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Newspaper

Fredericksburg Standard

Location

Fredericksburg, Texas, United States of America

Date

Jun 11, 1952

Page

3

Roberta Knopp and Rubin Wehmeyer Wed in June Wedding

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 were married Sunday June 1 at 7 p m at Holy Ghost Lutheran Church in a candlelight ceremony. The bridal party wore organdy and taffeta gowns with gloves and carried white calla lilies. A reception followed at Turner Hall and the couple will reside at 1027 W Mistletoe San Antonio after a wedding trip to Houston and Galveston. The bride is a 1952 graduate of FHS and the groom a 1946 FHS graduate attending St Marys University.

Roberta Knopp Paul Knopp Treibs Robert P. Knopp Rubin Wehmeyer Edgar Wehmeyer Luckenoh Holy Ghost Utheran Church O. Lindenberg Willie Wehmeyer Jr Betty Ann Stroeher 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 Earlinertz Highlanders FHS St. Mary’s University ROTC Glee Club Mu Lambda Sigma Alpha Eta Chapter Delta Epsilon Sigma John E. Knopp Chanute Afb Illinois Homer Geistweidt Carolyn Meyer Gene Geistweidt Reuben Geistweidt Jim Faught Ervin Eckert Hilda Mis Betty Geistweidt Presley Arbelger Milton Eckert

Scholastic census totals for Gillespie County districts

County wide counts show 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. Meusebach Creek contracts with Harper Independent District. county line districts draw pupils from other counties.

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

Nette Spaeth Birthday Party

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

Hilton Spaeth Lynette Emil Dietrich E. W. Stobaugh

Itz Eckert Itz Rites Solemnized In Hilda June 5

Miss Violet Eckert daughter of Walter Eckert and Ray Itz son of Mr and Mrs Benno Itz were married Thursday June 5 at 7 pm at Hilda Methodist Church Rev W L Hornung officiated. The couple will live on the Itz ranch after a reception at Hilda Community Hall.

Hilda Hilda Methodist Church Violet Eckert Walter P. Eckert Doss Ray B. Itz Benno Itz W. L. Hornung

Brodie Pupils In Recital Highlights Local Piano Talent

Miss Laura Brodie presented her piano pupils in a Friday recital at the Public School Auditorium. Seventeen students performed, with Walter Crenwelge and Helen Hahn unable to participate due to illness. Guests included Frances Rosenbach, Navy nurse, and the Moritz family visiting from Corpus Christi.

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 John Rosenbach Frances Rosenbach Corpus Christi Roy Moritz Moritzes Bob Moritz

Mike Kaderli Birthday Party Eight-Year-Old

Michael Mike Kaderli turned eight on June 8 and celebrated with a Thursday supper at home hosted by Mr and Mrs Marvin Kaderli. Guests included grandparents cousins aunts uncles and friends. He had two birthday cakes one chocolate heart shaped with Happy Birthday in yellow and a pink angel food cake with candles around a fence and a cowboy figurine.

Michael Mike” Kaderli Marvin Kaderli Mike

Walton Grinke Heads on Navy Midshipmen Cruise

Midshipman Walton J. Grinke son of Mr and Mrs Wm Grinke leaves for an eight week summer practice cruise with midshipmen through European and Caribbean waters. He just completed 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 asks mothers to assist with Play Night at the Court House Play Area on Tuesdays from 7 to 8 30 p m. The first session is June 17. Weeks feature supervised games and playground use for children up to eight, with summer schedules to be arranged.

Court House

SPIVA GIRLS CELEBRATE BIRTHDAYS

Mrs. Vern B Spiva Jr entertained at her home on Saturday afternoon June 7 with a party for three daughters birthdays Dorothy Dotty turns one on June 16 DeDe turns four on June 30 and Debby turns five on July 29 Each honoree wore an orchid and received birthday gifts Fifty children and mothers attended plus relatives from Springville Utah Dallas and other guests and luncheon favors included comic books and inflatable toys

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

Visit by George Jenschke’s son noted church brothers

Brother George Jenschke, of the Order of Christian Brothers, visited his Fredericksburg parents for a week. He teaches at St. Paul’s High School in Covington Louisiana and served as school business administrator last year. His brother Ferdinand, also a Christian Brother, teaches at St. Michael’s College in Santa Fe New Mexico and directed scholastics after a Rome novitiate year.

George Order of Christian Brothers George Jenschke Fredericksburg 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 leaves his widow Elsie Lindig and their children Iris Elaine two and Patrick Max ten months. He worked for an oil company directing a crew checking oil 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

Sharp eye for bargains in local want ads

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Lehnick Mauldin Nuptials Held At Pleasant Hill

Miss Villa Mae Mauldin daughter of Mr and Mrs Sidney Mauldin and Elmer Harold Lehnick son of Mr and Mrs R G Lehnick of Bastrop wed at the bride’s parents home in Pleasant Hill on June 7 at 5 30 pm Rev G C Senff officiated. A buffet supper followed and the couple will reside at 3007 Lamar Blvd Austin after a honeymoon to Colorado Springs Others attending from Bastrop Lampasas Castell Austin Lometa Marble Falls Fredericksburg San Antonio and Blanco are listed with relatives and friends.

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 Frederick 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

Breakfast Guests Attend Ware-Falk Wedding Weekend

Mr and Mrs Henry L Falk hosted Sunday breakfast for their visitors Mrs C H Kiefner and daughter Susan of Houston who attended the Ware Falk wedding in Fredericksburg Saturday night as intimate friends of the couple.

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

Miss Borchers Shower Honoree For June Wedding

Miss Elizabeth Borchers bride elect of Dale Thompson Fletcher was guest of honor at a mixed bridal shower at the Girl Scout Cabin Sunday 3 to 5 p m hosted by bridesmaids Shirlene Borchers Sandra Schaefer Janet Weirich Emily Neffendorf Frances Marek and Mrs Roland Borchers. Guests received orchid corsages for the honoree her mother and grandmother. The event featured a blue linen dress pastel decorations and a wire sprinkling-can centerpiece. The couple will wed 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 Sees New Members and Award

St Ann's Christian Mother's Society met Sunday with Mrs. Robert Loth presiding in Rev Hildebrand's absence. Adolph Schmidtzensky named mother of the year for St Mary's Parish and thanked the group. Two new members joined, flowers requested for Corpus Christi outdoor altar, and next meeting date to be announced with possible July and August休休.

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

Noted Soprano to Sing at First Methodist

The First Methodist Church hosts Miss Frances Cassard in a sacred concert Sunday evening at 7 45 in the church auditorium. The soprano will perform with a free will offering asked as a love gift to her, with no admission charge.

The First Methodist Church Frances Cassard Miss Cassard

Presbyterian Women Hold Meeting

The Women of the Presbyterian Church gathered at the Manse on Wednesday June 4 with ten members and one visitor Mrs Wm Petmecky. President Mrs W H Springall chaired the session opening with prayer followed by a brief business meeting. Mrs Petmecky led the program on the life of Martin Luther. Mrs R C Hagee offered the closing prayer.

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

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McDonald Nette Spaeth Brodie Mike Kaderli Walton Grinke Midshipmen MR. and Mrs Ray Bitz Kilman Spiva George Jenschkes Linding H. Welge Lewis P. O Miss Borchers Shower St. Ann's Society Presbyterian J. H. Hoots Rabbitry Llano Highway Kallenberg's Pharmacy Kellogg’s Welch's Janets Dad Juenke & Schoenewolf Texaa
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