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Fredericksburg Standard

Location

Fredericksburg, Texas, United States of America

Date

Apr 13, 1939

Page

8

Girl Hero Reenacts Rescue Winning High Honors

Mary Elizabeth Davis a 13 year old heroine reenacts the rescue of her brother Vyrion after gas fumes overcome him while rabbit hunting. She earned the Presidents Medal and the Life Saving Certificate from the American Red Cross for dragging him from the danger zone and applying first aid learned from Continental Oil Company safety manuals. Publicly commended she demonstrates her actions to Look Magazine photographers.

Big Spring Tex Mary Elizabeth Davis Vyrion American Red Cross Mary Continental Oil Company Look Magazine

Scout Membership Surpasses Enlisted Military Personnel

The statement notes that active Boy Scouts of America members exceed the total enlisted men in the Army Navy and Marine Corps combined. It highlights a large youth organization with a broad membership relative to the U.S. armed forces.

The Boy Scouts of America Army, Navy and Marine Corps of United States

Church Notices Cave Creek Lath

Sunday Quasimodogenite services 10 a.m. English services at 10 a.m. Sunday School and Bible class 9 a.m. Ladies Aid Meeting 1 30 p.m. Pastor W C Poehlmann extends a warm invitation to work and worship with us at the church in Cave Creek Lath.

Ladies Aid W. C. Poehlmann

Holy Ghost Church Sunday Services and Concert

Holy Ghost Church announces Sunday Quasimodogenite with Sunday school at 9 a.m. and Bible class, divine services at 10 a.m. A sacred concert by the Lutheran College Choir of Seguin is at 2:30 p.m. Public invited by Pastor O. Lindenberg.

Lutheran College Choir of Seguin O. Lindenberg

Zion Luth Church Post Easter Services and Choir Program

Sunday after Easter services at 10:00 a m. Bible class and Sunday school at 1:00 p m. At 2:30 p m the College Choir of Texas Lutheran College Seguin will present a program of choral song and music. Congregation invited. Pastor F A Bracher.

Texas Lutheran College At Seguin F. A. Bracher

Bethany Lutheran Easter Services and Choir Concert

Bethany Lutheran announces English service at 8 a m and German service at 10 30 a m with Easter festival theme. Sunday school training class Wednesdays and Junior Choir Fridays at 7 30 p m. Seguin Lutheran College Choir to sing at Rev Lindenberg’s Church next Sunday at 2 30 p m. all members invited. Theo M Haag pastor.

Peter Seguin Lutheran College

Doss and Cherry Spring Lutheran Services Changes

Cherry Spring Lutheran Church holds Sunday school Bible class and services at usual hours on Sunday April 23. Doss Church has no services due to the Synodical meeting at Mason. Pastor J. M. Bergner directs.

Cherry Spring Doss Mason J. M. Bergner

M. E. Church South Sunday Schedule

Sunday school at 9 45 a m preaching at 10 45 a m and 7 45 p m Epworth League at 7 15 p m Union evening service at the church with Bro Breihan preaching Invitation extended by Pastor M P Burton

Epworth League Our Union Bro. Breihan

Sunday Worship and Activities at Meth Episcopal Church

B E Breihan minister 9 45 a m Sunday school 10 45 a m Morning Worship 7 15 p m Epworth League 7 45 p m Night Worship at Rev Burton's church All of us need the inspiration of public worship In turn the church needs your help to keep the home fires burning Come

B. E. Breihan Epworth League

Baptist WMU Meets to Study Great Commission in Latin America

The Women’s Missionary Union met Wednesday April 12 at the church to study The Great Commission Our Mission. Mrs Leitz opened with a bible lesson on The One Way of Salvation and Mrs Bartholmae led prayer.

the Baptist WMU

Social Security Wages for Texas Reach $777 Million in 1937

The Social Security Board reports 1937 wages credited to Texas old age accounts total $777,705,959 averaging $688 per worker. Nationwide totals show 30,157,694 accounts with $26,825,366,241 in wages, averaging $890. Michigan tops with $1,102. ages 45–50 earn $1,204 on average. Migrant workers average $895 vs $882 for nonmigrants. In Texas, 210,213 workers aged 20–25 earned $91,380,907. 172,816 aged 45–50 earned $69,934,158. 16,454 aged 60–65 earned $12,583,798.

Washington Social Security Board Texas John J. Carson Bureau of Old Age Insurance Michigan Carson

Markwell Stapling Machine Handles Up To 60 Sheets

The Markwell stapling machine from Fredericksburg Publishing Co staples or pins stacks of up to 60 sheets, offering a compact office binding option.

Markwell Fredericksburg Publishing

Sunday School and Services at Local Baptist Church

The Baptist church lists Sunday School at 9 30 a m and preaching at 10 30 a m and 7 30 p m on the second and fourth Sundays. Prayer meets Wednesdays at 7 p m. W M 5 meets every other week. Pastor F E Kirchner invites al l to attend services.

F. E. Kirchner

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