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Newspaper
Fredericksburg Standard
Location
Fredericksburg, Texas, United States of America
Date
Feb 20, 1963
Page
5
Bert Warner incoming chamber president urges early ticket purchases for the banquet. Tickets cost 2.00 each and reservations must be made by Monday evening February 25 at 5 pm at the Chamber office or by phone WY 7 444. Tickets are moving briskly.
The list of band booster workers names many volunteers handling posters, decorations, catering, and clean-up for an event. A obituary notes 84 year old Mrs. Martha A. Staples of Lockhart died at home and was mother to Jack Staples, with other survivors including a second son, a daughter, and a sister. funeral services were held in San Marcos.
Simon J. Burg was reelected president of the Stonewall Chamber of Commerce at the organization meeting Saturday night. Alvin Weinheimer Jr. named vice president with Mrs. Tom Weinheimer as secretary and Mrs. Kermitt Hahne as treasurer. Committee chairs include Harvey Eckert public relations Alvin Weinheimer Jr membership and finance Buddy Hodges civic affairs Tom Weinheimer better roads Otti Schumann wildlife Erin Danz Howard Cravens industrial Roscow Basss committee-man-at-large. The group will sponsor the Peach Jamboree in Stonewall on June 22, 1963.
The Aerial Lift, installed by Holan Corporation of Cleveland, Ohio, features two insulated buckets and ground or bucket operation controls. The apparatus includes stabilizing outriggers, a power winch capable of lifting 8,000 pounds, and can place poles. Operators include Allen Oestreich and Lawrence Straube from the electrical department.
The electrical department employees are expected to learn to operate the lift. Fredericksburg is the first Hill Country municipality to acquire such gear. Austin and San Antonio have similar setups, while smaller towns often borrow equipment when needed.
The owner Mr and Mrs Maenius face a second disaster after a barn fire with one more payment left on the structure and insurance coverage. Officials say the cause is undetermined but not electrical due to no wiring. A prior March 12 1951 house fire across the highway caused an estimated 13000 to 15000 in damage.
St Marys students celebrated the annual Mardi Gras Dance at Community Hall with Vernon Stehling crowned king and Judy Heinemann queen by Father Grone. Senior girls and boys performed songs and a duo act during intermission, as seniors decorated the hall and chaperones and sponsors oversaw the event.
Larry Klein, oldest of the Klein brothers, achieved Eagle Scout rank and attended the 62 Eagle Scout Career Banquet. He earned induction into the Order of the Arrow, played football since youth, and plans to study mathematics at A and M College in September, aiming to become an Aggie.
Sara, a fashion lover at St Mary’s, co edits the 63 MARYVUE and is active in the Library Club where she served as treasurer and was named Outstanding Librarian for 61-62. She served as a Mardi Gras Dance Lady in sophomore year and participates in CYO groups, choir, and sports.
The St Marys Alumni sponsor a project to raise funds for the athletic fund. A 500 pound calf and three boneless Bar-Shams will be given away on March 10 at the St Marys Band Boosters bingo party. Tickets cost fifty cents or three for a dollar and are sold by students and alumni. Money supports equipment for high school and grammar grades.
Seniors at St Marys High School pick Moon River as the class song by a narrow margin of one vote after excluding inappropriate nominations. The selection follows a process where He was rejected and Moon River prevailed.
The senior class selects John Patrick’s The Curious Savage a three act comedy about Mrs. Savage who after inheriting ten million dollars helps others while her stepchildren scheme to gain the fortune. They try to commit her, but the zany plot ends in frustration. Directed by Sister Frances Soyano the play runs April 19 and 21 with tickets selling soon.
Last Saturday February 16 the St Marys Band won 31 ribbons and medals at the Band Contest held at Central Catholic High School. The drum ensemble captured five first place medals while Janet Beckmann the first French horn player earned a first place medal. The sax quartet finished second earning four red ribbons and the brass sextet also placed second. Six St Marys students qualified for the band Gerald Beckmann was the sole qualifier from the family and is second chair among four brass members.
A quoted comparison states the South is colder than the North Pole, contrasting regional climates as an extreme temperature claim.
The South Texas Fairs and Stock Shows Association elected Henry Kneese as first vice president and Rudy Olfers as director from Gillespie County. Marcus Adams became association president, with Bill Raymond named second vice president and H T Schumann secretary treasurer. New members Stonewall's Peach Festival and Bit and Spur Club La Grange joined. The summer meeting will be in New Braunfels which also provides the South Texas Sweetheart for the year.
Kenneth Lindig of Fredericksburg and son of Mr and Mrs Eugene Lindig won first in its class and reserve in Hampshire Division with a Hampshire Barrow bred by James Epperson of Llano. Other placings by Harold Ketron Phil Wiemers Douglas Zenner and Wilbert Ransleben highlight the L A Stock Show swine judging.
Mrs. T. B. Pearl of London Texas 21st District Legion Auxiliary President will meet Thursday at 2 p m with Mrs. Alex Mittendorf local American Legion Auxiliary president to plan the Spring District Convention set for April 20 and 21 Also attending will be Mrs. J A Staudt convention chairman and the committee chairs she appointed
A. H. Meurer stationed at Fort Sill Oklahoma spent the weekend visiting his mother Mrs Otto Meurer and other relatives and friends here.
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