Fredericksburg ISD approves 1966 67 budget increase
The Fredericksburg Independent School District board approves a 666 421 budget for 1966 67, 40 082 above last year. About 12 000 of the rise comes from state funds for two new teacher units, with the rest financed by a 25 cent local property tax increase. The rate is set at 1 75 per 100 and includes 1 43 maintenance and 0 32 debt service.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Board of Trustees of
Fredericksburg Independent School District
Hans Bergner
Johnson and Westmoreland at Sunday church service
President Lyndon B. Johnson Mrs. Johnson and General and Mrs. Westmoreland attend Sunday morning services at St. Barnabas in Fredericksburg before a news conference at the LBJ Ranch. Captain Carpenter accompanies the party and the group later addresses reporters about Vietnam.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lyndon Johnson
St. Barnabas Episcopal Church
Johnson
William Westmoreland
Viet Nam
Westmoreland
William S. Carpenter
Carpenter
Lonesome End
West Point
Lyndon B. Johnson
William C. Westmoreland
Fredericksburg
LBJ Ranch
General Westmoreland
U. S. Military Academy
Milton Brown Jr
Texas Military Institute
San Antonio
Jack Langford
Austin Episcopal Church
White House
LBJ
South Viet Nam
U. S
CTEC Hosts Capacity Crowd at Annual Meeting
Central Texas Electric Cooperatives held its annual membership meeting at Mason County Fair Grounds with a packed turnout. President Wilbur Durst reported record finances and announced new directors while manager W C McWilliams noted a $1 616 000 loan and growth. prizes were awarded including a top prize freezer won by Mrs Glenn Farmer who also won last year.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Central Texas Electric Cooperatives, Inc
Mason County Fair
Mason
Glenn Farmer
Wilbur Durst
C.T.E.C
W. C. McWilliams
Ray Smith
Llano
Birck Family Opens Red Barn Bar-B-Q Lunchroom
Emil Birck started barbecue in 1940 and, with wife Alberline Ottmers and son Milton, opened the Red Barn at 325 East Main Street this week. The business grew from an outdoor pit at a service station to a full restaurant with catering and to go services.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Emil Birck
Milton Birck
Red Barn
East Main Street
Birek
Birck
Austin Highway
Army Reserve Armory
Stahl Gulf
East Main
North Elk Streets
Tommy Birck
Emil Bircks
Milton
Outstanding Night Entertainment At Gillespie County Fair
Gillespie County Fair August 26 to 28 features top foreign acts booked by General Artists Corp of Chicago. Aneta Vargas performs on the wire and sombrero balance with flair while The Elkins Sisters and Stoyanoff Trio bringinternational acclaim. Bill Aus, a local favorite, headlines the lineup.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Gillespie County Fair
Texas
General Artists Corporation of
Chicago
United States
Aneta Vargas
Ringling Bros.Barnum and Bailey Circus
Dobritch International Circus
Miss Vargas
Hungary
Ana Stanic
Vargas
Spain
Elkins Sisters
Fredericksburgers
Austria
Trude
Elfi
Lore
Ed Sullivan
Ethel Merman
Jimmy Durante
New York
Red Skelton
Gene Autrey
Eddie Fisher
Phyllis Diller
Palmer House
Las Vegas
Russia
Stoyanoff
Moscow
Bill Aus
Dallas Library Leaders Study City County Library Facilities
A study by Dallas Public Library experts Mrs. Lillian Moore Bradshaw and David Mead Hennington examined plans for the City-County Library to be housed in Fredericksburg’s restored Gillespie County Courthouse. They assessed traffic flow shelving and desk layout to ensure proportional service for Fredericksburg and Gillespie County. The findings will be reported to donors Mr. and Mrs. Eugene McDermott who funded the courthouse restoration.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Dallas
Lillian Moore Bradshaw
David Mead Hennington
Milton Moseley
Bradshaw
Hennington
Victor Sagebiel
Mseley
Gillespie County
Dal
Fredericksburg
Eugene McDermott
McDermotts
Dallas Public Library
American Library Association
Texas Library Association
Western Maryland College
Drexel Institute of Technology
Philadelphia
Utica Public Library
Utica
N. Y
Enoch Pratt Free Library
Baltimore
University of Houston
Columbia University
New York
Court To Condemn Land For The LBJ State Park
Gillespie County commissioners move forward with condemnation of landowners refusing to sell for Lyndon B. Johnson State Park east of Stonewall between US 290 and Ranch Road 1. Special commissioners will value land, with appeals to the county court. prior land acquisitions included 18.37 acres from Richard F. Sturgill deemed for park use.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Gillespie County Commissioners’ Court
Parks and Wildlife Commission
Lyndon B. Johnson State Park
Stonewall
U. S. Highway 290
W. C. Brown
Austin
Brown
Richard Hoerster
Sam Darden
Bandera
Ad. Nebgen
Earl Sweeney
Sweeney
Victor Sagebier
Hoerster
Sagebiel
Commissioners Court
Parks and Wildlife Board
Trinity Lutheran Church
Albert
Hye
Lyndon B. Johnson
Sur
Maria Josefa Guerra
US 290
Ranch Road
Gillespie County
Texas
Parks and Wildlife Department
State of Texas
Richard F. Sturgill
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Eral
CTEC
University of Texas
Tarleton State College
Bircks
Bernice
Frederick S. Burg
County Fair
Las
LBJ State Park
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