Open House at Fredericksburg National Farm Loan Agency
The Fredericksburg National Farm Loan Association invites members and interested people to a one to four thirty afternoon open house at its new 115 East Austin Street location on Saturday October 18. Refreshments will be served as officers discuss the move from the old rock structure built fifty years ago and remodeled to house new offices. The association, organized in 1917, has long provided long-term low interest credit to farmers helping many own or maintain land through difficult times.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
National Farm Loan Assertion of
Fredericksburg
Wir New Home
East Ausa Street
Ctober
Association
E. Austin St
Main Street
Friedrich Ludwig
Fredericksburg National Farm Loan Association
Gillespie
Robert Rausch
Theo Pohler
Chas. Frantzen
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Memorial Flagpole Dedicated in Fredericksburg
A memorial flagpole for Fire Chief Ernst F. Lochte was dedicated Sunday afternoon in Fredericksburg with several hundred attendees. Alfred Crenwelge, master of ceremonies, led the program as the Hermann Sons Band performed, and the Fire Prevention Poster Contest awards honored 30 of 376 entries with silver dollars. Mayor Schroeder and Fire Chief Max Schneider praised the fire department, while Mildred Lochte unveiled a plaque bearing the inscription. Betty Lochte raised the flag as the ceremony closed with a National Anthem.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ernst F. Lochte
Alfred Crenwelge
Fredericksburg
Crenwelge
Fire Department
Wm. Schroeder
Max Schneider
Ernst Lochte
C. A. Greenwaldt
First Methodist Church
Lochte
Mildred Lochte
Ernest F. Lochte
Betty Lochte
Legionnaires Rally For L Day Mission In Texas
Legionnaires of Louis Jordan Post join more than 800 Texas Legion Posts in an L Day drive Monday Oct 20 to recruit veterans as Gov Shivers and city officials proclaim the day. The effort starts the 1953 membership push and the Legion’s 36th fiscal year as the nation’s largest veterans group. Local plans completed.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Legionnaires
Louis Jordan Post
American Legion
Texas Legion
Legion
Allan Shivers
Wm. Schroeder
Plans for Range Conservation Field Day in Albert
Plans are complete for a Range Conservation Field Day to be held Thursday Oct 23 at the Otto Schumann Ranch near Albert. The event features Otis Armstrong of the Texas Friends of Conservation and Meril Carter of the Soil Conservation Service discussing conservation and its economic importance. Guests should bring lunch. coffee and cold drinks will be provided. The grass judging contest runs 8 to 11 am with papers due by 11. Prize money totals 864 dollars from four donors.
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Albert
Troy Foster
Hill Country Association of Supervisors
Otis Armstrong
Texas Friends of Conservation
Meril Carter
Soil Conservation Service
Uvalde
Carter
Foster
Gillespie 4-H Club
Otto Schumann
Fredericksburg
Austin
Albert Church
Stonewall
Soil Conservation Service Office
General Election Absentee Voting Opens Oct 15
Absentee voting in the General Election opens today and runs through Oct 31 with the election on Nov 4. County Clerk Felix Scherer notes heavier than usual requests, including many from servicemen overseas. Ballots printed by Fredericksburg Publishing Co. include eight columns and two constitutional amendments with presidential nominees Stevenson Eisenhower Hamblen Hallinan and MacArthur. Republicans align with Democratic nominees for most state offices. John C. White declined to be listed in the Republican column.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Felix Scherer
Scherer
Tokyo
Japan
Fredericksburg
Europe
Fredericksburg Publishing Co
Adlai Stevenson
Dwight Eisenhower
Stuart Hamblen
Prohibition Party
Vincent Hallinan
Progressive Party
Douglas MacArthur
Constitution
Allan Shivers
Price Daniel
John C. White
District meeting of Kerrville library group
Miss Adah Peden and Mesdames Freda Hammons and Erna Heid attended the district meeting of the new Saturday afternoon session. The Texas Library Association held the Kerrville gathering. They enjoyed the session Tenderfeet The Small Library with Miss Edwin Sue Goree in charge. Miss Peden contributed remarks concerning the local library.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Adah Peden
Mesdames
Freda Hammons
Erna
Out of Town Guests Visit Mrs Bartholmae for Recovery
Out of town guests in the home of Mrs. A H Bartholmae who called to wish her a speedy recovery were Mrs. Erma McBride of San Marcos Mrs Denny of San Antonio Mrs Irma Johnson Mrs Randolph Bailey Mrs Mara Green and Mrs C B Hackbein all of Kerrville.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
A. H. Bartholmae
Erma McBride
San Marcos
Denny
San Antonio
Irma Johnson
Randolph Bailey
Mara Green
C. BE. Hackbein
Kerrville
Citywide Building Code Replaced by New Ordinance
The City Commission announced a new building ordinance adopted at the Oct 6 meeting, replacing the May 1947 rule. The main change allows eight inch walls within fire limits, down from twelve inches, while fire limits stay essentially the same. A full copy of the ordinance appears in this issue of the Standard.
