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Newspaper
Fredericksburg Standard
Location
Fredericksburg, Texas, United States of America
Date
Aug 09, 1934
Page
2
Divine services at 10 30 a m and 8 p m Sunday school at 9 30 a m A cordial invitation to worship with us extended to all G C Brannies pastor
The Bethany Lutheran Church invites all to Sunday School and Bible Class at 9 a m German service at 10 30 a m Text Acts 17 24 29 Theme Two questions from Pauls sermon on the well known God English service at 7 30 p m Text Matt 25 34 40 Theme Is your service a ministry for Christ Pastor Theo M Haag urges members to resume work after vacation and unite in worship and service.
Sunday school at 9 45 a m and preaching at 10 45 a m on Nature s vs God s Generations. Daily Vacation Bible School runs this week 9 to 11 am with a closing program next Sunday at 8 pm. List of instructors includes Rev R Gammenthaler and Mrs H J Hahn among many others. A chicken dinner and supper with a fish pond are planned at Peters Hall on Oct Ti R Gammenthaler pastor.
Jose Cruz, 26, employed at G. A. Welhausen’s ranch near Encial, died in a Laredo hospital after a rattlesnake bit him twice on the calf while he walked from Encial to his ranch home Friday night. He received initial treatment at home and was transported to Laredo Saturday night in critical condition.
Mr and Mrs Hilmar Henke and son Roy and Master Werner Henke appear in a local social or community notice listing family members attending a wedding, baptism, or similar event.
The article lists participants and scores from the 42nd annual Schuetzenfest at Baron's Creek with Fritz as Vice President, Otto Kolmeier as Treasurer and Ernst Kallenberg as Secretary. The next fest will be held at Tivydale. Also noted are local social visits, contest prize winners, and a district convention among Maytag dealers.
The column cites Rockefeller Center optimism as proof of business efficiency and notes new European tenants. It also reports on Soviet Russia’s loot from churches, British airpower tests, and various local social updates including theater stockholders voting to skip dances during fairs.
In Omaha on August 6 an out-of-season fireworks show exploded on H. K. Paulsen’s farm as 31000 fireworks stored by an Omaha dealer detonated. The blast marked Paulsen’s sixty sixth birthday and drew about 1000 motorists. firefighters spent 89 dollars, and the sun was blamed by Paulsen.
The new funeral home features a 150 seat chapel with amplified organ music, wool carpeted rooms, and a drive way for hearse access. It includes a preparation room, garage, display spaces for caskets and vaults, offices, and storage areas. The building was designed by local architect Eddie Stein and built by 90 local workers.
Mr. Leon Duderstadt and his son from Yorktown visited relatives at Harper. Mrs. Henrietta Wahl returned from a visit with relatives in San Antonio. Mr. and Mrs. A. E. Schmidt are with relatives in Fredericksburg. Mr. Hilmar Wunderlich underwent an operation on Wednesday. Miss Lydia Pfiester of San Angelo is a two weeks guest of Miss Florence Feller at Pleasant Hill near Ingram. Mrs. J. J. McEwen and family visit sisters in San Francisco California.
Three members of Battery C suffered injuries when a truck carrying them was jolted to the ground. They were taken to Fort Sam Houston hospital for treatment. James M. Greggs was unconscious with possible internal injuries while Vane C. Burnett and Woodrow G. Howell received contusions and abrasions. Others treated and discharged included Jack S. Jenkins Fred A. Inman John T. Pershner Leonard Vi Curfman James P. Powell and Orval Bean. Mrs. Frank Schmidt and relatives visited Austin while others toured San Antonio and Klaerner's Ocean Grove hosted the Mugford Keyser reunion. A separate crash near Fredericksburg left J C Hengley and Raymond Linroth uninjured after their car overturned when lights failed on a curve.
funeral rites began at Neudeck with a 101 gun salute to honor the late president in a ceremony that echoed prewar German splendor Hitler hailed the deceased as the father of the nation and Valhalla, while a separate school notice set Fredericksburg Public School term 1934 35 to begin September 3.
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