Choir Honors Members Moving to Wartburg Seminary
The Mixed Choir of Zion Lutheran Church honored Mr. and Mrs. Eugene Hannemann and Mr. and Mrs. James Neffendorf at a church yard supper on Thursday. Both couples will move to Dubuque Iowa this summer for Wartburg Seminary training for Lutheran ministry. Families of choir members and Rev. and Mrs. Gus Sager joined for the supper. Choir practice closed with God Be With You Till We Meet Again.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Zion Lutheran Church
Eugene Hannemann
James Neffendorf
Dubuque
Iowa
Wartburg Seminary
Gus Sager
Nuptials In Virginia Announced For Honig and Skymba
Mr and Mrs Ben Honig Sr of Castell announce the marriage of their daughter Set Vera E Honig to Sgt John Skymba. The double ring ceremony was at Fort Myer Post Chapel on March 15 1952. The bride wore the Women's Army Corps taupe uniform with red rose corsage. Attendants were Sgt Frances Beale of Canton Miss and best man Sgt Stephen Buckered of Detroit. The couple reside at Fort Myer where both are stationed.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ben Honig Sr
Castell
Vera E. Honig
John Skymba
Robert M. Hamiston
Fort Myer
Women’s Army Corps
Frances E. Beale
Canton
Miss
Bethany WMS Held Meeting At Bethany Lutheran Church
The Women’s Missionary Society met in the Sunday School Building on Thursday afternoon with Mesdames Nolan Brown and Louis Schlaudt as hostesses. Nineteen members attended as the program included a Bible study on Mexican missions and women’s roles, with prayers, songs, and a $30 remittance to the India Women’s Work department.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Women’s Missionary Society of Bethany Lutheran Church
Mesdames Nolan Brown
Louis Schlaudt
Henry Meier
Emil Scherer
G. A. Poehlmann
Max H. Beckmann
Meier
America
India Women's Work Department
WMF
Bible School
Giants Honor Wilbert Seipp at Park barbecue
The Giants baseball team paid tribute to Wilbert Seipp and his wife with a chicken barbecue at Fair Park on Saturday night. Seipp, a Giants member, will be inducted into the Army on Wednesday and received a monogrammed pocketbook. Attending were his mother Tosca Seipp and sister Betsy Seipp.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Giants
Wilbert Seipp
Fair Park
Seipp
Tosca Seipp
Betsy Seipp
Zion Ladies Aid Met Thursday
The Ladies Aid of Zion Lutheran Church met for their monthly gathering with thirty-three members and one visitor present. Activities included singing America The Beautiful, Scripture reading, prayer, a Spanish doxology, a Mexico and Tampachula talk, and a report on the Church Workers Institute in Seguin. Plans were made to thoroughly clean the church next Wednesday.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ladies Aid of Zion Lutheran Church
America the Beautiful
Wm. Grienke
Werner Klier
Karl Hartmann
Mexico
Tampachula
Henry Lewis
Church Workers’ Institute
Seguin
Gus Sager
Society
Mrs Hirsch Hosts Kaffeekranz Club Meeting
Mrs Henry Hirsch entertained the Kaffeekrzenzchen club at her home Thursday afternoon with summer flowers and a centerpiece of yellow daisies. Assisting in serving refreshments were Mrs Benno Schriever of San Antonio and Mrs Milton Durst.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Henry Hirsch
Kaffeekrzenzchen
Benno Schriever
San Antonio
Milton Durst
Willow City WSCS Meets in July Program
Willow City Woman's Society of Christian Service held a regular church meeting on July 1 with song He Leadeth Me. Devotional by Mrs. C. B. Renick. Reports by Mrs. R. T. Laurence and Mrs. Marlin Althaus covered Mission to America chapters. Discussion on Now! Everyone Needs a Church by Mrs. Desmond Sage biel. Adjourned to July 15 at Mrs. N. H. Greathouse home.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Willow City Woman's Society of Christian Service
