High School Groups Name Leaders for New Term
The FHS pep squad organized last week under Miss Maureen Smith. Leaders chosen include Annie Heep Lucille Bierschwabe Guenther Luckenbach and Alois Stehling. Fifty five girls joined with strict uniform rules and a red white color scheme. The FHS Band directed by Miss Virginia Harrison named John Earl Seelig major and Vera Anderegg Betty Schuch majorettes. Band Boosters Club donated new uniforms.
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FHS
Maurine Smith
Annie Heep
Lucille Bierschwabe
Guenther Luckenbach
Alois Stehling
Virginia Harrison
John Earl Seelig
Vera Anderegg
Betty Schuch
Misses Smith
Harrison
Henke
Davis
Burgdorf
Dan Anderegg
Justine Heep
Lucille Bierschwale
Marvin Prochnow
Nellie Habericht
Roy Lanegrhans
John Henry Klaerner
Seniors Sell Commodities On The Sidelines
The senior class at Fredericksburg Public High School runs stands at football games selling roasted peanuts soft drinks candy bars ice cream bars chewing gum and cigars to fund the class treasury. Senior officers and editors are listed including Nellie Habenicht as editor in chief and Jarvis Wieser as business manager with plans for a class theme and additional elections this week.
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Harry Stich
Tampico
Mexico
Aruba Nivi
West Indies
Tech
Aruba
Caribbean Sea
Caribbean
South
Central America
Nellie Habenicht
Jarvis Wieser
Bernice Striegler
Julie Grote
Glady Herbert
August Eberle
Harold Crenwelge
Arthur Behrends
James Eckert
Marvin Crenwelge
Elgin Friederich
Erwin Alberthal
Davis Moegford
Primary Grade News Sees New Teachers And Hostess Efforts
Under the tutorship of Misses Mueller Atchinson Ray Morris Burgdorf and Lapham the primary grades are doing nicely. Last year’s pupils are helping as hostesses to sixty eight new first grade pupils. A group activity is singing with fifteen minutes of practice each morning and plans for playlets later.
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Mueller
Atchinson
Ray
Morris
Burgdorf
Lapham
Seniors sell Curtis Company magazines to fund yearbook
For the past week seniors sold Curtis Company magazines to finance their yearbook The Mesa Proceeds go to the senior class fund with Curtis Company sharing a large percentage on each sale Sales include titles like Saturday Evening Post Ladies Home Journal and Country Gentleman plus twenty one other mags such as Vogue Redbook Look and Better Homes and Gardens The sale may end this week and has a long running 15 year custom.
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Curtis Company
Mesa
Saturday Evening Post
Ladies Home Journal
Country Gentleman
Jack and Jill
Vogue
Redbook
Photoplay
Look
Christian Science
ECHO
Texas State Flower to Flourish on Campus
Senior boys from the Texas history class plant circular flower beds on the campus esplanade between the driveways. Seed from wildflower lovers arrived and near hydrants kept the beds well watered to start growth. Contributors include Jim McEwen Hugo Ransleben John Moehr and Walter Reichenau.
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Texas History
Jim McEwen
Hugo Ransleben
John Moehr
Walter Reichenau
Pinocchio to Play Here Wednesday and Thursday
Pinocchio, a Walt Disney production, screens at Palace Theatre on October 2 and 3. The beloved tale follows a wooden puppet who becomes a living boy, his adventures, and the perilous journey that ends with rescue and a whale.
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Palace Theatre
Walt Disney
Treasure Island
Pinocchio
Cotton Parity Checks Received by Gillespie County ACA
Forty five 1940 Cotton Parity Checks payable to Gillespie county cotton farmers cooperat ing with the 1940 Agricultural Conservation program were received by Dorman D Sell, Treasurer Gillespie County ACA on Wednesday September 25. Checks total $1 584 73. Notices mailed to producers to whom checks are issued. An additional 150 applications have been sent and payment is expected soon. Others will be submitted as soon as producers sign and the county association approves.
