School news and storefront displays from Elgin High
The Elgin High School German Class hosted an outdoor party for faculty and guests on May 1 at the home of Rev. and Mrs. Theo Haag. Students decorated store windows for National Baby Week, featuring Mr Emil Walter rings, Gerber Baby Food, and City Beauty Shop displays with roses and satin stands.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Theo Haag
S. H. Smyre
Jula Estill
Helen Goehring
Emmie [Itz
Emil Walter
Mickey Mouse
Popeye
Marc Kuhlmann
Alice Durst
Gerber’s
Quality Cash Grocery
Trene Grobe
City Beauty Shop
Bulletin board display of American writers portraits
Pictures of famous American writers and their homes were shown on the library bulletin board this week. Notable names include Elsie Singmaster Sara Leadale Agnes Repplier Hamlin Garland Carl Sandburg Robert Frost William Allen White Edwin Arlington Robinson and John Mastersfield.
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Amercan
Elsie Singmaster
Sara Leadale
Agnes Repplier
Hamlin Garland
Carl Sandburg
Robert Prost
William Allen White
Edwin Arlington Robinson
John Masfield
Winners Named in Mutual Lumber Letter Contest
The Fredericksburg advertising class contest sponsored by Mutual Lumber Company announced Irene Grobe as first prize winner, Helen Goehring as second, and Ruby Lang as third. Judges were local business people and the winners received cash awards.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mutual Lumber Company
Irene Grobe
Helen Goehring
Ruby Lang
Fredericksburg
Students Write Poems End Of Term Reflections
Junior English students contributed poems in a unit on American poets. Names include Leo Blanchard Annabel Bernhardt Louis Brautigam Claude Greathouse Frances Kattner and Arlene Bremer. Many poems reflect the clos ing of the school term, suggesting happiness at term’s end.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Leo Blanchard
Annabel Bernhardt
Louis Braeutigam
Claude Greathouse
Frances Kattner
Arlene Brehmer
Alumni News Highlights Navy Training and Campus Visits
Adolph Sembritzky has joined the United States Navy and attends Electrical Ordinance School in San Diego after passing a selective exam. Butch Braeutigam serves as pharmacist's mate first class aboard the USS Omaha. Harold Habenicht and Edward White from the University of Texas visited with their parents. Verdie Belle McDougall, a student nurse at St David's Hospital in Austin, was home for the weekend. Leroy Woerner was home from Schreiner.
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Adolph Sembritzky
United States Navy
San Diego
Adolph
J. W
Butch” Braeutigam
Omaha
Harold Habenicht
Edward White
U. of T
Verdie Belle McDougall
St. David's Hospital
Austin
Leroy Woerner
Schreiner
Barn Dance at the FHS Gym May 11
A social edit page invites readers to a Barn Dance at the FHS Gym on May 11 with Harold Schoenewolf and his orchestra. The notice promises confetti, cold drinks, balloons, and no costumes required, as school winds down. It hints at interlude gossip about students and dates.
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FHS
Harold Schoenewolf
Fritz D
Nellie H
Annabel B
N. Ransleben
Norman
Marvin P
E. J. Hanus
Dudley Lee
Marvin J
E. J
M. P
Clinton S
Roy L
Vera
Felix H
Kathrine K
Robert L
Robert
Elnore K
Luckenbach
FHS Elgin Luckenbach
Milk and water safety tips during travel and foodborne disease risks
Guidance warns travelers about diseases spread by milk and polluted water and outlines pasteurization as safest, boiling as alternative, plus cautions on raw and undercooked foods. It notes common illnesses from milk handling and water sources, urging precautions to prevent typhoid and dysentery. The article also mentions Texas oilmen paying $13.82 in school taxes per pupil in 1938.
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Texas Oilmen
Wallace Beery Western Favorite At Palace Sunday
Wallace Beery leads a Valley adventure at the Palace with Leo Carrillo and Marjorie Ram beau in 20 Mule Team. The film blends harsh Death Valley scenery with action as Beery targets a borax mine fortune amid treacherous heat and rugged pursuit.
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Wallace Beery
Palace
Death Valley
Leo Carrillo
Marjorie Rambeau
Borax
Beery
Mr and Mrs Edwin Kiehne Visit San Antonio
Mr. and Mrs. Edwin Kiehne visited in San Antonio on Sunday and Monday, spending time in the city and calling on friends.
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Edwin Kiehne
San Antonio
Unemployment Benefit Fraud Thwarted by Texas Officials
District Supervisor J W McBrine announced tightened enforcement of unemployment compensation fraud provisions. Executive Director Orville Carpenter said charges would be filed for misrepresentation or nondisclosure of facts affecting benefits. Claimants must report all earnings and any related benefits or work status.
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J. W. McBrine
Carpenter
Texas Commission
McBrine
Texas Leads U.S. Oil Refineries in Capacity and Count
Texas operates 141 oil refineries with a daily capacity of 1 386 705 barrels far surpassing California and Pennsylvania which together run 111 plants producing 1 275 060 barrels daily. The data highlights Texas dominance in refining capacity.
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Texas
Lone Star State
California
Pennsylvania
Lemmon Juice Remedy Claims Fast Pain Relief
Advertises Ru-Ex Compound as a home remedy for rheumatic arthritis and neuritis pains. Mix with water and lemon juice, take two tablespoons twice daily, with a money back guarantee if relief is not felt within 48 hours. Sold by Kallenberg's Pharmacy.
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Kallenberg
Carbon Paper Varieties Displayed by Fredericksburg Publisher
Fredericksburg Publishing Co Inc showcases carbon paper in all sizes and colors blue black and red for office use.
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Fredericksburg Publishing Co., Inc
Mattress making demonstration draws 14 agents in Georgetown
Miss Elberta Martin of Gillespie County attended a mattress making demonstration with 13 other home demonstration agents of district 8 in Georgetown on Friday. The program, directed by Mrs. Bernice Clayton of Texas A&M extension service, included sewing a 50 pound double bed size mattress.
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Elberta Martin
Gillespie County
Georgetown
Bernice Clayton
Texas A. & M. Extension Service
Gillespie County Receives April Scholastic Apportionment
Gillespie County, in early April, received 3132 dollars as its share of state school funds. The amount covers a payment on 1566 scholastics in the county, per Albert Peterman of the County Judge's office. To date 13 of the 22 apportionment has been paid and officials expect the final payment in May rather than November last year.
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Gillespie County
Albert Peterman
Household Hint Tea Leaves Remove Vase Stains
A household tip suggests using moistened tea leaves with vinegar to lift stains on flower vases. For hard to reach stains, fill the vase with a tea leaf vinegar mix and soak overnight, then rinse and wash in warm soapy water. Subscription costs listed as $1.50 per year.
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F.H.S. Cgho
FH. S
Bernice Striegler
Dorothy Henke
Elgin Friedrich
Lillian Kott
Lucille Fisher
Weston Luckenbach
Lillian Bracutgam
Julie Grote
Arlene Brehmer Hlumer
Gladys Herbert
F. H
Echo
Mou
Editorial
American Writers Pictures
F. i
Stehling Electric Co
E. Main
Sunset Motor Lines
Brady Freight Lines
Houston
San Angelo
Dallas
Ft. Worth
Woerner Warehouse
Henry Klein
Basse Express
San Antonio — Eckert
Llano
Cherokee
San Saba
Lometa Lampasas
East Main Street
OAC
Norman Bros
General
Wm. Schroeder
al Maa
Plymouth
Dodge
DeSoto
Chrysler
WM. Schroeder Jr
de Soto
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