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Newspaper
Fredericksburg Standard
Location
Fredericksburg, Texas, United States of America
Date
Feb 07, 1973
Page
2
Easter Ideals arrives at Fredericksburg Publishing Co for 1.95 featuring color lilacs and spring pictures. It blends religious text with secular prose and poetry and includes decoupage egg ideas. The issue Feathers a foreign country focus In The Steps of the Master with color Jerusalem photos.
Major General and Mrs Max Henry Specht announce the engagement of Barbara Lisette Specht to Charles Richard Baldwin of Lamesa. Barbara is a 1971 Texas Tech grad and UT Law student. Charles is UT Austin 1970 grad and a third year UT Law student. A small March 17 ceremony is planned in Fredericksburg.
Mr and Mrs Norman Wilke celebrated their silver wedding anniversary with a noon barbecue and an afternoon social at the American Legion Hall. About 85 friends attended. The couple, married February 1 1948 at Holy Ghost Lutheran Church, now live on a Llano Highway farm after a mobile history of service in the US Air Force and moves between Fredericksburg San Antonio and Boerne.
Miss Pamela Reed bride elect of Curtis Kimball of Austin was honored at a Sunday shower February 4 at Zion Lutheran Church Annex. About 30 guests attended with hostesses including Mesdames Schlaudt Reech Reed Muttehler Kneese Klein Schlaudt Kneese and Misses Annette Reed Nancy Reed. The couple plans to wed March 3 at Zion Lutheran Church.
Garet Neal Gold, baby son of Mr and Mrs Kermit Gold, was baptized Sunday February 4 at 8 am in Bethany Lutheran Church. Rev Lawrence Bade officiated with sponsors Mrs Linvill Crenwelge Yvonne Bernhard Capt Charles Reeves and Franklin Herber of San Antonio present. Grandparents Mr and Mrs Clemens Gold and Mr and Mrs Walter L Schlaudt attend along with great grandparents Mr and Mrs Edward Schlaudt. A noon dinner followed at the parents home with out of town guests including Mrs Elsie Herber Capt and Mrs Charles Reeves and their son Scott of San Antonio. Mrs Reeves formerly Bernice Gold is the baby's aunt.
Fredericksburg High School PTA hosts a quiz program on February 12 at 7 30 p m in the FHS Auditorium with the theme We Can Survive The event pits adults against students with panels featuring local officials teachers and students The program emphasizes ecology pollution conservation and safety during disasters including tornadoes hurricanes and earthquakes Two life memberships in PTA will be awarded Founders Day nominations for a committee will be elected.
A surprise birthday party honored Rudolph Jedlicka for his 80th birthday at his home on Sunday afternoon February 4. Relatives attended from Blanco Johnson City Austin and Fredericksburg. His daughter Anita Lane and granddaughter Heonald Jones assisted his wife with hosting as guests enjoyed a gold lace table setting, a colorful flower centerpiece, a decorated cake and refreshments for 21 attendees.
Miss Bailey Troth announces the engagement of her daughter Virginia Ruth Bailey to Glenn Ray Allison of San Angelo. A June 2 wedding is planned at First Baptist Church in Harper. Virginia Ruth is a Harper High School graduate and junior at Angelo State University majoring in English. Glenn Ray Allison is in the U.S. Army stationed at Fort Carson.
Debby Spiva a UT Medical School San Antonio senior leaves for Newington Connecticut to conduct a 10 week hematology research elective at Veterans Administration Hospital under Dr Leon Hoyer She plans to return April 6 completing her senior year She is daughter of Dr and Mrs Vern B Spiva Jr a Fredericksburg High School and UT Austin graduate
Mrs Evelyn Mumme and Albert Weynand married in St. Francis Xavier Catholic Church with Rev W W Schneider officiating Attendants included Mrs Mary Jane Mumme and Mrs Dianna Mumme The couple returned from Matamoros Mexico and plan to reside in San Antonio and here The bride is a Keidel Clinic receptionist and groom works at Kelly Field BEGINNERS INVITED TO SQUARE DANCE Fritztown Squares announce beginners square dance instruction February 1 and classes starting March 19 at Community Savings Hall for interested residents. call Woody DeBord 997-3789 for details.
Fredericksburg High School PTA schedules its annual Chicken Barbecue Supper and Talent Show for Tuesday March 6 in the school cafeteria and auditorium Co chairs are Mrs Rubin Wunderlich and Mrs Henry Itri Al Fehrenbach leads the talent portion More committees and details to be announced.
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