County 4-H Contests Set For Saturday in Fredericksburg
4-H members will demonstrate in teams and as individuals at the Fredericksburg Fire Station meeting room. Events include Vegetable Preparation Safety Electric Foods Nutrition and Educational Activity with Share the Fun and Public Speaking also on the program. District events follow in San Angelo on April 20 and Camp at Lake Brownwood.
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Fredericksburg
San Angelo
Lake Brownwood
Gillespie
Pat
Life Magazine subscription cue hints at prize coat offer
A shopper is urged to refer to page 124 of the April 5 Life Magazine issue and check a master list at the store for a possible prize. The offer mentions a fine men’s sport coat and Pacific Mills slacks tailored by Hubbard Stehling Bros.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Life Magazine
Pacific Mills
Hubbard
Faster Fires Publicity Scheduled
Easter Fires Pageant gets publicity on KTBC TV in Austin and Channel 12 in San Antonio. April 4 features Uncle Jay Show bunnies led by John Davidson and Helen Hahn. Fredericksburg segment appears April 6 and 13 with performers from the FHS band and pageant cast. A full dress rehearsal is set for April 8 with a Dallas photographer.
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San Antonio
Austin
Ktbc-Tv
Uncle Jay
Opa
Oma
John Davidson
Helen Hahn
Carol Keidel
Jay Ward
Peggy Schnerr
Jan Cox
Ralph Weiershausen
Gillespie County Historical Society Board
Fredericksburg
Channel 12
Karen Sue Heinen
FHS
Stonewall
Wilburn Meier
Dallas News
Building Permits Issued for Fredericksburg Residents
New residence added to Fredericksburg permits. Temple Lumber Co. gets 7900 for a West Austin St home and 2500 for porch and carport on South Crockett. Stein Lumber Co. wins 1500 to remove a store front on East Main. W. H. Grande secures 1500 to enlarge his laundromat on East Main. Alton Kleier obtains 900 for alterations to his Hale Street home.
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Fredericksburg
Temple Lumber Company
West Austin Street
South Crockett Street
Stein Lumber Company
East Main
W. H. Grande
Alton Kliier
Hale Street
IWO FHS GRADS PLEDGE SORORITY AT TEXAS LUTHERAN
Misses Karen Geistweidt and Shirley Kasper 1962 Fredericksburg High School graduates were pledged to Beta Alpha Sigma at Texas Lutheran College They are daughters of local couples and will be initiated at an April 20 retreat Karen also belongs to Alpha Phi Chapter of Phi Theta Kappa Two others undergoing operations in local hospitals last week are Riley Osbourn Mrs Henry C Durst and Kenneth Hohmann all of Fredericksburg.
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Karen Geistweidt
Shirley Kasper
Fredericksburg High School
Beta Alpha Sigma Sorority
Texas Lutheran College
Edgar Geistweidt
Richard Kasper
Doss
Karen
Alpha Phi Chapter
Phi Theta Kappa
FHA Opens Recreation Loans for Farm Enterprises
The Farmers Home Administration invites family farmers and rural nonprofits to apply for loans to develop recreation on farms. Eligible projects include cottages for hunters, riding stables, picnic grounds, boat facilities, and wildlife refuges. Loan terms reach 7 years for operating costs and up to 40 years for land and buildings with 5 percent interest.
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Warmers Home Administration
Lloyd E. Masley
Blanco, Burnet
Gillespie
Llano
Mason
Farmers Home Administration
Easley
Bailey
Schroeder
N. Adams
Fredericksburg
Texas
Improvements To City Water System Completed
The city completed extensive water system improvements over the past week. The project connects a new well northwest of town to a million gallon storage tank at Cross Mountain, bringing total output to 2 million gallons per day and storage to 3.1 million gallons. The $300,000 program includes a new Stehling well, a large pipeline, and an additional water rights source to insure supply. Mayor Sidney Henke credited prudent use of existing funds with no bonds, ensuring low rates for Fredericksburg utility customers.
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Stehling
Fuhrmann
Sidney Henke
Henke
Fredercksburg
Twice Blessed Births in Fredericksburg Families
Mr and Mrs Patrick Pyka in Fredericksburg welcomed daughter Martha Ann weighing eight pounds on March 28. Mr and Mrs Lyndon Rubin Maurer in Fredericksburg welcomed daughter Denise Marie weighing six pounds during the past week.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Patrick Pyka
Fredericksburg
Martha Ann
Lyndon Rubin Maurer
Denise Marie
Mrs Ed Roos Rites Set For Thursday
Mrs Ed Roos 75 wife of a Fredericksburg cement firm owner and mother of County Commissioner Marvin Roos died Tuesday evening Funeral services are scheduled for Thursday April 4 at 10 am at Edison Street Methodist Church with viewing at Beckmann Funeral Home until 8 am and at the church from 8:30 to 10 am Burial will be in City Cemetery A full obituary will follow next week.
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Ed. Roos
Fredericksburg
Marvin Roos
Edison Street Methodist Church
Beckmann Funeral
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Norelco
North American Phillips, Co., Inc
New York
Stehling Bros
Webster’s New Collegiate
Webster
Fredericksburg Publishing CO. Inc
IWO
Riley Osbourn
W. H. Osbourn
Henry C. Durst
Kenneth Hohmann
Fredericksburg Independent School District
V. B. Spiva
Arthur Pressler
Citizens For Better Government
Brenham
Spookie” Stearns
Debbie Spiva
Clinton Hartmann
Jonathan Riba
Harper
Victor Marshall
Elmer Lange
Lange's
Auto Service
Marshall
Frontier Times
Tee
Marissa Tatsch
Marissa Denise Tatsch
Elgin Tatsch
Courthouse Park
Cynthia
Washington
Fraunce’s Tavern
New York City
Annapolis
Navy
Army
Clovelly
Devon
England
Acco
East Main Street
Wydown
Jack Sprat
Bama
Meadowlake
Black Hawk
Cedar Farm
Ed Roos
Stetson, Stevens and Bailey
Sterling Bros
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