Junction Eagles Ready For Friday Night Opener
Coach Langerhans plots a repeat lineup for Junction as Friday’s game approaches. Key backs include Stanley Brite at quarterback and runners Bennett Ragsdale and Bill Bivens with a host of linemen named for the battle. The FHS Band and Pep Squad will perform at halftime.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Langerhans
Wilburn Beyer
Harold Klinksick
Alvin Leitz
Ernst Jordan
Merz
Eckhardt
Cravens
Maner
Beckmann
Worden
Hennig
Frantzen
Billies
Eagles
Stanley Brite
Bennett Ragsdale
Bill Bivens
FHS
Zion Lutheran Pageant Highlights Community History
The pageant features replicas of the Verein Kirche and early Zion church, crafted under Werner Weber with many volunteers. A 50-voice choir directed by Clemens Kneese will perform, with Rev. Gus Sager and Rev. F A Bracher delivering brief remarks. The public is urged to attend. congregants expect a large crowd.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Verein
Loth Hartmann Nuptials Read in St Marys Church Saturday
The marriage of Misa Irene K Hartmann daughter of Mr and Mrs Emil Hartmann and A J Loth son of Mr and Mrs Robert Loth was solemnized on Saturday September 13 at 9 am in St Marys Catholic Church with Rev Joseph J Hildebrand officiating. A barbecue for 150 guests followed at the Hermann Sons Hall. The couple will reside in Fredericksburg after both graduates of St Marys High School.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Misa
Irene K. Hartmann
Emil Hartmann
A. J. Loth
Robert Loth
St. Mary's Catholic Church
Joseph J. Hildebrand
Erlene Schnelle
Simon Burg
August Woerner
Carol Jane Hartmann
Frank Hopf
Frances Loth
Miss Hartmann
Alex Baumann
Paul Klein
Paulette Klein
Artie Dietel
Harold Dietel
San Antonio
Hermann, Sons Hall
Julia Meurer
Fredericksburg
St .Mary’s High School
Rice Institute
National Biscuit Company
Esskay Manufacturing Company
Edwin Woerner
St Ann s Society Plans Card Party
St Mary s Church Christian Mothers Society met to plan a card party in the school basement on September 28 to cover expenses for the 1953 national convention in San Antonio. Six new members were welcomed, and the group voted to wear confraternity pins on special days and during funerals.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
St. Ann's Christian Mothers Society
St. Mary’s Catholic Church
Robert Loth
San Antonio
J. J. Hildebrand
Shiner
Chester Fiedler
Benno Stehling
Mrs Hahn Feted In Los Angeles Dinner tribute
Mrs Christian Hahn was honored at a noon Sunday birthday dinner at the Weinheimer home in San Antonio. Attending were Mr and Mrs Elgin Kuhlmann and daughter Marcin of here. The Kuhlmanns accompanied the daughter to Our Lady of the Lake College where she is enrolled for the coming year.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Christian Hahn
Alphonse Weinheimer
San Antonio
Elgin Kuhlmann
Marcin
Here
Kuhlmanns
Our Lady of the Lake College
Flood Damage and Power Restoration Across Gillespie County
The United Telephone Company worked with three Bell system crews to restore service after floods. Oakcrest Park dam was destroyed by Liveoak Creek waters, eroding the western section and undermining the eastern half. Barons Creek dam north of Fredericksburg reportedly broke, with minimal rise in the creek yet concerns lingered. Despite the destruction, rainfall renewed subsurface moisture aiding grass growth and a hopeful farming season ahead.
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United Telephone Company
Bell Telephone System
Oakcrest Park
Liveoak
Fredericksburg
Baron’s Creek
Petmecky Family Visit to Albuquerque
Mr and Mrs Alfred Petmecky and grandsons Larry and Jimmy last week accompanied their son Alfred W Petmecky on a visit to his brother Carl Petmecky and family in Albuquerque New Mexico.
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Alfred Petmecky
Larry
Jimmy
Alfred W. Petmecky
Carl Petmecky
Albuquerque
New Mexico
Seventy Active Volcanoes Worldwide Identified
A catalog lists seventy volcanoes as active across the globe, highlighting ongoing eruptions or recent volcanic activity. The count reflects current assessments by geoscience organizations and observatories monitoring volcanic activity.
