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Newspaper
Fredericksburg Standard
Location
Fredericksburg, Texas, United States of America
Date
Jun 29, 1939
Page
2
The piece argues that despite low pay and high turnover the Texas Legislature faces immense burdens and unfamiliarity with new members every two years. It asserts overall praise for the Forty-Sixth Legislature and calls for understanding of legislative handicaps while noting the profession’s unpopularity is undeserved.
Mrs R T Fife of Monroe City Texas guests at the hotel overnight. her car entered by a broken window. Officers traced footprints and recovered stolen items including Hutson’s belongings. Morgan held on a felony charge for theft over $50 with bond set for grand jury in August term.
Miss Mary DeRose Buttrill wed Victor Schoenewolf in a garden ceremony at the home of Mr. and Mrs. J. L. Buttrill Lometa. The event coincides with the bride's parents thirty first anniversary and her sister Elizabeth Buttrill King’s double wedding.
Miss Roberta Stieler daughter of Mr and Mrs Fritz Stieler of Comfort and Rodolph Smith son of Mr and Mrs R P Smith of Port Arthur were married in St Helena s Church Boerne with Rev George Belsey officiating. Music by Mrs Edward Bierschwabe and St Boniface choir. Guests included ushers Albert Keidel Cedric Landon James Holton Eugene Stieler. Bridesmaids Miss Lottie Smith Miss Gean Tehr Miss Victoria Keidel Miss Helen Ruth Stieler maid of honor Miss Lillian Stieler. Best man Russell Warren. Reception at the bride’s home on Fredericksburg Road. The couple left for a Colorado honeymoon.
Miss Vera Boos daughter of Mr and Mrs Alfred Boos of Listerdale and Roland Pfeiffer of Laredo son of Mr and Mrs Hilmar A Pfeiffer of New Braunfels were married at Holy Ghost Church on Saturday June 24 Rev Otto Lindenberg officiated The ceremony featured pink blue net gowns begonias and ferns in decor The couple will reside in Laredo where Pfeiffer works for the Bell Telephone Company
The Texas Highway Commission faces funding limits but allocates state and federal money to advance Kerrville and Fredericksburg road projects. A bridge across Live Oak Creek is assured with Unit 1 near completion, and paving from Llano to Fredericksburg is due within a week. The Harper route will be hard-surfaced by cold weather, boosting the region as a new super highway attracting out-of-state traffic.
Mrs. H Walter and her son have come home after several weeks with her parents at Bas trop. Ensign Winfred Berg son of Mr and Mrs Willie Berg was among 6500 of 898 graduates from the U S Naval Academy at Annapolis Md and left early this week for San Pedro California to be stationed on the U S S Indianapolis.
Mesdames Gus Weber Emelie Doebbler and Edgar Ochs visit relatives in San Antonio. Various social events abound in Kerrville including bridge and contract clubs, dinners and trips to Los Angeles San Francisco and the Golden Gate Exposition. Wedding invitations and local visits are noted along with tours to Houston Dallas and Oklahoma, with Sequoia Grand Canyon and Boulder Dam mentioned among trips.
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