Mary Ann's Koffee Shoppe Opens In La Mesa Building
Mr and Mrs Klaerner announce purchase of La Mesa Cafe and reopen as Mary Ann's Koffee Shoppe. Mrs Klaerner leads the cafe with Mesdames Dietz Blake and Friedrich as staff. Open daily six am to eight pm weekdays, closed Sundays. Wednesday chicken and dumplings special. homemade rolls and doughnuts. Formal open house planned later.
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Oliver
Sam) Klaerner
la Mesa Cafe
Mary Ann's
Klaerner
Henry Dietz
Ralph Blake
Floyd Friedrich
Security Cafe
Security State Bank and Trust
Mary Ann Koffee
Red Cross Aids In Cuban Evacuation
The Red Cross aided 1,170 Cuban evacuees arriving in the United States and provided night care for the ill and seasick passengers. Gillespie County ARC officials note the effort highlights the organization's broad services including veterans aid, armed forces support, blood program, safety and nursing services, and disaster relief. Mrs. Hilmar Lang returned from Katy after a month with her daughter's family and grandson Wayne Langelhennig, a student at Austin College, visited El Campo and J. P. Reck with relatives.
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Red Cross
Gillespie County
Hilmar Lang
Katy
Vice Langehennig
Kay
Wayne Langelhennig
Austin College
Sherman
Long
Baby
el Campo
J. P. Reck
On Call 24 Hours a Day Insurance Ad Promotes Liability Policy
An on call insurance agency promises 24 hour availability for emergencies highlighting accidents fires and other catastrophes. It warns about attractive nuisances and potential lawsuits urging readers to buy comprehensive personal liability coverage to avoid crippling financial loss.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Alton Elier
Twenty Divorce Cases Filed Here In 1962
In 1962 Gillespie County filed twenty divorces in the Second 38th District Court amid 99 marriage licenses issued locally. Seven cases were on the docket at year start, totaling 27 for the year with 16 divorces granted and two dismissed. Civil and criminal caseloads are summarized with few jury trials.
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Gillespie County
Haven of Happy Homes
Felix Se‘ieter
Alfred Petmecky
Petmecky
88Th District Court
Doss Boy Scouts Postpone Meeting To Feb 16 Night
The Doss Boy Scout Troop postpones its February meeting from the 9th to Saturday night February 16 at 7 30 pm due to conflicts. District Court of Honor occurs in Fredericksburg on February 9 with many boys attending stock shows and events.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Doss Boy Scout
District Court of Honor
Fredericksburg
Rosenbusch
Doss
Cherry Spring
Pecan Creek
Lee Feuge
Fred Itz
Austin
Annabel Kasper
Betty Feuge
Linda Itz
Eileen Sauer
FHS
Brady
George Garrison
Bryan
Paul Sauer
Gordon Sauer
Texas A & M College
Karl Friedrich
Spring Creek
Three Gilespians on TLC Band Tour
Elaine Crenwelge Curtis Frantzen and James Hartmann of Fredericksburg are members of the TLC band on its annual tour January 26 to February 3. The 45 member band directed by M. A. Nyquist will perform classical works show tunes and marches across multiple Texas towns and Monterrey.
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Elaine Crenwelge
Curtis Frantzen
James Hartmann
Fredericksburg
TLC
Ganado
Yorktown
Cuero
Woodsboro
Goliad
Robstown
Bishop
Aqua Dulce
Harlingen
Orange Grove
Linton
Monterrey
M. A. Nyquist
Texas Lutheran
Midwest
Southwest
Four Children Born in Local Hospitals This Week
Twin girls Wanda and Debbie San Miguel of Boerne arrived February 1 weighing five pounds ten and a half ounces and five pounds twelve and a half ounces. A boy Scott Allen Crofts Jr. of Johnson City was born January 30 at six pounds fifteen and three fourths ounces. Suzanne Lyn Stracher of Fredericksburg arrived February 5 weighing eight pounds one and a half ounces.
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Wanda
Debbie
Raymond San Miguel
Boerne
Scott Allen
Franklin Crofts Jr
Johnson City
Roy Stracher
Fredericksburg
Suzanne Lyn
St. Marys 4 H Club Seeks Attendance at Record Hop
St Marys 4 H Club invites members from St Marys and Stonewall to a record hop on Friday Feb 8 at Hermann Sons Hall 7 30 to 11 30 pm. The group also held its Feb meeting in the multipurpose room and discussed the Favorite Food Show.
