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Newspaper
Fredericksburg Standard
Location
Fredericksburg, Texas, United States of America
Date
Oct 20, 1971
Page
4
The Austin Texas Post Office solicits bids to transport mail from Austin to Houston Georgetown Manchaca Gonzales Llano. Proposals requested from Manager Austin Sectional Center 78710 detailing the service of interest. Bids close November 18 1971 12 13.
Reinhold F Schmidtzensky died October 15 at 9 p m in Brown Nursing Home. Rosary said, services at Schaetter Funeral Home and St Mary's Church. Survived by wife Mary Moritz and numerous children and grandchildren. burial in St Mary's Cemetery. He was born 1891 in Gillespie County and once operated a truck freight line to Austin.
Lawrence Jacob Heinemann aged 67 prominent Morris Ranch rancher died October 12 1971 in Hill Country Memorial Hospital Funeral services were held October 14 at Schaetter Funeral Chapel and St Marys Catholic Church with Msgr Erwin A Juraschek officiating Burial was in St Marys Cemetery A rosary service followed a Wednesday evening devotional led by Paul Wal lendorf and St Joseph Society Heinemann born May 13 1904 in Fredericksburg married Margaret Grona October 20 1931 He is survived by his wife ten children thirteen grandchildren and two sisters listed with their hometowns central to Fredericksburg San Antonio Kerrville Pasadena and San Antonio He was preceded in death by several siblings Pallbearers and St Joseph Society served as honor guard.
The TIME-LIFE Foods of the World volume American Cooking: The Melt ing Pot spotlights Fredericksburg cuisine with six color pictures. Time-Life staff photographed Pioneer Museum exhibits and local Christmas scenes at Mr and Mrs Rudolph Smiths ranch home. The German Feasts in Tex-Mex Style subdivision is noted.
Mrs. Jack Sidden formerly Mary Renick traveled to California for the international insurance conference at the Biltmore in Los Angeles. She joined 400 new Fellow confirmants among 1200 attendees and received a Fellowship Diploma. She works for Life Insurance Company of the Southwest, Dallas, as an executive auditing books and was named November employee of the month.
Henry W. Pieper aged 73 died in Mason Hospital after a fall from a pecan tree. He previously lived in Fredericksburg and Kerrville for 39 years. He is survived by four daughters, five sons, three sisters, three brothers, and 33 grandchildren. Funeral services were held at Plummer Fair Funeral Chapel in Kerrville and burial followed in Garden of Memories Cemetery.
Sister Mary Stecker C D P Our Lady of the Lake Convent died Oct 11 after teaching 15 years at St Mary's High School She was funeral massed at 4 pm Wednesday at Anunciation Chapel Our Lady of the Lake with Providence Cemetery interment Zizik Kearns Downing Mc Claugherty in charge Survivors include Sisters M Ernestine Winifred and Margaret Stecker all in San Antonio and brother Theodore Steker Castroville
W H Whitworth 75 a Kendall County former commissioner and rancher died October 14 1971 at his Sisterdale residence Funeral services were held October 16 at Gaddis Memorial Methodist Church Comfort with Rev David Klingler officiating Burial followed in Sisterdale Cemetery Schaetter Funeral Home of Comfort directed He was born November 16 1895 in Sisterdale He is survived by wife Meta Haag Whitworth children David Robert William Joyce Patricia seven grandchildren two sisters Rose Delkers and Carrie Meyer Pallbearers were Hubert Smith Tony Weaver Norval Haile J W Seastrunk Bruno Oclkers Lavern Meyer
Social security beneficiaries especially the disabled should report promptly when they return to work. The nine month trial work period applies, with possible three month extension if disability still blocks substantial work. If improvement occurs, benefits may stop after two months. For details call 531 Barton Springs Road Austin or 475-5771.
Army Private Jerald A. Stehling 23, Fredericksburg, finished eight weeks of basic training at the U S Army Training Center Infantry Fort Polk Louisiana. He earned a BBA from Texas A&M University College Station in 1970 and is a member of Phi Delta Sigma fraternity.
DeWitt Greer heads Texas Highway Commission in presenting the award. He praises Mrs Johnson for encouragement that inspired the department. Professor Urbanovsky attends and notes awardees keep the showcase appealing. Johnsong and state highway engineer J C Dingwall join commission members. The event includes a barbecue lunch with regional dishes and desserts.
Rev and Mrs A W Weber returned Thursday from a two weeks vacation visiting their son and family the Donald Webers in San Diego California Their son serves as vice president and head of computer operations for Palomar Financial Company of San Diego.
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