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Newspaper
Fredericksburg Standard
Location
Fredericksburg, Texas, United States of America
Date
Sep 06, 1950
Page
4
Liberty N adine Woods and Sallie Woods sisters in Texas are victims of muscular dystrophy. They campaigned to live despite no cure, started a large correspondence, and helped form a national society with doctors. Nadine and Sallie were elected executive secretaries of the new organization.
A cluster of bananas is called a hand, a term used to describe the group of fruit connected along the stem. The phrase reflects how bananas grow in fruiting clusters.
Several good typewriters available for monthly rental at Fredericksburg Publishing Co. Call 40 for details and rates.
Giants overcome a 5 0 deficit at Fair Park as Hugo Klaerner pitched six solid innings. Jenschke Nagel Enderlin and Moldenhauer led the comeback with key hits while Ahrens and Klauerner provided late offense to seal the 9 5 win and set up a Sunday rematch in Boerne for a shot at the finals.
The dispute over Gillespie County Public Square centers on whether the city may control the southwest corner for future public buildings while the county retains use for official business. A prior verbal agreement was denied by County Judge Hirsch, and a 1949 friendship suit evolved into a cross action to determine title. Molberg stressed city aims to secure space for potential municipal facilities without depriving rural residents of land.
Photo and Snapshot Albums Fredericksburg Publishing Co Our shop is the necessary equipment and the experienced men who can do a first class job of repairing on any model or make car Call on us today All work guaranteed Central Motor Co.
The schedule lists Sept 8 San Marcos here Sept 15 Mason there Sept 22 Gonzales here Sept 29 Menard there Oct 6 Goldthwaite here Oct 13 Lampasas there Oct 20 Open Oct 27 San Saba here Nov 3 Llano there Nov 10 Burnet there Nov 17 Marble Falls here. District games outline locations and dates for the season.
The St. Marys Indians list September to November games with Sept 9 at Pflugerville and Sept 16 at Comfort. Home games include Oct 30 Blanco, Oct 21 St Josephs Abilene away, and Nov 18 Harper. Open dates appear Sept 23 Oct 7 14 11.
The Harper Bobcats list games starting Sept 16 at Medina and Sept 22 at Rocksprings. They continue Sept 30 at Centerpoint, Oct 7 at Comfort in Harper, Oct 13 at Blanco, Oct 21 at Medina, Oct 28 at Rocksprings in Harper, Nov 4 at Center Point in Harper, Nov 10 at Comfort there, and Nov 18 at St Marys in Harper.
An Austin Social Security Administration representative will be in Fredericksburg on Tuesday September 2 1950. The contact point is the Chamber of Commerce at 1:00 p m for the visit and inquiries.
To acquaint teachers of the local school with the people and their problems a tour was arranged visiting eight outlying communities. The 70 teachers were accompanied by businessmen and agricultural specialists from Lockhart.
Margaret Sue Sommers, winner of Miss Texas, heads to Atlantic City for Miss America. Supported by Austin, Dallas, and San Antonio communities, she is a University of Texas student and recipient of a wardrobe from local merchants.
At Pettus At the athletic field a large crowd gathered for a community tribute to School Superintendent G. M. Blackman and his wife as they depart for new positions after years of service. A sterling silver gift expressed the town’s appreciation in lasting form.
Louis Schmidt born in Fredericksburg in 1857 observed his 93rd birthday at his Mason home. A former blacksmith from age 12, he later ran a mule shoeing operation for stage coaches from Fort Concho to El Paso and entered the hardware business in Mason until 1941. He married Minna Kensing in 1881 and was celebrated with ten children eight grandchildren and ten great grandchildren.
First Lieut Marvin W Prochnow of Fredericksburg Texas will transfer to the Headquarters of the Tactical Air Command Ninth Air Force at Langley Field Virginia and join the Inspector General office at Ninth Air Force. He flew 35 combat missions in Europe and earned the Air Medal with five clusters after completing Air Force Flying School in 1944. He is married to Margie Langerhans of Fredericksburg.
The speaker warns that civilizations fail when soil resources vanish and questions how long a government made of ordinary men can keep a nation great. The message contrasts common people with national destinies and urges reflection on governance.
Among those in local hospitals during the past week were Mrs. Otto Bierman Mrs. Clinton Grona Alonzo Keller Mrs. Hilmar Kordzik Hugh Shearer Mrs. Marcus Burg Mrs. J. S. Bankston Those undergoing tonsillectomies included Shirley Hohmann daughter of Harry Hohmann Billy Pehl son of Alfred Pehl and Mrs. Ben Roos.
The phrase Uncle Sam likely arose during the War of 1812 when government property was stamped U. S. or US, a label later generalized as a personification of the United States.
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