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Newspaper
Fredericksburg Standard
Location
Fredericksburg, Texas, United States of America
Date
Jul 14, 1923
Page
14
Mr J J Solomon and his wife with daughter shopped in town this week. Mr Gartrell of Mason attended the Bank Directors meeting on Tuesday. Mr Kennedy and family from Caldwell are visiting relatives Mr 8S Stewart and family.
A reader supplied a poem with a moral about reflecting on youth and kindness. The page also reports local notes from Junction area residents, including Mr. J M Scarborough and son, Mr. Fritz Sageser selling farmland to R C Little, Adolph Filter Jr and family visiting, Edmund Grone’s ranch condition, ball attendance at Randera, Harless family visits, the birth of a six pound baby girl to Mr and Mrs Irving Nixon, and updates on Road gang No 2 moving camps and Rev Will Price visiting Medina and local Sunday School work.
Rev J H E Willmann and wife returned Monday from Lockhill where they aided Brother Adair at a Methodist meeting. He leaves tonight for Lorainee School house to help Rev Wm Bierschwale in a meeting. Mr and Mrs Whitworth and children were in town from their ranch near Noxville with S A Ezell painting houses. Bier schwales return from Melvin trip. Three Barker children, Loraine Alton and A B Jr, joined them.
Mr. and Mrs. Fritz Bier schwale hosted a Friday dinner for their daughter Mrs. Joe Moore of Barnhart with Rev. Price and wife from Medina. Attendees included numerous local families, with most children present except Mrs. A. H. Wilson and Frank Bierschwabe. Baptists reported four new members as rain counted about one inch.
Last week J. P. Taylor became owner of the former Ed's Drug Store in Harper. He was born nearby and is highly respected. The new owner will offer a full drug line and operate a sanitary confectionery. Also noted: David Schmidt and Elgin were in town. Sam McCaleb Jr. on sick list but improving. W. C. Brown and son Wallace visited. Mrs. Joe Moore hosted Mrs. R. B. Moore and family. Felix Scherer, Fredericksburg business college graduate, joined Citizens Auto Co. as bookkeeper and office assistant.
Mr G W Duderstadt is driving a new Ford sold by Hy Fischer. Messrs Scarborough Nixon and Webb jetted to Kerrville on Sunday for business. Mr Herman Solbrig visited town the first of the week. John H Gibson, recently with county road gang No 2, returned home with a badly swollen foot from stepping on a nail. Dr McBeth and son Clyde with Mr and Mrs Tom Phillips and daughter Sylvia came back Saturday from a prospective trip in the Sabinal country.
Mr Horace Gibson and family return to the Seiter ranch Saturday to assist with ranch duties until Mr Gibson recovers from a horse kick three weeks ago. He is progressing as well as can be expected.
A revival will start Friday July 20 at Harper Methodist Church and run through Sunday July 29. Rev. F. W. Radetzky from Yan cey will lead after Monday July 28, with Rev. Willie Bierschwabe of Noxville and the Pastor in charge until then. Services Friday and Saturday are at 8:00 p m with morning services at 11 o'clock thereafter. Good singing is promised and all are invited.
Mrs Jno Heinemann shopped Monday while John Rogers visited from his farm earlier in the week. Johnnie Cook can walk to the store and his daughter Abbie, long bedbound with spinal curvature, is able to rise again after more than fifteen months.
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