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Newspaper

Fredericksburg Standard

Location

Fredericksburg, Texas, United States of America

Date

Oct 17, 1940

Page

8

FHS Echo Notes Homecomings From College Visits

A note from Werner A Land of FHS sends greetings from Honolulu to fellow students including Rudi Kiehne and Francis Walch. Several families report members visiting Fredericksburg for weekends and weddings as students travel from A and M College Texas Lutheran College and UT for breaks.

Werner A John) Land FHS Rudi Kiehne Francis Walch Billy Bierschwabe George Grobe Honolulu T. H Our Navy Maryland Werner Elmer Luckenbach Kurt Lindenberg Hans Bergner Maxie Arhens Vincent Ransleben Texas Lutheran College Otto Henke Frederick Fuhrman Eric Berg A. & M. College Elmer Bierschwale Calvin Bierschwale Walter Loudon Fredericksburg Alma Dietel Austin Erna Dietel Comal County Harold Dietel Annie Zenner

Primary Department Halloween Carnival Prep and Class Updates

The Primary grades show classroom buzz as IA works toward the October 31 carnival while IB decorates. 3A covers arithmetic and language and forms a citizenship club with Rubin Bernhard as president and Melvin Bonn as vice president. 3B adjusts to a new teacher, Miss Marie Kelly, after losing Miss Burgdorf.

Rubin Bernhard Melvin Bonn Julia Hartmann Burgdorf Marie Kelly Greensville

Fredricksburg High School seniors join Junior Chamber

The Junior Chamber of Commerce adds Fredericksburg High School senior boys to its association. Members are enrolled automatically to train in citizenship and promote civic, industrial, and educational activities, cooperating with other agencies and serving as a training school for the Senior Chamber.

Junior Chamber of Commerce Fredericksburg

Aaaing Machine Furbons ana paper see Frederick burg

Frederickburg Publishing Co provides brief notice about a printing or paper matter involving a machine repair or furbon, with emphasis on local business operations and potential service details. The item notes the publication's connection to the Frederickburg area and the publishing company's role.

Furbons Frederickburg Publishing Ca

Echo High School News Highlights Staff and Classes

Primary Dept Evelyn Feuge Intermediate Dept Bernice Striegler Histor Civics Marjorie Hohmann Mathematics Clarice Great House English Walter Fuhrmann Science Oscar Krauskopf Commercial Monroe Klink Home Economics Myrtle Ross Spanish and German Vincent Knopp P. H. 8 Echo High School News.

Evelyn Feuge Bernice Striegler Marjorie Hohmann Clarice Greathouse Walter Fuhrmann Oscar Krauskopf Monroe Klinksick

Eagles Honor Goldthwait In Pep Squad Performance

The FHS pep squad and band practiced for the Goldthwait game marching from the main building to the east goal post forming rows of four, then to the 50 yard line to receive the drum major and majorettes, and finally onto the bleachers. They formed an Eagles display and an F pattern on the field then played the school song and cheered the local team.

FHS Buglers

Neatness and music study mark local school week

Fourth and Fifth social science classes honored fire prevention week and stressed neatness to cut hazards. Blooming geraniums brighten the social science room. Sixth and seventh graders study patriotic music and learn our National Anthem Hymn and March. Columbus project and visits from Weber Blanco Otis Page Illinois Lowca Pahl Mr and Mrs Lowell Abbott Annie Engel Frdericksburg Frohsian club rehearsal with community visitors.

Columbus

High School Fish Class Initiation Interview Highlights

Freshman sponsors Miss Henke and Miss Mathies describe good fishing as eighty three suckers caught this year. Students undergo an initiation into the high school fish class with interviews listing bait, hobbies, and pet peeves for several named students from local ponds and towns.

Miss Henke Miss Mathies Grape Creek Live Oak Klein Frankreich Eckert Margaret Novian Pedernales

Council Elects Gilbert Woerner Fire Chief

The Student Council met last week and elected Gilbert Woerner as fire chief with Jarvis Wieser as assistant. They will supervise fire drills, now scheduled twice monthly, including the next obstructed drill the students have not seen.

