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Fredericksburg Standard

Location

Fredericksburg, Texas, United States of America

Date

Jul 25, 1962

Page

4

Mrs. W. Neffendorf Succumbs in Fredericksburg

Funeral services for Mrs. Wil liam Neffendorf 83 were held at Zion Lutheran Church with Rev. David Heidtke presiding. She died July 20 1962 at her daughter’s home and is survived by two daughters Tillie and Katie and two sons Chester and Frank all of Fredericksburg. Burial was in City Cemetery with pallbearers named Edgar Schmidt Erwin Ersch Oliver Jung Alfons Neffendorf Emil Neffendorf Henry.

William Neffendorf Zion Lutheran Church David Heidtke Neffendorf Alfred Rahe Beckmann Gillespie County Theresa Jung Franz Jung Katherine Kirchner Jung Tillie Katie Hilmar Feuge Chester Frank Neffendorf Fredericksburg Mary Knopp Willie Schmidt Emil Ersch Sam Glanton San Antonio Clara Grobe Faltine Henry Frank Jung Edgar Schmidt Erwin Ersch Oliver Jung Alfons Neffendorf Emil Neffendorf Henry Jung

Volunteer Firemen At A M Short Course

Three Fredericksburg Volunteer Fire Department members attend the A M Firemen's Short Course at College Station. Mayor Sidney Henke serves as instructor in inspection and reinspection. Fire Marshal Clifton Fiedler takes the Fire Marshal's Course and Henry Kuenemann attends the Firemen's course.

Fredericksburg

Zion Lutheran Church ice cream social set

The Luther League of Zion Lutheran Church will sponsor an Ice Cream Social on Sunday evening July 29 at 7 p m in the church yard. The event features homemade ice cream cake coffee and punch with games and recreation for all. All members and friends are invited.

Luther League of Zion Lutheran Church

Card of Thanks for Hospital Care and Support

I express sincere thanks to Drs. Pery and Stein and the Keidel Memorial Hospital staff for care during confinement. Grateful for Rev. Durkop and Father Schneider visits and prayers, flowers, cards, and kindness from relatives and neighbors. Special thanks to nieces and nephews and to Mr. Theo Hohenberger and Mr. Benno Tatsch for hospitality in San Antonio.

Pery and Stein Keidel Memorial Hospital Rev. Durkop Father Schneider Theo Hohenberger Benno Tatsch San Antonio the Nix Hospital Walter Kott

Thanking Keidel Memorial staff and friends for Dee Anna care

Mrs Opal Weinheimer expresses gratitude to Drs Perry and Stein and all Keidel Memorial Hospital nurses and staff for Dee Anna Weinheimer's care. She also thanks friends relatives Rev L J Durkop Sunday School class classmates for visits gifts and prayers.

Granddaughter for Felix Stehling

Mr and Mrs Jerry Griffin of Odessa welcomed their first child Cynthia Marie a daughter born Monday July 23 weighing six and a half pounds Mrs Griffin is formerly Mary Frances Stehling Grandparents are Mr and Mrs Felix Stehling and great grandparents Mrs Mabel Root and Benjamin Swope of Odessa.

Jerry Griffin Odessa Cynthia Marie

Lang Family Enroute for Visit from Overseas

H A Lang Jr his wife Ann and three children travel from Everix France where they have been stationed with the Air Force for three years. They left July 18 on Pan American Air Liner and will arrive in August to visit Lang's mother Mrs H A Lang Sr. Sgt Lang will be stationed in Reno Nevada for three years. He is a boys PE and general science teacher and assistant basketball coach at Seguin High School. He is a graduate of Texas A M College and has taught one year at Spring Branch High School near Houston.

H. A. Lang Jr Ann Tom Vick H. A. Lang Sr Langs Feft Everix France Air Force Lang Reno Nevada Seguin High School Texas A & M College Spring Branch High School Houston

Pilot Knob HDC Holds Meeting and Notices

The Pilot Knob Home Demonstration Club met at the school house on Friday July 13 Miss Nora Fuhrmann presided and opened with a prayer Nine members answered roll call with their vacation choice Mrs Adolf Corneht gave the council delegate report and Mrs J T Maner was elected as delegate to the state meeting in Dallas September 19 and 20 A family night covered dish supper is planned for Sunday August 5 at 630 pm all members to bring a dish The next meeting will be September 14 at 2 pm at the home of Mrs J T Maner with Mrs Martin Dittmar hostess Several visitors from New Orleans and Mars Pa are noted plus travel plans and connections to Boeing World’s Fair and national parks.

