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Newspaper

Fredericksburg Standard

Location

Fredericksburg, Texas, United States of America

Date

Dec 03, 1952

Page

10

TMI Cheer Leader Herbert Springall Featured in San Antonio News

Group of Texas Military Institute cheer leaders shown before a crucial football game. Herbert Springall leads the squad with fellow TMI students Bob Blackburn Edward Kirby and St Marys Hall students Ellen Munson Kay Hornaday. Hosts and family guests noted in the feature.

San Antonio Evening News Texas Military Institute Herbert Springall W. H. Springall Bob Blackburn Edward Kirby TMI Ellen Munson Kay Hornaday St. Mary’s Hall Munson Hornaday Blackburn Billy Dunham Springall

Visitors at Hansen Home Bring Many Out-of-Town Guests

Mr and Mrs Waldemar Hansen hosted a Sunday dinner with guests from San Antonio including Mr and Mrs Stanley Schmidt and children Mr and Mrs Alton Hansen and children Mr and Mrs Ewald Hansen and sons Mr and Mrs Henry Schmidt and family Elaine Hanson from Laredo and Charlene Keiker from Beaumont Also present were Benno Stueler from the Canal Zone and Mr and Mrs Kurt Hansen with daughters of this city

Waldemar Hansen Stanley Schmidt Alton Hansen Ewald Hansen Henry Schmidt San Antonio Alvin Hansen Elaine Laredo Benno Stueler Canal Zone Charlene Keiker Beaumont Kurt Hansen Here

TWI Stuns Texarkana Catholic 32-0 for CLA Title

In San Antonio on Friday night TWI defeated Texarkana Catholic 32 to 0 to capture the State Academic League championship. The win solidifies TWI’s position at the top of the league standings.

San Antonio TWI Texarkana Catholic

Fredericksburg Farmers Mutual Insurance Company Established

The Fredericksburg Benevolent Association ceased to exist and was replaced by the Fredericksburg Farmers Mutual Insurance Company on Sept 1 1952 when the State Insurance Commission issued a charter. Ad Gerhard is president and E L Schmidt secretary treasurer. The company insures city and rural property with fire insurance on buildings and household goods.

Fredericksburg Farmers Mutual Insurance Company Fredericksburg Benevolent Society Ad. Gerhard Fredericksburg Farmers Mutual Max O. Schmidt E. L. Schmidt John Jenschke Louis Lehne Fredericksburg Benevolent Association State Insurance Commission G. H. Houy Pete Roeder Louis Oehler Peter Metzger Wm. Dieter Schmidt Insurance Commission of Texas

VFW Christmas Party Set for Friday Night

Frantzen Ahrens Post Veterans of Foreign Wars invites members to the VFW Hall on the Mason Highway for a holiday social. Santa will attend and children will exchange gifts. auxiliary members will also swap gifts. No business planned, short discussion for upcoming National Vice Commander's December 12 visit.

Frantzen-Ahrens Post Veterans of Foreign Wars Mem- Vfw Mason Highway Santa Claus

Thanksgiving visits from many Texas towns

Eldorado residents hosted and traveled over Thanksgiving as friends and relatives from Kerrville, San Antonio, Nixon, Kaufman, Odessa, Fredericksburg, Austin, New Braunfels, and other places gathered. Local families reported visits, hunts, and football game attendance during the holiday weekend.

Eldorado T. P. Harlan Fred Jones Nicaragua Brownsville P. F. Jones Jack Jones Rex Fox Austin Max Scarborough Berniece Paul Lang San Antonio Ruby Hidgins Odessa Ruth Carpenter Morris Voorhies Kaufman Voorhies Herbert Rahe Walter Jungmann Miss Rowell Nixon Dale Cook J. F. Cook Fred Gammenthaler W. H. Secore Kerrville Gene Prestige Max Lange Oliver Hopf Erato Texas and Livvy

Texas Highway Construction Sealed Proposals Listed

Sealed proposals for constructing 6.727 miles of graded shoulders base and surface from US 290 in Fredericksburg to FM 1631 in Gillespie County will be received at the Highway Department in Austin until 9:00 A M December 17 1952. Plans and specs available at J P Chaney Fredericksburg office and Austin. Plans include wage rates per local prevailing rates with legal holiday pay. Usual rights reserved. 15-16

Texas Highway Construction Fredericksburg Gillespie County Highway Department Austin State of Texas State Highway Commission J. P. Chaney Texas Texas Highway Department

Fredericksburg Publishing Co Gift Card Promo

A wedding themed notice invites readers to buy a Gibson wedding or gift card from Fredericksburg Publishing Co. Inc. to celebrate nuptials. The promotion emphasizes congratulations and festive gifting.

