Mathisen Celebrates Eightieth Birthday at Home
C Mathisen marked his eightieth birthday on Sunday with 48 guests at his Austin Highway home. Family members Arno and Patricia Basse, Fred Mathisen, W C Westerfeldt and others attended along with out of town guests Walter Mathisen of Racine Leo Plumanns of Chicago and Matt Mathisen of Buchanan Lake.
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Mathisen
Austin Highway
Arno Basse
Patricia
Dallas
Fred Mathisen
W. C. Westerfeldt
Louise Clifford
Colorado Springs
Thisen
Racine
Wis
Leo Plumanns
Chicago
Jil
Matt Mathisen
Buchanan Lake
Birth announced for Golden couple’s daughter in Big Springs
Mr and Mrs O Z Golden of Big Springs announce the birth of a daughter on Tuesday September 18. The couple already have two sons Gordon and Mark. The mother is Joy Hitzfield the former. The maternal grandmother is Mrs Fred Hitzfeld.
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O. Z. Golden
Big Springs
Goldens
Gordon
Mark
Golden
Joy Hitzfield
Fred Hitzfeld
Candidates For Harvest Queen Announced
Harvest Festival queen contenders are Nell Hodges senior class Marie Meier junior class Mikki McDougall sophomores and Dorothy Ann Rothmann freshmen. Voting starts Wednesday with jars in town and school. proceeds benefit the Fredericksburg PTA Harvest Festival fund with a quarter to each class. The queen will preside at the festival program on the football field Wednesday October 18.
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FHS
Nell Hodges
Marie Meier
Micki McDougall
Dorothy Ann Rothmann
Harvest Festival Fund
Fredericksburg Parent - Teacher Association
Kathleen Bruns Birthday Party
Mrs R Bruns hosted a party Friday afternoon at home for her daughter Kathleen’s seventh birthday. Twenty children attended and a white cake with pink net ruffle and green candles marked the celebration. Guests received tablets as favors with refreshments and garb helpers included Mrs Albert Kraus and Mary Jane Kraus.
Flying Backward Stunt Mastery by Hummingbirds Highlighted
The article notes that backward flight is a stunt unique to the hummingbird among land birds, emphasizing its remarkable maneuver and precision in flight.
Greek Orthodox Church Skips December 25 Christmas
Members of the Greek Orthodox Church do not celebrate Christmas on December 25, honoring their liturgical calendar. The observance reflects traditional holiday timing rather than a secular date.
F C Lochte Earns County 4 H Honors in Gillespie County
F C Lochte son of Mr and Mrs Max Lochte Route 4 leads Gillespie County 4 H Club as state electric contest entrant. He wins county con test and will receive a Gold Medal of Honor. State winner earns all expense trip to National 4 H Congress in Chicago. He excels in breeding hogs judging showmanship and has built cattle guards gates and a small tractor. Other Gillespie entrants are Dayton Herber Raymond Gold and Jack Baethge. He also feeds a beef calf and barrows for county and state shows while pursuing tomato, beef, and electrical projects.
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F. C. Lochte
Max Lochte
Route 4
Gillespie County
Home Electric
F. C
College Station
Chicago
Lochie
Dayton Herber
Sana Fe
Raymond Gold
Jack Baethge
Tax Payment Period Opens on October 2
Tax payment time begins Monday as officials seek the first payer after the long service of Charles Feuge. Tax Assessor-Collector Wm. M. Petmecky will be at the office from break of day to handle early payments for state county school and poll taxes, with discounts of three percent in October, two percent in November, and one percent in December, excluding independent school district and poll taxes.
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Charles Feuge
Wm. M. Petmecky
Jimmie Gerhard Birthday Party With Cubs Guests
Jimmie Gerhard hosted his ninth birthday at home inviting Den 5 Cubs and other guests. Mrs. Frank Loth helped Mrs. Milton Gerhard serve refreshments. Favors included story books and candy. The week began with a 61 degree low and 94 degree high as summer lingered.
