker's wife helped arrange the party for the aged couple. They have lived here 26 years and friends of both races praised them for exemplary lives as citizens of the community.
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Clarendon
Albert
Mary Boyd
Majority of Mental Cases Can Be Cured
Dr. Daniel Blain states that 75 percent of patients admitted to state mental hospitals can be discharged within two months through modern scientific treatment as Austin Texas implements cost saving modernization.
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Austin
Texas
Daniel Blain
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