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Newspaper
Fredericksburg Standard
Location
Fredericksburg, Texas, United States of America
Date
Mar 29, 1940
Page
2
Seth District backs A W Mourlund in 1940 primary
Subject to the first Democratic primary on July 27 1940 the district representative race features A W Mourlund as a candidate. Mourlund seeks district seat in the party contest.
City Election Ballot Candidates Listed
On Tuesday April 2 voters face a city election featuring for Commission Man T. Henke, WM. J. Pape, and Harry Mayer. For Mayor candidates are W. Ef. Loudon and Hb. Krauskopf.
Bond issue eyed to build Gillespie County roads
The editorial urges voters to support a $250 000 to $300 000 county bond for paving and extending roads. It argues past spending was wasteful but now presents a plan to connect county roads to state highways, claim long term value, and minimize tax impact. It warns against continuing current spending and calls the opportunity to modernize roads a prudent choice.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Gillespie County
Prodigal Son Play Set for Fredericksburg Auditorium
Bethany Lutheran Church youth present The Prodigal Son from Luke 15 on Wednesday night April 3 at 8 PM in the Fredericksburg Public School Auditorium. Forty cast members include Nolan Brown as Father Obed Guido Klett as Juda Edgar Marschall as Benjamin Ruben Bernhard as Balaak Werner Olfers as the Speisemeister and Victor Stahl as Abel.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bethany Lutheran Church
Fredericksburg
Nolan Brown
Father Obed
Guido Klett
Juda
Edgar Marschall
Benjamin
Ruben Bernhard
Balaak
Werner Olfers
Speisemeister
Victor Stahl
Abel
Highway Engineer Recalls Latvia Relief Work and Food Campaign
Maj. Hutson led food relief in Latvia through 1919 overseeing kitchens feeding 45,000 children two meals daily. He worked with German troops, negotiated undernourishment crises, and prepared international trade notes for Latvia, Finland, Estonia, and Lithuania under Hoover’s guidance. Reprint from San Antonio Express.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lithuania
Germany
Russia
Maj
Hutson
Latvia
Maj. Hutson
Hoover
Finland
United States
Esthenia
San Antonio Express
Registration Period for Autos Ends April 1
Auto owners urged to register vehicles before April 1. An extra day May be available as March 1 falls on Sunday, with the office open Thursday through Saturday and all day that Sunday for convenience. The city expects about 300 licenses daily to meet last year’s totals. owners should bring last year’s receipts to speed processing.
Local Youth On Tour With Choir
Walter Lentz son of Rev and Mrs Lentz is a member of the A Cappella Choir of Texas Lutheran College on a southeast tour and will render a concert in New Orleans on Thursday March 28 under director H B Gibson. The 42 voice choir is rated as one of the outstanding musical organizations in the south.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Walter Lentz
R. Lentz
Here
Texas Lutheran College
Southeast
Texas
New Orleans
H. B. Gibson
South
Lightning Strikes Vacant Farm Home on Hartmann Place
A lightning bolt struck a vacant farm home on the old Bruno Hartmann place in the Liveoak Community during a thunder shower on Wednesday afternoon. One recently renovated room was cracked open but no other damage occurred to the building.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bruno Hartmann
Liveoak
Rural Gillespie County schools invite closing date notices
Rural Gillespie County schools holding closing exercises invite all districts with definite closing dates to submit name and date for a calendar. Only date and name will appear. further closing details will be provided in later advertisements.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Gillespie County
Girls Doing Practice Teaching At College
Flora Kneese and Mil dred Durst are among 134 Southwest Texas State Teachers College students doing supervised teaching in the San Marcos public school system as part of their teacher training. Kneese is a senior, Durst a junior, both specializing in office practice and daughters of Fredericksburg residents.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Flora Kneese
Mildred Durst
Southwest Texas State Teachers College
San Marcos
Miss Kneese
Clemens Kneese
Health measures to curb mosquito breeding at home
