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Fredericksburg Standard

Location

Fredericksburg, Texas, United States of America

Date

Mar 09, 1939

Page

10

Painted Desert and More at the Palace Next Week

Outdoor star George O’Brien brings action packed Painted Desert to the Palace on Saturday with scenery shot in the Painted Desert and a cast led by Maude Allen Stanley Fields Ray Whitley and Fred Kohler. Also at the Palace The Dawn Patrol on Sunday and Monday stars Errol Flynn David Niven Basil Rathbone and others in a Royal Flying Corps tale. Bing Crosby in Paris Honeymoon visits Tuesday. Wednesday features Persons In Hiding a Hoover story led by Patricia Morison and J Carrol Naish. Also Come On Leathernecks follows a Marine father son plot with Cromwell and Hunt. The program includes Idiot’s Delight with Norma Shearer Clark Gable and Edward Arnold.

George O'Brien the Palace Maude Allen Stanley Fields Ray Whitley Fred Kohler Royal Flying Corps Errol Flynn David Niven Basil Rathbone Donald Crisp Melville Cooper Barry Fitzgerald J. Edgar Hoover Federal Bureau of Investigation Patricia Morison J. Carrol Naish U. S. Marines Richard Cromwell Richard Bruce MacFarlane Cromwell Philippines Marcia Hunt Marines

Club Notes on Lawn Care from Home Demonstration Meeting

Miss Cornelia Faye Stewart urged a proper lawn start at the Home Demonstration Club gathering hosted by Mrs. Alvin Weinheimer on March 7. The group discussed soil preparation, seed or runners, regular mowing, and weekly watering, with roll call names and a recap by Mrs. Herbert Haas after the council meeting.

Cornelia Faye Stewart Home Demonstration Club Alvin Weinheimer Herbert Haas

Creomulsion Ad Promises Relief for Coughs

An advertisement argues Creomulsion relieves chest cold and bronchial irritation by soothing inflamed membranes and loosening phlegm. It claims refunds if not satisfied and urges asking for the genuine Creomulsion by name.

State general fund slips deeper into debt by six hundred thousand

The state's general fund has bogged six hundred thousand dollars deeper into the red in the last two weeks. Treasurer Charley Lockhart reported Saturday. The current overdraft stands at 19,071,877, over five million more than a year ago. The deficit in the Confederate pension fund is 3,439,117.

Treas Charley Lockhart Confederate Pension Fund

Pecan Creek Club Sees Member Gain and April Meeting

The Pecan Creek community club met Friday March 3 with twenty members present and six new members signed up, bringing total to thirty four. The president opened the meeting and minutes from the prior session were approved. Readings and entertainment followed, including music by Elgin Friedrich and Heinrich Friedrich, jokes by B Edwin Hartmann, a story by Hilmar Feuge, a stunt by Elgin Friedrich, a short story by Bruno Hartmann, and the meeting adjourned with a note that the next gathering is April 14.

Pecan Creek Community Club Elgin Heinrich Friedrich Clara Friedrich Edwin Hartmann Hilmar Feuge Elgin Friedrich Bruno Hartmann

Knopp 4-H Girls Refinish Furniture

Miss Cornelia Faye Stewart leads Knopp 4-H club members at Mrs. R. A. Klett’s home on March 6 in furniture refinishing steps. They describe varnish removal with grain sanding, wood alcohol cleaning, and mixing wood filler burnt umber with turpentine to add color.

Cornelia Faye Stewart Knopp 4-H Club R. A. Klett

Furniture finishing notes and a social visit report

The article outlines making a wood filler mix with a dark coat, a 24 hour dry time, and at least four shellac coats with steel wool between dries. It lists attendees Anita Kunz Celeta Kunz Anita Kuhlmann Dora Dietrich Lorene Dietrich Rosa Segner Minnie Belle Nemky Louise Kramer Mrs R A Klett and Miss Stewart plus visitor Viola Kramer in a report by Louise Kramer.

