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Newspaper
Fredericksburg Standard
Location
Fredericksburg, Texas, United States of America
Date
Jun 07, 1950
Page
21
The Arion Men's Choir honored longtime director Adolf Hopf on his 79th birthday at Alex Frantzen place two miles east of the city. Lunch and refreshments fed a large turnout as the choir performed several songs.
Mr. and Mrs. T. W. George of Seymour are visiting with their son and his wife, Mr. and Mrs Charles George.
The article notes that Plaster of Paris, a widely used plaster material, originated from production near Paris France, where early formulations were developed and refined for building and medical uses.
Fredericksburg residents recount Galveston flood scenes seen after arriving for the John Sealy Nurses Alumni two day celebration. 14.21 inches of rain in 24 hours neared the 1900 record as damage from merchandise losses topped half a million dollars.
Members of the Fredericksburg Rotary Club will attend Marble Falls Rotary Club Charter Night in Marble Falls Friday night. President T Wright Neal said a fish fry would be held with local members as guests. At Monday noon meeting Fred Dietel was admitted as a new member. Arthur Kowert spoke on his recent attendance at Freedom Forum V in Arkansas.
The Fredericksburg Hi School Graduation Class of 1945 will hold their first reunion at Schmidt's Hall on Sunday June 19. Reunion committee asks any class member interested to contact Mrs Werner Henke as soon as possible.
The Brownies and Girl Scouts camp at Tourist Park under expert supervision across Tuesday to Thursday. Seventy-eight girls registered with thirty-three Brownies and fifty-four Intermediate Scouts. opening day saw seventy in attendance as they hiked from the Cabin to set up camp and craft nature projects.
Probst Hardware Co promotes Weaver Scopes in 2 and 4 power with Weaver Mounts Bear Cub Scopes and Stitch Mounts. They advertise in house scope mounting services.
A classified notice invites readers to help those seeking homes by advertising available vacancies. It emphasizes assisting people in locating housing and connects landlords with prospective tenants through listings.
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