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Newspaper
Fredericksburg Standard
Location
Fredericksburg, Texas, United States of America
Date
Aug 21, 1963
Page
4
Fredericksburg and nearby areas saw 1.88 inches of rain in six hours starting at 2 a.m. boosting yearly totals to 8.70 inches. The rainfall this week is the heaviest since April 5 and leaves the year five inches below last year’s total and eight inches under normal for this date.
Dorothy and Don Phelan offer weekly ballroom dance classes at Community Savings Hall from September 3 to November 5. Teenage class 4:00 to 5:30 PM and adults 7:30 to 9:00 PM, 15 hours for $15 per person. Foxtrot Waltz Swing Cha Cha Rumba Samba Tango and Mombo.
Bernice Gold and Gerald Kramer, seniors from Fredericksburg area schools, joined more than 1,000 teens in Austin for the first annual Attorney General's Youth Conference. Keynote by Waggoner Carr urged reducing juvenile crime, with talks by FBI official Bernard Sattler and Public Safety head Homer Garrison Jr. Astronaut Elliot M. Lee Jr. spoke on education as a tool against delinquency, as attendees heard seminar reports and concluded the event at Barton Springs.
Scout Leaders reveal year ahead with four Brownie, four Junior, two Cadette, and one Senior troops. Training sessions Aug 26 29 led by Betty Rowland of the Texas Colorado Lakes Council, with multiple sessions across Aug 26 29 and reminders for leaders assistants and Scout mothers to attend.
In Fredericksburg last week a girl named Marcie Lynn Witcher born August 18 to Dr. and Mrs. James A. Witcher seven pounds two ounces. A boy named Shannon Derek Moritz born August 20 to Mr. and Mrs. Ned Moritz eight pounds five and one half ounces. Also listed are Fredericksburg residents undergoing surgery: Ischar Ernst Fiedler Riley Crenwelge and others with Lola Looney of San Antonio among the names.
Marking its fiftieth year Tracy-Locke Company opens a new 36000 square foot three floor building at 3960 N Central Expressway Dallas. It is among the top two percent of agencies and serves 20 leading clients across food beverage industrial financial petroleum apparel and utilities. More than 100 employees in Dallas with a San Antonio branch. Morris L Hite has been president since 1950 succeeding Raymond P Locke co founders include Locke Shelley Tracy and Joe M Dawson.
San Antonio Mayor W W McAllister told Fredericksburg Lions Club members that citizens should voice opinions to their elected officials about federal legislation. He attacked foreign aid and excess government spending, urging awareness and action to curb national waste. Lions plans include a Fair Parade float and renewing the annual broom sale.
Funeral services for Bruno Grena age 48 were held Tuesday at 3 45 p m at Schaetter Funeral Home and 4 p m at St Marys Church. Rev W W Schneider officiated with burial in St Marys Cemetery. He died Sunday Aug 18 at 10 25 p m in Brown Nursing Home born Fredericksburg April 9 1915 son of Henry Grona and Katherine Jung Grona. He is survived by his mother two brothers Ruben Grona Fr Worth Ernst Grona Dallas and two sisters Mary Ann Mrs H E MacArthur Fl Centro Calif and Virginia Mrs Paul Schlemer Huntsville Ala Pallbearers listed.
Two new residences and a major remodeling project headline Fredericksburg building permits for the week. Stein Lumber Co. received a 30000 home permit for Carriage Hills Addition, Bernhard Pehl a 16000 residence permit on Polar St, Cameron Co. a 25990 remodel of Fredericksburg Publishing Co. property.
Pat English Clark will graduate from The University of Texas School of Law in late August. He is the son of Pat W. Clark and his Houston wife. Clark, salutarian of Spring Branch High School 1958, earned multiple scholarships and honors at UT including ROTC and a BA with honors. He will begin Army duty after passing the bar exam. Indiana’s state motto is Crossroad of America.
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