Fredericksburg High School Echo News Highlights
Snow disrupts class as English classes study Whitman’s Snowbound while grade school pupils explore Eskimo life. The library gains a Kentucky book donation, tennis courts move ahead, and fall semester honors list features multiple B plus or higher students. Girls and boys teams report wins and losses as sports remain central to student life.
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Fredericksburg
Kentucky
FHS
Vernelle Stahl
Marjorie Henke
Lexington
Gillespie County
Harrison
Fredericksburg High School
Louise Grote
Tose Reichenau
Edward Stein
Lucille Heimann
Verdie Houy
Arnest Prochnew
Jonny Seelig
Lonnie Zwiener
August Eberle
Julie Grote
Nellie Habenicht
Lillian Kett
Jarvis Wieser
Frances Rattner
Mildred Berchers
Helen Goehring
Agnes Juenke
Mary Louise Klingelhoefer
Former students cover the earth in college and navy news
Meriee Stein enrolls at Kingsville Agricultural and Industrial College for the second term and stays with sister Mrs. Tyrus Cox. Atley Burg, a Texas A M sophomore, considers teaching next year. Ensign Winfred Berg, aboard the USS Indianapolis, leads Boiler Division and stands as Engineering Officer of the Watch. Indianapolis sails for Fiondlula on Jan 30. Richard Braeutigam Jr. vacationed in Las Vegas with Rudy Kichne and William Bierschwale. The FHS Hillbillies and the Maryland team are praised as champs of 1939. Four months at sea will make them Old Salts.
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Meriee Stein
Agricultural and Industrial College
Kingsville
Tyrus Cox
May Stein
Atley Burg
Texas A. & M
Cihher Fhs
A&m
Ensign Winfred Berg
Berg
Indianapolis
US. Naval Academy
United States
Fiondlula
Richard Braeutigam, Jr
Maryland
Rudy Kichne
William Bierschwale
Las Vegas
Boulder Dam
FHS Hillbillies
Richard
High Seas
Mystery School Notes Open With Stray Student Puzzles
A string of fragmented captions mentions Tuddy S walking on a basketball, Ostar K carrying Lilian K's books, Nellie H burning her leg, Geraldine R without a date with Robert L, a tall junior boy, Annie H wearing a sophomore boy's gloves, Marvin J seated behind Lucille B, and E. J. Hanus walking to school as readers seek the causal thread and full context.
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Tuddy S
Ostar K
Lilian K
Nellie H
Nellie
Geraldine R
Robert L
Annie H
Marvin J
Lucille B
Marvin
E. J. Hanus
Terracing Boosts Yields Across Valley Spring Farms
Observations show terracing raised corn yields from 110 to 200 bushels on 15 acres and nearly doubled cotton yields on a 10 acre J R Rabb ranch field. Peanuts on 20 acres yielded 20 bushels per acre, while 263 hillside acres on Emil Grenwelge farm produced 5 077 pounds of lint cotton.
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Valley Spring
J. R. Rabb
F. H. Westerman
Exbow
Emil Grenwelg
W. Y. Fowler
Paracide Ointment Advertised at Halenberg’s Pharmacy
The notice claims DON'T SCRATCH Our Paracide Ointment relieves itching from eczema athlete’s foot and minor skin irritations with a money back guarantee. It promotes a large size for 60 cents and lists Halenberg’s Pharmacy and a subscription mention for the Standard.
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Hallenberg
Louis Dietz Pioneer Hotel Operator Buried in Fredericksburg
Louis Dietz founder of the Ostrow Hotel and longtime operator died Sunday January 20 at 9 30 p m in Fredericksburg. He was born April 2 1865 and died at age 74 years 9 months and 18 days. Surviving are his widow Emma Mosel one daughter Mrs Lawrence Krauskopf one sister and two brothers. Funeral services were held Monday at 2 30 p m at Bethany Lutheran Church with Eckmanns Quartett and interment in City Cemetery. Funeral arrangements were by Beckman Funeral Home.
