Hope For The Best Wins Gillespie Fair Derby
Hope For The Best, a six year old gelding owned by Gilbert Perez of San Antonio and ridden by Jesse Bustamante of Austin, won the Gillespie County Fair Derby at the 84th exposition. Fair Queen TerRusenberger presented the winner's blanket as Rudy Olfers led the ceremony.
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Fair Queen
Ter Rusenberger
Fair
Rudy Olfers
Gilbert Perez
San Antonio
Jesse Bustamente
Austin
J-B Ranch
Gillespie Fair a Success Story With Notable Derby and Livestock Showing
The 84th Gillespie County Fair wrapped up a three day run with strong attendance surpassing daytime crowds. Highlights included Hope For The Best winning the Derby for owner Gilbert Perez, jockey Jesse Bustamante, and a large family crowd. Livestock, crafts, and 4 H FF A exhibits impressed judges with top prizes for baking, garment making, and grand champion hog carcass from Dayton Crenwelge Douglas Zenner and Billy Roeder. Vendors reported brisk business at Fredericksburg Lockers with Opa Sausages while acts from Ponce Brothers to Kent Tyler and Ron Viyan drew crowds from across the region.
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Gillespie County
Gilbert Perez
Teri Rusenberger
Jesse Bustamente
Dennis Ransleben
Elroy Ransleben
Fredericksburg
Daniel Fritz
Debra Crenwelge
Bill Petmecky
Dayton Crenwelge
Douglas Zenner
Billy Roeder
Bob Sifford
Hampshire
County Schools Enrollment Totals 2336 for New Year
The Fredericksburg Independent School District reports 1776 students on the Fredericksburg campus and 9 23 in kindergarten, with Stonewall adding 557. Countywide enrollment reaches 2336, including St Mary's 277 Harper 217 Doss 22 and Rocky Hill 44.
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Fredericksburg Independent
Stonewall
Hangs E. Bergner
FISD
Fredericksburg
St. Mary's
Harper
Doss
Rocky Hill
Dollar Day Values Offered This Week
Fredericksburg prepares for a three day Dollar Days selling event from August 31 to September 2. Merchants offer season end bargains across hardware, appliances, clothing, tools and home goods with new fall lines and school wardrobe needs highlighted. The list includes many local businesses such as Beckmann Furniture, Birch's Bar-B-Q, Fredericksburg National Bank, Great Texas Lumber, Sears Catalog Store, and Winn's Store among others.
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Fredericksburg
Standard Beckmann Furniture Store
Birch’s Bar-B-Q
Community Savings & Loan Assn
Conn Organ Center
Dooley’s
Dover Jewelers
Duecker Electric
el Gallo Restaurant
Fabric Center
Fredericksburg Firestone Corporation
Fredericksburg National Bank
Fredericksburg Machine and Appliance
Fredericksburg Publishing Co
Gibson's Discount Center
Great Texas Lumber Company
Hodge Podge
House of Shoes
Jenschke Furniture and Manufacturing Company
Keidel Drug _ Store
Kendall Hodges
Knopp and Metzger
Main Electronics
Mimi's Wee Boutique
Made O'Day
National Building Center Inc
Quality Carpets
Rees Pharmacy
Sears
Segner’s
Stehling Bros
Stein Lumber Co
Usener
Western Shop
Winn’s
Gillespie Old Teamsters 37th Reunion Monday
Gillespie County Old Teamsters hold their 27th annual reunion at Klein's Spring Creek Hall starting 2 p m with a 2 30 p m business meeting. Memorial service honors deceased members including Alex Priess as officers and directors named. Evening barbecue planned with Pehl's Band and self‑provided sides.
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Gillespie County
Old Teamsters
Klein's Spring Creek Hall
Gillespie
Orga
Nization
Alex Priess
Henry Wendel Sr
Walter Reed
Alfred Petmecky
Willie Zenner
Hugo Mueller
E. A. Feuge
August Land
Richard Stehling
Henry Petmecky
Alfred Enderlin
Paul Pfiester
August Kott
Dayton Kott
Pehl
Texas Folklife Festival Promises Fun For All Ages
The Texas Folklife Festival runs September 7 to 10 in San Antonio at the Institute of Texan Cultures HemisFair Plaza. About 1,000 participants from over 80 Texas cities present diverse traditions with music food crafts and games. Notable Fredericksburg acts include Felix Pehl's Oompah Band and Easter Fires pageant with Bunny Band. Admission is $1 for adults and 50 cents for children under 12.
