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Newspaper
Fredericksburg Standard
Location
Fredericksburg, Texas, United States of America
Date
May 17, 1944
Page
12
A personal essay reflects on thistles as a metaphor for bad thoughts and habits. The writer recalls a conversation about guarding a fertile mind, urging uprooting of harmful ideas and planting loving, hopeful virtues. A playful poke ends with old Texas notes on pickle and candy recipes and early 19th century Texas towns.
The Fredericksburg Publishing Co. Inc offers mourning announcements, cards of thanks and pink cards with envelopes. Visitors can view sample designs at the office.
Willow City Methodist Church invites parishioners to attend Sunday school at 2 30 pm and worship at 3 15 pm on the first and third Sundays. Pastor Paul A Weiss leads the congregation.
Church schedule outlines May devotions and benediction on Wednesday and Friday evenings, Feast of the Ascension Holy Day Masses on Thursday, and VI Sunday after Easter with mass times 6:00 7:30 and 10:00 a.m. Confirmation by Archbishop Robert E Lucey with processions and rehearsal for all confirmands. Stonewall notes no Mass on Sunday and a pastor F X Wolf provides details.
The notice lists church activities on Thursday May 18 at 10 30 a m for Ascension Day services and on Sunday May 21 at 10 a m for Sunday school and Bible class with Paul Leonhard serving as pastor at 11 00 a m preaching service.
Sunday May 21 no service in Cave Creek. Congregation to join missionary service at Fredericksburg High School Auditorium at 10:30 a.m. G E Grueber, pastor.
Emanuel Gospel Church at 414 Be College Street lists Sunday school at 10 30 a m and morning service at 11 30 a m as well as 2 30 p m divine worship. A 8 30 p m service is held at Doss Baptist Church on May 21 with Pastor Alvin Durst.
Cherry Springs at 10:00 a.m. Sunday school and Bible classes. 11:00 a.m. English preaching service. 8:30 p.m. Luther League meeting at the home of Mr. R. A. Rode. H. Brunotte, pastor.
The Annual closing exercises of the Kindergarten Class of Mrs. F. J. Maier will be held Thursday night May 25 at the Palace Theatre with nineteen members performing. Names include Beverly Boening Curtis Cameron Noel Fallon RoShell Henke and others. The program will feature a regular screen show. A two day old boy found in a shoe box near Rusk Texas was taken to a hospital. A Ft. Stockton fire killed Mr. and Mrs. J. C. Dennis in a two-family dwelling last week. neighbors escaped unharmed.
A vintage recipe promotes Coffee Ginger Nuts as a lunchbox or cookie jar treat. It notes using coffee in the liquid, offers mixing steps with flour, salt, spices, shortening, sugar, egg, molasses, and soda in hot coffee, and explains baking at 400 F for 10 to 15 minutes yielding two dozen large cookies or four dozen small.
Edison Street Methodist Church sets morning worship at 10 00 a m Sunday 11 00 a m class confirmation Youth Fellowship 7 30 p m Evening Worship 8 50 p m with Rev Les ter Haines preaching Wednesday Study Class and Prayer meeting Paul A Weiss pastor
Sunday school ends at 9:30 a.m. Bible class follows. At 10:30 a.m. joint service with Zion and Bethany Churches at the high school auditorium. Missionary Mrs. John Mager of New Guinea will speak. Ascension Day service on Thursday May 18 at 8:30 p.m. led by Pastor O Lindenberg.
Mrs Ernst Hannemann and her daughter from Houston visit relatives here. Mrs Meta Real and Miss Emily Real of Kerrville spend Mother's Day with Mr and Mrs Emil Riley.
A stark note on fire as a principal danger facing households. Emphasizes vigilance, prevention, and preparedness to protect homes and lives from blazes. Highlights community action and safety measures without sensational detail.
Bethany Lutheran announces an Ascension service on Thursday May 18 at 8:00 p m. A Sunday service on May 21 with Sunday school and bible class at 9:00 a m. A joint missionary service with Holy Ghost and Zion's Lutheran at the high school auditorium at 10:20 a m. Missionary Mrs John Mager speaks. Luther League social at Edward Luckenbuch's home May 24 at 8:00 p m. Communion announcements May 25 in pastor's study.
Zions Lutheran Church schedules Ascension Day services in German at 11 00 a m. Ladies Aid at 2 00 p m. Sixth Sunday after Easter Exandi at 9 00 a m. Joint missionary service at 10 30 a m with Bethany Holy Ghost and Zion at the high school auditorium featuring Mrs J Mager from Madang New Guinea. Brotherhood meets at 3 00 p m. Pastor F A Bracher extends cordial welcome.
Sermons and Bible study held weekly with Sunday services at 11 am and 3 pm and evening services at 8 pm on Sundays and Thursdays at 8 pm. Pastor B. F. Bueche invites all to attend.
Geologists say that 260 million years ago most of West Texas lay under a shallow continental sea and an ancient land called Llanoria extended far into what is now the Gulf of Mexico region.
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