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Jimmie Gerhard
Cubs
Den 5
Frank Loth
Milton Gerhard
Fredericksburg Publishing Co Imprints Name on Bill
A local notice offers imprinting customers’ names on bills sold at a favorite store through Fredericksburg Publishing Co. The service advertises personalized billing items for shoppers.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Fredericksburg Publishing Co
Clearing Begins on Fredericksburg Public School Primary Building
Work started this week on the Fredericksburg Public School System project with preliminary clearing by Marcus Burg Construction Company of Stone Wall. Crews removed trees from the former Louis Kott property as the new building plan extends from the Kott site to the former Knopp home with Knopp's house incorporated into the structure. Foundation digging will begin once machinery arrives, expected later this week.
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Fredericksburg
Marcus Burg Construction Company
Stonewall
Louis Kott
Kott
Knopp
Petmeckys Leads Frail at Pan American Friendship Week
Fredericksburg’s Chamber of Commerce manager Wm M Petmecky attended Pan American Friendship Week in San Antonio with Mrs Petmecky. Delegates met with US State Department officials and Mexican consuls, opened the International Trade Zone, and staged a Pan American Parade and Cavalcade de Mexico with performances by the Tipica Orchestra and Monterrey Police Motorcycle Team.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Fredericksburg
San Antonio
Wm. M. Petmecky
Joe Molberg
Petmecky
Chamber of Commerce
Good Neighbor Commission of Texas
Plaza Hotel
United States Department of State
Texas
Humane Agency
Cavalcade de Mexico
Bexar County
Republic
Monterrey
Jack W. White
School progress and Harvest Festival volunteers sought
FHS reports balanced curriculum plans across courses with emphasis on enrichment. Karl Hartmann presents elementary curriculum status. In the PTA meeting led by Mrs. Knoche, Harvest Festival volunteers are urged to contact PTA officials. room voting winners listed for grades 2A 4A 7th 10th.
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FHS
Karl Hartmann
Knoche
PTA
Hannemann
Harsch
Klett
Schmidt
Schlaudt Named Son of Fredericksburg Parent
Schlaudt is described as the son of Mrs Clarinda Schlaudt of Fredericksburg, highlighting a family tie noted in the notice.
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Schlaudt Is the
Son
Clarinda Schlaudt
Fredericksburg
Brittany Province Fact Check
A concise note clarifies that Brittany is a province in France, not England, correcting common geographic confusion and confirming its national affiliation and regional status.
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Brittany
France
England
Mrs. E. Petermann Birthday Observed by Friends
About 20 close friends and relatives gathered at the home of Mrs. Edward Petermann on Friday afternoon to celebrate her birthday. Arrangements of zinnias and other summer flowers enhanced the home, with refreshments served at a dining table centerpeice of queen's crown and fern. Assisting the hostess were Mesdames Hugo Klaerner, Percy Nielsen and Alfred Crenwelge.
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Edward Petermann
Zinnias
Mesdames
Hugo Klaerner
Percy Nielsen
Alfred Crenwelge
Youngest and oldest U.S. Presidents by inauguration age
The youngest president inaugurated was Theodore Roosevelt at 42 and the oldest was William Henry Harrison at 68. Roosevelt took office after McKinley’s 1901 assassination, while Harrison was sworn in during the early Republic era.
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Theodore Roosevelt
William Harrison
Indians in Canada Are Legally Classed as Minors
A historical note states that Indians in Canada are legally classified as minors under certain laws. The statement reflects age-based legal status affecting rights and guardianship.
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Canada
Bazaar Country Store Plans by Edison WSCS
The WSCS of Edison St. Methodist Church announces a bazaar country store in the church basement on October 12 starting at 1 p.m. Food offerings include chili hamburgers chicken sandwiches cake and pies alongside ladies handiwork for sale.
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WSCS
Edison St. Methodist Church
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C. Mathisen
Mrs. Walter Ma
Paris Fashion Sports
Peverley's Shoe Store
Natures
Harvest Queen
Kathleen Bruns
Ameritex
Taffetas
Alpacas
Ude
Alfred Neffendorf
Petmeckys
L. A
Mrs. E. Petermann
Edison Wscs
Central Drug CO
Westinghouse
Pioneer Furniture Co., Inc
Fredericksburg, Texas
Klor-Ever’ Gigli
Pioneer Furniture Company
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