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PAGING THE LADIES Miss Ulbrich Honored At Shower Mr. and Mrs. Elroy Charles Britsch Harrison-Britsch Rites Reod in Houston Church Miss June Estelle Harrison be- ca lu' the bride of Elroy Charles Britsch in a double ring ceremony held at the Central Church of Christ. Houston, Aug. 18, 1956.

The bride is the daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Virgil C. Harrison of Houston, and the groom is the son of Mr. and Mrs.

Roland Britsch. Fort Worth. Given in marriage by her father, the bride wore a gown of white skinner satin with an overlay of French emported lace from the tight fitting bodice, with a Victorian collar and long taporing sleeves. The gored skirt accented with lace gathered at the waist flowing into the cathedral length tram. Tiers of illusion were held with a tiara covered with seed pearls and rhinestones.

She wore an heirloom lavaliere necklace that belonged to her grandmother. Her bouquet was a teardrop cascade design, using French lace as the background, forming the illusion and encircUng white orchids etched with garlands of petal stephanotis blooms into larger clusters of bouvardia blooms and double faced white satin loveknot streamers cascading out of the off-centered base of the bouquet. The church was decorated in rich simplicity of candleabras, adorned with Southern smilax garlands and magnolia arrangements. The smilax used was extended in full cluster garlands backgrounding the entire candelabra display. The use of wood- wardia fern trees extended the church decorations to extreme corners, by towering over the surrounding background to a half- circle to meet the wedding party.

Magnolia arrangements were useJ as accents and centered With a white candelabra. Miss Barbara Jean Harrison, of the bride, was maid of honor and oridesmaids were Miss Hymon la Moran, Miss Carolyn Ann Reese, Mrs. Barton, Mrs. Bill Lackland, Miss Margare: ana Miss Mignonette Heath. Suo Ellen Tidwell served as flower girl.

pink crystalette with an accordian pleated tulle pannel in front and matching accessories. Her corsage was of soft pink Carol Ambling petit roses, designed to rim the collar of her dress. A reception, immediately following the wedding ceremony, was held at the fellowship hall of the church building. The table was adorned with the bouquet with white tapers and table smilax garlands with French maline illusion. Miss Mary Francis Ulbrich, bride elect of Lt.

Arthur G. Massena, USAF, was honored at a shower last week. There were 87 guests registered i in the guest book by Miss Hasey Eckhart. Cake was served by i Miss Graydene Rogers and punch by Miss Barbara Brucks. The serving table was laid with white maderia cloth and a center -1 piece of white aster mums and' yellow candles.

Cake and punch. was served. Miss Ulbrich wore a white bro- cade with white metallic shoes and a red carnation corsage at her waist. Her mother chose brown shantung, accessories of brown lustre calf and a corsage of gold button mums. The mother wore beige flowered print with avocado accessories and a corsage of gold button mums.

i Hostesses for the evening were Mesdames Millie Eckhart, Everett Vincent, E. G. Rogers, Rollic Bless, George Brucks, Leo Dannemiller, Riggs Shepperd, L. I E. Holloway, Thomas R.

Holloway, Tony Zerr, Ralph Jones, i Bob DePuy, Robert Kenny, Bus- i ter Rath, George Graft Fred Bader, Russell Peters, Raymond Mumme, Ervin Leinweber, Jack Dowdy, And Misses Hasey Eckhart, Graydene Rogers, G. O. Braden, Barbara Braden, Bar a a Brucks, Thelma Lunch, and Mary Ruth Cameron. MR. AND MRS.

E. D. SADLER, Devine, and their two daughters, Mrs. Arthur Ehlinger of D'Hanis, and Mrs. Calvin Boyd of Bigfoot, stop long enough for the photographer during their open house held Aug.

26. The occasion was to d'edicate the house, its contents and the occupants to the service of the Lord. Rev. Don Rose, pastor of the Devine First Baptist Church, led the ceremony. More than 200 guests visited the new home during the afternoon.

Anvil Herald offers free space for announcements to all churchos in Modino County. If your church is not roprosontod in this column, pioeso got tho information to tho Horald offico bo- foro 10 o. m. Tvosday morning. To assuro accuracy, we ask that the notices be submitted each week if there is any change.

