Seniors to Receive Honors for Class of 1952
Top-ranking seniors Oleta Alberthal and Antoinette Kraus will receive highest scholastic honors at Class Night on May 23 at St Josephs Hall. Alberthal, with straight A grades, earns a Our Lady of the Lake College scholarship, San Antonio, while Kraus receives a special award.
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Oleta Alberthal
Antoinette Kraus
St. Joseph's Hall
Alberthal
Our Lady of the Lake College
San Antonio
Kraus
James Braeutigam
American Legion
Kenneth Knopp
the Chieftain
Eighth Grade Students To Get Certificates
Twenty nine St Marys eighth graders who completed the Grammar School course will receive diplomas at Graduation Exercises next Sunday evening May 25 in St Marys Church. Names include Frances Allen Doris Braeutigam Elorine Fiedler Emil Hartmann Anthony Jenschke Elias Jenschke Gerald Jenschke Loretta Jenschke Marilyn Juenke Jocelyn Jung Ida Louise Klein Louise Mary Kraus Marie Evelyn Kunz Charles Lang Dorothy Lang Frances Langehennig Mary Jane Langehennig Carolyn Loth Edith Ann Miter Clifton Ottmers Herman Joseph Petsch Robert Frank Pohler Robert Schandun Stanley Staudt Mary Ann Schneider Clinton Schlueter Adeline Stehling Dayton Weidenfeller Marjorie Ann Wille Wesley Kuczielski
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St. Mary's
St. Mary’s Church
Frances Allen
Doris Braeutigam
Elorine Fiedler
Emil Hartmann
Anthony Jenschke
Elias Jenschke
Gerald Jenschke
Loretta Jenschke
Marilyn Juenke
Jocelyn Jung
Ida Louise Klein
Louise Mary Kraus
Marie Evelyn Kunz
Charles Lang
Dorothy Lang
Frances Langehennig
Mary Jane Langehennig
Carolyn Loth
Edith Ann Miter
Clifton Ottmers
Herman Joseph Petsch
Robert Frank Pohler
Robert Schandun
Stanley Staudt
Mary Ann Schneider
Clinton Schlueter
Adeline Stehling
Dayton Weidenfeller
Marjorie Ann Wille
Wesley Kuczielski
Night blindness linked to vitamin A deficiency
A medical note explains that night blindness arises from a deficiency of vitamin A, highlighting the essential role of this vitamin in visual adaptation to low light. The statement emphasizes nutritional causes and potential dietary prevention.
Fredericksburg Publishing Co. promotes Thank You Notes
An advertisement invites readers to explore a complete selection of special occasion Thank You Notes from Fredericksburg Publishing Co. Inc., highlighting a range of styles and sizes for personal or formal acknowledgments.
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The
Fredericksburg Publishing Co., Inc
We’ll Miss Our Seniors at School
A nostalgic senior tribute lists students with vivid traits and memories. Carlie’s friendly smile and Rosaline’s shyness are noted alongside Agnes’s red jacket and Rose Marie’s tire screech. The piece captures school life through personal quirks and affectionate nicknames.
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Carlie F
Allen
Franklin L
Buddie H
James B
Frank S
Kenny K
Glee Club
Betty Jean
Agnes
Frances
Margaret
Dorothy
Oleta
Rosaline
Helen Mae
Rose Marie
Rose Mae
Antoinette
Estella
Doris
Seniors Feted by Glee Club at Sunny Side Tavern
Members of St Mary's Glee Club honored the Seniors of '52 with an afternoon party on Friday May 16 at 2 30. The setting resembled a spring garden with floral centerpieces and daintily wrapped gifts. Miniature diplomas and a humorous prophecy on each diploma amused attendees. Refreshments included banana splits and Cokes.
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St. Mary’s Glee Club
Sunny Side Tavern
Indians 1952 Diamond Record Was Outlanding Indians
Under Coach Tony Knopp the St. Mary's Indians finish the 1952 season with six wins and five losses. They faced tough schedules including St. Anthony's San Antonio and St. Edward's Austin, with three players graduating Allen Novian Carlie Franke and Franklin Loth. Henry Becker suffered a broken finger in the final game. Roster includes seniors, juniors, sophomores and freshmen, with thanks to Otto Seipp and St. Mary's Alumni for support.
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Tony Knopp
St. Mary’s Indians
Indians
St. Anthony’s
San Antonio
St. Edward’s of Austin
Comfort
Llano Bandera
Schertz-Cibolo
Allen Novian
Carlie Franke
Franklin Loth
Our Perfect Boy Our Perfect Girl Our Perfect Boy Our Perfect Girl
A list of attributes compares a boy and a girl to various named people, noting aspects like hair eyes smile height physique intelligence friendliness and demeanor. The fragmentary text repeats pairs of traits with many proper noun references and no clear narrative.
