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Newspaper
Fredericksburg Standard
Location
Fredericksburg, Texas, United States of America
Date
Mar 27, 1941
Page
14
The readable fragments suggest a damaged OCR from a local notice or article. Key names places and dates are unclear, leaving only partial phrases about a notice and possible public action. No coherent event, person, or organization can be reliably identified.
A list of school closing dates includes Onion Creek May 3 and Crabapple May 3, Squaw Creek May 4, White Oak May 4, Doss May 10, Lower South May 25, Grape Creek May 25 Nebgen and Albert June 1.
Texas' Selective Service officials urged registrants to arrange affairs to avoid hardship if rejected at induction. General Page warned of losses like cars, clothes, lodging, and most critically employment. He urged prompt employer notification and moral duty to hold jobs until acceptance or rejection is confirmed.
Mason County Commissioners Court authorized a bounty for foxes with $1 for grown foxes and 25 cents for cubs. Payments run from April 1 to December 1, 1941, with scalps requiring affadavits of Mason County capture. The court also deferred road right of way action and noted state highway location plans. Burnet County meanwhile set rattlesnake bounties and wolf and wild cat rewards.
Flowers will be in profusion on hats this spring with tiny tones and turbans, calots and pill boxes piled high with blossoms and ribbon whimsy. Crocheted millinery and hand made looks, bold color contrasts, and fashionable silhouettes redefine chapeaux, while tailored sports hats soften with trims.
As 17 year old King Peter II assumes government in Yugoslavia, refusing Axis alignment and mobilizing 1.2 million troops, Britain and the U.S. pledge aid. A major naval clash near the Mediterranean sees heavy Italian losses. Domestic strikes widen, hitting Ford River Rouge and Allis-Chalmers Milwaukee with injuries and defense orders valued in hundreds of millions. Roosevelt opposes new curb proposals.
Dewey White of Ainsworth Construction watched his 1939 Chevrolet Tudor Sedan burn after a gasoline can spilled on the exhaust while he transported fuel to company offices at the Fair Grounds Exhibition Hall. Fire Marshall Eric Juenke said the car was totally destroyed but White escaped with minor scratches as the new fire truck’s booster tank aided extinguishing efforts.
Fredericksburg school staff join students for a Fun Nite event at the high school campus. Attendees enjoy activities and fellowship in a lighthearted community gathering.
Makeup guidance from Gloria Bristol advises matching makeup to clothing for a polished look. For dark colors use a clear red foundation lipstick blue eyeshadow dark brown eyebrow pencil and pink powder. for pastels use bluish lipstick blue-green eyeshadow light brown brows and light cream powder. for browns and warm tones use orange-tinged lipstick brown eyeshadow brown brows and warm sun-toned powder.
A professor and a frosh exchange brainteaser dialogue about age. The frosh asserts age as forty four with a joke about a brother who is twenty two and “half nuts.” The professor asks for proof, prompting the playful math-based response.
Maas expands GE appliance presence in Fredericksburg with a new showroom in the Studke Building at 143 East Main during an April 4 and 5 opening weekend. The venture, formerly Standard Appliance, adopts the General Appliance Company name and promotes GE lines plus fluorescent lighting. Prizes include a GE roaster with drawings on Saturday evening. entrants must be 18 or older, and winners need not attend.
The Jr Chamber of Commerce staged a Fun Nite on April 17 featuring impersonations of popular radio stars. Local participants and supporters attended the community event to raise funds for the chamber’s activities.
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