METHODIST, HONDO Anvil Herald, Hondo, ToxotV Friday, Sept. 7, 1054 ST. JOHN'S CATHOLIC Masses at 6:30, 8:00, 10:00 a.m. At Our Lady of Guadalupe: 6:00, 9:00 and 10:30 a.m. Air Base chapel: 8:15 a.m.

Yancey: 7:30 a.m. The Rev. Harold Ehlinger f.nd the Rev. B. J.

Bonazza. PERSONAL APPEARANCE Serving cake was Mrs. Frances Braddock and Miss Olga Tidwell while Miss Naomi Antill, Miss Jeanette Boener, Mrs. Floyd Janek and Mrs. Dalton Jensen served punch.

Mrs. G. H. Treiber and Miss Joyce Willingham presided over the book. The couple left immediately following the reception for a short wedding trip.

For traveling, she wore a two piece dusty rose dressmaker suit of silk shantongue with off-shoulder double collar, with navy blue accessories and a white orchid. The couple will make their home at 2201 Hillcrest, Ft. Worth. The bride is a graduate of John H. Reagan High School and is a junior at Sam Houston State Teachers College in Huntsville.

She is a member of Anne Gibbs Society at the college and is past secretary of that organization. The groom has just returned from Germany, where he spent three years in the US Army as a corporal. He is now employed in Fort Worth. Miss Brisbois Announces Engagement Best man was Richard Lynch, Hondo, cousin to the groom. Groomsmen included A.

M. Anderwald, Jay Pittman, Dalton Jansen, Allan Edworthy, Horace Britsch and Phillip Harrison. Ushers were Wesley Clark, G. J. Britsch and Harry L.

Tidwell. A medley of prelude music was Sling by the accappella choir, directed by G. Blasdell. They also furnished music during the ceremony. The mother wore an off-shoulder gown of brocade silk with matching accessories and a corsage of matching petal flowers of composite design while the mother chose a gown of WELCOME, Subscribers Change of Addross Franklin J.

Holubec, Ft. Worth. rtt 11, Box 221, Ft. Worth. C.

J. Haines, Abilene, to 87 Mc Hondo. James McDaniel, to Hondo High School, Hondo. J. FoLse, Hondo, to 1405 30th St.

Hondo, H. Saathoff, San Fran- to AEW Matran No. 2, NAS Navv. 14 in carg gf PO San francisco. Calif.

Glenn Keller, San Antonio, to ar e. Cadroville. ben A. Frier.enhan, Mac dwa. .0 Rt.

2, Atascosa. Haines, Abilene, to 87 Cedar, Hon io. Lt. J. A Smitherman, Bryan to Craig AFB, Selma, Ala.

New Subscribers rank Nehr, 2617 Roosevelt San Antonio. Yancey Independent School Dis trict, Yancey. Nick Riff, Rt. 1. Hondo.

Jinis Prescott, Rt. 1. Hondo. Lt. Leo Dannemiller, 1611 First Leesville, La.

Philip Dunham, Box 368, Sq, nth Air Div (Def), APO 731, Seattle, Wash. L. Holden, Bar Ranch 4, Box 22A, Bandera. Mr. and Mrs.

Philip C. Brisbois have announced the engagement and approaching marriage their daughter, Margaret, to S- Sgt. Heriberto Herrera, USAF, son of Mr. and Mrs. J.

M. Herrera, Hondo. The bride-to-be is now residing in Canada. The wedding will take place Sept. 22, at St.

Church, Ontario, Canada. Dance School Scheduled For Hondo Madeline School of wiU be conducted each Tuesday afternoon and in the studio behind Dr. Joe residence in Hondo. Children must be four years of age before starting and may register by calling Mrs. W.

B. dge. Tap, baUet, acrobatic and ballroom dancing will be taught. Mrs. has had much experience in teaching dancing and this is her second year Hondo.

She also conducts classes Pearsall, Cotulla and Charlotte. She is now residing Pearsall, where her husband, Dujeh NeiU is principal and coach fo the high ichool. Harts Announce New Arrival In Castroville Several years ago hardly any of young people felt that college was necessary several falls past when only one or two students from a given graduating class would go on to school. Now it is gratifying to know that a full dozen 1956 Hondo High graduates are planning to enroll in college or universities in about two weeks. By Jerry June Berger dical school this month.

