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Newspaper
Fredericksburg Standard
Location
Fredericksburg, Texas, United States of America
Date
Sep 10, 1952
Page
3
Bethany WMS observed its annual Family Night on the church lawn Thursday September 4. Supper was buffet style for about sixty members and families. Rev G A Poehlmann led a devotional, then games were played and members visited.
The Gottfried Ottmers family gathered at Klaemner Park for the 100th anniversary of the family arrival in Fredericksburg. Mrs Sophie Ottmers Sagebiel, nearly 98, led a photo with her children and relatives including Alfred, Willie, Ed, and Carl Sagebiel. The event featured a barbecue, readings of family history, piano solos, and a business meeting reelecting Hannemann as chairman. About 300 people attended.
Gillespie County students plan college entrance as a smaller exodus than last year. 13 join A&M College, 11 to UT and Texas Lutheran, 9 to St Marys, with others to Schreiner, Mary Hardin Baylor, Incarnate Word, and more. 1952 graduates show fewer transcripts requested while arm ed forces draw some away.
The Fredericksburg talks include a five percent raise offer from the telephone company versus a ten percent demand from district personnel. Union president Hugo Boos pledged efforts to avert a strike with emergency service planned if needed. Also noted are social visits by Mary Jo Taylor and Mary Lou Collins, teachers at local primary and 3A classes, respectively.
Mrs Walter Knoche named president of Band Boosters at a Tuesday meeting with new directors to be appointed later Other officers include Mrs David Schmidt vice president Mrs Elgin Heimann secretary and Henry Kneese treasurer New directors named at a Monday Band Hall meeting include Mrs Perry Jung Mrs David Schmidt Mrs Walter Knoche Kermit Striegler and Henry Kneese Hold over directors are Mrs Elgin Heimann and Harry Moellering Emil Walter chaired the session reporting a treasury balance of 14250 and unpaid costs for fifteen new band uniforms and a girls drum major uniform Plans were made for the Election Returns Party with the Lions Club at Fair Park on November 4.
The Gillespie area, under federal drought relief, received hay orders as PMA secretary Wesley Gold announced two carloads to be delivered in ten days to two weeks. Farmers urged to contact his office. Rain relief seen as temporary with 60 to 90 days needed to ease feed shortages. Fredericksburg merchants report booming raincoat demand amid prolonged drought.
The following cases were tried in Justice Court during the past week with date, name, offense and fine assessed. Sept. 3, A B Schneider Hamilton speeding one dollar and costs. Sept. 3, Alfred Frank Schmidt Austin speeding five dollars and costs. Sept. 7, Ralph Rubio Fredericksburg disturbing the peace five dollars and costs. Sept. 6, Herbert L Pyka speeding five dollars and costs. Sept. 8, Steve Bess Willow City disturbing the peace one dollar and costs. Sept. 8, Jerome O Jenschke Fredericksburg driving on left side one dollar and costs. Sept. 9, William Ambra Miller Crosbyton passing without sufficient clearance five dollars and costs.
Mr and Mrs William Tinney and children Cynthia Kay and John Hardin are spending several days visiting their mothers Mrs Rubin Bernhard and Mrs J H Tinney.
For those expansion Thank You Notes see the complete selection at the Fredericksburg Publishing Co Inc.
Young readers are invited to a September 20 autograph party at the Pioneer Memorial Museum honoring Siddie Joe Johnson for her new book A Month of Christmases set in Fredericksburg. The event supports the Pioneer Memorial Library with proceeds from book sales._details to be announced next week.
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