Margie Hartmann Crowned Miss Flame of FVFD in Fredericksburg
Margie Hartmann, 17, daughter of Mr and Mrs Hilmar Hartmann, was named Miss Flame of the Fredericksburg Volunteer Fire Department at the annual city hall contest. Gail Looney, the retiring queen, placed the tiara on Hartmann as four other contestants competed.
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Margie Hartmann
Hilmar Hartmann
Flame
Fredericksburg
Walter Fuhrmanns
Vickie Klier
Rubin
Miss Flame
Fredericksburg Volunteer
Gail Looney
Fredericksburg Lions crown Becky Dietel queen
Becky Dietel a senior at Fredericksburg High School was named queen of the Fredericksburg Lions Club during a Wednesday ladies night at the Sunday House Convention Center. Gail Schaetter crowned her as the retiring queen watched by NHS seniors from Fredericksburg and St Marys High Schools.
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Ions Club
Jack Frost
Becky Dietel
Fredericksburg
Becky
Lawrence Feller
Georgetown
Gail Schaetter
Herbert Oehler
Lions Club
Sunday House Convention Center
Oliver Schaetter
St. Mary’s
We Believe Just That Simple For A Better Government
A political appeal urges voters in the Texas Hill Country to participate in the Democratic primary. It argues long-standing practice has elected capable officials and calls for honest, economical state government led by strong candidates for governor and lieutenant governor. It notes rising state costs over the past decade and emphasizes voter participation.
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Hill Country
Texas
Texas Hill Country
Texans
Wayne Connally to Visit Fredericksburg Friday Morning
Senator Wayne Connally candidate for Lieutenant Governor in the May Democratic Primary will greet Fredericksburg friends at a coffee in the Sunday House Convention Center from 11 to 11:45 a m Friday morning. He will arrive by helicopter and land near the B L Enderle residence at the junction of US 290 and Highway Street shortly before 11 a m.
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Wayne Connally
Fredericksburg
Sunday House
Texas
Floresville
Eighteen Posts to Be Honored at 21st District Convention
The 21st District Spring Convention of The American Legion will honor eighteen posts for outstanding membership, with Leo Itz announcing the event to be held Saturday and Sunday, April 22-23. Post commanders listed include Bandera 157 Charles F. Densford and Comfort 150 Erhard H. Treiber among others. Registration opens Saturday at 10 a.m. at the Legion Hall, followed by sessions, a hospitality hour, a joint banquet, and addresses by District officials and guests.
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American Legion
The
Leo Itz
Post
Bandera
Charles F. Densford
Comfort
Erhard H. Treiber
del Rio
Walter O. Trees
Jose Fabarra
Eden
E. W. LeFevre
Eldorado
William M. Rountree
Goldthwaite
Nevis Williams
Kingsland
J. E. Swan
Knippa
Allen C. Sanderlin
Lakehills
Patrick Godkin
Lometa
Samuel Brister
Menard
H. H. Mears, Jr
Miles
E. A. Kasberg
Priddy
Melvin Eilers
San Angelo
L. J. Flaherty
San Saba
Johnnie Oswald
Sterling City
Kenneth L. Peel
Winters
D. C
Legion Hall
Edward E. Graves
Jerry Hidalgo
Hector Garcia
American Legion and Auxiliary
Itz
Chaplian Garcia
Sidney Henke
Stanley Tschirhart
Graves
Legion
Marvin Blackburn
Junction
Bloodmobile to Visit Holy Ghost Lutheran on April 24
The Red Cross Bloodmobile will be at Holy Ghost Lutheran Church Educational Building Monday April 24 from 1 to 6 30 p m. County donors urged to give a pint to support Gillespie and nearby areas with the Central Texas Red Cross Blood Center highlighting lifesaving uses of donated blood. Mrs Leroy Crenwelge and Mrs Otto Kott lead volunteers for the visit.
