LBJ Birthplace Christmas Observances Draw Big Turnout
Santa Claus on a red fire truck and two LBJ grandchildren joined community carol singing at the Johnson City boyhood home. NPS staff guided open houses at both the boyhood home in Johnson City and the Birthplace at Stonewall with local volunteers serving cookies and punch.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Oid and
Young
Lyndon B. Johnson
LBJ
Johnson City
Stonewall
National Park Service
NPS
Cindy
Cathy Robb
Johnson
Charles
Lynda Robb
Santa Claus
Steve Parks
Nicolas Veloz Jr
Betty Jo Brodbeck
NPS Park
Lions Club
Mary Chorale
St. Mary's High School
Fredericksburg
Kathryn Marie
Elizabeth Hulett
Jewel Malechek
John Stevenson
Johnsons
Johnson City House
Fredericksburg Firms Close for Holiday Period
Fredericksburg businesses will shut Saturday December 25 and Saturday January 1 for New Year holidays. Courthouse and City Office close on Friday December 24 and Friday December 31. Banks and local press also pause on December 24 and 31 with special publishing hours announced.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Fredericksburg
Gillespie County
Fredericksburg National
The
Security State Bank and Trust
Fredericksburg Publishing Co., Inc
Winter Solstice Marks Shortest Day on December 22
December 22 marks the Winter Solstice and the year's shortest day at 6 24 a m CST. Days will lengthen toward the June Solstice while trees remain bare and lawns stay green though the season begins. Citizens note some freezing temperatures but no severe cold waves yet. For thawing a frozen turkey do it in the refrigerator to keep skin temperature low.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Christ
Johnson grandchildren light LBJ Park Christmas Tree
Lucinda Robb Catherine Robb and cousin Patrick Nugent lit the native cedar tree at Lyndon B. Johnson State Park on Tuesday night. Harold Woods assisted, with LBJ and Robb families watching. Christmas celebration included clergy, carols, and visitors in the Visitor Center. event noted as continuing on page 7, section 1.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Cathy Kobb
Cindy Robb
Lyn Nugent
Lbj State Park
Lucinda
Catherine Robb
Patrick Lyndon Nugent
Lyndon B. Johnson
Harold Woods
Johnson
Robb
Charles
Lynda Robb
Lyn
Pat
Luci Nugent
Nicole
Chuck Robb
Christmas In The Churches Countywide Christmas Day Services
Christmas Day services will be held at many county churches with morning masses at Bethany Holy Ghost Zion Trinity Stonewall St Paul and Cherry Spring and Doss. Midnight mass at St Francis Xavier on Christmas Eve. St Marys offers 12 midnight mass and multiple masses on Dec 25. St Barnabas hosts 11:30 p m service with 3 p m carillon. Zion Lutheran candlelight at 11 p m Dec 24.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bethany Lutheran Church
Holy Ghost, Lutheran Church
Zion Lutheran Church
Trinity Lutheran Church
Stonewall
St. Paul Lutheran Church
Cave Creek
Christ Lutheran Church
Cherry Spring
St. Barnabas
Post Office Back To Normal After Heavy Christmas Mail
Postmaster William Petmecky says Christmas mail surge peaked on December 10 and is easing. Air mail aids distant dispatch, two daily Austin mail runs continue briefly, and regular service resumes with holiday hours December 24 31. The office closes December 25 and January 1 with no deliveries.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
William Petmecky
Lcal Post Office
Austin
ACA Honors Cong Fisher With DSA Award
O C Fisher, U S Representative from Texas 21st District, received the Distinguished Service Award from the Americans for Constitutional Action in Washington. ACA President Charles A McManus praised his record in Congress while noting no pledge to future ACA positions. Fisher is in his 15th term and serves on Armed Services.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
O. C
Clark) Fisher
U. S
Texas
Americans For Constitutional Action
ACA
Congress of the
Congress
Mr. McManus
United States
Congressman Fisher
United States Congress
Southwestern Life Honors Alex R Frantzen Man of the Month
