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Newspaper
Fredericksburg Standard
Location
Fredericksburg, Texas, United States of America
Date
Nov 01, 1950
Page
2
Hill Country scouter and Cubber group hold at Buchanan Dam Lodge on Thursday November 9. General meetings start at 5 and 7 pm with sectional sessions on Cubbing Scouting Explorer Scouting and District Committee matters. Den mothers urged to attend. fishing and stew supper offered. Walter M. Martin of Mason leads the meeting.
The Fredericksburg PTA Preschool Section will gather in the Visual Aid Room on Monday November 6 at 7 30 p m Mrs Wilbur L Hahn to discuss Not Too Young To Share as the meeting topic
Members of her high five club surprised Mrs Emil Schan Sr on Sunday afternoon at her daughter Mrs Milton Petermann’s home for her birthday. Marigolds decorated the Petermann residence and refreshments were served at card tables.
The notice lists precinct volunteers led by Harry Hartmann and Wm Bruns in Precinct 2 with Otto Spaeth and Albert Stettmann in Precinct 3, Adelbert Weber and Walter Schmidt, and Richard Laurence and Erwin Ottmers in Precinct 4.
Dr. E W Laake director and Alfred Pesky of the Department of Agriculture Experiment Station Kerrville spoke at the Rotary Club noon luncheon describing station work in parasite control medicines chiefly for animal industry. He noted Screw Worm Smear No 335 will be marketed soon. The Kerrville Station sits 5 miles north on the Fredericksburg road covering 1200 acres, with Camp Stanley reservation 1700 acres used for livestock grazing.
Cub Scouts of Den 5 completed an October Indian activity at a Thursday meeting at the Den Mother Mrs. Milton Gerhard's home. They designed and painted with Crayolas on heavy canvas to be wall hangings, using bright colors and storytelling themes. An accompanying project was stringing necklaces from colored corn, assisted by Mrs. Arthur Borchers and Mrs. Art Kowert.
Send a cheerful Gibson greeting to that sick friend and visit the new Gibson display at the Fredericksburg Publishing Co. A complete selection of the finest quality greeting cards made.
Evelyn Geistweidt daughter of Mr and Mrs Archie Geistweidt wed Robert Kordzik son of Mr and Mrs Albert Kordzik in a double ring ceremony at St Peter's Lutheran Church Doss officiated by Reverend Julius Holm on Saturday October 28 at 5 pm. The ceremony featured white and yellow chrysanthemums ferns and white tapers with music by Vernell Geistweidt and Marjorie Ann Sauer. The bride wore a white slipper satin gown with lace bodice a fingertip veil and orange blossom tiara carrying a white orchid. After a turkey dinner for 120 at Hotel Nimitz the couple planned a homelife in the Doss community following a honeymoon to Carlsbad Caverns and Colorado.
Priess car traveling east collided with Kuhlmann car coming toward Fredericksburg. Priess and Eckhardt were noted as racing at the time. Eckhardt not in the collision. Priess fined for racing and wrong side of road. Eckhardt fined for racing.
Elgin Heimann Guenther Elle bracht Roy McCandless Ben Mogford Leo Tomlinson Sophie Wilson and W C West. Mrs Stein hosted Brownies with Room 3B. Troop 2 with Miss Mildred Craig discussed flag ceremony and outdoor games. Troops 4 and 13 entertained mothers with patrols, duties, and a button sewing contest won by Mrs Gold. Cookout under Mrs Evers featured 17 leaders and varied dishes.
Erwin Baethge son of Mr and Mrs Henry Baethge of Doss arrived October 20 at the Head quarters of the Fifth Armored Division Camp Chaffee Arkansas to report for duty with the U S Army. Baethge was an army reservist.
Betty Lane Lord daughter of Rev and Mrs Richard Guy Lord of Tupelo Miss and Voy Ernest Althaus son of Mr and Mrs Marlin Althaus of Fredericksburg are betrothed Miss Lord a Greenwood High graduate with honors holds a BA from Mississippi State College for Women and has held multiple academic honors and leadership roles He planned graduate work at Tulane and is a child welfare worker Althaus a FHS graduate with honors served in the army and works as a petroleum geologist at Humble Oil A Fredericksburg visit by relatives noted
The Fredericksburg National Bank will be closed on Tuesday November 7 in observance of the election day.
The local VFW Post mobilizes to aid Gillespie County residents in receiving magazines sold earlier under the organization sponsorship led by Norman Reed. Recipients should bring receipts to Rech to verify subscriptions and avoid liability for underwriters or the sponsoring post. Two magazines were funded to provide hospital beds and wheelchairs, with use available through Norman Rech or Alberto K. Nagel.
Several good typewriters available for monthly rental at Fredericksburg Publishing Co. Phone 40.
Twenty six students from Fredericksburg and nearby areas join 1850 total enrollments for the Fall Term at Southwest Texas State Teachers College. Registrar Dr. J. Lloyd Read notes 337 veterans and 430 freshmen. The Fredericksburg list includes Earl Stobaugh Irene Neffendorf Herbert Haas and others.
Hodges of Stonewall Milton Jo hanson of Cain City Rudolph Becker and Hulda Pearl Dittmar of Doss appear among residents listed in a local census draft record highlighting names across multiple towns.
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