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Newspaper
Fredericksburg Standard
Location
Fredericksburg, Texas, United States of America
Date
Apr 09, 1952
Page
6
Reinhard Enderlin announces a Little League for boys aged 12 to 14 and urges immediate registration. Boys should bring their name and a note of their dad's permission to his office on North Crockett Street to form multiple teams for regular league play.
Out of town guests Mr and Mrs Herman Bohn and daughter Gretchen of Austin and Billy Moellendorf of San Antonio attended the Sunday confirmation of David Reichenau at Holy Ghost Lutheran Church and the dinner at his parents home Mr and Mrs Hubert Reichenau attended by about thirty guests.
The District 10 track and field meet unfolds at Fredericksburg High School on Thursday April 10 with eight Central Texas schools Lampasas San Saba Burnet Marble Falls Goldthwaite Llano Mason and Fredericksburg sending hundreds of athletes. Preliminaries start 10 30 am with events from 120 yard high hurdles to 440 yard dash and field events in the morning Finals begin 2 pm and include relay events. Local officials and clubs sponsor trophies and the winner relays may advance to Brownwood regional meet next week. Fredericksburg led by Robin Wunderlich Andrew Alberthal Alvin Leitz tops the entries in sprints distance events and relays with others in hurdles pole vault shot put discus jumps and more.
Dr. Geo. W. Cox explains the heart pumps about 2,500 gallons of blood every 24 hours. It weighs about a fist sized, runs nonstop, and only tests come from beats. Risk factors include rheumatic fever, infections, overweight, and sudden activity after illness. Seek doctor tests for symptoms.
During the past week the City of Fredericksburg issued minor permits for various projects. Major among them are $900 for Chester Schwethelm house alterations on East Center Street and a Ranch Motel carport. Other permits include Theo W Knopp carport 55 Rudy Franke house alterations 300 Anna Nemky house alterations 150 Mrs Harry Pfeil porch 150 Raymond Wuest utility room 150 Roy Stroeher move residence back on lot 550.
Crabapple School softball team defeated Cherry Springs 10 to 6 on April 4. Crabapple took an early 6 run lead and added 4 more for insurance, despite a wind strong enough to handicap both teams. Gladys Ann Feller pitched for Crabapple with Freddie Goehmann catching, while Schneider and Sagelbiel pitched and caught for Cherry Springs.
Mrs Olga Welgehausen and her son Kurt Welgehausen of Houston visited local relatives last weekend. It was Kurt s first visit in four years. Kurt works as a public accountant in Houston. His wife and two children could not accompany him.
Fredericksburg Lodge No 41 adopts resolutions of condolence for deceased Brother Kurt F Pressler. The lodge sends a copy to his family, records the resolution in minutes, and arranges for publication in the press. Signed by Wm Nagel Wm M Petmecky Reinhold Tatsch.
The choirs of the First Methodist Church present The Life of Jesus in Narration and Music on Easter Sunday night at 7 30. Directors Herman Hahn and L L Keyser, narrators Rev C A Greenwaldt. Soloists Patsy Cox, Mrs Harry Davis, Emily Falk, Wesley Holly, Mrs Mildred Lochte, Mrs L Keyser, Rodney Oestreich.
Texas Lutheran College a cappella choir directed by Phi lip F Knautz will tour Texas for two weeks starting April 14. The twenty third annual concert tour will include 21 full concerts with stops in Mason April 24 and Kerrville April 25. Members Rubin Bernhard Elias Rode and Allan Sager of Fredericksburg were chosen after competitive try outs.
In 1950 cows tested under the Texas DHIA program averaged 6 781 pounds of milk per cow versus 9 172 pounds nationally. Texas dairymen spent 151 dollars per cow on feed while the national average was 147 dollars, with 2 391 more pounds produced in the U S average.
Louis XIV earned the record for the longest reign among European monarchs, ruling for an unprecedented stretch that cemented his era as a defining period in dynastic and political history.
The District 10 tennis tournament starts at Fredericksburg High School with boys and girls divisions. Matches run on five courts from 1 p m to afternoon, with champions to be crowned by nightfall. FHS entrants include Kermit Heimann Mary Lou Trice Jeanie Knoche Marilyn Schuch Robbins Eckhardt Jost Corrinne Cameron and Mary Louise Heinen Merle Kolmeier.
An early morning drizzle brought Fredericksburg .20 points of rain on Wednesday, the only rain of the week per Alfred Neffendorff. The week’s low was 35 degrees and high 84 degrees, with unsettled weather and a freeze plus snow forecast for the Panhandle on Wednesday morning.
Five men from the Hill Country draft area will leave for induction on April 24. They are Je rome B. Voges Boerne Oliver H. Lindig Albert William L. Nichols Ingram Elmer M. Delz Llano and August M. Staats Llano. Defense Bonds do not rise and fall in value with the market.
The Pecan Creek school announces its honor roll with passes to the Palace Theatre awarded to students including Stanley Hartmann Gerald Schmidt Calvin Friedrich Elton Friedrich Ruby Lee Crenwelge Sandra Friedrich Madelin Friedrich Delores Weinheimer Genevieve Crenwelge Margaret Friedrich Darline Hartmann and Silverlee Crenwelge as named by teacher Mrs. Alice Bierschwabe.
The text explains ambergris as a secretion produced by the sperm whale, noting its origin and relevance to natural history.
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