Notable Texans Meet in Family and Space Leadership Photo
The left shows State Representative Jim Nugent chatting with William Alderman publisher of Texas Parade. The center features Mrs Lyndon Johnson greeting Kerrville directors and Nimitz Center figures. The right captures Astronaut Charles Conrad Jr. signing autographs for children at the Henry Ruff home house party.
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Jim Nugent
William Alderman
Texas
Lyndon Johnson
William F. Henning
Kerrville
Mo Ranch
Doug Hubbard
Joan Hubbard
Nimitz Center
Charles Conrad Jr
Henry
Christmas In Old Fredericksburg Night At Nimitz Center
Festive crowd enjoyed a candlelit Christmas in Old Fredericksburg at the Admiral Nimitz Center featuring former First Lady Mrs. Lyndon B. Johnson and Apollo 12 commander Charles Conrad Jr. The event planned by Joan Hubbard included a tour of old homes, dinner and a dance, with candle illumination, cedar garlands and antique hotel touches, and hopes it becomes an annual affair.
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Fredericksburg
Nimitz Hotel
Nimitz
Lyndon B. Johnson
Charles Conrad Jr
Appollo 12
Admiral Nimitz Center
Joan Hubbard
Nimitz Center
Fredericksburg Standard to Add Tel-Aire TV Supplement
The Fredericksburg Standard will add a Tel-Aire TV supplement with its Christmas Edition next week and continue weekly through the year. The paper selected the supplement after over two years of review, choosing the San Antonio Express produced insert popular with Harte-Hanks papers.
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Fredericksburg
Tel-Aire
San Antonio Express
Harte-Hanks
Christmas Tree Lighting in Lyndon B Johnson State Park
The third annual Christmas tree lighting at Lyndon B. Johnson State Park will be held on Tuesday December 19 at 7 p.m. Grandchildren of former President Johnson will flip the switch to light a cedar tree before an informal program. Santa will arrive with treats and a social with refreshments follows.
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Lyndon B. Johnson State Park
Johnson
Cathy
Lucinda Robb
Lynda
Charles Robb
Lyn
Nicole Nugent
Luci
Patrick Nugent
Rodney Maeker
Trinity Lutheran Church
Stonewall
W.W. Schneider
St. Francis Xavier Catholic Church
David Behrends
Leroy Behrends
FHS
Wilburn Meier
Harold Woods
Mike Wilson
Inner Peace as Mark of Coming Christian at Lions Program
The Rev Milton Dare told the 42nd Annual Lions Community Christmas program the coming Christian will be defined by inner peace. He urged finding Jesus in the heart to gain honesty, integrity, and neighborly love, citing Fredericksburg as a model community. The event, held in a Junior High Gymnasium, featured the Fredericksburg High School band performing several Christmas selections amid sleet and icy roads limiting attendance.
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Milton Dare
Lions Community
Stonewall
Rev. Dare
Kerrville
Fredericksburg
Dare
Fredericksburg High School
Tom Rhodes
Mercury
Score
Mail Service Recovers After Ice Storm Disrupts Fredericksburg
Postmaster William Petmecky notes an historic mail halt as icy roads blocked loading at Dallas-Fort Worth and Houston, delaying star routes. A special Christmas run began to deliver in mid afternoon and aims to speed dispatch, with advice to mail out of town cards by December 15.
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Fredericksburg
Austin
Dallas-Fort Worth
Houston
William Petmecky
Petmecky
U.S. Postal Service
Hill Country Ice Storm Paralyzes Gillespie County Roads
An ice storm struck the Hill Country of Texas, isolating Gillespie County and crippling travel, power, and telephone service. Schools closed for two days, and daily life slowed as freezing temperatures lingered from Sunday into Monday. The Texas Highway Department kept crews on duty around the clock.
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Texas
Gillespie
Texas Highway Department
Fredericksburg Yard Contest Deadline Dec 16
The Fredericksburg Jaycees announce a 1972 Christmas yard decorating contest with entry blanks due by Saturday December 16. Dwight Oestreich says blanks must be mailed to reach by then as judging occurs Sunday night. Prizes of 15 dollars for best electrically lighted yard and 10 dollars for the other two categories.
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Fredericksburg Jaycees
Fredericksburg
Dwight Oestreich
Main
Llano
Washington
Milam
Adams
Frederick Subrg
Jaycees
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Old Fredericksburg
LB State Park
Clifford Kuhlmann
Milton Zenner
Werner Ottmers
Adams Street
Town Creek
Lions
Tendent
Southwest Conference
United Methodist Church
Jesus
Hill Country
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