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Gillespie County
Dorman D. Sell
ACA
Advance Motor Co employees hold annual barbecue
The employees of the Advance Motor Company held their annual barbecue picnic Sunday with guests including Mr. and Mrs. Eddie Kott, Mr. and Mrs. Sidney Henke, Mr. and Mrs. Marvin Peter, Mr. and Mrs. Clemens Wuest, Mr. and Mrs. Sembritzky, Mr. and Mrs. Robt. Arhelger, Mr. and Mrs. Emil Ottmers, Henry Henke, Eli Crenwelge and Johnny Kolmeier.
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Advance Motor Company
Eddie Kott
Sidney Henke
Marvin Peter
Clemens Wuest
Sembritzky
Robt. Arhelger
Emil Ottmers
Henry Henke
Eli Crenwelge
Johnny Kolmeier
Pinochle Club Meets at Mrs Jenschke Home
Mr and Mrs Bernhard Jenschke hosted the Pinochle Club on Thursday evening. Mrs Sidney Henke won high prize, Chas Dolezal second, and Mrs Jenschke took consolation. A dainty menu of golden glow salad sandwiches butter scotch pie and coffee was served.
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Bernhard Jenschke
Sidney Henke
Chas. Dolezal
Jenschke
Social notes from a busy Texas weekend visitors
Mr and Mrs Edgar Durst and Mrs Louis Brodie spent Sunday in Jewett with Mrs Brodie staying at her mother’s bedside. Others visiting included Mesdames Hartmann Henke Mueller and Misses Molberg Zen ner in San Antonio last Friday. The Hahnes went to Port Lavaca for a pleasure trip. Albert Nauwald of Menard visited relatives here last week. Habenicht Wieser spent Sunday in Listerdale while Kott Ottmers attended a Ford pre show in Houston. Doris Thompson spent the weekend in Brownwood. San Antonio visitors Klaerner Schapiro visited last week. The Kiehne home hosted Juenke from San Antonio and Moritz from Austin. Essie Mae Schwethelm of Galveston stayed with Rudolph Habenicht’s grandparents. Felix Land spent the weekend in Georgetown with John Baker family.
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Edgar Durst
Louis Brodie
Jewett
Eddie Kott
Emil Ottmers
Houston
Doris Thompson
Brownwood
Walter Klaerner
Alice Schapiro
San Antonio
Chas. Kiehne
Werner Juenke
James Moritz
Austin
Essie Mae Schwethelm
Galveston
Rudolph Habenicht
Felix Land
Georgetown
John Baker
Cherry Spring Business Man Dies Suddenly at 58
Alfred Klingelhoefer, a Cherry Spring businessman, died unexpectedly from a heart attack Wednesday morning at 9 05 after falling ill Monday night. He was 58 years four months and two weeks old. Final rites set for Friday at 3 p.m. at Schaetter's Funeral Home with Rev. Theo Haag officiating. Interment in City Cemetery.
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Alfred Kingelhoefer
Cherry Spring
Klingelhoefer
Schaetter
Theo Haag
Gerloff-Neffendorf Rites Held Sunday
Edna Neffendorf became the bride of Milton Gerloff in a ceremony at the Freedricksburg Gospel Tabernacle officiated by Rev. Alvin Durst. Bernice Durst played the piano. A wedding dinner followed at the groom’s parents’ home. The couple will reside in Doss.
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Edna Neffendorf
Milton Gerloff
Freedricksburg Gospel Tabernacle
Alvin Durst
Bernice Durst
Rudolf Gerloff
Richard Neffendorf
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Knopp 4-H Club Elects Officers
Miss Martin presides as the Knopp 4-H Club elects officers on September 19. Dora Dietrich becomes president, Ruth Grobe vice president, Lorene Dietrich secretary-treasurer, and Leola Dietrich reporter. Members invited to join others at the agri- event.
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Miss Martin
Knopp 4
Culture building on September 98 for officer training
Leola Dietrich reports a culture building plan dated September 98 aims to train officers, with details unclear in the fragment.
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Leola Dietrich
Fredericksburg Publishing Co. Stock Includes Supplies
Typewriter ribbons and adding machine ribbons along with second sheets copy sheets and odd size mailing envelopes are all included in the Fredericksburg Publishing Co Inc stock.
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Fredericksburg Publishing Co., Inc
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