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Newspaper
Fredericksburg Standard
Location
Fredericksburg, Texas, United States of America
Date
Apr 17, 1963
Page
14
Col Homer Garrison Jr reports Texas crime rose 6.6 percent in 1962 from 1961, with auto theft up 10.5 percent. The 1962 total offenses were about 216,650, a 71 percent rise since 1955, amid urban increases and rural declines.
The article traces ownership changes of two 19th century lots in Fredericksburg from Schubert to Leyendecker to Graf and others, detailing transfers to Ochs, Meurer, Stehling and Evers. It explains the Buckhorn Saloon’s evolution, Sheriff Herman Ochs, Prohibition era impact, and the Evers family’s businesses and county roles, ending with bank plans and the new building project.
Betty Rowland of Fort Worth will become Executive Director of the Texas Colorado Lakes Council of Girl Scouts on May 1, succeeding Gus F. White who resigned in January. Rowland, with degrees from Texas Christian University and Tulane, has held multiple roles in Girl Scouts and regional councils and served as a trainer for Region IX. The council serves 18 Texas counties including Travis, Williamson, Hays, Bastrop, and Guadalupe.
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