Trustee Elections Saturday in Fredericksburg ISD
Voters in Fredericksburg Independent School District and nearby districts will choose four candidates for three seats. Incumbents Dr Vern Spiva and Rolan Schmidt seek reelection. Arthur Pressler and Walter Klett run for their first terms. Arthur Kower is not seeking reelection. Polls open 8 a.m. to 7 p.m. A 1962 poll tax receipt is required. Election judges are Miss Ella Gold Lloyd Halamicek and Mrs Elizabeth Walter.
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Fredericksburg Independent School District
Fredericksburg Independent
Vern Spiva
Rolan Schmidt
Arthur Pressler
Walter Klett
Arthur Kower
Fredericksburg
Ella Gold
Lloyd Halamicek
Elizabeth Walter
L Stieler Dies In Fall From Barn Roof
Louis Stieler eighty a retired rancher and former partner in Gillespie Auction Sales Company died Tuesday evening in a fall from the barn roof at his South Heights home His wife found him after he did not answer at 6 30 p m She said he had gone to the yard to work on the roof at 3 30 p m Justice of the Peace G B Worley and Dr J Hardin Perry were summoned to the scene The report continues on page six.
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Louis Stieler
Gillespie Auction Sales Company
South Heights
Stieler
Justice of the Peace
G. B. Worley
J. Hardin Perry
Fredericksburg Mayor Proclaims Cancer Control Month
Mayor Sidney Henke designates April 1963 as Cancer Control Month in Fredericksburg and sets April 23 to 25 as Cancer Control Days. He urges citizens to support the American Cancer Society and to learn vital facts for personal protection against cancer.
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Sidney Henke
Fredericksburg
Milton Petermann
Gillespie Crusade
Texas
American Cancer Society
Bids Opened For Fredericksburg High School Project
Bids for Fredericksburg Public High School Plant will be opened April 10 at 5 30 p m in the high school building. The project includes a scholastic building a band hall and a gymnasium on a 40 acre Kerrville highway site with later plans for an athletic field. Fred Thompson says work should start soon after bid approval and contract signing, completing within a year.
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Fredericksburg
Harvey P. Smith, Jr
Kerrville
Board of Trustees
Fred Thompson
Burglars Raid 87 Cafe For 235 In Cash
Burglars stole 235 dollars from the register at the 87 Cafe near U S Highway 87 South during the night last Wednesday. The cash represented three days receipts. Entry was gained through a rear cooler room window. No other items were taken and no clues were reported.
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Gilbert Ersch
Hugo Klaerner
Jim Kuhlmann
Notting
Juenke
Eric Juenke
Cast Readied for 16th Fredericksburg Easter Fires Pageant
Hundreds prepare for the 16th annual Easter Fires pageant on April 13 in Fredericksburg. Organizers led by Mrs. Tyrus Cox include Hans Hannemann coordinating volunteers, with Boy Scouts and Hermann Sons Lodge participants. A new set by local artists, scenes of pioneers and Indians, and a 400-person cast feature the Easter Rabbit and Bunny Brass Band. Tickets go on sale at the Fair Grounds with reserved seats $1 and general admission the night of the show.
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Fredericksburg
Tyrus Cox
W Ho
Hans Hannemann
Pioneers
Kermit Priess
Clifford Duecker
Louis Durst
Mary Frances Ersch
Kathleen Bruns
Albert Mangleberger
Hermann Sons
Richard Bruns
Stonewall Boy
Werner Weber
Lyne Lewis
Werner Keidel Jr
Carol Keidel
Reuben Moellering
Henry Lochte
Milton Crenwelge
Fredericksburg High School
Vereins
Kirche
St. Mary’s Mary Chorale
Cross Mountain
Easter Rabbit
St Mary’s
John Walch
St. Mary's
M S. Cox
Texas
Cox
Miss Flame Selection set for April 15 in Fredericksburg
The 1963 Miss Flame of the Fredericksburg Volunteer Fire Department will be chosen April 15 at Hermann Sons Hall. Eligibility includes all lunchroom girls from Fredericksburg and St. Marys High Schools. Applications due by April 12 at the Fire Station. Glenda Frantzen, 1962 queen, will crown the winner.
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Fredericksburg
Hermann Sons
Henry Kuenemann
Kuenemann
Luncir
St. Mary's
Glenda Frantzen
Stonewall
Central
TLC Choir To Sing Here Sunday
Three Fredericksburg youths are members of the Texas Lutheran College Choir the oldest touring college choir in the Southwest. The group will perform for Fredericksburg residents on Sunday.
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TLC Choir
Fredericksburg
Texas Lutheran College Choir
Southwest
Allen Keller Named Outstanding Boss
Allen Keller president of Allen Keller Construction Co was named the city's outstanding boss at the annual Boss Night by the Jaycees. Capt George Matheny head of the San Antonio Police Juvenile Department spoke on youth influences and parental discipline while Keller praised the Jaycees. A memorial resolution honored W E Fricke and Alvis Meuth and suggested a state level Jaycee memorial award.
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Allen Keller
Fredericksburg Jaycees
Lorence Feller
Kermit Ernst
Keller
Allen Keller Construction Co
The
Jaycees
Lorener Feller
George Matheny
San Antonio
Beip
Keller Equipment
Keller Paving Companies
Fredericksburg Chamber of Commerce
Fredericksburg Independent School District
Lions Club
Capt
Matheny
Wayne Zummernen
Jayeves
Walter Werner
Ing
W. E. Fricke
Alvis Meuth
Fredericksburg
Jerry Dure
Bob France
Durr
Ter
Harold Siehliag
Joycer
Jaye
Boses
Cinpul
San Antoni
Capt. Mactherny
Hillbilly Band Wins Sweepstake Honors at UIL Contest
The FHS Hillbilly Band directed by Tor Rhodes won sweepstake honors for the second year in a row at the University Interscholastic League contest in Austin. The Senior Band earned Division 1 ratings in marching concert and sight reading, while the Junior Band earned Division 1 in concert and Division 2 in sight reading. Both bands were the sole Division winners in their classifications beyond Stephen F. Austin School.
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FHS Hillbilly
Tor Rhodes
Austin
FHS Junor
Stephen F. A
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L. Stieler
United States
Congress
Lord Nelson
Portsmouth
England
Miss Flame
Walter Hl. Farrier Jr
Hillbilly
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