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Newspaper
Fredericksburg Standard
Location
Fredericksburg, Texas, United States of America
Date
Aug 06, 1952
Page
2
An Italian marble monument marks the grave of Elizabeth Crockett wife of Davy Crockett in Actonon State Park along Farm Road 208 near Granbury Hood County.
Mrs Albert Bonnell of Muskogee Oklahoma was guest of honor at a Wednesday noon luncheon hosted by Misses Tillie and Margaret Keidel. Sixteen guests were seated with Dresden bowl flowers. The Bonnell family, including Bonnie Marie Albert and Bobbie, visited the parental home for three weeks and will return home soon after Dr Bonnell joins them.
Dorothy Luckenbach daughter of Mr and Mrs W A Luckenbach married Roscoe Basse son of the late Mrs Basse on Sunday August 3 at 6 pm in Holy Ghost Lutheran Church with Rev G A Poehlmann officiating. The ceremony featured fern, white asters and numerous tapers, Norma Branscum of Alice served as organist and Vicar Rudy Wendell sang. The bride wore Chantilly lace and tulle with a chapel train and a pearl necklace borrowed from the bridegroom's aunt. A 200 guest barbecue dinner followed at Hotel Nimtz and the couple will reside in Fredericksburg after a New Orleans honeymoon.
Zion Lutheran Church members and families honored Rev Gus Sager with a July 31 birthday gathering on the parsonage lawn. Robert Klingelhoefer led devotions as the group sang songs, played games, and shared refreshments. The mixed choir briefly sang a birthday greeting and the church council presented a commemorative gift.
Mrs Andrew Kaiser was surprised at her home on Monday evening July 28 by members of the Kaiser and Wehmeyer families who came to celebrate her birthday. Flowers for the honoree and refreshments for all the group were brought by the guests. The City of Cisco has provided one of the Southwest's finest weekend resorts at Lake Cisco, just north of that city. March was named for Mars, the Roman god of war.
Students of the Vacation Bible School at First Baptist Church held Friday night commencement. Attendance averaged 51 from a 72 registration. A Kerrville parade featured 442 participants from Medina River Baptist Assn schools.
Miss Dorothy Klaerner daughter of Mr and Mrs Felix Klaerner wed James Alexander son of Mr and Mrs Alexander of South Carolina on Saturday August 2 at 4 p m The Reverend O Lindenberg officiated with Mrs O Lindenberg on organ The couple will reside at Fort Hood where he is stationed A reception followed at the bride's parents home Out of town guests included Mr and Mrs Chas Roeder Tivydale Mr and Mrs Bruno Feller White Oak and Mr and Mrs Hilmar Juenke Wolf's Creek
Miss Louise Molberg, bride elect of Robert Probst, was honored with a shower at Herman Sons Hall on Sunday afternoon August 3. About fifty guests attended as hostesses presented corsages to the honoree and her mother Mrs. Joe Molberg and to Mrs. Clarence Probst. The couple is to marry August 10 at St Marys Catholic Church.
Mrs Harry Davis hosted an informal Wednesday morning brunch to honor her aunt Mrs T M Bates of Marshall who has stayed a month as a house guest. Zinnias colored the centerpiece and cakes rested on a wicker flowered table as about twenty guests visited.
Readers are directed to the complete selection of special occasion Thank You Notes at the Fredericksburg Publishing Co. Inc providing a range of styles and designs for personal use and gifting.
Mr and Mrs Alex Knopp announce adopting a fourteen month old boy named Jeffry. The child with blue eyes and blonde curls joined the Texas family after a western states trip that included New Mexico Denver Colorado Springs Salt Lake City copper mines Utah and Yellowstone National Park.
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