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Newspaper
Fredericksburg Standard
Location
Fredericksburg, Texas, United States of America
Date
May 17, 1940
Page
2
WPA activities highlighted under the theme This Work Pays Your Community will run daily from 8 a.m. to 4 p.m. with demonstrations in sewing, recording, social work, and surplus commodities across thirty counties. Visiting hours are May 23 from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. and 7 p.m. to 9 p.m.
Charles Stehling son of Mr and Mrs Felix Stehling has completed his flight examination for a private pilot license. Officials at Southwest Texas State Teachers College San Marcos confirm Charles is a sophomore student and recent CAA training completion.
A weekly digest reports German advances through Luxembourg and Belgium into France, Dutch government in exile, and looming major battle near Belgium France border. It notes Meuse River valley invasion, Sedan fall, and predicted climactic conflict. FDR calls for a huge arms program with defense spending over 2.5 billion dollars, urging Congress to begin now with later payment.
About 100 members and guests attended a Jaycees barbecue business meeting in Fredericksburg Texas. County Judge Henry Hirsch and Mayor Edward Krauskopf spoke pledging cooperation from county and city officials. The group endorsed a plan to purchase metal license plate tags reading Jaycee Fredericksburg Texas to be sold to members and non members for ten cents each.
Calendar invites schools to enter name and closing date for this year. Only date and name will appear. further closing details will appear in later advertisements.
The two day event begins Saturday at noon featuring baskets, centerpieces, and children's work. Admission is 10 cents for adults and 5 cents for children under 12 to help cover exposition costs. Judges’ names and final details will be announced after today’s meeting. A Saturday night special features a technicolor slide film on flower arrangement by Fredericksburg Coca Cola Bottling Co Inc.
A list of street name schedules shows Morris Ranch Crabapple Junction Rheingold Stonewall Grapetown Meusebach Palo Alto Cain City schools with events on Saturday May 18 and 25 and Sunday May 19 and 26. The entries identify each school by name and dated weekend days.
A hitch hiker robbed a man who had befriended him on Wednesday, taking $223 and the car before leaving the victim stranded. Police, including State Patrolmen Hoffman and Pittman, found the car near Kerrville and surprised Power asleep in a Kerrville house at 3 am Thursday. Power was taken to Boerne for safekeeping and to face Kendall County charges. he had been fined in Gillespie County in February for passing a hot check.
Lutheran churches through the Conference are invited to a family meeting this Sunday. Attendees bring their own food while visiting ministers and their families will be served by the Brotherhood. Rubin Bernhard will preside over a round table discussion to conclude the day.
Mrs. Ted Carr of Chicago is visiting her mother Mrs Alonzo Lewis in Cherry Springs during her trip.
The writer argues English leaders showed cold gratitude for American sacrifice in 1918 and money loans. They claim English rulers push nations for their own gain and warn Americans to distrust leaders who use shared victory for dominance. The piece emphasizes independence in foreign policy.
Four births were registered in Gillespie County this week at Fredericksburg hospitals. One boy was born to Mr. and Mrs. Herbert Kuhkiman on Tuesday May 14. Girls were born to Mr. and Mrs. Rudi Franke on May 13, to Mr. and Mrs. Albert Wilke on May 8, and to Mr. and Mrs. Aris tides Arizola on May 14.
The senior class program features an invocation and a song by the Senior Girls directed by Mrs Mildred Biddy. Norman Ransleben gives the introductory address with S H Smyre introducing the guest speaker Julia Estill who will announce the honor graduates. Herman Fisher Jr presents diplomas. The program closes with a class song God Bless America. Paul Albrecht of Austin visited Mr and Mrs Benno Bang. The Cherry Mountain Glee Club presents a program at the school house on June 29 with a notice to appear in a later issue.
The article notes rising 1939 AAA payments for systematic crop rotation tied to soil improvement practices, with more checks issued than in 1938. It expects larger 1940 participation as 160 new farms receive allotments and 68 new range program applications were filed before May 1.
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