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* HONDO—HOME OF THE NATION’S ONLY ARMY AIR FORCES FLIGHT ENGINEER SCHOOL
The Hondo Anvil Herald.
NO TOWN EVER CREW
on Trade That Want
Elsewhere.
Are you a town builder?
assta*0** i arras-
HONDO. MEDINA COUNTY. TEWS SEPTEMBER 14. 1»45.
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Here in
^ I.OLD COURT OF HONOR
' o~do Or- Scout Troop 159 eld 1
to3rl of H .-.or at 8 o’clock Thur^-
v n ki, Yp*. fi, ut Korda
• c’hodvt Church, with the ’lov
up special p a-ts from out of
s- ,t Ronald Keller, Mi hae'
v,a-’ro d. Dennis I’arm;
i hristi'ies. Franklin Kel’e- \
KipperS. Glen Keller. George I.
LOOKING BACKWARD
local and personal y
eVEREAUY flashlite batteries, j'^^J^^outinaster A. P. Parma.
Si
ft <4
mm
R Gaines.
NOT CHI ![?.“J-sBCT BETTE"
PROW’S t'l.LANLKa.
room swell with wall
Gaines.
Scouts Matt Koch, John H. Poer-;
ner, Horace Langfeld, David Me-j
Graw, Clifo- Henne , Seo'.tr-aster
James Fingi-. Fat? r lohn Gerbe-
Mr. John Nesier, of I
FREEDOM COSTLY
Tire uemeiid as -uf-
ieitui by our people in the war j
agxjnrt the Axis powers should Bell
u> uaaember rhat human liberty is
a M-tly privilege which several ,;en-
eraLiois o.f Americans have been
id ta fii h e despite J.e oeavy
cost. TIL* k 4l.e theme of .he 58th
in a trie of “Speak Lp for Dem-
ocara.-y" prog:: ms which will be
brtaicmt over Station KT.’A at -J
I- . - Saturday, Sc;.i. 15, under
VOL. 60. No. 11
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NEWS NOTES
k'ef‘ c. R. Gaines. 2tc ! man. and
SOT CHEAPER BUT BETTER. D’Hanis.
PROW? CLlvANKRS. I After singing “America the Ber. i-
und abdominal belts at j tiful,” with Mr* O. A. Fly m.-n-t.
jypROW DRUG STORE.
I Second Class f out award, were
,>rc-!
„ I. D..rhe was a San Antonio •‘‘"ted to O.arle ho n. Harold
f1*' h ‘ j v’ridav | Schweera, Hugo Saathoff. Kleme i.
bi.itor Thur a> and hnda>. Rampe. end Wy„r Kamoe by Mr.
Kellv Pink Eye Liquid at HONDO*)John Nester.
VETERINARY LABORATORY. h Mr. Edgar Stickler ;ave First t
„„ row supply you with cig- Class Scout aw ards to Htimer Muei-|
.... ELY DRUG COMPANY. j ler and John Ross Went*.
... ..rttt.ibl.* tn huv John Henry Short received the
The place ' 1 r> Gaines 2tc Star Scout award from Mr. A. P.
Runs wil 1 ' . j Parma, and Robert Carle received
FOR SAI.h One 8*9 r*nR* * the IJfe Scout award from Father
Hie electric hot plate. Call 15»-W. !John (;erberTnJU,
GAS FLOOR FURNACES, fully: Scoutmaster Paul Reily pinned_the
Automatic, ee them at Alamo Lum-|s«.oat pin appropriate for each new
er Co. i rank on the uniform of all Scouts in
Mrs. A H Falkenberg was over ‘ Troop 159 who had earned an ad-
Iron: ( a-trm Me Wednesday visiting vancement.
Iriends.
.22 LONG
|l:mit 3 boxes per hunter.
Lumber Co.
School satchels and everything .
need for school at WINDROW,^
Shutterb ■; Contest
Ti e Fhutterbuf; contest will cloae
on Sunday, Sep 16. Awards, for
_ _____ the dog picture will be made at the
. the a wpiccs ofthe’VtteianY of -’or-j regular Club mating on Monday at
|«. itrn War.-. Ceinmar.der Maloney of j 7:3r P- =n. Th competition is being
, Fair Houston Post No. 76 announced j held in connection with National Dog
| today that the patriotic talk tehed- ! week.
