New Home Agent To Assume Duties Here Sept 1
Miss Leta Ann Thaxton becomes Gillespie County Home Demonstration Agent on Sept 1 succeeding Miss LaVanna Osbourn who moves to Taylor County Abilene. Thaxton, a Cherokee Texas native daughter of Dr Hugh B Thaxton, trained in San Angelo and earned a University of Texas home economics degree.
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Come County
Gillespie County
Miss Thaxton
San Angelo
Texas
Hugh B.fhaxton
Austin
Cherokee
University of Texas
Directors Named For GCHS Fie TG Leet Directory Read
The GCHS society reveals a new director list with names such as J Herdin Percy Ebers Bawett Maxine Jurdun Kevowlead and Albert Fret. The fiscal report shows a donation of 12419 to the society’s funds as of August 1 with plans to develop a shelter and related projects.
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Hiserical
Ansea Hal
Pranyart weeSey
Vestine
Stirs J. Herdin
Percy
Ebers Bawett
Maxine Jurdun
Victor” Dito
TAGRA Show And Sale Opens Here Thursday
The 48th annual TAGRA Show And Sale opens Thursday with judging on Thursday and Friday and sale Saturday. Goldthwaite secretary treasurer David Watters led organizers with Armer Farweed Sunure and Carlton Gudbote Leakey named as judges. Key events include a Mini Mahair coronation and the sale of yearling bucks and does beginning at 10 a.m. Saturday and 1 p.m. for buck sales.
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David Watters
Goldthwaite
Watters
Armer Farweed
Sunure
Cifalt Haley
Valde
Doe
Carlton- Gudbote
Leakey
Corky Sehwoeee
Sone
TAGIA
Comrmitter
Stantes F. Lackey
Juncbeth
Lye Essociation
Ager
Does
Bucky
Farm Bureau Queen Crowned Alice Grobe in Gillespie County event
Alice Grobe daughter of Mr and Mrs Edrbe Grobe was crowned Farm Bureau Queen at the Community Savings Center in Gillespie County. Miss San ara Fikes crowned her queen as Jeurette Gold was runner up. A vocal and instrumental talent contest featured The Extrayverts and Acapulco Banditros with local student Mike Donovan preparing for district events. Lawrence Hartmann presented a queen’s check amid a crowd of Fredericksburg businessmen.
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Alice Grobe
Gilespie County
Edrbe Grobe
Cilllespie Couity Purma Boresa Thirstey Gat
Community Savings Center
Sanara Fikes
Homer Fides
Jeurette Gold
Vernon Guin
Wayne Menking
Michael Stet Eng
Johnny Luckernbach
Carly Hein
Paula Phillips
Neii Voral
Maryanne
Mars Jane Crenwelge
Galt
Acapulco
Koni Ottmars
We Lee
Flored Nielsen
Beyan Kiersenwale
Samtuie Geistwoudt
Dennis Pfeiffer
Ross Petermann
Curtish Linnardt
Adiitum
Crennelle Sisters
Tracy Eckhardt
Curtis Eckhart
Ae Pven
Fredericksburg
Lawrence Hartmann
Miss Mohair Crowned In Pageant Here Tomorrow
Miss Mohair will be crowned at the 28th annual Miss Mohair pageant in Fredericksburg during the Texas Angora Goat Raisers Association gathering. Reigning Miss Cindy Turner of Mineral Wells returns to crown her successor. Pageant events run Aug 3 with a Mohair fashion show, coffee, and a bazaar through Aug 8.
