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Newspaper
Fredericksburg Standard
Location
Fredericksburg, Texas, United States of America
Date
Sep 12, 1940
Page
1
The column defends free speech and presses freedom while urging voters to choose a capable County Judge. It profiles Judge Kneese, noting a twenty five year record in public service and past posts as teacher, postmaster, and tax survey official.
Preparations by Fredericksburg Volunteer Fire Dept committees under President Hayden Osbourne are underway for the 14th Central Texas Firemen Convention in Fredericksburg on Sunday October 13. The event expects at least 600 firefighters from 10 towns with a Saturday dance and a full program planned. committees cover steering invitations meals registration and welcoming.
A large crowd attended the Par ent Teacher Association annual meeting at the Public School auditorium on Friday afternoon Sept 6 Mrs Theo Haag chaired the session Minutes of the last meeting and past executive meetings were read by secretary Mrs Gould Davis The treasurer Mrs Almon Kirchhoff reported 88181 in the treasury with 186 in the available fund Standing committee chairmen were named Ways and Means Mrs Edgar Marshall Program Mrs Henry Lochte Publicity Miss Esther Mueller Budgeting and others continued on page 7
The Most Rev. Arthur Trossaerts archbishop of San Antonio and spiritual head of Catholics in Oklahoma and Texas died Sunday at 6 a m. Final rites were held Thursday at 10 a m in Fredericksburg where he made several visits, the latest this spring, burial plans to follow.
A three week statewide hunt for H W Sulte meter 40 year old Gillespie county farmer ended last Sunday with his arrest by a policeman in Laredo near the International Bridge as Sulte meter returned from a visit to Mexico. He had been indicted on two counts of rape upon one.
Judge Raymond Gray called a special session of District Court to try Hi W Sultemeier on indictments returned by the Grand Jury. The session is set for September 18 at 9 oclock with a special venue of 12 prospective jurors selected by a jury commission. Sheriff Alfred Klaerner will notify those named as prospective jurors. The commission members are Felix Weinheimer, Louis W Durst and C W Granville.
War section recounts London bombings as German air raids intensified across multiple nights causing heavy civilian casualties and widespread destruction. It notes AngloAmerican bombardments of Germany and claims Berlin center targeted including the Reichstag. Also reports U S House passes Burke Wadsworth conscription bill with 60 day draft deferral for voluntary enlistment trials.
A three week district court term convened August 19 by Judge Raymond Gray ended last Saturday. The light docket was handled efficiently with most cases disposed of and only strong grounds for continuances. Six indictments were anticipated. two defendants received suspended sentences, a third was arrested after court and a continuance granted on a check forgery charge. Jurors used the new courthouse dormitory facilities for the first time and the term featured more jury trials than prior terms. The principal case involved James A. Evers versus Theodore Langerhans over a November 13, 1935 shooting, resulting in an $1800 verdict for Evers with the defendant's appeal noted.
Ross Pittman state highway patrolman spoke to Fredericksburg Jaycees at the Nimitz Hotel on Safety. He warned of highway dangers and urged youths to help reduce U S fatalities, noting many attendees had not yet had an accident but might face one.
Seventy members and guests of the Fredericksburg Retail Credit Bureau attended the annual meeting and banquet at the Sunnyside Tavern. The program included the film The Life of Business and an address by Arthur Boaz of Frost Bros San Antonio. Directors named for two years were Alvin Stehling Felix Heimann and M L Bogisch joining holdovers E L Woerner Sidney Henke and Alonzo Evers.
Fredericksburg High School Band led by Miss Virginia Harrison will debut in red and white all wool uniforms at the Boerne Hillbilly game Friday night. Thirty one members including two drum majorettes and a drum major received the new gear Monday and will perform for the public.
Gilespie County commissioners wrapped a light September term after two days of routine business. They accepted reports from county officials, the Fredericksburg National Bank, and the county and school funds depository and approved county salary payments. A Fredericksburg Chamber of Commerce delegation sought county backing on an unspecified project.
Lions Club details progress on a city school traffic plan with one way streets near schools and stationed safety patrols. Officials expect a city ordinance to enact the measures soon, following collaboration with the school and municipal authorities.
The Southern Pacific Negro Singers perform at the Public School Auditorium next Tuesday September 17 at 8 p m. The program includes ballads classics spirituals and humorous pieces with audience requests and a dramatic act in the true Darky style. Admission is 10 and 15 cents, proceeds aid the Fredericksburg PTA.
St Marys High School reports the largest enrollment in its history with 305 students, including 90 in the upper four high school grades and 215 in intermediate and primary classes. Class officers were named across freshman to senior groups, led by seniors president Mary Louise Fritz and several officers across classes.
County agricultural leaders anticipate a pecan harvest in Gillespie County about seventy five percent of the regional average this year, a result larger than last season but still under the county norm.
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