•:Lii for the Sept. 15 broaden t will j -
i > idivered by .Toe C. Bettencourt, ! Sr. Hoite** to SpoBtor Card Party
j oatio al officer, an overseas . teran 1 There will be a card party held in
, of World War 1. j the Social Hall at 8:30 p. m.--?—
* "Even though our war with the sponsored by Senior Hostess of Club,
i / xis powers is over, .ve sh:il! con-1 Mrs. F. Richter is to be chairman of
• tinue to sponsor this scrie- of iatri- \ this entertainment. Prises will be
Street Scene in Old Yancey in 1903
reads a mile or so east foi owing the i though the guns have
•velopment of a through >oad be-!0*^'1 fl"°K- added Commander
The above picture was made in
1903 when the old town of Yancey
was a thriving country village. The tween Hondo and Pea-sail
late J. G. Newton was doing .a lively The elderly gentleman on horse*
mercantile business in the store back was the late B 1!v Newton,
building shown at the right and the! father cf J. G. Newt, n; the man in
gin at the left was then owned an i the driver’s scat was a traveling
operated by our present townsman, j salesman whose name n forgotten;
Rev. C. R. Brewster presented the f.*enry Eueck’ und "as a bus-v Place little boys are -a* of Black-
KIFI.E ammunition, |foUo«i« M«rtt l.nte, t. th, vi.iF | .nwh Ton, .hon »„
otic programs in an effort to re-
amid the American people that our
citizenship responsibilities are equal-
ly importaat in times of peace,” ex-
pkuned Commarder Maloney.
DRUG STORE.
FOR SALE—3-room cottage,
)r!ose in 11800.00. Phone 127, An-
vil Herald office. tf.
SHOTGUN SHELLS, 12 ga. and
|20 ya; limit four boxes per hunter.
I.Alamo Lumber Co.
FOR SALE 5-burner oil range;
Ibuilt-in. insulated oven. See F'ort
[Davis at Davi- Barber Shop. * tfpd
You can secure expert advice on
Alamo 'nF Scouts from D'Hanis: Clifton
I Hannes, Public Health, Pioneering;
l Matt Koch, Farm Layout, Home Re-
public Health, Pioneering,
Farm Records; Horace Langfeld,
neat by; and the “village cut-up”
community’s fertile fields. Both astride the donkey i' none other than
places ‘have long since been aban-1 our staid and decorous townsman,
doned, the business center of the j Henry Kueck, the gentleman to
community moving over to the cross) whom the original picture belongs.
Home Repairs. Cement Work, Pio-
neering, Public Health, Farm Rec-1
ords; John H. Poerner, Carpentry,
Pioneering, Home Repairs, Public j
Health, and Horsemanship.
Hondo Scouts earned the follow- ■
ing Merit Badges; Hugo Saathoff,
Wood Carving; Tony brucks, Wood j
Carving; John Ros Wentz, Wood!
Carving, Swimming; Paul Mueller,!
Safety, First Aid; Dick McWilliams, j
Safety, Personal Health; Robert Sal
awarded pud refreshments served.
Wive* Luncheon
Several newcomers attended the
Wives Luncheon held on Tuesday,
Sept. ! 1. A delicious meal was pre-
„ , , , pare-’ and served by Mrs. V. R
Maloney ‘ we must always remember ,fair t> Mn, D L and Mrs.
that millions of Americans-from | T , k wive- of Cadet3 at Hondo
the days of Valley Forge to Okinawa p— ,
-—have died to give us the peace and l , ;.ordia, inviution is extended to
f.-eedom we enjoy today I th .rtves of all servicemen.
