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Newspaper
Fredericksburg Standard
Location
Fredericksburg, Texas, United States of America
Date
Sep 03, 1952
Page
3
Mr and Mrs Walter McKay entertained seventy four guests at a chicken barbecue on the lawn of their home on Thursday night After supper the guests played bridge Frank Thies of Charlotte NC was an out of town guest
Zion Lutheran Church in Fredericksburg celebrates its centennial marking origins in 1852 under Rev. P. F. Zizelmann with six families. The piece lists pastors, membership growth to 715, and committees naming leaders and a commemorative booklet.
Bernice Meurer and Elton W Machen Jr wed at St Marys Church on Saturday at 3 pm. The ceremony featured Bankusville Band music, a 1952 election program, and a turkey dinner at the bride’s home. The couple will reside with the Meurer family while the groom serves aboard the U S S Whetstone in Bremerton.
The bride wore a navy blue linen dress with white accessories for her going away outfit. She attended Cave Creek and St. Marys School and has been working in Kerrville for the past year. The groom, a Tivy High School graduate who served four years in the Navy, is now a highway patrolman based in San Antonio. Attending relatives include Lou Bergstrom of Georgetown and numerous Kerrville and San Antonio residents listed among the guests.
An important meeting of the Girl Scout Leaders Club will be held on Monday September 8 at 7 30 p m in the Girl Scout Cabin. All adult Girl Scout and Brownie workers and anyone interested in leading a troop should attend. Plans will be made for the Roundup of all Scouts and Brownies to be held early this fall.
Mr and Mrs Howard Lange hosted a barbecue dinner on their lawn Sunday with cake and coffee in the afternoon. Twenty five guests attended including out of town visitors Mrs Victor Hohmann her children and her sister from Brenham.
The list names Martin Dittmar and Max Sultemeier as coordinators for beautification and identifies Alfred Neffen dorf and others for beautification, food and arrangements, and a historical pageant role. Additional names include Mrs. Bertha Dolezal and Chas Ernat among listed contributors.
The article lists taxable values for Gillespie County items including dogs, goods and merchandise, tools, notes and credits, banks, intangible assets, pipelines and gas lines, and telephone lines with specific dollar figures for each category. It documents a snapshot of county asset valuations on the continuation page.
The annual Felps and Odijorne reunion took place at Blanco Park on August 3 with 137 members in attendance. A large number of members from the surrounding area joined the gathering.
Chas F Kiehne was surprised Sunday evening August 31 by friends and relatives at his home beyond South Heights to mark his eightieth birthday. Hosted by his wife and children, guests from here and nearby towns shared refreshments and conversation in a warm, informal gathering.
Helena Lehne daughter of Mr and Mrs Emil Lehne was among twenty nine graduates of the Brackenridge School of Nursing in Austin on August 31 Baccalaureate services were held August 24 at St Martins Lutheran Church with Rev Vernon Rabel preaching Graduation exercises followed August 31 in the UT Student Union Building main lounge with Fred C Morse Sr hospital board member the speaker Lehne will join Fredericksburg Hospital and Clinic staff September 8 Attending the exercises were multiple Lehne and Rode families and friends from Cat Spring and area.
All den mothers assistant den mothers and pack committee members meet September 8 at 7 30 p m in Dr Lorence Fellers back yard to plan the September pack Roundup and discuss the October 20 Pot Luck Supper hosted by Boy Scouts and Cubs.
Mrs Harry Hartmann and sisters Emma and Hulda Badhge visited their sister Mrs W Powell who has been ill in Kerrville on Monday.
Mr and Mrs Albert Stehling marked their forty second anniversary on Saturday August 30 while their youngest daughter Gladys married Johnny Edwards in the same St Marys church. The couple wed August 30 1910 and have twelve children and twenty grandchildren with many listed as residents of Kerrville Boerne Mason San Antonio and other nearby towns.
The district resumes a full day schedule next week. The Public School operated a full day Thursday. Enrollment by grade shows elementary totals: Grade 1 62, Grade 2 62, Grade 3 78, Grade 4 75, Grade 5 63, Grade 6 60, Grade 7 70, Grade 8 70. High school enrollment lists Grade 9 88, Grade 10 78, Grade 11 87, Grade 12 74.
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