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Newspaper
Fredericksburg Standard
Location
Fredericksburg, Texas, United States of America
Date
Mar 29, 1944
Page
6
The article greets visiting members of the seventh district Texas Congress of Parents and Teachers in Fredericksburg. It praises the two day program themed The Four Freedoms and notes the community’s warm welcome and hope for productive discussions on local problems and future visits.
The county votes on Saturday April 1 for a full slate of school trustees across districts including Fredericksburg Independent School District where three seats will fill the governing body alongside four holdovers. Voters are urged to cast ballots to influence the operation of their schools built with tax funds.
The FTC has issued cease and desist orders against synthetic vitamin sellers for false claims. A PM exposé debunks exaggerated benefits, high prices, and the danger of hypnotizing the public into trusting ads and self treatment.
Soldiers and relatives from Gillespie County are featured as many service members visit and report from the front. Highlights include promotions, battles, missing status, and furloughs for personnel such as Lt. Elgin Lochte, Sgt. Howard Kneese, Cpl. Thomas Jung, Sgt. James Parker, and Capt. Atlee Manthos, with mentions of family contact and posting at camps in Texas and overseas.
Aviation student Norman Kowert son of Mr and Mrs Alfred Kowert of Milwaukee Wisconsin and cousin of the Standard editor will appear on the Skyline Patrol Radio broadcast over WOAI Friday March 31 at 1030 p m following a dramatization of his Guadalcanal experiences Kowert spent nearly two years in the South Pacific and is now in training at the San Antonio Aviation Cadet Training Center.
Public speakers in Texas heard Boyce House called “good will ambassador” for the Southwestern Exposition and Stock Show in Fort Worth as he gave his ninety fourth speech in sixty nine days. He addressed service clubs conventions schools and colleges, including multiple talks in one day. House once pressed for Lieutenant Governor and is again mentioned as a potential candidate.
The Census Bureau released its final ginning report for the 1943 cotton crop showing 11,120,512 running bales ginned. The 1942 figure was 12,438,033 bales.
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