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Newspaper

Fredericksburg Standard

Location

Fredericksburg, Texas, United States of America

Date

Jun 11, 1952

Page

14

Roberta Knopp Weds Rubin Wehmeyer in June Lutheran Rite

Miss Roberta Knopp daughter of Mrs Paul Knopp Treibs and the late Robert P Knopp and Rubin Wehmeyer son of Mr and Mrs Edgar Wehmeyer of Lucken ph were married Sunday June 1 at 7 pm in Holy Ghost Lutheran Church. The ceremony featured a double ring candlelight rite with organist Mrs Willie Wehmeyer Jr and singer Miss Betty Ann Stracher. Attendants wore organdy over taffeta gowns and carried gladioli. reception followed at Turner Hall. After a wedding trip to Houston Galveston and coastal cities the couple will live at 1027 W Mistletoe San Antonio.

Roberta Knopp Paul Knopp Treibs Robert P. Knopp Rubin Wehmeyer Edgar Wehmeyer Lucken Holy Ghost Lutheran Church O. Lindenberg Willie Wehmeyer Jr Betty Ann Stracher Benno Bang Chantilly Skinner Clayton Kuhlmann Brownwood Jo Joyce Wahl Merle Mae Teschner Mrs. Kuhlmann Miss Wahl Miss Teschner Janie Doebbler Glen Ray Treiles Jimmie Williams San Antonio Daniel Wehmeyer Homer Hahne Dayton Kuhlmann Turner Hall Gloria Jean Ressmann Shirley Pehl Leroy Wehmeyer Walter Hahne Willie Filter Earline Itz Highlanders Wehmeyer Houston Galveston W. Mistletoe FHS St. Mary's University Rotc Symphony Band Glee Club Mu Lambda Sigma Alpha Eta Chapter Delta Epsilon Sigma John Fr. Knopp Chanute Afb Illinois

Scholastic Census Totals for Gillespie County Districts

The census lists common school district totals in Gillespie County with Luckenbach 58, Rocky Hill 48, Pilot Knob 34, Squaw Creek 21, Crabapple 29, Meusebach Creek 42, Cherry Spring 35, Stonewall 153, Wrede 65, Lower South Grape Creek 34, Doss 62, Pecan Creek 26, Morris Ranch 106, Willow City 76. County line districts draw pupils from other counties. Meusebach Creek contracts with Harper Independent District. Stonewall and others show cross-county totals.

Luckenbach Rocky Hill Pilot Knob Squaw Creek Crabapple Meusebach Creek Cherry Spring Stonewall Wrede Lower South Grape Creek Doss Pecan Creek Morris Ranch Willow City Harper Gillespie Gillespie County Kimble County Kerr County Kendell County Mason County Blanco County

Net te Spaeth Birthday Party

Mrs Hilton Spaeth hosted a Saturday birthday party for her daughter Lynette turning four. Twelve neighborhood children played on the lawn as jars of Wonder Bubbles served as favors and a light blue iced cake bore four candles and a Happy Birthday inscription. Assistants included Mrs Emil Dietrich and Mrs E W Stobaugh. On Sunday Mr and Mrs Spaeth hosted eighteen Dietrichs for a barbecue chicken dinner at their home.

Hilton Spaeth Lynette Emil Dietrich E. W. Stobaugh

Itz Eckert-Rites Solemnized In Hilda June 5

Violet Eckert and Ray B Itz were married at Hilda Methodist Church on June 5 at 7 p m in a double ring ceremony. Rev W L Hornung officiated. The bride wore Chantilly lace and nylon tulle with a three strand pearl necklace and carried a colonial bouquet. The reception followed at Hilda Community Hall. The couple will reside on Ray Itz’s father's ranch.