C. B. Renick
R. T. Laurence
Marlin Althaus
America
Truman Douglas
Desmond Sagebiel
N. H. Greathouse
Prestidge Lange Rites in Harper
The marriage of Miss Maxine Lange and Eugene Max Prestidge was solemnized on Thursday July 4 at 8 30 am in St James Lutheran Church Harper with Rev J W Goerner officiating. The bride wore a blue linen suit with white accessories and a corsage of gladioli. Attending were the bride’s brothers Elmer and Kelton Lange. The bride is a graduate of Harper High School and attended Draughon’s Business College in San Antonio.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Maxine Lange
Max Lange
Eugene Max Prestidge
Marion T. Prestidge
Galveston
St. James Lutheran Church
Harper
J. W. Goerner
Elmer
Kelton Lange
Harper High School
Draughon's Business College
San Antonio
Moore-Rosenbach Nuptials Read In St Marys Church
Frances Rosenbach wed Patrick Moore in St Marys Catholic Church on Friday July 4 at 5 pm Rev Joseph J Hildebrand officiated. Bride wore embroidered net gown with pearl necklace. bride's maid wore pink organdy. best man was Roy Moritz. After ceremony, supper at bride's parents home. Both to reside in Corpus Christi where they are Navy personnel.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Rick Moore
Frances Ernst
Roy Moritz
Corpus Christi
St Mary’s High School
Santa Rosa School of Nursing
Navy Nurse Corps
Wm. Center
San Antonio
Naval Hospital
Navy
Durst Couple Honored on 25th Wedding Anniversary
Mr. and Mrs. Herbert L. Durst observed their twenty fifth anniversary on July 1 with a Western Party hosted by Mrs. John Sauer in the Pearl Brewery Corral Room, San Antonio. A tea the next afternoon honored Mrs. Durst at Mrs. Felix Tybor’s home with friends and gifts in silver motif. They were married July 1 1927 at Central Baptist Church, San Antonio. Mrs. Durst, former Nellie G. Smith, is active in the Baptist Church and President of the Fredericksburg PTA. Mr. Durst runs the 87 Drive-In Theater with his brother Karl.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Herbert L. Durst
John Sauer
Elysian Girls Club
Corral
Pearl Brewery
San Antonio
Nellie G. Smith
Henry A. Smith
Durst
Alfred Durst
Doss
Karl Durst
Baptist Church
Fredericksburg
Parent-Teacher Association
Secretary Honored Veteran Mr Prestidge Profile
Mr Prestidge, a Ball High School Galveston alumnus and former Merchant Marine officer in World War II, now serves as a secretary. He is currently in the Air Force and stationed at San Antonio.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Prestidge
Ball High School
Galveston
Merchant Marines
Air Force
San Anton
Five Boroughs Form Greater New York City
Manhattan, The Bronx, Brooklyn, Queens and Richmond are the five boroughs composing Greater New York City.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Manhattan
The
Bronx
Brooklyn
Queens
Richmond
Greater
New York City
Ottens Home Hosts Weekend Visitors from San Antonio
Weekend visitors at the Ottens home included their children Mr. and Mrs. Renn Damman of San Antonio. Their four year old grandson James accompanied them home after a week with his grandparents.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
E. C. Ottens
Renn Damman
San Antonio
James
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Clayton Stehling
St. Mary’s Catholic Church
Joseph Hildebrand
Josephine Burrer
Edwin Burrer
Robert Stehling
Kilman
Virginia
Kendall - Hodges
Oxfords
U.S
Children's School
Oxford
U. S. Rubber Footwear
U. S. Redetts
Kendall- Hodges
Fredericksburg, Texas
Rand
Randcraft
Macassins
Goodyear
Bethany Wms
Mrs. Hirsch
Willow Wscs
MR. and
Mrs
Patrick Moore —McDonald Photo
Prestidge-Lange
Frances Rosenbach
John Rosenbach
Pat
Herbert Durst
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