FHS Band To Host Regional Marching Contest Saturday
Fredericksburg High School hosts the Region UIL marching contest Saturday with about 1500 students from 19 bands. The event runs from 9:30 a.m. in the FHS Gym to 2:58 p.m. at Billie Stadium with a panel of three judges and no admission charge.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
FHS
Fredericksburg
Regionai University
Joe Bellamah
Texas A & I College
Kingsville
G. T. Gillian
Kermit
Eddie Galvan
Miller High School
Corpus Christi
Rhode
Devine Junior High
Herbert Faseler
Uvalde Junior High
Armando Mu
Fredericksburg High School
Fredericksburg Firemen Aid In Johnson City Blaze
Fredericksburg volunteers joined Johnson City and area departments including Stonewall, Marble Falls and Blanco to fight a First Baptist Church fire in Johnson City. Six Fredericksburg firemen and one truck were deployed, a LBJ Ranch crash truck also assisted, and the church was gutted while nearby structures were saved.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Fredericksburg
First Baptist Church
Johnson City
Stonewall
Marble Falls
Blanco
LBJ Ranch
Richard “Shorty” Bruns
Farmer's Grain Company
South Washington
U. S. 87
Roce
Gulf Station
Fredericksburg Mayor Mittendorf Ill in Kerrville Hospital
Fredericksburg mayor Alex Mittendorf lies ill in Kerrville Veterans Hospital where he has been a patient for a week. Mrs. Mittendorf says he may remain hospitalized for an undetermined period. Werner H. Meyer serves as Mayor Pro Tem during his illness.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Fredericksburg
Alex Mittendorf
Veterans Hospital
Kerrville
SA Radio Personality To Address PTA Monday
Allan Dale, WOAI radio host and San Antonio figure, will speak to Fredericksburg High School PTA Monday December 12 at 7 30 pm in the FHS Auditorium. The 60 voice FHS Choir directed by Grover Pitman will perform first. Dale, famed for Crackerbarrel Commentary and The Talk of San Antonio, will discuss Our Lives Our Fortunes and Our Sacred Honor. The public is invited.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Allan Dale
WOAI
Fredericksburg High School
Parent-Teacher Association
FHS
Grover Pitman
Mr. Dale
South Texas
San Antonio
Harlandale High School
University of Texas
Texas
Dale
Activities Mapped For Nimitz Memorial Museum
Plans to boost the Nimitz Memorial Museum include a Christmas to New Year Seabees drill demonstration, an exhibit booth at the Houston International Boat Show, and a Feb 24 preliminary opening. Volunteering and item donations are requested for the birthdate opening and later grand opening.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chester W. Nimitz
E. M. Eller
Naval History
United States Navy
Joe Hutchison
Museum
Eller
Navy
Nimitz Museum
Houston
Astrodome
Hutchison
Nimitz
Texas Navy
Coke Stevenson
Battlin Billies Fall to San Marcos Rattlers in Quarterfinal
The undefeated 1966 San Marcos Rattlers defeated Fredericksburg Battlin Billies 36-14 in New Braunfels to end their state AAA playoff run for the second year in a row. The Rattlers rallied from a 7-0 deficit, then seized the lead in the second quarter and never trailed again, aided by key drives and a fumble recovery at the 39. The game featured a pivotal 68 yard pass for a new lead and strong defensive stands to seal the quarterfinal victory.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
San Marcos Rattlers
Battlin’ Billies
Fredericksburg
New Braunfels
Billies
Rattlers
Tino Martinez
San Marcos
Rattler
Jay Cox
Lance Feuge
Bobby Quinn
Fenge
Cox
Happy Feller
Bill Jones
Noted Speaker For Community Christmas Program
Dr C Umhau Wolf director of the Lutheran Institute for Religious Studies Texas Lutheran College will be guest speaker at the Lions Community Christmas Program to be held Sunday night December 18 in the Junior High School gym. The program, with local church school and other groups, aims to usher in the Christmas season.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
C. Umhau Wolf
Lutheran Institute For Religious Studies
Texas Lutheran College
Lions Community
Wolf
Baltimore
John Hopkins University
Ohio State University
Capitol University Theological Seminary
Hartford Seminary Foundation
Harvard Divinity School
John Hopkins University Oriental Seminar
University of Chicago
Jordan
U. S. Army
YMCA
St Marys Indians Capture TCIL AA State Title
Fredericksburg Jaycees announce Christmas Yard Decorations Contest with entry blanks in this issue. Prizes include 10 dollars for best yard and best religious decor, 15 dollars for best lighted display. Entries due by December 17, judging on December 19, displays Dec 19 to New Year Eve.
