83rd Gillespie County Fair Ends With Strong Attendance
Attendance and support for the 83rd Gillespie County Fair exceeded expectations after a three day expo under near ideal weather. Saturday and Sunday crowds, night shows at capacity, and a keen livestock and sheep competition highlighted the event. Former President Lyndon B. Johnson attended with family, and Mam a Llama won the Gillespie County Fair Derby for W. J. Bartee of Houston with Coleman Filett riding.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Gillespie County Fair
Gwen Grona
Clinton Grona
Central Texas Electric
CTEC
W. J. Bartee
Wm. Permetcky
Alfred Petsch
Pam Kneese
Adolph Stieler
Fred Dietel
Coleman Flett
Fields
Gill
Shamrock
Coleman
Wallace Fields
Jim Gill
D. T. Carter
Gillespie County
The
Fair Association
Lyndon B. Johnson
Pat Nugent
Fair
Gillespie
Michael Young
Fredericksburg Young Homemakers
Jeraldine Ransleben
Elroy
Birthday wishes greet President Lyndon Johnson
On Friday August 27 1971 the 63rd birthday of Lyndon B. Johnson the 36th U S president is celebrated. He lives retired on his Gillespie County ranch near Stonewall while Gillespians and enthusiasts worldwide send greetings wishing him many more healthy years.
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United States of America
Lyndon B. Johnson
Gillespie County
Stonewall
Five Injured In Sunday Ranch Road 1631 Crash Near Fredericksburg
Five people were injured in a two car crash 5.8 miles northeast of Fredericksburg on Ranch Road 1631 at 7 20 p m Sunday. The pickup driven by Fred Whitewood III with three passengers and a sedan driven by Andrew Miller with his wife as passenger collided in a side skid. All five were hospitalized with serious but stable injuries.
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Presons
Fredericksburg
Fred Whitewood III
Andrew Miller
Whitewood
Phyllis Hoffmann
Mason
Rita Nobles
Tommy Welch
Hill Country Memorial Hospital
Miss Nobles
West Texas
San Angelo
Eugene Demuth
Charles Stephenson
Ranch Road
Miller
Paul Sultemeier
Curtis Freitag
Millers
Vicki Whitewood
Pat Whitewood
Mohair at crossroads speaker urges sellout if needed
Noel C. Fry, Del Rio ranchman and head of the Mohair Council of America with 6 500 members, told directors the mohair industry stands at a crossroads. He said world demand may wane but mohair can remain marketable if quality improves and manufacturers gain confidence. Export markets remain primary, with the council and the Foreign Agricultural Service planning a project to boost demand.
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Noel C. Fry
del Rio
Mohair Council of America
Community Savings Center
Fry
Foreign Agriculture Service
U. S. Department
Rainfall and Temperature Readings for August Week
Weather facts show rainfall this week not specified, August rainfall 9.06 inches, and yearly rainfall 16.94 inches. Temperature readings list a low of 63 and a high of 92 degrees for August 18 to 24.
Fredericksburg ISD reports breakout first-day enrollment record
Fredericksburg Independent School District opens with 1,724 students, surpassing last year’s total as 618 enroll in the high school and ninth grade leads with 175. Enrollment spans Fredericksburg Elementary to Stonewall Elementary and includes Harper and Rock Hill districts and nine special education students in the high school. Space is at a premium as officials use makeshift arrangements to accommodate pupils.
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Fredericksburg Independent
Hans Bergner
Harper Independent
Rocky Hill
Doig
St. Mary's Catholic
FISD
Bergner
Fredericksburg
Stonewall
Fredericksburg Independent School District
Stonewall School
Fredericksburg Independent School Distrit
Harvey Eckert
Stonewall Rodeo Grand Weekend Showdown
The Stonewall Rodeo Club headlines its first IRA Championship Rodeo on August 28 29 and 30 at the Stonewall arena with events in bull riding steer wrestling bareback bronc calf roping and barrel racing. Purses reach 200 per event with 20 entry fees. Notable acts include Lecile Harris and Glen Urban plus Rookie Tom Welch. Tickets range 1 25 to 3 25 with advance discounts. free kids boot prize Armadillo Race and a postrodeo dance feature The Drovers of San Antonio.
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Stonewall Rodeo Club
Stonewall Arena
International Rodeo Association
Lecile Harris
Cuolliersville
Tenn
Glen Urban
Brenham
Tom Welch
San Antonio
Petty Haynes
Stonewall
Wing Ranch Rodeo Co
Jerald Smith
Bogota
Texas
Western Shop
Maier Saddlery
Fredericksburg
Lester Meier
Clarence Jacoby
Sandy Hulett
Nathan Merz
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MR. President
Hicle
Hoffmann
Kerrville
Paul Sultemeiers
Mohair
Independent
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