Mrs Wm Petmecky Hosts Holiday Bridge Party
Mrs Wm Petmecky entertained the Tuesday Bridge Club at her home with a 2 to 4 o’clock session and a 4 to 6 o’clock coffee call for 30 guests. High score was Mrs Hugo Moses, second high Mrs Herman Bohn of Austin.
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Wm. Petmecky
Hugo Moses
Herman Bohn
Austin
Maurice Duderstadt
Jack Petermann
Paul Lange
Maxine Willman
Blanco
W. C. Westerfeldt
Alex Maier
Eugene Schmidt
H. H. Fricke
Max Willman
Max Willmann
Maxine
Birthday Anniversary Card Reminder
A nostalgic notice invites readers to honor birthdays and anniversaries with greeting cards from Frederich Shore Publishing Co and burg Publishing Co as part of a daily remembrance tradition.
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Gibson
Frederich Shore Publishing Co
Burg Publishing Co
Henry Mogford Celebrates 74th Birthday at Gathering
Henry Mogford marked his 74th birthday on a Saturday with a large turnout of relatives and friends. The guest list included Mrs. Emily Thaxton Mrs. Allie Lee Mrs. Carrie Johnston Doris and many Mogford family members.
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Henry Mogford
Emily Thaxton
Allie Lee
Carrie Johnston
Doris
Evan Striegler
Joyce
Curtis
Etna Striegler
Christian Mathisen
C. D. Jordan and
Grayson
Fitzhugh Lee
Gertrude Thaxton
Becky McDonald
C. W. Westerfeldt
Grace Stucke
Milton
Allan
A. G. Holloway
Pryor Mogford
Ben Mogford
Joann
Edwin Scheele
Jim
V. D. Doebbler
Tommy
Jane
Davis Mogford
Texas Share of Public Education Costs in 1946 47
Texas contributed about 538 percent of the total cost of public education in 1946 1947 while local districts paid roughly 47 percent of the cost.
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Texas
Texas school board members vs teachers in 1946-47
In 1946-47 about 21 100 Texas school board members and 47 000 teachers were employed. This yields roughly one school board member for every two teachers in the state.
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Texas
Mrs John Nagel Final Rites Held in Fredericksburg
Final rites for Mrs John Nagel nee Magdelena Merz were held at Schaetter Funeral Home and St Marys Church in Fredericksburg on December 31 1948. The Rt Rev F X Wolf officiated with interment at St Marys Cemetery. She died December 30 aged 78 years 8 months 28 days. Survived by husband John Nagel and daughter Madelina Riha.
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Schaetter
St. Mary's Church
John Nagel
Magdelena Merz
F. X. Wolf
St. Mary's Cemetery
Nagel
Fredericksburg
Mary Ann Merz
Madelina Riha
Wm Burrer Laid To Rest In Rites Monday Afternoon
Funeral services for Wm Burrer were held January 3 1949 at Beckmann Funeral Home with Rev F A Bracher officiating. Interment followed at City Cemetery. Burrer died January 2 1949 aged 89 years 20 days born December 13 1859 in Gillespie County. He married Sophie Land March 27 19%. Survivors include wife two daughters Ida and Olga a son Alfred Burrer and many grandchildren and great grandchildren.
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Beckmann
Wm. Burrer
F. A. Bracher
Burrer
Gillespie County
Gottlieb
Katherina Zammet Burrer
Sophie Land
Alfred Burrer
San Antonio
Ida
D. Ottmers
Olga
Willie Grinke
Fredericksburg
August Burrer
Chas. Burrer
Kerrville
Otto Burrer
Emma
Louis Kraemer
Willie Land
Adolph Burrer
Lena
Willie Kramer
Louise
Peter Land
Final Rites For Bert Welch Held Thursday Afternoon
Bert B Welch 66 died December 28 in Fredericksburg Texas funeral services were held Thursday at 3 30 p m with the Rev G A Poehlmann officiating A City Cemetery interment followed at the Fredericksburg funeral home provided the duet survivors include Ida Eckert Welch widow and ten children plus 22 grandchildren The family resides in Kerrville Fredericksburg San Antonio Bandera Camp Hood Rock Springs and Johnson City with ties to Limestone County Texas and Fredericksburg Businesses announce Gibson year round cards offered by Fredericksburg Publishing Co.
