Gillespie County Commission OKs 1969 Budget and Tax Roll
Gillespie County Commissioners Court approved the 1969 budget of 483,371.11 dollars and the tax roll on August 16. The tax levy remains 1.10 for operations and .03 for road bonds, totaling 1.64 across most districts with school district variations. Doss District gains to 1.10.
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Gillespie County Commissioners Court
Victor H. Sagebiel
Gillespie Water and Improvement District
Fredericksburg Independent
Harper Independent
Rocky Hill
Stonewall
Doss
Milton Durst
Downhurst
Gillespie County
Durst
Fredericksburg
Harper Independent School
Camper And Car Overturn On U S 290 West Of Curve
A camper towing a 1966 Chevrolet overturned on U S 290 west of the curve in South Heights at 6 55 Wednesday morning. Mrs Gylene Morrow 36 of Los Banas California was driving the pickup with her husband George Morrow piloting a U Hau truck. Firemen sprayed gasoline after the crash as the vehicles blocked the highway. Mrs Morrow received a small head cut and was taken to Keidel Memorial Hospital where she was released after treatment. The Morrow children Marguerite and Carolyn escaped injury as the car and camper were totaled and damaged.
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U. 290
South Heights
Gylene Morrow
Los Banas
California
George Morrow
Milton Jung
Fredericksburg
Morrow
Keidel Memorial Hospital
Marguerite
Carolyn
Jung
Austin
Pay telephone ripped from wall at Fair Park
A pay telephone on the exterior wall of the exhibition hall at Fair Park was ripped from its moorings during the night Sunday. City Police Chief Milton Jung said the amount of money in the instrument was not known but it was believed to contain a good deal. No trace has been found of the telephone.
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Fair Park
Milton Jung
Jung
Mrs Nettle Hosts Houston Friends and Denton Student at Fair
Mrs. W. A. Nettle welcomed two visitors from Houston Mrs. H. E. Atkins and Miss Georgia Kollatschny last week Her sons Aust in of Dallas and James a student at NTSU Denton were also present for the fair.
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W. A. Nettle
H. E. Atkins
Georgia Kollatschny
Houston
Austin
Dallas
James
NTSU
Denton
Edwards Appointed New Fredericksburg Chamber Manager
Walter F. Edwards will assume the Fredericksburg Chamber of Commerce manager post on Sept 1, succeeding Eddie A. Wiemer. Edwards, a 20 year U.S. Air Force veteran, has moved to 707 Franklin Street with his wife and two children. He has broad experience in intelligence, furniture design, advertising, and decorating.
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Walter F. Edwards
Fredericksburg
Germany
Rammstein
E} Centro
Calif
Hawaii
Pamela Dale
March Afb
Lance Clark
St John's Newfoundland
Edwards
Ymca “Y Indian Guides
PTA
Dan’s Clu
Little League
Minneapolis
Minn
Hhe
East Exchange
Ramstein Air Base
Winners Named In 80th Gillespie County Fair Parade
The 80th Gillespie County Fair parade opened Friday morning to a large crowd. Winners noted in order included Local Organization Cars American Legion Texas Grange Gillespie County Farm Bureau and Community Entries Harne 4-H Stonewall Miss Flame Harper Homemakers.
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Gillespie County Fair
American Legion
Texas Grange
Gillespie County Farm Bureau
Harne
Stonewall Miss Flame
Harper Homemakers
U. S. Air Force
2. Army Reserve
Ft. Sam Houston
City of Fredericksburg
LCRA
Central Texas Electric Cooperative
Sinclair Oil and Refining
Lutheran Charties of
San Antonio
Comfort, Lockhart
Yorktown San Antonio
Seguin
Lone Star Pearl Brewery
Brick Stone
Fredericksburg Firestone
Crenwell Winter Sales
LaNell’s Beauty Shop
FHS
Fredericksburg Issues Two Home Permits This Week
The city issued two residential permits in the past week. National Building Centers received an 11000 dollar permit for a new residence for Mrs. Correne Pever ly on North Elk Street, while Ste Lumber Co. obtained a 12000 dollar permit for Emil Walter on Eas College Street.