There must tie no letdown in our 1
loyalties to the ideals of human lib-
erty even though our enemies have
been conquered and our way of life
Jr. Service Corpe
A dance will be sponsored by the
is not in immediate jeopardy. We! ^ Service Corps at the High School
muf-t never .“turn to that spirit of|8yn °n Saturday, Sept. 15, at 8:30
ate *hy which prevailed among our | P- m- Music will be furnished by a
people prior to Pearl Harbor, the at-i8r"»H combination band front Hondo
NEWS NOTES
From The
Flight Engineer School
Utued by the Public Relation* Office, AAFFES, Hondo, Toxa*.
Iu™Ka“! ,K'r*?ORVONDO i■»<*"«*• Wo—P Porsorial H»Uh. I
FOR SALE-
and one wood cook stove.
»t my home.
Safety; Charles Fohn. Wood Carv-
One iron bedstead j jnK> Personal Health. Safety; Klem-
See them; ons Rampe, First Aid,
____ t Personal j
Mr . Anna Eckhart. health" Safety. Wood Carving;;
3tpd,wynn Kampe. Wood Carving, Safe
NEWS ROUNDUP HIGHLIGHTED Major Broun N. Mayall, personnel
BY APPOINTMENT OF NEW officer, said that Hondo’s high-point
C. O., AND DISCHARGES ]men qualified for discharges under
tituric which refused to believe that
any nation might try to deprive us of
our Iveritage as free men and com-
en. VVe escaped enslavement by the
Axis powers mainly because of ihe
blunders of our enemies—and not
because we were properly prepared
tp defend the ideals which we cher-
ish. We must never make this mis-
take again.”
YANCEY NEWS
ty, Personal Health, First Aid; Jack
Reily, Photography. Firemanship,
Textiles, Camping. Life Saving.
John Henry Short, Textiles. Fire-
manship, Pigeon Raising, Public
Health, Personal Health, Safety;
Dick Fly, Textiles, Firemanship, Civ-
ics, Wood Carving, Camping, Pio-
A roundup of happenings at Hon-
do Field this week is unquestionably
highlighted by the noou ol ui.-'-
charges, coupled with the appom.-
ment of a new post commandant ami
personnel shipments.
Hundreds ol men and officers
have been processed for transfer to
separation centers ana scores more
will be processed out in the forth-
F0R SALE- The last 300-acre
Ifarm for pei acre, near Sabinal.
|Cali J W Truitt, Sabinal, Texas.
Bit
WANT Peer Dae near Hondo,
iTras Write e o Leslie E. Chaney,
llirsniff Airways, San Antonio, Tex-
L 4tpd.
JS2ntway pSl^'buzIin* activity —
them cut at WINDROW DRUG i ft , t, A d’ F K Kai.ing, ()n prorrei#i rumors wcre rampain
ST0RF Wood Larvtng. .. _ I covering everything from soup u
I Robert Carle, Athletics, LtfeSav-, nutg many ^ far-tetched as to bs
\x\Kt Firemanship. First Aid, » heep beyond imagination.
Farming. Pioneering, Swimming, Another news highlight was the
Textiles, ( ivies, and < amping- ; appointment of a new commanding
Mr. Byron F. VVoolsey, Scout ; officer. Col. William L. Kimball to
ecutive from Sun Antonio, presented replace Coi Robert B. Davenport
the Certificates of Leadership. Ler- who bein|? transferred,
tificates as Assistant 1 atrol I^ai cis airbase and the city of Hon-
went to Felix Roberson, John Ross, do u( (he sanu, time lost tt well.
Wentz, and Robert ( ® I known and popular friend when
leaders were Paul ^Mueller, (’apt. Leon M. Taylor, Public Rela-
tions Officer at HAAF for the past
Just received shipment Jeris
Combinn’, r T ;uc and Hair Oil.
1135 value for 76c. FLY DRUG
[COMPANY.
WU'UINES Hemorrhagic Septi-
Icemin. Blackleg, Anthrax, Hog Choi-
" ’t-'1. • large supply at WIN-
[MOV.' DRUG STORE.
LOST One Hereford muley cow.
about ;; years old, branded T. I. on
1 For reward notify
GEORGE St’HUEHLE. 4tpd.
