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Fredericksburg Standard

Location

Fredericksburg, Texas, United States of America

Date

Aug 23, 1934

Page

8

Native Texan Joins Byrd Expedition at South Pole

NE of the first pictures from Admiral Byrd's expedition near the South Pole shows Joe Hill Jr. of Canyon Texas resting after work in sub zero temperatures. On August 24 Hill turned twenty amid Antarctica's cold. He is son of J A Hill president of West Texas State Teachers College and aimed for nautical engineering at the University of Texas. His tractor division duties in the expedition's winter party are noted weekly on Columbia network.

Admiral Byrd Joe Hill, Jr Canyon Texas Hill Antarctica J. A. Hill West Texas State Teachers University of Texas South Pole West Texas Wheat Fields Tractor Division Columbia

Church Schedule and Service Topics

Sunday school begins at 9 45 a m with preaching at 10 45 a m on The Soul s Abundant Entrance Thru God s Unlimited Grace 2 Peter 1 11 Isa 55 7. Evening service at 8 p m on The Citadel of the Heart Prov 4 23. Choir rehearsal Fridays at 8 p m Pastor R Gammenthalei.

R. Gammenthalei

M. E. Church Services and Welcome

Divine services at 10:30 a.m. and 7:45 p.m. Sunday school begins 9:30 a.m. All visitors welcome. G. C. Brannies is the pastor.

Divine Services G. C. Brannies

Cave Creek Church Sunday Services and Classes

German services at 10:30 a.m. with Sunday school and Bible class at 9:30 a.m. Members and friends are cordially invited. Rev. W. C. Poehlmann is the pastor.

W. C. Poehlmann

Zion Lutheran Church Sunday services notice

Zion Lutheran Church lists 13th Sunday after Trinity morning worship at 10 a m with afternoon services Bible class and Sunday School at 1 30 p m. Pastoral greeting from F A Bracher.

Trinity All F. A. Bracher

Bethany Luth Church Welcomes All for Sunday Worship

Bethany Lutheran Church invites all to Sunday School and Bible Class at 9 a.m. German service follows at 10 30 a.m. Text is Acts 18 1 11 with theme The Witness of Christ in the Metropolis No evening service Pastor Theo M Haag extends the invitation to worship and service to everyone.

The Metropolis Theo. M. Haag

Sacred Recital by Mr and Mrs Harry Byrd Kline

Austin couple presents Sacred Recital Service at Holy Ghost Church on Friday August 24 at 8 p m Rev A Koerner announces. Program includes piano accordion musical saw Hawaiian guitars readings and vocal selections. The Klines perform in churches and schools across the southwest and invite the public with no entrance fee, only a free will offering.

Harry Byrd Kline Austin Holy Ghost Church A. Koerner Kline Klines

Strackbein Guests Attend Fredericksburg Visit

Mrs. Anna Strackbein and Mr and Mrs Louis Strackbein of Rock Springs visited relatives in Fredericksburg. They attended nightly dancing during Kendal County Fair on August 31 September 1 and 2.

Anna Strackbein Louis Strackbein Rock Springs Fredericksburg

Notice of Hearing on the Fredericksburg School Budget 1934

The Fredericksburg Independent School District Board of Trustees will hold a public hearing on August 30, 1984, at 8 p.m. in the High School Building to adopt the budget for the 1934-35 fiscal year. Ben H. Kneese, Secretary, attests the resolution from August 16, 1934, approving the meeting.

Fredericksburg Independent Fredericksburg Independent School District Board of Trustees Fredericksburg Independent School Ben H. Kneese Fredericksburg Independent School District On August 16, A. D A. D iSeal W. & S

Social notes and visits from Hondo to San Antonio

Readers recount births, visits, and travels including a newborn son for Mr. and Mrs. Felix Hollmig of Hondo. Mrs. M A Parrot. Kermit Striegler and Emma Klier take a Carlsbad Cavern trip. Several locals visit relatives in Brownsville Fredericksburg and San Antonio with missions and weddings highlighted.

Felix Hollmig Hondo Kermit Striegler Emma Klier Carlsbad New Mexico Cecilia Jordan San Antonio Albert Jordan H. A. Ries Dorothy Ries Brownsville Emil Walter Emil Toepperwein Menard Alvin Stehling Lottie Stehling Junction Agnes Jordan Frank Mogford Streeter Tainter Miss Baker Clara Dyer China Miss Dyer Mexico Liddy Jordan Willie Herbert Marjorie Shiddell Elmon Woodward John Jordan Lina Jordan August Jordan Fredericksburg Harry Zenner Emil Zenner Ed. Fischer Werner Juenke Weer Zenner Klaerner’s Park Klaemner’s Park Missionary Society M. E. Church South M. E. Church Missionary Society Great Wall of China Edith Agnes Sagebiel Loreen Moursand Austin L. B. Morend Sidonia Joyce Longview Clara Braunschweig Marie C. Lochte Edna Lochte Etna Striegler Chicago Edna Hahn

Legislature to Convene as Relief Controversy Continues

Mayors and relief officials cooperate with Texas Relief Commission officers as the governor prepares recommendations for the Legislature and seeks maximum funding. A legislative investigation into relief affairs was anticipated amid bitter controversy and charges of political interference. Two relief commission members resigned after a dispute over appointing a state relief director.

Texas Relief Commission Commission

Tri County Convention Program Highlights and Events

The program lists hours from 11 30 a m to 8 00 p m with talks by Rev Everitt Fray of San Antonio choir performances and a pageant titled Along the Year. Alma Ochs returns to San Antonio after visiting Mr and Mrs Joe Ernst.

Everitt Fray San Antonio Bethel M. E. South M. E Vetter Froehner Alma Ochs Joe Ernst

Local visits and pioneer reunion noted in town records

Religious and social guests visited in Klaerner's Park on Live Oak for the Peter Zenner pioneer descendants reunion with many named attendees from Fredericksburg San Antonio and Austin. A domestic quarrel line concludes the snippet with a bitter exchange about marriage.

Peter Zenner Klaerner’s Park Live Oak Wm. Zenner Otto Zener Ernst Zenner Wm Juenke Margaret Gellerman Katie Reinbach Minna Zenner Fredericksburg Emil Harry Zenner Ed. Fischer Erwin Rausch Alb

Vote for John H. Sharp for Associate Justice

An electoral notice urging the Ellis County voter to support John H. Sharp for the Supreme Court. The ad notes five years as a judge on the Supreme Court Commission of Appeals, a unanimous reappointment by the three Supreme Court judges, and argues for promotion to the Court itself. Paid for by his friends.

John H. Sharp Ellis County Supreme Court Supreme Court Commission of Appeals

Mrs Hy Basse Birthday Gathering Event

Mrs Hy Basse entertained a number of friends Monday for a birthday anniversary. Mrs Martha Tarrillion and daughter Mathilda and son Louis attended the funeral of Mr Felix Meurer.

Martha Tarrillion Mathilda Louis Felix Meurer

School Girl Seeks Board and Room in Fredericksburg

Mrs. Ernst Wilke of Fredericksburg advertises seeking a school girl to board and room at her home. Contact via phone 435W St. 49-50.

Ernst Wilke Fredericksburg

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