Miss Flame 1975 Crown Goes to Kathy Weldon
Kathy Weldon 17, an FHS junior and daughter of Mrs. Mary Dean, was named Miss Flame for 1975 at a Fredericksburg Volunteer Fire Department ceremony in the Municipal Building Auditorium. Carolyn Salinas was first runner-up among four candidates.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Kathy Weldon
FHS
Mary Dean
Flame
Fredericksburg
Carolyn Salinas
Joe Salinas Sr
Vanessa Kuhlmann
Dayton Kuhlmann
Dora Mueller
Walter Mueller
Miss Weldon
Denise Weinheimer
Rueben Wehmeyer
Otto Hahn Jr
Rolan Schmidt
Vote For Amendment One and Retirement Funds in Texas
The notice urges Texans to vote next Tuesday on two constitutional amendments. It describes the Employees Retirement Fund and Texas Teachers Retirement Fund and explains the goal to coordinate management for better benefits. It notes the Legislature shall contribute five to ten percent biannually.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Employees Retirement Fund
Texas Teachers Retirement Fund
Texas
Wild Game Dinner invitations go on sale in Fredericksburg
The Fourth Annual Wild Game Dinner will be held May 3 at Gillespie County Fair Grounds. Invitations at $15 are available by mail or in person from the Fredericksburg Chamber of Commerce, with proceeds supporting a wide variety of game dishes and a cover by Charles Beckendorf.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Gillespie County Fair
Chamber of Commerce
Bill Chadwick
C of C
Fredericksburg
Daniel Roeder
Saengerfest May 4 at Pioneer Pavilion in Lady Bird Park
Gillespie Saengerbund hosts a May 4 event at the new Pioneer Pavilion with a business meeting, a concert, hammers and meal, and a dance featuring Pehl's Oompah Band. Alex Frantzen of the Arion Singing Club hosts. participants include Boerne Choral Club, Hermann Sons Mixed Choir, and St. Mary's Mary chorale.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Pioneer
Lady Bird Johnson
Gillespie Saengerbund
Pehl
Alex Frantzen
Arion Singing Club
Arion
Boerne Choral Club
Lester Lohmann
Hermann Sons Mixed Choir
Sidney Henke
St. Mary's Mary Chorale
Rainfall And Temperatures Reported This Week
Rainfall this week totals .33 inches while April accumulates 1.35 inches and the year to date reaches 6.52 inches. The same date last year recorded 3.83 inches. Low temperature on April 15 was 48 with a high of 80.
City delays electrical rate increase as water sewer prices planned
Fredericksburg city commissioners postpone an electrical rate hike while approving a future rise for water and sewer. The panel cited fairness and rising costs, with nonresident water sewer users expected to pay about double the city rate. An ordinance for May vote was directed as rate studies proceed with Bryant and Carrington.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Fredericksburg
City Hall
Sidney M. Henke
Ewald Geistweidt
Pat Pyka
Walter Fuhrmann
Colorado River Authority
Henke
Commission
Pyka
1975 Gillespie County license plates sales rise
Through April 1 Gillespie County sold 9 475 vehicle license plates, up 559 from 1974. Harold Jung, assessor collector, cited gains across most plate categories with a 1975 total of 9 475 beating 8 916 in 1974.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Gillespie County
Harold Jung
Gillespie Assessor
Two Texas amendment votes set for Gillespie County election
Voters in Gillespie County and across Texas will decide two constitutional amendments on Tuesday April 22. Amendment No 1 would raise state retirement system contributions and maintain higher benefits. Amendment No 2 would lift state legislators pay and per diem. Absentee voting runs to April 18. Polling places are listed by precinct.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Texas
Gillespie County
Courthouse
Teacher Retirement System
Texas County and District
Employees Retirement System
Fredericksburg
Standard Service Company
Cherry Mountain
County
Hill Country Implement Company
Morris Ranch
Rocky Hill
Luckenbach
Harper Community Hall
Stonewall
Willow City
Doss
Fredericksburg ISD Faces 13 Cent Tax Hike in 1976
Fredericksburg Independent School District may raise local property taxes by 13 cents due to a 25 percent jump in the local share of the state minimum foundation program. The board discussed state aid formulas and reform plans, noting Briscoe’s proposal would still lift local taxes.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Texas
Fredericksburg Independent School District
Fisd Board of Trustees
Hans Bergner
Bergner
FISD
Jarvis Wieser
Fred Dietel
Charles D. Schmidt
Briscoe
Seven Hurt In Two Car Accidents Near City
Seven people were injured in two separate two car crashes. Four serious injuries occurred when a pickup rollover five miles southwest of town on Loudon road left the county road and halted in the road. Travis R. Wooldridge 20 of Mason Route Fredericksburg drove the pickup. He suffered a broken arm and concussion. Mike Winn 21 Fredericksburg with fractures of both legs and a concussion remained in fair condition. Helen Wooten 19 of Houma Louisiana had a lacerated scalp and concussion. Kenneth Six 20 of Houston had a broken foot and arm. All three stayed overnight at Hill Country Memorial Hospital with others treated and released. Continued on page 11.
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Loudon
Highway 290
DPS
Eugene Demuth
Travis R. Wooldridge
Mason Route
Fredericksburg
Gillespie County
Hill Country Memorial Hospital
HCMH
Mike Winn
Wooldridge
Helen K. Wooten
Houma
Kenneth Six
Houston
Gillespie County Only Area Save From Peach Freeze Widespread Damage
After a March 30 deep freeze across Texas, Gillespie County remains the sole region with limited peach damage. Officials report about 30 percent crop loss statewide, with Gaines County completely destroyed. Gillespie still producing fruit, though reduced.
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Gillespie
Texas
Gillespie County
Texas Department of Agriculture
Agriculture
John White
Texas Crop and Livestock Reporting Service
White
High Plains
Cross Timbers
Gaines County
Mrs. Christian Mathisen Rites Held in Fredericksburg
Mrs. Christian Mathisen died April 7 1975 in Hill Country Memorial Hospital at age 100. Funeral services were held April 9 at Beckmann Funeral Home with two ministers officiating. Burial followed in Greenwood Cemetery. She was born August 26 1874 and lived on the Pedernales River in Gillespie County. Survivors include four children Louise Ergas Fred Mathisen Myrtle Westerfeldt and Ruth Basse plus three grandchildren.
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Christian Mathisen
Gillespie County
Hill Country Memorial Hospital
Beckmann Funeral
Ted Leonard
Charles Hare
Greenwood Cemetery
Ulysses S. Grant
Gerald S. Ford
Mogford
Pedernales River
Emily Striegler
F.C. Striegler
Mary Mogford Striegler
Louise Ergas
Louise
JS. Ergas
Fred Mathisen
Myrtle
W.C. Westerfeldt
Fredericksburg
Ruth
Anno Basse
Dallas
Also Mentioned on This Page
Miss Flame
Fredericksburg Volunteer
Col
Alfred Petsch
Pioneer Pavilion
Fuhrmann
Austin Engineering Firm
Bryant and Carrington
Pat Dooley
Baron's Creek
South Heights
Environmental Protection Agency
Wieser
Ernest Kott
Perry Woerner
Dolph Briscoe
Miss Wooten
Duery Menzies
National Farm Loan Association
Egg Cooperative
San Antonio
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