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St. Mary's
4-H
Schol
Harper Community Center under construction in Harper
Allen Keller chairs the AGC Public Affairs Committee as Dallas workers place the final steel sheeting on the 40 by 70 foot Harper Community Center. The six tenths acre site beside Harper Park will host events during the Centennial Fete on June 8 and 9, 1963. The $8,000 project is partly funded by local donations and volunteer labor.
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Harper's
Dallas
Harper Community Park
Harper
VFW Commends Fredericksburg Chamber on Veterans Day
Frantzen Ahrens Post of the Veterans of Foreign Wars unanimously adopted a resolution praising the Fredericksburg Chamber of Commerce Trade Extension Committee. Commander Elgir Grona voiced gratitude for establishing a trades holiday on November 11, Veterans Day, honoring veterans from all wars.
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Frantzen - Ahrens Post
Veterans of Foreign Wars of
Here
Fredericksburg
Sergeant Robertson Graduates From NCO Academy
Technical Sergeant John N. Robertson of Mount Gilead Ohio graduates from the Second Air Force Senior Noncommissioned Officer Academy at Barksdale AFB Louisiana. He returns to Offutt AFB Nebraska and is a communications technician with family in Texas and Ohio.
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Barksdale
Afb
John N. Robertson
Mount Gilead
Ohio
Second Air Force
Robertson
Air Force
Offutt Afb
Neb
Mount Gilead High School
Carl R. Robertson
Cherry Street
Lucille H. Straube
W. Liveoak Fredericksburg, Texas
Fredericksburg Issues Four Building Permits For Homes
The city issued four permits last week including two for Wm. Cameron & Co. to build residences on West Burbank worth 9600 and West Hackberry at 9000 dollars. Karl Krenz earns 400 for a porch on West Burbank and Erwin Knopp 100 for a shed on East Centre. Mrs. H. C. Gold hosts Mr. and Mrs. Arthur Leege of Luton Iowa visiting from the Rio Grande Valley.
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Fredericksburg
Wm. Cameron & Co
West Burbank
West Hackberry
Karl Krenz
Erwin Knopp
East Centre
H. C. Gold
Arthur Leege
Luton
Iowa
Gold Ane
Rio Grande Valley
Texas House Speaker election proposal gains traction
Austin reports Rep. Will Smith seeks a constitutional amendment to elect the Speaker, arguing it would curb bickering, speed up opening day work, and save state funds. The plan contrasts with the Senate where voters elect the Lieutenant Governor who leads the chamber.
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Austin
Texas
Will Smith
Beaumont
House
Ine
Senate
Padre Project
Padre Island National Seashore
Fredericksburg Independent School District Finances Spotlight
The 1961-62 financial statement shows deficits within two areas due to unbudgeted bus purchases and delayed state funds. The report, audited by Baler and Davidson, notes no prior tax or assessment rate increases during the period and credits prudent budgeting for savings. A complete copy is available at the superintendent's office.
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Fredericksburg
Baler and Davidson
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la Mesa
By Reuben Eckhardt
Fred Mathisen Insurance Agency
Reuben Eckhardt
Alton Klier
Community Savings Center
Doss Boy Scouts Meeting
Harry Wahrmund Doss
Gilespians
Jepfin L. Shostedt
Harry Swanson
Nee Minn
Werner Keide
Mexico
Dwight D. Eisenhower
The
Daughters of the American Revolution
Allen Keller
AGC Committee
Associated General Contractors of America
Keller
Allen Keller Company
Harper Community Center Hall
VFW
Chamber of Commerce
Sgt. Robertson
NCO Academy
CIETY
Jerry Sadler
Nueces
Willacy
Cameron
Bruce Reagan
Ripps
Menton Murray
Ronald Bridges
Corpus Christi
Sadler
Rep
Rayford Price
Frankston
George Parkhouse
Padre Seashore
Lamesa Hotel
FredeRicksburg Home Kitchen
Schroeder Dry Goods
Juenke Store
Freda's
Pioneer Village
Probst
Fredericksburg Publishing CO
Clinton Stork
Mason
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