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Newspaper
Fredericksburg Standard
Location
Fredericksburg, Texas, United States of America
Date
May 31, 1940
Page
7
Harvesters of small grain in our community have begun and in some instances the combines and binders can be heard day and night. The crops are good and people are anxious to gather them. Many farmers have purchased new machinery to speed harvesting and several combines and tractors have been sold in this region. Stonewall ball team beat Willow City 8 to 2.
Farmers used combine and reaper to harvest ripe grain after rain. Mrs Felix Herbert hosted birthday greetings. a mid afternoon lunch featured sweet peas. Winona Duecker returned from Abilene to visit family. Herman Rusche Silver Wedding anniversary observed at Fredericksburg. Koennecke from Fredericksburg visited the High and Herbert families. Lee Feuge visiting parents at Doss. Chas Lehmann and family mentioned. Loriie Willms shower attended by Mrs Hugo Eckhardt in San Antonio. Cain City school closing drew many from the community. Arthur Schmidt and Felix Herbert built additions to granaries.
Commencement at Johnson City High School Auditorium honored eleven graduates with high honors to Rebecca Casparis and salutatorian Tom Boecking. The event featured addresses, diplomas, music, and a class song, with scholarships from several colleges awarded to the top students. The Johnson City Grammar School also closed with diplomas for 7th graders.
A Fredericksburg resident displays a row of 32 Easter lilies at the Hartmann home on West Travis Street. Planting by Mrs Hartmann in 1938 led to 535 blossoms this season despite frost and cold, with Harry crediting his wife for the bumper crop. The display draws neighbor attention but visitors are discouraged.
The infant son of Mr. and Mrs. Hugo Moses born May 21 died May 24 after three days. Funeral services were held Saturday May 25 at 10:30 a.m. at Schnetter Funeral Home with Rev. F. X. Wolf officiating. Interment followed at City Cemetery.
Partial OCR shows names like Ernst children and Mr. and Mrs. Chas, with scattered family references and dates. The readable fragments suggest an obituary or family notice from Fredericksburg, including mentions of Bernhall and Rubin, but precise details and full sentences are missing.
Last week at Buchanan Dam the Willow Trio Farrer Smith Henry Harlen and Nolan Althaus brought in three cats weighing twenty pounds each and seven small ores totaling about 90 pounds of fish. Social notes list local visits and family absences as neighbors share Sunday calls and gatherings. Oat and wheat harvesting has begun with favorable grain prospects for spring.
Luckenbach community notes honor the three act school play cast at a Thursday evening party with snacks and reminiscences. Frohsinn club held its final rehearsal and planned plays for fall plus a July 7 barbecue at Luckenbach.
The Doss Improvement Club met on Saturday night May 18 with Pres Sauer presiding and twenty five members present. Minutes were read and approved. The program included songs, assembly, household hints, readings, and a final assembly. The June meeting is urged to include the fair discussion and sandwiches were served. Doss lost to Cave Creek 10 to 9 after locating the opposition’s diamond.
The City of Harper arranged transport of a large water tank and stand to Gillespie County courtyard for Harper. The tank will be centrally located to bolster fire protection alongside existing tanks. A pumper truck, being assembled in Fredericksburg, will be delivered to the Harper Fire Department once finished.
A Sanatorium publicity article explains that recognizing early changes in a person’s feelings can reveal tuberculosis months or years before obvious symptoms appear. Dr John Potts of Fort Worth notes four common early signals and urges awareness.
A. E. Bailey of Harper who died in Harper on May 12 is buried in Lubbock on May 26. Born July 14, 1855 in Wood County he married Lucy Rucker August 19, 1875. Survived by five sons, three daughters, 13 grandchildren, seven great grandchildren, two brothers and three sisters. Funeral services led by Rev. H. G. Gantz. Schaeuter Funeral Home carried remains. Lubbock arrangements by Rix Funeral Home.
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