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Fredericksburg
National
Correne Peverly
North Elk Street
Ste. Lumber Co
Emil Walter
Eas College Street
Fair exhibits strong as Little Toad wins Gillespie Derby
The 80th Gillespie County Fair drew praise for exhibits and entertainment despite HemisFair competition. Little Toad a seven year old mare owned by Ed Miller of B eston with jockey Gless Kloss of San Antonio won the mile and 70 Derby in 1 54.4 earning the winner’s blanket. Livestock shows dominated space with Granite Hills Hereford Ranch of Llano sweeping Hereford honors.
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Gillespie County
Levy Rusenberger
Fair Association
HemisFair
Little Toad
Ed Miller
Beston
Gless Kloss
San Antonio
Granite Hills Hereford Ranch
Llano
Cow House
Creek Ranch
Hamilton
W. A
Hungerford
Brahman Bull
Francis Kott
Little Toab
Belton
Melissa Ann Miller
Col
Alfred Petsch
K. Blackburn
Jackie Tatsch
Wm. Petmecky
Fair
Willis Lee
Miller
Standard Office to Close on Labor Day
The Fredericksburg Publishing Company will observe Labor Day Monday September 2 by closing. The Standard will publish on Wednesday instead. Advertisers correspondents and pastors should submit material by Friday August 30 to complete the issue.
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Fredericksburg Publishing Company
President Johnsons Quiet 60th Birthday Observed
President Lyndon B. Johnson spent his 60th birthday with a quiet family party at his daughter Luci Nugent's Austin home and later returned to the LBJ Ranch. He did not attend the Democratic convention in Chicago nor the special Mass at St. Francis Xavier Church in Stonewall on Tuesday night. The Rev. W. W. Schneider officiated at the service.
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Lyndon B. Johnson
Luci
Pat Nugent
Austin
Johnsons
LBJ
Chicago
St. Francis Xavier Catholic Church
Stonewall
W. W. Schneider
Jaycees to Man Labor Day Rest Stop in Fredericksburg
Fredericksburg Jaycees plan a Labor Day Rest stop in the Hein Used Car lot across from Courthouse Square. Dr Kurt Poehlmann directs the effort with coffee and drinks for sale, literature on Fredericksburg Gillespie County and the area, and round the clock staffing over the long weekend.
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Gerald Schmidt
Jaycee
Schmidt
Kurt Poehlmann
Hein
Courthouse
Jaycees
Fredericksburg
Gillespie County
The
Rev W Schneider To Become An American Citizen
The Rev Wunibald W Schnei der, pastor of St Francis Xavier Catholic Church of Stonewall, will appear before the Naturalization Court on Thursday Sept 5 at 1 pm to be sworn in as a US citizen. The ceremony will be on the third floor of the San Antonio Post Office. He was born in Pollenfeld Bavaria and left Germany in 1937. He later held Irish citizenship while in Ireland and later studied for the priesthood in Rome before coming to Texas in November 1953.
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Wunibald W. Schneider
St. Francis Xavier Catholic Church
Stonewall
Naturalization Court
United States of America
San Antonio
Schneider
Pollenfeld
Bavaria
Germany
Chester
England
Ireland
Rome
Texas
Teamsters Reunion Set For Monday
The Gillespie County Old Teamsters will hold their 33rd annual reunion on Labor Day Monday September 2 at Klein's Hall Spring Creek. The program opens with a 230 pm business meeting followed by old time band music refreshments and barbecue at 6 pm. Henry M Wendel president invites old teamsters and families to attend and honor the pioneers with their children. Other officers are Walter Reed vice president and Alfred Petmecky secretary treasurer.
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Gillespie County
Old Teamsters
Klein’s Hall
Spring Creek
Henry M. Wendel
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Tue Chamber of Commerce
Chamber of Commerce
Vereins Kirche
Market Square
Courthouse Square
Mark Fair
Standard
Rev. W. Schneider
James Grote
H. A. Fitzhugh
Mary Grote
James Grotes
Granite Hills
Teamsters
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