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Fredericksburg
Jaycees
P. O
Pedestrian Fractures Leg After City Street Collision
Miss Frieda Meyer 72 a nurse at Keidel Memorial Hospital sustains a fractured left leg when struck by a car at 4 45 p m Monday crossing North Llano Street at East Main. Driver Alfred W Scherer stopped and an ambulance carried her to hospital where she remains. A note mentions a postwar housing statistic.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Frieda Meyer
Keidel Memorial Hospital
North Llano Street
East Main
Allen Mauldin
Miss Meyer
W. H. Meyer
Alfred W. Scherer
Stores in Fredericksburg to Stay Open Late for Holidays
Several Fredericksburg businesses will stay open until 8 p m in the weeks before Christmas. Kent Brehm, C of C manager, said many stores would be open but a full list was not available.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Fredericksburg
Kent Brehm
C of C
Santa Claus Arrives December 10 in Fredericksburg Parade
Santa Claus visits Fredericksburg for a pre Christmas event aiding local youths. A 10 a.m. street parade led by two high school bands will end at the Courthouse Square where Santa distributes goodies from a fire truck. Organizers include the Fredericksburg Jaycees and Young Homemakers.
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Santa Claus
Fredericksburg
Santa
FHS
Goal Line Stand Is Turning Point In Game
The St. Mary’s Indians defeated Bishop Forest Rangers 20 to 0 to win the Texas Catholic Interscholastic League AA championship. The defense stopped a Rangers drive at the one yard line in the third quarter after four plays produced only three yards. The Indians secured a 12 game win streak and a 464 to 44 scoring edge this season.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
St. Mary's
Rangers
Jerry Kubenka
Indians
Ranger
Ricky Hext
Bruce Eckhardt
Butch Jenschke
Dennis Mensik
Peter Zenner
John “Butch” Jenschke
Bloodmobile Reaches Quota At Bethany Lutheran
The Red Cross Bloodmobile met its 88 pint quota at Bethany Lutheran Church on Thursday the final 1966 visit. Ninety eight donors appeared with ten rejects. three two gallon donors and three eleven gallon donors were recorded among the volunteers and medical staff acknowledged. The next Bloodmobile stop is to be announced March 24, 1967.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Red Cross
Bethany Lutheran Church
Herman Nagel
Edmund Reed
Charles Schmidtzinsky
Ben Alberthal
Charles Moreno
Wesley Gold
Edward Stein
J. Hardin Perry
Lorence Feller
Belton Klinksick
Roy Stroeher
Boyce Fischer
E. E. Pittman
Mesdames Hardy Moses
Reuben Eckhardt
Walter Ottmers
Henry Joseph
Weston Luckenbach
Elmer Bierschwale
Hilton Spaeth
Victor Meier
Guenther Maenius
Willie Grinke Jr
Fred Dietel
Wallace Ottmers
Douglas Dittmar
Oliver Kowert
Edgar Klett
Gus Friedrich
Walter Klett
Roy Beckmann
Keyser Bierschwale
Rubin Meier
Victor Ottmers
Clarence Schroeder
Kurt Eckhardt
H. C. Gold
G. Wolf
Felix Heep
Alma Pfeiff
Hartmann
Elsie Alberthal
Herman Nagle
Red Cross Bloodmobile
Lacey White
R. N
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Uvalde High School
John Buchanan
Eagle Pass
John Meyers
Tivy High School
Charles A. Dorian
Mittendorf III
PTA
Nimitz Memorial Museum
Battlin Billies
Billy
Jack Carson
Bo Harrison
Jones
Don Mauldin
Quinn
Feuge
St. Mary's Indians
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