Fredericksburg Post Office Notices
WM. HABENICHT entered at the postoffice as second class matter at Fredericksburg Texas.
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Fredericksburg
Texas
Fredericksburg Standard in Fredericksburg, Texas
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Newspaper
Fredericksburg Standard
Location
Fredericksburg, Texas, United States of America
Date
May 02, 1925
Page
6
Banish Slot Machines Pushed By Editorial View
The late editor notes support for outlawing slot machines, citing San Antonio actions and a grand jury’s backing. He warns they are gambling devices preying on youth and recounts a case of $6000 devices yielding $24,000 first year profit, urging caution and public conscience. He also critiques headlines on Hindenburg and laments rising auto accidents while urging safer driving and vigilance to protect children.
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Schumacher
San Antonio
Fredericksburg
Grand Jury
Headlight Law Prompts Caution on Unapproved Devices
Mr Reed Granberry warns readers about a headlight law approved by the Texas legislature set to take effect on June 19. The regulation requires dimmers on vehicles with bright headlights and allows only devices approved by the Texas Headlight Commission.
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Reed Granberry
Texas
Let Them Be Left Alone as They Face Calamity
Passages plead for isolation to manage a present catastrophe. The text emphasizes starving babies and the desire to care for them without interference or intrusion. Names, places, or dates are not specified in the readable fragment.
Social notes from Kerrville and area gatherings
Mrs. Milton Gold returns home in Kerrville after visiting Mr. and Mrs. August Cameron. Llano guests include Mrs. S. M. Holtzer and others visiting Mr. and Mrs. Otto Kolmeier. Different locals attend the National Congress of Mothers in Austin. A Jolly Jokers bridge party with scores noted and a midnight showing of One Excellent Night at Klaerner's Opera House. Birthday party honors for Vera Kolmeier with thirty guests. Several travels to San Antonio for visits and conventions.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Milton Gold
Kerrville
August Cameron
S. M. Holtzer
Peter Ahrens
Leola Holtzer
Llano
Otto Kolmeier
A. E. Rector
Luther Rector
San Antonio
Mesdames Witte
Victor Keidel
Vida Newberry
Austin
National Congress of Mothers
Temple D. Smith
Ellie Walter
Jolly Jokers
Kurt Welgehausen
Leola Patton
Clarence Mugford
Paula Welgehausen
Klaerner’s
Opera House
H. H. Sagebiel
KE. H. Riley
Mother’s
Congress
Vera Kolmeier
Vital Statistics and Death Notices
Families celebrate multiple births including a son born to Walter Durst on April 25 and a daughter to Watter Kneese on April 11. Other births include Bennie Weiss’s son April 23 Hy Woerner’s son April 11 and Chas Wims’s son April 15. Deaths listed: Fay Lee Gamel aged 29 days February 1925 Ad Quindel aged 2 years died February 25 John Sanches aged 22 died March 11 Sylva May Jacoby died February 24 Barbara Jenschke aged 80 died March 11 Robert B Stehling died February 22 aged a few hours.
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Walter Durst
Bennie Weiss
Hy. Woerner
Watter Kneese
Chas Wims
Chas. H. Poerner
Fay Lee Gamel
Ad.Quindel
John Sanches
Sylva May Jacoby
Barbara Jenschke
Robert B. Stehling
May 1 1925 Market Prices and Notices
Market quotations list prices for eggs turkeys oats wheat and cotton. Also a condolence note expressing gratitude to friends and family for support after Oscar R Schumacher's death. A note mentions a large lot of summer dress goods newly arrived.
General Rains Reported Across Drought Stricken Region
Rainfall amounts across the drought area include Bertram 0.75 inch Burnet rainfall Cameron showers Coleman 1 inch plus on Sunday Cherokee 1 inch Llano 0.88 inch Lampasas 1.14 inches heaviest in eight months Marble Falls 0.87 inch Milano 0.5 inch Berclair 0.25 inch Range 0.16 inch Taylor 0.75 inch Lockhart 0.25 inch Tuesday. Mrs Chas Meurer had surgery at the local hospital last Monday. Helen Knopp G N of San Antonio visited relatives. A cloud burst with hail struck Live Oak and Honey Creek last Monday night.
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Drouth
Bertram
Burnet
Cameron
Coleman
Cherokee
Llano
Lampasas
Marble Falls
Milano
Berclair
Range
Taylor
Live Oak
Honey Creek
Durst Announces Birth of Baby Boy
Durst announces the birth of a baby boy on the previous Friday with congratulations from family and friends.
Miss Thirza Rode Visits Eckert Family in San Antonio
Miss Thirza Rode visited Mr and Mrs Edmund Eckert of San Antonio in the latter part of last week confirming social ties and local acquaintance.
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Thirza Rode
Edmund Eckert
San Antonio
Free Concert at Court House Park by Fredericksburg Band
A free concert is scheduled at Court House Park on the night of May 6 by the Fredericksburg Concert Band.
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Court House Park
Fredericksburg
Mrs Willie Heep Undergoes Critical Operation at Local Hospital
Mrs Willie Heep faced a serious operation at the local hospital last Monday. Medical teams performed the procedure and her condition was reported as critical at that time.
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Willie Heep
Sophia Heep Returns From Westphalia Meeting
Miss Sophia Heep attended the meeting of the executive committee of the Catholic Staats Verband of Texas after returning from Westphalia.
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Sophia Heep
Westphalia
Catholic Staats Verband of
Texas
Local Boy Breaks Arm at School
Master Guenther, son of Mr. and Mrs. Alfred Elbetracht, broke his arm playing at school. Mr. and Mrs. Jerry Crowley and their sons and Sergeant Waltrop of San Antonio visited the Paul Rosenthal family on Sunday. Mrs. Crowley will stay with her parents for a while.
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Guenther
Alfred Elbetracht
Jerry Crowley
Sergeant Waltrop
San Antonio
Paul Rosenthal
Crowley
Knopp Visits Area as Border Patrol Inspector In Charge
Walter W. Knopp, once a Gillespie County boy, living in San Antonio, called at our office last Saturday. He currently serves as Inspector In Charge of the U S Border Patrol of the Immigration Service and was in the area to conduct department business.
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Walter W. Knopp
Gillespie County
San Antonio
Walter
U. S. Border Patrol
Immigration Service
Elsie Schoenewolf Returns From Alamo City Visit
After several days in the Alamo City, Miss Elsie Schoenewolf came back last Monday.
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Alamo City
Elsie Schoenewolf
School Picnic and Barbecue at Cherry Mt with Band
Children start at 2 p m with program, followed by adults after supper. Good speaking, cold drinks on the grounds, and music by the Cherry Mt Band. Barbecue will be served for all attendees.
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Cherry Mt
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Social Notes
Elva Maier
Henry C. Maier
Henry Bullion
Vera, Kolmeier
Gretchen Nagel
Emma Doell
Emil Kolmeier
William Bode
Mason
William Bode, Jr
Alois Wehmeyer
Gertrude Goehmann
Otto Prochnow
Sophie E. Werner
Schroeder Bros
Oscar R. Schumacher
Albert Kruse
Max Blum
A. C. Kennedy
John Ostrow
Hy. Detjen
Oscar Krauskopf
A. P
Chas. Meurer
Helen Knopp
G. N
Burg
Klein Frankreich School
Alfred Gold
Mr. Merchant
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