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Newspaper
Fredericksburg Standard
Location
Fredericksburg, Texas, United States of America
Date
Dec 26, 1962
Page
1
A sentimental reading aimed at parents recounts remorseful reflections from a father about daily parenting scolding. The piece invites fathers and mothers to read aloud to their children, hoping readers will find profit and emotional impact as they follow the child's sleep scene and memory of a recent regret.
Allen Hagel, dairyman, was chosen Outstanding Young Farmer of 1962 by Gillespie County Young Farmers. He was also named area representative for the state contest to be decided at the Fort Worth convention January 4. Hagel received an engraved plaque from chapter president Dr Curtis Eckhardt. Alfred Crenwelge urged conservation and warned of growing government controls over farm incomes.
Fredericksburg merchants staged a Christmas prizes event with Santa Claus style giveaways. Nebgen's Supermarket and Farmers Grain Co Grocery awarded numerous prizes including baskets of fruit turkeys and Cannon Towel Sets to named winners across local families and residents.
Prize winners in the Jaycees Christmas Yard Decorating contest were announced by judges after inspecting 11 entries. First prize went to the Forest Reel home at 609 West Travis Street for Best All Around Lighted Yard. Best Religious decoration to Bob Semmler at 326 West Hackberry. Best Original Yard Decorations to Kermit C. Treibs of 610 Apple Street.
The Rev Charles Giesler pastor of the First Methodist Church for five and a half years leaves Frederickburg on.
Gillespie County parents awaiting the first baby of 1963 will be treated to a grand gift shower sponsored by Fredericksburg merchants and the Fredericksburg Standard. The winner’s parents will be honored at a Palace Theatre event with Mayor Sidney Henke presenting gifts. if delayed, Mayor Pro-Tem Gilbert Kaderli will preside. A wide array of prizes from local businesses includes baby food, merchandise, cash, a portrait, and free barbecue meals, with the Standard and community sponsors providing many items.
The Central Texas Electric Cooperative won a $1 374 million REA loan to add 33 miles of transmission lines three new substations convert 376 miles to three phase and fund a Llano office. The project also adds 110 miles of feeder lines with over 800 new members and 22 miles of lines from Kingsland to Bluffton in Highland Lakes. Substations planned for Fredericksburg and Doss areas.
Forty eight orphan boys from the Corsi Cana State Home and the Texas Baptist Children's Home hunted 31 deer in Gillespie County as guests of local ranchers. The event, part of Operation Orphans, was organized by the Chamber of Commerce and the Fredericksburg Jaycees with guides and chaperones from area ranches and a Mason County escort.
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