Six Sisters Have Reunion Here
Mrs. Martin Eichler of Eagle Colorado visits her five sisters and relatives in town and San Antonio. Milton Durst hosts a turkey dinner for the gathering with 33 relatives attending including nieces nephews and grandchildren.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Martin Eichler
Eagle
Colorado
San Antonio
Milton Durst
Tom Littleton
Devine
Bertha Bode
Thap Stappenbeck
Stappenbeck
Louis W. Durst
Victor Cermin
Cermin
Fredericksburg
Eichler
Durst
Edna Durst
Mrs Olfers Feted on 85th Birthday in Surprise Party
Mrs Adolf Olfers was honored with a surprise birthday party and dinner on Sunday November 17 at the home of Mr and Mrs Walter Braeutigam. Family records list 18 grandchildren and 14 great grandchildren, with 50 quilts completed in the last five years.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Adolf Olfers
Walter Braeutigam
Braeutigam
Henry Enderlin
Gilbert Meyer
Alton Olfers
Harry Olfers
Austin
Roland Olfers
Victor Olfers
San Antonio
Bethany Lutheran Church
Bible gift ideas for Christmas from Fredericksburg Publishing Co
Bibles in black or white covers include presentation pages family trees maps and concordance. Prices begin at 4.85 dollars for Fredericksburg Publishing Co.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Fredericksburg Publishing Co
Wilkes Thank Neighbors After Willow City Barn Fire
Mr and Mrs Raymond Wilke express gratitude to fire companies and neighbors for time and aid during Sunday barn fire. Guests and local families are listed among attendees and supporters in Willow City community notes.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Raymond Wilke
Wilke
Henry Kirk
Paulie Althaus
Victor Sagebiel
Sidney Henke
Hubert Moehle
Tammy
Terry
Dallas
Damon Moehle
Roland Hohmann
Bobby
Patrick
San Antonio
Loren Caraway
Carlos Young
Peggy Dittmar
David Graydon
Zion Lutheran Church Annex
Chris Stahl
Beverly Pressler
Charles Koennecke
Peggy Young
Linda Beckendorf
Willow City
FHS
de Rio
Randy Sagebiel
Austin
J. C. Cucci
Curtis
Nederland
Ad Ressmann
Monroe Smith
Oscar Leisner
Edna Holland
Science film at First Baptist Church December 8
City of the Bees from the Science series will be shown at the ALIVE Pavilion HemisFair and at First Baptist Church Sunday December 8 at 7 30 p m. The public is invited to attend.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
City of the Bees
HemisFair
First Baptist
4-H Adult Leaders Meet In Harper
The Gillespie County Adult Leaders Association met November 18 in Harper Community Hall hosted by the Harper 4-H Club with 29 members attending. Curtis Henderson urged focus on child development over ribbons and stressed organization and member involvement. Various officers were elected and committees formed to standardize club record books and consider funding winners’ travel. future programs include a January Rifle Club event and December horse club planning, with the group set to meet January 22, 1969 in Pilot Knob.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Gillespie County
Adult Leaders Association
Harper
Harper 4-H Club
Curtis Henderson
Kimble County
Shirley Crenwelge
Daniel Crenwelge
Lavern Ottmers
Pilot Knob
Stonewall
Doss
Fredericksburg
Messrs. and
Mines
Lawrence Hartmann
Harold Rusenberger
Richard Neffendorf Jr
Harry Sultemeier
Lorene Henke
Weldon Prehn
Dale Malechek
Herbert Ahrens
Ervin Eckert
Duery Menzies
Wonderlich Honor Grad From Sheppard AFB
AMN Terry Allen Wunderlich, a recent honor graduate of Technical School at Sheppard Air Force Base Wichita Falls, is home on a two week leave visiting relatives and friends. He is the son of the late Mrs. Edna Wunderlich and Walter Wunderlich and grandson of Mrs. Albert Wunderlich and Ernst Gerhard. He entered the Air Force at Lackland AFB where he received six weeks basic training. His next assignment is Castle AFB California where he will work with weights and balances.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
AMN
Terry Allen Wunderlich
Sheppard Air Force Base
Wichita Falls
Edna Wunderlich
Walter Wunderlich
Albert Wunderlich
Ernst Gerhard
Air Force
Lackland Air Force Base
Castle Air Force Base
Calif
Walter Byrd Named New Director of Kerrville VA Hospital
Walter R Byrd has assumed duties as Director of the Veterans Administration Hospital in Kerrville replacing John B Byrd who moves to Jackson Mississippi. Byrd a Wake Forest graduate and World War II veteran served in the Air Force and held VA posts in Lubbock Jackson Brooklyn Clarksburg Fargo and Jackson before his Kerrville assignment. He and his wife Earline Lane Byrd live in the Director's Quarters with their three children Walter Jr Kathy and Barbara.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Walter R. Byrd
Veterans Administration Hospital
Kerrville
John B. Byrd
Jackson, Mississipp
North Carolina
Wake Forest University
Winston-Salem
Byrd
Air Force
Wake Forest
Franklinton
N. C
Brooklyn
New York
Clarksburg
W. Va
Jackson
Fargo
Earline Lane
Lubbock
Texas
Walter R., Jr
University of Mississippi
Kathy
Barbara
Inquire Before You Retire Social Security Advice
James B Marley urges petitioners in Austin to inquire before retirement to ensure timely payment of old age insurance benefits. The piece lists proof of age and other documents as common hurdles and provides contact details for the Social Security office at 531 Barton Springs Road, Austin, Texas, with hours 8:30 to 4:30 weekdays and phone 475-5771.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
James B Marley
Social Security
Austin
Social Security Office
Barton Springs Road
Texas
Public School Lunchroom Menu Week
The menu lists daily meals for December 2 through December 6. Items include chili with tamales, chicken fried steak, hamburger with trimmings, wieners with sauerkraut, and fish with macaroni, plus daily butter, carrots, cheese, and milk.
