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Newspaper
Fredericksburg Standard
Location
Fredericksburg, Texas, United States of America
Date
Mar 08, 1950
Page
4
The Red Cross Clothing Exchange lists cotton dresses for girls, boys shirts, T shirts, and WPA denim jackets in sizes 32 to 40. The Red Cross rooms in the Court House basement open Saturday after 1 30 PM. Donations invited and members urged to contribute.
Final rites for Mrs Edwin Oehler nee Meta Weber are planned for Thursday at 2:00 p.m. at Beckmann Funeral Home. The 59 year old woman died Tuesday in San Antonio and will be buried at City Cemetery. An obituary will follow in next week’s Standard.
A survey of music theory notes that most musical terms originate from Italian. The study highlights terms like allegro and tempo as core lexicon in composers and performers worldwide.
St Josephs Society held a monthly meeting and scheduled the Patrons feast day for Sunday March 19. Holy communion at 8:00 a m followed by a family social in the hall. Members gather before 7:45 a m for a procession to church and a program committee was named to arrange the hall festivities.
Clayton Morris 84 longtime Gillespie County resident and son of Morris Ranch founder died at his home this morning March 8. Funeral services are set for Friday March 10 at 3 p m with interment in Morris Ranch Cemetery. Fredericksburg Masonic Lodge AF and AM 194 will conduct the rites. Beckmann Funeral Home handles arrangements.
Mr and Mrs Lee Roy Itz Mr and Mrs Theo Lange Miss Theresa Lange and Mr and Mrs Otto Itz spent Sunday in Mexico visiting relatives and sightseeing in a family outing.
The Roman Emperor Hadrian initiated the construction of a defensive wall across northern England around 122 A.D. The work established a fortified boundary between Roman Britain and tribal lands, marking a major imperial defense project and cultural milestone. The wall's design featured milecastles and turrets forming a continuous border.
The engagement of Miss Vernell Itz, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Arthur Itz, to Jim Faught, son of Mr. and Mrs. Alonzo Faught, has been announced. No wedding date has been set.
Five inmates who escaped the Gillespie County jail traveled five miles via Mason Highway and hid in brush before returning to Fredericksburg. They stole a 1941 Dodge, then abandoned it in San Antonio. Sheriff Loth and Deputy Felps recaptured the group and moved them to the jail’s inner sanc tus. District Court hearings began with indictments for escape and theft.
Final rites for Christian Joseph Hahn 73 were conducted at Schaetter Funeral Home and St Marys Church Fredericksburg on March 8 1950. Hahn a farmer and rancher born July 4 1876 in Stonewall died after a heart attack Monday. Survivors include wife Katherine two daughters Erna and Ida son Felix and six grandchildren. Interment followed at St Marys Cemetery.
An additional indictment cites escape from jail while charged with a felony. Seaton was not billed for the escape and Parker was not billed for the jail break because he was jailed awaiting payment of a misdemeanor fine.
Among those undergoing operations during the past week were R. M. Halley Mrs Milton Grona Iris Riley Mrs Felix Eckhardt Mrs Marvin Roos Mrs A C Weber Mrs E O Willie Mrs John Morris Mrs Vernon Elliott August Bruns Mrs Arthur Goebler and Dorothy Gold and a tonsilectomy. Mrs Otto Stoffers was treated for a fractured right wrist.
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