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Newspaper

Fredericksburg Standard

Location

Fredericksburg, Texas, United States of America

Date

Dec 19, 1951

Page

20

Council Proposes Amendment To Constitution

A heated St Marys Student Council session debated an amendment to equalize voting. Current rules grant votes to four class officers club presidents team co-captains and the pep squad drum major, giving seniors eleven votes and other classes four. The proposal would grant voting only to class officers with others having consultative votes. The motion passed two thirds but must go to the student body for a three fourths majority.

St. Mary’s

Library Club Christmas Party at St Marys High

St Marys Library Club held its annual Christmas party in the high school library last Tuesday night. Bunco and various games entertained members. Prizes went to Shirley Loth and Carolyn Kaderli. The library décor included a lit Christmas tree window decorations and poinsettias and Yule candles.

St. Mary's Library Club Bunco Shirley Loth Carolyn Kaderli

Students Pick Titles of Books

A list of book titles chosen by students includes works such as Pinocchio The Fugitive The Green Years The Lone Indian A Pair of Captains and Stars in Your Eyes. Names and classes of the students are given beside each title in a survey of reading choices.

Kenny Jordan Robinson Cruce Bruda Wilfred Sweet Kenneth Klein Pinocchio Richard Meurer Patsy Duecker Adventure In Blue Jeans Jeanette Weidenfeller Alex Jung Silver Fox Patrol A. J. Langehennig Buffalo Bill Pinto K Silver Saddles Fortunata Alphonsine Mary Providence Knopp Freddy W Rosie Marie L Rose Mae P Leota Engel the Hornblower Judy Holland Sonny Rosy Kunz Franklin and Carlie Adeline Pehl James B Charlene T

Christmas Spirit Enlivens SMHS Commercial Class

St. Mary’s students in the commercial class write Nativity stories from Luke into booklets. Typists produce copies of Christmas poems with covers shaped as trees stars and other seasonal designs. Next Friday a display of the work will be shown in the commercial room.

St. Mary’s

Calendar sale a success boosts senior jackets and pep fund

The pep squad closed the calendar sale with over 300 dollars profit. Proceeds fund senior girls jackets and the 52 pep squad fund. Gratitude goes to patrons and to Mrs Milton Petermann for leading the effort.

Petermann Milton Petermann

Senior Quintet Heard in Sunday Noon Broadcast

The third in a pre Christmas program series aired on KNAF at 12 15 p m last Sunday. Judy Holland of St Marys presented a Christmas reading with soft music. The Senior Quintet including Betty Jean Lochte An toinette Kraus Agnes Molberg James Braeutigam and Kenneth Knopp sang carols at intervals. Dorothy Miller accompanied on piano.

KNAF Judy Holland St. Mary's Betty Jean Lochte Antoinette Kraus Agnes Molberg James Braeutigam Kenneth Knopp Dorothy Miller

Old Razor Still Keen After 78 Years

Huntsville physician Dr L E Bush uses a razor likely among Texas oldest. The blade bears Wade & Butcher Sheffield Eng. with 78 years since its discovery by his uncle, still in fine condition for a smooth shave.

Huntsville L. E. Bush Texas Wade & Butcher Sheffield Eng

Tortoises on the Galapagos Islands Are Among Earth’s Oldest

Scientists say Galapagos tortoises are among the oldest living creatures on earth, with centuries of age and slow aging contributing to their longevity and survival on the volcanic archipelago.

Galapagos Islands Earth

Christmas Greens Brighten Home

A few well placed Christmas greens can brighten a house at Christmas time. Properly clipped branches from hemlock red cedar juniper yew pitch pine and white pine make suitable material for a spray. In pruning, preserve the natural appearance of the source tree.

Lions Christmas Program Speakers Through the Years

The Lions Club annual program features church choir participation and a distinguished speaker. Since 1931 speakers have included judges, governors, doctors, and religious leaders from Texas and nearby states, with cancellations in 1934 1945 due to illness.

Carl Runge Mason Lamar Thaxton Herman H. Ochs San Antonio James V. Allred Col L. H. Webb Kerrville

Central Motor Co Repair Service Ad

Our shop has the necessary equipment and experienced men who can do a first class job of repairing on any model or make car. Call on us today. All work guaranteed.

Central Motor CO

Christmas spirit noted by Garden Club and students

The junior octet sang at the Garden Club and teachers and pupils arranged classroom decorations. Grades praised for a splendid performance, sophomores hosted a perfect Christmas party, and the Lions Club banquet featured the 1951 Indians. The Narrows is the name for the straight connecting upper and lower New York bays.

Garden Club Doctor Perry Lions Club Upper Lower New York Bays Narrows

Sympathy note to friends in time of sorrow

Express deep sympathy to friends during their period of sorrow. Offer heartfelt support and shared sorrow, acknowledging their loss and offering comfort.

Gibson Fredericksburg Coa

Birth of Savior is the Greatest Christmas Event

The piece emphasizes the birth of the Saviour as the most significant event in world history. It contrasts Christmas comforts with its deeper meaning, noting Christian progress and the reduction of torture and cruelty through the spread of Christian faith.

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Optometrists Leon F. Zwiener Travelers Cafe Palace Felix T. Tybor Palace Theatre Alfred Petsch Law Blacksite and Welding Shop Country Implement Company Farmall International Magnolia Mobilgas Mobiloil MOBIL Joe A. Weidenfeller Magnolia Petroleum Ille Morticians Beckmann Library Club Yale Christmas Spirit SMHS LIONS Tin W. W. Jackson Carlos Ashley Llano International Lions Herbert Perry Carrizo Springs John Ben Shepperd Gladewater C. Ellis Nelson Austin Blake Smith Charles A. Sumners Fredfricksburg Publishing Co., Inc Publishers Werner Lindenberg Ercy Kuhlmann Francis Langehennig Gerald Jenschke Christ Sunset Motor Lines Chrysler Plymouth Wm. Schroeder H. C. Hannemann Hilmar Stehling Willie Grienke Alex Arhelger Harry Mayer Wm. Grienke, Jr Walter Klier Edgar Moellering Alberthal
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