The State Board of Health urges homeowners to eliminate mosquito breeding sites around residences. Remove old tires and junkyard debris, seal cistern holes, cap sewer outlets, maintain screens, and ensure proper disposal of manure, excreta, and garbage before warm weather arrives. Local residents should inspect their premises for easily remedied hazards.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Neffendorf
State Board of Health
Ministers Meet Here in Fredericksburg Lutheran Convention
The American Lutheran Church convention runs April 2 to 7 with sessions at Bethany Church and the Public School Auditorium. Dr. Emanuel Poppen and Rev. E. A. Sagebiel lead talks. H. F. Schuh and others speak. Sunday services include missionary remarks and the centennial observance. An April 3 play at Fredericksburg High School benefits visiting ministers. Sunday attendees may join the Sunday events and learn about church missions.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mittee
Bethany
E. A. Sagebiel
Texas
American Lutheran Churches
Seguin
Emanuel Poppen
Columbus
Ohio
Fredericksburg
Poppen
Synod
H. F. Schuh
A.m
R. Taeuber
American Lutheran Church Foreign Missions
Bethany Luhheran
Luther Leagues
Baltimore
New Gumea
American Lutheran Church
Joh Harder
Northside
Houston
H. Dannhaus
First Lutheran Church
Boerne
D. G. Texidor
San Antonio
Community School Schedule Through May and Early June
A list of plays and school events spans April to May across multiple communities. Notable items include German play by Club Frohsinn on Sunday April 7 and anniversaries like Knopp School's 50th on Monday May 13, with numerous local schools hosting events on weekends and Wednesdays.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Club
Frohsinn
Knopp School
Two Local Youths On U. T. Honor Roll
J. Edward White and William Dietel Jr. of this city were named among the top one tenth of UT Austin’s College of Arts and Sciences student body by Dean H. T. Parlin. The ranking weighed both quantity and quality of academic work.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
J. Edward White
W. C. White
William Dietel, Jr
Wm. Dietel
College of Arts and Sciences
University of Texas
H. T. Parlin
Herman Sons to Sponsor Saturday Entertainment
The program opens at 8 p.m. with band numbers then pieces by various young people. A choir will perform several numbers and the evening ends with a dance.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Herman Sons
Hazardous material demo claims world’s most powerful liquid
A Baltimore demonstration shows a vial of liquid oxygen carbon hazardous material lifting a 40 foot telephone pole. The creator, Barlow, says the substance could wipe out life within 1000 feet and seeks official trials before the Senate Military Affairs Committee within three weeks.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Baltimore
Barlow
Senate Military Affairs Committee
Fredericksburg Publishing Co. Office Supplies Listed
Mimeograph paper sten cil inks and inks available at the Fredericksburg Publishing Co. Inc office for purchase or use.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
The
Fredericksburg Publishing Co., Inc
Opponents for Every Position in Tuesday City Election
Continued from page describing the sheriff's office at the corner of West Main and South Crockett. Judges for the election include Otto Kiehne and Ben Kee with clerks Lay Knopp and A. W. Fouy.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Page Y
Sheriff's
West Main and
South Crockett
Otto Kiehne
Ben Kee
Lay
Knopp
A. W. Fouy
Rence
Also Mentioned on This Page
Seth
A. W. Mourlund
W. EF. Loudon
Hb. Krauskope
Fredericksburg High School
Loyal Valley School
Pecan Creek School
Klein Frankreich Tivydale
Bear Creek
Cherry Spring School
White Oak School
Squaw Creek
Nebgen
Rocky Hill
Dass
Albert School
Wrede School
Luckenbach
Cave Creek
Crabapple School
Stonewall School
Grapetown
Meusebach
Palo Alito
U. of T
Baron's Creek Hall
Texas Playboys
Plgin
Pehl’s Hall
Albert
Pehl
Old Time Orchestra
Velix T. Pell
Bethany Luther League
Robert Knopp
Yarborough
Corfel
Nueces
Yarborough Bros
Fredericksee
Peter’s Hall
Ance
J. W. Rothmann & Sons Livestock Commission
Agenes
Sunset Motor Lines
Brady Freight Lines
Austin
San Angelo
Dallas
Ft. Worth
Woerner Warehouse
Henry Klein
Basse Express
San SA
East Main Street
Ford
R&g
Ford Dealers
DODGE
Advance Motor Company Phone
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