This is just the beginning! Our collection holds over 300 years of history, including rare newspapers, obituaries, marriage records, birth records, and so much more—most of which you won’t find anywhere else!
This newspaper page contains 16 articles. Subscribers can read the full text of each article.
Newspaper
Fredericksburg Standard
Location
Fredericksburg, Texas, United States of America
Date
Sep 13, 1950
Page
1
Fredericksburg residents are urged to place trash at the curb Thursday morning for a two day city trucks will make a single pass to collect refuse. The annual fall clean up marks the third campaign this year with officials praising citizen cooperation to keep the city among the cleanest.
Edwin Grienke son of Mr and Mrs Eddie Grienke of Fredericksburg is listed missing in action in Korea. Telegrams said he has been missing since August 10. His wife and infant son live in Japan. Grienke, an army veteran and former POW in Germany during World War II, entered service in 1944.
In the Hospital News This Week section a list of patients undergoing treatment or residing in local hospitals is provided. Among them are Mrs. Noah Cabler Mrs. W. M. Murrah Mrs. C. E Ford Mrs. Louis Kott Mrs. W. E. Fluiitt Mrs. J. C. Meredith Kenneth Loeffler son of Milton Loeffler fonsilectomy Mrs. Guido Wein heim er Mrs. Ernst Bohnert Mrs. August Lopez Mrs. Robert Mund Mrs. Jasper Nixon and Julia Dietz daughter of Theo Dietz.
Eight Gillespie County men are listed to report for induction on September 26. From Fredericksburg are John K. Dooley Alex M. Ransleben Edgar E. Oestreich Homer R. Durst Robert L. Borchers and Elgin B. Nebgen. Also listed from Gillespie are Alfons A. Maurer Harper and Rufus P. Wilke Albert. Other draft board area members to report include John C. Casparis Harvey F. Wittkohl Martin A. Spenrath Louis Spell and Maurice Hamilton Jr. from Liano and Comfort respectively.
Eight children welcomed in local hospitals this week. Two boys born to Vernon Arhelger on September 8 and Robert Trest on September 9. Six girls born to Jackson Wiemers and Fred Crenwelge on September 7 to W R Sweeten and Dayton Kuhlmann on September 11 and to Clarence Nielsen and Gus Friedrich on September 12.
Fredericksburg students return from vacation to a full week of classes and football season bustle. Enrollment remains steady with high school grades 9 through 12 listed and congestion eased by moving a fourth grade class to the former Louis Kott home. Lunchrooms operate daily serving about 400 students, and six buses on the Fredericksburg Consolidated routes transport roughly 262 to 275 pupils as the season starts.
The Marcus Burg Construction Company of Stonewall won the $110,000 contract to build the new Fredericksburg Public School primary building. The reinforced steel and concrete structure with Austin Stone facing will house twelve rooms and begin immediately, with a four room unit ready this year. The project is part of a $250,000 bond plan approved earlier to fund this building and an auditorium gymnasium, for which bids have yet to be let.
The Gillespie County Game and Fish Protective Organization will hold its annual meeting on Thursday September 28 at 8 o clock. President Gilbert Kaderli announced the event and invited the public especially hunters and anglers to attend. The gathering will cover plans for the big game season and the annual election of officers.
Robert Coleman 28 of Anson Texas is held in Gillespie County jail on Llano County charges of selling mortgaged property and burglary. He faces 18 forgery counts and many hot check charges across West Texas after earlier swindling with worthless checks in Snyder and Robert Lee. Sheriff Loth Gillespie and Llano officers secured signed confessions and links to similar crimes as efforts continue to connect Coleman to Gillespie County cases.
Raymond Kneese announces the opening of his general law practice in Room 3 of the Striegler Building Fredericksburg. He formerly served in the Claim Department of Maryland Casualty Company Dallas and is a 1949 Texas Bar admittee trained at SMU School of Law.
Thomas F. Baumann son of Mr and Mrs Oscar Baumann is at home on leave from the U S Navy He serves on the USS Gen William Mitchell and is stationed overseas.
Gillespie County faces a population dip as high school graduates depart for higher education. Major sending schools include University of Texas Texas A and M College and Southwest Texas State Teachers College San Marcos with multiple students attending each. Names listed cover students bound for San Marcos College Station San Antonio Seguin Stephenville Georgetown and more across Texas from varied high school origins.
Fredericksburg High School Band Boosters reelected all present directors at their annual meeting in the school music hall. They reported on activities, voted to co sponsor election returns with the Lions Club, and discussed uniforms and instrument purchases totaling about 2500 dollars with 1350 paid to date and 1150 remaining. A committee led by A L Cameron is negotiating for more instruments as a new fiscal year begins and a membership drive starts.
Fredericksburg Chamber of Commerce plans a road, farm and ranch marking project and announces October 26 as the next quarterly membership meeting. A committee was named to work on the sign project, with markers to display farmer names at road intersections.
Four Troop 1 Girl Scouts Genie Sue Ochs Rosemary Petermann Darlene Straube and Jeanette Weidenfelder completed the swimmer's badge requirements per Mrs Johnny Wei denfeller. Troop 4 visited Florist Shops Pehl's and Ludwig Florist for decor and treats, receiving miniature animals carnation gifts and a stop at Dairy-Kreams before continuing the tour.
West Texas oil moved via Humble's 18 inch line toward Houston will gain downhill pressure after Eckert pump station. A new 34,000 barrel storage tank and pump house rise on 16 acres north of Eckert as Humble plans completion in October. The line from Kemper to Satsuma carries about 80,000 barrels daily, rising to 135,000 with the Eckert station in operation, aided by pumps and a 1700 foot elevation drop to Satsuma.
We want people to find what they are looking for at NewspaperArchive. We are confident that we have the newspapers that will increase the value of your family history or other historical research. With our 7-day free trial, you can view the documents you find for free.
People find the most success using advanced search. Try plugging in keywords, names, dates, and locations, and get matched with results from the entire collection of newspapers at NewspaperArchive!
You can also successfully find newspapers by these browse options. Explore our archives on your own!
Browse by location and discover newspapers from all across the world.
Browse by date and find publications for a specific day or era.
Browse old newspaper publications to find specific newspapers.