Gillespie Pecan Show Sees Record Entries
The Second Annual Gillespie County Pecan Show at the Community Savings Center Hall on Saturday drew a record number of entries and was pronounced highly successful.
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Newspaper
Fredericksburg Standard
Location
Fredericksburg, Texas, United States of America
Date
Dec 06, 1972
Page
1
The Second Annual Gillespie County Pecan Show at the Community Savings Center Hall on Saturday drew a record number of entries and was pronounced highly successful.
St Marys Our Lady of Guadalupe Parish will sponsor a weeklong mission from the Dec 9 7 p.m. mass to Dec 17 Sunday, with daily 8 a.m. and 7 p.m. services led by Rev. Raymond F White. The mission aims to provide spiritual benefits through daily soul encounters at St Marys Catholic Church.
The 42nd annual Lions Christmas observance is set for Sunday at 7 30 p m in the Public School Gymnasium with all local churches taking part The Kerrville district superintendent Rev Milton Dare will deliver the Christmas message The Fredericksburg High School Band directed by Tom Rhodes opens with Christmas Festival overture and performs Jingle Bells Fantasy and White Christmas The audience will sing O Come All Ye Faithful and Silent Night with Wallace Ottmers reading and Mrs Jerald Jenkins at piano Rev Leroy Deans and Rev Ted Leonard will give invocations and benediction The Rhapsodies directed by Mrs Nancy Maeker will sing Angels We ...
The Fredericksburg area presents a holiday concert featuring the Methodist Church adult and youth choir led by Jerald Jenkins with Mrs Jenkins at piano performing No Room and Wise Men Still Seeking. The Lutheran Male Choir directed by Martin Beyer offers Servants of God Your Master Proclaims and Hail To The Lord's Annointed. Reverend Dare delivers The Coming Christian sermon, introduced by Dr J P Dare of the Fredericksburg Lions Club. St Mary’s Mary chorale led by Sister Benilde with Mrs Clarence Weinheimer at piano performs O Holy Night and Do You Hear What I Hear. The Music Study Club Chorus with Mary Hatchette and Mrs Grote at the piano and Mrs Karen Stern on flute sings Little Bells and Bethlehem s Lowhy Manger. The Fredericksburg High School Choir directed by continues. continued on page 6.
Fredericksburg Independent School District voters upheld a $2 million bond by 183 votes with 615 in favor and 432 against. Plans call for auditorium gym band hall and primary campus work while awaiting Federal funds for the Vocational Building.
The Fredericksburg Jaycees urge residents to submit entry blanks by December 16 for the Christmas yard decoration contest. Prizes include 15 dollars for best electrically lighted yard, 10 dollars for most unusual decorations, 10 dollars for best religious entry, and a plaque for best commercial entry. Main Llano Washington Milam and Adams Street businesses are automatically eligible. other locations should submit via the paper. Judges inspect Sunday night. winners announced Monday.
The Llano Uplift in Gillespie County area is among five sites under review for Project Sanguine a Navy planned survivable command and control system. Washington officials led briefings with John Hennessey WK Hartell and R E Baker noting a pilot project in Northern Wisconsin and a potential 30 mile north south installation with Llano Uplift and upstate New York as alternatives.
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