Fredericksburg Independent School District approves bond issuance
Voters approve a 343 to 199 bond election totaling 250 000 for two new buildings and renovations. 554 votes cast with 12 voided. Bonds sold to Dewar Robertson and Pancoast of San Antonio at 2.4 percent for 25 years. Architect John Becker of San Angelo to finalize plans for a new primary building and gymnasium ready by the next term. Renovations planned for summer.
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Fredericksburg Independent School District
A. K. Krause
Dewar, Robertson and Pancoast of
San Antonio
John G. Becker
San Angelo
Gillespie Drouth Conditions Reach Critical Stage
Gillespie County faces a critical drouth with March rainfall scant across the region. County Agent C A Stone warns small grain is ruined and a short corn crop looms unless rain arrives, while ranch land holds up but new grass is weak. Continued dust storms elsewhere worsen state conditions.
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Gillespie County
Drouth
Morris Ranch
Tivydale
Tom Carr
Jess
Oswald F. Eckhardt
Rheinzold
Elroy Sehnelle
Bankersmith
Texas
Lone Star Gas Open House Set For April 14
The Lone Star Gas Company will hold a formal open house at their new home on North Lane Street on Friday April 14. Local manager Charles George said the general public is invited to visit the new facility and view the latest bus appliances. Officials from across the state will attend and a complete program will be announced next week.
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Lone Star Gas Company
North Lane Street
Charles George
George
Mann Family Visit Highlights Local Weekend
Mr and Mrs Paul Mann and their children from San Angelo visited here over the weekend sharing time with local residents and sightseeing around town during the stay.
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Paul Mann
Children of
San Angelo
Easter Pageant Set Saturday Night In Fair Park
Gillespie County starts its decennial census this week with the nose count underway. W H Sagebiel crew leader lists enumerator territories around Willow City Stonewall Fredericksburg and Fredericksburg area and stresses confidentiality and cooperation in gathering census data.
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Fair Park
Gillespie County
W. H. Sagebiel
Gillespie
Kendall
Sagebiel
Emil Neffendorf
Willow City
Gold and Vicinity
Dorothy L. Eckert
Stonewall
Albert and Vicinity
Calvin E. Weber
Victor O. Doebbler
Fredericksburg
Claribel Hannemann
Fay Schmidt Morris
Lee Feuge Doss
Alois L. Jung
Tivydale
Richard Laurence Crabapple
Cherry Springs
Victor H. Sagebiel
Mesdames
Dina B. Cunningham
Marguerite Feller
Cleo Harlen
Dorothy Eckert
Fay Schmidt
Ella Massey
Eula H. Walmsley
Kendall County
George E. Vogt
Dan Cornett
Calvin Weber
Emil Nettendorf
Richard Laurence
Victor Doebbler
Lee Feuge
Joe Johns
Gillespie County Sets Record Auto License Fees
Auto registrations in Gillespie County totaled 61 863 89 for February 1 to April 1, the highest on record. Vehicle registrations rose to 3 230 from 3 113 last year, with trucks and farm trucks also up. The office stayed open at night to handle demand as fees fund road purposes.
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Gillespie County
Wm. M. Petmecky
Drive to boost Chamber funding nears halfway mark
Gillespie County faces a halfway milestone in an effort to raise a budget for a Chamber of Commerce coordinator supporting the Gillespie County Fair Association and the Jaycees. Henry C. Meurer, chairman, says momentum continues next week with many soliciting teams active in city and countywide areas.
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Chamber of Commerce
Gillespie County Fair Association
Jaycees
Henry C. Meurer
Meurer
Weather recap shows cool wave with 38 degree low
The Tuesday low reached 38 degrees as recorded by Alfred Neffendorf. Other week lows included 36 degrees on Thursday March 30, while the high for the week hit 89 degrees on Monday April 3.
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Alfred Neffendorf
Paving Begins on Harper Highway Toward Kerrville Farm to Market
Paving of the new Harper to Kerrville Farm-to-Market road started Tuesday morning at the Kerr County line. The project marks the first phase of the Harper Highway improvement moving toward Kerrville.
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Harper Highway
Harper To
Kerrville Farm-to-Market
Kerr County Line
Gillespie Churches Mark Easter with Special Services
Gillespie County churches prepare for Lent's end and Easter with varied services. First Methodist hosts a Lent night service led by Dr. S L Batchelor. St Marys Catholic Church opens final Lenten week with 8:30 a m High Mass and daily services through Easter. Sunrise services occur at Edison Street Methodist 5 30 a m and Bethany Lutheran 7 a m. Holy Ghost Lutheran offers 8 a m English Easter service with Rev W J Holm.
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Gillespie County
First Methodist Church
S. L. Batchelor
Kerrville
St. Mary’s Catholic Church
Zion Lutheran Church
Edison Street Meth
MYF
Bethany Lutheran Church
Holy Ghost Lutheran Church
W J. F. Holm
Roadside Cafe Gutted By Fire Near City Limits
Pauls Chicken N Chips formerly the Do Drop Inn outside Fredericksburg city limits was gutted by a morning fire. The blaze started in the kitchen and spread through the building destroying most kitchen appliances and furniture. Firefighters from Fredericksburg responded with two pumper trucks and hoses to a hydrant edge of the city. Origin of the fire has not been determined.
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Paul Lange
Eddie Arbelger
Fredericksbrg
Emma Filter
Lange
Molberg Wins Fifth Term as Fredericksburg Mayor
Joe Molberg was elected to his fifth consecutive mayoral term in Fredericksburg with a four to one margin over Henry Rahe. Voters cast 252 ballots by 6 p.m., while commissioners Otto Schneider and E. H. Apelt were re elected to their own terms with 205 and 204 votes respectively.
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Joe Molberg
Fredericksburg
Molberg
Henry Rahe
Otto Schneider
E. H. Apelt
Otto
Fredericksburg Easter Fires Pageant Draws 300 Cast
Fredericksburg's third annual Easter Fires Pageant will feature over 300 performers at Fair Park at 8 p m Saturday night. The event traces the founding of the Easter Fires tradition and highlights Fredericksburg’s century history as crowds are expected to fill the park.
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Fredericksburg
Fair Park
Easter Fires Pageant Reserved Seats Still Available
A limited number of reserved center grandstand seats for the Easter Fires Pageant on Saturday night remain for sale. Tickets are 60 cents and available at the Chamber of Commerce office for locals and visitors from distant places.
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Fair Park
Chamber of Commerce
Ambitious Easter Pageant Promises New Features at Fair Park
The three year old observance stakes an ambitious edition with a replica Cross Mountain on Fair Park built by Sisters of Divine Providence and St Marys School. Tonokawa and Fredericksburg High School choir perform as Indian and religious scenes unfold. A large park spotlight lights the living cross before a Verins Kirche replica. The Fredericksburg High School band provides music. The climax is the Easter Fires on surrounding hills followed by a fireworks finale with the Easter Bunny. Girl Scouts help conclude the program.
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Cross Mountain
Fair Park
St. Mary’s Glee Club
Sisters of Divine Providence
St. Mary’s School
Henry Klein
Easter Fire Committee
Tonokawa
Order of the Arrow Indian Tribe
Easter Bunny
Girl Scouts
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Erwin Neffendorf
Neffendorf
Lone Star Gas
Cleo Harlan
Harper
Dina Cunningham
City of Fredericksburg
Dan N. Cornett
Milam Street
C. O.C
Paul
San Antonio Highway
Bennie Treibs
Erwin Nettendorf
Boy Scouts
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