Schuetzenfest crown goes to Dwight Schmidt in Gillespie event
Dwight Schmidt wins the 77th Gillespie County Schuetzenfest crown becoming the youngest two time champion after a 98 score in a shoot-off with Gary Frantzen who tied him in regulation. Barons Creek Club tops team competition with 546 while Rimfire King Frederick Stehling scores 92.
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Schmidt
Gary Frantzen
Barons Creek Club
Atlee Lochte
Otto Welgehausen
Claude Nobles
Rudy Real
Alex Schmidt
Kenneth Welgehausen
F. C. Lochte
Theo Hohenberger
Frantzen
Hohenberger
Schuetzenfest honors Dwight Schmidt repeat winner at Grapetown
Dwight Schmidt 17, son of Mr and Mrs Henry Schmidt of Rheingold, won the Schuetzenkoenig title for the second straight year at the 77th Schuetzenfest at Grapetown Range. He tied Gary Frantzen 98 98 in regulation and beat Frantzen 50 46 in the shoot off. Frederick Stehling won Rimfire with 92, Harvey Moellering Jr second with 89, and Barons Club led team scores 546 as Hubertus Club hosted 81 marksmenак
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Dwight Schmidt
Henry P. Schmidt
Rheingold
Grapetown Range
Schmidt
Gary Frantzen
San Antonio
Frantzen
Frederick Stehling
Lawrence Stehling
Harvey Moellering Jr
Stehling
Barons Club
Tivydale
Grapetown
Mystery Play at LBJ State Park Delights Audiences
The Fredericksburg Community Theatre presents The Mousetrap by Agatha Christie at LBJ State Park on August 11 12 and 18 19 with 830 p m shows. Cast includes Becky Zatopek Stan Klein Kevin Nixon Anne Strickland and others. Advance tickets 1 50 through the Chamber of Commerce. seating limited to 250 nightly.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lyndon B. Johnson State Park
Fredericksburg
Agatha Christie
Lbj State Park
Becky Zatopek
Molly Ralston
Stan Klein
Giles Ralston
Kevin Nixon
Christopher Wren
Anne Strickland
Mrs. Boyle
Walter F. Edwards
Major Metcalf
Carolyn Vogel
Miss Casewell
Benno Engel
Paravicin
Wayne Gibson
Trotter
Chamber of Commerce
Record number visit LBJ State Park in July
Visitors to the Lyndon B Johnson State Park reached 100 656 in July the highest on record per superintendent Harold Woods. June saw 84 739 visitors as crowds enjoyed shaded tables benches and views. A new dam across the Pedernales River is another nearby attraction.
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Lyndon B Johnson State Park
Harold Woods
Acros
Pedernales River
Tribute to Coaches Knopp and Loth at Saturd ay Banquet
Over 350 tickets sold for a testimonial banquet saluting St Marys High School coaches Knopp and Loth. The event at Farr Park Exhibition Hall begins at 6 30 pm with a brief program and testimonials, honoring 24 years for Knopp and 14 years as Loths top assistant.
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Tony Knopp
A. Jo Loth
St. Mary’s High School
St. Mary's
Farr Park
Knopp
Indians
Loth
Fouttel
FHS
St Mary's
Roland Schmidt
Back To School Dollar Days Offer Wide Bargains
August Dollar Days run August 3 to 5 with school openings planned the week of August 21. Merchants list prints of bargains from clothes to home goods and recreational items to help families start the school year, with dozens of local businesses named as participants in Fredericksburg.
Electric lineman Gerald Schneider dies after fall in Kerr County
Gerald Schneider, 30, a veteran electrical lineman for Southwestern Industrial Electrical Corporation of Pearsall, was electrocuted Monday afternoon in the Cypress Creek area east of Kerrville. He fell 30 feet from an elevated bucket after contacting 7 200 volts while working on the Bruno Schulz ranch for Central Texas Electric Cooperative. Bill Ivey and two crew members performed mouth to mouth resuscitation until an ambulance took Schneider to Sid Peterson Memorial Hospital where he was pronounced dead on arrival. He previously worked for Central Texas Electric Cooperative and joined Southwestern Industrial in 1964 during its City of Fredericksburg contract. He was born in Fredericksburg June 19, 1942, to Adolph Schneider and Christine Klaerner Sehnewer.
