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Newspaper
Harper Herald
Location
Harper, Texas, United States of America
Date
Oct 06, 1950
Page
5
Fire Prevention Week is proclaimed for October 8 through 14 with emphasis on reducing fires from human carelessness. Advice covers smoking, matches, ash disposal, dry cleaning dangers, heating safety, flue and stove maintenance, open flames, electrical cord care, loading circuits, and yard cleanup. Fire Marshall Eric F. Juenke urges year round prevention.
Fredericksburg Volunteer Fire Department sponsors a fire prevention week contest open to all Gillespie County schoolchildren. Prizes total 36 dollars with five best posters and five best slogans in each group earning one dollar each. Three divisions Primary Intermediate and High School. Posters and slogans due by October 15 at 6 p.m. Judges announce winners October 20. Entries numbered for identification. Alfred Crenwelge chairs a committee with Walter Ottmers Harry Itz Marvin Schaefer and Waldemar Hannemann.
Notice from Draft Board No. 50 outlining registration rules for men ages 18 to 35 and post separation timelines. It lists classification categories I A I A O I C II A II C III A IV A IV B IV C IV D IV E and IV F, plus brief local social notes about residents and visitors in Kerr, Gillespie, Kendall, Llano, and Blanco counties.
A Class V A registrant is noted as over the age of liability for military service under the draft framework. The entry confirms age status and eligibility considerations for continued registration.
Fredericksburg and nearby locales host social visits including Mr. and Mrs. Arthur Grosenbacher and Mr. and Mrs. Edd Schriever from Fredericksburg visiting Otto Rahe and W. A. Hopf homes. Weekend guests join in with families in Mountain Home Harper Fredericksburg San Antonio and Corpus Christi.
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