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Newspaper
Fredericksburg Standard
Location
Fredericksburg, Texas, United States of America
Date
Jan 01, 1964
Page
1
President Lyndon B. Johnson hosts Chancellor Ludwig Erhard with a Texas style barbecue in the Stonewall School gym. Guests dine on ribs and beef with German influences, amid German and Texas decor and extensive broadcast coverage.
Chancellor Ludwig Erhard and the official party arrived by helicopter from the LBJ Ranch to a large, admiring crowd in Fredericksburg. The procession passed the Fredericksburg High School Band, traveled to the Pioneer Memorial Museum for a public program, and then proceeded to Bethany Lutheran Church where more onlookers awaited their exit after services.
The first baby of 1964 in Gillespie County will receive gifts from local merchants. The presents will be handed out at the Palace Theatre on the first Sunday after arrival, with Mayor Sidney Henke presenting the gifts.
The Red Cross Bloodmobile in Gillespie County collected 44 pints of blood at the Edison Street Methodist Church, short of its 88 pint quota. Donors included two 3-gallon contributors and several 2- to 4-gallon givers. Next visit is set for March 4, 1964 at the First Baptist Church in Fredericksburg.
A public program at Gillespie County Fair Park welcomed Germany’s Chancellor and President as the Fredericksburg High School Band played Hail to the Chief and March Grandiose Tom Rhodes led the band and Postmaster William Petmecky acted as master of ceremonies President Johnson paused in his limousine to greet the musicians and shook hands with band members before departing for the ranch.
Distinguished German group accompanied Chancellor Ludwig Erhard on a working visit to the LBJ Ranch home of President Lyndon B. Johnson Saturday with festivities Sunday in Fredericksburg and Stonewall. The dignitaries included 20 members.
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