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Newspaper
Fredericksburg Standard
Location
Fredericksburg, Texas, United States of America
Date
Apr 17, 1926
Page
10
The Val Verde Wool and Mohair Company sold 110000 pounds of fall mohair to Boston buyers. Prices were 65 cents for grown hair and 75 cents for kid hair, the highest mohair price in Texas this year.
The Octagon Bridge Club enjoyed a Tuesday with Mrs. J W Yancey where Miss Viola Juenke won the beads prize and Mrs E Fehrenbach took a booby prize. Sophie Koch hosted Merryall High Five with twenty four players and prizes for high and low scores. Several guests and families, including Mr Ms Casper Real Jeannette and Emma Doell, were mentioned among visits and farewells. a later note lists more bridge events and hospitality by Mrs Kurt Keidel and Miss Paula Welgehausen. A printed sale advertigement for Wind Mills appears at the end by Fredericksburg Implt Co.
Rev K Konzack united Louis Bonn and Rosa Kothmann in marriage on Wednesday night at the parsonage of the Evangelical Church. The couple will reside in Fredericksburg and were wed in the presence of a small circle of intimate friends and relatives. The Standard extends best wishes for their future.
The one act play Doctor Mueller will be presented at St Joseph Hall by the Frohsian Club under St Marys School Auxiliary on Sunday night April 18 at 8 PM. Music by Blum's Orchestra plus songs drills and more accompany the performance. Proceeds benefit St Marys School and organizers urge community support.
The Stein Lumber Co. won the contract at 7960 dollars for a modern grand stand at the total fair grounds. The structure will be 180 feet by 50 feet with a concrete floor, band stand, 25 box seats, 500 reserved seats, and at least 1600 general seats. Construction began on Tuesday and aims for quick completion weather permitting.
A correction in the Wochenblatt notes Alfred Henry Riley of the Central Filling Station disputes a report that Long Henry painted his roof green signaling spring. Riley says his roof is green, his sign red for blooming cacti, with a black border in memory of his departed coon. He urges moonlight for future painting and asks no darker memories be depicted.
The German Class of Fredericksburg High School will present a play Unter Bruedern at the High School Auditorium Thursday night April 22 for the benefit of this year’s Mesa. The program includes music by the orchestra German declamations and songs by students coached by Professor Bittner for a delightful evening.
A local notice records marriages or unions among individuals including Charles Dolezal with Bertha Kaderli, Robert Weaver with Zella McCarty, and Louis Clark with Ida Mae Jones. The language notes Ida Mae Jones as colored.
Birth notices list a son for Mr. and Mrs. L. Ivy on April 2 and a daughter for Mr. and Mrs. Hy Evans on April 8. A son for Mr. and Mrs. Damon Moehle on April 9. A daughter for Mr. and Mrs. Theo Klein on April 7. A son for Mr. and Mrs. A. L. Burker on March 16. A son for Mr. and Mrs. Morel Burch on March 12.
Mrs Johanna Krieger died April 9 at age 77 and William Fritz died April 4 at age 64. Both notices record bereavement and provide no further details.
Morning worship at ten o clock and afternoon services at 1 30. A bazaar by the Ladies Aid at the church grounds on Thursday April 29 at 430. Refreshments and a chili supper served in connection with the bazaar. All are invited. F A Bracher Pastor.
Sunday April 18 at 8 P M program on What Does the Epworth League Mean to me includes opening exercises the message by Dr S A Steel and Mrs H J Hahn song I Love to Tell the Story included prayer greeting word from secretary Miss Olga Weiss and a hymn Zion Haste plus a missionary testimony and league offering followed by pastor’s talk.
A list of uncalled letters remaining at the Fredericksburg post office as of April 19 1926 includes Ceasa Dade Naida Hawkins Arthur Lange and George Riley. If not called for by April 26 they will be forwarded to the Division of Dead Letters.
A prompt urging readers to check the advertisements section for items of interest. The note emphasizes that readers may find exactly what they seek by scanning the paper’s ads.
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