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Newspaper
Fredericksburg Standard
Location
Fredericksburg, Texas, United States of America
Date
Feb 20, 1963
Page
4
The Post Office will be closed Friday February 22 in observance of George Washington's Birthday. There will be no city rural or star route delivery and no window services that day. Mail will arrive and main dispatches will be made. Box holders will receive mail as usual.
The bereaved family expresses gratitude to relatives friends and neighbors for sympathy after the death of Werner Louis Heimann. Special thanks to Rev L J Durkop the soloist Mrs Rudy Olfers pallbearers and for floral offerings sympathy cards and memorials received.
The family expresses sincere thanks to friends neighbors and relatives for memorials flowers sympathy cards mass offerings and expressions of sympathy. Special thanks to Rev L J Durkop Dr Lorence Feller Dr Ernest Andrews Fredericksburg Hospital staff William Grinke Jr Beckmann Funeral Home pallbearers and volunteers who sent food or helped.
Edgar Schneider expresses sincere thanks to Doctors Andrews Feller Springall and Crenwelge, the nurses and staff of Fredericksburg Hospital and Clinic, Beckmann Ambulance Service, and all friends for care, cards, flowers, and visits during his hospital stay.
I thank friends, relatives and neighbors for kindness during illness and at the death of my husband Richard Immel. Special thanks to Rev David Fetter, Grace Lutheran Church San Antonio. organist and choir Trinity Lutheran Church Stonewall. pallbearers. Beckmann Funeral Home. florals, memorials and sympathy cards. and all who brought food.
Distributive Education students at Fredericksburg High School drafted two ad layouts for Nebgen’s Super Market. The grocer adopted one design for this week’s ad with Nebgen supplying the food items. Next week, Public School Week activities will feature more student ads from FHS merchants.
The Third Annual Convention of the Southern District Brotherhood of the American Lutheran Church will be held Friday and Saturday at Grace Lutheran Church in San Antonio. Delegates from Fredericksburg and Doss will attend as registration runs 6 to 9 p.m. Friday and 8 a.m. Saturday. Business sessions occur all day with a banquet that night led by main speaker Dr. Arvid E. Bidne from Minneapolis.
The Pilot Knob Home Demonstration Club met Feb 8 at the school house with 13 members. Mrs. Keyser Bierschwale gave the council report and Mrs J T Maner spoke on First Aid and Fire Prevention. Refreshments were served by Mrs Hugo Arlitt and Mrs Keyser Bierschwale. Next meeting is March 8 at 2 pm at the home of hostesses Mrs Henry Wunderlich and Nora Fuhrmann.
Rose Engelke of San Antonio will represent the San Antonio Conservation Society on their float in the George Washington parade at Laredo. She is a Trinity University student and granddaughter of Mr and Mrs Reuben H Cameron of San Antonio, and frequent guest of her aunt Mrs Alfred Cameron.
W L Hahn joins the Community Savings and Loan Association of Fredericksburg in the loan department. A Fredericksburg native, Hahn is a 1944 Texas A&M graduate with prior roles from Assistant County Agricultural Agent to State Supervisor in Texas and later a district manager. He and wife Verdie Holly Hahn live on a Pedernales River farm with daughters Helen Carol Kathy. he is active in church, American Legion, Masonic Lodge.
Donors to the Screwworm Eradication Fund in Gillespie County are listed by Fredericksburg National Bank and Security State Bank. Monroe Herbert notes donations are still being accepted with funds sent to Mission for the sterile fly plant operation.
Mrs. Edgar Moellering entertained 23 Brownie Troop No. 266 members at the Girl Scout Cabin Wednesday after February 12 to honor Velma on her ninth birthday. The event featured a white cake with green white flowers candles and Happy Birthday. Guests included leaders and teacher Mrs. Krauskopf Adams Lundeen Heinen and Mrs. Troy Foster who helped serve.
Dr and Mrs W H Springall hosted Pat from Brackenridge School of Nursing in Austin and brothers Herbert from the University of California and Pete on leave from the USS Haeleakala. Herbert arrived Saturday and left Tuesday for San Francisco while Pat visited from Texas. Pete arrived at the start of the week and will stay until early next week in port at San Francisco.
Dr. Lorence W. Feller returned from Minneapolis after attending a Christian Higher Education meeting. Represented were leaders from The American Lutheran Church Board of Christian Higher Education, college presidents, and regents chairmen. Local participants included Dr. A. G. Gustafson Dr. E. A Sagebiel and Dr. Martin Cole, new TLC president. Dr. Feller becomes chairman of TLC Board of Regents.
Miss Janey Schmidt daughter of Mr and Mrs H J Schmidt of Fredericksburg was chosen scholarship chairman for Kappa Alpha Theta at Texas Christian University. A junior majoring in physical education she is a Fredericksburg High School graduate.
J Ray Moss 76 Llano native and former mayor died in a Fredericksburg hospital Saturday. Funeral services were held in Llano on Monday.
Fredericksburg FFA members sold lambs swine steers and poultry for good prices at the San Antonio Livestock Show auction last Friday. Harold Ketron sold champion Shorthorn steer to Handy Andy of San Antonio for 1600 dollars. Dennis Ellebracht earned 425 dollars for reserve champion Fine Wool Cross Lamb from Alamo Gas Company. Samuel Sager el received 400 dollars for reserve champion Southdown lamb from Frederick Refrigeration Company. Kay Tatum got 50 dollars for reserve champion turkey from Pearl Brewery. Darryl Tatum received 35 dollars for third place turkey from Harrel Cattle Company. Kenneth Lindig sold reserve Hampshire Barrow at 50 cents per pound. A number of local FFA members sold lambs swine steers and poultry for good prices.
Two births reported this week include a Harper couple Mr. and Mrs. A. B. Barker with a son John Richard born February 14 weighing seven pounds one ounce, and a Fredericksburg couple Mr. and Mrs. Josep L. Bruch with a son Daniel Theodore born February 16 weighing six pounds four ounces. Delaware is noted as the second smallest state in the Union.
Sam Parker of Willow City joins Mrs. Harvey Zoeller and P C. Simonds with Mrs. E M Hemann and Mrs. Raymond Serrato of Fredericksburg in an event noted among local figures.
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