Try 7 days of FREE access to billions of articles

Start Free Trial

Fredericksburg Standard in Fredericksburg, Texas

We have 22,786,314 pages in Texas

View this page and access billions of articles with a 7-day free trial.

Start Free Trial

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!

Start Free Trial

Cancel anytime, risk free

Not what you were looking for? Search our billions of articles

Advanced Search

Articles on This Page

This newspaper page contains 14 articles. Subscribers can read the full text of each article.

Newspaper

Fredericksburg Standard

Location

Fredericksburg, Texas, United States of America

Date

Mar 08, 1950

Page

6

World Series Film to Be Shown at Peters Hall

A sound film titled The World Series of 1949 will be shown at Peters Hall on Friday night March 10 at 7 30 p m. It lets baseball fans view the five World Series games between the New York Yankees and the Brooklyn Dodgers with free admission. The Fredericksburg Giants present the film courtesy of Dr J Hardin Perry and invite the public, especially fathers bringing their sons.

Peters Hall New York Yankees Brooklyn Dodgers Fredericksburg Giants J. Hardin Perry

Ladies Bowling League High Games and Series

Dorothy Hannemann and Tela Heimann tied for high game with 187. Dorothy Hannemann also posted the high three game total of 462.

Ladies Bowling League Dorothy Hannemann Tela Heimann

W. C. Fields and Laurel Hardy at the 87 Drive-In

The 87 Drive-In features W. C. Fields in The Bank Dick on Wednesday and Thursday. Hopalong Cassidy in In Old Mexico opens the week with free Friday and Saturday shows Hit the Road with Huntz Hall and the Dead End Kids. My Dear Secretary stars Loraine Day Kirk Douglas Keenan Wynn Helen Walker Rudy Vallee Florence Bates Alan Mowbray on Tuesday March 14.

W. C. Fields Old Mexico Huntz Hall Dead End Kids Loraine Day Kirk Douglas Keenan Wynn Helen Walker Rudy Valee Florence Bates Alan Mowbray My Dear Secretary

Frederickshore Publishing Co Greeting Cards Highlight

Today and every day is a birthday anniversary. Gibson Greeting Cards promotes remembrance of loved ones with their finest ip cards. Frederickshore Publishing Co trends on these day for gifting anniversaries and personal milestones.

Gibson Frederickshore Publishing Co

Fredericksburg Giants Begin 1950 Baseball Workouts

Fredericksburg High School started baseball workouts at the Fair Park with about 20 hopefuls for the Giants. Lampasas joins district 22 A as the only other baseball team. district title to be decided in April tournament. Other notes include track practice, Farmer Boys League meetings, and State basketball results.

Fredericksburg Fair Park Jones Lampasas FHS the Fair Park Fredericksburg Giants Otto “Britton Schneider Giant Kerrville Giants White Sox

Displaced Couple Reunited In Texas In Vivid DP Tale

A Lat via native Carlis Drande and Felma Leskes, widow with three children, reunited in Texas after being separated at a European port. Drande arrived Feb 1 and lived with the Mason family before receiving hope of remarriage. Leskes joined Feb 28 in San Antonio with Ben Siebel arranging the reunion. They become the first displaced persons to marry in the United States.

United States San Antonio Fredericksburg Mason Carlis Drande Latvia Felma Leskes America Drande Wilbert Meyer Leskes Ben Siebel Texas Lutheran Welfare Society

Funeral halted by sheriff after poison found in stomach

Funeral services for a Black woman were halted by the sheriff on a tip. An autopsy revealed poison in her stomach. The husband confessed to placing the poison in the sugar bowl the day before her death.

Livingston

Our shop has the necessary equipment and the experience

A local business states it has the required tools and know how to handle projects. The claim emphasizes readiness to take on work with skilled staff and proper machinery.

Bus delivering to South Texas town crashes killing driver

A brand new school bus that had never carried passengers collided with a truck on a highway near New Braunfels. The driver died and the bus was completely demolished. The incident halted plans to deliver the vehicle to a South Texas town.

New Braunfels South Texas Here

Social Security Rep to Visit Fredericksburg March 14

Gillespie County residents can visit a Social Security Office discussion at the Chamber of Commerce in Fredericksburg. A representative will be there March 14 at 1:00 p.m. to answer questions on benefits, wage statements, account numbers, and proof needed for claims.

Gillespie County Chamber of Commerce Fredericksburg James B. Marley Austin

Battleground film heads to Palace for midweek showings

Battleground arrives at the Palace Theatre on Wednesday and Thursday March 15 and 16 with Van Johnson John Hodiak Ricardo Montalban and George Murphy in the cast. Friday and Saturday bring Hellfire with William Elliott and Jungle Goddess as second feature. Sunday and Monday offer East Side West Side starring Barbara Stanwyck James Mason Van Heflin and Ava Gardner.

Palace Theatre van Johnson John Hodiak Ricardo Montalban George Murphy William Elliott Palace Barbara Stanwyck James Mason van Heflin Ava Gardner

FHS Intramural Cage Playoff Set Thursday

Fredericksburg High School announces intramural basketball playoffs on Thursday night March 9 starting at 7 p m Coach Marvin Jones says the Senior and Freshman teams will compete with the Freshmen undefeated and the Seniors having one loss If the Freshmen win they are champions If the Seniors win a playoff will be scheduled later At 8 p m Thursday the annual Junior Senior game will be played

Fredericksburg High School Marvin Jones

Wallendorf Reports to Mission Camp

Walter Wallendorf Jr reported to the San Antonio Missions training camp in San Antonio as a pitching tryout for the Texas League team. The former standout athlete gained a pitching reputation at Army camps on the Pacific Coast last summer and was invited to try out after Missions scouts saw him in action.

Walter Wallendorf Jr San Antonio Missions San Antonio Wallendorf Pacific Coast Missions

Stehling Family Plans Move to San Antonio

Mr. and Mrs. Oscar Stehling and Linda announce plans to relocate to San Antonio in the near future.

Oscar Stehling Linda San Antonio

Also Mentioned on This Page

Peters Eee Whit House Humble Oi Kamailah-Heimann City Mattress Motorcake Nimitz Isabel Kordzik Laurel Hardy Wes New York Stanwyck MASON + HEFLIN Gardner First City Dorother Battlegrou Air Force Band of the West Our City Richter We Harper, Listerdale Albert and Enderlin Farmer Boys League Seipp Otto Seipp Canyon High School South San Antonio Bobcats Corpus Christi Vernon Grover Waelder Mason Cowgirls Port Lavaca Mason Girls Kenedy FHS Billikins Billikens Texas Fredericksburg, Texas Teer Oldmexico Ine Sun Mon Della Lind Walter Woolf King Eric Blore A Amacu Prairie Pirates United Artists Qoregnn Skipp’s Hall Happy GO Lucky Boys Star Lighters du Barry Richard Hudnut Kallenberg's Pharmacy Woody
Search Courier

Search the Fredericksburg Standard Today with a Free Trial

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.

Not Finding What You Were Looking for on This Page of The Fredericksburg Standard?

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!

Looking Courier

Browse Newspapers

You can also successfully find newspapers by these browse options. Explore our archives on your own!

By Location

By Location

Browse by location and discover newspapers from all across the world.

Browse by Location
By Date

By Date

Browse by date and find publications for a specific day or era.

Browse by Date
By Publication

By Publication

Browse old newspaper publications to find specific newspapers.

Browse by Publication