Oakcrest Park Day marks dedication of Gillespie County park
Editorial praises Oakcrest Park progress in Gillespie County over ten months since its creation from 160 acres of rugged terrain. It credits the Commissioners Court and local groups including the Rotary Lion s Garden Club and Boy and Girl Scouts for key improvements such as a dam across Liveoak Creek. It urges citizens to visit June 1 Oakcrest Park Day and celebrate the community asset.
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Oakcrest Park
Gillespie County
Fredericksburg
Commissioners Court
Chambers of Commerce
Rotary Club
Garden Club
Lions Club
Boy and Girl Scouts
Veterans Organizations
Liveoak Creek
Nursing as a Career for Girls Urged by Advertising Council
The Advertising Council champions nursing as a career for girl high school graduates. Hospital use grows, boosting nurse demand in America. Between 1936 and 1950 hospital births rose from 831,000 to 2,800,000 and annual admissions from 8.6 to 17 million. WWII left 173,055 graduate nurses in service. Today 322,500 are enrolled, with more nursing students than in 1941. It takes three years to train a nurse, 18 years to grow a prospective student. Texas cities offer strong training facilities. girls should explore nursing as a career.
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America
Advertising Council of America
Army
Navy
Texas
Bachelor Survival Rules From Batesville Daily Guard
A humorous 1952 item from Batesville Arkansas outlines ten tongue in cheek rules for bachelors to avoid marriage. It suggests skipping grooming, provoking, broken dates, costly chicanery, financial dependence, and fleeing if marriage becomes imminent, in a satirical tone.
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Batesville
Ark
Daily Guard
Pedernales Philosopher Seeks Rural Rain Gauge Emptiers
The Pedernales Philosopher on Kerr Route farm laments the burden of emptying rain gauges after each rainfall. He suggests government hire rural rain gauge emptiers with regular routes to relieve farmers. He jokes about workload, pay, and the need to manage weeds, concluding he cannot apply due to other duties.
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A. A
Pedernales
Johnson Grass
Kerr
Korea
Europe
Noggin
30,000 Texans to Die of Heart Disease in 1952
Austin, Texas State Health Officer Geo. W. Cox forecast about 30,000 Texas deaths from heart and blood vessel diseases in 1952. About 15,000 will be under 70, with 700 in their 30s and 4,500 in their 50s. 7,000 in their 60s. Men exceed women in death rate by about 70 percent since 1941. A statewide heart program requires a coordinating committee and medical service directions.
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Austin
Texas
Geo. W. Cox
American Heart Association
My Old Kentucky Home State Song of Kentucky
Stephen Collins Foster wrote My Old Kentucky Home which has been designated the official state song of Kentucky, reflecting the state’s musical heritage and cultural identity.
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Old
Kentucky
Stephen Collins Foster
Fredericksburg Past Sparks May Memories and Games
A May 1929 item recalls Fredericksburg events and people including memorial services for veterans, a Kerrville win by the Giants, local notices on holidays and travel, and social activities. The column lists names of soldiers, local addresses, and recent community happenings from May 1919 to May 1929, ending with a prompt to read the classifieds.
Morris Ranch Party Delights Emil Roeder and Guests
Emil Roeder enjoyed a party hosted by Morris Ranch youth with Cora and Alma Ruff of Kerrville in attendance. A hailstorm between Waring and Welfare wrecked crops last Sunday. August Jost passed through an hour later and confirmed severe damage. Fredericksburg Giants edged M G T 14th Cavalry 1 0 as Rheinholtz and Lee debated in a pitchers duel. Giants lineup included FE Henke E Henning BE Juenke A Krauskopf W Lochte J Yarborough W Klaerner Gonzales R Lee and P Lee allowed five hits. Last Saturday Henry COWAr received 300 one and two year old steers delivered by D W Rouse and Louis Walter, raised in Scrabapple and Sandy regions.
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Louis Jordan Post
The
American Legion
Arion Singing Club
F. W. Radetzky
H. H. Sag
Louis Barsch
Emil Beyer
Hugo Blanchard
Ed. Brinkrolf
Walter Burrow
Hugo Wm. Dietrich
Harry Duecker
Walter Eckhardt
Wm. H. Enderlin
Walter Engel
Dave L. Farris
Walter Fritz
John Goene
Felix Grobe
Arthur Henke
Herman H. Hohmann
Louis Jordan
Eddie Kaiser
Eddie Klaerner
Heinrich Koch
Walter Langerh
Waring and
Welfare
August Jost
Fredericksburg Giants
M. G. T. 14Th Cavalry
Rheinholtz
Lee
Giants
Henke
E. Hennig
BE. Juenke
A. Krauskopf
W. Lochte
J. Yarborough
W Klaerner
Gonzales
R .Lee
P. Lee
Henry Cowar
D. W. Rouse
Louis Walter
Scrabapple
Sandy
Health protection worth more than a pack of cigarettes
Texas Health Officer Geo W Cox urges higher funding for public health, noting Texans pay about 20 cents per person annually for health services while state spending lags near the bottom. He warns that cutting health budgets leads to higher long term costs and cites potential gains from increased per capita spending.
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Austin
Geo. W. Cox
Texas
Dr. Cox
Poultry Farmer Highlights Continuous Culling of Non-Producers
A poultry man notes that removing non-producing birds is a reliable method to cut feed costs on a laying flock, implying ongoing, full-scale culling to maintain efficiency.
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Fredericksburg Publishing Company, Inc
Alfred Petsch
Max Bierschwale
Arthur H. Rowert
Gillespie
Counties
Chicago
Seattle
New York
San Francisco
Pedernales Philosopher
Kerr Route
Kerrville Tourists
Smokey Klaemer
Hollings
C. Kraerner
Hahn
Kerrville
Maddox
Nowlin
Richard Weber
Dubuque
Iowa
Ad. Henke
Sweetwater
Chas. M. Henke
Ernst Houy
Chas. Geistweidt
Frank Geistweidt
Deaf and Dumb Institute
Mas
J Stapley Fairchild
Little Son
Wm. Bierschwale
Harper
Waxahachie
Quick Tire
Ernst Nagel
Rainbow
Stonewall
Burg’s Hall
Tom Harlan Jr
Alfons Walter
George Weinheimer
Guadalupe
Max T. Henke
Sidney
San Antonio
Olga Hagen
Ella Evers
Herman Usener
Standard
Otto Henke
Theo Heep
H. H. Sagebiel
J. F. Metzger
Augusta Roeder
M Halff and Bros
A. E. Lewis
Henry W. Lewis
Chinwangton
Keking
Shanghai
China
Fritz Luckenbach
Menard
Dora Nauwald
Luckenbach
San Saba River
T. D. Smith
Bank of Fredericksburg
Estella Smith
Mrs. Smith
Texas Agricultural Extension Service
Emil Roeder
Morris Ranch
Misses Cora
Alma Ruff
Lone Star
Servel
Lone Star Gas Company
Home Appliance Company
Main Street
Vapo Butane Company Schroeder Bldg
W. Main St
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