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Newspaper
Fredericksburg Standard
Location
Fredericksburg, Texas, United States of America
Date
May 07, 1952
Page
8
Church listings show Gurch Semtices and Ike Hargrove leading First Baptist with English and German services. Bible classes Sunday School and youth activities fill the weekly timetable, plus Ladies' Aid, Luther League, and WMU meetings.
Guest minister L G Petmecky leads Sunday School at 10 00 a m and Morning Worship at 11 a m at Harper Presbyterian Church indicating the weekly church schedule for attendees.
The notice lists a May 11 1952 schedule at Zion Lutheran Church with 9:15 Sunday School and Bible classes in both languages, 10:30 Mother's Day service, Luther Leaguers visiting Seguin College and return for a combined Luther League meeting, plus events Monday through Thursday including meetings and devotions hosted by Pastor W Sager and broadcast over KNAF.
Church timetable lists Sunday School at 10:00 a m Morning worship at 10:55 a m and a Mother's Day program at 7:30 p m Pastor J C Campbell will make an all church announcement during morning service Everyone is welcome to attend all services and activities
Crabapple Texas church announces May 1 services with Sunday School and Bible class at 9 30 and German divine worship at 10 30 Pastor M J Schwarz leads and instruction follows. Ladies Aid annual meeting to elect officers at 2 30 p m. You are invited to worship with us.
Bethany Lutheran Church announces German service at 9 a m with Sunday School at 10 a m and English service at 11 a m. Sermon text acts 16 13 and theme With Christ In The Same. Luther League invited to Bible Camp Slides at 7 30 p m at Holy Ghost Lutheran. Week events include morning devotion on Monday at 8 a m over KNAF, staff meeting Wednesday 8 p m, Mary Martha meeting Thursday 3 p m, and Luther League Social Thursday 7 p m with newly confirmed as guests.
Emmanuel Gospel Church at 414 E College Street directed by Alvin Durst lists Sunday programs at 10:00 am Sunday school 11:00 am morning worship 2:00 pm service 7:30 pm evening worship and an 8:00 to 8:30 pm radio program on KNAF. Fr iday May 9 7:30 pm service at Baptist Willow City Saturday May 10 7:30 pm service Sunday May 11.
Pastor Walter Just announces Bible Study and Sunday School at 10 30 a m. Afternoon worship at 2 p m. Evening worship at 7 30 p m.
May 11 notices the 4th Sunday after Easter with Sunday school and Bible classes at 9 30 a m and Divine German worship at 10 30 a m Pastor G C Senff invites parishioners to attend Trinity Stonewall Texas invites attendance in German worship and Sunday classes.
J. D. Moss minister announces Bible classes at 10 a.m. and preaching at 11 a.m. and 8 p.m. J. L. Fitch, a young preacher, speaks each Sunday evening. You are cordially invited.
Hilda Methodist Church under Pastor W L Hornung lists Sunday School at 10:00 a m Worship at 11:00 a m and 7 30 p m Community service first Sunday at 7 30 p m Prairie Mountain Sunday School at 2 00 p m with worship on the 2nd and 4th Sundays at 3 00 p m
Church notices list pastor C. A. Greenwaldt leading morning worship at 10 55 with a Mother’s Day sermon. Church school at 9 45 for all ages. MYF at 6 15. Evening worship titled The Challenge of Methodism.
St Marys Catholic Church lists Mass times on Sunday 5 30 7 00 8 30 and 10 00 a m plus Stonewall 8 30 and Our Lady of Guadalupe 9 00 a m Members of St Josephs society march to church for 7 00 a m Mass and St Anns Society gathers in the Grotto at 1 00 p m with Holy Communion at 7 00 a m Mass on Sunday
The General Conference of The Methodist Church opens in San Francisco April 23 to May 6 with 746 delegates, 66 from 25 overseas countries, and about 5 000 visitors. Key issues include reorganizing agencies and forming a Board of Social and Economic Relations, plus funding missions and education. Delegates from Southwest Texas include Edmund Henson, L A Spellman, R F Curl, Kenneth Copeland, and L L Keyser.
Final rites were held at Beckmann Funeral Home on May 3 1952 at 2 00 p m for Mrs H W Simon nee Emma Probst Rev G A Poelmann officiated A duet sang at the funeral home Interment was in City Cemetery She died May 2 1952 at 4 24 a m in a local hospital aged 72 years 4 months 10 days Survivors include sons Rev Leo H Simon Thorndale Clarence Simon Marble Falls Milton Simon Corsicana Edgar Simon Johnson City and daughters Christine Mrs Eugene Behrends Nora Mrs Ray Sublett Fredericksburg as well as brothers Alfred Ernst Herman Adolph Rev Hugo Probst and sister Lora Mrs Arthur Simon plus 9 grandchildren Open death banner entry shows extended family and early 1950s obituary tone.
An anniversary notice for Mr. and Mrs. Guido Weinheimer omitted their daughter Sylvia from the list. The article notes Charles Goodyear first manufactured rubber overshoes.
A fragment listing individuals including Dr W W Jackson Miss Annie Smith Austin and S E McCreless of San Antonio appears in the text, indicating local names connected to the area.
Alvin Hohenberger 48 died at his Meusebach Creek home at 12 15 am Tuesday May 6 1952 after four months illness. He led the Texas Ramblers dance orchestra and was a Fredericksburg area musician. Survived by wife three sons a stepson and several relatives. Funeral 4 pm today at Schaetter Funeral Home with Rev A R Vetter and Herman Sons Mixed Choir. burial in Meusebach Creek Cemetery.
The Frederickstown Parent Teacher Association Preschool Section concluded its current study series with Mrs Henry L Joseph presenting The Child as a Person. Two films were shown: Helping the Child Face the Dos and Helping the Child Accept the Don ts.
Sunday school held at 9 30 a m in the Agriculture Building followed by Morning Worship at 10 50 a m in the same building led by min Bob Chaffee.
Rites for Alfred Max Kraus planned Friday May 2 at 9 15 and 9 30 am at St Marys Church. Rev Father Logan to officiate. Interment in St Marys Cemetery. Kraus died at his Corpus Christi home April 30 at 12 15 pm at age 65 years 11 months 4 days. Born Fredericksburg May 26 1886 to Joseph and Augusta Kraus. Survived by wife Lena Lochabay Kraus two daughters H W Boone Junction and G F Russell Odessa a brother H W Kraus San Antonio a sister Mrs A A Lange Fredericksburg eight grandchildren and one great grandchild.
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