Staudt Announces Engagement of Evangeline Alma Staudt
Mr and Mrs Max W Staudt of 602 Park Avenue Orange Texas announce the engagement of their daughter Evangeline Alma to Willie E Belcher son of Mr and Mrs L H Belcher of 417 East Park Orange The couple will wed at St Marys Catholic Church Orange on Saturday October 11 at 10 o clock Rev Kermit officiating Friends invited to attend
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Max W. Staudt
Park Avenue
Orange
Texas
Evangeline Alma
Willie E. Belcher
L. H. Belcher
East Park
Miss Staudt
Lutcher Stark High School
Southwestern Louisiana Institute
Belcher
Vinita
Oklahoma
U. S. Navy
Oklahoma University
The
du Pont Company
St. Mary's Catholic Church
Kermit
Fredericksburg Park Dam Debate Endures
The editorial argues the Park remains a vital community asset after the dam washout. It praises Hennig's private effort to create a free fishing site for local youth and urges the County Commissioner's Court to assume full responsibility for Park improvements and long term viability rather than relying on private fundraising.
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Fredericksburg
Hennig
Park
Commissioner’s Court
Ilf
Paradise
Commissioner's Court
Chas Wagner and Wife Celebrate Silver Anniversary
Mr and Mrs Chas Wagner marked their twenty fifth wedding anniversary with a Sunday barbecue at their Cave Creek home. Thirty five guests attended including Mr and Mrs Max Kettner and Mr and Mrs Hugo Albrecht. They were married September 12 1927 at St Pauls Lutheran Cave Creek.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chas. Wagner
Cave Creek
Max Kettner
Hugo ‘Albrecht
Herman Hamilius
Alice Krieger
Herman Heinen
Wagner
St. Paul's Lutheran Church
Wm. Flachmeier
Family Living Workshop Here September 30
A one day Education for Family Living workshop will be held September 30 at the Nimitz Hotel Ballroom. The Seventh District Texas Congress of Parents and Teachers hosts leaders from surrounding counties with Mrs. R L Akins presiding. Sessions cover overview of education for family living school responsibilities and cooperative services with local officials and educators leading discussions.
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Nimitz Hotel
Seventh District
Texas Congress of Parents and Teachers
PTA
L. A. Bryson
Herbert Durst
H. H. Fricke
H. L. Stevens
R. L. Akins
E. L. Wildman
Kerrville
Ruth Huey
Division of Home and Family Life
Texas Education Agency
Hannah Brown
Mrs Schneider Hosts Baptist WMS Meeting
Mrs Max Schneider entertained the Baptist Woman's Missionary Society on Thursday afternoon with Mrs A H Bartholmae as program chairman. The Royal Service Missionary Program featured poems by Japanese Christians and a series of talks on Japan evangelism education and medical missions.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Max Schneider
WMS
A. H. Bartholmae
Royal Service
Japan
B. H. Heinen
Bartholmae
Perry
W. H. Meyer
Henry Henke
Reginald Morris
J. L. Watson
Southern Baptists
Fukuoka
Ike Hargrove
Jordan Press
Woman's Missionary Union
Leadership training session and study group workshop
The session begins with Training for Leadership conducted by Mrs. L A Bryson, chairman of the Seventh District Education for Family Living. A film titled Working Together is shown. Gladys Short coordinates Organization for Local Study Groups. The workshop ends at 4 pm with an evaluation of the day's activities.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
L. A. Bryson
Education For Family Living
Seventh District
Gladys Short
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Fredericksburg Standard
MR. and
Mrs
McDonald Photo
Junction Eagles
Zion Luth
Loth-Hartmann
St. Mary's Church
St. Ann's Society
Farm and Ranch Supplies
Dittlinger Chicken
Mecall
Juenke & Schoenewolf
Fredericksburg, Texas
Ida Stahl
Louis Stahl
Mr. Wagner
Germany
States
Predericksburg
Mrs. Schneider
Elmo Baeth
Betty Hartford
Kendall
Hodges
Fredericksburg, Texa
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