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Newspaper
Fredericksburg Standard
Location
Fredericksburg, Texas, United States of America
Date
Mar 05, 1952
Page
15
Temple Duderstadt spoke on insurance before the Junior Business Training Class. He outlined the nine services readers use and illustrated why an individual may need protection. He named leading types of insurance and thanked Miss Schmidt and the class for the session.
A speculative piece envisions a future where every car includes a built in garage feature. It discusses automatic storage and maintenance ideas and the potential impact on daily transport. The tone mirrors speculative journalism of the era.
The Standard publishes a calendar listing annual closing exercises for county schools. The notice invites schools to submit their dates for inclusion.
An unusual Doss high school student from Doss is celebrated for aging four birth days into sixteen due to February 29. Lee Neffendorf is highlighted as the precocious pupil whose birthday lands on leap years, prompting cheers and well wishes for many more such years.
Nathalia Paliminos beat the FHS Billikens 38 to 30. Toby Humes led scoring with 17 points and Meffie Hartmann added 5 points.
A terse dialogue notes a strenuous English lesson and asks if any gain was achieved. The text references Orla Dean with uncertain initials and a cryptic line about effort and outcome.
In a high school corridor scene the unnamed student known as old 99 per cent bolts from class to the big cooler, triggers a coin deposit fiasco, clashes with three freshmen girls, and escapes to lunch while staff and peers react. Bill and I watched as the mischief unfolds and the nickname sticks.
On February 26 the Junior Historians held a Fastnacht party with masquerade costumes. Prizes went to the prettiest tackiest and most original outfits as judged by Miss Yates Miss Schmidt and Mrs. Stafford. Miss Ella Gold wore a senorita outfit with mantilla from Barcelona and mask from Germany. The Bushwacker couple Vernell Alberthal and Virginia Peterson won most original costumes. Hayden Grona earned the tackiest outfit as a woman. The event featured a trombone solo a Civil War talk by Vernell Alberthal life of a grandfather by Janet Itz twirling by Wilhelmina Beckmann and Micky McDougall and slides of Germany by Miss Gold refreshments followed and allCleanup.
Reinhold Sagebiel of Fredericksburg FFA shows two fine wool lambs at the San Antonio Livestock Exposition. His lamb Lone Star won the boys Fine Wool class and Baby Face took first in Open Fine Wool. Lone Star sold to Lone Star Brewery for 1000 dollars. Baby Face to St Anthony Hotel for a dollar a pound. Reinhold plans to buy registered Delaine ewes with proceeds. He is a senior in his second year showing sheep.
An informal chatter reveals social entanglements at St Marys with mentions of Darlene Hayden Fredda H. and Gladys G. The balcony crowd includes Percy D. and Evelyn K. and a warning to observe the rumored 99 percent claim.
Students and parents are invited to an all school assembly in the Junior High Auditorium on Wednesday March 5. The program sponsored by Mr Gammenthaler Mrs Krause and Mrs Pitts features a band performance a short play Never Trust a Man by Mrs Krause s Speech Class and numbers by younger students during Public School Week observance.
High school six weeks exams on March 6 7. Soil Conservation themes due March 7. District Homemaking Meeting in Kerrville March 8. Regional basketball games at Georgetown March 7. Visitors Days March 5 6. German folks song projects due March 7.
Weekly school lunch menu lists meals for March 10 to March 15 with standard sides and desserts. Daily offerings include meat and gravy, chili and beans, goulash, and barbecue hamburger meat with assorted vegetables and desserts.
Students in history and Soil Conservation themes toured the city water supply system led by Mr. Neffendorf who explained sources, pumping, and a new elevated tank on Kerrville Highway. The Drivers Education course issued driving permits after tests. The Senior Band and Chorus perform in assembly for Public School Week with five girls competing for drum major after James Teschner graduates.
The band's drum major tryouts involve five girls including Jo Joyce Wahl Jo Ann Striegler Carolyn Behrends Wilhelmina Beckmann and Micky McDougal who have led and marched the band in practice. Neighboring directors will be invited to choose next year’s drum major as in prior years. Band Boosters plan to send the Drum Major and Majorettes to the spring twirling school.
Honor roll students at Wrede School named by principal Lena Robbins receive free Palace Theatre tickets for scholastic achievement. Recipients include Dayton Crenwelge Kermit Ernst Curtis Herbert Dalton Herbert Lorence Crenwelge Clifford Ernst Nina Wisian Arlene Lochte Kay Currig Carlton Eckert Calvin Ransleben Marjorie Eckert Mary Lou Jenschke Calvin Currie Frederick Jenschke Jean Crittenden and Mary Lou Ersch.
Hilmar Kinwehn Edgar Usener Hudy Franke and Calvin Herbert stand trial with state attorneys Sam Connaily Wn Senneider Jr Wm Weidermann and J B Wieser listed. Defense led by Rogers Hammond McCollum MicCollum Jr in a case moved from Llano to Fredericksburg due to courthouse fire. The second trial follows an August 1901 hung jury in Llano with the session closing soon as Judge Ferguson shares bench with Wilcox to cover Georgetown Mason sessions.
Erwin Weiershausen is a blue eyed senior with curly hair who has lived here all his life. He enjoys sports especially tennis, loves chicken, and favors dark green. He belongs to the Junior Historians FFA and the band and served as band vice president for two years. He is a Mesa staff member and a former Campus Comet member planning to attend business college after graduation.
The Texas Company hosts its Golden Anniversary Spring Dealer Meeting at the Nimitz Hotel in Fredericksburg on Tuesday March 11 at 7 p m. State Manager I M Isbill will present 1952 sales plans and objectives. The event includes color films Setting the Pace Remember Judson Brown and Custom Made Havoline Two Years Later plus a company dinner. Mrs G R Pemberton Jr Zone Manager and J B Rutland Dealer Training representative join the program.
The Army Engineer Corps unit, working with the Air Corps, seeks nine enlisted men for a basic class B unit plus officers and warrants. Local officers Wieser Krauskopf Fuhrmann Hartstack have joined. three training periods monthly, two pay periods. Chamber of Commerce aids establishment.
A study notes that Chinese languages lead global speech counts, surpassing all other languages in number of native and fluent speakers, with Mandarin as the most widespread dialect. It highlights demographic and regional shifts driving the dominance.
W C Westerfeldt principal of Fredericksburg High School and Carl Hartmann Grade School principal were reelected for one year terms at a special board meeting of the Public School district last week.
The notice lists services and meetings for St Peter Lutheran Church in Doss Texas led by Pastor J F Holm. German language divine service with communion scheduled Sunday at 11:00 am, Sunday School at 9:45 am, and various church activities throughout the week including Altar Guild Adult Instruction First Enter Services in German and Lenten English services plus Ladies Aid and Luther League events.
Hearing assistance based on U.S. government recommendations invites those hard of hearing to a free screening and a no cost trial of scientific correction. The event is Tuesday March 11 1152 from 9 AM to 1 PM.
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