Lions and Rotary To Face Off In May 30 Shemale Softball
Fredericksburg Lions and Rotary Clubs clash at FHS Lighted Field on Wednesday night May 30 at 8 p.m. in a long running grudge softball contest to benefit the Gillespie County Society of Crippled Children. rosters feature many women in humorous costume and a beauty contestant selection.
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Rotary Club
Lions Club
FHS
Josephine” Tatum
Catherine”’ Westerfeldt
Wernice” Mohr
Olivia” Schaetter
Aube
Itz
Tatum
Westerfeld
Lions and Rotary Clubs
Fredericksburg
Rotarians
Lions
Gillespie County Society of
Shemale
Cecilia
Cecil) Loudon
Vern Spiva
T. Wright Neal
Rotary
Olivia
Oliver) Schaetter
Rube
Lee
Henrietta
Henry
Kneese
Bernie
Bennie
Judge Urges Rotarians to Rededicate to Freedom
County Judge Victor H. Sagebiel urged Fredericksburg Rotary Club members to rededicate to freedom during Jury Month in May. He said trial by jury grounds freedom and called for citizen willingness to serve, viewing jury service as a privilege for maintaining free courts. He was introduced by Ewald Schaefer and thanked Herbert Durst for use of the 87 Drive-In Theatre for a Gillespie County Crippled Children’s Society benefit.
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America
United States
Victor H. Sagebiel
Fredericksburg
Rotary Club
Sagebiel
Ewald Schaefer
Rotary
Graduation Day at St Marys High School May 27
Twenty five St Marys High School seniors will receive diplomas in Gradation Day exercises at St Marys Church on May 27. The 8:30 Mass opens the day with a Baccalaureate sermon by Very Rev Joseph Hildebrand and a body reception of Holy Communion.
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St. Mary's High School
St. Mary's Church
Joseph Hildebrand
Father
Thomas Maher
Maher
St. Henry's Parish
San Antonio
St. Mary’s
Hildebrand
St. Mary’s Church
Public School Graduation Events Set For Sunday And Tuesday
Seventy five Frederickburg High graduates will be honored in baccalaureate and commencement exercises Sunday and Tuesday nights. Rev G A Poehlmann will deliver the baccalaureate sermon Sunday at 8 pm in the Public School Auditorium. Judge Thomas D Ferguson chief speaker will address graduates on Tuesday at 8 pm on the FHS Lighted Field.
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Frederickburg High School
G. A. Poehlmann
Bethany Lutheran Church
Thomas D. Ferguson
33Rd Judicial District
FHS
Fredericksburg High School
David Hargis
Imogene Land
Jesus
Poehlmann
C. A. Greenwaldt
First Methodist Church
Ann Jeanette -_Kneese
Henry Kneese
Annabell Feuge
Harry Feuge
Kermit Crenwelge
Gus Crenwelge
Barbara Schuch
Joyce Wienecke
Virginia Evers
Theresa Cravens
Judge Ferguson
Supt
A. K. Krause
W. C. Westerfeldt
Werner Klier
Harry Davis
Gillespie County fruit co op forms in Stonewall for 1951 season
The Gillespie County Fruit Co-Operative organized in Stonewall holds a May 14 membership meeting and May 21 board meeting. Rubin Ruebsahm is president Gilbert Fuchs vice president Benno Eckert secretary, with 900 acres signed up. Plant grading machinery to be installed in Weinheimer's Hall. Applications for manager and member ship accepted until June 15.
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Gillespie County Fruit Co-Operative
Stonewall
Rubin Ruebsahm
Gilbert Fuchs
Benno Eckert
Simon Burg
Paul Danz
Charles Weinheimer
Arthur Schroeder
Hubert Klein
Gilbert Eckhardt
Francis Merz
Alvin Gold
Weinheimer
Co-Operative
Garden Club Spring Flower Show Slated June 1
Fredericksburg Garden Club will hold its twelfth annual Spring Festival of Flowers on June 1 at the Hotel Nimitz Ballroom. The show opens 2 to 9 p m with theme The Old Oaken Bucket. Central committee includes Mrs Alfred Neffendorf and others. Rules allow non members to exhibit excluding professionals. Continued on page 6.
