Easter Fires at Fair Park Boomed with Crowds
The Easter Fires tale drew the largest crowd ever at Fair Park Saturday night. The scene shows bunnies laying Easter eggs for nests and a grand finale with FHS Band forming a cross before Vereing Kirche and St Marys chorale near Cross Mountain, with Pioneer cabin and lit church steeple in view.
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Fair Park
FHS
Eing Kirche
St. Mary’s Mary Chorale
Cross Mountain
Pioneers
Pioneer Cabin
St. Mary’s Catholic Church
Fredericksburg High School Band Named Fiesta Festival Honor Band
The Fredericksburg High School Band was selected as the sole honor band for the Battle of Flowers Band Festival at Alamo Stadium in San Antonio on April 22 at 7 30 pm The event features Rich Mattison Bill Moffit and the U S Marine Drum and Bugle Corps with the Red and White band highlighting Fredericksburg’s 125th anniversary across a program drawing an expected 30000 attendees.
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Texas
San Antonio
Alamo Stadium
Tom Rhodes
FHS
Central High School Band
Baton Rouge
Rhodes
Fredericksburg
U. S. Marine Drum and Bugle Corps
Washington, D. C
Rich Mattison
Bill Moffit
University of Houston
Fredericksburg High Schol Band
District 14-AAA One-Act Play Finals Slated Friday
Four schools reach Fredericksburg High School Auditorium for the District 14-AAA One-Act Play finals to be held Friday April 16 starting at 4 p m. Gonzales High School presents We Have Always Lived in the Castle. San Felipe High School offers a scene from The Cave Dwellers. Fredericksburg High School performs Childhood. Cuero High School presents The Lesson. FHS cast includes Judith Bruns Tru dy Jander Bobby Payne Linda Vermuelen and Carleton Schnelle.
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Fredericksburg High School
Gonzales High School
Hugh Wheeer
Shirley Jackson
San Felipe High School of
del Rio
William Saroyan
Thornton Wilder
Cuero High School
Eugene Ionesco
FHS
Albert F. Fehrenbach Jr
Judith Bruns
Trudy Jander
Bobby Payne
Linda Verm
Weather Facts Rainfall and Temperature Summary
Rainfall this week none. April 5 total 1.01 inches for the year. Same date last year 5.14 inches. Low temperature April 7 reached 28 degrees. High temperature April 11 reached 86 degrees.
Microfilm Center Announcement from Dallas
Microfilm Center, Inc. issues a correspondence from C P O Box 45436 Dallas Texas 75235 confirming contact for archival services and mail handling. The notice emphasizes office location and postal details for service inquiries.
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Microfilm Center, Inc
Dallas
Texas
Gail Looney Crowned Miss Flame in Fredericksburg
Gail Looney, Fredericksburg High School junior and daughter of Mr. and Mrs. N. D. Looney, was named Miss Flame by the Fredericksburg Volunteer Fire Department in city hall. Janie Kuhlmann crowned her. Lee Moldenhauer presented roses and Fire Chief Allen Oestreich gave a badge. First runner-up was Carol Hannemann. Judith Bruns was the other contestant. Cathy Treibs spoke and helped prep the Miss Flame train.
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Gail Looney
N. D. Looney
Fredericksburg
Flame
Carol Hannemann
Waldemar C
Hannemann
Judith Bruns
Alton Bruns
Cathy Treibs
East Texas College
Nacogdoches
Clean-Up Drive Set for Citys 125th Anniversary Prep
A citywide clean-up runs Saturday to April 23 to prepare for the 125th Anniversary Celebration. Weston Luckenbach chairs with Mrs Erna Heinen as co chair. Sam Baethge leads the week with Mayor Sidney Henke proclaiming Clean Up Week. Volunteers of all ages meet at the Vereins Kirche Saturday at 1 pm or Thursday after school April 22. Protective clothing advised. city dumps free for trash haul. Local crews provide free pickups and a city garbage truck is donated.
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Weston Luckenbach
Erna Heinen
Cochairman
Sam Baethge
Sidney Henke
Vereins Kirche
Penick Elected President of Frederickburg School Board
Vernon Penick, a Fredericksburg realtor, was elected president of the Fred ericksburg Independent School District board of trustees at the organization meeting. He succeeds Weston Luckenbach as president while Dr. Paul Phillips and Freddie Dietel were named vice president and secretary respectively. The board canvassed April 3 trustee returns and sworn in William Smith and Dr. Kurt Poehlmann to the board, with Elizabeth Welter employed.
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Board of
Fredericksburg Independent School District
Vernon Penick
Hans Bergner
Freddie Dietel
Kurt Poehlmann
William
Lee) Smith
Paul Phillips
Wilbur Crenwelge
Jarvis Wieser
Fredericksburg
Fredericksburg Independent
Weston Luckenbach
William Smith
Stonewall
Luckenbach
Elmer Bierschwale
Beard Contest Winners To Be Named At Friday Dance
Friday night features beard contest judging at Turner Hall with Red Beard and Pioneer contests leading to trophies and cash prizes. Alfred Crenwelge will host, Felix Pehl and His Old Time Band provide music, and judges include Bill Cunningham and Col. Curtis L. Frisbie. Admission is $1, with entrants in multiple beard categories and a note that winners advance to other events.
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Turner Hall
Felix Pehl
Alfred “Shorty” Crenwelge
Bill Cunningham
The
San Antonio
Postmaster Petmecky Receives Special Achievement Award
William Petmecky, Postmaster of Fredericksburg Texas, was awarded a Special Achievement Award by the Dallas Region of the Postal Service. The citation cited his leadership and efficient operation of the Fredericksburg Post Office and noted continued high competency. The award includes a lapel emblem certificate and 250, and was presented by John W. Hamilton with regional approval from W. L. Crawford.
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William Petmecky
Post Office Department
Dallas
Texas
Louisiana
Postal Service
John W. Hamilton
W. L. Crawford
Petmecky
Fredericksburg
Hamilton
Lyndon B. Johnson
St Marys Bazaar Sunday Dinner and Old Fashioned Bazaar
St Marys Parish hosts a turkey dinner and an old fashioned bazaar on Sunday April 25. Dinner served from 11 a m in St Marys School basement with plates at 1 35 and 90 cents and to go kits available. Bazaar in St Josephs Hall features games store sewing fishpond music and carnival with prizes and foods including sandwiches tamales and cakes. Grand prizes 150 50 43 95 25 and more awarded at 9 p m with buyer warnings and invitation to attend.
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St. Mary's Parish
St. Mary’s School
St. Joseph's Hall
St. Joseph’s Hall
Amelia Med
Seelya "Bonde
Don Richards
Kelly Springfield Tire
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Crenwelge
Moldenhauer
Kerrville
Milton Rogers
John Peh
Robin Jenschke
Charles Pratt
Gene Strickland
Penick
Beard
Paulie Althaus
Norman Fiedler
Edmund Friedrich
Elmer Friedrich
William W. Friedrich
Leroy Haines
Victor C
Heinemann
Walter Kirchner
Terry Lee McWilliams
Edward Pittman
Samuel Sagebiel
Kenneth L. Sa
Postal Service Award
St. Mary's Bazaar
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