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Newspaper
Fredericksburg Standard
Location
Fredericksburg, Texas, United States of America
Date
May 22, 1941
Page
11
Texas reports 38 091 4-H and home demonstration members in 1940 ranking second in state totals behind Alabama and Georgia. National enrollment reached 1 420 297 with Texas contributing 4 144 youths in 4 H clubs across counties guided by Extension Service agents.
A sequence of brief notices from Johnson City and nearby areas records visits from Blanco and Cypress Mills residents, business trips to Austin and San Antonio, and social activities at Buchanan Dam. The report notes a funeral service for an infant son of Mr. and Mrs. Douglas Morgan of Austin and mentions farmers working through favorable weather with crops expected late but unlikely to fail.
Mrs. Ernst Schmidt of near Freericksburg visited with her daughter Mrs. Alvin Herbert and family Saturday and Survay. Mr and Mrs. Ruben Franz and children of San Antonio visited with Mrs. Alfred Otimers and also attended our school casino. Ruben Ottmers who is employed in San Antonio visited his parents Mr. and Mrs. Albert Ottmers Sunday.
Mrs. Anders Nielsen born August 4 1860 in Stenderup Denmark died Sunday at 6 am aged 80 9 14 funeral Monday May 19 at 3 pm from her daughter's home and Albert Lutheran church interment Albert Cemetery with Rev Paul Leonhard officiating Beckmann Funeral Home handled arrangements Survived by son Viggo Nielsen daughter Mary 13 grandchildren and 2 great grandchildren also preceded by husband Anders Nielsen and children Nora Barsch and Gofus Nielsen brothers and sisters
In last week's Standard the name of Harry Jordan as presiding judge of precinct 2 Honey Creek was omitted. Benno Luckenbach is presiding judge of precinct 3.
Mrs Grover Walker and her daughter from Rocky spent Wednesday afternoon in Johnson City along with Mrs Rudolph Lechow and her baby from Cypress Mills. Edwin Meier of Post Oak and Messrs Edwin Scharnhorst and Ewald Rech also visited for school business while County Agent Ross B Jenkins was admitted to Blanco Hospital Thursday with an infected throat.
Morris Ranch reports social events including a birthday picnic for Mrs. E E McHaney, a St Marys baseball loss at Fredericksburg 17 to 11, a bridal shower for Mrs Alton French hosted by Miss Flenora Kunz, and baccalaureate attendance in Fredericksburg. The school closes May 22 with a graduation program for 7th and 10th grades and a Morris Ranch in Review program. A notice to creditors of Wm Bang’s estate lists executor Frank Baag in Fredericksburg.
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