Alex R Frantzen, a Southwestern Life Insurance Company representative in Fredericksburg, is named Territorial Man of the Month for November for leading all agents in the San Antonio territory. The company provides more than 5 billion in life protection to policyholders nationwide.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Alex R. Frantzen
Southwestern Life Insurance Company
Fredericksburg
Southwestern Life
San Antonio
Edgar Stroeher Rites Held in Holy Ghost Lutheran
Funeral services for Edgar W. Stroeher 67 were held December 16 1971 at 2 30 p m in Holy Ghost Lutheran Church with Reverends Leroy Deans and E L Arhelger officiating. A Gillespie County native and longtime local business leader he died December 15 in Hill Country Memorial Hospital. He was principal partner in Stroeher and Son distributors for Atlantic Richfield and Sinclair products. He served in church and community roles including Lions Club and Gillespie County Fair Association. He is survived by wife Elsie a son Roy a daughter Betty Ann seven grandchildren and two sisters. Burial followed at City Cemetery.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Edgar W. Stroeher
Holy Ghost Lutheran Church
Leroy Deans
E. L. Arhelger
Stroeher
Fredericksburg
Gillespie County
Hill Country Memorial Hospital
Meusebach Creek
William Stroeher
Lena Eckert Stroeher
Elsie Eckhardt
Bethany Lutheran Church
Karl Konzack
R. H. Eckhardt
Charles Dolezal
Arthur Houy
Roy
Houy
Sinclair Products
Atlantic-Richfield Company
Lions Club
Gillespie County Fair Association
FFA
Wildlife Protective Associations
Roy Stroeher
Betty Ann
Rudy Olfers
Alma
Ernest Barsch
Edna
Erwin Heimann
Beckmann
Holy Ghost Church
Leroy Lochte
Arion
Guenther Pfiester
Leo Nebgen
Marion Baethge
J. L. Patterson
George Scheel
Andy Loeffler
L .G. Gilleland
Edgar Mosel
Fredericksburg Lions Club
Winners Named in Jaycee Yard Contest
The Fredericksburg Jaycees held a Christmas event for underprivileged children at the Girl Scout Cabin on December 11 with a noon hamburger lunch and gifts from local donors. Yard and lighting entries were judged the next night with winners including Clinton Kramer and Ralph W. Russell Jr., and commercial decorations honored with a special plaque. An animated center window display at Kendall Hodges Department Store drew praise.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Fredericksburg
Jaycees
Winns
Dooley
Weather Facts Rainfall and Temperatures
The report shows rainfall this week at .06 inches, December total 1.52 inches, and yearly total 30.17 inches. Temperatures record a low of 30 degrees on December 22 and a high of 75 degrees on December 20.
Tools Stolen From New Bear Hollow Home Under Construction
Thieves at Bear Hollow on Ranch Road 783, 12 miles south of Harper, took three power tools during the night. Two sanders a belt sander and an orbital sander plus a router were reported missing. Deputy Sheriff Victor Harper said no clues have been found.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Wolfmueller
Bear Hollow
Ranch Road
Harper
Victor Harper
Shandon Couple Visit Mrs Schumann Family in Town
Mr and Mrs Douglas Alley and their son Vince of Shandon California are visiting Mrs Otto Schumann and family for a holiday. Mrs Alley is formerly Karen Schumann and will be remembered by that name.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Douglas Alley
Vince
Shandon
Calif
Otto Schumann
Alley
Karen Schumann
Also Mentioned on This Page
Montgomery Ward
Walter T. Bruce
Harper’s Ferry
Veloz
Mesdames Brodbeck
Malechek
Hulett
Evelyn Klein
Manuel S. White
Sid Story
Elton J. Larvin
Cathy
Rodney Maeker
W. W. Schneider
St. Francis Xavier Catholic Church
Rex Weinheimer
Wilburn Meier
Maeker
St. Mary’s Mary Chorale
Robbs
Clinton Kramer
West
Nimitz Street
Jaycee
Standard
Cong. Fisher
DSA
Edgar Stroeher
Ralph W. Russell Jr
Travis Street
Franz Stein
This is just the beginning! Our collection holds over 300 years of history, including rare newspapers, obituaries, marriage records, birth records, and so much more—most of which you won’t find anywhere else!