Lemon Tree Exhibit Boosts Fredericksburg Fruit Image
Henry Schneider loaned a two year old lemon tree with eight oversized lemons to the Fredericksburg Chamber of Commerce show window. A tropical fruit hobbyist, Schneider previously grew an orange tree with about 50 oranges last year and also sells Poinsettia plants at Christmastime. The lemon tree, rooted from a nursery plant, draws attention for its two year growth and flavor, though it must be kept indoors in winter to avoid freezing.
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Chamber of Commerce
Schneider
Texas Hill Country
Killian-Keller Wins Farm to Market Road Contract
Killian-Keller Construction Company of Fredericksburg won a State Highway Commission award to build 6.7 miles of Farm to Market Road from Double Horn Road to Fredericksburg at 78 120 dollars including grading, structures, base and surfacing. The firm also secured 5 miles of FM road in Blanco County for 45 911 10 dollars. Work on the Gillespie County FM Road begins early 1953.
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Killian-Keller Construction Company
Fredericksburg
State Highway Commission
Killian-Keller
Blanco County
Gillespie County
Rowntree Lochte Nuptials Held in Carlsbad NM Church
Mrs Mildred Lochte and L Underwood Rowntree were married on Saturday December 20 at the First Methodist Church parsonage in Carlsbad New Mexico with Rev Joe Emanuel officiating. They returned to Fredericksburg and were joined at home by her daughter and her husband Ensign and Mrs Henry Rech from Harrison New Jersey. Ensign Red to report to Norfolk Virginia January 5.
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Mildred Lochte
L. Underwood Rowntree
First Methodist Church
Carlsbad
New Mexico
Joe Emanuel
Red
Norfolk
World's Greatest Book Discussed on TV Program
A television program on Christian Science titled The World's Greatest Book airs on Station WOAI Channel 4 at 10 30 this evening. The San Antonio Council of Churches cooperates, and the speaker is Inman H Douglass state public relations representative for Texas Christian Science Church with Dallas offices.
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WOAI
Channel 4
San Antonio
Weekly Temperature Highlights And Rainfall Totals
The week saw a low of 31 degrees on Tuesday with a high of 67 degrees on Wednesday and Thursday. Rainfall measured 2.93 inches, bringing the year total to 42.49 inches, compared with 16.26 inches in 1951.
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Neffendorf
Meta Meyers Returns Here to Make Her Home
Mrs. Meta Tatsch Meyers who left Fredericksburg 48 years ago has returned to Fredericksburg to settle and start a local religious radio program. She is an Elder in the Christian Catholic Apostolic Church and previously lived in San Antonio and Zion Illinois.
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Meta Tatsch Meyers
Fredericksburg
San Antonio
Zion, IL
Meyers
Christian Catholic Apostolic Church
Watsons Return From Ft Worth Training School
J Luther Watson, district supervisor for the Department of Public Welfare, returned from five weeks in Fort Worth where he helped conduct a training school for state welfare workers. The course will finish with sessions on December 29 and 30.
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J. Luther Watson
Department of Public Welfare
Ft. Worth
State Department of Public Welfare
Nativity Scene Display Spans Knopp and Metzger Window
Knopp and Metzger devote 21 feet of their show window to a large Nativity Scene prepared with help from Sisters of Divine Providence of St. Marys School. Public viewing is invited during the holiday season.
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Knopp and Metzger
Sisters of Divine Providence of
St. Marys School
Bay and Rosemary Christmas Tradition
A traditional belief ties bay and rosemary to Christmas plants. Bay is said to have sheltered the holy family during a thunderstorm, guarding against lightning, while rosemary's branches are linked to the Christ child and its garments. The rosemary flowers reportedly changed to lavender to match Mary’s cloak.
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Egypt
Herod
Mary
Christmas Day Services Schedule Details
Special Services section notes programs at 7 p m on December 26 the second Christmas Day. Full service details across all county churches listed in the church announcements in the Standard on page four of section two.
Sun's Rays Cause Fire at Temple Lumber Yard
A fire at the Temple Lumber Company warehouse on West Main Street started when sun rays struck a glass bottle of turpentine, magnifying heat. Firefighters from Fredericksburg VFW extinguished the blaze with only minor damage. Earlier, another small blaze at 314 East Main Street due to an overloaded oil heater caused no major damage and did not trigger a general alarm.
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Temple Lumber Company
West Main Street
Lorenz Bading
Temple
Fredericksburg
East Main Street
Christmas Holiday Closures At Local Drivers License Office
The Driver's License office in the Courthouse will close from December 24 to December 28. The State DPS Driver's License Division assigns holidays for staff to return home for the season. The local office will reopen on Monday, December 29.
Modern Girls Dress to Kill and Cook Like Husbands
Observations note sharp fashion among young women and contrast with traditional male roles. The text comments on social expectations, praising some men as good husbands while noting their departure from expectations.
Hospital Operations Report from Local Week
The Hospital News lists patients undergoing operations this past week including Mrs. E. H. Austin of Kerrville, Fred Simon of Fredericksburg, Eugene Felon of Stonewall, and Jessie Henry of Lamesa.
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E. H. Austin
Kerrville
Fred Simon
Fredericksburg
Eugene Felon
Stonewall
Jessie Henry
Lamesa
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Sidney Henke
Joy Gus
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Edith Sagebiel
Joey
Florence Zatopek
Henry Schneider
F-M
Alfred Klein
Pedernales River
Klein
Buck Smith
Rowntree-Lochte
OC Lisse
Alfred Stehling
South Heights
Meta Meyers
Watsons
Knopp & Metzger
Bay and Rosemary
Special Services
Tale
Mankind
Ludwig
Johanna Ludwig
Bertha Ludwig
IN the Hospital
Draft Board
Fredericksburg Publishing Co
Eoening
Sunset Motor Lines
Juenke & Schoenewe
Eric F. Juenke
Emil Juenke
Albert E. Treibs
Walter C. Holly
Harry O. Itz
Felix T. Peh
V. H. Schoenewolf
Tony Tatsch
Oliver C. Heimann
Viola Juenke
Rose Leifeste
Perry E. Juenke
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