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Newspaper
Fredericksburg Standard
Location
Fredericksburg, Texas, United States of America
Date
Jul 16, 1927
Page
5
Fredericksburg hosted a busy roster of visitors and local clubs this week. San Antonio guests included Mrs Hilmar Klaerner and Miss Gladys, Miss Anna Gold, Miss Selma Hekert, and Mrs. Max Beckmann with her mother Mrs Zirjack of Yoakum. Local residents hosted Merry Wives and Mery Makers Bridge clubs with prize events and tea gatherings at multiple homes.
Joseph A. Yeager and Estella Jensehke, Erwin Lang and Viola Feller appear in a local vital records notice detailing marriages or births. The brief item lists four individuals likely as marrying couples or familial pairs in a formal notice.
Births announced for several couples including Mr. and Mrs. Arthur M. Knopp a son on April 24 and Mr. and Mrs. Felix Stehling a son on April 2. Other names include Mr. and Mrs. A. C. Moses a son Mr. and Mrs. Benno Weiss a son Mr. and Mrs. Hy C. Terry a son and more with varied dates and genders.
Deaths listed including Victor Feuge age 3 on June 16 Hy Evers age 82 on July 4 John Robertson age 18 on June 24 Alf Pfeil age 46 on June 2 Nana Sterling age 48 on June 20.
A note lists numerous new subscribers to the Standard including Ww. C. Ressmann Los Angeles W. E. Bates Johnson City Rich O. Schumann Albert Miss Bertha Schandua San Antonio Ben Alberthal Fredericksburg and many others across Texas New Mexico and Oklahoma with thanks expressed to all signatories.
The Pfeil family expresses sincere thanks to all who assisted during illness death and funeral of beloved husband father son and brother Alfred Pfeil Special gratitude to Father Drees for kind words at the funeral services and for floral offerings The Family
A flurry of brief notes records residents and visitors in Fredericksburg and nearby towns. Individuals from San Antonio Llano Dallas Marble Falls New Braunfels Houston and Austin were listed with visits, travel plans, and family gatherings. A Blanchard ball team win over Ingram 7 to 4 is noted along with lists of traveling guests at Fredericksburg Park and several hometowns.
Mr A Z Becker and family and Mrs A Passing and daughter of Galveston visited relatives and friends in Fredericksburg last week. Mr Paul Stehling and family and Mr Rich Stehling and family spent last Sunday visiting relatives and friends at New Braunfels.
Otto Uecker acted as caller in Fredericksburg on Wednesday. Guests from Gold, Mo hair, and Estella Schmidt visited Oma Lea Weirshausen during the holiday. Felix Shipp and Ida Deike, workers in San Antonio, spent Monday with friends and relatives. A large crowd attended the Hye dance Monday night and reported a fine time. Mrs Hilmar Weiershausen visited Johnston City with sister Mrs Walter Duecker this week. Oma Lea Weiershausen visited Lydia Lindig at Stonewall Sunday. Mrs August Grobe and Meta from Gold visited the Sultemeier home last Tuesday. Susie Betty Irene Felps attended the Albert church picnic Monday. Cora Hartmann from Johnson City visited last week. Oo was in Fredericksburg last week visiting Miss Lillian Merz. Minnie Meckel from Johnson City visited her parents Sunday and Monday.
The Schroeder Brothers advertise 10 ounce duck pants priced at 1.50. The ad highlights value and sale condition aimed at shoppers seeking durable workwear.
Miss Etta Triesch of Blanco visited her sister Mrs Edwin Dicke on Saturday and Sunday.
Six people were injured when the rear coach of a miniature railroad train at Fair Park left the track and overturned on a Sunday afternoon. Injuries include a skull fracture probable for Mrs F Johnson, lacerations to Robbie Frank Johnson, Lucille Downey with leg lacerations, Mrs W A York with foot injuries, James R York with bruises, and head injuries to Dr Edgar Smith. Officials could not determine a cause.
Physicians say complete purification of the system is key to health. Try Calotabs, a thorough course once or twice weekly for several weeks, to purify the body. A family package with directions costs 35 cents at drug stores.
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