Homer Geistweidt Carolyn Meyer Gene Geistweidt Reuben Geistweidt Jim Faught Ervin Eckert Hilda Mis Betty Geistweidt Presley Arbelger Milton Eckert

Brodie Pupils In Recital at Public School Auditorium

Miss Laura Brodie presented her piano pupils in a recital on Friday evening June 6 with stage decor of garden flowers. Participants included Betty Jean Roberts Carolyn Ottmers Janice Schneider Neil Durst Stephen Feller Mary Frances Ersch Evelyn Grona Rebecca Hohmann Robert Petermann Wayne Feller Betty Hohmann Ruth Jost WerNel Sultemeier Kay Evers Mark Wieser James Pape Barbara Kott Mil Mae Wunderlich Shirley Treibs Henrietta Hohmann Jonell Schneider Elizabeth Ottmers Geneva Arhelger Marlene Rahe Evelyn Sultemeier Beverly Castle Carol Hansen Merle Mae Teschner. Walter Louis Crenwelge and Helen Ruth Hahn were ill and could not participate. Mr and Mrs John Rosenbach hosted Frances Rosenbach Navy nurse at Corpus Christi and their other daughter and Roy Moritz family from Corpus Christi plus Moritz visit parents Bob and Mrs Moritz.

Laura Brodie Betty Jean Roberts Carolyn Ottmers Janice Schneider Neil Durst Stephen Feller Mary Frances Ersch Evelyn Grona Rebecca Hohmann Robert Petermann Wayne Feller Betty Hohmann Ruth Jost WerNel Sultemeier Kay Evers Mark Wieser James Pape Barbara Kott Mil- Mae Wunderlich Shirley Treibs Henrietta Hohmann Jonell Schneider Elizabeth Ottmers Geneva Arhelger Marlene Rahe Evelyn Sultemeier Beverly Castles Carol Hansen Merle Mae Teschner Walter Louis Crenwelge Helen Ruth Hahn

Mike Kaderli Birthday Party

Eight year old Mike Kaderli celebrated his birthday with a party at home hosted by his parents Mr and Mrs Marvin Kaderli. Grandparents cousins aunts and uncles attended along with two cakes a chocolate heart shaped cake and a pink angel food cake with candles around a fence layout and a cowboy figure inside.

Michael Mike” Kaderli Marvin Kaderli Mike

Midshipman Walton Grinke heads eight week Europe voyage

Walton J. Grinke son of Mr and Mrs Wm Grinke begins an eight week summer practice cruise with midshipmen through European and Caribbean waters after completing his first year at the U S Naval Academy in Annapolis Maryland.

Walton J. Grinke Wm. Grinke Caribbean Grinke U. S. Naval Academy Annapolis

Mothers Needed To Help With Play Nights

An appeal seeks mothers to assist with Play Night at the Court House Play Area on Tuesday evenings. The first session is Tuesday June 17 from 7 to 8 30 p m for children up to eight years old. Volunteers are asked to help during the summer to set a schedule and supervise games and playground use.

Court House

SPIVA Girls Celebrate Birthdays at Family Party

Mrs. Vern B. Spiva Jr hosted a Saturday gathering on June 7 to celebrate the birthdays of her three daughters Dorothy Jane Dotty DeDe and Debby. Dotty turns one June 16 DeDe four on June 30 and Debby five on July 29.

Vern B. Spiva Jr Dorothy Jane Dotty Diana Dee Debby Henry Lochte C. H. Merrill Lura Charlotte Merril Springville Utah Margaret Ledgard Dallas

Son Here for Visit with George Jenschke’s Kin

Brother George Jenschke of the Order of Christian Brothers visited Fredericksburg with his family. He teaches at St. Paul’s High School in Covington Louisiana and has served as business administrator there. Ferdinand Jenschke, also of the same order, teaches at St. Michael’s College Santa Fe New Mexico and recently directed scholastics after a Rome trip in 1950.

Brother George Order of Christian Brothers George Jenschke Fredericksburg George St. Paul's High School Covington Ferdinand St. Michael's College Santa Fe N. M

Linding Son-In-Law Dies in Sweeney

Jack Preas aged 35 died of a heart attack Monday at Sweeney and was buried there Wednesday. He is survived by his wife Elsie Lindig and two young children Iris Elaine and Patrick Max. Preas worked for an oil company directing a crew checking well pressure and had been ill only since the day before his death.

Jack Preas Sweeney Elsie Lindig Max Lindig Albert Community Iris Elaine Patrick Max

If you have a sharp eye for bargains watch the want ads

A concise note highlights that savvy readers should inspect want ads for bargain opportunities and special offers across local listings, urging quick action and attention to pricing and availability.

