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Newspaper

Fredericksburg Standard

Location

Fredericksburg, Texas, United States of America

Date

Dec 03, 1952

Page

23

Herbert Springall TMI Cheer Leader at Texas Military Institute

The San Antonio Evening News features a photo spread of Texas Military Institute cheer leaders before a key football game. Centered is Herbert Springall, son of Dr and Mrs W H Springall, joined by Bob Blackburn Edward Kirby Ellen Munson Kay Hornaday and Billy Dunham among others.

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 in Hansen Home

Mr and Mrs Waldemar Hansen hosted a Sunday dinner welcoming guests from Sar Antonio La redo the Canal Zone Beau mont and local residents. Attending included 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 Mr Alvin Hansen and daughter Elaine Benno Stueler Charlene Keiker and Mr and Mrs Kurt Hansen and daughters.

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

Texas Intercollegiate Warriors Triumph Over Texarkana Catholic 32-0

TWI defeated Texarkana Catholic 32 to 0 in San Antonio on Friday night to win the State Academic League title.

San Antonio TWI Texarkana Catholic

Fredericksburg Farmers Mutual Insurance Company Formed

The Fredericksburg Farmers Mutual Insurance Company replaces the Fredericksburg Benevolent Association after a Sept 1 1952 charter under Texas law. Ad Gerhard is president Max O Schmidt is vice president E L Schmidt secretary treasurer John Jenschke and Louis Lehne directors. E L Schmidt pending policy revisions notes city and rural property fire coverage for 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. Dieterl 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 Mason Highway for a Christmas party and social night. New members meet fellow veterans, gifts are exchanged with Santa present, auxiliary members also swap gifts, no business planned. A short prep discussion accompanies the National Vice Commander’s Dec 12 visit.

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

Thanksgiving Visitors and Weekend Travel Notes

Eldorado shared Thanksgiving with Mr. and Mrs. T. P. Harlan. Visitors arrived from Nicaragua Odessa Austin Kerrville Nixon San Antonio and New Braunfels. Families including the Scarborough Lang Rahe Cook Gammenthaler Prestige Hopf and Steitie relatives traveled for holidays and football games.

Eldorado T. P. Harlan Fred Jones Nicaragua Brownsville P. F. Jones Jack Jones Rex Fox Austin Max Scarborough Berniece Paul Lang San Antonio Rubydgins 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

Contractors' Notice of Texas Highway Construction Bid

Sealed proposals for 6.727 miles of graded gravel surfacing from US 290 in Fredericksburg to FM 631 on FM1631 in Gillespie County will be received at the Texas Highway Department, Austin, until 9:00 A M December 17, 1952, and opened publicly. Public Works project under House Bills 54 and 115. wage rates fixed locally. plans available from J P Chaney, Resident Engineer, Fredericksburg, Texas. Usual rights reserved.

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

Fredericksburg Gibson Wedding Gift Card Offered

Fredericksburg Publishing Co Inc announces wedding gift cards featuring Gibson designs. The notice invites recipients to send congratulations and best wishes with a tasteful card for couples. Gift options highlight elegance and local printing quality.

Gibson Fredericksburg Publishing Co., Inc

Justice Court Cases Listed

A list of recent Justice Court cases with fines from mid to late November. Names include Thomas H Patton Dallas Jewel Gamble Lockhart Lucio Goena Taft Walter Ray Dixon Knopp San Antonio M V Gonzales Elsa Francisco Quintero H E Mobry Winters G J Lowe James R Ray Amarillo Homer Rambo J W Bromley Wichita Falls Guadalupe Salinas Corpus Christi George H Evanoff Mc Camey Annuncion De Leon Houston and various offenses such as parking driving without license and failure to dim lights.

Justice Court Thomas H. Patton Houston Jewel R. Gamble Dallas Lucio Goena Lockhart Abel Aquire 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 Blood Drive Support

Mrs. Kirchhoff organizes local donors in Comfort, often securing promises to donate and coordinating trips for armed forces support. She praises the town’s spirit, notes donors sometimes miss schedules but usually fulfill pledges, and lists two brothers in the service, one in Japan and one in Mississippi. Other residents, the Knopps and Golds, attended the A and M Texas game in Austin with Kenny Knopp returning home for the holidays.

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

Fredericksburg Machine Shop Specializes In Sharpening Saws

Notice states a special machine was purchased to sharpen and gum cordwood saw blades with prompt service. Fredericksburg Machine Shop, phone 217, advertises its sharpening service to improve blade performance. Also an Antenna Clinic update prompts customers to improve TV reception and directs next installations to Pioneer Furniture Co.

Fredericksburg Pioneer Furniture Co

Vic Nixon Jr Birthday Party at Turner Hall

Victor Nixon Jr celebrated his sixth birthday with a Mother Goose themed party hosted by his mother Mrs Victor Nixon at Turner Hall on Wednesday afternoon Thirty children joined in games and a shoe decorated cake portraying the Old Woman Who Lived In a Shoe puppet show and Mother Goose color books as favors Guests included Beverly Benarden of Llano and helpers Mesdames Glen Gray Jack Lawrence Mrs Jack Nixon and Mrs Clarence Schroeder.

Victor Nixon Jr Victor Nixon Turner Hall Jack Nixon Clarence Schroeder

Thanks for cards and support during hospital stay

Lynette Wehmeyer expresses gratitude to relatives and friends for cards letters gifts and telegrams during a four month hospital stay. The note also thanks Great National Life Insurance Co and agent Jack Laurence for prompt settlement and acknowledges Fredericksburg Publishing Co National Foundation for 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 for Mrs A Striegler

The Striegler Family expresses heartfelt thanks to friends neighbors and relatives for kindness and sympathy at the death of their mother Mrs A Striegler. They especially thank for floral tributes and sympathy cards.

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Mrs. Springall Pete Pat Herbert Hansen VFW Texas Highway Construction H. Welge Lewis P. O Vic Nixon Behrend Garage Helmuth Behrend Fredericksburg, Texas Vapo Butane Company Protec Tion N. Canada Funk & Wagnalls New Standard Dictionary Goodfyear Service E. Main
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