Three Fire Calls Smoke and Grass Fires Hit Fredericksburg
Fredericksburg volunteers battled three calls Friday afternoon from 12 46 to 4 48. The most serious blaze damaged the Lee Kordzik home on Liveoak Road due to hot grease on the stove. Grass fires at Gilbert Henke on Llano Highway and Kermit Eckert on Bear Creek caused no damage beyond vegetation. Fire Chief Milton Zenner urged holiday caution and wished a fire free Christmas.
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Lee Kordzik
Liveoak Road
Milton Zenner
Gilbert Henke
Llano Highway
Kermit Eckert
Bear Creek
Turner Club Men s Bowling League Team Standings and Highs
The Turner Club men s bowling league lists standings with teams Pearl Beer Ban Kerr Knopp Insurance Lone Star Beer KLS Meat Co Herbert Real Estate Jax Beer Mid Way Enco Sta and high scores. High game by Daniel Heep at 203 and high three games by Vincent Knopp at 605. high average shown at 172 for Gary Enderlin and Daniel Heep.
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PWL Pearl Beer
Ban Kerr
Knopp Insurance
Lone Star Beer
KLS Meat Co
Herbert Real Estate
Jax Beer
Mid-Way
Enco Sta
Daniel Heep
Vincent Knopp
DPS War On Holiday Traffic Accidents Aimed At Safer Roads
Major Harry Hutchison of the DPS Waco Region announced the annual War On Holiday Traffic Accidents. He noted 1967 saw a 1.15% drop in state deaths and a 2% rise this year, blaming more vehicles and drivers. He pledged more patrols and tools like VASCAR Radar Breathalyzers and helicopters to enforce laws and reduce violations.
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Harry Hutchison
Hutchison
DPS
Waco
Vascar
Major
Teen Club Holiday Dance Promises Music at Legion Hall
The Fredericksburg Teen Club hosts a Friday dance on December 27 from 8 p m to midnight at the Legion Hall with Pure Sunshine performing. Members pay 50 cents admission while non members pay 1 25. Officials urge all teens to attend. Building stones from quarries are limestone sandstone granite marble and slate.
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Fredericksburg
Legion Hall
Pure Sunshine
Christmas gift customs around the world and spending
The article surveys December and January customs from Japan Spain France Germany Italy Sweden and Britain. It notes Santa Claus traditions Befana Epiphany Luc ia Queen Boxing Day and a 27 billion dollar U S Christmas spending figure.
Big Game Hunting Season Ends as Year Opens in Gillespie County
Gillespie County wraps up deer and turkey season on January 1 after a strong showing since November 9. Game Warden Ad. Heep notes heavy weekend hunting, with expectations of rising holiday activity. Quail and duck seasons run through January 31 and January 12 respectively, with duck stamp and hunting license required. Squirrels and javelina have no closed season.
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Gillespie County
Ad. Heep
Heep
Gillespie
The Do It Yourself Lawyer and Access to Legal Help
A discussion on representing oneself in court without a lawyer. The piece notes constitutional rights to self representation, challenges from judges, and studies showing better outcomes with counsel. It highlights growing free legal aid services and lawyer referral offices to aid those who cannot afford attorneys.
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State Supreme Court
Nns Nghts
United States Supreme Court
Counse
New York
Bar Association
K Club Ladies Bowling League Standings and high scores
Tern K Club Ladies standings show Standard Service Co 72 43 29 Falstaff Beer 7? 40 32 Senior Bowlers 72 32 W DH S Ins 72 23 Each line notes team scores and a high individual. Iola Heimann leads with high game 156 and high series 474. Oda Wahi posts high single 17 and pitchblende noted as an ore of Uranium in the text.
Eagle Scout Ross Prochnow Honored at Pease AFB
Ross Prochnow son of Col and Mrs Marvin Prochnow earned the Eagle Scout badge in a Court of Honor at Pease Air Force Base New Hampshire on November 27 1968 He is a 13 year old honor student at Portsmouth Junior High School In the summer Col Prochnow was in Southeast Asia and Mrs Prochnow the former Marg Langerhans spent the summer at the family ranch in Fredericksburg with their children Hoss and Ko reen Ross completed three merit badges for Eagle with help from Hans Mannemann and Barry Rover
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Ross Prochnow
Marvin Prochnow
Pease Air Force Base
New Hampshire
Ross
Portsmouth
Portermouth
Col
Profnow
South East Asia
Prochnow
Marg Langerhans
Fredericksburg
Hoss
Koreen
Keaal Lanes Results Women and Men Summary
Readers see results from Keaal Lanes with women’s top game series including Irmgard Nagel and Bernice Holloway and men’s top game scores led by Larry Wallendorf. The page lists individual games and high series across women and men divisions along with stationer notes from Fredericksburg Publishing Co.
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Lorine Crenweige
Carleton Schnelle
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Music Books
Itri
Record Shop
W. Main
Charles Svatek
Turner Club
High Ave
Gary Enderlin
Palace Theatre
Elvis
SUN
Amazon
Ana Louise Peluffe
Javier Solit
Green Berets
Yellowstone Kelly
Palace
Ronnie Wagner
Walter Schlaudt
Crabapple Coun Ly
Teen Club
Santa Kurosu
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Bethlehem
France
Pete Noel
Santa
la Befana
Befana
Sweden
St. Lucia
Lucia
Rome
Tiest
England
Amy
Beithe
Tern. K Club Ladies Bowling League
Hans Mannemann
Barry Rover
Eagle Scout
Kleins Hall
Hill Country Boys
Stonewall School
Billy Deaton
the Deacons
San Antonio
Stonewall Chamber of Commerce
Engel's Hall
Benno Engel
American Legion
Pehl
Erwin Kammlah
Louis Jordan
Montag
The
Fredericksburg Publishing Co
Cherry Spring Tavern
Dale and the Diamonds
Pat's
George Chambers
Bill Henderson and
the Sundowners
George Chambers and the
Patranelle
Mermaid Club
Rocky Creek
Jess Dodson
Rangers
Silver Strings
Kegel Lanes
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