Ps'rorthe NEW FAVORITE
UFE vse serve regular meals,
ibort orders and cold drinka. You’ll
I like our food and service. tf
i , ^r; an,l Mrs. Milton Weyerts and
wughter of Eagle Pass were here
bu day for the funeral of Mr. Wey-
,rtst Umk'- the late Henry Poehler.
L *)av‘‘ 8 new No. 9 horse-drawn
McUrmick-Deering mowing machine
117**0ber tl,es 5:00x‘tl, price
!*l<3.30. See it at Nessly’s, Hondo.
u ‘ H E- Haass and Mrs. Walter
if.m v . sp*nt the weekend at
^mp Verde as guests of Misses An-
88 Mae any Rdeen de Montel. They
visited in Kerrville.
T^,,P9a Ziegenbalg was hare
hi bunday from San Antonio, vis-
"1? her parents, Mr. and Mrs. Wil-
Ziegenbalg, and attending the
“ohn a church celebration.
ho£iC'i J.°Reph C- tlraff reached
le an ;t,W?k from flori^ where
for after 8ervin8 overseas
Pares. ? yvars- He '8 visiting his
8nd Mrs' Frank tira,f
Mr"rp ^rs' ^ar’ Puvhler and
Pneh] rhl“';8 mother, Mrs. Mary
wer(. her11 cs 50n- Johnnie Poehler,
the f^nday from Brackett for
ft fcfeilf™ lh'
gle[l l,’l H,TrpfH h.s returned home
charge v.his honor«l>le dis-
»“»«*:»;odce7Zi" -
Plo^'sheM Mechler- U- «nd Mrs.
*nd Mix w er’ .^FcornPanl®d by Mr.
tonio1 V, Alhrecht of San An-
*nd ?nt Saturday in Laredo.
th7 vi8it-d the Al-
e(nts m San Antonio.
Club08! .'Thursday night, at Service
»oney ±r;,wn wall«t containing
m.y Lpictum and P*P«r*- Finder
P>Der p nionpy if pictures and
HOFKg »rpturnwl t0 DOROTHY
hKE. Box 312, Hondo. 2tc.
kpountHiItoM> ia the name given the
Weber !:!,e Mpdina HoapiUl. Mrs.
hueller t. *ra.,r Ade“ne Krpn-
• rvt. Weber n overseas.
gan, and Hilmcr Mueller. Dick Fly
was marie Senior Patrol Leader and
Jahn Reily Junior Assistant Scout-
master. , „ „
After the song, “America. Mr.
three years, received orders for ov
erseas shipment to the Far Eastern
theater.
l*Lt“ , fooffl team's* b.gge'st
was active in church work in Hon-
I do and directed several stage pro-
! ductions for the entertainment of
! townspeople and military person-
l nei.
-— I Meanwhile, the B.29 Flight Engin-
Commissioners Court of Medina; eer gch0ol continued its operations
County met at 10 a. m. Monday,, jn ^ m,d8b 0f uncertainty and loss
Sept. 10, in regular session with all | o{ key personnel being released
members present except C om. O. W. | from .service. Another large class
LaCoste. and D’Hanis in the tradi-l1
tional “Scoutmaster’s Benediction."
COMMISSIONERS APPOINT
SERVICE OFFICER
Tondre. There came up for consid
eration the appointment of a County
Service Officer with recommenda-
tion by the various Legion Posts and
the Hondo Post of Veterans of For-
eign Wars. The Court by unani-
mous vote appointed A. A. Murrell
as Service Officer of Medina Coun-
ty at a salary of $100 per month
until further action of the Court.
Clerical help is to be provided as
needed, and the Service Officer is
to begin his work on Sept. 11. Of-
fice space is being furnished by the
Commissioners Court, alloting the
old Grand Jury room on the third
floor of the courthouse.
The Court received the various
statements and bills of the County
and the Commissioners for the month
of August, examined them, and or-
dered them paid. There being no
other business, Court recessed sub-
ject to call by County Judge Rothe.
NOTICE
The first regular meeting of the
Hondo Business and Professional
Women’s Club will be held at 8 p. ni.