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Louis Dietz
Ostrow
Dietz
Gustav
Maria Walter Dietz
Frederikesburg
Emma Mosel
Othelia
Lawrence Krauskopf
Herman Dietz
Menard
William Dietz
Rudolph Eckert
Theo. Haag
Bethany Lutheran Churche
Eckmann
Quartett
Beckmaan Funeral Home
Moellering Rites Held for Gillette County Farmer
Wm L Moellering a retired farmer and ranchman of Gillette County died Tuesday January 23 after a heart stroke. Funeral services were held today at 1 30 p m at Holy Ghost Lutheran Church with interment in City Cemetery. He was 64 with survivors including widow Anna Alberthal two sons Harry and Edwin Fredericksburg. He leaves brothers Henry and Adolph Moellering and sister Ella plus sisters in law Mrs Emma Holmig and Miss Lina Moellering. Schaetter Funeral Home arranged services.
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Wm L. Moellering
Gillespie County
Moellering
Wm. Moellering
Anna Alberthal
Fredericksburg
Harry
Edwin
Henry
Adolph Moellering
Ella
Emil Dietz
Emma Holmig
Lina Moellering
A. O. Lindenberg
Holy Ghost Lutheran Church
Schaetter Funeral Home
Federal supervisor blames O Daniels in Texas relief row
Federal Security Administrator Paul McNutt blamed Governor O Daniels during a Texas relief conference over certification delays for thousands of needy in the state. Texans pressed for state supervision of county relief investigators paid by counties but unaffiliated with the state. The Social Security Board would consider direct oversight at its next session.
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Paul McNutt
Texas
W. Lee O’daniels
Congress
Texas County Judges and Commissioners Association
McNutt
Texas Department of Public Welfare
Houston
Social Security Board
For Sale Burial Lots at Greenwood Cemetery
Burial plots offered at Greenwood Cemetery at reasonable prices. Contact the Trustees for details and to review the Adding Machine Kilpouns and paper at the Frederickburg Publishing Co.
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Greenwood Cemetery
Frederickburg Publishing Ca
Bear Creek resident buried after Friday funeral services
Edmund Kott lifelong Bear Creek resident died January 18 at 3 40 am aged 63 years 8 months 23 days. Funeral January 19 at 2 30 pm Schaetter Funeral Home with Rev O F Kattner, burial in City Cemetery. Survived by widow Frida Hohenberger three children Thekla Bertha Paula and families two siblings Walter Fredericksburg and Louise San Antonio. Liederkrans choir member led singing at services.
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Edmund Kott
Bear Creek
Schaetter
O. F. Kattner
Kott
Julius Kott
Comfort
Texas
Frida Hohenberger
Thekla
Bruno Bang
Bertha
Walter Hahne
Paula
Robert Knopp
Walter
Fredericksburg
Louise
Willie Gastinger
San Antoni
Otto
Max
Hubert
Mary
Mary Colligan
Elise
Max Rassleben
Emelia
Alfred Doebbler
Bear Creek Liederkrans
Mr. Kott
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Dorothy Henke
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Rich
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Weston Luckenbach
Lillian Braeutigaim
Artene Brehmer
Gladys Herbert
Echo Snow
Echo Schreiner
Hillbillies
Schreiner
Medina
PTA
J. W Rothmann & Sons Livestock Commission
Fred Durst
Henry Meier
Stonewall
WM. L. Moerllering
Ddaniel
Kallenberg’s Pharmacy
Lee
Chevrolet
Evrolet
Eens Ved Pig
Standard Motor Company, Inc
Fredericksburg, Texas
Victor Schoenewelt
Hayden Osborne
Henry Schmidt
Mel Begisch
Lawrence Feller
Chester Schmidt
J. W. Vanecey
Fred. Mathisen
J. H. Perry
Laurie Wells
Alma Schmidt
Geraldine Schoenewolf
Mathilde Keidel
Alfred Neffendorf
Alfred Petsch
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Chatamas
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Turner
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Lis
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