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Newspaper
Fredericksburg Standard
Location
Fredericksburg, Texas, United States of America
Date
May 31, 1950
Page
11
The Big Wheel opens at the 87 Drive In Sunday and Monday June 4 and 5 presented by Harry M. Popkin Sam Stiefel and Jack Dempsey. Mickey Rooney and Thomas Mitchell star with Wild Bill Reams performing auto stunt sequences.
The First Methodist Church furnished the May quota including 106 dozen cookies 46 gift prizes a hymn book and assorted magazines. The American Red Cross provided music items and Rowert Music Store donated sheet music. Sunset Truck delivered all items free. The June quota was accepted for delivery on June 12 by two parishes.
Johnny Weismuller stars in a jungle adventure showing at Buck Night on Tuesday and Wednesday June 6 and 7. The screening features battles against jungle beasts and raiders in a lost African empire.
The Texas Game Fish and Oyster Commission advances a plan to split the waterfowl season by zones with an earlier opening for Panhandle and West Texas, a November 10 start for the main state, and higher daily limits to curb waste. The final decision rests with the U S Fish and Wildlife Service.
June is observed as Dairy Month in Texas highlighting butter cheese ice cream and milk as vital for health. Governor Allan Shivers praises Old Bossie the dairy mascot while officials note dairy boosted state income with thousands of dairies and hundreds of thousands of workers. County dairy densities and development areas are outlined by the Texas Extension Service.
Violet Rahe daughter of Mr and Mrs Robert Rahe and top sewing student at Fredericksburg High School has been selected by the Women's Auxiliary of the Texas Sheep and Goat Raisers Association as Gillespie County’s entrant for the 1950 Make It Yourself with Wool Contest. The district contest at Fredericksburg on November 6 will determine six dress suit and coat winners to advance to the state show in Fort Worth in December. State winners advance to the national contest in Casper Wyoming with prizes awarded at each level.
Final rites for Alois Heinrich were conducted at Schaetter Funeral Home and St Marys Church on May 29 1950. Officiating was Rev Bodo Galle with interment in St Marys Cemetery. He died May 27 in a local hospital at age 78 and 3 months. He was born February 16 1872 in Austria. He married Rosa Billimek in 1898 and is survived by Rosa, daughter Anna, and brother Fred Heinrich. He was predeceased by brothers Joseph Edward Adolf and sisters Franz Ripper Emilie and Mrs Emil Schmidt.
The Gillespie County 4-H Club voted to accept an International Pick-Up from Hill Country Implement Co. They will use 20 acres of land for experimental work. At the meeting dairy farming slides were shown. Some boys practiced shooting at Schmidt's range while others studied entomology with Mrs. Walter Doebbler.
Newspaper brief urges readers to aid those seeking homes by advertising available vacancies. Emphasizes community assistance and practical listings to connect buyers with housing options.
Presley J Arhelger son of Mr and Mrs Otto Arhelger earned first place recognition in the Fourth Army Intercollegiate and Interscholastic Rifle Competition held in College Station on May 17 Cadet Arhelger a sophomore at A and M College majors in electrical engineering and belongs to E Battery Field Artillery He ranked sixth on the A and M team with 367 points The medal was presented during a Mother's Day ceremony on May 14 He is known as P J at A and M and graduated from FHS in 1948.
The Medina River Baptist Association met at Fredericksburg Baptist Church with about 20 Hill Country churches. Rev. Ike Hargrove led a song service. Rev. H. T Arnold presided. Forty five new members joined as revival spanned ten states. The next meeting is scheduled for Tarpley on June 13.
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