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Newspaper
Fredericksburg Standard
Location
Fredericksburg, Texas, United States of America
Date
Nov 27, 1968
Page
8
The piece reflects on bygone lunch habits with paper sacks and lunch pails from earlier school days. It recalls students near the schoolhouse bringing meals, the seasonal treats, and a social moment tied to Thanksgiving school events.
A centenarian woman from Johnson City has died. The brief notice notes her age and locality, with archival references indicating publication on a local page. Further details appear elsewhere in the issue.
Cold weather limited deer storage at two Doss plants on Thursday morning November 22. Tommy Reed reported 70 bucks and 5 does with a 181 inch spread 8 point buck dressed at 110 pounds shot by Clayton Crenwelge. Fred Itz stocked 106 bucks 6 does 4 turkeys with a 102 pound buck shot by an out of town hunter. Young Larry Eckert 11 killed a 5 point and a 7ter that dressed 100 pounds. A rattlesnake near Richard Kasper’s home was 50 feet long with 15 rattles. City hunters liked the quiet away from trains and traffic though some seek day leases and growl at travel. Annabel Kasper a NTSU student and her sister are mentioned.
Post Office will be closed Thanksgiving Day with no city rural or star route mail deliveries. Outgoing mail will have regular holiday pickup and depart at 5 p.m. Mail to boxholders arrives as usual. Stamp machine dispenses four 6c stamps and refunds a penny for 25c coins.
Three freshmen in Central Texas College’s pilot technology program completed their first solo flights. Students Richard Ostrom Detief Sauer and Leroy Wunderlich soloed with under 10 hours of instruction, well below the national average. Twenty two others expected to solo later this term if weather holds. Flight activity reached a record 550 flight hours in October.
Gerald Henke a sophomore from Fredericksburg presented in a student recital by the Texas A and I University Music Department Tuesday November 19 in the Concert Hall of the Frank S Smith Fine Arts Center. Henke baritone sang Sonata in F minor by G P Telemann and studied under James W Siber.
Chamber of Commerce runs a third week of a membership drive with two TV sets as prizes. No mystery man has signed up or appeared at the Chamber office. The Alamo Area Tuberculosis Association used Chamber facilities for an X-ray van on Nov 16 and a spirometer unit was present. 239 people were involved.
The Hill Country Boy Scout District banquet will be held at the Sunday House Restaurant on December 7 with Dr. Andrew Edington of Schreiner Institute Kerrville as principal speaker. New officers will be installed and awards presented. tickets cost 2.50 and are available from district assistants in Gillespie Llano Mason Burnet and Blanco counties.
Frederickburg Publishing Co offers Advent calendars imported from Germany at 50 and 75 cents. Buyers may choose whimsical designs or cherubs at a pipe organ.
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