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Newspaper
Fredericksburg Standard
Location
Fredericksburg, Texas, United States of America
Date
Jul 15, 1943
Page
2
A garbled OCR record describes a council or committee considering an action plan. It mentions approval steps and potential hazards or injuries. No clear names, dates, or places are readable in the fragment.
Fragmented text describes a crowd scene at Day with unclear actions. It mentions laxity and turmoil, a recall of a people in the vacatu, and a forceful push to revive. Names, places, dates, or concrete events are not readable enough to specify.
A group of Bluebonnet Scouts and four scout mothers spent Thursday evening at a Kerrville highway roadside park for a picnic and group games. Leaders present were Mrs. Henry Lochte and Miss Elizabeth Weirich with other mothers Mrs. Harry Hartmann, Mrs. John Moritz, and Mrs. Edgar Moses.
A Friday evening bridge party at Sunnyside Tavern featured seven tables with hostesses Mrs Hoffmann Mrs Schneider and Mrs Kell ey. Floral decor centered around a punch bowl as fruit punch was served between games. Lunch followed with ham sandwiches potato salad olives and iced tea. High score went to Mrs Walter McKay, second to Max Schneider, low to W C Hoffmann.
A wartime era guide advises homemakers to liven home leisure with light sandwiches and frosty iced coffee. Highlights include thin bread shapes, green pepper and celery cream, watercress and mayonnaise, tomato aspic with olives, and fresh hot coffee poured over ice to maximize flavor.
The Thursday Night Bridge Club met at Mrs. Felix Keidel's home with Mrs. Udo Henke as hostess. Guests included Mrs. Tyrus Cox Mrs. Albert Bonnell and Miss Mathilde Keidel. Mrs. Cox won high score in the series and Mrs. Henry Schmidt was second.
Mrs. R. W. Klingelhoefer and Miss Mary Louise Klingelhoefer visited the home of Mr. and Mrs. George Brockmuller in New Braunfels for several days.
Miss Ella Holecamp of Comfort attended the Homemaker's Guild gathering with Mrs. Alex Durst on a Wednesday afternoon last week. Twelve members shared crochet and embroidery before a luncheon in the dining room with cold meat potato salad fruit salad bread and layer cake. Delicate floral decor and ice tea complemented the meal. Mrs Herman Fischer invited the club to visit August first Wednesday.
Mrs Julius Ebert hosted the Busy Bee Club on a Wednesday gathering. Members brought their needlework and spent an hour or two before and after lunch in the living room and dining room where flowers decorated the spaces. A light lunch featured jello salad wafers applesauce cake and ice tea.
Eight members of the Shell Plus Club met to play bridge at the home of Mrs Edwin Kienne Thursday afternoon with Mrs Abe Klafka scoring high and Mrs Kiehne second high. After the games, hostess served lunch and Mrs Adam Knopp assisted. Zinnias marigolds and verbenas adorned the room. The next hostess will be Mrs Abe Klafka.
Mrs Lorence Feller hosted the Centennial Club on Wednesday afternoon using roses and daisies in her living room. Mrs Leo Tomlinson was high in the games with Mrs Chester Schmidt second, and refreshments centered with daisies featured meat salad crackers olives sunshine cake and iced tea. Guest Mrs B J Longshore attended.
Eighteen friends gathered at the home of Mrs. Richard Ahrens Sunday to offer birthday greetings and share afternoon coffee with the celebrant. Mrs. Nolan Brown and Miss Tillie Ahrens of San Antonio, daughters of Mrs. Ahrens, served guests. menu included cold meats cheese cookies cakes and coffee. Zinnias in a pottery vase made a colorful centerpiece.
Blue bonnet Troop of Girl Scouts met Annabel Lochte Thursday afternoon to practice signaling and play outdoor games. Guests Jeanette Endéche and Mary Margaret Tally joined, and the hostess served chocolate squares and grape punch in the late afternoon.
Fort is spending several weeks at the home of Mr and Mrs William Dietel. Mrs Albert Bonnell and daughter Bonnie and Miss Margaret Keidel have returned from an extended visit in Virginia where Major Bonnell has been stationed.
The lighted lawn at Mr. and Mrs. Albert Jost hosted a Sunday night party for Miss Billie Lou Bellomy of Stephenville, a house guest of Miss Ellie Jost. Guests played bingo, other outdoor games, and enjoyed vanilla ice cream and a sunshine cake at small patriotic tables. Twenty-one youths attended.
Brief notice notes cheap rates for want ads and suggests using a want ad next time with a phone contact for details. The terse item implies marketing for classified ads with emphasis on affordability and a dialing instruction.
Mrs Walter Pfeil hosted her bridge club Thursday afternoon in a living room decorated with zinnias. High score went to Mrs Henry Lochte, with Mrs Alex Frantzen second. A lunch of tongue salad crackers chocolate cake and ice tea followed. Guests included Mrs Elgin Kuhlmann Mrs Martha He mann of San Antonio and Miss Viola Juenke. Mrs J B Wieser will host on July 22.
Eight members gathered for the Merry Wives Club at Mrs Eric Juenkes home to play bridge. Mrs Eddie Stein won high and Mrs Juenke placed second as garden flowers added color to the living room and fruit punch flowed at the tables.
In Seguin on June 30 Mr and Mrs W C Hoffmann and their son Billy attended a lake shore area celebration for Mrs Hoffmann’s parents Mr and Mrs E L Harris. A barbecue supper and dance followed with about a hundred guests.
Descendants of Johann F. Striegler meet at Kleerner's Park for the fifth annual reunion with 124 relatives and three guests. Wm. Klier chairs the program while officer lines include Oran Striegler president and Con stance Striegler director. Memorials honor Mrs Gates Striegler and next gathering set for July 9, 1944.
In a Michigan refinery, workers repaired a misaligned door to the pay office that bore a sly slogan urging workers to buy bonds. The message warned against ducking lower, implying financial coercion amid payroll access concerns.
Mr and Mrs Albert Hopkins announce the birth of a son in Llano last week. The mother resides with her sister while the husband serves in the army. Mrs Hopkins formerly worked as home supervisor for the Farm Security Administration here.
Mrs. Robert Knopp and children returned home after a pleasant visit with the G Hart family in Austin last week. Mr and Mrs Joe F Jenschke visited their sons Adolph Alvin Lawrence Bruno and families in San Antonio on Monday June 98 and on the following day went to Del Rio to visit. Carl Jenschke and family also visited in Old Mexico and returned on Friday July ?.
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