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Newspaper
Fredericksburg Standard
Location
Fredericksburg, Texas, United States of America
Date
Oct 29, 1952
Page
1
Howard Dodgen executive secretary of the Texas Game and Fish Commission spoke Thursday night to Fredericksburg Chamber of Commerce members about the proposed regulatory powers bill for his department.
A column asserts Eisenhower’s election serves national interests and impeaches Truman era policy and the Korea War. It labels the Democratic Party as soft on communism and accuses the Truman administration of bungling the nation. Continued on page 3.
Hayden Osbourn was elected president of the Gillespie County Game and Fish Protective Association at a Tuesday board meeting held in the Chamber of Commerce office. Fitzhugh Lee was named first vice president, Herman Mund second vice president, and Wm. M. Petmecky reelected as secretary treasurer. New directors Osbourn Lee Albert Maner and Wesley Crenwelge were installed, succeeding prior directors. The group plans its hunter's contest with guns as prizes for top deer and turkey records, with Adolph Heep named to secure the prizes for members.
The Fredericksburg Lions Club and FHS Band Boosters sponsor an election returns party in the Fair Park Exhibition Hall on Tuesday night November 4 starting at 5 p.m. Proceeds from hamburgers coffee cake and candy go to the Band Boosters with a 25 cent admission by adults. The Fredericksburg High School Band led by Kermit Gammenthaler will provide music. Lions Club will handle results and set up tabulation. cooperation from election judges across 21 precincts to post results on a large bulletin board as they arrive. The event aims to provide rapid returns and a night of entertainment with heated hall if needed.
Four Texas governors Allan Shivers Dan Moody Coke Stevenson and W P Hobby plus U S Senate nominee Price Daniel appeal to voters in radio and TV spots urging support for Eisenhower and Nixon. They argue we have had enough Trumanism and call for national change.
Readers should study the sample ballot for the November 4 general election as printed on page 4. The ballot mirrors the one to be used at polls next Tuesday. The weather observer recorded a low of 31 degrees and Alfred Neffendorf noted the temperature. Reuben Nixon of Doss reported being at his place in the Doss community for the first time this fall.
Gillespie voters will vote in the general election on Tuesday November 4 with seven county and precinct offices contested. Balloting runs from 8 a.m. to 7 p.m. in 21 precincts with Honey Creek and Knapp School precincts mapped to the Courthouse box and Longhorn Theatre respectively. Contested races include Sheriff County Attorney and District Clerk, while write in presidential votes are allowed in any column but must be completed with both presidential and vice presidential names. Voter eligibility requires poll tax payment or exemption and six months residency. An incident report notes a fatal crash near Lower Crabapple Road the previous day with several officials pictured.
Thomas J. Jung 29, manager of Vapo Butane Co., Fredericksburg, died Sunday morning seven hours after being thrown from his tank truck when it overturned on Lower Crabapple Road. The 1 000 gallon tank rolled downhill while Jung relieved a driver to deliver at Peterson Ranch. Firefighters and deputies blocked the road as gas was released and the wreckage cleared. Jung, a World War II veteran, earned the Air Medal, Purple Heart, and other honors after serving as a B 26 gunner and POW.
The Anderson Brothers Construction Company, contract holder for the 455 mile 24 inch Ranch Pipe Line from McCamey to Houston, sets headquarters in Fredericksburg to finish the line. Shell Oil and five other oil firms are building the pipeline to move West Texas crude to coastal refineries. The firm will bring 325 to 340 workers to Fredericksburg, with the Chamber of Commerce lobbied for housing.
Fredericksburg Chamber of Commerce members set Saturday November 29 as Santa Claus Day with a parade escorted by Fredericksburg and St. Marys high school bands and pep squads. Armistice Day is declared a trades holiday and marks November 11 on a Tuesday.
The 1953 Gillespie County Community Chest drive begins Monday at 9 a.m. in the Nimitz Hotel with a breakfast for over 200 workers. The $14,000 county quota supports eight causes. Rev. L. G. Petmecky chairs, with Elgin Heimann president and Raymond Kneese vice chairman. New precinct directors are named across four precincts. officers to be chosen at a later meeting.
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