Easter Fires Draw Multitudes to Fredericksburg Pageant
Fredericksburg hosted an unprecedented Easter weekend with the 23rd Annual Easter Fires Pageant and diverse events. Tour homes, Johnson era cartoons at LBJ Park, and Milam Hall art drew crowds. hotels sold out and parks overflowed with pleasant weather boosting co sponsors Gillespie County Fair Assn and Historical Society.
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Fredericksburg
Lbj State Park
Johnson
Washington
Milam Hall
McDermott
Lady Bird Johnson
New Fredericksburg ISD Trustees Named in Balloting
Ernest Kott was named to a three year term on the Fredericksburg Independent School District board. Guenther Maenius won the year term. Veteran Jarvis Wieser led with 600 votes, Vernon Penick 547, Kott 524, Crenwelge 238, Zimmermann 120. Maenius led with 451 votes, Rode 145, Thelma Phillips 101. Holdovers are Dietel, Smith, and Poehlsmann.
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Ernest Kott
Fredericksburg Independent
Guenther Maenius
Kott
Wilbur Crenwelge
Jarvis Wieser
Vernon Penick
William Lee Smith
Kurt Poehlsmann
Wenen
Art Fest Draws Large Crowd in Fredericksburg Region
The Art Fest sponsored by the Music Study Club at Milam Hall on Saturday and Easter Sunday drew over 600 visitors who viewed 99 paintings and drawings. Works spanned oil, acrylic, watercolor and pen and ink with many artists from Fredericksburg and Gillespie County and others from out of town. Notable exhibitors included Sue Kneese, Rose Mary Burroughs, Eli E Metzger of San Antonio, Laura Alban, Mabel Burgess of Kerrville, Onieta Bartholmae, Denise Dietel, Michael Whitley of Huntsville, Lyne Lewis Harper, Norma Schneider, Stella Eickenloff of Blanco, Sheila Hohmann of Willow City, Connie Whitehead, and several others from Stonewall, Comfort, and Houston.
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Music Study Club
Milam Hall
Fredericksburg
Gillespie County
Sue Kneese
Rose Mary Burroughs
Eli E. Metzger
San Antonio
Clarence Allen
Robert Feller
W. E. Muller
Connie Lachmuller
Irene Kowert
Dorothy Stehling
Stella Eickenloff
Blanco
LaRue Hedrick
Michael Penick
Jean Black
Stonewall
Norbert Czardnowski
Sheila Hohmann
Willow City
Danny Moore
Karla Weinheimer
Barbara Webster
Helen Whetsone
Charles Beckendorf
Walter W. Bowen
Comfort
Tim Crenwelg
Janie Ledesman
Sus Orschleger
Houston
Red Cross Bloodmobile Visits Fredericksburg April 24
The Red Cross Bloodmobile will visit Fredericksburg on Monday April 24 at the Holy Ghost Church Educational Building. Local chairman Harry Hartmann said the moved date from Wednesday allows the Waco Texas Center to collect a large blood supply at Cenroe college on that Wednesday.
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Red Cross
Fredericksburg
Holy Ghost Church
Harry Hartmann
Texas Red Cross Center
Waco
Cenroe College
National Bank Marks 40th Milestone in Fredericksburg
Fredericksburg bank founded in 1932 observes its 40th anniversary on April 6 with a Special Bank section and full page ad outlining 40 years of growth. President Henry L. Joseph and the board thank the public as deposits rise from 69,882.25 to 17,878,454 and assets from 129,910.49 to 19,584,000. Started in the old Bank of Fredericksburg building, now Rowert Real Estate.
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Fredericksburg National Bank
Standard
Henry L. Joseph
Bank of Fredericksburg
Rowert Real Estate
Geistweidt Wins Election In City Balloting
Fredericksburg voters chose Ewald Geistweidt to unseat Walter Ottmers for the city commission as Mayor Sidney Henke won re election. Patrick Pyka was re elected in a three way race for two posts. A total of 505 votes were cast with Geistweidt on 264 and Ottmers 250. Henke to begin sixth term May 1 and Geistweidt to start new term May 13.
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Sidney Henke
Fredericksburg
Ewald Geistweidt
Walter Ottmers
Patrick Pyka
Henke
Patrick Pyki
Geistweiit
Ottmers
Mayer
Pyka
Geistweidt
Mhir
Tour of Homes Draws Large Fredericksburg Crowd
Thousands visited Fredericksburg for a Gillespie County historical tour of homes. Visitors bought tickets at Pioneer Museum and rode in groups or charter buses from distant places including the San Antonio Museum Association. The day included tours, a LBJ Ranch visit, barbecue supper, an Easter pageant, and light refreshments at the Sunday home of Mr and Mrs Rudolph Smith.
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Fredericksburg
Gillespie County Historical Survey Committee
Gillespie County Historical Society
Pioneer Museum
San Antonio Museum Association
Witte Museum
LBJ
Birch
Red Barn
Rudolph Smith
Fritz Stieler
Smith
Dollar Days Set For April 13 19 In Fredericksburg
Fredericksburg merchants plan special bargains for Dollar Days from Thursday to Saturday April 13 through 15. The event, sponsored by the Standard, targets Gillespie and nearby counties with ads in multiple local papers to inform customers in Kerrville Mason County News Llano News and Johnson City Record Courier. Fredericksburg touted as Hill Country trade center with wide regional reach.
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Fredericksburg
Gillespie
The
Standard
Kerrville Mountain Sun
Masonounty News
Liano News
Johnson City Record Courier
Johnsons visit as LBJ cartoons draw large turnout at state park
Original cartoons from national publications line the LBJ State Park Auditorium as the Easter preview attracts 3 980 visitors. Lyndon B Johnson and Mrs Johnson mingle with locals and friends from Hill Country while reception hosts serve punch and cookies under the Visitors Center porch.
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Washington
Lyndon B. Johnson
LBJ
Texas
Stonewall
Johnson
C of C Launches Drive For New Membership
The Fredericksburg Chamber of Commerce started a membership drive at its April 3 meeting chaired by Gordon Sauer. The campaign ends this month with new members honored at a get together and appreciation fish-fry attended by current members. Public relations co chairs were Alton Klijer and W L Buddy Hahn.
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Fredericksburg
Cancer Crusade Drive Begins Here April 10
Mrs. Jim Lewis of Kerrville is named 1972 Texas Crusade Chairman for the American Cancer Society. Dr Kurt Poehlimann notes her enthusiastic determination to reach the Texas 4,000,000 Crusade goal as she has led Kerr County ACS work since 1964 and earned the Outstanding Young Woman of America award. She serves as vice president of the Texas Federation of Republican Women and vows a four year attack on uterine cancer targeting women over twenty and at risk under twenty.
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Jim Lewis
Kerrville
Texas Crusade
American Cancer Society
Kurt Poehlimann
Gillespie County
Lewis
Kerr County
ACS
Republican Party
Texas Federation of Republican Women
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Lady Bird Park
Gillespie County Fair Association
National Bank
West Main Street
Ottmers 13
James A. Cross
Texas Parks and Wildlife Department
Cennine
C of C
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