Pilot Knob 4 H Club Plans Meeting and Christmas Party
The Pilot Knob 4 H Club met November 20 at 7 30 p m at the Pekan Creek Clubhouse. Debbie and Dale Crenwelge demonstrated Cottage Cheese Potato Salad. Debbie Crenwelge led the business session. Linda Ahrens gave the council report. Plans were made for the 4 H Christmas Party and the January Leader's Association meeting. Each member was assigned to participate on the monthly program. Refreshments were served.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Pilot Knob
Pecan Creek
Debbie
Dale Crenwelge
Debbie Crenwelge
Linda Ahrens
Ursula Kasper Engagement Told
Mrs. Ruby Kasper and Leroy Kasper announce the approaching marriage of their daughter Ursula Mae Kasper to Charles Howard Worrell son of Mr and Mrs Emil Merz The groom elect serves in the US Coast Guard and is stationed in Adak Alaska
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ruby Kasper
Leroy Kasper
Ursula Mae
Charles Howard Worrell
Emil Merz
Worrell
US Coast Guard
Adak
Alaska
AAUW Group Visits Fredericksburg for Historical Tour
The Southwest Historical Branch of the San Antonio American Association of University Women brought 43 members to Fredericksburg on a chartered bus Saturday November 23 for a Wincheon at the Sunday House Restaurant and a historical tour. They visited Medina Bandera Pioneer Memorial Library the guest house of Dr and Mrs J Hardin Perry and Pioneer Museum.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Southwest Historical Branch
San Antonio
Jacob Brodbeck
Nimitz Museum
Mrs Langehennig to Be Buried in City Cemetery
Funeral services for Mrs Albert Langehennig 78 former Regina Thiele will be held Wednesday November 27 at 2 p m in Holy Ghost Lutheran Church. Burial will be in City Cemetery. She died Monday at 7 30 am in Knopp Nursing Home. A full obituary will follow next week.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Albert Langehennig
Regina Thiele
Holy Ghost Lutheran Church
Langehennig
Fredericksburg
Knopp
St Peter LCW Thankoffering Program at Doss Church
St Peter Lutheran Church Women presented the Thankoffering program with the theme Enter His Gates With Praise. Mrs. Edgar Geistweidt led ingathering, Mrs. Henry Bierschwae opened with introit, Mrs. Otto Spaeth read Scripture and led prayer, and special music featured Mrs. Richard Kasper and Mrs. Marcis Rode. Rev. Charles Mohr screened a film Seek The Lord First, and Advent calendars from Germany were sold for 50 and 75 cents at Fredericksburg Publishing Co.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
St Peter Lutheran
Richard Kasper
Marcis Rode
Charles Mohr
Geistweidt
Also Mentioned on This Page
Montag
The
Fredericksburg Publishing Co., Inc
P. O. Box
Tex
Gillespie
Adjoining Counties
Audit Bureau of Circulations
Wilkes
Willow City Neighbors
H .C. Kirk
Baptist Church
Kendall - Hodges Dept Store
Dorer Jewelers
G. A. Heimann, Jeweler
Dooley’s Stores
Werner
Auto Electric
City Cleaners
Sterling Bros
Schumann-Houston Motor CO
H. Heinen
Lone Star Pump Service
Lone Star Gas
Felix T. Tybor
Piggly Wiggly
Wallace Ottmers
Gulf
Stroeher & Son
Fredericksburg Bakery
Travis Weidenfeller, Megnolia
Fredburg Firestone Corp
Standard Service Company
National Building Centers
Richard Ransleben
Henke’s Grocery & Market
Woerner Warehouse
Enderlin Feed Store
Lochte Storage & Commission Company
Leon F. Zvitener
Goodyear Service Store
Western Auto Store
Beckmann Furniture CO
Kaiser's Furniture CO
Duecker Electric
Otto Kolmeier Company
Mueller Plumbing Company
Hill Country Implement CO
Krauskopf Bros
E. L. Nixon & Son
Schaefer Tractor and Implement CO
FBG
Machine & Appliance CO
Madlyn
FBG. Publishing Co., Inc
Klett
Pat’s Foods
White Auto Store
Fredericksburg National Bank
Allen Wunderlich
Sheppard Afb
Jerry Allen
Wunderlich
Walter Byrd
VA Hospital
Ursula Kasper
Aauw Group
Mrs. Langehennig
St. Peter
LCW
Advent
Germany
Brown Nursing Home
SBA
Arthur Stehling
Security State Bank
Harold Stehling
Theo
Ted” Knopp
Elgin Heimann
National
A. J
Jack’ Nixon
Novian
Joe Perez
Herbert Schmidt
Joe Martinez
Maxie Ahrens
Kurt Kuhlmann
Hilmar Treibs
Randall McBride
Tony Hertmann
Walter Fuhrmann
Henry Kuenemann
Richard “Shorty” Bruns
City Crew
Alfred Wunderlich
Marvin Grona
Leroy Kneese
Texas State Department of Health
Gus Friedrich
Lynette
W. Rotter
Werner and
Ernestine Moldenhauer
Houston
Winns
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