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Garden Club
Nimitz Hotel
Fredericksburg
Robert Arhelger
Henry Bierschwale
B. L. Klostermann
Albert Henke
Chas. Ernst. Satiies
Wolfgang Weinheimer
D. H. Lemman
Amanda Miller
Walter Kolmeier
Eugene Durst
Wesley Franz
Alfred Duecker
B. J. Longshore
Walter Knoche
Stonewall Votes Bonds for New School Building
Stonewall Consolidated School District voters approved 114 to 26 bonds totaling 35000 to fund a new concrete tile school on the old site before the 1951 52 term. The four room building will be razed and replaced with a six room facility plus visual aid room lunch room study hall and offices to handle rising enrollment. The district including former Albert Nebgen and Junction schools expects more students next fall. Superintendent J O Tanner lists staff for 1951 52 including Miss Ophelia Weinheimer Miss Emilia Nielsen Mrs Edwin Itz James Neffendorf and Eugene Petsch Neffendorf replaces Anita Ottmers Petsch is a new teacher from Crabapple. Edwin Behrends is school board president with Walter Pehl secretary and other members.
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Stonewall Consolidated
Stonewall
Albert
Nebgen
Junction
J. O. Tanner
Ophelia Weinheimer
Emilia Nielsen
Edwin
Hospital patients listed after week of operations
The Hospital News lists patients in the past week including Mrs. M. Hunsacker of Junction and Mrs. Roscoe Parker of Round Mountain. Names undergoing tonsillectomies include Joy Petermann, Peggy Sue Voelkel, and Leo Nebgen with parent references provided.
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M. Hunsacker
Junction
Roscoe Parker
Round Mt Charles Birk
Llano
Arno Behrends
Vernon Carter
Wesley Cornelil
Joy Petermann
Merlee Petermann
Peggy Sue Voelkel
Oscar Voelkel
Leo Nebgen
Ernest W. Raba Dies. Noted Fredericksburg Photographer
Ernst W. Raba, 77, a pioneer San Antonio photographer known through Fredericksburg circles, died Thursday at his San Antonio home. He belonged to the Beethoven Maennerchor for 54 years and to St. Joseph's Society of San Antonio.
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Ernst W. Raba
San Antonio
Fredericksburg
Beethoven Maennerchor
St. Joseph's Society of
Park Discussion Slated At Friday Night Meeting
Frederickburg civic groups and City of Fredericksburg will join Gillespie County Commissioners Friday night May 25 at 7 30 p m to discuss park development for the 160 acre site bordering the Gillespie County Airport. The aim is to finalize rules and regulations for park operations before formal action. Representatives are invited from the Garden Club Chamber of Commerce Lions Rotary Junior Chamber of Commerce PTA St Marys Auxiliary Boy Scout and Girl Scout districts and the city government. Each organization is asked to appoint two members to attend.
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Missioners Court
Gillespie County
Commissioners Court
Victor Sagebiel
Garden Club
Chamber of Commerce
Lions Club
Rotary Club
Junior Chamber of Commerce
Parent Teacher Association
St. Mary’s Auxiliary
Boy Scout
Girl Scout
Fredericksburg
PTA Drives Sale of Fredericksburg Home Kitchen Cook Book
Fredericksburg Parent-Teacher Association launches a campaign to sell the Sixth Edition of the Home Kitchen Cook Book to fund classroom resources including a piano three record players and records for the new primary building. About 2,500 copies sold in 2 1/2 years. Copies cost 2.00 at local merchants with 2.25 for mailing. COD available.