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City Commission
Fort Hood couple visits with parents after hospital stay
Cpl and Mrs James Alexander of Fort Hood recently visited Mrs and Mrs Max Klaerner for two days following his release from a hospital where he had been confined for two months.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
James Alexander
Ft. Hood
Max Klaerner
Annual PTA Harvest Festival and Boy Scout Pot Luck Supper
The Gillespie District Boy Scout Pot Luck Supper and Court of Awards will be held Monday night Oct 20 at 7 15 p m in the Fair Park Exhibition Hall. Milton C Durst announces Clyde Mather and daughter of Burnet will perform Indian dances and legends. Scouts from Doss Stonewall Harper St Marys Methodist Lutheran Explorer troops and Cub Packs attend with parents. Awards by Tyrus Cox Ed Hagel James Eckert. Durst hosts. Each unit handles its own supper arrangements. Cold drinks sold. The event attracts hundreds and aims for full attendance.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Gillespie County
Boy Scout
Fair Park Exhibition Hall
Milton C. Durst
Gillespie District
Clyde Mather
Burnet
Doss
Stonewall
Harper and St. Mary’s
Methodist
Explorer
Tyrus Cox
Ed. Hagel
James Eckert
Durst
Speakers slated here next week by Texas Game and Fish Commission
Two prominent Game and Fish Commission speakers will address local groups on successive days. Eugene A. Walker, wildlife biologist, will speak at Gillespie County Game and Fish Protective Association on October 22 about game populations, deer and turkey sex ratios, hunting trends, and related topics. Howard D. Dodgen will address Fredericksburg Chamber of Commerce on October 23 about the regulatory powers bill. Both meetings start at 7:30 with films, meals, and entertainment planned.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Texas Game and Fish Commission
Eugene A. Walker
Gillespie County Game and Fish Protective Association
Walker
Willie Robhe
Game and Fish Association
Fredericksburg Turner Hall
Howard D. Dodgen
Commission
Fredericksburg Chamber of Commerce
Fair Park
Game and Fish Commission
Showboat Presented by School Classes at Harvest Festival
Fredericksburg PTA plans an October 21 Harvest Festival event on the Public School Campus. A 5:00 p.m. supper precedes a student body Show Boat program in the gym. Classes and clubs provide entertainments, booths, and concessions as hundreds rehearse for the 5 p.m. show. Admission is 50 cents. donations requested for burgers, hot dogs, candy, and ingredients.
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Fredericksburg
Parent Teacher Association
PTA
Lorence Felter
FFA
P. m
FHS
Opal Pitz
H. R. Morgan
Arnold Klinksick
B. H. Heinen
Mese
FHS Homecoming Fete Plans Progressing
Plans for the second annual FHS Homecoming on Friday and Saturday, November 7 and 8, progress with strong interest. The highlight is the Hillbilly-Lockhart Lions District 24-AA football game Friday night, with a 25 cent registration. Exes are urged to tour buildings after the game as rooms will be lighted and guides provided. Classes may arrange their own postgame gatherings with Rolan Schmidt, and a dance featuring Art Koch and His Shadows is planned for Turner Hall Saturday night.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
FHS
Hillbilly-Lockhart Lions
Supt. A. K. Krause
Rolan Schmidt
Turner Hall
Art Koch
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National Farm Loan
Open House of New Home
Judy Wiennecke
Kenneth Schlueter
Laurence Crenwelge
Michael Weber
Clifford Staudt
James Nettle
Clyde Dechert
Elgin Senses
Paul Honig
Laverne Duecker
Mary Hernandez
Paulette Walch
Geo. Stehling
Kathleen Bohnert
Mary Lou Bartholomae
Carolyn Fiedler
Patsy Heep
Betty Weinheimer
George Kaute
Evelyn Mazinke
Delilah Birek
Florence Klaehn
Joyce Crenwelge
Elaine Crenwelge
Martin D. Stroble
Poteet
Rotary International
Game Commission
St. Mary's
Kilman
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