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Newspaper
Fredericksburg Standard
Location
Fredericksburg, Texas, United States of America
Date
Apr 26, 1944
Page
3
A reflective essay extols the value of illusions as life’s guardian and the need to cling to them amid cynicism. The author asserts illusions shape character and national progress, warning that disillusionment corrodes living meaning and bright futures. A closing recipe note references fried onions from a Mexican friend.
The Ladies Aid Society of Holy Ghost Lutheran Church held memorial services for Mrs M Koenecke on Sunday afternoon April 14 conducted by Rev Lindenberg. The group sang Nearer My God to Thee and So nimm denn meine Haende. A wreath donation was sent to Trinity Orphan's Home and Koenecke’s name placed on the Memorial Chart. Officers were reelected and graves of 34 members will be decorated on Mothers Day.
The Red Cross work room in the courthouse basement will close Friday night due to several programs. The closure was announced by production chairman Mrs. Margaret Tally.
Gillespie County churches announce services for the weekend. Zions Lutheran Church offers 11:00 a.m. German language Divine service with 2:00 p.m. Sunday School and Bible Class led by Pastor Bracher. Lindenberg’s St Mary’s Catholic Church lists multiple Masses and catechetical instruction for April 30 with devotions in Stonewall.
Albert Lutheran Church announces Sunday services at 11 a.m. worship and 10 a.m. Sunday school on April 30 and notes summer changes with Sunday school at 10 a.m. and Divine Services at 11 a.m. Pastor Paul Leonhard leads.
Crabapple Sunday on April 30 features Sunday school and Bible class at 9 a.m. and German services at 11 a.m. G E Grueber, pastor.
A church bulletin lists a morning service at 11 39 am and a 2 30 pm divine worship on Sunday. The pastor Alvin Durst leads the morning service and a separate 8 00 pm Young People and General Meeting is scheduled.
Evangelistic services held Sundays at 11 00 a m Bible study and Sunday school at 3 00 p m Afternoon services 3 00 p m Night services 8 00 p m Thursdays 8 00 p m All welcome Pastor E Bueene invites attendees to any or all services at West End Tabernacle.
Parish notes a strong prior turnout and a call to invite more members. Services are Sunday at 11 am and 4:30 pm with Sunday School at 10 am and BTU at 7:30 pm on preaching Sundays. Prayer meetings occur Tuesday and Wednesday surrounding preaching Sundays. F. E Kirchner is pastor.
The April meeting of the Wo men Society of Christian Service at Edison Street Methodist Church was led by Mrs Paul Weiss with piano music. Mrs Adolf Dechert gave opening prayer, followed by hymns and a meditation by Mrs Emma Laughennig. Mrs Arthur Holly spoke on Other Signs of Promise and Mrs Ben Kneese on The Rural Station at Jenshaw. Fourteen members and two guests attended. two new names added to the roster and extension list updated.
Willow City Methodist Church lists school at 2 30 with worship on the first and third Sundays at 3 15 pm. Pastor Paul A. Weiss oversees services and church activities.
Doss Lutheran Church holds an English service Sunday April 30 at 10 00 a m and Cherry Springs Lutheran Church offers an English service at 3 00 p m both led by pastor H Brunotte.
English service at 8 45 a m and 9 45 a m German service at 1 00 p m Ladies Aid Meeting April 30 Sunday 2 30 p m Church Council meeting April 30 at 1 30 p m Women's Missionary Society Meeting May 4 at 2 30 p m De tion Leader Mrs Charles Rausch hostess Mrs Otto Wunderlich G A Poehlmann pastor
The Girl's Interest Group of the Edison Street Methodist church presents a Sunday night program at 8 30 featuring speaker Miss Mittie Watters of San Antonio. The event includes preludes, songs, readings, duets, solos, a harmonica piece, and prayers with Rev. Lester Haines and Rev. Paul A. Weiss. Usher duties are listed and the program closes with postlude and benediction.
Instructors who are graduate nurses from the local civilian nursing corps will teach a two class home nursing course in May and June. Each class will total thirty hours and meet twice weekly at the jury dormitory second floor of the new courthouse with hours set by instructors and students. Enrollment is open to 30 adults per class with certificates awarded only to those meeting attendance and work standards. A turquoise pen with red cross sells for 15 cents to satisfactory graduates. Textbooks cost 60 cents per copy, enrollment is free, and inquiries may be directed to Miss Julia Estill at phone numbers 157 or 477W.
Willemae Holland of the Eckert school won first place in the county Medical Auxiliary essay contest on Medical Science Fights at Home and Abroad. Victor Krauskopf and Lorene Mittendorf also placed, with Miss Holland’s prize essay not advancing to the national contest.
Forty four children receive their first communion at the 8:30 am Mass in St. Mary's Church. The list includes Jacquelyn Blanchard Mil dred Bower Betty J. Behrends Alice F. Brautigam and many others with several surnames such as Jenschke Meurer and Weinheimer.
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