Fredericksburg Standard Recaps 1971 Highlights and New Year Wishes
The Fredericksburg Standard greets readers with wishes for 1972 and recalls 1971 progress. Front-page highlights include the Hill Country Memorial Hospital dedication on February 14 and the 125th Fredericksburg anniversary with the Liedhoch Choir of Glueckstadt at the Pioneer Garden dedication.
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Standard
Hill Country Memorial Hospital
Fredericksburg
Liedhoch Choir
Glueckstadt
Cation
Pioneer Garden
United States
First Baby of 1972 To Be Showered With Gifts
Gillespie County welcomes its first 1972 newborn with gifts from local merchants and the Chamber of Commerce. Parents must be bona fide Gillespie residents. Donors include Rees Pharmacy Dover Jeweler Dooley's Store Winn's Store Montgomery Ward Kendall Hodges John J Segner Jewelers Knopp Metzger Department Store Fredericksburg Machine and Appliance Gibson Pharmacy and Gibson Discount Center. The baby may also be the first born at Hill Country Memorial Hospital.
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Gillespie County
Chamber of Commerce
Tanya Sue Itz
Charles Itz
Keidel Memorial Hospital
Edward Stein Jr
Itz Electric
New
Hill Country Memorial Hospital
Rees Pharmacy
Dover Jeweler
Dooley’s
Winn’s
Montgomery Ward
Kendall Hodges
John J. Segner
Jeweler
Knopp & Metzger
Fredericksburg
Gibson Pharmacy
Gibson Discount Center
Pioneer Museum Hosts Christmas Party Tonight
The Pioneer Museum will hold its annual Christmas party Wednesday December 29 from 7 to 9 p m. The event invites the public especially newcomers to view Fredericksburg gemutlichkeit in action. There will be Christmas caroling and old time refreshments with no admission charge.
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Pioneer Museum
Fredericksburg
Gemaetlichkeit
Soybeans Supplant Tennessee Cotton as Top Cash Crop
The article notes a long standing shift in Tennessee farming with soybeans overtaking cotton as the state s leading cash crop after decades of dominance.
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Tennessee
Texas library system forms with 13 area libraries named
Thirteen San Antonio Area libraries join a new Texas Library System under the 1969 act. San Antonio Public Library becomes Major Resource Center with $5,600 grant. ten systems to be organized. Lay representatives meet Feb 22 to elect a six member Advisory Council. James Allred named local rep.
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Pioneer Memorial Library
San Antonio
Texas Library System
Texas State Library
Dorman H. Winfrey
San Antonio Public Library
Val Verde County
del Rio
Butt-Holdsworth Memorial Library
Kerrville
Fredericksburg
Boerne
Crystal City
Eagle Pass
Junction
Kennedy
Mason
New Braunfels
Pearsall
Uvalde
San
Polo Introduced to the United States by James Gordon Bennett
James Gordon Bennett the New York editor publisher introduced polo to the United States in 1876. The remark notes Bennett as a key figure in bringing an equestrian sport to prominence in America.
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James Gordon Bennett
New York
U. S
Eddie O Wille Rites Held Here Tuesday
Eddie O Wille 55 owner of Wille's Ize Box died December 26 1971 at Hill Country Memorial Hospital Funeral services were held December 28 in Schaetter's Funeral Chapel and St Mary's Church with interment in St Mary's Cemetery Survivors include wife Agnes Sultenfuss two daughters and their husbands four grandchildren and several siblings born in 1916 in Waring Wille co founded Wille's Ize Box with brother Felix before buying out his interest The obituary notes the rite was conducted by Rev T J Kennedy and the rosary was recited December 27
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Eddie O. Wille
Wille
Ize Box
Hill Country Memorial Hospital
Schaetter’s Funeral
St. Mary’s Church
St. Mary’s Cemetery
T. J. Kennedy
St. Mary’s Catholic Church
Mr. Wille
Waring
Herman Wille
Emma Marquardt Wille
Agnes Sultenfuss
Boerne
Marjorie
William Morgan
Beeville
Edith Jo
Vernon Moehle
San Antonio
Oscar Wille
Viola Dubray
Fredericksburg
Josephine
Francis Welch
Ernc Wille
Felix Wille
Akron
Ohio
Bert Wille
Allen Wille
Emma Gene Wille
Kerrville
US 290 East
Deer Turkey Season Ends in Gillespie County
Gillespie County wraps up the longest season on record with the deer and turkey period closing Sunday January 2. Weather, warm and wet, kept results generally average while landowners return game preserves data before full county totals are released. Javelina and squirrels remain open. fur bearing hunting runs through January 31 for night hunters.
