Messiahs Brings Community Cheer to Gillespie County
Sunday night the Square staged Messiah by combined Gillespie County church choirs, praised for its superior cooperation and choice songs. The program set a new standard for local Christmas events, with compliments to director, accompanist, and soloists for a flawless performance.
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Gillespie County
Didtimer
Gillespie
Milton Durst
Red“ Schroeder
W. C. Gray
Kerrville
Maxwell
Standard Service
Schroeder
Frederiksburg
Selective Service Office Closed for Holidays
The Selective Service office at the Courthouse will close on Monday December 24 Tuesday December 25 Monday December a and Tuesday January 1 1952. It will be open Saturday December 29 1951 and Saturday January 5 1952 from 9 a m to 5 p m.
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Selective Service
Sauuday
Florine Holly to return home for Christmas holidays
Florine Houy a McMurray College student from Fredericksburg will arrive home December 20 for a twelve day Christmas holiday. Students report back for classes January 2 with exams after the break and registration for the second term set for January 21.
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Florine Houy
McMurray Colege
Fredericksurg
McMurrians
Former Willow Resident Killed In Wyoming Crash
Former Willow resident Gilbert Wiley, son of Mr. and Mrs. Morris Wiley, was killed in a car wreck near his Wyoming home. Wiley, who grew up in the Willow community, had married Miss Fae Burrier. she later died at their Wyoming residence.
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J. H. Barker
Gilbert Wiley
Wyoming
Morris Wiley
West
Fae Burrier
Will Burrier
C. W. Pearson
George Earl
QO. W. Davis
C. M. Branham
Austin
Branham
Pearson
A. D. Alley
H. J. Robinson
Jock Evans
San Antonio
Mr. Riley
Harper Lions Club Honors Harper Longhorns With Banquet
The Harper Lions Club held a school gym banquet for the Harper Longhorns with Supt. Arthur Bergmann of Center Point School as guest speaker. Rev. C. D. Curtis delivered invocation and trio singers performed. Master of ceremonies was Worth Duderstadt. out of town guest Wm. Petmecky attended.
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Harper Lions Club
Harper Longhorns
Arthur Bergmann
Center Point School
C. D. Curtis
First Baptist Church of
Harper
Jenmelen Wiennecke
Frances Rischner
Ola Maertz
Stevens
Star of the East
Worth Duderstadt
Supt. Bergmann
Wm. Petmecky
Harper Pta
Doss Boy Scouts Plan Events for 1952
The Doss Boy Scouts held a December meeting with 18 members. they voted against an overnight hike in January 1952 and discussed a Chili Supper Court of Honor and other activities for Scout Week on February 9, with plans to be finalized in January. A new Quartermaster was elected, and guests included Temple Klett and ex Eagle Scout Delano Nixon.
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Doss Boy Scouts
William Fritz Jr
Stag Patrol
Scout Temple Klett
Delano Nixon
Fredericksburg
Elton Faught
San Saba
Alonzo Faught
Edgar Friedrich
Karl Friedrich
Arthur Moellendorf
San Antonio
Messrs
Dayton
Marvin Reichenau
Grossville
Doss
Chas. Willms Jr
Christ Wahrmund
Light boats in rowing races called shells
The article explains that light boats used in rowing races are known as shells. The note appears in a local section of the Fredericksburg Standard dated December 19, 1951.
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Fredericksburg
Texas
Pleasant Hill Christmas Party Set for Friday
Pleasant Hill hosts a community Christmas tree and program at the school house Friday night December 21. Visits include Miss Vella Mae Mauldin of Austin and Mrs. Ida Foley of Galveston with relatives, while Mrs. Fritz Deike hosts friends from Fredericksburg and Killeen shows.
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Pleasant Hill
Vella Mae Mauldin
Austin
Ida Foley
Galveston
Ida Taylor
San Antonio
Fritz Deike
Hilmar Jung
Fredericksburg
Edison Schaeffer
Killeen
Victorville Couple Visit Klingelhoefer Home for Holidays
Lieut and Mrs Eugene Sidle of Victorville California arrived Wednesday to stay with her parents Mr and Mrs Robert Klingelhoefer through the New Year.
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Eugene Sidle
Victorville
Calif
Robert Klingelhoefer
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Prescott
Arizona
Gammenthaler
Standard
C. H. Pehl
Presentt
Ite
Albert Oosttech
Castell
Florine Holly
ST. Mary's Grammar School
St. Mary’s
St. Mary
Mrs
Henry Kirk
Willow City Correspondent
J. F. Cook
Harper Parent Teacher Association
PTA
Robert Dittmar
Jesus
Santa Claus
Rudolph the Red Nose Reindeer
Manger
Johnie Cottle
Edith Ellebracht
Johnny Oehler
Three Kings
Elva Mae Dittmar
Janice Parker
Bundles
Dalphene Maurer
Linda Mahler
Doris Oehler
Helping Hand Club
Fred Gammenthaler
Fred Gam
Christ
Harry Wahrmund Doss
Emil Heiner
Armand Vogel
Cave Creek
S. S. Mauldin
Kalo
Bendix
Hill Country
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