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San Antonio
Texas
Fredericksburg
Felix Pehl
FHS
Institute of Texan Cultures
Vin HemisFair Plaza
Weather Facts Rainfall and Temperature Summary
Rainfall figures show 2.32 inches in August and 22.20 inches year to date. Highest temperature reached 96 while the low for August 29 was 65. Data compares with 18.19 inches and warmer patterns noted last year on this date.
Injunction Denied in Compulsory Immunization Case
Mr and Mrs Leo Itz lost their bid to halt compulsory vaccination for all Fredericksburg ISD students. District Judge Marvin Blackburn ruled against the injunction citing health and state law interests. Continued on page 8 Sec 1.
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Leo Itz
Fredericksburg Independent School
Marvin Blackburn
Itz
Post Office To Close On Labor Day
The Post Office will be closed Monday September 4 for Labor Day. Officials note no regular mail service will operate that day and express and special services may be affected. Postal workers observe the holiday, with normal operations resuming Tuesday.
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Post
Standard to Close on Monday Labor Day notice
The Fredericksburg Publishing Company will be closed on Monday September 4 for Labor Day but the paper will be issued on Wednesday as usual. Advertisements should arrive as early as possible preferably by Saturday for next week's edition.
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Fredericksburg Publishing Company
Standard Office
Labor Day Postal and Business Closings Noted
Master William Petmeck notes no rural or city deliveries on Labor Day. Mail will follow a holiday schedule with PO box mail normal. Stamp purchases available at the Stamp Vending Machine in the lobby. Most firms, including the Post Office, will be closed per merchants’ designation with the Chamber of Commerce.
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William Petmeck
Chamber of Commerce
Harper Prepares for Eighth Labor Day Frontier Days Rodeo
Harper invites crowds for the eighth annual Labor Day Frontier Days with a salute to rodeo fiddlers barbecue and dance. The gala parade starts Saturday at 5 pm followed by nightly rodeos at 8 pm with bareback bronc bull riding calf roping steer roping team tying and girls barrel race. Proceeds support Harper Community Park improvements.
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Hill Country
Tommy Priour
Kerrville
Floy Bode’s
Harper
Adolf Hofner
LYN Class To Graduate Sunday Night
Hill Country Memorial Hospital School of Vocational Nursing will graduate its 1972 class in Milam Hall at the McDermott Building on Sunday Sept. 3 at 7 30 p m. Ten local nurses finish the course. James Boyd Fredericksburg High School principal will give the address.
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Hill Country Memorial Hospital School of Vocational Nursing
Milam
McDermott
Robin Duderstadt
R. N
James Boyd
Fredericksburg High School
Kurt Poehlmann
L.V.N
Texas
Billie Gridders To Be Honored Saturday Nite
The Battlin Billys 1972 edition will be honored Saturday at 7 p.m. in a pre season barbecue hosted by the FHS Billie Booster Club. Fans meet the Red and White varsity team before the Sept 8 opener with New Braunfels.
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Battlin’ Billies
FHS
Billie
New Braunfels
Naudain Starr
Billie Booster Club
Carlin Wicker
Substitute Mail Carrier Exams Slated in Fredericksburg
An exam for Substitute Rural Route Carrier on Rural Route 1 at the Fredericksburg Post Office is open with a passing score of 70. Eligible veterans receive 5 percent preference, 10 percent for disabled veterans. Applications due by September 12, 1972. exam date to be set in Kerrville.
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Fredericksburg
Kerrville
Kermit Ernst
William Petmecky
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Jean Black
A. C. East
Hereford Assn
Edward Meier
J. D. Rutledge
East
Rutledge
Skip
Gilliespie County Fair
Ponce Bros
Minneapolis
Minn
Kent Tyler
California
Ron Viyan
Chicago
Gene Ledel
Ledel Carnivals
Frdericksburg
Gillespie Old Teamsters
Standard
FFA
Gillespie County Fair
Fredericksburg Young Homemakers
Debora Crenwelge
LYN
Billie Gridders
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