Lehnick Mauldin Nuptials Held At Pleasant Hill

Miss Villa Mae Mauldin daughter of Mr and Mrs Sidney Staf ford Mauldin wed Elmer Harold Lehnick son of Mr and Mrs R G Lehnick in a June 7 ceremony at the brides parents home Pleasant Hill Community Rev G C Senff officiated A buffet supper followed the ceremony The couple will reside at 3007 Lamar Blvd Austin Attending from out of town were multiple relatives from Bastrop Lampasas Castell Austin Lometa Fredericksburg San Antonio and Blanco

Villa Mae Mauldin Sidney Stafford Mauldin Elmer Harold Lehnick R. G. Lehnick Bastrop G. C. Senff Pleasant Hill Lovell Deike Vivian Deike Victor Weirich Ernest Lange R. R. Rech Fréderick Colorado Springs Colo Lamar Blvd Austin Groom Texas Clyde Cobl Lampasas Martin Kocherschke Castell C. M. Ravell Ben Hamilton W. W. Mauldin Lometa Alfred Bruns Larry Marble Falls A. A. Mauldin Fredericksburg Tanner San Antonio Alton Lindemann Laura Blanton Blanco

Fredericksburg breakfast honors visiting wedding guests

Mr. and Mrs. Henry L. Falk hosted a Sunday breakfast for friends Mr. and Mrs. C. H. Kiefner and daughter Susan of Houston. The visitors were in Fredericksburg for the Ware-Falk wedding the previous Saturday night.

Henry L. Falk C. H. Kiefner Susan Houston Fredericksburg

Miss Borchers Shower Honors Bride Elect

Elizabeth Borchers, bride elect of Dale Fletcher, was guest of honor at a mixed bridal shower at the Girl Scout Cabin. Hostesses included Shirlene Borchers, Sandra Schaefer, Janet Weirich, Emily Neffendorf, Frances Marek, and Mrs. Roland Borchers. The event featured orchids for honoree and her mother and grandmother, pastel decorations, and Friday games. The couple plans to marry June 21 at Holy Ghost Lutheran Church.

Elizabeth Borchers Dale Thompson Fletcher Girl Scout Cabin Shirlene Borchers Sandra Schaefer Janet Weirich Emily Neffendorf Frances Marek San Angelo Roland Borchers Fort Worth Henry Borchers August Borchers Arthur Borchers Edwin Weirich Ewald Schaefer Sophie Borchers San Antonio Borchers Mr. Fletcher Holy Ghost Lutheran Church

St Ann’s Society names mother of the year at St Mary’s

St Ann’s Christian Mother’s Society met in Rev Hildebrand’s absence with Mrs Robert Loth presiding. Adolph Schmidtzensky named mother of the year for St Mary’s Parish and thanked the group. Two new members joined and flowers for Corpus Christi were requested for the Grotto. No meetings planned for July and August unless urgent business arises.

Hildebrand St. Ann’s Christian Mother's Society Robert Loth Adolph Schmidtzensky St. Mary’s Parish

Noted Soprano to Sing at First Methodist

Miss Frances Cassard, noted soprano, will perform in a Sacred Concert at First Methodist Church on Sunday evening June 15 at 7 45 p m in the church auditorium. Admission is free with a loving freewill offering for the artist.

The First Methodist Church Frances Cassard Miss Cassard

Presbyterian Women Hold Meeting

The regular general meeting of the Women of the Presbyterian Church was held on Wednesday June 4 at the Mkinse with ten members and one visitor Mrs Wm Petmecky. The president Mrs W H Springall called the meeting to order and offered prayer. A short business meeting followed with Mrs Petmecky in charge of the program on the life of Martin Luther. The closing prayer was offered by Mrs R C Hagee.

Women of the Presbyterian Church Mkinse Wm. Petmecky W. H. Springall

Also Mentioned on This Page

Nette Spaeth Hilda Methodist Church Violet Eckert Walter P. Eckert Ray B. Itz Benno Itz W. L. Hornung Brodie John Rosenbach Frances Rosenbach Corpus Christi Roy Moritz Moritzes Bob Moritz Mike Kaderli Walton Grinke Midshipmen MR. and Mrs Ray Bitz Kilman Spiva George Jenschkes Linding H. Welge Lewis P. O St. Ann's Society Presbyterian J. H. Hoots Rabbitry Llano Highway Kallenberg's Pharmacy Kellogg’'S Welch's Vary Emiles Abe Dad Juenke & Schoenewolf
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