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Newspaper
Fredericksburg Standard
Location
Fredericksburg, Texas, United States of America
Date
Dec 06, 1944
Page
2
Standard Society notes record Mr and Mrs Bill Evers hosting choir members and Rev and Mrs Haines after Thursday practice in the church educational building for their seventeenth anniversary with an ice course.
Mr and Mrs Joe Stein hosted a Thanksgiving turkey dinner for twenty at their ranch home by the Pedernales River. Guests included the ranch house party for a deer and turkey hunt from Wednesday to Sunday and the Cox family of Corpus Christi along with the Earl family of Houston and their children.
Guests of Mr. and Mrs. Ed Apelt and other relatives over Thanksgiving and the weekend were Mr. and Mrs Richard Klinksick of San Antonio. Klinksick, a Gillespie County native, is a foreman for Hill and Combs contractors and builders with whom he has worked for years.
Miss Cecilia Schliesing daughter of Mr and Mrs P A Schliesing of San Antonio wed Mr R A Fuqua of Abilene in St Gerard s Church San Antonio with Fr B J Frieger officiating Attendants were Mrs Frank Gruen and S Set C A Jung A reception followed at Mrs Charles Lay s home The newlyweds left Sunday for their Abilene home where Fuqua works for John Deere Company Others from here attending included J G Kaiser Mrs Felix Hahne Jr Mrs Marvin Kaderli and Anna Rose and Mary Jane Molberg
Mr and Mrs Herman Kuhmann and Mr and Mrs Russ Wrestler visited Mr and Mrs Willie Kuhllmann on Thanksgiving Day. The party planned a weekend hunt in Mason County as guests of Mr and Mrs Roy Zesch.
St Mary s School Auxiliary marked its twenty third anniversary with a Sunday gathering in the school basement. The event honored Rev Father Francis Xavier Wolf and other clergy, with readings from Miss Minna Zenner and a birthday lunch featuring a cake with twenty three candles. Local attendees included Mrs Henry Knopp and Mr and Mrs Udo Poss visiting from San Antonio.
Benjamin Franklin served as the United States first ambassador to France, helping establish diplomatic relations and securing critical support during the American Revolution. His mission boosted Franco-American ties and influenced military and political assistance.
On Sunday afternoon election of new officers were held in St. Joseph's Verein and the Catholic Action Council of Men at St. Joseph's Hall. M. F Pyka was reelected president of the St. Joseph's Verein with Paul Weber as vice president and John Rosenbach treasurer. Walter Jenschke was newly elected secretary. Reelects included Lawrence Heinemann flag bearer Hugo Stehling Adolph Schmidtzensky marshals George Jenschke Armand Vogel Karl Roeder Alfred Kunz. John W. Metzger was reelected president of the Catholic Action Council of Men and Frank Jenschke secretary. Rev Fr F X Wolf spoke on world conditions and member roles.
Wm M. Petmecky attended a two day Texas Tax Assessors Collectors conference in Austin on Monday and Tuesday. He serves as vice president of the statewide association.
Miss Beryl Davis welcomed her mother Mrs. E. S. Davis of Temple sister Miss Dawn Davis of Mercedes and friend Miss Helen Claypool of San Benito during the Thanksgiving holidays in a family gathering.
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