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Newspaper
Fredericksburg Standard
Location
Fredericksburg, Texas, United States of America
Date
May 03, 1950
Page
12
Harper firemen sponsor a three act comedy Aunt Lilly to be staged Thursday and Friday May 4 and 5 at 8 15 pm in the Harper School gym. Proceeds fund a new fire house. A variety show features dances a Toyland Review by primary students specialty music and a Gentlemen's Review by prominent men in disguise.
A cheerful note invites a sick friend to enjoy the new Gibson Cards line from Fredericksburg Publishing Company. The card highlights bright designs and friendly messages to lift spirits.
A newspaper column argues against picking up hitchhikers, citing cases of murder and theft in Utah and across states. It notes legal risks, financial liability, and crime links, urging motorists to avoid lifts and rely on Travelers Aid for genuine needs.
The Gillespie County Farm Bureau will meet Friday night May 5 at 7 p m at the Fair Grounds. Dr J M Atkins USDA agronomist in charge of small grain improvement in Texas will be the guest speaker. The talk starts promptly at 8 p m and all are invited. Members are urged to join a field trip to the Comfort Experiment Farm on Saturday May 6.
A plea highlights decades of hitchhiking danger from a Florida numbers racket to California Texas Nevada cafes and gambling dens. It urges readers to refuse rides avoid hitchhikers push laws and enforcement and promote No Riders policies in clubs and among peers.
An ad-style notice offers to imprint customers bills with their names at the Fredericksburg Publishing Co. The brief statement promotes personalized billing material through the local publisher.
Final rites for Mrs Alma Ellebracht Evers were held April 29 1950 at 2 30 pm at Beckmann Funeral Home with Rev Julius Holm officiating. Interment followed at Greenwood Cemetery. She died April 27 in Mason County at age 60 years 1 month 9 days. She was born March 18 1890 in Mason County daughter of Willie and Emma Ellebracht. She married Herman Evers on April 7 1916 in Fredericksburg. Survivors include her husband one half brother Erwin Ellebracht and one half sister Mrs Gladys Stein.
Sunday May 7 Lower South Grape Creek. Saturday May 13 Crabapple School Wrede School. Saturday May 20 Cherry Spring school. Sunday May 21 Rocky Hill School Stonewall School. Sunday May 28 Meusebach Creek School.
The Gillespie County draft board office on the courthouse second floor will be open two days a week, Tuesdays and Thursdays from 3 a.m. to 5 p.m. Youths must register at 18, with classification starting at 19. Registration and classification of men 18 through 25 under the 1948 Selective Service Act have been ongoing since August 30, 1948, with no inductions or calls since January 1949.
Probst Hardware, Inc invites customers to trade in old refrigerators of all makes and models as part of a Norge appliance promotion. Contact phone number 136 for price quotes and details.
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