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Fredericksburg Standard in Fredericksburg, Texas

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Fredericksburg Standard

Location

Fredericksburg, Texas, United States of America

Date

Dec 24, 1952

Page

32

Date with Dad FHA game ends with dads victory 29 to 13

FHA girls challenged their dads in a Christmas themed Date with Dad basketball event. The gray-beards beat the bobby soxers 29 to 13 with Mrs. A. K. Krause coaching the dads and Roy Langerhans coaching the girls. Seventy five dads attended with guests including Supt. and Mrs. Krause and Board of Education members.

Papa FHA Gray-Beards Bobbysoxers A. K. Krause Roy Langerhans W. C. Westerfeldt Shanklin Meffie Hartmann Fredda Hodges Ethel May Pape Kathleen Geistweidt Eileen Sager Henry Kneese Dads Martyn Schuch Judy Evers Mabel Leyendecker Jonell Schneider Paula Tatsch Genie Sue Ochs Merle Kolmeier Sylvia Spaeth Joy Jordan Audelle Woerner Mary Louise Heinen Deanna Davis Board of Education Walter Humes Walter Doebbler Werner Klier Max Schneider Ewald Behrends Anton Schmidtzensky Helmuth Klinksick Tyrus Cox Alonzo Woerner Alfred Rahe Paul Sultemeier Clarence Feller

Physics Class Tours Pipeline Assembly Line

Mr. Walter's Physics class took a field trip to the Anderson Construction Company pipeline project on Wednesday. They observed pipe laying, sanding, capsuled joints, spot welding, X-raying, and protection with spun glass felt and tar before the pipes were buried. Inspectors photographed the students for a company magazine and promised to send copies to the class and this newspaper. The trip ended with a return to school.

Anderson Construction Company Walter

Commercial Club Christmas Party Highlights

The Commercial Club held its Christmas Party on Tuesday night December 16. The Visials Aids Room sparkled with a decorated tree and gifts as a brief business meeting preceded a program planned by Vernell Alberthal. The program featured Christmas poems songs and readings followed by carols and a chorus of goodies and hot chocolate.

Visuals Aids Vernell Alberthal

Letter in rhyme from Rosey and Bo-Nell to Santa

A playful Christmas note from Rosey and Bo-Nell requests gifts in verse. They ask for a big purple bar to drive far, high heeled shoes for the little ones to see, and a man who can squeeze them, signed Immer dein.

Weihnachtsmann Rosey

Joy Joyce Wahl Elected FFA Sweetheart at School Meeting

Jo Joyce Wahl, a high school senior, was named FFA Sweetheart in an agriculture club meeting. The honor marks the fourth consecutive year for the senior class, following prior winners Mickey McDougall Tony Hartmann and Joy Frances Humes. She will receive a Sweetheart jacket and compete in the district contest at the upcoming district banquet in the school lunch room.

Jo Joyce Wahl FFA Jo Joyce Mickey McDougall Tony Hartmann Joy Frances Humes

Christmas Traditions From Ages Past Highlight Customs

A brief essay traces Christmas customs from their Christian origins in Britain around 521 A.D. to their spread across nations. It notes how American multicultural society absorbed diverse practices, turning the holiday into a social celebration with fading early meanings and a familiar Santa Claus figure.

America Britain Santa Claus

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Dad Marion Baethge Doss Marion Air Force Pilot Knob Ida Ruth Haun Center FHS Tal Ida Ruth Elmer Reed Elmer DuPont Company Orange Texas Tre Great National Life Insurance CO Ack H. Lawrence Calin Merry Christmas Oswald L. Crenwelge Continental Oil Company Commercial Club Tale Mankind Joy Joyce Wahl Upi Hartmann’s Inc A. H. B. Food Store
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