Remembering Law and Order in a Time of Mob Rule
Alfred Petsch laments the Ku Klux Klan era and calls out government failures to enforce laws. He praises federal action against revived Klan activities and recounts mob violence across cities like St Louis Chicago Detroit New York. The piece recalls past respect for lawmen and mentions continued coverage on page 8.
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Ku Kine Klan
St. Louis
Chicago
Detroit
New York
National Guard
United States Government of Law and Order
Sgt Travis Weirich Rites Held With Military Honors
Funeral rites for Sgt Travis Weirich were held Friday December 8, 1967 at 2 30 PM in Beckmann Funeral Home and Meusebach Creek Cemetery. The service was led by Rev E L Arhelger of Holy Ghost Lutheran with Alfred Crenwelge and Mrs Victor Stahl performing. pallbearers from Ft Sam Houston led by Sgt Bernie Garcia carried the rites. a firing squad and taps accompanied the body to Fredericksburg, as the Louis Jordan Post American Legion continued the ceremony.
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Weirich
Lonnie R. Wasson
Johnny Bruce
Win
J. Baker
Tim D. Seaman
Jeffry D
Astroth
Berry
Bartram
Ft. Sam Houston
Bernie Garcia
Three New Directors Named to Frederick Chamber Board
The Frederick Chamber of Commerce elected three new board members and one interim director for a three year term. Roy Beckmann Handall McBride Le roy True and Ernest Hoyler were chosen from eight nominees in a December ballot and will be sworn in January at the board meeting.
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Chamber of Conenerty
Tat Week
Roy Beckmann
Handall McBride
Leroy True
Ernest Hoyler
Alvin. Davidson
Fred
Dieter
Eugene Hartmann
Jami
Davidson
Hartmann
Blohm
Sgpe
Frederickeburg
Saint Mary's Students Present Christmas Pageant
Students of St Marys school will present their annual Christmas Pageant on Tuesday December 19 at 730 p m in St Josephs Hall. Senior Class performs main scenes and the Mary Chorale will sing traditional Christmas songs as a tribute to the original nativity spirit.
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St. Mary's School
St. Joseph's Hall
Mary Chorale
City Suit Alleges $100000 Damages From 1966 Fredericksburg Crash
Berthold Reed and Ava Reed sue the City of Fredericksburg seeking more than $100000 for injuries from a Oct 4 1966 collision between the Reed pickup and a city maintainer driven by Carl Langbein on Highway Street. The Second 38th District Court trial opened with a jury of one woman and eleven men.
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Fredericksburg
Second 38Th District Court
Marvin Blackburn
Berthold Reed
Ava
Reeds
Carl Langbein
Kurt Itz
Messrs
Roland Bonn
Andrew G. Kaiser
Robert Zenner
Rudolph Olfers Jr
Otto Schumann
Henry Kreese
Jim Faught
Kermit
Dean of Southwestern to Speak at Lions Christmas Observance
The 37th annual Lions Community Christmas will be held at the Public School Gym Sunday December 17 at 730 p m. William Dewey Swift Dean of Students Southwestern University Georgetown will deliver the Christmas message. Swift has held the post since 1965 and has a distinguished academic and church leadership background. The program features multifaith choirs Festive hymns and audience participation with two Yuletide favorites. Fredericksburg High School Band led by Tom Rhodes will perform A Christmas Festival and O Come All Ye Faithful.
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Lions Community
William Dewey Swift
Southwestern University
Georgetown
Dean Swift
South
Fredericksburg
Tom Rhodes
Alex Frantzen
Henry Lochte
Annual Christmas Edition Next Week
The annual Christmas edition of the Standard will be released next Wednesday December 20. Advertisers and those with news items and pictures for the edition should have their material in the plant early.
FHS Band Sets Record With Fourteen All-District Members
Fourteen FHS Band members were named to the All-District Band after Kerrville tryouts, with 13 advancing to regional band trials in Uvalde on January 6. Director Tom Rhodes praised the high qualifying rate as the district’s best yet among competing schools.
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FHS
Trvouts
Kerrville
Comr Uv
Uvalde
Myrle Boykin
Phillip Rothmann
Dennis Hannemann
Richard Bruns
Petermann
Kasch
Boykin
Hannemann
Miss Prehn
Bruns
Ware
Ottmers
Miss Nielsen
Rothmann
Miss Feller
Luckenbach
Tom Rhodes
Rodes
Rhodes
Addiiton
Tivy
Boerne
Blanco
Bandera
Comfort
Sabinal
Medina
Bracket
Center Point
Harper
Nueces Canyon
Rocksprings
Capacity Crowd Hears Narcotic Discussion
A standing room only crowd of adults heard a Tuesday night program on the dangers of narcotics addiction. The session covered effects, risks, and ways to seek help, emphasizing community awareness and prevention.
National Jaycee President To Visit Saturday
Jim Antell national Jaycee president will visit Fredericksburg Saturday morning December 16 and be honored at a coffee at the Sunday House Restaurant. Kermit Ernst Fredericksburg Jaycee president said the coffee runs between 9 45 and 10 15 a m and all Jaycees and others may greet him. He will pick up local member applications as he tours Texas this month.
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Jim Antell
National Jaycee
Fredericksburg
Kermit Ernst
Antell
Vermont
Tulsa
Oklahoma
Jaycee
Ernst
Waco
San Antonio
Hill-Burton Grant to Hill Country Hospital Delayed
Hill Country officials report a delay in the $600000 Hill Burton Grant action until January. Texas Board of Health met Dec 10 11 but did not act as funds are held by the U S Bureau of the Budget. Local contributors await grant approval to fulfill pledges totaling over $620000 plus $40000 from the Moody Foundation of Galveston for the 50 bed hospital.
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Hill Country
Texas State Board of Health
U. S
Health Department
Congress
Bureau of the Budget
Hill-Burton
Moody Foundation of
Galveston
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Curtis Eckhardt
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Taps
Pfc
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Louis Jordan Post Amer
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Southwestern
Ross Petermann
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John Luekenbach
Dennis Ottmers
Vernon Kasch
Lynda Gass
Karen Nielsen
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Susan Feller
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James E. Riggs
McAllen
Richard Harlan
Scholl
Riggs
Mexico
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Lorence Feller
Hill-Burton Hospital
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East Main Street
Bud Smathers
Ps Hechett Haas
Leroy Rabke
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