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Gerald Schneider
Cypress Creek
Kerr County
Schneider
Southwestern Industrial Electrical Corporation
Pearsall
Bill Ivey
Fredericksburg
Sid Peterson
Kerrville
Central Texas Electric Cooperative
Bruno Schulz
Pearsal! Based
Southwestern Industrial
Fredericksbur
Adolph Schneider
Christine Klaerner Sehnewer
State Grange Convention Opens Here With Tower Speech
About 250 delegates and members of the Texas State Grange gather in Fredericksburg starting Thursday for a four day convention at the Sunday House Convention Center. Senator John Tower will address the Friday night banquet at 6 30 p.m. and present a flag to Gillespie County Historical Society earlier that afternoon at 5 p.m.
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Texas State Grange
Fredericksburg
Sunday House Convention Center
John Tower
Senator Tower
Gillespie County
Pioneer Memorial Museum
The
Grange
James Ross
Columbus
Ohio
Ross
National Grange
Frank Knight
Harry Grosser
Boerne
Mary Ross
Ohi State Grange
Postal employees honor G Klett on retirement in Fredericksburg
Guido Klett retired as Assistant Postmaster at Fredericksburg on June 30 after 33 years in the local post office plus four years military service for a total of 37 years of federal service. About 50 guests attended a banquet at Shorty Steak and Q with presents including a tie clasp and two antique scales.
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Guido Klett
Fredericksburg
Klett
Carl A. Hobbs
Austin
Max Noe
R. W. Klingelhoefer
Klingelhoefen
William Petmecky
Postal Service
Noe
Hobbs
Kiett
Rolan Schmidt
Robert W. Pape
Postil
Klettt
Carl Hobbs
Wm. Petmecky
Robert Pape
Robert W Klinger Pape Keefer
Fredercksburg
Austin Aqua Festival Opens with Twilight Land Parade
The Austin Aqua Festival launches Friday August 4 with a Twilight Land Parade along Congress to the state capitol. The main parade at 7:30 features 100 floats bands and units including Gillespie County Fair Float with Fair Queen Teri Rusenberger and two duchesses Chela Game and Jane Foster. Fest Nights begin at Fiesta Gardens with Creek Night and run through ethnic themes including Noche Fiesta de Mexicana on August 5 and Western Night.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Austin
Congress
State Capitol
Gillespie County Fair
Teri Rusenberger
Chela Game
Jane Foster
Fiesta Gardens
Town Lake
Registration At St. Mary's School Aug 9
St Marys School will hold registration for grades 1 through 12 on Wednesday August 9 from 9 am to noon and 1 to 5 pm. Elementary students register at the elementary building and high school students in St Josephs Hall. Football physicals for players are set for Sunday August 6 at 2 pm at Hill Country Memorial Hospital. A full teachers roster will be released next week. The first day of classes is Monday August 21.
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St. Mary's
Rosamunda
St. Joseph's Hall
Senator Tower Presents Flag to Gillespie County Group
Senator Tower will present a U S flag flown over the Capitol to the Gillespie County Historical Society on Friday at 5 pm at Pioneer Museum grounds. A color guard of local Scouts will raise the flag beside a donor flagpole. the program includes German music, an invocation, remarks, and songs by The Rhapsodies.
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Senator Jotn Tower
United States
U. S Capitol
Washington
Gillespie County Historical Society
Pioneer Museum
Anthony Sauer
Victor Nixon
John Schuch
Perry Woerner
Saver
Sen Tower
Oscar Krauskopf
Nancy Maeker
America
Weather Facts Rainfall This Week and Temperatures
The record shows rainfall for the week totaling 25 units, July figures compare to 951 last year. Temperatures record a low of 67 on July 27 and a high of 66 on July 26.
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Schuetzenkoenig
King
ClarhAre
Git Schuetzenkoenig
Hubertus Club
Standard Beckmann Furniture Store
Birch’s Bar-B-Q
Community Savings & Loan Assn
Conn Organ Center
Dooley's
Dover Jewelers
Duecker Electric
el Gallo Restaurant
Fabric Center
Fredericksburg Firestone Corporation
Fredericksburg National Bank
Fredericksburg Machine and Appliance
Fredericksburg Publishing Co
Gibson's Discount Center
Great Texas Lumber Company
Hodge Podge
House
State Grange Convention
State Grange Master
James Ross Edgar Marschall
G. Klett
St. Mary's School
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