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Newspaper
Fredericksburg Standard
Location
Fredericksburg, Texas, United States of America
Date
Aug 30, 1967
Page
21
The Standard invites notices listing students attending college this year. Call or write with the student’s name and college, providing contact details and location. Phone ws at 997 L156 or send to P O Baxgusta.
Plans note a Turkey Dinner hosted by MHer mann Sons in the termann Sons Hall on Sunday September 17. Details are sparse but indicate a community dining event sponsored by the club.
Austin Tennessee reports 45 deaths in state traffic crashes over Labor Day weekend. Veterans and state agencies coordinate a comprehensive public awareness campaign with private partners to reduce high risk driving and extend anti drunk driving efforts.
State patrol plans widespread enforcement with patrol districts statewide placing devices to monitor readings up to 1500 feet. Officials say speeding contributes to four percent of fatal crashes and a shared aim to cut accidents through stricter driving behavior.
Fragmentary text mentions Vickers Yates Bennett Jr and Andie Byers with references to bylines and local figures. Details are unclear due to garbled OCR but indicate social event notes and possible department references. No clear dates or actions are discernible.
Fragmentary text mentions individuals Stephen Pelier Lester Franzen Diy Sadeari James-Durkope and Lorence Feller plus a Friday fish fry event. Readable parts indicate a local group healing over years and a dated reference but many words are garbled.
The Butt-Holdsworth Memorial Library in Kerrville was dedicated on Saturday August 26 with First Lady Mrs Lydon B Johnson delivering the address. A federal grant of 234000 funded the 750000 facility funded by Mr and Mrs H E Butt of Corpus Christi. The ceremony also honored Pioneer Memorial Library head Thelma Phillips and Fredericksburg High School librarian Esther Weaver.
A station wagon and many personal items belonging to Ysabel Gonzales of Corpus Christi were destroyed by a noon fire near the Mason Gillespie County line. Firefighters say the vehicle burned completely except the motor and two front tires, with a chicken coop on the tailgate among the losses. A U Haul trailer was saved and Gonzales family were escorted to safety by an acquaintance driving an empty truck who loaded the damaged vehicle and passengers.
Sergeant Baethge was awarded the Air Medal on August 16 at Fort Sam Houston in a Fourth Army ceremony. He earned the medal for 25 sustained aerial missions in Vietnam from April to August 1966 with the 73rd Aviation Co. Parents and in-laws reside in Fredericksburg, and the Baethges live in San Antonio with his wife.
Second Lieutenant Charles L. Kuenemann 26 son of Mr and Mrs Henry A Kuenemann Fredericksburg Texas completed an officer basic course at the Army Armor School Ft Knox Ky Aug 15 The nine week program trains newly commissioned officers with emphasis on duties of a tank platoon leader He earned a BS degree January 1466 and an Med in May from Texas A&M College Station He finished 10th in a class of 126 and is married to Raynette Bracutigam daughter of Mr and Mrs Raymond Bracutigam
Captain Werner N. Keidel Jr 24 begins a one year internship at Brooke General Hospital Fort Sam Houston Texas as one of 86 new officers trained nationwide He will rotate through surgery medicine and pediatrics during the year Keidel a 1901 Fredericksburg High School graduate earned his MD from Tulane in 1986 and is a member of Tau Kappa Epsilon and Alpha Kappa Kappa fraternities.
Felix Pehl and his Old Time Brass Band will perform Friday September 1 at Seguin for the Guadalupe County Fair dance. The event promises lively brass music during the county fair's closing night in Seguin.
Mr and Mrs Hans Hannemann Linda Hannemann and Kenneth Landig traveled to Dallas Monday to see the full Dodge line of trucks and cars in a local showroom event.
Nathan Trannemann left Tuesday for duty with the U S Air Force in Istanbul Turkey. His mother Mrs Lilly Hannemann and Mrs Henry Itch accompanied him to San Antonio from where he left by phone.
Williams Creek Watershed sites 3 and 4 received final approval after completion last week per Bud Smathers of the Soil Conservation Service. Final inspection by Hugh Lackey, Troy Foster, and Robert Gammon confirmed the work. Sites 3 and 4 sit on land owned by Otto Schumann and Edwin Itz, and by Truman Odiorne. Contracts await for Sites 1 and 2.
Kenneth Kruse and Frederick Kruse sons of Mr and Mrs Bill Kruse are on a 25 day leave arriving from California on August 2 Kenneth just returned from Guam duty Frederick is stationed at Travis Air Force Base San Francisco California
Eldon R. Kothmann earned a Bachelor of Science in agricultural education from Texas Technological College in Lubbock on Aug 26 and made the Dean's Honor Roll. He will teach at a San Antonio high school this fall. He is the son of Mr. and Mrs. Silas Rothmann of Mason.
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