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Newspaper
Fredericksburg Standard
Location
Fredericksburg, Texas, United States of America
Date
Oct 30, 1941
Page
4
City officials warn Halloween revelers to enjoy the night lawfully and avoid property damage or injuries. Police emphasize maintaining order and will intervene if pranks threaten private or business property in Fredericksburg.
San Angelo Times marks Get Acquainted Week urging residents to cultivate friendships and expand awareness of neighbors. Editorial cites Samuel Johnson and emphasizes hospitality, solidarity, and active effort to know the other fellow for communal progress.
A collection of remarks on information and tolerance from Roy W. Howard Colton and Sir H Day. The lines praise press enlightenment honesty and the value of small daily kindness and habitual obligations for a humane society.
The passage discusses honesty as a steady business policy and argues most men seek knowledge for superiority, condemning the methods used to achieve it. It also asserts it is better to think goodwill about a bad man than to harbor evil thoughts about a good man.
Walter Humes and Arno Klineksick were appointed to the Fredericksburg Independent School District Board of Trustees to fill unexpired terms of H. C. Maier and A. H. Kneese. Maier served long terms and was reelected. Humes will serve until 1944. Kneese was reelected in 1940 and Klineksick will serve until 1943.
E. L. Jowers and Homer Henry of Brady suffered facial and body bruises when their car rear ended another vehicle eight miles south of Fredericksburg on the Comfort Highway. They were treated and released. the other car carried four Karnes City residents who were uninjured. Jowers was charged with drunken driving in Justice Court.
Fredericksburg High School bands and Pep Squad will be busy this week starting with the Halloween Carnival Parade this afternoon. Tomorrow they travel to San Saba for the Billy Armadillo game and Saturday night they head to Kerrville to dedicate Antler Field.
Ernest Burrow a 16 year old Georgetown boy died from a single 22 rifle shot while hunting alone on the south side of the San Gabriel River. Evidence suggests he climbed a wire fence, straddled it, and the bullet entered between his eyes and lodged in the skull causing instant death.
Local hospitals report a girl born October 27 to Mr and Mrs Otto Weber and a boy born October 28 to Mr and Mrs Rudi Malish in Gillespie County.
An advertisement at the Singer Shop on 229 West Main Fredericksburg promotes layaway for gifts including Singer Electric Sewing Machine Electric Iron and Vacuum Cleaner. The notice highlights Christmas shopping options and full payment terms on display.
Census figures released by Robert C. Walter show Gillespie County harvested less than half as much cotton this year. By October 19, 1941, 310 bales were ginned, down from 629 bales in 1940.
Three Burkburnett men were killed when an oil field truck exploded and caught fire near Burnet on the Lampasas highway Wednesday afternoon. The victims named were Horace Woods Travis Fuller and R D Boren.
The Hospipal News lists operations performed this week. George Zenner October 22 Waldamar Oehler appendectomy October 23 Willie Crenwelge October 25 Casper Fritz October 26 and Hilmar Jung October 28 were among patients noted.
R. H. Gill writes from Elter Box Dilley Texas on October 21 1941 to the Fredericksburg Standard urging Lyndon B Johnson to enlist as a private and go to the front if the U S is in a shooting war. He suggests other administration members join as privates or form groups for dangerous missions citing public honor and sacrifice in wartime.
Alfred Neffendorf, local co op weather observer, reports Tuesday morning’s low of 42 degrees marking a cool start to fall. Historical notes show 1940's 39 degree reading on October 8 and 1939’s 41 degree mark on October 1. First freezes came November 13 at 26 degrees in 1940 and October 29 at 32 degrees in 1939.
Stanley Prochnow was seriously injured Monday afternoon when his axe slipped while chopping cedar. He was taken to a local hospital and remained there for further medical treatment. Jimmie Wisian was severely cut on the arm after being thrown into barbed wire by a horse and received hospital care before returning home. Marlene Fritz cut her foot stumbling on a tin can last Thursday.
Ben Jacob Shubert died at 9 15 a m at his home in Fredericksburg and was laid to rest Wednesday afternoon at 2 30 in Beckmann Funeral Home services with burial in City Cemetery He was 54 years 5 months and 1 day old Mr and Mrs Udo Schellhase of New Braunfels visited Fredericksburg relatives Sunday and Monday.
Mr and Mrs Victor Haag of San Antonio and Francis Haag of Raymondville visited with Rev and Mrs Theo Haag over the week end.
The Oehler home hosted a birthday gathering Sunday October 19 in honor of Wesley Oehler. Attending were Ewin and wife, Elmer and Norma Jean from Fredericksburg, Wesley Oehler of Kerrville, Adele Barker Henry Barker and Mac Sinclair of Junction, Raymond Oehler of San Antonio, Nelda Oehler and Donald Cunningham of Austin.
Rubin Crenwelge, proprietor, invites patrons to his Fredericksburg drive in station as the new stop. The notice promotes service and convenience for motorists seeking food and fuel in the area.
Before you pack wool and silk items have them thoroughly dry cleaned and moth treated. Send suits trousers tresses and skirts to Stehling's this week and ask for moth proof bags. No extra charge. Stehling Bros. Phone 290.
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