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Fredericksburg Standard in Fredericksburg, Texas

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Fredericksburg Standard

Location

Fredericksburg, Texas, United States of America

Date

Sep 27, 1950

Page

11

Pleasant Hill News Highlights School Club and Local Visits

Pleasant Hill residents held a Home Demonstration Club meeting with readings, essays, a question box plan, and a Barnyard contest for students. Nearby visits included Mr. and Mrs. Jung from San Antonio, birthday greetings for Mrs. Willie Lindig, and rattlesnake sightings on Rocky Creek. The school boosters elected officers and planned the next meeting with refreshments for attendees.

Levi Deike Richard Merz Alfred Brodbeck Low Frederick Deike W. C. Stewart San Antonio Felix Jung Robert Jung Jung Willie Lindig Albert Lindig Rocky Creek Pleasant Hill Lavern Jacoby Marcie Nell Vollmer Elsa Marie Hartmann Cleo Ashworth Sylvia Brodbeck Sylvia Merz Stolte Estar Sultemeier Sandy

Farmers-Farm Machinery in Demand Drives Want Ad Sales

Farm buyers seek tractors balers and plows as demand surges. Local dealers report rising inquiries through Want Ads with quick sales expected. Farm households look to upgrade equipment and boost productivity this season.

Red Cross Officials Announced Board Heads Local Chapter

Mrs. Leola Mathisen announced Gillespie County Red Cross has received the revised list of The American National Red Cross Board of Governors. General George C. Marshall leads eight presidential appointees, with other members including Oscar L. Chapman and Maurice Tobin. Additional at large and elected members named, praising Marshall’s leadership and urging continued support for Red Cross efforts.

Leola Mathisen Gillespie County Red Cross Board of Governors of The American Na George C. Marshall American Red Cross United States Oscar L. Chapman Interior Maurice J. Tobin Stephen T. Early General Marshall American National Red Cross Mathisen Marshall

City Owned Electric Utilities Report Details System Expansions

The report covers fiscal year ending July 31 1950 detailing extensions adding 21 miles of primary lines and 171 new poles, plus replacements and load increases with larger conductors. It notes 93 KVA net added via meters transformers and retirements, plus 480 KVA capacitors raising power factor from 78 to 96 percent and improving voltage. It cites rising costs yet asserts low pre war prices and dividend via rate reductions since 1941.

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