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Beckmann
Bert B. Welch
G. A. Poehlmann
Welch
Limestone County
Texas
Joseph A. Welch
Betty E. Green Welch
Ida Eckert
Fredericksburg
Erwin Welch
Willow City
Roy Welch
Robin Welch
Kerrville
Betty
Edgar Friedrich
San Antonio
Annie
Stanley White
Myrtle
Hal Thacker
Nora
Carl Durst
Doss
Augusta
Theodore Hohenberger
Margaret
Clemens Lorenz
Johnson City
Charlie Welch
Bandera
Ira Welch
Camp Hood
Arthur Welch
Moore
Walter Welch
Rock Springs
Merz Family Connections Across Texas Mentioned
The excerpt names relatives including a sister Mrs. August Metzger of Mason and brothers Carl Merz of Ft Worth and Adolph Merz of Kerrville, indicating a wider family spread across the state.
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San Antonio
August Metzger
Mason
Carl Merz
Ft. Worth
Adolph Merz
Kerrville
Durst Heinen Nuptials Held at Zion Church
Miss Lottie Heinen daughter of Mr and Mrs Rud Heinen and Roy Durst son of Mr and Mrs Emil Durst were married January 1 at 3 pm in Zion Lutheran Church with Rev F A Bracher officiating. Organist Miss Louise Rummler attended. The couple will live with the groom's parents in Cherry Mountain after a short wedding trip.
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Thomas Wahrmund
Holy Ghost Lutheran Church
O. Lindenberg
Elfrieda Ottmers
Erwin Ottmers
Ewald Koennecke
Lottie Heinen
Rud, Heinen
Roy Durst
Emil Durst
Zion Lutheran Church
F. A. Bracher
Louise Rummler
Elgin Rosenbusch
Cherry Mountain
Freedom From Fear Preschool Topic Discussion
Mrs. Harry O Itz spoke to Fredericksburg Parent Teacher Association members in the Visual Education Room on Monday about Freedom From Fear. She cautioned two kinds of fear and listed causes such as lack of understanding affection and love and fear used as discipline. She urged overcoming fear through pleasant associations while preserving initiative.
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Harry O. Itz
Fredericksburg
Parent-Teacher Association
Visual Education
Traffic Safety Reminder From National Safety Council
The National Safety Council urges strict observance of traffic laws to protect drivers and pedestrians. Do not learn safety from accidents and stay alert for others who disregard rules.
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National Safety Council
Vicks Va-tro-nol Nose Drops Ad Claim Relief
An ad touts Vicks Va-tro-nol for quick relief from nasal congestion. It claims the drops relieve stuffiness and open a clogged nose and may help prevent colds when used at the first sniffle or sneeze.
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Vicks
Texas counties report schools on nine month term
Among 254 Texas counties only 68 report all schools operating on a nine month term. Scotch gift wrapping tape and cellophane tape are mentioned in relation to the Frede ricksburg Publishing Co Inc.
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Texas
Fredericksburg Publishing Co., Inc
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Mrs. Wm. Petmecky
Kiddie Korner
Helena Rubinstein
Edormone
Kallenberg’s Pharmacy
Fredericksburg, Texas
Bert Welch
Fredericksburg Publishing Co
Durst- Heinen
Zion Church
Caliente Group
Duran
Caliente
Laguna Group
Malibu Group
Kalamazoo
Pearlwick
Pioneer Furniture Company
Handy-Andy
Armour
Chase & Sanborn
Isc
Andy
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