Gillespie County Fair Wins Crowds Despite Rain
The 81st Gillespie County Fair opened with a Friday parade and drew large crowds for livestock exhibits and nighttime shows. Let Em won the Friday Derby for T H Baker of San Antonio with tribute to Lee, while Jimmie owned by Jesse Head of Austin won Sunday’s Derby on a soggy track.
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Gillespie County
San Antonio
Lee
Gillespie County Fair
Jimmie
Jesse Head
Austin
Gene Ledel
Gillespie County Fair Association
Roy Stroeher
Fair Association
Kerrville State Hospital
Lackland Air Force Base
Kerrville Hospital
The
Language Institute
Fair
Gillespie County Fair Derby champions and winners
Mrs. August Mund displays 34 blue ribbons in the bakery division at the 81st Gillespie County Fair. Center stage is Jimmie the 7 year old gelding owned by Jesse Head of Austin, winner of the Gillespie County Fair Derby Sunday. Fair Queen Susan Stobaugh and Fair President Roy Stroeher stand with Harold Henke and his grand champion polled Hereford.
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Gillespie County Fair
August Mund
Gillespie County
Susan Stobaugh
Roy Stroeher
Harold Henke
Hereford
Gibson Discount Store Opens with Grand Weekend Prizes
The new Gibson's Discount Store on U S Highway 290 in Frederickburg opens Thursday at 8 30 a m for a three day grand opening with prizes including a 12 inch TV a Coleman camp stove and a Corning Ware set. First 500 ladies receive a string of pearls and drawings are held at 6 p m August 30. The 10 800 square foot store offers clothing drug sundries hardware and more and is the 474th Gibson store nationwide.
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Gibson’s Discount
Main Street
U. S. Highway 290
Clairol
Sam Dolgener
Fredericksburg
Gibson
Gibson's
H. R. Gibson
Rainfall Variability Across Fredericksburg County
Weather notes show weekly rainfall 2.96 inches and August total 3.08. Yearly rainfall stands at 21.52 with 23.16 last year and 19.04 normal through August. High temperature 98 and low 69 on August 23. Fredericksburg area saw uneven showers since Saturday night with totals up to 5 inches in parts of the county.
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Fredericksburg
Gaage
Archbishop Furey Visits Fredericksburg for Concelebrated Mass
The Most Reverend Francis James Furey Archbishop of San Antonio led a Concelebrated Mass for the Fredericksburg Deansery in the Fredericksburg American Legion Hall on Sunday. He spoke to attendees and greeted them individually, joined by a line of clergy including Rev. Joseph Deane and Rev. Joseph Hubner of Kerrville Msgr Harold Ehlinger Fredericksburg Msgr Paul Ehlinger Bandera Msgr James Lockwood Boerne Rev A A Gitter Harper Rev Wunibald Schneider Stonewall and Msgr Gus P Staff chaplain of the Convent of St Scholastica Boerne.
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Francis James Furey
San Antonio
Catholic Church
Fredericksburg
American Legion Hall
Joseph Deane
Joseph Hubner
Kerrville
Msgr
Harold Ehlinger
Alton Rudolph
St. John's Seminary
Old Teamsters Reunion Set For Labor Day
The Gillespie County Old Teamsters plan their annual reunion on Labor Day Monday September 1 at Klein's Hall Spring Creek. The afternoon program starts at 230 Central Daylight Time with a business meeting and memorial services for departed members. Barbecue doubles as the meal at 6 pm attendees should bring covered dishes. Officers include Henry Wendel president Walter Reed vice president and Alfred Petmec ky secretary treasurer.
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Gillespie County
Old Teamsters
Klein’s Hall
Spring Creek
Henry Wendel
Wendel
Walter Reed
Alfred Petmecky
Scenes at LBJ Park in Stonewall honor state officials
Sunday evening festivities at LBJ Park State Park Stonewall featured a photo panel sequence with Tom Weinheimer greeting guests and key figures including C of C president Dr. Herbert Merz Lyndon B Johnson and State Senator Barbara Jordan. The lineup also showed Lt. Gov Ben Barnes Dr Merz J B Ward and later H J Doc Blanchard with Johnson Barnes and State Senator Jack Strong in conversation.
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Lbj Park
Stonewall
Tom Weinheimer
C of C
Herbert Merz
Lyndon B. Johnson
Barbara Jordan
Houston
Ben Barnes
Merz
J. B. Ward
H. J. “Doc” Blanchard
Lubbock
President Johnson
Barnes
Jack Strong
Longview
State Officials Honored Sunday At LBJ State Park
Stonewall Chamber of Commerce hosted a Sunday barbecue at Lyndon B Johnson State Park with guests from the Texas Legislature the Highway Department Parks and Wildlife Department and the State Building Commission. Notables included former President Lyndon B Johnson Lieutenant Governor Ben Barnes Senator J P Ward and UT Board of Regents chair Frank Erwin. The event showcased the park roadside amenities with open pit beef home style beans potato salad and peaches. Johnson guided a bus tour of the park and LBJ Ranch while praising the community and agencies for creating recreational facilities.
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Stonewall Chamber of Commerce
Texas
Texas Highway Department
Parks and Wildlife Department
State Building Commission
Lyndon B Johnson State Park
Lyndon B. Johnson
Ben Barnes
J. P. Ward
Senate
Frank Erwin
University of Texas Board of Regents
Stonewall
Ranch Road
US. 290
Ranch Road 1
LBJ Ranch
Johnson
Herbert Merz
Fredericksburg Public School Prepares for 1600 Enrollment
Fredericksburg Independent School District expects about 1600 pupils on opening day September 2. Report times vary by grade, with 8:30 am to 3:20 pm hours and first graders dismissed after one hour. Lunch prices rise to 35c for grades 1-6 and 40c for grades 7-12.
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Fredericksburg Independent School
College Street
Lloyd Halamichek
Rudolph Becker
Karl Hartmann
W. C. Westerfeldt
Leslie Phillips
Youth Dies In Wednesday Traffic Accident
Steven Ray Allen a 16 year old unds son of Mr and Mrs Woodrow Allen of 509 West Creek Street died from injuries after a one car crash eight miles south of the city at 8 p m on Wednesday. The car driven by Jose Perez 17 overturned on a paved country road and pinned Allen who was a passenger. He was pronounced dead on arrival at the hospital from a likely fractured neck. State Highway Patrolman Lynn Lueders investigated. Perez and two other youths Barry Becker Fredericksburg and Lester Shelton Seguin were present.
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Steven Ray Allen
Woodrow W. Allen
West Creek Street
Allen
Jose Perez
Matthew Pyka Jr
Lynn Lueders
Perez
Barry Becker
Fredericksburg
Lester Shelton
Seguin
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Fair Derby
Archbishop Francis James Furey
Lbj State Park
Acapulco
Mexico
Dr. Merz
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