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Newspaper
Fredericksburg Standard
Location
Fredericksburg, Texas, United States of America
Date
Mar 08, 1950
Page
8
Baseball fans will pack Peters Hall Friday night March 10 at 7 30 to watch The World Series of 1949. The sound film covers the New York Yankees vs Brooklyn Dodgers five games. No admission. Dr J Hardin Perry sponsors via Fredericksburg Giants. public invited, fathers urged to bring sons.
The 87 Drive In offers a week of laughs with W C Fields in The Bank Dick on Wednesday and Thursday. Hopalong Cassidy In Old Mexico screens Friday and Saturday with Hit the Road as a free highlight. My Dear Secretary features Loraine Day Kirk Douglas Keenan Wynn Helen Walker Rudy Valee and Alan Mowbray on Tuesday March 14.
Today and every day someone’s birthday anniversary noted. Gibson Greeting Cards offers finest cards to remember loved ones with trends from Frederick Shore Publishing Co.
Fredericksburg High School starts baseball drills at Fair Park with about 20 hopefuls. Last year’s district champion Hillbilly team faces Lampasas in district 22 A tournament set for April 28 29. Giant preparations include new uniforms and a tougher Hill Country League schedule beginning Easter Sunday.
A European port separation left Carlis Drande and Felma Leskes divided en route to America. Drande arrived Feb 1, stayed with the Mason family, and Leskes joined Feb 28 in San Antonio for a reunion arranged by Ben Siebel of the Texas Lutheran Welfare Society. They became the first displaced persons to marry in the United States.
Livingston reports funeral halted after sheriff interrupts burial of a Black woman following a tip. An autopsy reveals poison in the stomach and the husband confesses to placing poison in the sugar bowl the day before the death.
A local business asserts it possesses the required tools and expertise to undertake upcoming projects. The claim emphasizes readiness to handle work efficiently and meet client needs with qualified staff and proper machinery.
A brand new New Braunfels bus on its first trip failed to reach its destination and collided with a truck on a highway near here. The driver died and the bus was utterly demolished.
Gillespie County residents can visit a Social Security Office via the Chamber of Commerce in Fredericksburg. In the last six months 123 people sought help on benefits wage proofs and account numbers. The Austin Field Office manager urged accurate information for those turning 65 or with deceased relatives. The representative will be at the Chamber of Commerce at 1:00 p.m. on March 14.
Battleground arrives at the Palace Theatre on March 15 and 16 with Van Johnson John Hodiak Ricardo Montalban and George Murphy in the cast. Also on the program Friday and Saturday is Hellfire with Jungle Goddess as second feature. Sunday and Monday feature East Side West Side starring Barbara Stanwyck James Mason Van Heflin and Ava Gardner.
Fredericksburg High School announces the intramural basketball playoff for the championship Thursday night March 9 at 7 p m. The Senior and Freshmen teams clash to decide the title with the Freshmen undefeated and the Seniors having one loss in round robin play. If the Freshmen win, they are champions. if the Seniors win a tiebreaker will be scheduled later. At 8 p m the annual Junior Senior game follows.
Walter Wallendorf Jr. reported to the San Antonio Missions training camp in San Antonio as a pitching tryout for the Texas League team. He built a reputation as a hurler at Army camps on the Pacific Coast last summer and was invited to try out after the Missions saw him in action.
Mr and Mrs Oscar Stehling and Linda intend to relocate to San Antonio in the near future outlining a planned residential move and family transition.
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