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Newspaper
Fredericksburg Standard
Location
Fredericksburg, Texas, United States of America
Date
Mar 05, 1952
Page
20
Orchids to supporters who patronized the Alumni Bingo last Tuesday night with proceeds aiding the athletic fund. A corsage of orchids to the Pep Squad for selling calendars. The rarest orchids to students who passed the six weeks examinations. Onions to the girls who caught ids sleeping by the creek last Friday. Orchids to those keeping faith through prayer and regular services.
Twelve scouts visited Oak Crest Park last Friday February 22 for an overnight hike. They set up camp after finding a missing water container and cooked meals including eggs pea soup and stew. The rainy wind and late afternoon departure by car ended the quiet weekend outing.
Kenneth Knopp, senior class president at St. Mary's, excels in choir, glee club, student council, athletics, and journalism as co editor of The Chieftain. James Braccatigam, highly regarded, won King of Hearts, led Library Club, played on the Indian football team, and plans to study mathematics at A&M College.
Ten motorists race and fall one by one in a rhymed countdown. The final verse notes Daniel driving with one hand leaving none. The piece ends with a patriotic nudge to buy and hold Defense Bonds to curb inflation and rising living costs.
The Texas State Fair is described as the nation’s largest annual fair, showcasing broad exhibitions and crowds each year.
Cos girl Normpum asks Who's Dynamite Demerit with Judy H showing a ring. Frances Loth's birthday party is noted. The Bandera Hop gains fad status at SMH and rumors spread about Darlene S and a green Ford.
An advertisement urges readers to order Gibson Greeting Cards for birthdays anniversaries and other events from Fredericksburg Publishing Company and promises quality selections.
Senior students at St Marys High announce the cast for the three act comedy Down And Up by Wilbur Braun. Eddie Breeze plays the troubled aviator Eddie Breeze and Carlotta Archer is played by Dorothy Miller with a complex plot around disguises and a parachute suit causing farcical mix ups. The ensemble includes Frances Loth Kenneth Knopp Chester Archer Betty Jean Lochte Gay Gorham among others as part of the humorous mounting after Easter.
A quote about influence accompanies a note that the first Pulitzer prize was awarded in 1918. The warning of unusual effect in well placed works appears as a brief reflective snippet.
Miss Lucille Conrads leads a special assembly at St Marys outlining 4-H aims and projects. She explains work oriented, not social, goals and notes livestock garden and home projects plus possible prizes for outstanding work.
A quiet St Marys week due to Lent and exams. Glee Club chatter on a sought topic remains elusive as narrator misses it. The Coke Klutch tale at Frances Loth's home prompts laughs after a Monday night crash in. Juniors host a pre Lent wiener roast at Darlene's. rumors of freshman counter spies hint at a looming conspiracy.
A cryptic note hints that student officers smuggle goods in pockets or under clothing. It urges sleuthing to uncover what is hidden and track the offenders, suggesting a cautionary tale about secrecy and investigation.
A brief item notes continued coverage of a Native American pow wow in section two of page six. Details are sparse in the fragment, but the event is part of ongoing feature coverage. The note signals extended reporting elsewhere in the edition.
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