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Fredericksburg Standard

Location

Fredericksburg, Texas, United States of America

Date

May 18, 1939

Page

5

Bitterweed pull and farm loan notes from Texas county

The report discusses new loan programs amid a large outstanding debt, with collateral including 11.4 million bales of cotton and huge wheat and corn stocks. It notes lower foreign sales, and outlines proposed supports for cotton and other commodities, plus rates and impact on prices. Also included is a field report on bitterweed in Menard County and a livestock sale listing in San Antonio with prices for hogs, cattle, calves, sheep, and goats.

Menard Texas Bitterweed Luckenbach Control Reeve Nauwald Chamber of Commerce Burker Commissioners’ Court Advocate Relief Board WPA Government Experiment Station Collge Station San Antonio Altho

Cooking cereals with dry skim milk boosts nutrition

The nutritive value of cereals rises when cooked with dry skim milk. Mix the dry skim milk and cereal thoroughly using from one half to one cup of dry skim milk per cup of cereal.

Fredericksburg Publishing Co Carbon Paper Ad

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Funeral for Mrs Edmund Saenger Held in Zion Church

Funeral services for Mrs. Edmund Saenger creator of a large Hill Country circle were held May 16 at 2 30 P M from Beckmann Funeral Home Zion s Church with Rev F Bracher officiating and music by church choirs and the Arion Male Chorus at the grave. Born Rosina Ottmers November 27 1863 she died May 14 at age 75 5 17 She married Edmund Saenger July 17 1882 and leaves nine children eight grandchildren and one great grandchild along with a sister and many relatives. Preceded in death by four Ottmers sisters and two brothers.

Edmund Saenger Beckmann Zion’s Church F. Bracher Arion Hill Country Saenger Rosina Ottmers North Grape Creek Gottfried Ottmers Cave Creek Fredericksburg Henry Hilmar Weber Hugo Baethge Otto Dallas Hilmar Monroe la Alfred Chester San Antonio Felix Eddie Saenger Carl Sagebiel Christian Keyser Fritz Otte August Sagebiel Fritz Bruns George August Fritz William Ottmers Gottfried Albert Ottmers

Funeral for Mrs Henry Roeder Observes May 15

Funeral services were held for Lina Kramer Roeder at Schuettes Funeral Home and city cemetery. She died after a lingering illness on May 14 at age 58 years 8 months 19 days. Survivors include husband Henry Roeder four sons Arthur Oscar Werner Helmuth a daughter and eight grandchildren.

Henry Roeder Lina Kramer Schuettes City O. Lindenberg Roeder Oscar Kramer Gillespie County Arthur Oscar Werner Helmuth Roeder Bruno Raute Otto Eugen Benno Kramer Carl Lorenz Rudolph Kuhlmann Fred Nemky Wm Rante Leopold Albert Land

Mrs Gretchen Wagner dies in San Antonio at 653 years

Mrs Gretchen Wagner 653 years old died Friday morning at her home in San Antonio after living there 60 years. Born in Fredericksburg she was a member of San Antonio Lodge 381 Ladies Auxiliary and Brotherhood of Locomotive Firemen and Enginemen. Funeral services were held Sunday at her residence and St John’s Lutheran Church with Rev A L Wolff officiating. Survived by husband Charles J Wagner four brothers Benno and Fred Knopp Fredericksburg Alfred Knopp Boerne Henry Knopp San Antonio and sister Mrs John Petsch Blanco.

Gretchen Wagner San Antonio Fredericksburg Ladies Auxiliary Brotherhood of Locomotive St. John's Lutheran Church A. L. Wolff Charles J. Wagner Benno Fred Knopp Alfred Knopp Boerne Henry Knopp John Petsch Blanco

Balancing Fireside Groupings Without Exact Furniture

In arranging fireside seating it is not essential to use pairs of chairs or tables but balance matters. Place objects of similar size on each side of the hearth, such as a love seat opposite a wing chair with a table for symmetry.

Dc) Kuntze de Candolle Mexico Berlandier

Ghost Town Owensville once Robertson County seat in Texas

Owensville served as Robertson County seat from 1854 until 1870 when the county clerk moved county books to Calvert and court actions shifted there. The town on Walnut Creek dwindled, leaving a filling station store and an old schoolhouse, with mail now routed from Franklin.

Owensville Robertson County Calvert Baylor Walnut Creek William H. Wheellock Wheelock Maxine Drury Franklin

New London Safest School Dedication Planned

New London May 13 A junior-senior high school plant billed as the world's safest school will be dedicated Monday at the site of the 1937 gas explosion that killed 294 students and teachers. Supt R L Bunting says the $375000 structure includes every safety device known in modern school architecture.

New London Supt R. L. Bunting

Zane Grey Sets Tuna Swordfish Record in 1930

Zane Grey caught the largest swordfish ever, a 1040 pound fish off Tahiti in 1930, setting a historic marine record.

Zane Grey Tahiti

Local Notes Include Medical Procedure and Social Gatherings

Mrs Theo Haag underwent a goitre operation last Monday. Iain J W Barnes beef cattle specialist from A and M College visited Tuesday with County Agent Henry Crrote. Mr and Mrs Edwin Oehler celebrated their silver wedding anniversary with Echo Singing Club members and families, with cake sandwiches and beer served.

Theo Haag Iain J. W. Barnes A. & M. College Henry Crrote Edwin Oehler Echo Singing Club

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