Tuesday, Sept. 18, in the Community
Building of the Navigation Village.
All charter members are urged to
b, Lrau E NEWT0Ni
President.
ANNE DAVIS,
Secretary.
P.-T. A. TO MEET MONDAY
The first meeting of the Hondo
Parent-Teachers Association for the
year 1945-46 will be held at 3:30 p.
m. Monday, Sept. 17th, in the High
School auditorium. An interesting
program has been arranged. All
members are asked to attend.
of flight engineers was graduated
last Monday, its members receiving
the new flight engineer wings and
commissions as second lieutenants
or flight officer appointments.
Evening entertainment at the Of-
ficers Club, Service Club and NCO
Club and at the Post Theater kept
up a steady pace with capacity
crowds. Last week Tommie Tuck-
er’s famous dance band entertained
at the Officers Club. The field’s
NCOs and guests had a hilarious
time when a San Antonio colored or-
chestra, featuring a husky-voiced
girl blues singer, played Monday
night. Large crowds applauded a
special stage show at the Post The-
ater Wednesday night.
Interest was high and rapidly in-
creasing the middle of the week as
the date approached for the post’s
initial football game with Ellington
Field.
Squadron A welcomed a new
commanding officer, Major Ed-
wards, an overseas veteran, who suc-
ceeded the popular Lt. Thompson,
who was approved for a release from
active duty. This group also is bid-
ding farewell to its first sergeant,
Sgt. O’Connor, who had held his post
for nearly two years. He is suc-
ceeded by Sgt. Knupp, who is groom-
ing another orderly room man for
the top-kick post.
Col Davenport, who is transfer-
ring to Randolph Field, is succeeded
by the 31-year-old Col. Kimball,
veteran fighter pilot of 46 combat
missions in Europe. He was with
the 15th Air Force in Italy, the fly-
ing commander of
units. A graduate
Military Academy,
Denver, Colo., and
has two children.
the present point system, are being
shipped to separation centers as fast
as these men are called for by quota
from separation centers.
Another item receiving emphasis
now is the Army recruitment pre-
ram. Bv the middle of the week
11 men had re-enlisted in the Army
aid it was known that a good many
thers are nlanning to sign up for
■.other “hitch.” Re-enlistees in-1 Mr.^ Kueclrs sister,
uded T. Set. Rurwick B. Baity, S.
rt. Paul E. McKee, Cpl. Vivian
oslev Cornelius, Cpl. Herman W.
•’vre, Cnl. Jnmes L. Shamel, Pfc.
tto Railev, Pfc. Richar' E. Barnes.
"fc. Elbert Lee Tones. Pfc. Edward
\. Matchett and Pfc. Rudolph Mead-
Pvt. Karl Faseler and Pvt. Ray
Nixon, who are home for a few days,
spent FYiday in San Antonio.
Mrs. Alvin Kempf, Mrs. Frank
Martin and Mrs. W. H. Fox were in
Devine FYiday.
Vernon Grunewald, who has been
visiting his mother and other rela-
tives, left for his station in San Di-
ego. Calif.
Mrs. M. B. Carwile of Placedo vis-
ited with the Chas. Kueck family
over the week-end. Mrs. Carwile is
Army Air Field. A cordial invita-
tion is extended to all servicemen,
wives of servicemen and Jr. Service
Corps members.
More then 100 pilot officers sta-
tioned at HAAF completed applica-
r>n and examination* this week for
f’\ A commercial rilot licenses. Pil-
ots are eligible for commercial lic-
“tises in all tvres of planes in which
*hev have flown 10 or more solo
Uours, provided they successfully
complete written examination*. Lic-
enses are issued for single, twin and
four-engine aircraft.
Hondo’s bowling team in the San
Antonio league dropped to second
place when thev lost Monday night
to Fort Sam Houston’s 4th Army
aces.
Along this same line, HAAF bowl-
ers were cheered to hear the an-
nouncement the field's howling alley
would open for the fall season on
Monday, Sept. 17. The alleys have
been re^rfared and are in top con-
dition. The alley will be open every
night from 6 to 11 o’clock for the
rest of the month and after that
from 2 to 11 p. m. unless the hot
weather remains prevalent. League
matches are planned later.
