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Newspaper
Fredericksburg Standard
Location
Fredericksburg, Texas, United States of America
Date
Mar 15, 1940
Page
2
Public political notices for the city election dated April 2 and July 27 1940 list candidates and paid advance publication requirements. Names include A W Mourland, Man T Henke, William J Pape and others in the District Representative and Commission races subject to the Democratic primary rules.
The author argues that Allied promises to Poland and Czechoslovakia failed, criticizing England and France for relying on promises rather than real aid. Finland is cited as a riskier potential ally, with Europe’s conflicts viewed as European affairs not America’s.
The TSAGA board met in Sweetwater to discuss national wool and mohair promotion funding, yardage charges, and a joint Texas cattle group review. Directors planned a Fort Worth March 12 14 gathering and agreed to intervene in a lawsuit involving Panhandle and Santa Fe Railroad.
The Palace plans a pair of featured films for the coming week. The Hunchback of Notre Dame returns as a talkie with Charles Laughton as Quasimodo supported by Sir Cedric Hardwicke and Maureen O’Hara in a dramatic reimagining of the Lon Chaney classic. Swiss Family Robinson offers a shipwreck tale of a family building a treehouse home and surviving on a tropical island with Edna Best and Thomas Mitchell among the cast.
The regular term of the district court ended with judgments on multiple cases. Some defendants appealed to the Court of Civil Appeals at San Antonio while others had charges continued or dismissed by the district attorney or state. Defendants include Althaus, Landrum, Seelig, Lefers Lacy, Francis, Weirich, Sanchez, Schmidt, Ellebracht, Parker, Fry, Hoisington, Morris, and Feller among others.
Preparations for San Marcos wool show center on Cen-Tex Wool and Mohair Co plant. The event features a 9:00 a.m. shearing demonstration, a wool grading display led by S P Davis and W R Nisbet, an exhibit from Texas Tech, and a 2:30 p.m. plant dedication by Governor W Lee O Daniel. Prizes totaling 150 dollars will be awarded for top wool and mohair exhibits from adults and 4 H, FHA chapters.
Topics span historical events legends pioneer life and biography for seniors and antiques in Gillespie County life. Senior prizes include 5.00 first and 2.50 second. junior prizes 2.50 first and five 1.00 awards. Essays may be left at the County Clerk's Office when complete.
The Jaycees set the new board to decide on upcoming projects including a membership drive. Details will be announced after the board meeting scheduled for Tuesday night.
Household hints advise roasting one nut type at a time due to varying cooking times. It also suggests using uniform pastry sheets rolled on waxed paper, then invert and lift the paper away after placing the pastry over the pie pan.
The Queen Elizabeth was secretly moved to New York harbor for safekeeping during the ongoing war. The vessel joins Britain’s Queen Mary and France’s Normandie, as Allied powers adjust to wartime needs and naval strategy.
Rural schools in Gillespie County have set their closing date and will publish names and dates only in a calendar distributed to each school. Further closing information will appear in advertisements to follow.
A sequence of upcoming events lists performances and anniversaries across numerous schools. Dates span April to May with venues including Loyal Valley Pecan Creek Wein Frankreich Tivydale White Oak Crabapple Stonewall Cave Creek Luckenbach and Grapetown. Noted items include a 50th anniversary at Knopp School and varied plays such as German Frohsinn and Cherey Spring.
Fredericksburg mayoral race features Hrauskopff Loudon pledging economy and efficiency while opponent Loudon vows full-time dedication. The piece notes past support and election dynamics. Pearl Kramer underwent surgery at a local hospital.
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