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Newspaper
Fredericksburg Standard
Location
Fredericksburg, Texas, United States of America
Date
Jan 10, 1951
Page
7
Six children were born in local hospitals over the past week. Two boys arrived to the Burons on January 3 and to the Segners on January 9. Four girls were born to Wallendorf on January 5 Behrends on January 7 Espinoza on January 8 Burrer on January 9 and Tiole on January 5.
The Bethany Women's Missionary Society met Thursday in the Sunday School Building with Mesdames Rubin Bernhard and Richard Brehmer as hostesses. Twenty-one members responded to recall with a Bible verse. The group adopted the American Home Missions program as its year’s primary project and will participate in Pleading for Peace by Prayer.
Mrs August M Jung who was injured in the November 11 auto accident that killed her husband was moved by ambulance to her San Antonio home. She sustained critical injuries and had been in a cast at Fredericksburg Hospital. Her daughter Mrs A R McCall accompanied her. McCall’s husband serves in Korea with the U S Air Corps.
Central Motor Co offers first class repair service with experienced men and complete equipment. All work guaranteed and ready for your model or make. Call today for prompt, reliable car repairs.
Males holding one of six medical degrees must register under the medical draft law on January 15. Gillespie County registrants go to the Draft Board Office on the courthouse’s second floor. other area counties use board members as registering agents. The six degrees listed are Bachelor of Medicine, Doctor of Medicine, Doctor of Dental Surgery, Doctor of Dental Medicine, Doctor of Veterinary Surgery, and Doctor of Veterinary Medicine. Those turning 50 by January 15 are exempt from registering.
Zion Lutheran Church Ladies Aid elected new officers at Thursday meeting in the Sunday School House. President Mrs Karl Hartmann will serve another year. Officers include Vice-president Mrs A D Stahl Secretary Mrs Chas Dolezal Treasurer Mrs Sterling Wendel Thankoffering Mrs Wm Grinke Missionary Education Mrs Robert Klingelhoefer Christian Service Mrs H Welge Lewis India Women's Work Mrs F A Bracher Life Membership and New Guinea Commissary Mrs Sterling Wendel. Life membership in the Women's Missionary Federation was awarded to Mrs A D Stahl by Mrs Chas Dolezal.
Dr Lillian Gilbreth lectured at Hogg Auditorium on the University of Texas campus in Austin. Mrs Gilbreth, mother of the twelve children in Cheaper by the Dozen, is renowned for time motion study work with her husband and later solo in industrial engineering.
Dr H A Marks of Austin will deliver a series of services at the First Baptist Church from Thursday January 11 through Sunday January 14. He serves on the American Board of Missions to the Jews and focuses on Jewish Texas populations with emphasis on prophecy. Services start 7 30 each evening and also Sunday morning and evening. all are invited.
Leaders plan a January 16 training at the Girl Scout Cabin from 10 a m to 2 p m with a noon covered dish luncheon. Miss Mildred Craig of Austin will lead badge work and day camping discussion. Mothers and leaders urged to attend to aid troops next year.
Mrs. Alex Durst hosted a Wednesday gathering of the Homemaker's Guild at her Durst residence. Mesdames Milton Durst and Louis Durst attended as guests. Members enjoyed needlework and refreshments served at the dining table adorned with white chrysanthemum centerpiece.
Fredericksburg Public School will hold a three day exam schedule January 16 17 and 18 to end the first semester. Rural Gillespie students will take the same tests with Fredericksburg pupils to earn credit and avoid separate college entrance exams.
Mrs Guido C Callan, 76, wife of a former Fredericksburg public school teacher, died December 26 in Washington after a heart attack. Survived by husband and five children, the couple had been married 51 years and were visiting their son’s family. They lived at 1900 Van Buren Drive, Hyattsville, Md. Rev Ace Leonard Tubbs and family arrived January 3 to visit Mrs Tubbs’s mother and his brother’s family and planned to depart early Thursday.
Mr and Mrs Alfred Schupp held an open house December 31 at 5001 Blanco Read San Antonio in honor of Mr and Mrs Newt Walker and their two children of Seattle Washington Seventy five relatives and friends attended Walker is Mrs Schupps brother a Hye Texas native and has served in the Navy since 1944 Mrs Walker is from Seattle They left for Seattle January 2 after five years in Texas
The Rev Tubbs preached the sermon and conducted the communion service during Sunday morning worship at the local Presbyterian Church.
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