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Newspaper
Fredericksburg Standard
Location
Fredericksburg, Texas, United States of America
Date
Dec 12, 1951
Page
11
A collection of handwritten Christmas letters from children expressing hopes for faith, love, strength, and peace amid war and hardship. Kids ask for family happiness, aid for the needy, and personal wishes from a dictionary to school supplies, with humor and earnest appeals.
David Knopp is an 18 year old senior from this town and a member of the FFA Club. He has lettered three years in football and was one of the team captains this season. He also plays basketball and is described as very popular. His future plans are undecided, but his upbeat personality bodes well.
Students at FHS looked worried as they received report cards on Wednesday. Some smiles broke through while others frowned as the slips were handed out. Next week the paper will publish the complete honor roll list.
The FHA held a December 3 meeting to plan a Christmas party for members. They decided the girls would go caroling and hold a social on December 19, with a gift box for someone in need. An invitation to a Lone Star Gas cooking demonstration was extended to mothers.
The article notes that German is being taught at Fredericksburg High School amid recent newspaper claims to the contrary. Students report reading writing and translating German Christmas songs as part of lessons.
History class students under Miss Gold practice German Christmas carols for an upcoming assembly. Some learners doubt they can sing in German, yet they persevere.
The Billikens split the openers at Mason High School Gym with the B team losing 16 13 and the A squad falling 52 46 to Fredericksburg. Starting players for the B and A strings are listed among others.
A long list of named individuals is used to imagine an ideal person combining intelligence wit and various talents. The voices mix humor nostalgia and playful comparisons across many people including Mr Haas Mr Westerfeldt Miss Yates Senator Douglas and Santa Claus.
Paula Tatsch drives streets and loses her false teeth while spotting a car with A. A. Rosie hides a crush on Albert R. Fritz’s fate remains unseen. Joy and Curtis went coon hunting Saturday night and bagged only one. Continued on page 5.
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