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Newspaper
Fredericksburg Standard
Location
Fredericksburg, Texas, United States of America
Date
Jun 27, 1951
Page
12
The Pleasant Hill Home Demonstration Club met at the Pleasant Hill Schoolhouse on Wednesday afternoon June 20 with eleven members present. They discussed the Pleasant Hill Community Fair set for Sunday July 29 and planning for larger, better exhibits.
Roy Willmann of Comfort announces the Range Conservation Field Day on Friday July 27 at the J C Stewart Ranch in Pedernales District. Clayton Puckett of Sonora will speak. Henry Rothmann of Mason will MC. H O Schulze of Mason chairs the welcoming committee. Bob Crider leads arrangements. map and details to run week of July 18. Standard subscription encouraged.
Students and staff from the Baptist Church Daily Vacation Bible School held a Thursday picnic at the 87 Drive-In Theater at 4 30 p m. Mrs Herbert Durst invited the group and they enjoyed games in the afternoon followed by a picnic supper with other church members.
Local social notes recount visits and guests across Texas towns. Mrs. Roy Medlin of Freer and Anna Angel Jr. joined relatives in Llano, San Antonio, and San Angelo. Several families hosted and traveled, with mentions of Hereford Short Course attendees and clinic patients.
Funeral services were held Thursday afternoon June 21 1951 for Richard C Ludwig pioneer Fredericksburg cobbler who died at his East Main Street home at 3 30 a m on Wednesday June 20 He was born November 14 1863 in Fredericksburg son of Daniel Ludwig and Louise Schaper Ludwig He died at age 87 years 7 months 6 days Surviving are two sons Emil Ludwig Johnson City and Richard A Ludwig New Braunfels and five daughters Laura Bruns Johanna Anna Bertha Hedwig 9 grandchildren 10 great grandchildren plus sisters and a brother Preceded in death by his wife Carolina Kloth and several siblings Funeral services were at Beckmann Funeral Home with Rev G A Poehmann and burial in the City Cemetery.
The City of Houston must pay Mrs. Birdie Shilling sixty one thousand dollars for damages after her automobile was struck by a city garbage truck.
"Youre In The Navy Now" with Gary Cooper and Jane Greer opens at the Palace on Thursday and Friday, followed by The Tougher They Come with Wayne Morris and Preston Foster and Mark of the Lash. Sunday Monday features Joan Crawford in Goodbye, My Fancy, a comedy about a congresswoman returning to her alma mater for an honorary degree.
Warner Bros. epic drama Baton Pass stars Dennis Morgan Patricia Neal and Steve Cochran and plays at the Palace Theatre on Tuesday and Wednesday. The film showcases terrain across the gateway from Colorado to New Mexico. Louis Spenrath 58 lifelong Comfort resident dies Monday June 11 survived by his mother, with funeral arrangements by Schaetter and Lindner Funeral Home.
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