Shower Honors Bride Elect Gladys Welgehausen
Miss Gladys Welgehausen bride elect of Alton Bruns was guest of honor at a miscellaneous shower at Peters Hall on Sunday. Hosts Merdie Barth Evelyn Welgehausen Lonnie Itz Elgin Staats and Walter Welgehausen showered her with rice as she and her fiancé entered. Guests enjoyed bouquets white and yellow dahlias corsages for mothers grandmothers and hostesses and a buffet service for forty five.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Gladys Welgehausen
Alton A. C
Dorothy Gold
Jeanette Itz
Rodney Klett Birthday Party At Home
Forty children joined Rodney Klett on Saturday for his eighth birthday hosted by Mrs. Edgar Klett. Guests hunted for giant lollipops hidden in shrubs and trees before cake with green coconut and Indian and cowboy figures. Betsy Seipp Bernice Rode and Mrs. Alex Arhelger Jr. helped serve punch and cake before the group went to a Palace matinee.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Rodney Klett
Edgar Klett
Betsy Seipp
Bernice Rode
Alex Arhelger Jr
Palace
Harvest Festival Committee Names Various Chairmen
Fredericksburg PTA announces plans for the Harvest Festival at the Public School on October 18. Donations will be sought from PTA members and parents. chairmen list needs for hamburger stand, candy, cakes, plant shop, and lunch helpers.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Alex Frantzen
Ways and Means
Fredericksburg
Parent-Teacher Association
PTA
Frantzen
Alfred Hennig
Hamburger Stand
B. H. Heinen
Willie Filter
Edgar Klett
Tyrus Cox
Leaders' Club to Discuss Father-Daughter Banquet Date
Mrs. Elgin Heimann, chairman, says the Leaders' Club meets in the Cabin on Monday October 9 at 7 30 p m to choose a new date for the father daughter banquet.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Elgin Heimann
Music Study Club presents Early Classic Period program
Mrs Nannie Striegler hosted the Music Study Club at First Methodist Church on Sept 26 with 28 members and 10 guests. The program featured Cordie Keyser on historic background, Robert Blum on Bach and Handel, and performances by Nelta Neal, Werner Klier, Rose Marie Lange, and singer Victor Nixon with piano accompaniment by Mrs. Neal.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Nannie Striegler
First Methodist Church
T. Wright Neal
Cordie Keyser
Robert Blum
Handel
Nelta Neal
Barbecue Dinner Honors Max Metzger Birthday
Miss Ella Metzger hosted a chicken barbecue at the Metzger home on Sunday for her brother Max Metzger on his birthday. A list of out of town guests included Ed Moritz and family, Johnny Munson and family, Joe Moritz and family, Edmund Moritz Jr., all of Austin, and George Bolt and his daughter of San Antonio.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ella Metzger
Metzger
Max Metzger
Ed. Moritz
Johnny Munson
Joe Moritz
Edmund Moritz Jr
Austin
George Bolt
San Antonio
Fredericksburg Native Hopf Lead Local Band Pioneer
Fredericksburg born June 5 1871 Casper and Carlina Bang Hopf helped organize the first band in the Fredericksburg School. He married Olga Enderlin July 30 1895 in Grapetown observing their Golden Wedding in 1945. Survived by wife daughter Alma two grandchildren and two great grandchildren. Funeral Thursday October 5 at 2 30 pm Schaetter Funeral Home with a massed male chorus at City Cemetery.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Hopf
Fredericksburg
Casper
Carlina Bang Hopf
Olga Enderlin
Grapetown
Alma
Elgin Herbert
Photo and Snapshot Albums from Fredericksburg Publishing Co
John Adams is credited with the motto E Pluribus Unum in a collection of photo and snapshot albums published by Fredericksburg Publishing Co. The note highlights the era and uses the traditional U S motto as a design element.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Fredericksburg Publishing Co
John Adams
Rev Poehlmann Reubin Meier named to ALC convention
The Rev G A Poehlmann pastor of Bethany Lutheran Church and Reubin Meier are delegates to the American Lutheran Church biennial convention October 5 12 at Capital University Columbus Ohio. The gathering will discuss Lutheran unity merger plans and election of a president with more than 715000 members and 250 delegates expected.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
G. A .Poehlmann
Bethany Lutheran Church
Reubin Meier
Fredericksburg Federation
American Lutheran Church
ALC
Capital University
Columbus
Ohio
Synod
Evangelical
United Evangelical Lutheran Churches
Texas
Fredericksburg
Emmanuel Poppen
C. C. Hein
Joint Synod of
Iowa Synod
Buffalo Synod
America
Out of State Guests at Andereg g Home and Brodbeck Reunion
Mr and Mrs Erwin Anderegg hosted her brother and family Mr and Mrs Wm Hicks Jr and children enroute to Bradenton Florida. Also visiting were Mrs Andereggs sister and husband Mr and Mrs Carl Ertman from Pittsburgh Pa. The Brodbeck descendants reunion met at the Post Oak home place with music and games. Guests from Austin Blanco and Fredericksburg attended and special guests included Willie Rech and Karl Petermann family now owning the old home place.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Erwin Anderegg
Wm. Hicks Jr
Bradenton
Florida
H. S. Brodbeck
Old Home Place
Post Oak
Brodbeck Brothers
Austin
Blanco
Fredericksburg
Willie Rech
Karl Petermann
Springalls To Panama For Medical Study
Dr. and Mrs. W. H. Springall depart San Antonio by plane to New York City where they meet Dr. and Mrs. Arthur Springall. They sail to Ancón Panama for post graduate work in obstetrics and pediatrics at Gorgas Hospital run by Dr. Arthur Springall. They expect to return to Fredericksburg on November 1.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
W. H. Springall
San Antonio
New York City
Arthur Springall
Ancon
Panama
Gorgas Hospital
Fredericksburg
Band pep squad parade to hype Big Billy-Goldthwaite game
The FHS Band pen squad and football team will lead a Main Street parade Thursday at 6 30 p m. to boost enthusiasm for Friday night district football clash against Goldthwaite. Members celebrate a district victory and aim to rally the student body and town.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
FHS
Main Street
Billy-Goldthwaite
Billies
Lavoisier Called Founding Figure of Modern Chemistry
The historical note credits Antoine Lavoisier as the founder of modern chemistry, highlighting his pivotal role in turning chemistry into a science grounded in measurement and theory.