TONY BRUCKS has enrolled at Southwestern Medical in Dallas and CHARLES NEY in Galveston. Mr. and Mrs. Louis Harl Castroville, have announced the arrival of a baby girl, born Aug. 30.

Linda Jean weighed 7 lbs. 8 oz. at birth. She is welcomed by two brothers, Trip and Chuclrie. Paternal grandparents are Mr.

and Mrs. Louis Hart Sr. and Mr. and Mrs. Englehart of San Antonio.

Services Held For Mrs. Jungman Mrs. Bertha Jungman, 73, died suddenly at her home on Rt, 9, San Antonio, Sunday, Sept. 2, 1956, at 3 a.m. She bad been in ill health for the past few years.

Born in Castroville, Nov. 6, 1882, she is survived by five children Leo, Eugene Wilfred ana Gertrude of Rt. 9, and Florentina Winters of Markham, Xex. She is also surived by 10 grand children, two brothers, Nick and Joe Hans of San Antonio, and three sisters, Mrs. Otelia Beck, Mrs.

Mary Halbardier and Mrs. Adella Koenig, all of Castroville. She had been a member of the St. Louis Catholic Church in Castroville all of her life. Services were held Tuesday morning, Sept.

4, and interment was in St. Louis Cemetery. Pallbearers were William Jungman, Gabe Hans, Louis Gross, Julius Jungman, A. O. Beck awl Alfred Schott.

Rainfall Not Based On Cycles NAOMI (MRS. FRITZ) LEIN WEBER, secretary to the super intendent of schools, says this is the largest group yet and the dozen does not include several other students who will be going on to business schpol. Last class valedictorian, ARLEN GRAFF, who could have had a scholarship to practically any school in the state, has had MRS. LEINWEBER mail a transcript of his high school record to Texas Lutheran College at Seguin. Headed for SWTTC in San Marcos are FREDDIE WRIGHT and NELDA MUENNINK.

ABEL BECERRA is planning to attend University of Corpus Christi and JAMES HAM has settled on Sul Ross alter considering a number of schools. Drawing the share of the graduates is the University of Texas, and since that was the school we chose quite a few years back, have to admit that these four have made an excel- le choice! They are; SANDRA MEYER, IRENE BRADEN, JERRY MUENNINK and RICHARD SCHULTE. Predictions of rainfall cannot Ladies Aid Makes Plans For Festival RUDOLF GRUN, DONNIE NEUMAN and PETE ANGERMILLER plan to enroll at CINDY DEPUY, who finished high school in El Paso last spring, is planning to attend SMU at DaUas. Other college students from Hondo who will be leaving soon are: DORA-THY LEINWEBER. MARILYN BENDELE and GAYLE KNIGHT all to San Marc MONETTE SCHWEERS, NELL NIXON, MARY JO MEYER and GLENN SCHWEERS; O.

J. WILLIAMS and LLOYD MUENNINK back to University of Corpus Christi; PAUL POPE JR. to Southwestern University; and MONTE WILLIAMS to University of Texas. like to hear of others failed to name as this list was made just from inquiries about town. Two Hondoans are Entering me- Attending Moye Military in Castroville this year are three elementary school youngsters BOBBY DEPUY, JOE FOLSE and BILLY LANDERS.

I brother, BOBBY, has entered high school at Texas Military Institute in San Antonio. Another T. M. I. student be making frequent visits to Hondo is PEPPY FINGER, son of a former Hondo teacher, MRS.

PERRY FINGER, who has returned to the school system this year. CHAPEL, AIR BASE Protestant worship service conducted 10:30 a. m. Sunday. Sunday school conducted at 9:30 a.

m. for all age groups. Choir rehearses every Wednesday p. m. Sunday School at 9:45 a.

Morning Worship at 10:50 a.m. Methodist Youth Fellowship at 6 p. m. Evening Worship at 7:30 p.m Wesleyan Service Guild is the first "Tuesday night. Methodist Men is on the third Thursday night.

