Birds Nest Causes Local Power Outage in Fredericksburg Area
A bird nest shorted a transformer at the LCRR Sub Station on Kerrville Highway, knocking out electricity in Fredericksburg and much of the county from 6:20 to 7:20 a m. The incident triggered a chain reaction, cutting four transformers, until power was restored with aid from the Lower Colorado River Authority. Damp weather and moist grass aided the nest’s formation. no birds remained present.
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LCRR
Kerrville Highway
W. C. McWilliams
CTEC
Colorado River Authority
Cormfort
LCRA
McWilliams
Trials in Gillespie District Court under Judge Marvin Blackburn
District Court convened with Judge Marvin Blackburn presiding as Alfred J. Petmecky noted. Three penitentiary terms were imposed with two probationary sentences. Adolph Boening and Charlie Weber pleaded guilty to DWI and passing bad checks with probationed two year terms. Frank Peter Schaper’s Dwi case continued amid burglary indictments for Donald Montgomery.
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Marvin Blackburn
Alfred J. Petmecky
Boening
Charlie Weber
Frank Peter Schaper
Donald Montgomery
Fredericksburg Plans HemisFair Day May 8
Fredericksburg marks 122nd anniversary with Fredericksburg Day at HemisFair 68 in San Antonio. The Chamber of Commerce seeks broad community participation including German songs dancing and band performances. The Fredericksburg High School Band and St Mary’s High School will take part. Charter buses are being explored with reservations required.
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Fredericksburg
HemisFair
San Antonio
Chamber of Commerce
E. A. Weimer
C of C
St. Mary's High School
Chamber Office
Jenny Turrentine Named New Miss Flame of Fredericksburg
Jenny Turrentine, 17, daughter of Mrs. Verlyn Bowers and a Fredericksburg High School junior, was crowned Miss Flame and queen of the Fredericksburg Volunteer Fire Department at a city hall contest. She was crowned by 1967 Miss Flame Lynette Klaerner.
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Jenny Turrentine
Verlyn Bowers
Fredericksburg High School
Fredericksburg
Lynette Kiaerner
Flame
Highway Worker Killed On U S 290 Bridge Widening
Felipe L. Romero 62 of Del Rio, an Allen Keller Construction Co. employee, died on U S 290 west of Fredericksburg as he walked into a crossin g transport truck on a bridge over Flagg Creek. State Patrol reports he was one of three jack hammer operators at the scene and had laid down his tool to cross when struck.
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U. S. 290
Fredericksburg
Flagg Creek
Felipe L. Romero
del Rio
Allen Keller Construction Co
Buddy Hierholzer
Romero
Flag Creek
Harper
Sceene
Weekend Church Festivities Highlight Easter Pageant
Blessed with perfect weather Fredericksburg churches drew their largest Easter crowds while the 21st Easter Fires Pageant attracted many visitors. President Lyndon B. Johnson and family attended two services in Stonewall and Fredericksburg, drawing a huge turnout and television coverage.
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Fredericksburg
Lyndon B. Johnson
Pat Nugent
Lyn Nugent
St.Francis Xavier Catholic Church
Stonewall
Johnson
Nugent
St. Barnabas Episcopal Church
St. Barnabas
White House
NBC
Chester W. Nimitz
Cleburne
Texas
Faith Lutheran Church
Austin
KTBC
Gillespie County
Lyndon Johnson
Luci Nugent
Luci
St. Francis Xavier Catholic Church
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Central Texas Electric Co-Op
Gillespie District
Ray Scherer
Nbc-Tv
Mr and Mrs
Clarence Ro Allen
E. O. Keeton Weatherford
Mr. Keeton
Seute
Weimer
Vereins Kirche
Fair Park
Miss
Alfons Klaerner
Vernelil Solbrig
Chester Solbrig
Mary Lou Rech
Werner Rech
FHS
Sidney Henke
St. Mary’s High School
St Joseph's Hall
P.m
Robert Taylor
Becky Knopp
Kathy Walch
Gary Itri
Thomas Eilers
Learie
Democratic Executive Committee
Community Savings and Loan
Willow City
Community Savings and Loan Building
Cave
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