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Fredericksburg Standard

Location

Fredericksburg, Texas, United States of America

Date

Apr 26, 1950

Page

4

Eight Cubs Graduate Into Scout Troops In Tuesday Meeting

Fredericksburg Cub Scout Pack Den 3 graduates into Boy Scout Troops at the April meeting held in the Scout Hut Tuesday night. Eight boys listed include Bobby Heinen Freddy Petmecky Ralph Walter Keith Keller Bill Tietz Curtis Cameron David Reichenau and Wayne Zimmermann. They received the Webelos badge and joined Lions Club and Lutheran Boy Scout Troops under assistants Johnn Nocker and Kenneth Walter Jr. Emil Schandua Jr. presided with Hans Hannemann praising the Cubs and thanking Den Mother Mrs Petmecky and Mrs Reichenau for their service.

Fredericksburg Den 3 Bobby Heinen Freddy Petmecky Ralph Walter Keith Keller Bill Tietz Curtis Cameron David Reichenau Wayne Zimmermann Lions Club Lutheran Boy Scout Johnn Noc CUBS Austin Nettle Nettle Wm. Petmecky Hubert Reichenau Billy Klier Olin Weiss Petmecky Reichenau

Den 3 and Den 4 honor long service at Pack meeting

Austin Nettle attended his first Pack meeting since polio and received a gift from his den. Den Mothers reported monthly activities while Dr J Hardin Perry showed movies. Cubs earning awards included Charles Tubbs Maurice Duderstadt Bruce Kowert Gary Hagel Gerald Schandun Luther Kuhlmann. James Gerhard Wolf badge Milton Edwards Bear badge Kenneth Martin Charles Marshall service stars Gene Lewis Lion badge Skipper Mumme Bear Gold Arrow J C Fritz Lion badge Lion gold arrow two Lion Silver arrows and a denner stripe.

Austin Nettle Den 3 J. Hardin Perry Den 4 Charles Tubbs Maurice Duderstadt Bruce Kowert Gary Hagel Gerald Schandun Luther

Birthday Party for Lillian Kasper Seven-Year-Old

Mrs. Chester Kasper hosted a Monday afternoon birthday party for her daughter Lillian Mae Kasper at their home to celebrate her seventh birthday. About twenty seven children and several mothers attended. The cake was round and white with blue candles and a Happy Birthday inscription. Favors included plastic forks.

Chester Kasper Lillian Mae

Standard Editor Attending Forum In Arkansas

Standard editor Arthur H Kowert attends the Fifth Annual Freedom Forum Seminar at Harding College Searcy Arkansas. The forum runs Monday through Friday with theme A Challenge to Americans presented by Dr George A Benson and college faculty and industrial leaders from across the nation. Kowert is funded by six local firms Stein Lumber Company Yara Hospital and Clinic Mutual Lumber Company Fredericksburg National Bank Alfred Petsch and Gillespie County Lumber Co. A series of articles will follow Kowert's return.

Arthur H. Kowert Harding College Searcy Arkansas Kowert George A. Benson Rower

Medical Auxiliary Meeting at Feller Home

Mesdames Lester Keyser Herbert Pfeiffer and Lorence Feller hosted the Kerr Kendall Gillespie and Banderas Counties Medical Society Auxiliary at the Feller home on Friday April 14. Mrs J F Moore spoke on hobbies and described physical therapy work at Legion and displayed patient handiwork during the talk. In the social hour Mrs E L Dyer presided at the punch bowl as spring flowers decorated the dining and other rooms.

Mesdames Lester Keyser Herbert Pfeiffer Lorence Feller Woman’s Auxiliary Kerr, Kendall, Gillespie and Banderas Counties Medical Society Feller J. F. Moore Legion E. L Dyer

Elizabeth Evers Fetes Fourth Birthday At Home

Elizabeth Evers celebrated her fourth birthday at a party hosted by her mother Mrs Alonzo Evers at their home on Monday afternoon. Twenty six children attended and the cake was shaped as a circus ring with a trainer and animals. Favors included balloons. assisting were Mrs Guido Klett and Mrs Victor Schoenewolf.

Elizabeth Anne Evers Alonzo Evers Guido Klett Victor Schoenewolf

Local Winners in Region 2 Soil Conservation Contest

Pilot Knob group 15 miles northwest of Fredericksburg earned $200. Fredericksburg students had four top placements in Region 2 with Antoinette Kraus 16th Evelyn Fuhrmann 17th Oleta Alberth al 18th and Frank Schmidt 19th.

Fredericksburg Antoinette Kraus Evelyn Fuhrmann Oleta Alberthal Frank Schmidt

FAIR FLOAT SHINES IN PARADE AS HOME MADE WINNER

The Joe S. Petsch led float, designed by William M. Petmecky with artwork by Gotthola Lentz, built by the local committee, and driven by Kuenemann and Land, took top honors. Hours of painstaking work extended past midnight each night last week, marking it as the unique home made entry in the out of town parade. The trophy and ribbon are displayed in the Fredericksburg National Farm Loan Association window.

Joe S. Petsch Gotthola Lentz William M. Petmecky Melvyn Jordan Kuenemann Land Fredericksburg National Farm Loan Association

King Couple Returns From Western States Honeymoon

Mr. and Mrs. Willard King of San Antonio visited Mrs. L. E. Brodie upon returning Thursday from their honeymoon traveling through the Western states.

Willard King San Antonio

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