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Gillespie’s
Gillespie County
Major Rise in Fredericksburg Building Permits in 1971
City records show Fredericksburg issued $1,583,048 in permits in 1971, nearly double 1970. Residential permits reached 48 projects totaling $933,100, with apartments driving growth including Lebe Hoch at $200,000 and Reynolds on Creek Street at $26,460. Other major permits included KLS Corporation plant at $160,000 and Fredericksburg Clinic renovations at $100,000.
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Fredericksburg
Herman Leifeste
Lebe Hoch
Reynolds
Creek Street
Hal James
Wieser
West Main
KLS Corporation
US Highway 290
Dale
Tickets On Sale For Annual C of C Banquet
Tickets are on sale at the Chamber of Commerce for the Friday January 7 annual meeting at the Sunday House Restaurant. The program includes installation of a new president and officers, an address by Roy Clerk of the National Bank of Commerce in San Antonio, entertainment by the Phantasies under Gayle Segraves, and master of ceremonies Dr. Paul Phillips Jr. The event marks the year's highlight for the Chamber.
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Chamber of Commerce
Roy Clerk
National Bank of Commerce
San Antonio
Phantasies
Gayle Segraves
Paul Phillips Jr
George Jenschke Dies at 100 on Christmas Eve
George Jenschke died at his home in Fredericksburg on Christmas Eve at age 100 years 1 month 18 days. Born November 6 1871 in Luckenbach he married Lina Kunz in 1900 and farmed in Blumenthal. Survived by 15 children 32 grandchildren 43 great grandchildren and many relatives. The funeral was at St Marys Church with burial in St Marys Cemetery. rosary observed the night before.
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George Jenschke
West Creek Street
St. Mary's Catholic Church
Msgr
Erwin Juraschek
St. Mary's
W. W. Schneider
St. Francis Xavier Catholic Church
St. Mary’s
St. Joseph's Society
Mr. Jenschke
Luckenbach
Gillespie County
Joseph Jenschke
Barbara Klein Jenschke
Lina Kunz
St. Mary’s Church
Trey
Blumenthal
Gillespie County Mutual Aid (Fire Insurance
St. Joseph’s Society
Fredericksburgs
Ottilia
Christian Staudt
Alma
Henry Petsch
Rosa
George Fenner
J. J. Moritz
C. L. Weinheimer
Kermit Crenwelge
Stephen Jenschke
Kenneth Jenschke
Pat Vargo
Benno Jenschke
Floyd Jenschke
Rubin Jenschke
Larry Stehling
James Lange
Stonewall Man Dies In Highway Mishap Near Waco
Panfilio Perez 43 of Stonewall was killed instantly when struck by a car on Interstate 35 south of Waco at 11:45 p m Thursday December 23 as he tried to cross the highway near a rest station returning to his automobile. A turkey plant employee, he had recently begun a new job in Dallas with his wife and three children. He was a native of Rio Grande City Texas.
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Panflio Perez
Stonewall
Waco
Perez
Dallas
Rio Grande City
Texas
Watershed Planning on Liveoak Creek Near San Marcos
Thomas G. Rockenbaugh of the Soil Conservation Service says planned work on the Live Oak Creek watershed begins January 1972. An engineering reconnaissance and re study of sites for flood water retarding structures will be done by the San Marcos Planning Party with Joe B. Camp in charge. Local officials seek upstream flood protection for Lady Bird Park and reduced downstream sediment and pollution through sound land treatment.
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Live Oak Creek
Thomas G. Rockenbaugh
Soil Conservation Service
Rockenbaugh
Lady Bird Park
Hill Country
San Marcos
Joe B. Camp
Watershed Work Plan
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Fredericksburg Standard
Jaycees
Jimmie
Bob Metzger
Danny Leyendecker
Turkey
C of C
Germany
Liveoak Creek
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