The I. and E. office announced
that interest In the microphone tech-
nique and stage show courses was
increasing and that the hobby shop
was proving n great attraction.
HAAF COMETS ALL SET FOR
ELLINGTON FOOTBALLERS
several fighter
of West Point
he hails from
is married and
Coach Bob Coe’s Hondo eleven
began tapering off early thia week
for the Saturday night grid opener
at the Hondo High School stadium
against a star-studded Ellington
Field team.
Coach “Bullet” Gray, former Tex-
as University gridder, is headman of
the Ellington Field Flyers, who will
attempt Saturday night to avenga
the two defeate they suffered at the
hands of the mighty 1944 Hondo
grid squad.
The two Army clubs will stack up
about even on weight. The Hondo
line will average 192 pounds, the
backfield 184 pounds.
Sparkplug of the Hondo backfield
will be fleet Sam Laskin, a returned
combat pilot who was an All-City
performer at East High, Youngs-
town, Ohio, and a freshman star at
Ohio State just before the war.
The 180-pound quarterback can
puss, run and kick—just the combi-
nation Coe needs to make his vers-
ion of the Stagg system of football
click.
Two other hefty hacks the Flyers
will have to watch are Bull Huston,
who scales at 185 pounds, and
George Boner, 200-pound fullback.
(Continued as laat Fife)
Mr. H. L. Saathoff spent Sunday
with Mr. and Mrs. Fred Heickman of
New Fountain.
Pvt. Dick McAnelly and Miss
Edith Schmidt were united in mar-
riage at the Methodist Church Fri-
day afternoon by Rev. Hornung.
Just the immediate families were
present Congratulations, Dick and
Edith.
A shower was^given at Devine on
Sunday for Miss Ruth Newman
whose marriage to Pvt. Roy Grune-
wald will take place soon.
Supt W. H. Taylor and Mrs. Tay-
lor and children were in Austin Sat-
urday.
Mr. and Mrs. Glenn Faseler of
San Antonio visited relatives here
Sunday.
A chicken supper was given at the
of Mr. and Mrs. E. T. Wiemers hon-
oring her sister and family. Mr. and
Mrs. Alexander. Those present were
Mr. and Mrs. Harrison Wilson, Mr.
and Mrs. Elbert Wilson and chil-
dren, Mrs. Horace Johnson and ehil-
dien. Misses Dora Mae Wilson and
Delores Lorfing, Mr. and Mrs. Buster
Alexander and children, and Mr. and
Mrs. Ernest Wiemers and children.
Summary of Activities
Sept. 16-22
Sunday—3 p. m., Social Hour; 2
to 6 p. tn., Shellcraft; 4 p. m. and
8:15 p. m., movie, “Sullivans.”
Monday—2 to 5 p. m., Shellcraft;
7:30 p. m., Shutterbug Club and con-
test awards.
Tuesday—12 noon, Wives Lunch-
eon; 2 to 6 p. m„ Leathercraft; 8:30
p. m., Bingo.
Wednesday—6 to 10 p. m., Leath-
ern aft; 8 p. m., Bridge Club
Thursday—1 p. m., Red Croaa
Bandage Rolling.
Friday—10 a. m. to 2 p. m., Leath-
ercraft; 7 p. m., Recordings; 8 p. m.,
Classical Music Program.
Saturday—7 p. m., Sing Song; 7
to 11 p. in., Leathercraft; 8:30 p.
m„ Card Party.
LT. MECHLER WEDS ARMY
NURSE
WESLEYAN GUILD MEETS
The Wesleyan Service Guild of
the Hondo Methodist Church held its
regular monthly meeting Sept. 6th,
at the home of Mrs. C. R. Brewster.
The meeting was opened with the
Guild Ritual, singing of the Guild
song and responsive reading.
Mrs. Agatha Murray, Chairman of
the Spiritual Life Committee, pre-
sented the Worship service. The
theme of the program “Open Doors
to Health and Post War Problems”
was presented by Mrs. Billie Harllee.