Young Ad 'H Fellowship is on the second ilmrsday night. Soc.ety of Christian Service is on Wednesday afternoons. HOLY CROSS, D'HANIS Masses will be conducted at 7 and 9 a. m. Sundays.

The Rev O. Kahlicn. Sunday School and adult Bible classes at 9:00 a.m. Worship Service at 10:00 a.m. Lenten Services during Lent each Wednesday at 7: 30 p.m.

A CORDIAL WELCOME TO ALL! (Continued From Pago principal of the high school, acted as master of ceremonies, welcoming the audience and outlining privileges and obligations of those in authority as well as of those in their care. R. F. Wolff, president of the School Board, addressed the assembly and introduced the new superintendent, B. J.

Stewart, who in turn spoke of his plans for the future of schools. New teachers at include Mrs. Jack Zinsnieyer and Bernard E. Gerhardt of Austin. The PTA will hold their first meeting next Tuesday, Sept.

11, at 8 p.m. LUTHERAN. CASTROVILLE at Priest Ehlinger of Hondo serves as the auxiliary chaplain for the baM chaplain. Confessions are held every Sunday at 8 a. m.

and are followed at 8:30 a. m. Iqr mass. lAitheran services every Monday at 7:30 p. m.

Latter day Saints (Mormon) Sunday. School at 10:45. The school system in Hebbronville where the FINGERS have been living, has not smelled of roses for several years we noticed a recent article in a daily paper stating that six of the seven school board members in the town resigned so they thought it desirable to move PERRY from the system for his high school work. A very popular teacher when she was in Hondo previously, MRS. FINGER is a welcome addition to the third grade staff.

Chi down to kindergarten level, MISS WILLIE FLY reports that she has one of her largest classes of youngsters this year. At present she has eight boys Md eight girls at her Jack and Jill School and that even division is in itself unusual. Part of last year she had just one little girl with about ten little boys and other years girls have been in the majority. LaCoste News By Mrs. R.

R. Koch James Geiger, of Kerrville, visited George Kunze and other relatives Monday. Mrs. Henry Zinsmeyer, Mrs. Reba Keller of here, and Mrs.

Lotisa Jungman of Macdona, visited Sister Innicentia at the Lady of Lake Convent Sunday afternoon. The ladies presented her with a few gifts, as it was her 79th birthday. lunLMMimi WANfADS The Ladies Aid Society of Zion laid plans for their annual Fal. Festival, to be held Sunday, Nov. 4, at their regular monthly meeting Aug.

29. Worship service was conducted by Rev. Leo Benorden. The flower committee for September will be Mrs. Julius Hutzler, Sept Mrs.

Bessie Sittre, 16- Mrs. Louis Hart Sept. 23; and Mrs. Ervin Loessberg, for September are Mrs. Fritz Weiblen, Mrs.

Floyd Santleben and Mrs, Leo Reichirt- zer. be made on the basis of weather cycles of and dry Recent studies of 31 locations in the High and Rolling Plains of Texas show that cycles play little or no part in annual rainfall figures dating as far back as years. Dr. R. J.

Hildreth and Gerald W. Thomas of the Texas Agricultural Experiment Station, who made the studies, state that an optimist can find traces of cycles at some locations, but no statistical significance of cycles is revealed in the records. or normal rainfall seldom Dr. Hildr said. records indicate that farmers and ranchers in the High and Rolling Plains should figure that more years 52 to 69 per cent will be below average in rainfall than years above average.

Prolonged drouths have occur- ed on the High and Rolling Plains at least two or three times during the period weather records are available. The famous drouth of ihe which led to the dust bowl period, shows up in records at most locations. Another bad drouth period occured around 1917. At most locations the recent drouth began in 1951 and is the longest and most severe on record. Records go back to 1866 at Abilene, In most cases, it is not the first year of low rainfall that is disastrous, but the second, third or fourth years in a row of low rainfall.

During the dust bowl period Amarillo had 8 consecutive years of below average rainfall. The study and publication of the results and Ranching Risk as Influenced by is the first of a planned series to include several other BLOUSES ZION PRIMITIVE BAPTIST CHURCH, BLACK CREEK Elder Z. C. Hull, Pastor. Regular monthly services each 2nd and 4th Sunday.

