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Newspaper
Fredericksburg Standard
Location
Fredericksburg, Texas, United States of America
Date
Oct 02, 1941
Page
1
Column argues local Main Street needs repair and a cleaner look as Fredericksburg readies new street lights. Writer asserts streets reflect city image and urges prompt improvements amid debate about Lindbergh’s wartime remarks and Jewish influence in cinema.
The remodeled grocery store holds a two day sales event this Friday and promises special prices. Local shoppers anticipate discounts on core staples and fresh produce as renovations finalize.
The State Highway Department announced the Gillespie Kerr road gap between Fredericksburg and Kerrville will be built under the 1942 Secondary Highway Program. The project includes grading drainage and surfacing at an estimated 96000 dollars, extending from 11.4 miles southwest of Fredericksburg to 0.7 mile southwest of the Gillespie Kerr county line. The work supplements ongoing construction along this stretch. The completion is a joint goal of the Fredericksburg and Kerrville Chambers of Commerce.
The First Cavalry Division of Ft. Bliss Texas will spend Sunday night in Fredericksburg Tourist Park. Ten thousand men and one thousand motor vehicles were expected. vehicles will be refused while the division rests here enroute from Louisiana maneuvers to Ft. Bliss.
Fredericksburg merchants announce the Quality Cash Grocery will open its completely remodeled store on Friday and Saturday October 3 and 4. The renovation includes new shelving, repainted interior, a new dairy box, and fluorescent lighting for daylight illumination. Chester Schmidt, longtime owner, says stock is rearranged scientifically for easy finding.
It Happened This Week reports fourteen ships launched in Liberty Fleet Day ceremonies at ten shipyards across the Atlantic Pacific and Gulf of Mexico. Three Liberty Ships were among the mass launches, part of a program to complete about 1200 merchant ships by end of 1943. The item notes a flood in Reeves and Ward Counties Texas leaving up to 800 people homeless, with further New Mexico effects.
State Highway Department instruction urges fall car and truck owners to obtain title certificates promptly. Owners must show proof of ownership on or before October 1, 1939, with the bill of sale preferred. if unavailable, a pre 1939 registration receipt may be accepted.
Miss Edyth Krauskopf, C. of C. secretary, announced this week that a complete copy of the tax bill, effective October 1, is now available. Local businesses may examine the bill at the Chamber of Commerce office for more information.
Preparations rushed for the 54th annual Texas Gerbigs Saengerfest to be held October 11 and 12. About 1,000 singers from 24 out of town choirs will join four local groups led by Herman Sans Mixed Choir. Visitors will be billeted in local homes and hotels to accommodate the capacity crowd. A parade starts Saturday morning with ensembles from Austin Taylor New Braunfels Clear Springs and other towns.
Dr J K Peden a longtime Fredericksburg physician who came to the town in 1905 and served as Gillespie County Health Officer since 1937 died of a heart attack Friday morning September 26 found by his sister Adah Peden. Born April 27 1878 in Kaufman Texas he was 63 years 4 months and 29 days old.
Five Gillespians sustained injuries in unrelated mishaps during the past week. Mrs. Max Pahl dislocated a shoulder at home, Harry Beck Jr. fractured his left arm on a school swing, Henry Segner suffered facial cuts from a mule kick, Marvin Oestreich’s daughter cut her upper lip in a fall, and the young daughter of Edgar Tatsch escaped serious harm after falling from a corn truck load.
Mrs. Gus Hartmann along with Miss Minra Zenner and Miss Rose Molberg spent Sunday and Monday in San Antonio enjoying a brief outing with sightseeing and social visits.
The Fredericksburg High School band with its thirty five piece Red and White ensemble and drum majorettes Vera Anderegg John Earl Seelig and Louise Grote will provide color for Friday night football. The group will perform before the 7 45 pm kickoff as fans cheer the team to victory over Rochelle.
Fredericksburg High School Hillbillies prepare for a district 34 A opener Friday at home against Rochelle Hornets. Klaerner and Nix coached team stands 2 1 after a 25 0 non conference victory over Waco Methodist Home Badgers, led by Bonn interception and Schmidt end run.
The Fredericksburg Chamber of Commerce sponsors a city wide rat control drive starting the week of October 20 with Henry Pluenneke of A M Rodent Control assisting. Baiting will cover business houses by committee survey. Private homes may join with bait sold at the Chamber for 25 cents and 50 cent service to businesses. Poison used is Red Squill harmless to humans and pets.
The 1941 state and county tax collection opened October 1 with Charles Feuge the first payer, receiving a tax receipt after seven in the morning from Assessor-Collector Wm. M. Firmecky. A 3 percent discount applies for October payments, shrinking to two percent in November and one percent in December, with full payment due in January. Half payments allowed in October and November, no discount on first half. The period runs October 1 to January 31. Vehicle licenses for 1942 not sold before February 1.
General J. Watt Page warns Selective Service registrants over 28 that they must follow local board orders and keep registration certificates and address changes current. They must still complete questionnaires and will be reclassified like others, but will receive no physical exams unless first-time classifiers and not in Class I C IV II.
A local unnamed magician gains fame with the "Bodyless Woman" act. The head appears on stage without limbs, carried in a bucket and shown on a display rack. City officials of a renowned circus visited the performer seeking a contract after witnessing the act at a private show.
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