Attendance Sets Record At Area 20 Jaycee Convention
An all time attendance record was set for the Area 20 Jaycee convention held over the weekend at the Sunday House. 32 chapters were represented with 240 attendees. Highlights included a rain moved luncheon, a Friday get acquainted party, Saturday business sessions and dance, and a Sunday awards dinner with Rev. Perry Woerner speaking at the prayer breakfast.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Area 20 Jaycee
Sunday House
Danny Leyendecker
Lady Bird Johnson Park
Hermann Sons
National Guard Armory
Perry Woerner
Killeen
New Braunfels
Waco
Austin
Temple
Comanche
Killeen Jaycees
Wayne Matthews
Mike Miller
Richard Whittenburg
Larry Kramer
Bill Citrano
Marker Unveiling At Stonewall Fair Honors Two Markers
Stonewall community fair Sunday August 15 features unveiling of two Texas State Historical Markers in front of the school. Markers honor Lyndon Baines Johnson who attended Stonewall as a boy and Maj Israel M Nunez founder of Stonewall Civil War veteran and land donor for the school. The ceremony includes remarks by Nunez descendants and local officials.
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Stonewall
Texas
Tyrus T. Cox
Gillespie County
Lyndon B. Johnson
Israel M. Nunez
Stonewall” Jackson
Major Nunez
Gillespie County Adopts New Jury Selection System
Gillespie County switches to a jury wheel for all juries following a legislative update. Between August 1 and 15 the wheel will include all registered voters over 21. 4 060 names were loaded in Gillespie County. Jurors aged 18 21 are ineligible. exemptions remain only for those over 65 or females with custody of a child.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Gillespie County
Hugo Klaerner
Harold F. Jung
Alfred Petmecky
Felix Scherer
Grand Jury Indicts Ten People Including Murder Suspect
The Second 38th District Court Grand Jury returned ten indictments after two days of deliberations. Elisandro Guajardo faces murder with malice in the May 21 shooting death of Crispian Sanchez. Other defendants include Gene David Houston Marian Dale Cool Gary Allen Glidden Richard Johnson Charles Mazurek Santos Sanchez and Bruce Lynn for various charges.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
38Th District Court
Elisandro Guajardo
Crispian Sanchez
Gene David Houston
Marian Dale Cool
Gary Allen Glidden
Richard Johnson
Charles Mazurek
Santos Sanchez
Bruce Lynn
New Farm Bureau Queen To Be Selected Tonight
The Gillespie County Farm Bureau will crown a new queen at 8 p m in the Community Savings Center Hall. Six candidates from Fredericksburg and Harper high schools compete in the queen's contest and talent fund. Major Rowlan Chambr ess will emcee with judges Ken Jones, Don Nuemann, and Mrs Rowlan Chambless.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Farm Bureau
Gillespie County Farm Bureau
Community Savings Center
Lindy Bierschwale
Emer Bierschwale
Rer
Lawrence Burrers
FHS
Mary Heinemann
Louise Heinemann
Harper High School
Rowlan Chambress
Salvation Army
Austin
Ken Jones
Texas Farm Bureau
Don Nuemann
Texas Education Agency
Rowlan Chambless
Carolyn Eckhardt
Marie Eckhardt
Ruby Burgess
Bonnie Smith
Community Savings Center Hall
Betty Harvey
Barbara Rabke
Arleen Crenwelge
Marlyn Schmidt
Janell Burrer
Hodge-Podge Fashion Store To Open Monday
Hodge-Podge Fashion Store opens Monday August 16 at 138 Main Street in the former Ko-Art & Music space. Owner Mrs Florine Brung invites all to view brand name lines for babies to junior girls and register for prizes while shopping a full range of teen clothing and accessories.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Hodge-Podge
Florine Brung
New Baby Thru
Main Street
Ko-Art & Music
Hang Ten
Tracey Petites
Mell
Dale
Teenform
Jackie Tate
Gammon
Alton Bruns
Three Fine Bands Open Gillespie County Fair Parade
The 83 annual Gillespie County Fair opens August 20 at 10 a m with three fine bands in the parade including U S Fifth Army Band Fort Sam Houston Lackland Air Force Band and Fredericksburg High School Band. Night shows feature Diane Shelton and Vernon Schwarz Combo with grandstand acts and thrill rides plus livestock entries poultry and livestock departments and tickets on sale at the fair office with reserved seats 1 00 and grandstand admission 75 cents.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Gillespie County
U. S. Fifth Army Band
Fort Sam Houston
Lackland Air Force Band
West
Fredericksburg
Diane Shelton
Bob Hope
Vietnam
Vernon Schwarz
Gene Ledel
Fort Worth
Schools Start Opening In Gillespie County in August
School bells ring earlier with Harper starting August 16 while Fredericksburg Independent, Stonewall on August 23 and Doss and Rocky Hill Common districts begin, St. Marys of Fredericksburg on August 25. Fredericksburg and St Marys High Schools begin football work August 16. the high school band rehearses since August 1.
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Gillespie County
Harper
Fredericksburg Independent
Stonewall
Doss
Rocky Hill
St. Mary’s of
Fredericksburg
St. Mary’s
Standard
Rain totals for July 1971 and year-to-date
Elroy Schnelle of Banker smith reports July 1971 rainfall at 0.28 inches, giving a 1971 total of 7.77 inches. July 1970 rainfall was 0.56 inches, with seven months’ total at 15.77 inches.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Elroy Schnelle
Bankersmith
Weather Facts Rainfall and Temperatures Record
Weekly rainfall stands at 1.13 inches with August total of 2.82 inches and year to date 10.70 inches. The high temperature reached 89 degrees and the low was 62 degrees on August 9 and 10.
Central Texas Electric Cooperative Plans August Meeting
The Central Texas Electric Cooperative will hold its annual membership meeting at the FHS football stadium on Tuesday August 17 at 7 45 p m with pre meeting entertainment by a quartet of Fredericksburg business men. J R Cobb Austin Texas Electric Cooperatives general manager will deliver the principal address. Eleven directors will be named in the business portion with nine incumbents nominated to return.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Central Texas Electric Cooperative
FHS
W. C. McWilliams
Fredericksburg
Washington
REA
Texas
Texas Electric Cooperatives
Austin
Cobb
W. R. Willmann
Mason
G. R. Garner
Llano
Treas
Also Mentioned on This Page
Brownwood
Gillespie County Historical Society
George Hart
Graham
Lockhart Jaycees
Jim Crouch
Joe Kelly
Allen Fiedler
Fred Buchholz
Lockhart
Bill Stafford
Jaycee
Bill Kendrick
Bill Wilson
Ronnie Boston
Jim Pruitt
Jan Wilson
Keith Fogle
Bill Moeller
Bob Neel
Gillespie
Orval Harvey
Fredericksburg High School
Cooper Rabkes
Gilbert Crenwelges
Marilyn Schmidt
Harold Schmidts
Janell Bur
Central Texas Electric
J. R. Cobb
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