Pilot Knob Nora Fuhrmann Henry Wunderlich Adolf Corneht J. T. Maner Dallas Keyser Bierschwale Adolf Cornell Martin Dittmar

Paul Pressler Rites Held Following Longtime Pressler

Paul Charles Pressler 80, longtime Big Flat resident who with his wife ran several Hill Country hospitals, died Friday July 20 1962 at Grace Lutheran Sanatorium San Antonio after 12 years bedridden. Born Aug 18 1881 in Gillespie County, he married Martha Schmidt in 1917. Survived by two sons Franz Pressler Fredericksburg and Paul Pressler Jr Baton Rouge six grandchildren. Funeral July 22 at 2:30 p.m. Rev Alvin Mauldin. burial Greenwood Cemetery.

Paul Charles Pressler Big Flat Hill Country Grace Lutheran Baton Rouge Pressler Hedwig von Hagen Kurt F. Pressler Adolph W. Pressler Beckmann Alvin Mauldin Greenwood Cemetery Hilmar Pressler Belton Tatsch Herbert Schmidt Ebers Schmidt Albert 3Rodbeck Wallace Kneese

Eileen Sager To Teach In Europe

Fredericksburg friends note Rev. Gus W. Sager and wife Mrs. Sager plan a year’s leave from roles in Zion Lutheran and local schools. Their daughter Eileen will teach in Europe for one year after teaching in San Francisco. The Sagers’ sons reside in Dallas and Evanston as they pursue ministry and studies.

Gus W. Sager Fredericksburg Sager Zion Lutheran Church Lake Travis Eileen San Francisco Europe Wilfred Sager Dallas Allan Sager Evanston Northwestern University

Hunter and Jumper Show Participant Injured in Fall

Sp 4 Davis Moberly of the US Modern Pentathlon team fell from a horse during the Farr Park Hunter and Jumper Show Saturday. He sustained a cracked collar bone, received treatment at Fredericksburg Hospital and Clinic, then was released to return with teammates to Ft. Sam Houston and placed in a military hospital.

Davis Moberly Farr Park Moberly Fredericksburg Ft. Sam Houston

Edison Street Church to Have Picnic Sunday

The Edison Street Methodist Church invites members and friends to an annual picnic on Sunday July 29 in the Grange Area of Oak Crest Park. Sunday School starts at 10 30 a m followed by worship service and barbecue at noon.

Edison Street

Fred-Tex ships rebuilt pipe threading machine for oil field use

The Fred-Tex Machinery Co shipped a completely rebuilt pipe threading machine to oil work in Louisiana. It can thread pipes up to 13 3/8 inches and weighs about 22,000 pounds. The unit is the third rebuilt since eight months of resumed plant operations, with J W Williams, Andrew Cornell, Wm Schroeder, and Milton Petermann pictured nearby.

Fred-Tex Machinery Co Louisiana Ter Fred-Tex J. W. Williams New Orleans Andrew Cornell Wm. Schroeder Milton Petermann

Burglary Probe Follows Woodrow Durst Home Theft

Gillespie County sheriff's office continues investigation into a July 11 burglary at the Woodrow Durst home near U S Highway 290 west of the city. Missing items include two guns a wrist watch an engagement ring an electric razor two silver dollars and other small coins. Nearby resident Perry Mueller was struck during a neighborly alarm and Allen Klein reported a car circling the area after the burglary was reported.

Gillespie County Sheriff's Office Woodrow Durst U. S. Highway 290 Perry Mueller Durst Mueller Allen Klein

Theodore Roosevelt Quip Refrains White House Residence

The remark Playfully argues that the White House is not a home but a public exhibit for the presidency, reflecting Roosevelt’s view of the office as a stage for duties rather than private living quarters.

Weekleys Visit Camp Kickapoo Photographer Father

Mr and Mrs F Weekley of Dallas visited with the Act Rowert Friday night en route to Camp Kickapoo in Kerrville where their daughter Suzanne has been a camper and Mr Weekley is the camp photographer.

F. “Jinx” Weekley Dallas Camp Kickapoo Kerrville Suzanne Weekley

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A&m Zion Luther League Opal Weinheimer Felix Stehling H. A. Langs Enroute Kermit Heimann Charles Humes Seattle Wash Humes Boeing Ed Hohmann Becky Elmer Luckenbach Martha Nell Mary Margaret Mars Round Rock Mike W. A. Luckenbachs Martha Habemcht Coin Operated RCA Whirlpool Dry Cleaners East Main Sunset Village North Milam Edericksburg Ommunity Savings ) Loan Assn Fredericksburg, Texas Marble Falls Burnet THE Hill Country Savings Center Church of Texas Angola Show & Sale Community Hall Angela Legion Meeting Legion Exchange Club Rotary — Hotel Nimitz National Guard Texa Knights of Columbus Masonic Lodge Ian National Guard Andy’s Rotary Nimitz Jaye O.E Fog Montivs Chamber of Commerce Folk Reserve CTE Stonewall Fair Gillespie County Fair Lions Club Club Andy Hotel American Legion Community Savings & Loan Assn. of Plen An Investment Paul Pressier Paul Pressler Eileen Sager Theodore Roosevelt Whitehouse Coca Cola Carton Pat A. Horton D.D.S
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