Hillbillies Honored by Parents at Supper Friday Night
Friday night at Turner Hall the 1952 Hillbillies were honored by their parents with a barbecue supper. Principal speaker Belhoefer praised the team and coach Roy Langerhans for their 1952 season spirit. Entertainment featured Davene Virden and others with musical numbers.
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Turner Hall
Robert W. Klin
Belhoefer
Wm. Petmec
FHS
Roy Langerhans
Klingelhoefer
Davene Virden
Elyce ‘Eal
Patay
James Cox
Nathan Sultemeier
David Walter
Carrol Schoenewolf
Joe Joyce Wahl
Board of Education
Billies Defeat Menard on Home Court
The FHS Hillbillies beat the Menard Yellowjackets 45 to 37 on Menard’s court Tuesday night, erasing a 21-20 deficit. Billy Petmecky led with 16 points, Heimann and Alvin Lots added eight each as Boerne remains unbeaten against Menard.
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FHS Hillbillies
Menard Yellowjackets
Red and White
Menard
Boerne
Hillibillies
Billikens
FHS
Billies
Yellowjackets
Billy Petmecky
Billy Forward
Heimann
Alvin Lots
Mason
Medina
Killeen Kangaroos Reach State Playoffs in AA Football
The Killeen Kangaroos, once regional power, beat Belton 19-0 to take the regional AA crown and advance to state playoffs. Other AA winners include Stamford 35 Seminole 0, Huntsville 21 Ennis 14, Yoakum 61 Weslace 33, with pairings set for quarterfinals in Arlington and other sites.
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Killeen Kangaroos
Billies
Killeen
Belton
Lockhart
Frantzen-Ahrens Post Christmas Party Friday Frantzen-Ahrens Post Christmas Party Friday
The Frantzen Ahrens Post VFW Christmas Party drew a large crowd at the VFW Hall Friday night. A lit Christmas tree served as the centerpiece as children received gifts. Mary Louise Heinen performed on the accordion and children sang carols. Card games preceded a buffet-style refreshment service hosted by Florence Zatopek Estella Wueet Irmgard Nagel and Lorenz Bading.
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Frantzen- Ahrens Post
VFW
Mary Louise Heinen
Florence Zatopek
Estella Wueet
Irmgard Nagel
Lorenz Bading
Skyscraper to be razed in Dennison history
Texas first skyscraper once viewed with awe by locals will be razed after a city council condemns the Security building. Completed in 1891 after six years of construction, the landmark stood as Dallas and Dennison grew from about 10,900 residents while Fort Worth claimed 23,000.
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Texas
Dennison
Dallas
Fort Worth
Esterbrook Pen and Pencil Sets Offer Christmas Gifts
Esterbrook pen and pencil sets make ideal Christmas gifts. See the new line at Fredericksburg Publishing Co., Inc.
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Esterbrook
Fredericksburg Publishing Co., Inc
Hillbillies Barbecue Supper Fetes 1952 Team in Hermann Sons Hall
The 1952 Hillbillies dined heartily at a barbecue supper hosted by their parents Friday night in Hermann Sons Hall with training rules suspended. A bottom photo shows the head table featuring Principal W C Westerfeldt, Head Coach Roy Langerhans, toastmaster William Petmecky, Robert Klingel Hoefer, Superintendent A K Krause, Assistant Coach Leonard Shanklin, and junior head coach Fillmore Hendrix.
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Hermann Sons Hall
W C. Westerfeldt
Roy Langerhans
William Petmecky
Robert W. Klingelhoefer
Billies
A. K. Krause
Leonard Shanklin
Far Ena
Fillmore Hendrix
You For Me Plays at Palace Thursday Friday
The Palace shows You For Me on Thursday and Friday about a nurse named Katie entangled in a rich boy and a poor doctor love triangle. Peter Lawford plays Tony with Jane Greer as Katie, Gig Young as the doctor.
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the Palace
Tony
Katie
Jeff
Peter Lawford
Jane Greer
Gig Young
George Montgomery
Dennis O'Keefe
Palace
James Cagney
Flagg
Marine
Quirt
Dan Dailey
Charmaine
Corinne Calvet
Craig Hill
Robert Wanger
Mrrsa Pavan
William Demarest
James Gleason
Palace Theatre
Thor Heyerdahl
Polynesia
Heyderdahl
Callao
South Pacific Islands
Sol Lesser
Fredericksburg Week Sees 26 Degree Low and 80 Degree High
The week's lowest temperature in Fredericksburg was 26 degrees, recorded Friday December 5 by local observer Alfred Neffendorf. Saturday's low reached 27 degrees while the high for the week hit 80 on Monday. Rainfall totaled four hundredths of an inch, giving a yearly total of 39.54 inches.
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Fredericksburg
Alfred Neffendorf
Lynesian sun god in 1500 year old sail portrait
A fragment recalls a bearded sun god from Lynesian lore whose visage was painted on an ancient sail about 1500 years ago. The note hints at ritual art and long forgotten maritime iconography.
Rural Honor Roll Names From Gil lespie and Nearby Schools
Honor roll lists from Gillespie and surrounding districts include Stonewall Pecan Creek Squaw Creek Dass Crabapple and Rocky Hill. Named students span grades 1 through 10 with numerous Schumann Nielsen Klein and Friedrich family members among those recognized for academic achievement.
