Christmas Message from Gillespie Red Cross Blood Program
The Gillespie County Chapter of the American Red Cross Blood Program extends Christmas wishes for 1964 and thanks donors recruiters volunteers staff and media for their year of service. The message honors those who helped provide blood and support fundraising and outreach enabling many to regain health.
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Gillespie County
American Red Cross Blood Program
Harry A. Hartmann
Central Texas
Pencils Sharpener Offer At Fredericksburg Publishing Co
Advertisement promotes buying two pencil sharpeners for home use from the Fredericksburg Publishing Co. standard. It hints at a simple solution to dull pencils and urges readers to purchase.
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Fredericksburg Publishing Co
Two Local Hospitals Record Births This Week
Two children born in local hospitals this week include a Boerne girl named Janette Raye Schwarz, weighing seven pounds nine ounces, born December 18 to Mr. and Mrs. Ray Schwarz. Fredericksburg parents Mr. and Mrs. George Arienling welcomed a daughter Debra Marie, eight pounds six ounces, born December 21. Surgeries performed this week included Daniel Heep, son of Mr. and Mrs. Francis Heep, Mrs. Julius Ebert of Fredericksburg, and Thomas Jenschke of San Antonio.
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Ray Schwarz
Boerne
Janette Raye
George »Arienling
Fredericksburg
Debra Marie
Daniel Heep
Francis S Heep
Julius Ebert
Thomas Jenschke
San Antonio
Fredericksburg Young Farmers to Attend State Convention
Fredericksburg Young Farmers Chapter members will attend the State Young Farmers Convention in Austin on January 3 and 4. Over 200 chapters will be represented, with awards for Outstanding Young Farmers and Chapters. Lt. Gov. Preston Smith and John Strohm will speak, and new officers will be elected. The group will dine with Texas Electric Cooperatives and the Texas Association of Young Farmers. Advisors are Joe Tatum and Bob Sifford.
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Fredericksburg
Young Farmers
Austin
Alton Ernst
Young Farmer
Preston Smith
John Strohm
Woodstock
Illinois
Texas Electric Cooperatives, Inc
Texas Association of Young Farmers
Chambers Unite to Promote LBJ Ranch Area Developments
Fredericksburg Stonewall and Johnson City chambers report plans for highway signs airport handling at LBJ Ranch and promotion of tourism. Johnson City outlines housing for Secret Service and a car rental venture. sign designation and coordinated info efforts planned for January 8. Local funds and road cleanup efforts are emphasized.
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Fredericksburg
Stonewall
Johnson City
LBJ
Lbj Ranch
State Highway Department
Chamber of Commerce
Johnson
Blanco County
Coffee substitute from Texas Ebony seeds used by Mexican Indians
Seeds of the evergreen Texas Ebony are used as a coffee substitute by Mexican Indians. Lead pencils are produced in all grades by the Fredericksburg Publishing Company.
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Fredericksburg Publishing Company
Young Farmers Area VII Holds Austin Meeting
Area VII Young Farmers officers met in Austin on December 17 to map activities for the coming year. Thirty-one counties are in Area VII and more chapters sought state charter this year. Pictured left to right are James Eckhardt Fredericksburg vice president elect Calvin Baker Gonzales president Area VII YF Howard Altenhof Marion vice president Area VII YF Ed Carlson Taylor Thrall treasurer Area VII YF.
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Area VII
Austin
James Eckhardt
Fredericksburg
Selective Service Honors Dr Brown for Service
Dr Dor W Brown Jr chair of the Gilipesie Blanco Kendall Kerr Llano County draft board received a certificate of appreciation from Col Morris Schwartz State Selective Service Director on behalf of the late President John F Kennedy. The citation notes boards guide national manpower and defense, with Brown serving a decade on the board.
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Dor W. Brown JR
Morris S. Schwartz
Select
Se Service
John F. Kennedy
Brown
Gillespie-Blanco-Kerr-Kendall-Llano County Selective Service Board
Gilblespie-Blanco- Kendall-Kerr-Llano County
Selective Service
Col. Schwartz
Kennedy
German Chancellor Erhard to Visit Fredericksburg Texas
President Johnson and Chancellor Erhard will attend services at Bethany Lutheran Church with a German Anthem and a single public appearance in Fredericksburg. About 225 invited attendees will join a 1 pm barbecue at Stonewall School Gym. press will be restricted to selected representatives.
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Bethany Lutheran Church
Treptow
Durkop
Johnson
Erhard
LBJ
Fair Park
Pioneer Memorial Museum
Market Square
Fredericksburg
Stonewall School
White House
Texas
Ludwig Erhard
West Germany
Konrad Adenauer
Herman Sons Hall
Austin
We Believe the Presidency and Christmas in Texas
The article extols the presidency as the highest American honor and notes the nation’s strength. It celebrates the return of a key leader to his Stonewall neighbors on Christmas Day and lauds being American. It also mentions the pecan as Texas’s state tree.
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United States
Stonewall
Texas
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Leon Zwiener T
Southwestern States
Joe Tatum
Bob Sifford
Young Farmer Chapter
Chambers Unite
Dr. Brown
Wallace Ottmers
Langford Metzger
L. A. Metzger
Harper
Connally Afb
Waco
Frank Metzger
Charleston Afb
South Carolina
Qearsons Greetings
Mrs
Ruben Leyendecker
Hamm
Theo
Hamm Brewing Co
St Paul, Minn
San Francisco
Los Angeles
Baltimore
Your Hamm's
Mr and Mrs. Milton
Johnnie) Duecker
Schroeder Dry Goods
Kendall - Hodges Dept
Felix T. Tybor
E. L. Walter, Jeweler
Dooley’s Stores
Basse Express
Werner
Auto Electric
City Cleaners
Stehling Bros
Lone Star Gas
Schumann-Houston Motor CO
Boening Implement CO
B. H. Heinen Auto Supply
Lone Star Pump Service
Chester Reichenau
Sunset Motor Lines
Walter Ottmers
Gul
Stroeher & Son
Fredericksburg National Bank
Fredericksburg Bakery
Probit Hardware CO
Joe Weidenfeller, Magnora
Standard Service Company
WM. Cameron & CO
Juenke Store
Richard Ransleben
Klett
Henke’s Grocery & Market
Woerner Warehouse
Farmer's Grain CO
Enderlin Feed Store
Lochte Storage & Commission
Leon F. Zwiener
Goodyear Service Store
Western Auto Store
Beckmann Furniture CO
Kaiser’s Furniture CO
Duecker Electric
Otto Kolmeier Company
Hill Country Implement CO
Krauskopy Bros
E. L. Nixon & Son
Schaffer Tractor and Implement CO
FBG
Machine & Appliance CO
Gandri's
FBG. Publishing Co., Inc
White Auto Store
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