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Fredericksburg Standard

Location

Fredericksburg, Texas, United States of America

Date

Mar 26, 1952

Page

12

Indian Pow Wow Staff and Contributors List

Staff roles for Indian Pow Wow include co editors Patsy Jordan and Freddy Wehmeyer. Columnists cover a range including Betty Meurer Darlene Duecker Lucille Straube Helen Meurer Judy Holland. Reporters include Alice Jung Tilde Ann Metager Rosemary Kung and others. Typists Mary Francis Stehling Wilfred Weinheimer sponsor Sister M Alphonsine.

Patsy Jordan Freddy Wehmeyer Betty Meurer Darlene Duecker Lucille Straube Helen Meurer Judy Holland Alice Jung Tilde Ann Metager Rosemary Kung Fredolin Kaderli Jeanette Weidenfeller Freddy Meurer Hugo Stehling Darlene Straube Shirley Schneider Mary Francis Stehling Wilffred Weinheimer M. Alphonsine

Meet Our Chiefs An All Around Good Sport

Estella Weber is described as a well liked sport and a chief with strong school spirit. Though not from Fredericksburg she has not joined local clubs, but her pleasant manners and smile are seen as assets for making friends and future job prospects after high school. Oleta Alberthal is intelligent and practical, active in pep squad and glee club, planning to attend a business college and set for career success through responsibility and efficiency.

Estella Weber Estella Fredericksburg Estelle Oleta Alberthal Oleta

St Marys Seniors to Present Play on April 17

St Marys High School seniors present the three act farce Down and Up at St Josephs Hall on Thursday April 17. Curtain rises at 8:00. Dor othy Miller stars as Carlotta with Carl ie Franke opposite. Agnes Molberg plays the newspaper woman with a long nose for news. Frances Loth as the mother and Diana Maybe with three Miss Maybes. cast includes Rose Mae Petseh Betty Jean Lochte Rose Mari Lange Kenny Knopp Franklin Loth Helen Mae Meurer Antoniette Kraus and James Braeutigam.

St. Mary’s High School St. Joseph's Hall Dorothy Miller Carlotta Carlie Franke Agnes Molberg Frances Loth Diana Maybe Rose Mae Petseh Betty Jean Lochte Rose Mari Lange Kenny Knopp Franklin Loth Helen Mae Meurer Antoinette Kraus James Braeutigam

German Class Presents Hoeher Als Die Kirche

German class staged the three act drama Hoeher als die Kirche in St Josephs Hall on Wednesday afternoon March 27. Featured cast included Adeline Pehl Kenneth Klein Mary Frances Stehling Wilfred Weinheimer and Freddie Wehmeyer. The group sang German hymns and songs and Sister Fortunata directed with Dorothy Miller as pianist. Proceeds went to the Bishop’s Relief Fund.

St. Joseph’s Hall Adeline Pehl Kenneth Klein Mary Frances Stehling Wilfred Weinheimer Freddie Wehmeyer Elaine Kyrie Freut Buch Des Fortunata Dorothy Miller

Students-Teachers To Council Meet In Corpus Christi

Sister Fortunata and Sister Alphonsine will attend the Texas Association of Student Councils convention in Corpus Christi with six council members. Roy Miller High School hosts events March 27 to 29, including Navy participation, crash boat displays, and aircraft exhibitions. Headquarters at Nueces Hotel. meetings at Ritz Theater and Roy Miller High School.

Fortunata Alphonsine Mary Frances Stehling Tilda Ann Metzger Lucille Straube Kenny Knopp Wilfred Weinheimer Hugo Stehling Jr Texas Association of Student Councils Corpus Christi Roy Miller High School Navy Nueces Hotel Ritz Theater

Western fashion sparks Bandera dance trip at Kerrville school

Cosecassas Norman notes several high school girls adopt western styles after traveling to Bandera for a dance. Marietta is surprised by Franklin arriving in a fifty Ford. Changes emerge in sewing class as many girls race to finish wardrobes. Interest swirls around a senior girl since the Deanery Meeting, while Mike Frances N pursues Freddy C. to recover a shoe.

Bandera Marietta Franklin Mrs. Holland Kerrville Mike

Seamstresses Plan Wardrobes for Easter Parade

Junior girls and instructors plan spring wardrobes with Easter frocks in progress. Three hour sewing classes run on Tuesdays Wednesdays and Thursdays led by Mrs. James Holland Mrs. V. B. Pyka and Mrs. Leo Blanchard Sr. who guide the eager students.

James Holland V. B. Pyka Leo Blanchard

Freshmen and dancers spark a lively campus chatter

The fragment hints at unnamed students and performers including Annette eager for Holiday On Ice in San Antonio, plus concerns about Earlene’s heart trouble and a possible medicine from H. B. The text also questions Kenny J’s new hat, composing a scattered snapshot of campus notes.

Annette San Antonio Leo Earlene H. B Kenny J

Orchids And Onions Honoring School Activities And Decorum

A school column praises students and staff with Orchids for Saint Josephs Day efforts including a quilt fundraiser, hot dog sale, and student council support. It notes a rare white orchid for Lent observers, praises drama rehearsals, adult funds for intellect over frivolity, and humor about choir talk and a junior octet. It ends by asking about the classifieds.

