Meier Wins Schuetzenkoenig at Gillespie Schuetzenfest
F O Meier, Grapetown Eintracht shooter, edged Pete Krauskopf to win Schuetzenkoenig with 96 of 100 as Frank Basse placed second with 95. Harvey Moellering Jr led the .22 rimfire with 91 while Bear Creek claimed team honors with 547. Four generations of the Crenwelge family competed, oldest Herman at 62 and youngest Daryl 9. Continued on page 11 sec 1.
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F. C. Meier
Gillespie County
F. O. Meier
Grapetown
Eintracht Shooting Club
Schuetzenkoenig
Krauskopf
Frank Basse
Guenther Lochte
Delton Feller
Rm Fire
Harvey Moellering Jr
Daniel Moellering
Bear Creek Club
Pete Krauskopf
George
Walton Heimann
James
Dean Feller
Bear Creek
Hubertus
Baron's Creek
Tivydale
Scharfschuetzen
Herman Crenwelge
Clarence Crenwelge
Ricky Friedrich
Daryl
Old St Marys Opens Open House Weekend
The Old St. Marys Catholic Church invites the public to an open house this weekend at the corner of West San Antonio and South Orange Streets. Rev Anthony Cummins states hours for Saturday and Sunday as part of the restoration project with evening hours after the 7 pm service.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Old St. Mary’s Catholic Church
West San Antonio
South Orange Streets
Anthony Cummins
Two Facing Kidnapping and Bank Robbery Suspects Captured
Two Kingston, New York men, George E Savatgy 27 and Russell Kageler 35, are charged locally with aggravated kidnapping in Gillespie County and face $150,000 bonds each. They were arraigned in San Antonio on federal bank robbery charges with $500,000 bonds each and are in Bexar County Jail under U.S. custody. Local preliminary exam set for August 10.
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New York
George Everett Savatgy
Russell Kageler
Kingston
N.Y
Gillespie County
U.S
Joseph F. Leonard Jr
San Antonio
Bexar County
U.S. Marshal
Joe Butler
Fredericksburg
FBI
Paul Oestreich
Joe Grady Tuck
Justice of the
Garland Taylor
Norman Recd
Fredericksburg National Bank
Fredericksburg Bank Exec’s Wife Recounts 90 Minute Home Invasion
A 50 year old Fredericksburg housewife describes a 90 minute assault at her West Travis Street home led by a man with a pistol who warned of danger to her family and claimed the assailant’s life was in danger due to a terminal illness The intruder demanded cooperation and forced her to prepare coffee before planning a ride to the bank
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Rech
Savatgy
Kageler
Gillespie
David Nehr
Justin Dolgener
East Schubert
North
Llano
Mrs. Rech
Nehr
Norman Henk
Mrs
Fredericksburg
West Travis Street
Norman Recd
Fredericksburg National Bank
Inside Developments at the Bank Monday
Law enforcement officers respond to activity at a local bank on Monday as investigators secure the scene and examine possible disturbances. Bank staff resume operations as police collect evidence and interview witnesses.
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Service Restored at Hahn Well Frees Fredericksburg Water
Fredericksburg water service returned to full flow Monday after the Hahn well pump was repaired and reinstalled by Crane Supply Company. City officials reported 4,500 gallons per minute demand during a three hour peak, and noted a record monthly and yearly water use amid a dry period.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Fredericksburg
Fuhrmann
Hahn
Keller
Hill Country Memorial Hospital
Hahnwell
Hahn Well
Bloodmobile Again Tops Quota in Gillespie County
Gillespie County donors surpassed a quarterly target on July 27 with 133 pints donated at the Red Cross Bloodmobile at the Community Savings Hall. The total for 1977 reached 394 pints as six donors earned pins and twenty seven donated for the first time, with one more visit expected in the fall.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Gillespie County
Red Cross
Community Savings Hall
Gillespie
Hannemann
Central Texas
Women of Zion Lutheran Church
Werner Feller
Hilton Spaeth
H.C. (Dorthy) Hannemann
Jim Coonrod
Mike Armstrong
Cynthia Pedregon
Louis Loth
Karen Solbiig
Virginia Oehler
Glenda Heimann
Judy Moldenhauer
Karen Ottmers
Ginger Oestreich
Elaine Friedrich
Kay Koennecke
Suzan Vissar
Becky Loth
Dawn Demuth
Rosemary Loth
Nancy Klein
Donna Beckmann
Brenda Jordan
Karen Wicker
Kathy Schuch
Cattle Judging Decides Top Calf At Garretson Show
Three national cattle judges George Stathearn Bill Abel and Dr. Miles McKee meet at the Gillespie Show Barn Friday night for the Garretson Prospect Show and Grooming School to choose the top prize calf from nine finalists.
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Garretson Prospect Show
Gillespie Show Barn
George Stathearn
Bill Abel
Miles McKee
Fritz Hog Farm Highlighted In Gillespie County Hog News
Gillespie County ranks among Texas top ten counties for hog production with several large farms. The Fritz Hog Farm in Petersburg is noted as a major operation and a feature on page 8 section 2 with photos and a story.
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Gillespie County
Texas
Fritz
Petersburg
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Meier New ‘Schuetzenkoenig
Meier
Grapetown Club
George C. Vaughan Company
Old St. Mary’s
Tai Am
Mrs. Norman Red
Norman
Genevieve Rech
West Travis
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