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Newspaper
Fredericksburg Standard
Location
Fredericksburg, Texas, United States of America
Date
Apr 10, 1968
Page
1
A new record in Gillespie County plate sales for the period ending April 5 saw 6,997 vehicle licenses issued, up from 6,872 a year earlier. Total income reached 173,753.43 dollars, with the county keeping the first 50,000 and the rest split with the State Highway Department.
America's First Lady Mrs Lyndon B. Johnson opened HemisFair 68 in San Antonio drawing dignitaries and 50 000 attendees. She urged peace and calm in a nation tested and spoke on the fair theme Confluence of Civilizations.
Mrs Johnson and Interior Secretary Udall led a press tour of Fredericksburg featuring a Nimitz Museum tour and a ride through Main Street in festively decorated wagons. Students, church groups, and townspeople greeted the First Lady with songs, quilts, and old time scenes as they visited St Barnabas Chapel.
The Fredericksburg Volunteer Fire Department will name its new Miss Flame on Monday night April 15 at 8 pm in City Hall. An impartial panel will select the queen to succeed Lynette Klaernee and will involve junior girls from the city's two high schools with entry forms provided by principals. The winner will reign for a year and represent the department at the Fair Parade Firemens Dance poster contest and Fire Prevention Week events.
Fredericksburg’s 21st annual Easter Fires Pageant lights Gillespie County Fair Grounds at 7 30 p m Saturday. Dr J A Witcher narrates with Al Fehrenbach directing a cast of over 500 including Mrs Lochte’s and Hermann Sons groups. The pageant blends Easter lore with Texas frontier history and features a living Bluebonnet dance and a treaty scene with John Meusebach.
In Fredericksburg 1305 voters chose Sidney Henke as mayor, with Pat Pyka and Walter Ottmers elected commissioners. Henke and the two new appointees will be sworn in as terms begin, while incumbents Meyer and Geistweidt complete their service.
Spring storms brought heavy rain and hail to Fredericksburg and surrounding areas Monday and Tuesday. By 7 p.m. Tuesday Fredericksburg recorded 2.04 inches of rain since last Wednesday, with 1.16 inches on Tuesday and 2 points last Wednesday. The week’s precipitation brings the year total to 12.02 inches, well above 1967 and the four month average. West of the city near the Mason County line hail caused notable damage to gardens, plants, and trees.
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