Father Hildebrand St. Joseph’s Otto Weber Frank Schmidt W. H. Weinheimer Robert Moritz St. Mary’s St. Joseph's

Indians Wallop Comfort 12-3

The St. Mary's Indians defeated the Comfort Bobcats 12 to 3 last Friday March 21. Daniel Hartmann pitched a strong game allowing few hits while Ned Moritz and Carlo Franke led the offense with three hits each. The Indians next play Bandera at home and St Edwards in Austin.

St. Mary’s Indians Comfort Bobcats Daniel Hartmann Bobcats Ned Moritz Carlo Franke Bandera Austin St. Edwards High School

Woman dies at poultry yard amid trap investigation

Granger area farmer built a shotgun trap to defend his poultry yard. A neighboring woman was found dead at the gate last week. Grand jury will investigate the death despite no formal complaint filed.

Granger

Harper Firemen Plan Benefit Minstrel Show

The Harper Volunteer Fire Department will sponsor a minstrel show to meet outstanding obligations. Committees have been named and proceeds will support department needs. Also noted are Lange's Auto Service named official motor inspection station 2185 for District 3, with Max Lange and his son Elmer. Events include visits and travels of local residents, and a hospital surgery in Fredericksburg.

Harper Volunteer Fire Department Lange Auto Service Texas Department of Public Safety Max Lange Elmer U. S Chester Dieter Kansas Carlos Parker A. A. Metzger Walter Markworth Fredericksburg Cecil Bode Ronnie Oklahoma Bode

Smoke delays at Georgetown school but no blaze

Residents report plentiful smoke from an upper story incident at a Georgetown building causing alarms to sound and staff to evacuate. Firefighters arrived to find no fire, noting repairs overheating but no damage beyond minor smoke exposure.

Jarrell Georgetown

Weekend Visitors From Abilene And Kerrville

Abilene visitors to the Jones home over the weekend included Rev Braggs and Mr Phil Rogers with Mrs J J Rogers. Kerrville guests stayed with relatives on Sunday as Mr and Mrs Buck Bake and Mr and Mrs L Hay also visited San Antonio area kin nearby. Walter Parker and his wife from San Antonio spent the weekend with his parents. Mr and Mrs Fred Wy were noted as visiting, with other local names and busyness reflected in the notices.

Abilene Jones Braggs Hi Baptist Church Curtis Phil Rogers Prema J. J. Rogers Buck Bake Kerrville L. Hay San Antonio Walter Parker J. ©. Stever Fred Wy Mt Sy

St Mary's Superintendent Honored At Special Assembly

The Very Rev Joseph J Hildebrand superintendent of St Mary's School was honored at a Wednesday morning assembly in St Joseph's Hall Students and teachers offered greetings a hymn by the student body a three part selection by the Glee Club and an Address of Congratulations by Kenneth Knopp The event concluded with a priestly blessing and a holiday for students later moved to Thursday for a student council convention in Corpus Christi.

St. Joseph’s Hall Joseph J. Hildebrand St. Mary’s School St. Joseph St. Mary’s Glee Club Calvin ‘Bierschwab Kenneth Knopp Adeline Virginia Stehling Father Hildebrand Hildebrand Texas Association of Student Councils Corpus Christi

TEE PEE TIPS A House Guest

Take everything you need Do not borrow from your hostess It is thoughtful to bring a small gift for your hostess Offer to assist in small home duties Respect the property of your hostess Enjoy the entertainment which is offered Do not monopolize the piano radio or telephone Leave when you are still urged to stay

Indians Tie Com fort Bobcats In March Practice Game

St Marys Indians and Comfort Bobcats battled to a 3 3 draw in a six inning March 13 practice at Comfort. Pitcher Jimmy Mezger logged five innings in his first appearance while Henry Becker closed the final frame and coach Knopp shuffled lineups to test prospects under pressure. Indians displayed solid defense with only two errors as Knopp explored scheduling tough games with teams from San Antonio Austin Bandera and nearby areas.

Comfort St. Mary's Indians Comfort Bobcats Jimmy Mezger Henry Becker Knopp Indians San Antonio Austin Bandera

Mother Neff Named Oldest Texas State Park

The report designates Mother Neff as the oldest state park in Texas, highlighting its historic significance and status within the Texas Parks system.

Mother Neff Texas

Texas Sulphur Lead in Nation Production

Texas accounts for about 80 percent of the nation’s sulphur production, highlighting the state’s dominant role in the industry and the distribution of mining resources across the United States.

Texas

City Election Day Urged by Fredericksburg Jaycees

The Fredericksburg Jaycees urge residents to vote on Tuesday April 1 highlighting civic duty and the upcoming city election. Local voters are reminded to cast ballots to shape municipal leadership and policy.

Fredericksburg

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St. Mary's Die Kirche Frances N Freddy C Wallop Comfort Harper Harper Firemen The Standard Kallenberg’s Pharmacy the Easter Bunny Frederickg Jaenke & Schoenewolf
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