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Newspaper
Fredericksburg Standard
Location
Fredericksburg, Texas, United States of America
Date
Nov 08, 1950
Page
4
New Braunfels report notes Herman Thiele left a monetary bequest in his will to the local fire station in gratitude for years of service and companionship in his later years.
A quoted figure of 8500 dollars is allocated to the city for Fire Department purposes with a note referencing Halley’s comet reappearing in 1985.
A classified note urges readers to click for sales when high pressure discussion tails off. The snippet hints at persuasive ad placement strategies and response tactics in circulating want ads.
Austin Texas Dr Geo W Cox State Health Officer warns against overreliance on antihistimines for cold prevention. He urges following directions, maintaining basic health practices, and cautions about side effects and risks of daily use or long term use.
Final rites for Arthur Leyendecker Sr were held at Smith Funeral Home Kerrville on Sunday November 5 1950 at 4 p m officiated by Rev Walter C Probst. Interment was in City Cemetery at Seabrocksburg. He died in San Antonio on Saturday November 1950 born February 11 1888 in Gillespie County. He had lived in Glen Rose seven years and formerly Kerrville. Survivors include wife Ina Lee Leyendecker of Glen Rose daughters Mrs W A Lorenz Mrs W J Klein Mrs B J Coleman Mrs George Ruff Jr all Kerrville Mrs Robert Smith Mercedes Texas sons H A Leyendecker Henry Leyendecker Kerrville Arthur Leyendecker Jr San Antonio sister Mrs August Mund Jr brother Albert Leyendecker Fredericksburg and 11 grandchildren.
About 300 delegates from 42 charges and 70 churches gathered at First Methodist Church for the Kerrville District Conference on November 1. Rev Glenn Evans spoke on Hawaii missions. $200 funded two student scholarships at SMU and Southwestern University. Billy Joe Hammond licensed to preach. state evangelistic campaign announced for fall 1951.
The Rev. C A Greenwaldt pastor of the First Methodist Church was named chairman of the Gillespie County Ministerial Association at a county pastors meeting Tuesday morning The Rev G A Poehlmann and Rev Arthur Spellman were named vice chairman and secretary treasurer The association approved its constitution and by laws and set the first Tuesday of each month at 10 am in the Agriculture Building auditorium as meeting time Included among those present were Reverends O Lindenberg J Campbell Julius Holm Arthur Spellman M J Schwarz Alvin Durst and C A Greenwaldt
Lone Star employees gathered in the Fredericksburg office for the third quarterly safety session led by Safety Director Glenn Covington. A Sinclair Refining Company film Miracle in Paradise Valley highlighted home and highway accident risks and the impact of safety programs. Covington emphasized off the job safety along with work safety lessons. He noted last year no on site injuries during line work to Fredericksburg but two workers killed and three injured off the job.
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Cherry Springs won the baseball game 22 to 15 against Crabapple as Albert Ristau and Kenneth Kothe hit two first inning home runs. Ristau pitched for Cherry Springs while Eldon Ray Feller and Andrew Tatsch pitched for Crabapple. Honor roll names are listed for Cherry Spring students across upper and lower grades. Frost finally arrived with a record low 26 degrees.
The Fredericksburg National Bank will be closed Saturday November 11 in observance of Armistice Day. Bank operations resume on Monday with standard hours.
A runaway Nelson-Davis Company truck rolled from Uptown Service Station on West Main Street and crashed into the Cancino Garage injuring no one. Driver John Walden Richards of Austin had parked the truck, which rolled downhill after the brakes released, leaving the vehicle undamaged.
The Johnson City football team meets Cherokee at a neutral Burnet field on Saturday night November 11 at 8 pm for the 38-B championship. Admission is 1 for adults and 50 cents for students. Both teams are 6–1 in district play making the game decisive. Cherokee has four players on the all-district list, Johnson City three.
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