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Newspaper
Fredericksburg Standard
Location
Fredericksburg, Texas, United States of America
Date
Nov 27, 1963
Page
4
Three players earned All-District honors for District 4-AA Texas Catholic Interscholastic League. Dennis Grobe Fullback Tom mie Grona Tackle on offense. David St. Clair Defensive Back on defense. Named at the November 18 meeting in San Anguno.
David Ransleben, a three year football player and senior, earns 62 Football Hero honors. He served as class Mardi Gras royalty candidate, active in CYO Fighting 69th Knights of the Altar Apostleship of Prayer, and altar boy since fourth grade. He plans track and baseball, enjoys cars and hunting, and will pursue Army Reserve service and a San Antonio mechanical course after graduation.
The St Marys Indians held the final pep rally of the season in St Joseph Hall on Friday November 15. The pep squad formed an honor guard while war drums sounded as the team entered. Glady's Scott led the ceremony as mistress of the rites and seniors were urged to perform for a memorable game.
The St Marys 4-H Club met November 15 in the St Marys Elementary School Mult purpose room. Cathy Van Bibber led the session with 26 members present and one new member. New business covered a December Christmas party and future raffles with prize collections led by Gloria Gock.
A puzzle asks to fill in initials of each word to name a person. The clue lists adjectives and names with missing first letters. Figures mention water copies space at i degrees below zero and a Fahrenheit edition at 50 degrees above.
The piece recounts Thanksgiving origins and prayerful gratitude, then highlights St Marys Sodality plans to assemble Thanksgiving food baskets for Fredericksburg families. It lists students and staff involved, with names and affiliations across local schools, colleges, and service programs.
The Sophomores host the Annual Western Dance on Wednesday November 27 at Hermann Sons Hall from eight to twelve. Music by the Texas Show Boys. The climax is election of Mr and Miss Western. Admission 75 cents per person and 1.50 a couple. Attend The Church.
Helen Walch relays a humorous family anecdote about Uncle George a large man with a sharp wit who became proud keeper of the bees. He hauls honey in a bag from hive to house and on a hot day the honey oozes down his leg tailing to his shirt while he jokes that the honey bag has arrived.
A Catholic laymen’s mission was held at St Marys Church during the weeks of November 10 15 and November 17 23 led by Rev Joseph B Hagen OFB and Rev Meinrad Weselmann. Mornings began with Mass and a 6 o clock sermon on the Ten Commandments. Evening sessions included the Stations of the Cross a sermon Holy Communion Benediction and optional Confession. Religious articles were sold and blessed by the missionaries after services.
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