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Fredericksburg Standard in Fredericksburg, Texas
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Newspaper
Fredericksburg Standard
Location
Fredericksburg, Texas, United States of America
Date
Jan 24, 1951
Page
10
Purdue Educator Betrothal Ties Two Indiana Colleges
Miss Betty Louise Alberty a junior high physical education and science teacher from Indianapolis leaves to wed Richard Schnaible a Purdue senior from Lafayette. The couple, both Purdue physical education majors, plan to live in Lafayette at 20 Bankers Lane. The wedding set for Sunday January 27 follows a college romance.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Betty Louise Alberty
Indianapolis
Indiana
Richard Schnaible
Lafayette
Alberty
Purdue University
Schnaible
Purdue
Pople
Schn
Staff lineup for Ann Jeanette Kneese assistants
The article lists Ann Jeanette Kneese’s staff with assistants Annabelle Feuge Theresa Cravens Goldine Herher Evelyn Walter and sponsor Frances Carter Clinton Houy Betty Brown.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ann Jeanette Kneese
Annabelle Feuge
Theresa Cravens
Goldine Herher
Evelyn Walter
Frances Carter
Clinton Houy
Betty Brown
Track Workouts Underway at FHS
FHS track boys start season with sprinters Harold manksiek Tom Salazar Rubin Wenderlich Alvin Leitz Dan Walter and Tom Robertson among returnees. Lampasas Badgers beat Fredericksburg 33 9 in gym on January 19 with Loitz Frantzen Klaerner and Maenius leading scoring and rebounds.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
FHS
Billies
Lambas
Harold Manksiek
Tom Salazar
Rubin Wenderlich
Alvin Leitz
Dan Walter
Tom Robertson
FHS Wa
Br HS
Ne Lampasas Badgers
Fredericksburg Hillbillies
Bonsas
Bedgers
Badgers
Loitz
Hlor
Frantzen
Rds
Klaerner
Is and Maenius
Pee Wee
Pupils Urge End to Public Smooching on Buses
A school note from students warns about serious puppy love seen on buses and in cars. It urges couples to keep affection private and away from school grounds to protect the school's good name.
Billikens Triumph in District Cage Opener
The FHS Billikens defeated Lampasas girls 38 to 30 in the first district game. JoEllen Humes sprained her ankle and did not play, while Betty Brown Wilhelmina Beckmann Toby Humes led the forwards and Vernell Dietrich Joyce Wiennecke Virginia Hankinson started at guard.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
FHS Billikens
Lampasas
Billikens
JoEllen Humes
Betty Brown
Wilhelmina Beckmann
Toby Humes
Vernell Dietrich
Joyce Wiennecke
Virginia Hankinson
Vbd
BAB
A swell time was had during mumps at mid term
The note quips that mumps proved a lone illness not a plural. It warns that several students suffered this illness during mid term and emphasizes mumps is a singular noun and disease.
Exams Over At FHS Mark Semester End
The FHS student body finished their first semester exams and hope for good grades. Freshmen faced their first finals with nerves but likely did well. Visitors from country schools observed and will take tests soon to earn credit. Overall the exams are viewed as turning out all right.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
FHS
Correction notice for poem misprint and witty exchange
A corrected poem fragment titled Judge Not appears, noting the misprint last week. The dialogue includes Myrtle Keyser Sims and Shirley B addressing Miss Jung with a riddle about a creature with twenty four feet, green eyes and a pink body with purple stripes, ending in a playful insult about picking it off the neck.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Shirley B
Miss Jung
Shirley
Tennis season opens as students prep for practice
Mr. Westerfeldt notes the season begins soon and that lacking Civics last period frees him to coach tennis. Mrs. Lochte asks for two pronouns while Isabel G asks Who Me, highlighting classroom confusion and language focus.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Westerfeldt
Senior Civics Completed and New Spring Courses Listed
All seniors finished the required Civics course and new Spring term courses are offered to complete the half unit requirement. Economics, Texas history, trigonometry, and Typing II are available for seniors pursuing a commercial career. A remedial course may be offered if demand supports it.
Radiate Right Influence to Guide Young Minds
The text urges teachers to recognize their daily influence on students in lower grades and to model positive habits. It compares personal impact to radiating heat and urges self correction to ensure actions aid others and steer peers toward good conduct.
Loafers or Gophers near the high school
A lighthearted note raises concerns about holes and ditches near the high school building. The author jokes about energetic gophers and star gazing students risking tumbles, wondering if dirt heaps are for landscaping and urging caution to avoid accidents.
Rural Students Completing Midterm Examinations
Pilot Knob Cherry Springs and Doss students sat for final mid term exams in math English biology general science history and German. The National Foundation of Infantile Paralysis sent pamphlets about polio symptoms and actions for students to study. Betsy statement describes a schoolyard remark while Jo Ed blames Betsy for chasing James.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Pilot Knob
Cherry Springs
Doss
National Foundation of Infantile Paralysist
Seniors Receive Calling Cards Friday Morning
Seniors who lacked calling cards finally received them on Friday morning as the usual exchange of cards resumes with cards flying here there and everywhere.
Wit and Wisdom from a Schoolhouse Row
A column by Erwin Simon presents humorous schoolhouse aphorisms and misheard classroom moments. teachers and students exchange quips about rules notes debates and tardiness revealing a playful wartime era vibe.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Erwin Simon
Teenager Recovers Through Hadacol Claims
Sara Loraine Beck of Coker Alabama recounts relief from fatigue and poor appetite after using Hadacol for 11 months. She describes weight gain from 90 to 123 pounds and credits the vitamin B niacin and iron supplement with restoring health. The statement is attributed to the LeBlanc Corporation dated 1960.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Sara Loraine Beck
Coker
Alabama
Loraine
Loraine Beck
The
LeBlanc Corporation
Billikens hold guard line to halt Lampasas threat
In a tense basketball moment Saint Louis counters Lampasas by double-teaming number 18 to prevent a one man rally. A reflective closing couplet questions whether a day’s acts were kind and meaningful as a passerby might ponder life’s worth. Officer Knowp challenges a driver’s pause at a tense checkpoint.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Billikens
Number 18
Lampasas
Birthday List Highlights Local Readers
A birthday notice lists Ernst Grosenbacher Hubert Cox Jr Shirley Bernhard H J Frantzen Adeline Crenwelge Jo De ward Crenwelge and Ruby Schumann for January 18 to 24. The note quotes Izzie to Vernell about combining two beaux Johnny and Creamy and asks if readers have checked the Classifieds.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ernst Grosenbacher
Hubert Cox Jr
Shirley Bernhard
H. J. Frantzen
Adeline Crenwelge
Jo Deward Crenwelge
Ruby Schumann
Izzie
Vernell
Johnny
Debonair
Creamy
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Old Gold
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Daisy Kneese
JR. High
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Mason
God
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H. Welze
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Lewis BP
Fredericksburg
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Kaiser's Furniture Company
Atte
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Brillikens
Myrtle Keyser Sims
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Kneese
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Janet
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Barbara
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