Orchids and Onions at St Mary’s School 1952 Notes
Senior class 1952 friendship and gratitude highlighted by a poetry of awards. Orchids given to St Mary’s Pow Wow staff for a weekly school news sheet, Antionette Kraus and Dorothy Miller for Graduation Recital, Home Room Mothers, seniors’ helpers, Fathers Hildebrand Logan Bartsch and teachers for guidance, Mrs Elton Jordan and Ladies’ Auxiliary for support.
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St. Mary's Pow Wow
St. Mary’s
Antionette Kraus
Dorothy Miller
Father Hildebrand
Father Logan
Father Bartsch
Elton Jordan
Ladies’ Auxiliary
St. Mary's School
Junior Musicians Present Recital at St Joseph’s Hall
Thirty-one young performers from voice classes of fourth through sixth grades entertained an appreciative audience in St Joseph’s Hall last Thursday evening May 15. The program featured Louise Kraus Elaine Rode Daven Schmidt Gary Enderlin Kerwin Weinheimer Marlene Fritz Darlene Fritz Lottie Gold Katherine Klein Mary Ann Klein Jerrie Klein Carol Beth Kraus Ned Kneidel Kenneth Kunz Janell Nettendorf Carolyn Pfeiffer Stephen Schaefer Helen Schumann Clementia Stein Billy Tatsch Ginger St Clair Jacqueline Ulbricht Elaine Weidenfeller Corinne Stehling Theresa Stehling Lawrence Kammlah James Kammlah.
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St. Joseph's Hall
Louise Kraus
Elaine Rode
Davene Schmidt
Roy Enderlin
Gary Enderlin
Leota Engel
Kerwin Weinheimer
Marlene Fritz
Darlene Fritz
Lottie Gold
Katherine Klein
Mary Ann Klein
Jerrie Klein
Carol Beth Kraus
Ned Kneidel
Kenneth Kunz
Janell Nettendorf
Carolyn
Miss Kraus And Miller In Recital At St Josephs Hall
Miss Antoinette Kraus and Miss Dorothy Miller presented a piano recital last Sunday night May 18 at St Josephs Hall. Dorothy Miller performed Mozart and Grieg selections while Antoinette Kraus played Chopin Bohm and Ibert pieces. The program also featured St Marys Glee Club with Nobels Cain pieces, Junior Octet with Sister Elaines arrangement, Gilbert Waynes Ramona, Tilda Metzger soprano singing Serenade by Toselli, and accompanist Wilfred Weinheimer.
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Antoinette Kraus
Dorothy Miller
St. Joseph's Hall
Mozart
Villa
Labos
Grieg
Chopin
Matteo
Bohm
Ibert
St. Mary’s Glee Club
Nobel Cain
Elaine
Lord
Gilbert Wayne
Ramona
Tilda Metzger
Toselli
Wilfred Weinheimer
Indians Lose Season Finale to St Edward's 10-4
The St Mary's Indians closed their season with a 10 to 4 defeat by St Edward's Austin. Errors and walks plagued the Indians who managed only two hits, a Novian single and a Hartmann double. Hartmann started, Metzger finished, and the lineup featured Moritz Novian Hartmann Metzger Kordzik Becker Pyka Jordan Hartmann Jenschke Franke. Postgame, players swam in the St Edwards pool and enjoyed a cafeteria style supper.
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St. Mary’s Indians
St. Edward's
Austin
St. Mary's
Daniel Hartmann
Jimmy Metzger
Indians
Novian
Hartmann
Moritz
Metzger
Kordzik
Becker
Pyka
Jordan
Jenschke
Franke
St. Edwards
Dedication to the 1952 St Marys High School Seniors
The last edition of the Indian Pow Wow dedicates the graduating class of 1952 with a prayerful wish for God to bless them. It praises the seniors for the St Marys spirit and states they are the hope of the Church and the future of America.
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St. Mary’s
St. Mary's High School
America
Glee Club and School Musicians Joint Program at St Marys
St Marys Glee Club and School Musicians presented a joint concert in St Josephs Hall on May 13. The program featured choral and instrumental selections with solos by Darlene Duecker Earleen Schnelle Barbara Reinbach Karleen Schnelle and others under Sister Frances Joseph and Mrs Calvin Bierschwale with Dorothy Miller and Earleen Schnelle on piano. The event drew high praise as a magnificent musical performance of the year.
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St. Mary’s Glee Club
St. Mary’s Music Department
St. Joseph’s Hall
Glee Club
Mother Macree
Tilda Metzger
Mary Ann
Judy Holland Elected Drum Major for St Marys Pep Squad
At a Friday meeting St Marys Blue and Gold Pep Squad elected Judy Holland drum major for the coming football season. Six majorettes were chosen, along with cheerleaders and flagbearers, and eight drummers. The group will practice before July 4 for the annual parade led by Mrs Milton Petermann.
