1969 Marks 31st Year of First Baby Contest
The Gillespie County First Baby of the Year contest began in 1938 and is run by local merchants, the Palace Theatre, and two newspapers. Parents must be county residents and prizes are awarded on stage. The record lists thirty winners from 1938 to 1968 with baby names, parent names, and birth dates.
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Gillespie County
Palace Theatre
Joe Ed Schneider
James Schneider
Mildred Ruby Klinksiek
Helmuth Klinksick
Clinton Ray Alberthal
Ben William Alberthal
Harvey Charles Leutbecher
Charles Leut
First Baby To Receive Many Gifts In Fredericksburg
Gillespie County’s first baby of 1969 will be greeted by Fredericksburg merchants who will shower the newborn with gifts. The contest, in its 31st year since 1938, is sponsored by local merchants and newspapers. Participating businesses include Knopp & Metzger, Farmers Grain Inc., Winn’s, Fredericksburg Bakery, Dooley’s, Jim’s Ice House, Fredericksburg Coca Cola, Lange’s Grocery, and John H. Segner.
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Gillespie County
Fredericksburg
John H. Segner
Knopp & Metzger
Farmers Grain Inc
Winn’s
Fredericksburg Bakery
Dooley’s
Jim's Ice House
Coca Cola
Lange’s Grocery
New County Officers To Be Sworn In Thursday
Three newly elected county officials and two re elected officials will take office Thursday January 2 at 9 a m in the Commissioners Court Room. Gerald Schmidt becomes county attorney Clarence Schroeder is Commissioner of Precinct 1 Levy Rusenberger is Commissioner of Precinct 3. Schmidt succeeds Richard Hoerster Schroeder defeats Maryin Roos and Rusenberger succeeds Elise Kuhlmann Kuhlmann filled the late Guido Kuhlmann vacancy. Two veterans sworn in Sheriff Hugo Klaerner regains post after 18 years Milton Durst unopposed as Assessor-Collector of Taxes.
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Commissioners Court Room
Gerald Schmidt
Clarence Schroeder
Levy Rusenberger
Schmidt
Richard “Dick” Hoerster
Schroeder
Maryin Roos
Rusenberger
Elise Kuhlmann
Committee Recommends One School District In County
The Governors Committee on Public School Education in Texas proposes Gillespie County form a single public school district by 1971 and abolish about 1000 districts statewide. Four Gillespie districts would merge into a county wide district with 1844 average daily attendance.
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Governor’s Committee On
Texas
Gillespie County
Gillespie
Fredericksburg
Stongwall, Rocky, Hill, Harper
Kimble County
Mason, Kerr, Kendall
Gillespie County Home Improvements Rise in Spending
Gillespie County homeowners spent an estimated 510000 on alterations additions repairs and upkeep in the past year. Expenditures per housing unit averaged 187 with wide variation by individual. National data show a 117 billion outlay nationwide. Gillespie share allocated mainly to improvements.
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Gillespie County
United States
Gil
Liespie County
Department of Commerce
National Association of Real Estate Boards
Night of Miracles cantata staged by city youth
About 65 young performers directed by Jerald Jenkins presented Night of Miracles on December 22 and 29. The choirs sang at First Methodist Church and Edison Street Methodist Church, with white robed Children’s Choir from First Methodist and dark robed Youth Choir from Memorial Presbyterian First Baptist and two Methodists, Mrs Jerald Jenkins at the piano.
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John Peterson
Jerald Jenkins
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First Methodist Church
Edison Street Methodist Church
Memorial Presbyterian
First Baptist
Hermann Sons To Install New Officers Sunday
A joint ceremony at Comfort High School at 2 p m Sunday Jan 5 will install officers of five Hermann Sons lodges and three junior chapters. Fritz Schilo San Antonio grand president leads, with Hardy Moses Fredericksburg LeRoy Flach Comfort and M Q O Gold San Antonio assisting.
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Comfort High
Comfort Hermann Sons Lodge No
Cold Blast Ushers Out The Old Year
The Hill Country faces the coldest air of the season as 1968 ends with a low of 28 and possible snow flurries. 1968 ends as a very wet year for the region with 31.51 inches, ranking among the wettest on record, while December proves the driest month. An afternoon wind storm last Friday gusted near 40 mph, sparking grass fires that Fredericksburg volunteers quickly controlled with minimal damage.
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Fredericksburg
Nation Celebrates Apollo 8 Moon Flight Triumph
Nation and the world applaud the Apollo 8 mission as Frank Borman James Lovell and William Anders completed ten lunar orbits launched from Saturn V on December 21. They set records including first orbit of the moon and first humans beyond Earth's gravity. Apollo 9 through 10 missions are planned for 1969 with aims toward a lunar landing later that year.
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James A. Lovell Jr
William A. Anders
Frank Borman
Gillespians
Pacific Ocean
Earth
Moon
Fredericksburg
NASA Space Center
Houston
America
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Theresa Jan Weinheimer
Albert Weinheimer
Kathryn Louise Dittmar
Martin Dittmar
John George Siefert
Chas. Siefert
Peter James Jacoby
Roy Elias Jacoby
Ramon Cruz Jr
Ramon Cruz
Corrine Mae Klein
Chester Klein
Annette Schmidt
Chester Schmidt
David Stone
Charles Stone
Bernice Delana Rech
Werner Rech
Patricia Mary Prehn
Weldon Prehn
Peggy Ann Young
William Jay Cox
Melanie Ann Kraus
James Kraus
Edward Charles Sultemeier
Victor Sultemeier
Samuel Oliver Klaerner
Oliver Klaerner
Joel David Lindig
Theo Lindig
Dwayne Michael
Hugo Weirich
Martin Portida
Sipriano Portida
Julia Lois Gamel
Clinton Gamel
Pamela Gaye Mauldin
Allen Mauldin
Diana Munoz
Roberto Munoz
Lisa Deann Keith
Jerry Keith
Wayne Zimmermann
Barry Wagner
Zimmermann
Milton Durst
Governors Committee
Hermann Sons
Nation Thrills
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