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Newspaper
Fredericksburg Standard
Location
Fredericksburg, Texas, United States of America
Date
Jun 28, 1950
Page
18
The Fredericksburg Lockers installed a Smokomat to smoke hams bacon sausage fish and poultry up to 500 pounds at a time. It uses automatic temperature control an electric burner and a dust feeder. W S Busby tours the new unit with Milton Edwards inviting locals to view the installation.
Final rites for Eugene Geistweidt 54-year-old Mason County ranchman were held at St Paul Lutheran Church in Mason on June 22 1950. He was a World War I veteran and longtime community leader with survivors including wife Meta daughter D C Leifeste son Gordon and several siblings. Interment followed at Gooch Cemetery.
Mrs H H Sagebiel and Miss Agnes Sagebiel return from a long visit with the M Smith Malone family in Chicago. The trip included New York City and Yale University graduation exercises where Patrick H Reagan earned a BA. Mrs Malone and her daughters joined the Sagebiels for an extended stay in Fredericksburg.
A cheerful Gibson greeting goes to a sick friend as readers are invited to see the new Gibson display at the Fredericksburg Publishing Co. A complete selection of fine quality greeting cards is showcased.
The Jordan family gathered at the Rocky Hill home of Mr. and Mrs. C. D. Jordan on Sunday June 18 for their first reunion A basket lunch and meals were served under the trees Those present included Margaret Simmons Fred A Jordan Bruce Jordan Becky Finch Jo Ann Jordan M J Kuentz Suzanne Jeanette Carmille Jamyrta Tucker Jordan Tucker Arnold Klobedans Janice Ann Mary Frances Jeffers Grayson Jordan Melvan Jordan and families with O P Jordan absent due to illness
The 1950 FHS annuals will be distributed at the Public School auditorium on Saturday July 1 at 8 p m. Students who reserved a copy of the Mesa should call to collect them at that time.
Fredericksburg Volunteer Fire Department members were guests of local warehousemen at Gillespie Fair Park for an appreciation barbecue after battling the Enderlin Feed Store Fire. Participating groups included Humble Oil, Riley Supply, Gulf Oil, Sinclair, Mutual Lumber, Enderlin Feed, Krauskopf Bros, Quality Peanut Co and the Gillespie County Fair Assn, with remarks from several business leaders and Fire Chief Eric Juenke.
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