Gibson Fredericksburg Publishing Co., Inc

Justice Court Cases Listed

The following cases were tried in Justice Court in the past two weeks with fines listed. Names, cities, and offenses include parking in intersection in Houston and Dallas, reckless driving in Lockhart and San Antonio, driving on left in Taft and Amarillo, failure to dim lights in Corpus Christi, and other traffic violations with fines from $1 to $100. Notable penalties include G J Lowe and James R Ray fined $50 each for hunting at night and Homer Rambo with J W Bromley fined $100 each for killing spike buck.

Justice Court Thomas H. Patton Houston Jewel R. Gamble Dallas Lucio Goena Lockhart Abel Aguire Taft Walter Ray Dixon Knopp Texas M. V. Gonzales San Antonio Francisco Quintero Elsa William H. Noll H. E. Mobry Winters G. J. Lowe James R. Ray Amarillo Homer Rambo J. W. Bromley Wichita Falls Spike Buck Guadalupe Salinas Corpus Christi George H. Evanoff McCamey Annuncion de Leon

Comfort Citizens Give Delivers Support to Armed Forces

Mrs. Kirchhoff reports Comfort residents steadily donate blood, with a few late or canceled promises balanced by others who travel by car to keep commitments. She notes two brothers serve in the military, one in Japan and one newly enlisted in the Air Force in Mississippi. At present 122 locals are recorded in her town blood drive ledger. Nearby, Mr and Mrs J P Knopp and Mr and Mrs Wesley Gold attended the A M Texas U game in Austin, and Kenny Knopp returned home for the holiday weekend.

J. P. Knopp Wesley Gold A & M-Texas U Austin Kenny Knopp

Cease Notice for Sharpening Cordwood Saw Blades

Fredericksburg Machine Shop advertises prompt service for sharpening and gum cordwood saw blades and provides a phone contact. A second notice promotes improving TV pictures and urges customers to visit Pioneer Furniture Co for antenna installations after an Antenna Clinic by two technicians.

Fredericksburg Pioneer Furniture Co

Vic Nixon Jr Celebrates Sixth Birthday Party

Victor Nixon Jr marked his sixth birthday with a Mother Goose themed party at Turner Hall on Wednesday afternoon. Thirty children attended including Beverly Benarden of Llano as an out of town guest. Favors were Mother Goose color books and a puppet show entertained guests while Mrs. Jack Nixon and Mrs. Clarence Schroeder served cake decorated with an Old Woman Who Lived In a Shoe motif.

Victor Nixon Jr Victor Nixon Turner Hall Jack Nixon Clarence Schroeder

Thanks for Kindness During Illness and Recovery

The Wehmeyers thank relatives and friends for cards letters gifts and telegrams received during four months in the hospital. They express gratitude to Great National Life Ins Co and agent Jack Laurence for prompt settlement and to The Fredericksburg Publishing Co National Foundation of Infantile Paralysis county chairman Norman Rech and Gonzales Warm Springs Foundation staff. Mr and Mrs Marcus Wehmeyer.

Lynette Wehmeyer Lynette National Life Ins. Co Jack Laurence Fredericksburg Publishing Co National Foundation of Infantile Paralysis Norman Rech Gonzales Warm Springs Foundation Marcus Wehmeyer

Card of Thanks from the Striegler Family

The Striegler Family expresses heartfelt thanks to friends neighbors and relatives for acts of kindness sympathy and beautiful floral tributes shown at the death of their mother Mrs A O Striegler.

A. O. Striegler Striegler

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Mrs. Springall Pete Pat Herbert Hansen VFW Manion Page L. Sec H. Welge Lewis P. O Vic Nixon Hill Cou Nautomotive Tane Behrend Garage Helmuth Behrend Fredericksburg, Texas Vapo Butane Company Sun Lee Protec Tion N. Canada Funk & Wagnalls New Standard Dictionary Good Year Service S_ Frederi Goor
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