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Newspaper
Fredericksburg Standard
Location
Fredericksburg, Texas, United States of America
Date
Dec 20, 1967
Page
6
The article notes rainfall exceeded 20 inches in 1961 within a seven year span dating to 1961. It records only one seven year period with higher rain total and cites 1963 as the driest year with 16.11 inches.
The Rotary Club held its Christmas party Monday evening December 18 at the Sunday House Restaurant with wives as guests. After dinner a social hour featured Kaiser leading the program and a festive tone resonated through the gathering.
Theo Lindig, district representative for Lutheran Insurance, announced Lutheran Brotherhood reached three billion dollars in life insurance in force, a milestone ahead of schedule during its golden anniversary year. A. Herbert Nelson noted the board's 1966 plan, and Patsy Crenwelge became office secretary at 314 West Mulberry St.
St Peter Lutheran Women held their annual Christmas program on December 14 with about 40 attendees. Mesdames Sieckmann Geistweidt Kasper Geistweidt Kordzik presented a program titled Who Is He, accompanied by group carols. Rev Mohr showed a film presenting the Christmas story during the festive evening. Sunshine Sisters of the year were announced with gifts.
Fragmentary note reports Rev. G Wolf planned Monday visit to Ciny area. Text mentions he will be with his son Dr Charles Wolf in an apartment. other details unclear.
Incomplete OCR fragment shows references to speeches and a Mrs. figure, with unclear names or events. The readable text is insufficient to establish a clear person, place, or incident for a proper headline and summary.
Kimberly Kav Jacoby thanks the doctors candy stripers and staff of Fred Ericksburg Hospital and Clinic for care during and after surgery and to friends and relatives for visits gifts and cards.
Christmas Day services and Eve masses are listed for multiple churches including Holy Ghost Lutheran Edison Street Methodist St Marys Catholic St Francis Mavier Episcopal Emmanuel Willow City Rimavel Crospel First Methodist Harper Methodist Trinity Lutheran Memorial Presbyterian and others with times ranging from 6 a.m. to 11:45 p.m. Special programs and carols are noted.
A brother and sister in law of Mrs. W C McWilliams died of asphyxiation at a home three miles west of Lenorah near Big Spring. The Fryars were found in bed by grandson Elvin Burton. Funeral services were held in Stanton. Investigators cited a stopped up gas heater ventilator pipe frozen rain as the cause.
Elenora Louise Gandre 76 of Route 1 Cost died Tuesday December 12 in a Gonzales hospital. She was aunt to Robert and Salman Gandre of Fredericksburg. Funeral services Friday December 15 at 4 p m at Monthalian Methodist Church with burial in Monthalia Methodist Cemetery. She is survived by her husband Genare of Cost. A Gandre and other Gandre relatives attended.
Ralph Gold is feted at a retirement style dinner with bank staff and Matthew Pyka Jr in attendance. He thanks friends for the tributes and notes he will miss daily association as decorations and garlands set a festive mood.
Christmas Vesper services at Texas Lutheran College Seguin attracted many locals. Carla Hein, daughter of Mr and Mrs Carl Hein, sang with the TLC Choir. Rev A W Weber led a 30 member group from St Paul Lutheran Cave Creek to the afternoon service.
Holy Ghost LCW members met Thursday morning December 14 to hear the Bible study Who Is He presented by leader Mrs Willie Wehmeyer Jr assisted by Mrs Lorence Feller and Mrs Ernest Crenwelge. Hymns were sung with organist Mrs Victor Krauskopf and a Christmas film It Began in Bethlehem was shown. They voted to send a Christmas gift to a hospitalized congregation member and made a cash donation to the Christmas baskets fund for the sick and elderly.
The Tobans applied perfumed olive oil liberally to their skin following a bath, a routine noted for its fragrant and moisturizing effect.
The Pen Bar of the Fredericksburg Publishing Co. offers refills to fit all ballpoint pens. The interstate highway system is largely financed by motorists who pay gasoline taxes allocated for new roads.
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