Mission Week Of Prayer Observed By Baptists
The Baptist Women’s Missionary Society observed the State Mission Week of Prayer with a nine hour program at the church. Theme was Because I live let not your heart be troubled. A covered dish luncheon followed and an installation service welcomed new officers led by Mrs J F Kendall.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Baptist Women's Missionary Society
State Mission
A. H. Bartholman
Texas
Christ
Messrs
A. H. Bartholmae
W. H. Meyer
Herbert Rech
O O. Weed
Eugene Fischer
C. M. George
Mark Mallow
H. L. Durst
Harold Leitz
Roy McCandless
B. H. Heinen
H. P. Reed
B. G. Classen
Myrtice Byrd J. Frank Kendall
L. H. Billings
Reginald Morris
T. W. Neal
H. J. Leitz
Mission
E. C. Fischer
J. L. Watson
Fredericksburg Fire Dept Adopts New Mascot Betsy the Fox Terrier
The Fredericksburg Volunteer Fire Department welcomes Betsy a 2 year old fox terrier as new mascot replacing Bulger who was killed last summer. Betsy, given by an out of state couple traveling through Fredericksburg, arrives to represent the firemen.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Betsy
Bulger
Fireboys
Fredericksburg
Crabapple Beats Cherry Spring Nine In Diamond Tilt
Crabapple school softball won 13 12 over Cherry Spring on the Cherry Spring diamond Friday afternoon. Crabapple pitchers Eldon Ray Feller and Andrew Tatsch supported by fielders faced Albert Ristau for Cherry Springs. both teams received solid run support.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Crabapple
Cherry Spring
Eldon Ray Feller
Andrew Tatsch
Albert Ristau
Cherry Springs
Karen Ann Dittmar Celebrates Seventh Birthday
Mrs. Robert Dittmar hosted a ranch party near Harper for Karen Ann Dittmar’s seventh birthday. Attendees included her Harper second grade classmates, teacher Miss Goebbles, and close friends. A large cake topped with seven candles and given tablets as favors marked the celebration.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Robert Dittmar
Daugher
Karen Ann
Harper
Miss Goebbles
Lester Frantzen Celebrates Seventh Birthday Party
Lester Frantzen celebrated his seventh birthday at a farm party hosted by his mother Mrs Alex Frantzen on the Austin Highway. Twenty five children played on the grounds with football baseball and volleyball while several mothers assisted. The story notes weekend visitors Mr and Mrs Henry Joseph Sharon Gail Joseph and Mr and Mrs Ed Stein with the Paul Mann family in San Angelo.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lester Frantzen
Alex Frantzen
Austin Highway
Henry Joseph
Sharon Gail Joseph
Ed. Stein
Paul Mann
San Angelo
St Marys Pep Squad Benefit Show at 87 Drive-In
The St Marys pep squad hosts a benefit show at the 87 Drive-In on Monday October 16. Aimed to raise funds for team needs and school programs.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
St. Mary's
Little Island
Alwina Weirich Weds Fritz Wittkohl
Miss Alwina Weirich daughter of Mr and Mrs Otto Weirich of Stonewall and Fritz Wittkohl son of Mr and Mrs Otto Wittkohl of Johnson City were married Thursday September 28 at Holy Ghost Lutheran Church with Rev O Lindenberg officiating. The couple will live in Austin where Wittkohl is stationed with the Air Corps at Bergstrom Field.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Alwina Weirich
Otto Weirich
Stonewall
Fritz Wittkohl
Otto Wittkohl
Johnson City
Holy Ghost Lutheran Church
O Lindenberg
Post Oak
Austin
Wittkohl
Air Corps
Bergstrom Field
Jean Elaine Feller Birthday Party Observed
Mrs. Werner Feller invited twenty children and their mothers to her home Saturday afternoon to celebrate the fourth birthday of her daughter Jean Elaine. A pink cake with white and green decorations marked the occasion and bags of marbles were given as favors. Mrs. Harold Leyenaecker assisted in serving.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Werner Feller
Jean Elaine
Harold Leyenaecker
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Harvest Festival Committee
Westinghouse
Col
Pioneer Furniture Company
Armstrong
Schaetter
O. Lindenberg
Arion
Pioneer Furniture Co., Inc
Fredericksburg, Texas
Poehlmann
Anderegg
Springalls
WMS
Fire Boys
The
Karen Dittmar
Jean Elaine Feller
Junior
Kendall - Hodges
Hugo Kallenberg and
Wm. Schroeder, Jr
Chrysler
City Radio & Electric Company
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