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Newspaper
Fredericksburg Standard
Location
Fredericksburg, Texas, United States of America
Date
Dec 28, 1950
Page
6
Mr and Mrs Henry Molberg of Houston spent Christmas in Fredericksburg visiting relatives. Mr and Mrs Harry Davis hosted during the holidays his brother Tomi Davis of Houston as a guest.
Mrs. Wm Neffendorf attended a family dinner in Fredericksburg at the home of Mr and Mrs Felix Neffendorf. The Doss Lutheran Church held its annual Christmas program and tree on December 26. James Baethge visited relatives in Lockhart. Doss School children and teachers caroled and honored senior citizens. The newsletter closes 1950 with wishes for peace and safe return from war in 1951.
Walton Grienke, 18, son of Mr and Mrs Wm Grienke, arrived Thursday December 21 to spend the Christmas holidays at home. He attends Naval Academy Prep School in Rhode Island and will leave to report for further duty in mid week.
Santa Claus visited Stonewall on Tuesday evening arriving in a buggy drawn by a donkey. Children fed the donkey, rode a short distance, and received bags of goodies while members of the Sewing Club and local groups hosted Christmas events at the school and in homes. Several community members hosted gatherings and weddings, with dinners and visits continuing through the Christmas season.
Mrs. Tommie Horlen led a cemetery work report and cookbook sale recap. A Christmas party featured Santa and reindeer centerpiece, decorations by Mrs. Gordon Harper and Mrs. A. C. Wendel. Revival announced by Evangelist P. E. Laneberg at the Pentecostal church. Numerous relatives visited local families over the holidays including Derryl Beach from Corpus Christi and travelers from San Angelo, San Antonio, and Minnesota visiting area residents.
Johnson City reports visits from Mr and Mrs W E Stevenson. Victor Wittkohl, with the 1st Marine Division in Korea, is safe. Families from Eldorado Fredericksburg San Antonio Austin Willow City and Blanco are noted visiting relations during Christmas week.
The article lists numerous households in Willow City hosting extended family and friends for Christmas. Readers are noted as guests from Llano Mason Round Rock Sweetwater and Round Rock Texas with names including Hohmann Renick Sidden Laurence Sagebiel Willmann Owen Thomas and Barker among others.
Rev. and Mrs. G. A. Poehmann welcomed her parents Mr. and Mrs. W. F. Stuermer and her sister and family Mr. and Mrs. J. L. Hurst with children from Yorktown as holiday visitors on December 24 and 25.
Keidel's Drug Store advertises Black Hawk Ointment for eczema tetter ringworm athlete's foot prickly heat poison oak and other itchy sores. Jar guaranteed priced at 60c and 1.00.
A cheerful Gibson greeting to a sick friend highlights a new Gibson display at the Fredericksburg Publishing Company. The shop offers a complete selection of the finest quality greeting cards.
Readable names of hardware and implement dealers appear in a brief notice. Firms include Rhuenemann Hardware Co. and Country Implement Co. along with Krauskopf Bros and E. L. Nixon & Son, signaling a regional merchant group involved in a sale or catalog.
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