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Fredericksburg Standard

Location

Fredericksburg, Texas, United States of America

Date

May 23, 1951

Page

14

Pleasant Hill Community News A Busy Week Ends With School Closing Plans

Pleasant Hill reports a large turnout for Friday’s party at the school house. Prizes went to Shirley Rech and Dorothy Lindig with Louis Lindig winning boobie. R R Rech and Frederick Deike led scores. Monroe Schaeferkoeter had the low men’s score. Families visited in Boerne and San Saba. Dan Weiershausen injured his arm and back but improving. Weather brought good rains and crops look well. Hartmanns busy with sheep. town eyes the May 26 school closing.

Pleasant Hill Shirley Rech Dorothy Lindig Louis Lindig R. R. Rech Frederick Deike Monroe Schaeferkoeter Ira Lee Sultemeier August Ludwig Weiershausen G. C. Walker Jerry Howard San Saba Hartmanns Levi Deike and Son Fredericksburg Neighborhood Progress Club Stafford Mauldin Myrtle Odiorne John Middleton Ewald Rech A. D. Sultemeier Emmie Sue Sandy E. Sagebiel Karnes City Sultemeier Mr. Rech Sagebiel Frank Stueler R. L. Mitchell Herman Deike Emil Birk Booby Joe Novian Willie Rech B. W. Scharnhorst Low Edwin Scharnhorst Emil Birk Bernice Edwin Birk D'Lilah Ann Willie Schaefer McKenzie Walter Lindig Joe Dixon Marlin Rech Francis Rech San Antonio Karl Petermann Jerry Wayne Peter Novian Blanco Here Progress Club Gloria Ann Moldenhauer Guenther Ellebracht Victor Rech Edwin Oehler Dora Shipp Barbara Ann Harry Novian Francis Bush Ollie Potts Alvin Behrends Leo Sultemeier Otto Sultemeier

Central Motor Co Car Repair Service Ad

Our shop has the necessary equipment and the experienced men who can do a first class job of repairing on any model or make car. Call on us today All work guaranteed.

Central Motor CO

Post Oak Progress Club cleans cemetery and hosts events

The Post Oak Progress Club organized a cemetery cleanup with repair work on older tombstones led by Mrs. Stafford Mauldin. Members and visitors shared a basket dinner and tours, with several neighbors and family members noted among attendees and visitors.

Post Oak Progress Club

Harper notices and local visits span week in Harper

The column lists church participation for services and a sixth grade class picnic plus a trip to Mt. Home fish hatcheries. It records visits by Mrs. J. R. Peril and daughter, Mrs. Bessie Carruthers to Crystal City, Mr. and Mrs. Simon Cosper and two children to Mr. and Mrs. William Cosper in Uvalde, Otto Grona and daughter from Morris Ranch, Dean Hopf at Edinburg, and Mrs. Tracy Tobin traveling to Johnson City to visit her sister Minnie Hunnicutt.

Mt. Home J. R. Peril Bessie Carruthers Crystal City Simon Cosper William Cosper Uvalde Otto Grona Morris Ranch Elizabeth Grona Dean Hopf Edinburg Tracy Tobin Johnson City Minnie Hunnicutt

Pleasant Hill Wins in Community Progress Contest

Pleasant Hill receives 100 dollars as part of the Texas Rural Neighborhoods Contest for 1950 51, with awards announced by Farmer Stockman and Texas A M Extension. Top prize goes to Poetry Camp Ground Community Center Kaufman County for 500 dollars. Tin Top Parker County 400. Post Oak Belk Lamar County 300. Cotton Center Hale County 200. sixteen other communities share 100 each.

Pleasant Hill Farmer-Stockman Magazine Dallas Texas A & M College Extension Service T. C. Richardson Farmer-Stockman Poetry Tin Top Parker County Post Oak Belk Lamar County Cotton Center Hale County Farmer - Stockman Magazine of Texas

Social Security claims must be filed promptly in Austin

Individuals in the Austin area may lose two months of benefits if they fail to file by the end of April. The 1950 law allows retroactive payments for up to six months, so filing in May could restore benefits to November. Eligible groups include dependents of WWII veterans, widows, and retirees aged 65 with 18 months of work. File at the Austin Social Security office.

Austin James B. Marley The Social Security Administration

Austin Highway Widening Improves Hazardous Stretch

The Travis County segment of the Austin Highway is under State Highway Department work. Crews tear up a 1 mile section to widen the road and smooth the curves, with traffic crossing the area during construction and no detours in place.

Travis County Austin State Highway Department

Dry cleaning and anti mold treatment at Stehling Bros

Before storing your winter silk and wool top coats dresses skirts suits trousers and other garments the long summer months the guy to send them to Stehling's for thorough dry cleaning and anti mold treatment. Stehling Bros., Phone 24¢

Stehling’s Stehling Bros

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Business and Professional Directory Optometrists Leon F. Zwiener Travelers Cafe — Palace Bldg Felix T. Tybor Optometrist Palace Theatre Alfred Petsch Blacksmith and Hill Country Implement Company Farmall Tractors International Trucks Magnolia Mobilgas Mobiloil MOBIL Joe A. Weidenfeller Magnolia Petroleum Schretter’s Beckmann Funeral Home Harper Meyer Kallenberg’s PharMacy
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