Stewart Viola Kramer Louise Kramer

Tomatoes Transplant Tips At Stonewall 4-H Meeting

Miss Cornelia Faye Stewart gave advice on transplanting tomato plants and acclimating them to sun and wind at the Stonewall 4-H Club meeting on March 6 at the sponsor's home. Evelyn Weinheimer demonstrated bath mats while Norma Moldenhauer joined as a new member. roll call listed several members.

Cornelia Faye Stewart Gillespie County Stonewall Miss Stewart Evelyn Weinheimer Norma Moldenhauer Delrose Burg Clara Rose Weinheimer Leola Rusenberger Nelda Klier Loreen ‘Hahne Emma _ Ruebsahm Lorine Danz Isabel Heep Joanne Weinheimer Lucille Klein E. W

Doss Club Studies Lawn Making

Miss Cornelia Faye Stewart explains lawn making basics at the Doss Home Demonstration Club meeting held March 2 at Mrs Aug Baethge home. Emphasizes seed bed prep and high purity seed. Bermuda and Southern Mixture used on front yard. Members present include Lela Baethge Erna Sauer and others. next meeting at Mrs Alfred Baethge March 16.

Cornelia Faye Stewart Doss Home Aug. Badhge Aug. Baethge Bermuda Otto Dittmar Lela Baethge Erna Sauer Mesdames Elgin Dittmar Henry Baethge, Jr Alfred Baethge Seth Rode Paul Sauer Leona Baethge

Willow Club Studies Yard Improvement

Miss Cornelia Faye Stewart, county home demonstration agent, speaks at Mrs. H. J. Robinson’s home on March 1 about grass as the landscape foundation and erosion barrier. Attendees include Mesdames Lau rence, Greathouse, Ferrel Smith, Robinson, Frank Smith, Lackey, Edwards, and Gold. a lunch is served and the group plans to meet March 15 at Mrs. N. H. Greathouse.

Cornelia Faye R. T. Laurence N. H. Greathouse Ferrel Smith H. J. Robinson Frank Smith Louis Lackey O. D. Edwards Edgar Gold

An Early Escape Man Joke About a Fat Woman in a Big Hat

A brief dialogue features two men, one asking if luck exists and the other recalling asking a stout woman in a large hat and red dress to marry him. The humorous line hints at romantic misdirection and luck as a theme.

Knopp Club Discusses Rural Electrification

Knopp Home Demonstration club members meet at Mrs. Erwin Durst’s home on February 28 at 2 pm. Mrs. Ad Lucas stresses rural electrification value to farm people. New member Mrs. Eddie Schaefer joins. council report by Mrs. R A Klett. Next meeting planned for Mrs. Reinhold Ochler’s home on March 14.

Ad. Lucas Knopp Home Demonstration Club Erwin Durst Lucas R. A. Klett Eddie Schaefer Mesdames Adolf Lucas Max Kunz Reinhold Oehler Louis Beyer Jr Arthur Kramer Edward Itz Henry Mohr Jr Tillie Mohr Arthur Dietrich Reinhold Ochler

Level and sod discussed at Cherry Mountain Club meeting

Co operative Home Demonstration Agent C F Stewart chaired the March 3 meeting at Mrs Alf Moellering’s home. The group covered leveling yards via soaking and soding after plowing and fertilizing, plus a furniture refinishing demonstration.

C. F. Stewart Alf. Moellering Mesdames Ed. Moellering Hy Durst Chas. Holy Fritz Rummiler Victor Moellering Cora Durst Louise Rummler

Witty remark on pocketed teeth and meals

A Scott worker confronts a colleague who carries his wife’s false teeth. The man asks why, and Sandy answers with a dry pun that she eats between meals. The exchange highlights a grim humor moment in the workplace.

Scott Sandy

Doubting Thomas in the Hills A Town Parade

A one ring circus visits a hillside town where residents spot the band’s tricks. An old settler watches a performer swallow instruments and jokes that he isn’t really swallowing the trombone, noting the trick behind the act.

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