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Newspaper
Fredericksburg Standard
Location
Fredericksburg, Texas, United States of America
Date
May 27, 1937
Page
4
Johnson City hosts a Pleasant Hill School closing with a large audience for the program by local talent. Commencement and Baccalaureate services at the Christian Church featured a Glee Club, salutatory and valedictory addresses, and speeches by school officials.
A man in an insane asylum sits fishing over a flower bed. A visitor asks how many he has caught. The resident replies, You’re the ninth, revealing a dark, unsettling joke.
Railroads employ woven wire fences linked to signal systems to warn crews when slides threaten the rails, a safety measure designed to prevent derailments and protect trains.
Karl Friedrich known as Dizzy Dean out pitched Itz of Palo Alto as the Cyclones swept a 4-3 and 1-0 doubleheader. Doss remains undefeated this season with strong two game showing.
Mrs Hy Kirk reports a large crowd attended a miscellaneous shower Friday night honoring Mr and Mrs Harold Hohman recently married. They received many gifts as rice was tossed on entry and grape punch and cake were served to guests.
San Antonio reports Medina Lake claimed its seventh victim of the spring when Charles Tindall of Fort Worth drowned yesterday after being thrown from a speedboat deck as it hit the wake of another vessel. His sister-in-law Mrs. Jack Tindall of San Antonio fell overboard but was rescued. Jack Tindall was the boat’s driver.
Zion Luth Church announces First Sunday after Trinity morning worship at 10 a m. Afternoon services bible class and Sunday school at 1 30 p m. Vacation Bible School begins Monday May 31 at 8 a m. Pastor F A Bracher extends a cordial welcome.
Sunday school and bible class at 9:00 a.m. English divine services at 10:00 a.m. Church Council meeting on June 1 at 8:00 p.m. Sunday school teachers meeting on June 4 at 8:00 p.m. A cordial welcome to all. Rev. W. C. Poehlmann, pastor.
Bethany Lutheran Church invites members and friends to a 50th anniversary observance on June 6 with multiple services led by Rev. Konzack and Rev. Schliesser, open air gatherings, band and choirs, and a cafeteria style dinner. services include German at 10:15 a.m. and English at 7:30 p.m. with a Sunday school and Bible class starting at 8:45 a.m.
The Baptist church advertises Sunday school at 9 30 a m preaching at 10 30 a m and 8 p m on the second and fourth Sundays BTU at 10 30 a m on the first and third Sundays and 7 p m on the second and fourth Sundays WMS meets on Wednesday after the second and fourth Sundays Pastor F E Kirchner welcomes all to the services.
The M E Church lists Sunday school 9 30 morning worship 10 30 Epworth League 7 30 and Night Worship 8. The two Methodist congregations unite in Bro Burton's church at 10 30 and again at 8 with Bro Burton preaching both services. Rev B E Breihan pastor invites all.
Edmund Segner of Austin spent Friday on business in Fredericksburg. Paul Sultemeier underwent an appendectomy Friday of last week. Frank J. Pape of San Antonio visited relatives here for several days. Mrs Hugo Klaerner and family, plus Miss Caroline Klaerner, visit Hugo in New Orleans. George Grobe Jr. leaves for Menard for a vacation with his aunt Mrs Fritz Wilhelm. Albert Jost and Benno Weiss traveled to Dallas last week, returning Saturday with a Minneapolis Moline Combine. Mr and Mrs Victor Marshall attend the Lutheran Mutual National Convention in Milwaukee. Mrs Lonnie Friedrich hosted a birthday gathering for her son Charles Edwards with games and refreshments.
Miss Margaret Blanchard second oldest daughter of Mr and Mrs Leo Blanchard died suddenly at her parents home Wednesday morning at 8 o'clock Funeral services are set for Friday at 9 15 am from Schaetter Funeral Home and St Marys Church with interment in Catholic Cemetery An obituary will follow in the next issue
Erwin Kraus Jr age 4 died Tuesday at Temple Hospital after an operation following a clinic visit. Born August 6 1932 he was the son of Mr. and Mrs. Erwin C Kraus and had three brothers a sister and multiple relatives. Funeral services were held at Schaetter Funeral Home and St Marys Church Monsignor Heckmann officiating. Interment in Catholic Cemetery.
John H. J. Marquardt died May 22 at his son Louis’s home in Cain City. Funeral services were held at Beckmann Funeral Home with Rev. Burton and interment in Sisterdale Cemetery. Born in Germany August 30, 1850, he settled in Texas in 1855, married Bertha Perner in 1878, with five children. Survivors include daughter Mrs. T. A. Briggs, Cherokee. sons Louis, Cain City, and Hubert, Listerdale. numerous grandchildren and great grandchildren.
Mrs Louis Rusenberger has come back after a several weeks stay with Mr and Mrs Alfred Grobe in San Antonio.
Bargain work clothes advertise hard wearing shoes pants shirts and harvest hats at low prices. The ad highlights red work shoes priced at 2 15 and ventilated work shirts with 1 45. Harvest hats in various shapes are 49 cents.
A group of men including Alfred Kramer Charlie Kroll Jr Herman Jung Robi Kott Louis and Lonnie Frederick Bill Kaiser Guenther Ahrens Walter Grosenbacher and H J Lott fished in Old Mexico and returned with about 500 lbs of fish weighing 5 to 45 lbs each. Signed Smiling Chief Teo on behalf of Mr and Mrs Allen Keller of Friona Texas. A son born to Mr and Mrs J E Gear of Seattle Washington this Monday. Mrs Gear is Bertha Schandua. Congratulations.
Miss Frances Knesek will be at Sunny Side Beauty after the week of July 7 to meet clients and discuss beauty services.
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