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Red Cross
Holy Ghost Lutheran Church
Harry Hartmann
Central Texas Red Cross Blood Center
Gillespie
Hartmann
Red Cross Blood Center
Holy Ghost Lutheran Church Educational
Gillespie County
Leroy Crenwelge
Otto Kott
Bloodmobile
Accidents Claim One Life and Five Hospitalized
One person died from injuries and five others were hospitalized across three separate accidents on city streets and county highways during the week.
Briscoe Draws Large Crowd At Local Rally
Dolph Briscoe seeks the Democratic gubernatorial nomination and drew several thousand supporters in Fredericksburg at Lady Bird Johnson Park. Delegations from Gillespie and nearby counties joined by boosters from Kerr Bandera Edwards Kendall Blanco Llano Mason Kimble Real and Gillespie counties. The rally scene included a bus tour arrival and a large park pavilion gathering with Briscoe and family meeting attendees.
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Dolph Briscoe
Fredericksburg
Gillespie
Lady Bird Johnson Park
Briscoe
Kerr, Bandera
Edwards
Kendall
Blanco
Llano
Mason
Kimble
Real
Gillespie County
Gordon Sauer
D. C. Fisher
Washington
Bricoes
Circle K Begins Construction of Three Stores in Fredericksburg
Circle K Corporation starts building three convenience stores in Fredericksburg with total project cost around 180000 dollars. Ed Dick, area manager from Corpus Christi, oversees construction of sites on South Adams and Walnut, East Main, and West Main near highways 16 290 87. Grand opening planned for July.
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Eli Houy
West Main
Crockett Streets
Ed. Stein Jr
Fredericksburg
Ed Dick
Circle K
Corpus Christi
South Adams
Walnut
East Main
South Heights
U. S
West Main Street
Carmel, Inc
Denver
Circle K Corporation
Circle K Convenience
Highway 16
Charley Brown
CC Pump Service
Gene Szynskie
Colorado
Ken Montgomery
Montgomery Earth Moving Company
Kerrville
John Szynskie
Standard Photo
Murder Trial in Progress in District Court
The Elisando Guajardo murder trial proceeds in Se cond 38th District Court over the May 21 1971 shooting death of Crispin Sanchez at the Fair Park Service Station. Jurors seated. Judge Marvin Blackburn Jr. presides. defense Richard Hoerster and prosecutors Bob Barton Gerald Schmidt present. Next case Sirimo Velazques assault to rape to follow after this murder trial.
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Elisando Guajardo
Crispin Sanchez
Fair Park Service
Alfred Petmecky
Willard Richter
B. H. Eckert Sr
Louis Loth
Karl Hartmann
Liberty Enlightening the World float to appear in Fiesta Flambeau
Fredericksburg and Gillespie County will send a Silver Anniversary Fiesta Flambeau float titled Liberty Enlightening the World to San Antonio Saturday night. The Gillespie County Fair Association sponsors the float with Queen Teri Rusenberger, Duchess Jane Foster, and Chela Gamel aboard. The display features a rotating globe and a giant Statue of Liberty torch, with seven banners forming the backdrop.
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Fredericksburg
Gillespie County
San Antonio
U. S. Ae
Chela Gamel
H. K. Games
Harper
Statue of Liberty
Area Vocational School Here Could Lessen Pressing Problem
Fredericksburg Independent School District weighs a regional vocational school to cut bond needs. If approved, TEA reimbursement could cover over half the facility cost. Six high school programs would move to the new site, easing crowding and freeing funds for nearby districts. Continued on page 6.
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FISD
Fredericksburg
Texas Education Agency
Rainfall and Temperatures Snapshot for April Dates
Rainfall this week totals 10 inches. For April 12 rainfall year to date 2.23 inches. This date last year recorded 1.01 inches. The low on April 16 was 42 degrees and the high on April 14 reached 92 degrees.
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Gene Martinka
Ernest Lincoln
Norman Dietel
Fredericksburg High School
Georgetown Independent School District
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Convention of Legionnaires
Bloodbank
O. C. Fisher
Ier
Holly
Whitney
Jessie Whitney
M le Bailey
Stonewall
Stoag
Eugene Deith
Freder- Free Mathisen
Stein
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