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Fredericksburg Standard

Location

Fredericksburg, Texas, United States of America

Date

May 14, 1942

Page

6

Red Cross Welcome Home Honor Roll and Local News

The Standard reports Gillespie County service members returning home, aeroplane visits from Kelly Field with crashes and maneuvers, PTA convention attendance at Boerne, and local birth, injury, and farming notes. It lists the fifth term high school honor roll and various community updates from May 3, 1919.

Red Cross Gillespie County Joe R. Ploeger Arthur Klingelhoefer Bruno Hohenberger Albert Feller Alfred Mueller Hy Bruns Adolph Rahe Fredericksburg Kelly Field Brady Immelmann Salto Mortales Kramer PTA Boerne Sun District Texas Congress of Mothers and Parent-Teachers Association F. J. Maier E. H. Riley W. Keidel Otto Kolmeier Franz Stein A. W. Moursand A. B. Williamson E. J. Koenig R. G. Striegler Edna Stein

Doss School Plans April 23 Exercises and May Closing

Doss School announces a program with an afternoon program for intermediate and primary pupils at 1 30, a 4 pm softball game Cyclones versus Lone Star Fredericksburg, a 3 act high school play Adventures of Grandpa, and barbecue for dinner and supper. Refreshments and music follow.

Cyclones Lone Star Fredericksburg AAA Grandpa Karl Durst A. F. Smith Stephensville Harper Ben Hagel Emil Sauer

Blanco County notes visitors and school closing events

Blanco News reports Alfred Davis Jr and family from Baltimore visiting their relatives in Johnson City. Bettie Sultemeier and son Milton of Sandy visit Johnson City. E B Dozier and Elton Dozier Jr from Odessa, and John Ermisson and daughter from Lamesa visit Judge Jes H Clark. Payton School closed with barbecue and program. Judge Clark, County Agent Jenkins, and District Supervisor Miss Hearn gave speeches. Gipson and Waller visited Fredericksburg.

Alfred Davis, Jr Baltimore M. D Alfred Davis W. E., Stevenson Johnson City Bettie Sultemeier Milton Sandy E. B. Dozier Pvt Elton Dozier Jr Odessa John Ermisson Lamesa Jes H. Clark Payton School Jas. H. Clark Ross B. Jenkins Miss Hearn Geo Gipson Leo Waller Fredericksburg

Helmers Family Visits Roscoe Tex Residents

Albert News notes Adolph Helmers of Roscoe Texas visited with Mr and Mrs Henry Helmers and Mr and Mrs Albert Helmers and children two days last week. Arnold Klein spent Tuesday. Continued on Page 4 Sec 2.

Adolph Helmers Roscoe Texas Henry Helmers Albert Helmers Arnold Klein

Stonewall School Plans Weekend Activities and Graduation

Stonewall School announces graduation on Friday May 15 at Weinheimer's Hall with a three act play Spooky Tavern and an address by Judge Henry Hirsch. May 17 closes term with a daytime program and evening dance followed by a day barbecue. Home Demo Club met with six members, gauge testing discussed, bulletins handed out, and a lunch served. Next meeting set for June 2 with Mrs. Herman Weinheimer. Also notes new baby born to Mr and Mrs Paul Pehl and local health updates.

Weinheimer Henry Hirsch Alvin Weinheimer Martin Fredericksburg Benno Eckert Duncan Field Clemens Pehl Erylh Weinheimer Austin Jacob Weinheimer

Harper Parent Teachers Hold Final Meeting

The Harper Parent Teachers Association held its final meeting of the year. District vice president Mrs Carl Garner of Llano conducted a School of Instruction and installation of officers followed. New officers include Mrs David Schmidt as president and Mrs Dean Hopf as first vice president.

Harperarent Teachers Association Carl Garner Llano Garner FE. O. Larkin Carl Oehler R. E. Bode Forest Bode David Schmidt Dean Hopf Douglas Duderstadt Fred Wedekind

Beer helped restore prosperity after 1933

The author recalls 1933 changes and argues beer supported recovery. Legal beer generated over 3 billion in taxes, created more than a million jobs, and added over 15 billion to general business circulation. Beer now sells in all states and is linked to moderation.

Wartime Communication System Formed in Gilespie County

Farmers, ranchers and agents from Gilespie County form a Wartime Communications System to quickly reach every rural family. The initial meeting included leaders from 39 school districts with Miss Maurine Hearn present and a second session set for Thursday at 2 30 p m to lay groundwork and select district representatives. The group will assist the Extension Service in delivering educational and emergency information and gather rural input for the wartime effort.

Gilespie Gilespie County Maurine Hearn District 7 Texas Extension Service

Visitors Here Honor Margaret Almquist Birth

Mrs Almquist hosted as guests D H Ross of Brady and Miss Margaret Grace Ross of Washington D C. Miss Ross serves as rate and route clerk for the Chesapeake and Potomac Telephone Co and as a first aid instructor. She visited to honor her namesake born April 26 at a local hospital.

C. J

Cool Spell Kills Goats in Palo Alto Region

Palo Alto area reports heavy rain over the past week with temperatures cool enough to claim about 20 goats dead last Wednesday and Thursday. The animals had been sheared two months earlier and the weather is cited as the cause of the losses.

Palo Alto H. H. Maner Felix Jung Erwin Itz Edwin Jung Leroy Robin Durst Arthur Itz Leona Sagebiel San Antonio Chas. A. Sagebiel Werner Ottmers

Stiff Federal Rules Limit Installment Purchases

The Federal Reserve Board issued strict new rules limiting installment buys on 16 classified common items including clothing, kitchenware, jewelry, auto parts and appliances. Charge accounts must be paid by the 10th of the second month after purchase with no down payment required, effectively extending the payment deadline for many articles.

Washington Federal Reserve Board

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