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Newspaper
Fredericksburg Standard
Location
Fredericksburg, Texas, United States of America
Date
Oct 18, 1950
Page
6
The PTA School of Instruction planned for Friday October 20 is postponed due to illness of conductor Mrs C N Austin Jr of Austin. A new date will be announced.
Mrs. Edwin Beyer of Cashmere Washington reports her 6 month old granddaughter Sandra Louise Fikes won first prize in a weekly beauty and personality contest sponsored by a Wenatchee studio. She receives an oil painting of herself and will be entered in the grand prize competition.
Harper High School’s Bobcats staged a fourth quarter rally to defeat Blanco 38 to 32 on a rainy Saturday in Blanco. Key plays included Clark Bierschwale’s 40 yard pass to Hal Bierschwale and a late game rushing TD after a 32 all tie. Harper remains undefeated and travels to Medina next week to face a familiar district foe.
Mrs Bertha Geistweidt and Dan Reu ben with Betty attend the State Fair and the SMU Oklahoma A&M game at the Cotton Bowl on October 14 Dan is a student at North Texas State College at Denton.
Our shop has the equipment and experienced men to do a first class repair on any model or make car. Call on us today. All work guaranteed.
Max Lochte topped the 60th anniversary prize and pot shoot at Schmidt's Range on the San Antonio highway with a 56 of 60. Sam Pehl and Charles Feller also posted high scores, while Guenther Lochte and James Fritz tied for second with 55. The event drew 112 marksmen. Moellering and Arbelger noted among long-standing members.
The Second Annual All-Texas Air Tour will land several hundred planes at Gillespie County Airport on Saturday afternoon October 28. The 3400 mile tour covers 55 Texas towns from El Paso to Texarkana and Brownsville to Amarillo. Organizers include the Texas Aeronautics Commission, Texas Flying Farmers, Texas Private Flyers Association, and Texas State Aviation Association. Fredericksburg Chamber of Commerce plans a civic reception and calls for public cooperation to welcome the flyers. Leaders include Asa Burroughs, E M Tex Anderson, Holland Page Jr, and H W Bahnman.
There are a number of good typewriters for rent by the month at the Fredericksburg Publishing Co. Phone 40.
The St Marys Indians and St Josephs Bulldogs meet Saturday at FHS lighted field. both teams seek edge after historic 1948 49 clashes. St Marys to crown 1950 grid queen between halves. St Josephs brings 50 member pep squad.
Fredericksburg Volunteer Fire Department answered two rapid grass fire calls Wednesday. The first report came from South Heights about a blaze in a Bell Street lot, followed by a second near Alex Crust Place on Upper Crabapple Road. Both fires were extinguished with no damage reported.
Harry Durst of St. Geralda Street applies for a chicken house permit at 25 dollars. Herman Schmidt on W Creet Street adds a porch for 150 dollars. Edward Itz on N Edison Street files for a residence permit costing 8 950 dollars.
Mr and Mrs Alvin Davidson and their family spent the weekend visiting friends in Austin.
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