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St. Mary’s
Judy Holland
Lucille Straube
Carol Jane Hartmann
Joyce Weinheimer
Alice Braeutigam
Helen Meurer
Rosemary Petermann
Betty Meurer
Darlene Duecker
Tilda Metzger
Mary Stehling
Patsy Jordan
Rosemary Kunz
Milton Crenwelge
Wilfred Weinheimer
Lorene Pyka
Marietta Mechler
Ellie Mae Jung
Carol Rose Braeutigam
Betty Lange
Earleen Schnelle
Milton Petermann
The Rig Veda Hymns Sacred to Hindus
The Rig Veda is a collection of hymns sacred to the Hindu faith. It serves as one of the oldest sources of Vedic literature and foundational hymns invoking deities and cosmic concepts.
Class Night Exercises at St Joseph Hall
Class Night Exercises will be held Thursday May 22 at 8 oclock in St Josephs Hall. The program opens with Pomp and Circumstances played by Wilfred Weinheimer, followed by Antoinette Kraus salutatory and Memories sung by the Senior Class. James Braeutigam gives Class History Frances Loth the Will and the Prophecy in pantomime with Judy Holland narrator. Antoinette Kraus Dorothy Miller and Kenneth Knopp provide musical numbers concluding with As We Leave These Halls and the Valedictory by Oleta Alberthal.
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St. Joseph’s Hall
Wilfred Weinheimer
Antoinette Kraus
James Braeutigam
Frances Loth
Judy Holland
Dorothy Miller
Kenneth Knopp
Oleta Alberthal
Picnic at Oakcrest Tops All School Picnic Day
Last Wednesday high school students enjoyed an all day picnic at Oakcrest Park with freshmen in charge of arrangements. Students boarded buses and on reaching the grounds enjoyed games roaming and lunch, praised as a Jolly Good Picnic. Gratitude went to the Freshmen, Sister Mary of Providence, and homeroom mothers Mesdames Helmuth Ulbricht Milton Petermann and Warren Miller for a wonderful day.
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Oakcrest Park
Sister Mary of Providence
Mesdames
Helmuth Ulbricht
Milton Petermann
Warren Miller
German Club Dinner Crowned Kaiser and Kaiserin
The Sophomore and Junior German Club studied a German lunch May 15 led by Sister Fortunata. After prayer and a meal of Wurst Sauerkraut und Kartoffeln Kenneth Kordzik and Darlene Duecker were named Kaiser and Kaiserin with songs closing the event.
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Fortunata
Kenneth Kordzik
Darlene Duecker
Kaiser
Kaiserin
Mesdames Hilmar Jung
Johnny Weidenfeller
Guenther Gold
Bruno Hartmann
Joe Weidenfeller
Battery Savings at Western Auto Store
Save from five to seven dollars on car batteries at the Western Auto Associate Store. Every battery is fully guaranteed.
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Western Auto Associate Store
St Marys High School Holds Sunday Night Commencement
Twenty seniors of St Marys High School will receive diplomas Sunday evening May 25 at seven thirty in St Marys Church. The Very Rev Joseph Hildebrand will present diplomas and honors, Rev Ralph Dyer of St Marys University San Antonio will give the commencement address. The school choir will perform sacred music led by Sister Frances Joseph with Wilfred Weinheimer at the organ.
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St. Mary’s High School
St. Mary's Church
Oleta Alberthal
James Braeutigam
Carlie Franke
Kenneth Holdforth
Kenneth Knopp
Antoinette Kraus
Rose Marie Lange
Betty Jean Lochte
Frances Loth
Franklin Loth
Helen Mae Meurer
Dorothy Miller
Agnes Molberg
Margaret Mose
Allen Novian
Rose Mae Petseh
Frank Schmidt
Roseline Steh
Ing
Estella Weber
Doris Weinheimer
St. Mary’s
Joseph Hildebrand
Ralph Dyer
Mary's University
San Antonio
St. Mary's High School Choir
Frances Joseph
Wilfred Weinheimer
Orga
James Schleyer Rites Held On Thursday
Final rites for James A. Schleyer were held May 15 1952 at 2:00 p m in Schaetter Funeral Home with Rev Gus W Sager and Rev L G Petmecky presiding A duet sang two songs Interment followed in City Cemetery Schleyer died May 13 1952 at 2 10 p m aged 65 years 9 months Born August 13 1886 in Austin Texas Married May 15 1912 to Oly Grosenbacher at Harper Texas Survivors include a niece M Werner Reidel Jr a sister in New Braunfels Texas and a brother Clarence Schleyer of Detroit Michigan The Hague well discovery noted in rabbits at sand dunes and pistol dueling distance mentioned.
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Schaetter
James A. Schleyer
Gus. W. Sager
L G. Petmecky
Schleyer
Austin
Texas
Oly Grosenbacher
Harper, Tex
M. Werner Reide
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