Army Reserve Unit In Training At Fort Polk
Fredericksburg's Company B 7th Engineer Battalion trains at Fort Polk Louisiana as part of the VII U S Army Reserve Corps summer program. More than 2000 engineers and quartermasters join the 420th Engineer Brigade under Brigadier General Clifford M Simmang. The unit brings road graders bulldozers and trucks to build six miles of gravel road and support a new post lake with bridges drainage pits and utility work during two weeks of field exercises including Castle IV.
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Fredericksburg
Fort Polk
VII U. S. Army Reserve Corps
Clifford M. Simmang
Bryan
Texas
Texas A & M College
Artilery Road
Polk
Petsch Honored By Gillespie Fair Association
Col Alfred Petsch donated 1000 dollars to the Gillespie County Fair Association to retire debt on the new grandstand at Fair Park built for the Fourth of July and Gillespie County Fair crowds. The board issued thanks for his long service including legal work and leadership since 1921.
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Alfred Petsch
Gillespie County Fair Association
Fair Park
Gillespie County
Petsch
Fair
Henry Kneese
Fred E. Dietel
Isi
Kneese
Col. Petsch
the Fair Association
Central Texas Electric Cooperative
Mason Fair Park
Tom Beavley
Bob Murphy
Nacogdoches
Troy Foster
Roscoe Basse
Henry Welge
Martin Wagner
Wilbur Durs
Mason County
Elmer Smith
Walter Franklin
Lian County
W. A. Burnam
San Saba County
W. H. Whitworth
Kendall County
Felix Klein
Kerr County
Llano County
Calvin Herbert
Edwin Straube
Marie Wilke
Adolph Pfiester
Dalton Herbert
W. A. Barnam
Hotpoint Deep Freezer
Lange Edmiston
Katemey
Sunbeam Frypan
Bil Loeffler
Giant Parade Opens 75th Gillespie County Fair Friday
The Gillespie County Fair enters its Diamond Anniversary as a 3 day event opening Friday and running through Sunday. A 75th annual parade launches the fair with community leaders and locals in attendance. The event highlights the county’s agricultural heritage and attracts residents from surrounding areas. The opening mirrors prior years with pageantry and hometown pride as the fair showcases prizes, livestock, and local organizations.
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Gillespie County
St Mary's School Set to Open on September 3
St Mary's School will open for the 1963-64 term on Tuesday September 3 with an expected enrollment of 550 students. Elementary 375 and high school 175. Mass of the Holy Spirit at 8 am followed by classes and 3 30 pm dismissal. Faculty listed includes Sister Maria Anne as high school principal and librarian and several sisters and lay teachers across subjects.
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St. Mary's School
St. Mary’s School
J. J. Hildebrand
St. Mary's Church
Martia Anne
Anthony Knopp
Mary Sylvia
William E. Gibson
Joe Bruck
Mary Patrice
R. Gronle
W. Schneider
Mary Emelene
Maury ,Leo
Eigth
A. J. Loth
Mary Liboria
Mary Angelita
Louis Lasth
Robert Wues
Mary Opportuna
Edgar Moses
Mary Ann Underwald
Hugo Klein
Charles Frances
Sisters of Divine Proof
Commissioners Court Adopts Budget in Gillespie County
The Gillespie County Commissioners Court approved a $634,516.12 budget for the coming year after a budget hearing with public attendance for the first time and set the tax rate as part of the action.
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Commissioners Court
Gillespie County Commissioners Court
Ing
Pioneer Memorial Library
Fredericksburg
Stonewall
Har
Line-Ups Announced For Old Timers Baseball Game
Uptowner Giants led by Felix Saenger and Downtowner Giants led by Walter Klaerner name rosters for a 3 inning Old Timers game at Gillespie County Fair Park next Saturday. Guests include players from 1955 era and wives. Wernie Moehr to host ceremonies.
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Gillespie County Fair
Uptowner Giants
Felix Saenger
Downtowner Giants
Walter Klaerner
Fair Park
Giants
Fair Association
Linimen
Wernie Moehr
Dodgers
Gillespie County Fair Opens With Diamond Jubilee Exhibits
Gillespie County's 75th annual fair opens Friday for a three day run with grand exhibits and entertainment. A giant street parade leads off at 10 am featuring Fort Sam Houston and Randolph Air Force Base floats plus high school bands and civic entries, ending at Main and Adams. Livestock displays include 58 beef cattle, 166 sheep, 164 goats, 17 swine, and four dairy cattle with a Hereford majority. An auction sale of livestock is set for Saturday morning conducted by the Gillespie County Breeders Association.
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Gillespie County
Fourth Army
Fredericksburg
Bencol
St. Mary’s High School
Harper High School
Nimitz Boulevard
Nimitz Hotel
Main Street
Kraus Corner
Main and
Adams
Gillespie County Old Teamsters Assn
Harper Centennial Committee
Surrey
Harper Lions Club
Louis Gerhard
Ann's Beauty Center
Lone Star Brewery
Gillespie County Historical Society
Armed Forces Division
Fort Sam Houston
Randolph Air Force Base
Navy Recruiting Service
Duchess
Stecton
United States Marine Color Guard
Curtis Feller
Dudley Arthaus
Gillepsie
Doss
Stonewall
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Bonnie Boening
A. O. Boening
Keller
Army Reserve
Wilhelmina of the
Netherlands
Juliana
Wm. Peimecky
Wm. Petmecky
Rudy Olfers
Fred Dietel
Billy Metzger
Dudley Althaus
Wm. Schroeder
Gil
Bert Eckhardt
Alex Frantzen
Belton Klinksiek
Oliver Schaetter
Henry Kuenemann
Victor Sagebiel
Otto Schumann
Curtis Feiler
Benno Eckert
Elgin Heimann
James Kraus
Victor Krauskopf
Otto Spaeth
Curtis Cameron
Delton French
Albert
Augustus T. Terry Jr
Army
Terry
James Welgehausen
Stone
Paul Klein
Ers
F" Saenger
Hugo Klaerner
Alfons Klaerner
al Hojlmig
Freddy Peter
Elton Jordan
Ernest Nagelis
Emil
Chicken" Henke
Elias
Klaerner
Stanley
Red" Sennerr
Chester Klaerner
Dora Tietz
San Antonio
James Hensell
Betty
Hensell
Jimmy Alice
Tietz
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