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Fredericksburg
Parent- Teacher Association
Central Drug Company
Fredericksburg Publishing Company
Knopp and Metzger
Probst Hardware Company
Schroeder Bros
Henry A. Kuenemann
W. Main St
Henry Lochte
PTA
Milton Durst
City's New Tank Stands First Test at Schneider's Hill
Fredericksburg unveils a new million gallon water tank on Schneider's Hill. City Water Superintendent Alfred Neffendorf announced the tank passed leakage tests after a 12 hour hold and was filled in 30 hours. Rain delays pushed final work to Saturday. Painting crews will finish exterior and interior coats this week before operation begins.
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Fredericksburg
Schneider
Alfred Neffendorf
Neffendorf
Gulf
VFW Buddies Poppy Sale Set to Open in Fredericksburg
The Frantzen Ahrens Post of the Veterans of Foreign Wars will start its 1951 Buddy Poppy Sale in Fredericksburg on Saturday May 26, continuing for two weeks. Commander William Connelly says the sale honors the dead and aids living veterans, with proceeds supporting disabled veterans and the VFW National Home for Orphans and Widows of totally disabled veterans in Eaton Rapids Michigan. He invites locals to view the Buddy Poppy display in City Variety’s show window.
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Frantzen - Ahrens Post
Veterans of Foreign Wars
Fredericksburg
William Connelly
Connelly
VFW
Eaton Rapids
Michigan
Poehlmann Family Vacation Visit to York Town
Rev. and Mrs. G A Poehlmann and their sons traveled Sunday to visit her parents Mr and Mrs W F Stuermer in Yorktown and return home Tuesday.
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G. A. Poehlmann and Sons
W. F. Stuermer
Yorktown
Denver Woman Edna Dietz Vacationing With Parents
Miss Edna Dietz of Denver Colorado spends two weeks vacation with her parents Mr and Mrs Theo Dietz. In Denver Miss Dietz is employed by the Bureau of Internal Revenue.
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Edna Dietz
Denver
Colo
Theo, Dietz
Dietz
The
Bureau of Internal Revenue
Legion Memorial Day Services Set for June 3
The Louis Jordan Post American Legion will honor dead soldiers with Memorial Services on Sunday June 3 at 10 55 a m in First Methodist Church. Rev C A Greenwaldt will preach with Post Chaplain Alfred Neffendorff in charge. Graves will be decorated May 30 with flowers donated at the Old Courthouse from 9 am and graves at 5 pm will receive a bouquet and flag.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Louis Jordan Post
American Legion
First Methodist Church
Weimar Hein
C. A. Greenwaldt
Neffendorf
Gen
Local Couple Welcomes Out‑of‑State Visitors on Vacation
Mr and Mrs George Kott hosted friends Mr and Mrs L S Adams from Los Angeles California over the weekend. The Adams couple are on a two month vacation touring several states.
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George Kott
Here
L. S. Adams
Los Angeles
Calif
Adams
Know Your Pastor Dr W J Goerner of St James Harper
Know Your Pastor Dr W J Goerner of St James Lutheran Harper has served as pastor at St James Lutheran Church in Harper. Born February 8 1883 in Paska Thuringia Germany he traveled the world and traces his Scotch Danish German ancestry.
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W. J. Goerner
St. James
St. James Lutheran Church
Harper
Walter John Goerner
Paska
Thuringia
Germany
Gerner
Paul Johannes Goerner
Lieberta Luise Glueck
Hendrick Gerner
Viborg
Denmark
Kopenhaven
Weimar
John Goer
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St. Mary's
Clarence Weinheimer
MacDonald
St. Mary Speaker
Neal Stehling
Salutatorian
Kilman Photo
Gillespie Fruit Co-Op
Gus. Klingelhoefer
Cordie Keyser
W. Knotts
Max Schneider
Emil Riley
Adolf Kneese
Edgar Ahrens
Dudley Mann
W. H. Schaefer
Arthur Borchers
the Hospital News
City of
Ner
State Agricultural College
Fargo
N. D
Rev
Goerner
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