Community Singing at 10 a. m. a.m. Preaching at 11 a. m.

BETHLEHEM LUTHERAN, QUIHI Sunday school wiU be held at 9:30 a. m. and services at 10:30 a. m. The Rev.

William Durkop will be in the pulpit CHURCH CHRIST Church Christ 24th at Ave. Bible school at 10 a. m. Sunday preaching 11 a. m.

and 7:30 p. m. Ladies Bible class 9:30 a. m. Tuesdays.

Mid-week services 7:30 p. m. Wednesdays. Everybody is cordially invited to attend any or all our uervices. Luiber Norman, minister.

CHRISTIAN SCIENCE, Devine, Texas Perk Avenue A Windy Knelf Dr. Sunday Services, 11 a.m., Sunday school, 11 a.m. Wednesday services, 8 p.m. and third Wednesday of each month). The vital importance of honoring God in thought and in deed will be brought out at Christian Science services this Sunday.

Zion Lutheran Church, Castroville, is opening a kindergarten for children 4-6 years of age. If enough interest is found three year olds also will have a class. The hours will be from 8:30 a.m. to 11:30 a.m. each school day.

All denominations are welcome. Devine Totals J. D. Klingeman, superintendent of the Devine Public Schools, says they have the heaviest enrollment for the coming year that they have ever had. Total number of students registering for the 1956-57 school year is 957, an increase of 30 over last year.

He expects the enrollment to hit the 1,000 mark when the migrant workers return. The breakdown is Big Foot, 61; elementary, 452; Junior High, 204; and Senior High School, 240, ST DAVID'S EPISCOPAL Church services in Hondo Ail Base Chapel Annex each Sunday morning at 8:00. Russell Blair of Bandera, conducting. BAPTIST, YANCEY Sunday School at 10 a.m. Worship services are not being held at the present time since the church does not have a pastor.

NEW FOUNTAIN METHODIST Sunday School, 9:45 a. Worship Service, 10:40 a.m. Sunday School and Bible Class, 8:30 a.m. Worship Service, 9:30 a.m. A cordial welcome to all! Leo Benorden, pastor.

METHODIST CHURCH, Yancey Sunday School at 10 a.m. Morning Worship at 11 a.m. BTYF at 7:30 p.m. Evening Worship at 8: IS p.m. on the third Thursday afternoon of each nKxith.

Rev. B. L. Smith, pastor. SEVENTH DAY ADVENTIST Yancey Sabboth School Saturday at 9:30 a.m.

Worship Service at 11 a.m. Devotional and Religious and Science pictures Wednesday at 8 p.m. Elder Evans of San Antonio, pastor. PIRST BAPTIST Sunday morning services with the Rev. Harold B.

Comelison officiating. Sunday school will be at 9:45 a. m. and the training union for all ages will start at 6:15 p. m.

Evening worship will begin at 7:30 m. Mrs. Flores Dies At 104 In LaCoste Funeral services were held Thursday morning for Mrs. Rosalia Flores, 104 year-old LaCoste resident. Born in 1852, Mrs, Flores died on her birthday, Sept.

4, 1956, at 5:40 p.m. She was born in Parraz de la Fuente Coahuila, Mexico, and had lived in LaCoste since 1916. She is survived by four daughters and three sons Jose Olivan, Pablo Saucedo, Encamacian Martinez, Teresa Cegobia, Juana Puttman, Mrs. Ernesto Uinojoza and Mrs. Ilario Chavez.

She is also survived by 87 grandchildren and 58 great grandchildren. Services were held at Our Ladiy of Grace CathoHc Oiurch, LaCoste. NEWS By Mrs. Amas Pingar MAM Claude W. Davison left Saturday for Uniondale, for a few visit with his parents, Rev.

and Mrs. Ralph E. Davison. From there, they will go to Bloomington, 111., where Mr. Davison will enter Illinois Wesleyan University Sept.

7. Clem Finger and his nephews, JCimmy and Mike Finger and Pat Ney, spent the weekend at Rockport. 5c to $1.00 Store BALL PEN 44 Town and just received a new shipment of Fall blouses styled in imported broadcloth. guaranteed washable and sanforized for permanent fit. A complete range of sizes in four aqua, red and pink.

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