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Gillespie
Stonewall
Helen Everett
Rachel Senff
Clara Mae Peh
Florine Eckhardt
Alice Mae Klein
Florine Luedke
Josephine Pehl
Ruby Nel Senff
Emmie Lou Itz
James Schumann
Kathleen Burg
Roy Jacoby
Penny Schumann
Kenneth Wahl
Margie Lee Nielsen
Joan Jacoby
Loretta Klein
la Verne Duecker
Carolyn Ann Schumann
Magnette Jacoby
Charles Munch
Larry Crenwelge
Elizabeth
Ida Crenwelge
Elizabeth Ann Sieckmann
Darryn Crenwelge
Eugenia Ann Crenwelke
Shirley Crenwelge
Dass
Shirley Kasper
Eileen Sauer
Jean Kuhlmann
Berta Ann Welge
Lennah Joe Baethge
Crabapple
Belton Feller
Dennis Schneider
Marjorie Alberthal
Carol Feller
Joyce Feller
Sharon Isaacs
Jeanette Itz
Beverly Rabke
Mable Schneider
Jewell Welgehausen
Rocky Hill
Susan Kaiser
Evelyn Klinksick
Daniel Lee Moellering
Roy Schmidtzinsky
Elmer Schmidtzinsky
Thomas Doebbler
Barry Mellalek
Joe Douglas Kaizer
Leela Schmidtzinsky
More Teams in Prospect for Hill Country Loop
Prospect grows for the Hill Country Baseball League's 1953 season as Comfort Boerne, Camp Stanley, Fredericksburg, and Bonn standbys seek additions such as Stonewall Junction and Goldthwaite with Kerrville and Bandera also in play. Alfred Norris of Camp Stanley led the mid-winter meeting in Comfort, where a Hill Country League Umpires Association was proposed and the organizational meeting was set for January 13 in Comfort.
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Hill Country Baseball League
Comfort
Boerne
Camp Stanley
Fredericksburg
Stonewall
Junction
Goldthwaite
Kerrville
Bandera
Alfred Norris
Joe Pankratz Log Cabin
Hill Country League Umpires Association
Football Officials Associations
Elton Jordan
Max Ahrens
Ben Mogford
Walter Epps
Dr. Lorence Feller Named First Vice President of Texas Colorado Lakes Council
Fredericksburg physician Dr Lorence Feller was named first vice president of the Texas Colorado Lakes Council of Girl Scouts at the Austin board meeting. The 18 county council serves 4,000+ girls with 1,000+ volunteers. new president Andy Montgomery succeeds Max Starcke who remains on the board.
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Lorence Feller
Fredericksburg
Texas Colorado Lakes Council of Girl Scouts
Austin
Feller
Gillespie County
Girl Scout Council
Andy Montgomery
Austin Insurance
Texas Colorado Lakes Council
Max Starcke
Starcke
Wisconsin
Montgomery
Dr. Feller
Curt Schmidt
E. L. Schmidt
New Braunfels
A. B. Spires
Carl Edward Bock
Central Drug Team Wins Ladies Bowling Championship
The Central Drug team led by Imgard Nagel Capt. Margaret Moritz Janet Loth and Jo Taylor won the Hermann Sons Ladies 10 Pin Bowling League with 20 wins 16 losses. Wuest Motors was second 19 17 Mathilde Keidel Lodge third 18 17 and City Mattress fourth 14 20. Records set include Merl Ransleben 518 for three games and "Ransleben High game" with 518, Nettie Wuest top average 150. Other top performers listed with final averages and placements.
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Central Drug
Imgard Nagel
Margaret Moritz
Janet Loth
Jo Taylor
Hermann Sons
Wuest Motors
Mathilde Keidel Lodge
City Mattress
Merl Ransleben
Board Names Four New Directors
Austin secretary notes four new directors joining the board: H. C. Coffield of Rockdale, Ruben Senterfitt of San Saba, the Rev. S. S. Monk of New Braunfels, and C. B. Smith of Austin.
Schoolgirl Receives Underwood Typewriter Donation
Fredericksburg Publishing Co Inc offers an Underwood Portable Typewriter to a deserving student this year. The program invites eligible schoolgirls and boys to apply for the donation.
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Underwood
Fredericksburg Publishing Co. Inc
St. Marys grid team feted by alumni hosts
Mr and Mrs Bob Moritz entertained the St Marys Indian football squad and coaches Knopp and Sidney Henke with a turkey supper on Thursday. Betty Moritz helped serve. The prior week the Indians and coaches were guests at a barbecue in the school basement. Hosts were St Marys Alumni officers.
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Bob*Moritz
St. Mary’s
Knopp
Sidney Henke
Betty Moritz
Ladies Turner Club 10-Pin League Results
Gwt Falstaff Beer beat Lange Grocery 3 17 as W Kammilah Heimann tallied 30 17 and 13 17. Ideal Service Station posted 30 20. High series went to Olie Juenke with 526 and high game 195.
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Gwt. Falstaff Beer
Lange Grocery
Kammilah - Heimann
Ideal Serv
High Ave
W. Ulbricht
Olie Juenke
Acousticon Offers $20 Gift With Hearing Aid Purchase
In celebrating its 50th anniversary Acousticon announces a $20 gift and generous trade-in on old models with the purchase of any late model hearing aid. The offer expires December 31.
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Acousticon
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