Gilbert Woerner Jarvis Wieser

Morris Ranch News Briefs Include Attendances and Moves

The Morris Ranch community reports visits from Mrs. A. J Byrd and others last week. Mr. and Mrs. E. E. McHaney return for the winter with their family after traveling with race horses this summer. Ernest Stehling buys the Louis Bierschwale home and plans a new house and improvements. Mrs. Ola B. Gammon and Miss Graves Dewes of Kerrville visit Morris Ranch, with Marvin Fiedler of Fredericksburg also stopping by.

A. J Byrd E. E. McHaney Morris Ranch

Fredericksburg Publishing Co. stock includes office supplies

The Fredericksburg Publishing Co. Inc lists subscriptions to the Standard typewriter ribbons adding machine ribbons second sheets copy sheets odd size mailing envelopes as included items in its stock.

Fredericksburg Publishing Co., Inc

Lossing Classes Honor Winners With Gym Party

Friday the magazine campaign closed and Monday night the winning senior class was honored with a party in the gym hosted by the two losing senior classes. Total sales reached eighty two dollars fifty cents with a thirty dollar seventeen cent profit and a one dollar donation. The funds will be used for the production of the mesa.

Local Residents Share Weekend Visits and Tragic News

Mr Monroe Duecker of Mason visited relatives over the weekend. Sunday guests at the Schmidt home included Alfons Lang Loreen Lang Fredericksburg and Hy Herbert. Walter Duecker family hosted Gordon Gimpecchii Adeline and Boyce Hoffmann Sunday night. Edwin and Bruno Eckhardt bought new cars. Knaup mourns death of son in law Sydney Decker San Antonio. Community mourns Milton Ottmers who died after a week of illness.

Monroe Duecker Mason Arthur Schmidt Alfons Lang Loreen Spring Creek Henry Lang Erna Fredericksburg Hy. Herbert Walter Duecker Gordon Gimpecchii Adeline Boyce Hoffmann Felix Herbert Edwin Bruno Eckhardt Frank Knaup Sydney Decker San Antonio Milton Ottmers

General Tires and Tubes and Local Drive-In Station News

General Tires and Tubes, Frederickburg Drive-In Station, and Rubin Crenwelge operate in a regional business update. The report notes ongoing service offerings and community presence with emphasis on local enterprise activity and consumer choices in the area.

Fredericksburg Drive-In Station Rubin Crenwelge

Visit Pruned From Harper and Area Families

Fredericksburg and nearby towns host a string of weekend visits and travels. Families from Fredericksburg Segovia Doss Alice Mason Kerrville Brady Mountain Home London and San Antonio are listed with trips to Harper Fredericksburg Temple Abilene Goldthwaite and Austin. The social round includes business and leisure visits as well as relocations and housing moves.

Fredericksburg Leo Klein Harper A. A. Gitter Ray Fred Bierschwale Floyd Bierschwale Segovia Fred Gammenthaler Karl Durst Doss Clara Oehler Alice J. J. Cosper Temple Cosper

Local Visits Highlight Fredericksburg Weekend

Mrs. Allen L. Gibson and Mr. Jasper Gibson spent Monday in Fredericksburg. Mr. and Mrs. Carl Oehler visited Mrs. Oehler's parents, Mr. and Mrs. T. L. Hamilton, at Abilene over the weekend.

Allen L. Gibson Jasper Gibson Fredericksburg Carl Oehler Oehler T. L. Hamilton Abilene

Try a Corn Dog at City Cafe This Saturday

The City Cafe announces a corn dog offer starting next Saturday priced at 10c. The ad touts the sandwich as the world's cleanest and tastiest option for diners seeking a quick bite.

Man s Build Up

Women s headaches nervousness and cramps may signal functional dysmenorrhea from malnutrition. CARDUS is said to relieve distress by increasing appetite stimulating gastric juice flow and improving digestion. It is claimed to build physical resistance and is taken before and during the period. Used for 50 years.

Cardus

Entire Farm Family Benefits From Electric Water System

An electric pressure water system on a farm saves time and labor previously spent pumping water by hand. It improves living standards with hot and cold running water and offers fire protection, with 75 percent of rural fires involving completely destroyed properties. The article urges consulting extension services, engineers, and contractors to plan and install the system, highlighting health, convenience, and safety gains as the primary benefits.

State College Universiy Happess MYERS

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