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Newspaper
Fredericksburg Standard
Location
Fredericksburg, Texas, United States of America
Date
Sep 12, 1940
Page
8
William L Richter 81 longtime Fredericksburg resident and owner of one of the area’s first bakeries died Thursday in San Antonio where he served as president of Richter's Bakery. He was a former San Antonio alderman and at one time acted as mayor. Funeral services were held Friday morning in San Antonio.
The Gillespie County authorities and Smithville Construction Company paved South Adams Street from the center to the curb over the past week. Mrs. A Lutes of Oklahoma City departed after fourteen months with local relatives. Caspar and Clarence Kneese, sons of Mr and Mrs Felix Kneese, are at Chanute Field Illinois with the 63 Squadron Kelly Field taking a mechanics course.
Mr and Mrs Rubin Stahl with Mr George Besier traveled to Robstown and Karnes City and also stopped in Corpus Christi. They enjoyed the trip overall with pleasant visits and travel.
Fred ericksburg Drive In Station Rubin Crenwelge Prop 32tf appears in fragmentary OCR. The note mentions tire reference and a person tied to a local business, with no clear event or date.
New Braunfels residents prepare to welcome singers for the 53rd annual Texas Singing Festival on Sept 28 29. Twenty eight groups are expected along with two daily programs a 3 mile parade and nightly dances according to the New Braunfels Zeitung.
The North Adams and W Main station changes ownership from Marvin Gold to Pat Sullivan. Sullivan will stock Texaco products and runs a week long promotional advertisement in this issue.
Miss Elberta Martin urged pure water as a key factor in farm water systems at the Willow City Home Demonstration Club meeting. Members discussed water tight curb extensions and kitchen sink considerations and planned to reconvene October 2 at Mrs. H. J. Robinson’s home.
Willis Cockerell of Llano was fined 25 dollars and costs in Justice Court for a game law violation near Cherry Springs in Gillespie County. Adolph Heep, Gillespie Game Warden, reported the offense.
The Band Booster's Club of Fredericksburg High School states they were not involved in the chili and tamale supper sponsored by the American Legion and the Auxiliary. The club supports only the public school band program.
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