Fredericksburg Sets Thanksgiving for November 30
The Fredericksburg Chamber of Commerce Trade Extension Committee reports Thanksgiving will be observed on November 30, the last Thursday of the month. Members also voted not to close on Armistice Day despite it falling on a Saturday, aligning with long-standing holiday practice. state Governor Shivers had proclaimed both holidays in Texas, but the public declined to follow.
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Fredericksburg
Chamber
Allan Shivers
Texas
Standard to Give Prizes for First Bucks of 1950
The Standard will award prizes for the first and second Buck Deer brought in on opening day of hunting season. The date is Thursday November 16. The nature of the prizes will be announced in next week's issue.
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Standard
The
Electric meters to be checked in Fredericksburg
F L Wilke utility manager says the City Commission through the Electric Utility Department has hired Austin Meter Services to test all electric meters in Fredericksburg. Martin P Schroeder will represent the Capitol City firm and begin work this week. The project will take several months to complete.
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F. L. Wilke
City Commission
Electric Utility Department
Austin Meter Services
Fredericksburg
Martin P. Schroeder
Austin
Capitol City
R. B. Creager Republican Leader Dies in Brownsville
R B Creager longtime Brownsville Republican leader and executive committee head in Texas died last week at his home. He was known in Gillespie County and last year attended a banquet honoring Rep Joseph W Martin at the Nimitz Hotel.
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R. B. Creager
Brownsville
Republican Party
Texas
Creager
Gillespie County
Joseph W. Martin
Nimitz Hotel
Emil F Mayer Killed When Hit By Auto
Gillespie County farmer Emil F Mayer 64 of Palo Alto was killed Friday at 6 35 PM after being struck on Llano Highway near Fredericksburg by a car driven by Luther Alexander of Willow City. Alexander and his brother Burris were with him. Alexander faces negligent homicide charge with a 1500 appearance bond. Mayer, a Fredericksburg potato seller, is survived by three sisters Ida Mayer San Antonio Hulda Loshbreck Washington and Olga Koennecke Fredericksburg. Funeral Sunday at 2 30 PM Schaetter Funeral Home with Rev M J Schwarz officiating burial in City Cemetery.
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Emil F. Mayer
Gillespie County
Palo Alto
Llano Highway
Mayer
Luther Alexander
Willow City
Robert Loth
Luther
Burris Alexander
Justice of the Peace
Bruns
Frederick
Anna Cammert Mayer
Ida Mayer
San Antonio
Hulda
John Loshbreck
Washington
Olga
Theodore Koennecke
Fredericksburg
Charles Mayer
Emma Mayer
Friedrich Mayer
Schaetter
M. J. Schwarz
Aduett
Fire destroys truck and load of cow pea hay
A 298 bale load of cow pea hay transported by Farmers Trucking Company burned Thursday afternoon seven miles west of Fredericksburg on the Harper Highway. Driver Fritz Scharnhorst and companion Perry Mueller escaped as firemen arrived too late. Origin unknown. Part of the loss covered by insurance.
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Farmers Trucking Company
Fredericksburg
Harper Highway
Fritz Scharnhorst
Perry Mueller
Mueller Place
Edwin Braeutigam
Doss
Parking Ramps Are Paved at 87 Drive In
Herbert Durst proprietor of the 87 Drive In Theatre announced paving of the parking ramps. He reported 75 percent of the lot is paved with the top of the ramps left unpaved to help keep the theater cooler in summer. County crews and equipment were engaged on a regular commercial basis.
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Herbert Durst
Durst
Gillespie Youth Paints Canterbury Tale Mural in L A School
Jack Lewis, 1950 Alamo Heights High School graduate and Fredericksburg native, is praised for a 4 by 10 foot Canterbury Tales mural in Alamo Heights High School's English room. The piece features Chaucer’s Knight and Squire among others, after extensive study and local art lessons.
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Jack Lewis
Alamo Heights High School
San Antonio
Fredericksburg
Lewis Ranch
Cherry Spring
Alamo Heights
Bessie Brigham
Jack
Chaucer
Knight
Squire
Miller
London
Canterbury
Evelyn Herman
Alamo
German Film At Palace Next Monday
The Palace Theatre schedules a German language film on Monday November 6 featuring Willy Forst as producer director and star of Bel Ami based on Guy de Maupassant. Olga Tschechowa also stars in a praised cast with George Duryo as a penniless journalist rising to French Colonial Minister.
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Palace Theatre
Willy Forst
Guy de Maupassant
George Duryo
Bel Ami
Olga Tschechowa
New York Daily News
Five Local Babies Born in Week at Area Hospitals
Five children were born in local hospitals this week. Two boys were born to Mr and Mrs Beesley and to Mr and Mrs Jung on October 29. Three girls arrived to Mr and Mrs Land and to Mr and Mrs Pankratz on October 29 and to Mr and Mrs Birc on October 3.
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M. C. Beesley
Eugene Jung
Harvey Land
Melvin Pankratz
Felix Birc
Lions and Rotarians suffer through game night
The Lions and Rotarian gridiron squad endured sore muscles and aching bones after last Wednesday’s game. Dr. Vern Spiva and fellow physicians entertained pregame booms, while County Agent Charles Stone suffered a nose injury and Mayor Molberg faced a playful kick mishap. Humble’s San Antonio plant opening drew Gillespians and business leaders, with Humble president Hines B. Baker praising enterprise and the Humble family’s growth.
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Vern Spiva
Lions Club
Perry
Keyser
Feller
Charles Stone
Stone
Molberg
Maxie
Mason Resident Wins in Youngstown Kitchen Contest
Mason resident Mrs. Baze Draper was among four local winners awarded a Youngstown Electric Dishwasher during the Youngstown Open House, held in San Antonio. Draper and three others were named by Pfiester Appliance Co. and advanced to the San Antonio grand prize round.
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Baze Draper
Mason
Youngstown Electric
Youngstown
San Antonio
Draper
W. Keidel Jr
R. B. Reissig
H. H. Payne
Pfiester Appliance Co
Wink Couple Visits Fredericksburg Families
Mr and Mrs Otto Meyer of Wink Texas spent a week in Fredericksburg visiting the Harry Hartmann and Baethge families during their trip.
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Otto Meyer
Wink, Texas
Fredericksburg
Harry Hartmann and
Baethge
Bank to Close on Election Day
The Security State Bank will be closed on Election Day Tuesday November 7.
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The
Security State Bank
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