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Newspaper
Fredericksburg Standard
Location
Fredericksburg, Texas, United States of America
Date
Mar 08, 1940
Page
3
Public notices invite political announcements to be submitted in order of receipt with payment in advance. All candidates and campaigns must prepay regardless of affiliation before publication in the Standard column.
A notice from District Representative A W Mourlund announces the first Democratic primary in the Ssth District set for July 27 1940. The brief wraps an official candidate election instruction.
Candidates listed for the City Commission race with MAN T. HENKE and WM. J. PAPE among the named contenders for the Tuesday April 2 ballot.
A piece from the Freeman section argues Fredericksburg should dissolve three local organizations and form one united body. It calls for a younger leadership, monthly luncheons, and a shift from many groups to more effective work to put Fredericksburg on the Hill Country map.
The notice outlines tax return deadlines not later than March 15 1940 and which Form to use based on income sources and amounts. It also explains where to obtain forms and payment options, plus a farmer, Charles Roeder, discovering an 1839 fifty cent piece while fieldwork.
English service at 8 a m Sunday School and Bible class at 9 a m German service and catechetical class examination at 10 30 a m Text Hebrews 724 27 Theme A Friend at Court Luther League devotional at 2 p m Movie on Life of Christ during Passion Week shown Thursday evening at High School Auditorium Admission 35 cents adults 10 cents for children Under auspices of three Lutheran Churches All welcome Theo M Haag pastor
Sunday school begins at 9 30 a m. preaching at 10 34 a m and 7 30 p m on second and fourth Sundays BT A meets at 6 30 p m on those Sundays and 10 30 a m on first and third Sundays prayer service is Wednesday at 7 p m F E Kirchner is pastor.
Zion Ltd church offers Divine services with examination of catechumens at 10 a m on the fifth Sunday in Lent. Afternoon program includes Bible class and Sunday school at 1 30 p m Luther league at 3 p m and English Passion services at 7 30 p m with sermon Life in the Blood of the Lamb German. Passion services Wednesday at 7 30 p m A cordial welcome to all Pastor A Bracher.
Next Sunday at Doss the 9 30 Sunday school and bible class precede the 10 45 sermon. Friday lent services at 8 60 p m. Cherry Spring holds Wednesday services at 8 p m with sermon by pastor J M Bergner.
Holy Ghost Church lists Sunday events including Sunday School Bible class at 9 15 a m examination of 39 catechumens at 10 a m confirmation for children on Palm Sunday Ladies Aid at 2 p m and Jugendverein at 7 30 p m Lenten services held each Wednesday at 7 30 p m O Lindenberg is the pastor.
Sunday School at 9 45 morning service at 10 45 with a sermon on Constructive Christianity Special music Union evening services Everyone welcome Epworth Leagues 7 00 Worship 7 30 Rev F Rattner to bring the message W M Rader pastor
Crabapple Lutheran Church announces Sunday Judica on March 10 with Sunday school and Bible class at noon German services at 11 a.m. Ladies Aid at 1 30 p.m. Brotherhood at 3 p.m. Evening service at 7 30. Confirmation instruction Saturdays 9 to 12 a.m. Pastor W C Poehlmann extends a cordial welcome to all to worship with the congregation.
Edison Street Methodist Church lists Sunday school at 9 45 a m worship at 10 45 a m and 7 30 p m Young People's meeting 5 09 p m union service at First Church this Sunday Wednesday sermon invites those seeking to know more about Jesus Christ Pastor O F Kattner leads the Len ten Service for seekers
Wallace Beery, noted for playing hard men with soft hearts, appears at the Palace on Sunday and Monday as Ser Gent Barstow in The Man from Dakota with Dolores Del Rio, John Howard, Donald Meek and others. Next Wednesday and Thursday the film Little Old New York stars Alice Faye, Fred MacMurray, Richard Greene and Brenda Joyce with Andy Devine and others. The story uses old New York as a backdrop and includes the launching of the first steam-powered boat, Claremont, with Richard Greene as Fulton.
A Gillespie County gypsum mining project at Ketron place employs 12 workers plus owner Mr Batton and supervisor Emmet Eubank. Rock is dynamited, broken, loaded into a truck and dumped into rail cars at Fredericksburg depot as expansion prompts regional mineral surveys and potential industry growth.
Sumner Welles, U S undersecretary of state, met with Adolf Hitler this week and obtained a pledge that Germany would wage war on the Allies until political domination is secured in Bohemia Moravia Slovakia and Hungary and in occupied Poland. Britain and France pledged to avoid stirring Balkan or Scandinavian tensions while Germany’s colonies and economic position were to be addressed. Welles would proceed with his fact finding mission to Paris and London.
Bethany Lutheran Church will host visiting ministers for a convention starting Tuesday, April 2, with committee meetings and a Wednesday opening session. The event marks the 10th anniversary of the American Lutheran Church and delegates will be housed by church members. This is the second time the convention is held in the area, the first being in 1934, with last year's meeting in Mason selecting Fredericksburg as this year’s site.
Leona Klein underwent an operation at a local hospital on Friday and August F Schmidt had an appendectomy on Wednesday at the same facility. Both are listed as patients undergoing routine procedures with expected recoveries.
The Texas Exes event included a talk by University of Texas professor R D Hopper as part of a meeting that aimed to reach near 15 000 members in five years. The program followed with a vocal duet by Mary Louise Klingelhoefer and Peggy Petsch and other performances. Supt S H Smyre was elected president, Agnes Sagebiel vice president, Flora Bracher secretary treasurer, and Flora Mueller reporter. An error in last week’s issue misstated trustees election details for Fredericksburg Independent School District.
City Commissioners Max T. Henke and Wm. J. Pape announced this week they would seek reelection in the city election set for April 2. They have each served since the city was re incorporated in 1933 and have witnessed many changes over the years.
Robert Saenger of Kerrville traveled to Fredericksburg on Friday March 1 for a visit.
The family expresses sincere thanks to relatives friends and neighbors for assistance and words of condolence at the death and funeral of Mrs Max Ellebracht They especially thank Rev J M Bergner Dass Choir Beckmanns Funeral Home and those who provided floral offerings
Notice is given that original letters testamentary for the estate of Arthur Fischer deceased were granted January 29 1940 in Gillespie County Texas to August Lott and Jack Wilson independent executors. Creditors must present claims within the legal period and debtors must settle with the executors at their listed addresses in Gillespie and San Antonio Texas.
A Galveston Houston Breweries ad urges readers to compare Southern Select by aroma against other beers. It claims the beverage benefits from distilled water and months of aging, inviting Texans to try the brand today.
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