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Mohair
Sunday House
Fredericksburg
Acapulco Bandidos
Carla Hein
Paula Phillips
Randall McBride
Jaycee Committee
Kermit Ernst
Robert Heinen
Roy Beckmann
Clinton Herber
Wilbert Ottmers
Auxilaary
Auxilary
Chamber of Commerce
Security State Bank and Trust
TAGRA
J. W. Adams
Hamilton
G. R. Rothmann
Junction
Duane Dutton
Secre
Legion To Conduct Fund Drive For Nimitz Museum
The American Legion Texas Department plans a statewide fund drive to support the Fleet Admiral Chester W. Nimitz Memorial Naval Museum with all posts participating. The action was approved at the 49th Annual Convention in Dallas July 28 30. Senators Yarborough Tower joined museum officials in endorsing the drive. The Veterans of Foreign Wars adopted a similar plan earlier, with drives to begin September or October after national conventions.
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Department of Texas of the American Legion
Chester W. Nimity
Ith
Dallas
Veterans of Foreign Wars
Corpus Christi
Nimitz
Department of Texas
American Legion of the United States
Texas
Chester W. Nimite
Two More Entries For Miss Mohair Contest
Among late entries in the Miss Mohair contest at press time were Suzett Robert of Austin and Martha Whiddon of Houston and Odessa. Whiddon was first runner-up in the Miss Texas Pageant and is currently Miss Astro.
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Suzett Robert
Austin
Martha Whiddon
Houston
Odessa
Miss Whiddon
Gary Frantzen Captures Schuetzenkoenig With Perfect Score
Gary Frantzen won the 72nd Gebirgs Schuetzenfest with a perfect 100 at Bear Creek Range. The San Antonio resident fired ten bullseyes in his final three shots to set the first perfect score in the festival’s 36 year history, surpassing Claude Nobles’ 99 in 1962. Rudy Real and Jay Lee Marekrick tied for second with 96. Frantzen, a guns hobbyist who built his rifle and loaded his shells, is a Hubertus Club member.
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Bear Creek
Gary Frantzen
Schuetzenkoenig
Here
San Antonio
Tool and Aie
Kelly Field
Claude Nobles
Franzen
Rudy Real
Jay Lee Marek
Rick
Mason
Marek
Homer Martin
Real
Schuetzenhoenig
Frantzen
Grapetown Range
Hubertus Club
Bloodmobile tops quota with 93 pints at Edison church drive
The Red Cross Bloodmobile collected 93 pints in its first fiscal year visit, five more than the 88 pint quota, at the Community Savings Center Hall sponsored by the Edison Street Methodist Church.108 donors appeared, including Chester G. Schmidt the county’s first five gallon donor with 40 pints total.
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Red Cross Bloodmobile
Community Savings Center Hall
Edison Street Me
Chester G. Schmidt
Ernest Becker
Victor Fah
Harry Feuge
Kurt Poehlmann
Wilbur Crenwelge
Gertrude Metzger
Roy Stroener
Mary Ann Weber
Dora Tietz
Harvey Jacobs
Flora Crenwelge
A. Barkier
Elsie Holly
Nora Treihs
Willie Reed
Hettye Hohmann
Violet Ahrens
Gay Kilman
Mary Bender
Erna Nettendorf
Olivia Kidd
James Kothmann
Quincy Kothmann
Edgar Marsehall
Richard Kilman
Larry Wendel
Nora Rucke
Dormay
Lou Moelmann RK. N
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Tom Green County
Feta Ann Thaxton
GCHS
Thek
Albert Fretverbath
Mie
Mui Nestin
Mai Fare Remit
Dery Rexx
Tracy Krew
File Artdach
Pvhey Ties
Wits Deete- Yar
Aly
Juan ReRhardt
Zohn Dewey
Sorraan Aes
Tye ‘Ie Coe
Gere Dare
Pyke
Hetey Worthen
Mira ED Weise
Sobiety
Keitel
Fitemef
Farm Bureau
Tary
Milton Watters
Gus Bannowsky
V. Z. Cornelius of
Mohair Council
Legion To
Nimitz Museum
The
Amercan Legion
Jolph Yarborough
Oliver Schaetter
Museum Board
Ninitls Museu
Joan Tower
Weimar Hein
the Legion
Veterans Organization
U. S
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