An interesting round-table discussion
followed.
A short business session was held
during which a free-will offering
was given for missionary work in
Belgian Congo.
At the social hour a Bible drill
was enjoyed. Delicious refreshments
were nerved by the hostess.
Benediction was by Rev. C. R.
Brewster.
The Wesleyan Service Guild has
been given the task and the oppor-
tunity of bringing into its work the
gainfully employed women of the
churrh and the community. All such
women are cordially invited to at-
tend, as member or truest, the next
meeting which will be held at 8
o’clock P. M. on Oct. 4th, 1945, at
the recreation room of the Methodist
Church.
POSTED
Our pastures at Dunlay and Quihi
are all posted and any hunting with
dogs or guns is strictly forbidden.
Win. H. Schmidt, Otto A. Schmidt.
12-3 0-4 Bpd
Lt. F'loyd A. Mechler arrived home
Thursday, Sept. 6, with his bride, for
a few days’ visit with his parents,
Mr. and Mrs. L. A. Mechler, and
other relatives. They left Tuesday,
Sept. 11, for his station in Wilming-
ton, Calif.
Lt. Mechler and Lt. Clara Horst,
member of the Army Nurses Corps,
were married Sept. 1, 1945, in the
rectory of Holy Trinity Catholic
Church. St. Paul. Minn., with Rev.
Joseph Slegienski officiating. The
bride was attended by her sister,
Miss Angela Horst, an I her brother,
E. W. Horst, served Lt. Mechler as
best man.
The bride is the daughter of Mr.
and Mrs. Fred W. Horst of 228 First
Avenue, South, St. Paul. Minn. She
received her nurses’ training at St.
Joseph’s Hospital in St. Paul. She
returned Aug. 22 from England
where she served overseas for a year
and a half. After going to Califor-
nia with her husband, she will report
on Sept. 29 to her unit at Camp
Grant, Illinois.
Lt. Mechler is a graduate of Rice
Institute, Houston. He was stationed
in England for over a year, return-
ing to the States last year. He was
in the hospital at McKinney, Texas,
until April when he was sent to Cal-
ifornia, where he is assigned to a
Military Training Branch at the Los
Angeles Port of Embarkation. Lt.
Mechler is the youngest son of Mr.
and Mrs. L. A. Mechler of this city.
CLUB WOMEN SPONSOR THREE
COOKING SCHOOLS
Now is the chance to learn up-to-
the-minute cooking facts. Three
cooking schools will be conducted in
Medina County under the supervis-
ion of Mrs. Christine R. Mayberry,
Medina County Home Demonstration
Agent, and the Home Demonstration
Club Women of Medina County.
We are very fortunate to have
Miss Albertine Berry, director of the
Homemaker’s Department of Mrs.
Tucker’s Shortening, to give demon-
strations on cooking a “Balanced
Meal," “Meat Cookery,” “Sugarless
Recipes,” and “Salads.”
The schedule for these schools Is
as follows: Sept. 16, Honoo, Village
Recreation Center, 2 p. m. Club*
participating: Biry, D'Hanis, Lein-
weber. Murphy, Navigation Village,
Y'ancey. Sept. 19, Devine, at High
School Home Ec. Dept., 2 p. ni.
Clubs participating: Black Creek,
Natalia, 0. M. K. T. Sept. 20, Cas-
troville, 2 p. m., at the home of Mrs.
Felix Stinson on Rio Medina road.
Clubs participating: LaCoste, Pear-
son, Rio Medina
The Home Demonstration Club
Women cordially invite every home-
maker in the county to attend one or
all of these schools.
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Davis, Fletcher. The Hondo Anvil Herald. (Hondo, Tex.), Vol. 60, No. 11, Ed. 1 Friday, September 14, 1945, newspaper, September 14, 1945; Hondo, Texas. (https://texashistory.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metapth564059/m1/1/: accessed April 25, 2024), University of North Texas Libraries, The Portal to Texas History, https://texashistory.unt.edu; crediting Hondo Public Library.