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Newspaper
Fredericksburg Standard
Location
Fredericksburg, Texas, United States of America
Date
May 17, 1950
Page
11
The Game Fish and Oyster Commission will release a color sound documentary on Texas white tailed deer titled Master Whitetail. The two year project links the animal’s original and current status with civilization’s advance. Tentative plan calls for about a dozen copies for the department’s motion picture library.
Preston Smith launches a Fort Worth campaign hub for his Texas lieutenant governor bid. Paul Cates names Jim McMullen as campaign manager and publicity director at 1117 Houston. Smith, 38, longtime Lubbock businessman and state legislator, vows to run the office on a sound business basis if elected.
The documentary follows early conservation efforts and public cooperation in game management, highlighting a Texas trading post’s 75 000 deer hides shipped to New York between 1844 and 1853. It centers on a buck deer from infancy to first antlers, filmed largely in the Texas Hill Country and Edwards Plateau. A press preview is to be held, with premiere venue and date undecided.
Texas seeks to recover oil from abandoned fields with a state led study. Railroad Commissioner Ernest O. Thompson notes much oil remains in ground and partners with the University of Texas and A and M College to renew production.
An old medical or natural history note states the average life span of the housefly is eight to ten weeks. It notes rapid reproduction and short life cycle typical of Musca domestica.
Central Motor Co promotes repair services with ready equipment and experienced staff for all car models. Cars repaired to a first class standard with all work guaranteed.
City records show an amendment to the fire limits ordinance of Fredericksburg Texas passed May 15 1950. The measure revises Section 1 detailing fire limits boundaries along Bowie Street Austin Street Washington Street and nearby town lots per the Enderle map and cites specific lot lines and street intersections. The ordinance takes effect upon passage. Mayor Joe Molberg and Clerk Harry Land sign and seal.
May events include a mid month board meeting on the 17th, Boy Scout and National Guard drills, a Texas Unemployment Commission rep at the courthouse on the 19th, Hill Country league baseball games, Rotary Club meetings, Music Study Club, Lions Club at Nimitz Hotel, American Legion events, and more through May 31.
If you have a sharp eye for bargains, watch the want ads for low prices and quick steals in today’s classifieds. Readers scan listings for deals on goods, services, and opportunities across town.
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