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Newspaper
Fredericksburg Standard
Location
Fredericksburg, Texas, United States of America
Date
May 17, 1944
Page
11
A five year old girl celebrated at her parents home with a Maypole display and a birthday cake with pink candles. Local women groups held gatherings for sewing circle activities and fundraisers at various homes, planning upcoming events and bazaars.
Mrs Alfred Gastinger Mrs Werner Feller and Mrs Alvin Wallendorf hosted a miscellaneous shower for Miss Sylvia Wallendorf bride of last week at Sunnyside Tavern. Guests found gifts on a sweet pea centered table and danced at tables with prizes awarded to Gretchen Land Robert Klein and Paul Weinheimer booby. Pirate lunches of chicken and potato salads jellied fruit and cold drinks were served.
Mary Ann Mosel celebrates her third birthday with twenty guests including children and adults at Mrs Hugo Mosel’s home. The party features a play yard game building a paper airplane, lunch with cookies bearing the honoree’s name, a cake with pink sugar roses and three candles, and Kodak photos of the group.
Tuesday of last week at their Fredericksburg area ranch Mr and Mrs Erwin Woerner entertained ninety guests from Edison Street and First Methodist churches and their Young People societies sponsors. Guests swam in the Pedernales River and played games led by Rev Paul Weiss and Rev Lester Haines. The supper featured barbe cued meat salads pickles ice cream and cold drinks.
Miss Marjorie Henke daughter of Mr and Mrs G F Henke of here has been named valedictorian at commencement exercises of Texas Lutheran College to be held at the Lutheran Parish House Seguin Sunday May 28 at 2 30 p m She has maintained high scholarship and held roles in extra curricular activities including editor of the Lone Star Lutheran duchess at 1943 Homecoming most beautiful girl chosen by students and member of Phi Theta Kappa The baccalaureate sermon will be delivered Sunday morning May 28 by Rev Hugo E Gibson of Texas Lutheran College
Kangaroo grey covert pants designed for hard work and farming are priced at 1.98 dollars at Sterling Bros. The ad promotes durability and affordable workwear for laborers and farmers.
Fredericksburg High School held its annual senior banquet Friday night at Sunnyside Tavern. Seventy attendees included 66 seniors and 13 teachers. A student committee with sponsors Mrs Gainer and Miss Jung organized, with ship motifs, a program by Supt S Smyre, and music. Class president Willie B Smith led the event finishing with dancing to one o clock.
Alvin James Stehling James Metzger and Margaret Ann Moritz received Solemn Communion at St Marys Church Sunday and were honored at a dinner hosted by grandmother Mrs Robert Blum. Attending were S/Sgt Albert Detjen and Mrs Detjen of Clovis New Mexico Edmund Moritz and George Volz of Austin Mrs John Munson and daughter of Fort Worth Elizabeth Jordan Fred Gautberts Lena Jordan and Owens Jordan of San Antonio.
The Young People's Society of the Holy Ghost Lutheran Church gathered Sunday night in the educational building to enjoy Bible stories illustrated on the screen and interpreted by Rev. O Lindenberg.
Miss Louise Rosenbach daughter of Mr and Mrs John Rosenbach Theresa Friess daughter of Mr and Mrs Ad Friess and Emmie Itz daughter of the late Mr and Mrs Rudolph Itz were graduated from the Santa Rosa School of Nursing San Antonio on Friday May 12 A total of 49 were graduated from the school.
The Duecker home hosted 35 relatives for a noon dinner in honor of Miss Irene Schlueter daughter of Mr and Mrs Edwin Schlueter and Miss Joyce Duecker daughter of Mr and Mrs Edgar Duecker who had their first communion at St Marys Church Sunday morning Out of town guests included Mr and Mrs Louis Houlan and Mr and Mrs Dick Schumann and daughter Helen of San Antonio and Mr and Mrs Harry Schlueter of Loyal Valley.
Two children, both girls, were born in Gillespie County this week. The Wendels welcomed a daughter on May 14 and the Immels another daughter on May 16.
Mrs Walter Meckel Mrs Gilbert Nagel and daughter and Miss Viola Juenke spent Wednesday in San Antonio and Boerne visiting Mrs Ernst Nagel. Cpl Harvey Juenke returned from Africa and Europe after two years with seven months at the fighting front. Mrs Gilbert Nagel and Caroline Lee plus Mrs Walter Merkel left for New Jersey to visit Captain Nagel at Fort Dix. Curtis Juenke visited home from the University of Texas for a weekend with his parents.
Berwyne McAdams of Gillespie County explains water bath canning steps for pineapple. Details cover preparing fruit, making light syrup, packing raw and steaming, then sealing and processing times for pints and No 2 cans.
The article notes Miss Emmie Itz graduates from Santa Rosa Hospital School of Nursing in San Antonio on Friday evening May 12. Seven Itz sisters attended the exercises. A supper at sister Mrs Ewald Hansen's home followed the graduation with guests from Fredericksburg including Ursula Itz, Virginia Mae Crenwelge, Rosalie and Florine Baethge, Johanna Baethge, and Margaret Itz.
Kath ry n Mae Knopp of St Marys School Fredericksburg won first prize in a Texas statewide girls essay contest for ages 7 to 17. Her piece Why is Camping Especially Valuable in War Time highlighted camp life health rest social activity and spiritual growth. The school award grants three weeks free tuition at Paradise Ridge Camp Comfort Texas.
Mr and Mrs Ernst Hohmann honored their son Emil Louis Hohmann with a Sunday communion at St Marys Catholic church. A house party of 35 followed, with noon dinner, pinochle games, and later supper.
Mr and Mrs Paul Serger of Seguin spent Mother's Day with Mrs Paul Hanisch Miss Elsbeth Hanish and Frank Hanisch.
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