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Fredericksburg Standard

Location

Fredericksburg, Texas, United States of America

Date

Sep 20, 1950

Page

4

Comfort Hosts Saengerfest In Comfort October 7 8

The 59th Ge birgs Saengerfest is sponsored by the Comfort Liedertafel and Musik Vereinigung in Comfort on October 7 and 8. The Saturday Kommers at Fairyland will have Guido Ransleben as master of ceremony. Concerts are set for Saturday night and Sunday afternoon at Comfort High School Auditorium with a Sunday 9 30 a m business session at Veterans Memorial Hall. Herman Sons Mixed Choir and Concordia choirs of Fredericksburg perform Saturday night while Arion choir sings Sunday afternoon.

Comfort Liedertafel Musik Vereinigung Comfort Fairyland Guido Ransleben Comfort High School Veterans Memorial Hall Herman Sons Mixed Choir Concordia Choirs Fredericksburg Arion Choir

St Marys Carlton Track Lineup Seeded For Meet

Continued from page 1 sec 1 the lineup shows K Munsell 170 and Jordan 146 Bickle 165 at center with D Thompson 140 and Brown in reserve. The event is slated to start at the end of the section.

K. Munsell Jordan Bickle D. Thompson Brown

Indians Add Copperas Cove To 1950 Schedule

The St. Marys Indians add Copperas Cove High School 6 man football to their 1950 schedule. The game will be played in Fredericksburg on Saturday night November 11.

St. Mary's

Indians Aiming for Third Straight Victory in Home Opener

Coach Tony Knopp plans to start the same six linemen and backs that won two straight, led by N Stehling and K Knopp at ends and M Stehling at center. The lineup averages 160 pounds and weighs in at 155 to 185 pounds. St. Mary's Pep Squad plans halftime entertainment as a good crowd is anticipated for the opening game.

Yoakum Tony Knopp Pflugerville Comfort N. Stehling K. Knopp M. Stehling J. Moritz R Moritz H. Pyka St. Mary's

Fredricksburg Clerk Albert Klett Taken Ill at Home

Albert Klett former county clerk and Security State Bank employee became ill suddenly at his home in Fredricksburg early Wednesday morning and was rushed to a local hospital for treatment.

Albert Klett The Security State Bank Fredericksburg

Billies Ground Down Mason In Tie-Breaker Flight

The Billies prevail in a hard fought Friday night battle at home. Key plays by Leitz Wunderlich and Klinksick fuel a ground oriented drive while Mason’s defense stiffens in the fourth. Freshmen and seniors contribute on both sides as fans witness band and pep segment between halves.

Www J. W. Bauer Mason Billies Leitz Wunderlich Klinksick Dittmar Lesch Bush Billy Billy Tackle San Marcos Loitz Bauer Davis Brodbeck Maner St. Clair Merz D. Knopp Beyer Jordan FHS

Wool Mohair Prices Hit All Time High

Prices for wool and mohair surged to record levels last week with kid mohair at 1.25 dollars per pound and grown mohair at 1.00, spring wool 80 to 85 cents, and fall wool 60 to 63 1/2 cents, as buyers in West Texas found ranchers increasingly reluctant to sell.

Delaine West Texas

Strange Reptile Captured By Ben Moellering

Ben Moellering of Cherry Mountain captured a 14 inch giant lizard with a rattlesnake coat though it is tame in captivity. He feeds the reptile grasshoppers and other insects. Rev and Mrs Poehlmann and children from Brenham visited local clergy. forthcoming Mission Festival speakers include Rev G A Poehlmann and Ben F Sieber of San Antonio.

Strange Reptile Ben Moellering Cherry Mountain Ben W. C. Poehlmann Brenham G.A. Poehlmann Salem Lutheran Church Bethany Lutheran Church G. A. Poehlmann Ben F Sieber Lutheran Welfare Society of

Navy Awards More Contracts to Small Firms

Of the Navy's contracts 69 percent are now being let to small business concerns of fewer than 500 employees.

Navy

Reserves and backs listed for Billies Punchers game

The document lists players by position for both teams including backs, tackles, guards, and centers. It also provides a game summary with downs, rushing and passing yards, interceptions, punts, penalties and fumbles.

Billies Punchers Punchers Billies

San Antonio Charro Delegation Invites Fredericksburg

A San Antonio Charro delegation led by John C. Hamilton Jimmie Tafolla and Pablo Garza visited Fredericksburg to invite locals to The Cavalcade of Mexico in San Antonio September 23 and 24 at the Bexar County Coliseum. They spoke with Fredericksburg officials and lunched with Chamber of Commerce representatives before continuing to Kerrville Medina and Bandera en route home.

San Antonio Charro Association Fredericksburg

Week Brings 95 Degree Heat Record

The week saw two days reach 95 degrees the highest highs of the period as summer heat waned. A low of 63 degrees occurred on Sunday and total precipitation reached .64 points for the week.

Alfred Neffendorf

Walter Loudon Jr Visits Georgia With Family

Walter Loudon Jr and his mother travel to Mason and Swainsboro Georgia to spend several days with Mrs Loudon’s parents where she has been visiting for weeks.

Walter Loudon Jr Mason and Swainsboro Georgia

Fredericksburg Dinner Club to Close for Vacation

Mrs. Flora Jones announces the Fredericksburg Dinner Club will be closed until October 2 while she takes a vacation. The notice affects members and patrons planning dinners and events at the club.

Flora Jones Fredericksburg

Annual Meeting of Game Association Set September 28

The Gil lespie County Game and Fish Protective Association will hold its annual meeting at Turner Hall on Thursday September 28. President Gilbert Kaderli announced four new directors will be elected and films shown on Making A Shooter and Wild Life In South Texas. The general public is invited.

Gillespie County Game and Fish Protective Association Turner Hall Gilbert Kaderli South Texas

Free Dance to Mark Anniversary at Tatsch’s Hall Cain City

A free dance will be held on Saturday night September 30 to celebrate the Silver Anniversary of Tatsch's Hall in Cain City. The Hill Country Boys will provide the music for dancing. Edgar Tatsch, owner, built the hall in 1925 and it was dedicated October 3 of that year.

Tatsch Cain City Hill Country Boys Edgar Tatsch

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St. Mary’'s Carlton Copperas Cove Prison Stadium Huntsville L. J. Craig Hill Country League FBG Giants Camp Stanley Jimmie Pyka Fair Grounds Warren Hahn Stanley Ernst Guenther Maenius Liston Maner City Radio & Electric CO Fredericksburg, Texas Lloyd Dannheim Maenius Hahn Gomez Ditt Gillespie County Lumber Company F. Bading Fredericksburg, Tex Deike's Hall Hye, Texas Fritz Deike Tatsch’s Hall Edgar H. Tatseh Game Association Gillespie County Game & Fish Protective Ass'n. Meeting Mexico National Tipica Orchestra Mexico City Monterrey Peat Pele Meubee Charros Genecicss Pan-American Friendship, Inc Liee Ed Ta Ne Ea
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