Troy Ottmers Earns Eagle Scout Award During Troop Christmas Program
Troy Ottmers son of Mr and Mrs Wallace Ottmers and member of Boy Scout Troop 136 received the Eagle Scout badge in a Christmas program ceremony on December 19 Luther Rode former Scoutmaster presented the award with his mother pinning the badge Melvin Beckenmann troop committee chairman assisted Troy also plays in the FHS Band and on the JV basketball team and holds the Pro deo et Patria Lutheran scouting award
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Troy Ottmers
Wallace Ottmers
Boy Scout
Luther Rode
Melvin Beckmann
Troy
FHS
Lutheran Church
Auto License Plates Go On Sale February First
Gillespie Tax Assessor-Collector office will start selling auto license plates on February 1 with a deadline of April 1 for attachment. Harold F. Jung notes the State Highway Department has begun mailing renewal papers. He urges timely payment of 1972 taxes and to render 1973 inventories, warning that penalties apply after January 31 and a rush is expected.
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Gillespie
Harold F. Jung
Jung
State Highway Department
Alex Knopp Succumbs. Rites Held Saturday
Funeral services for Alexander Alex Knopp 56 were held Saturday January 6 1973 at 2 45 p m Schaetter Funeral Home and 3 p m St Marys Church Fredericksburg native and former city mail carrier died January 4 9 30 p m at Hill Country Memorial Hospital after a long illness He was born July 13 1916 in Fredericksburg and married Therese Kraus on October 12 1940 at St Marys Church Survivors include wife a son Jeffery and a daughter Veronica all of Fredericksburg his mother two sisters Pauline and Josephine and a brother Anthony all of Fredericksburg Also surviving are his father Louis and two brothers Louis Fatty and Marcus He had served as one of the four first city mail carriers in Fredericksburg in 1950 later a rural carrier Devotional services Friday 8 p m Rosary by St Joseph Society and Knights of Columbus Burial at St Marys Cemetery with Veterans of Foreign Wars Post 7105 accorded full military honors Pallbearers John Walch Richard Jones James Kraus Tim Reinbach Dr Fred Graham Carl Kraus Also noted SOS distress signal originated with no literal meaning.
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Alexander
Alex’’ Knopp
Knopp
Fredericksburg
Louis Knopp
Christine Stehling Knopp
Therese Kraus
St. Mary's Church
Jeffery Knopp
Veronica Knopp
Pauline
Francis Walch
Josephine
Art Wynn
Anthony Knopp
Colette
Louis
Fatty’’ Knopp
Marcus Knopp
St Joseph Society
Knights of Columbus
Schaetter Chapel
Melvin Itz
J. Moritz
C. L Weinhemmer
St. Mary’s Cemetery
Veterans of Foreign Wars
Frantzenhrens
John Walch
Richard Jones
James Kraus
Tim Reinbach
Fred Graham
Carl Kraus
Rockhounds 4th Annual Gem Show Dates Set
Fredericksburg Rockhounds sponsor their fourth annual Gem and Mineral Show at the Legion Hall on Jan 27 28. Open to the public with free admission, hours 10 am 9 pm Saturday and 10 am 5 pm Sunday. Exhibits include local and regional clubs, dealers from Austin Waco San Antonio and out of state groups from Louisiana Mississippi Arkansas. Perry Woerner is club president with Troy Mitcham as show chairman.
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Fredericksburg
Stonewall
Willow City
Llano
Kerrville
Waring
Comfort
Kingsland
San Antonio
Austin
Houston
Louisiana
Mississippi
Arkansas
Waco
Perry Woerner
Troy Foster
Agnes Sagebiel
W.C. Hannemann
Troy Mitcham
Mrs Geistweidt 104 year old Texas figure dies
Mrs John Geistweidt aged 104 died Wednesday January 10 at 7 am in Mason Hospital after a week as patient. Born 1868 he shares Texas birthday March 2. She would have turned 105 on March 2 1973. Funeral rites are pending in Mason.
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John Geistweidt
Texas
Mason Hospital
Theresa Lemburg
Mason
Breeding Sheep and Angora Goats at Kerrville Sale
Continued from page 1 section 1 outlines auction details for breeding sheep and Angora goats by Jack Groff Kerrville Swine Earl W Behrends Brownwood and poultry C B Ryan Texas A M University The public is invited to attend and bid Floor prices will be set and buyers pay only the difference from their bid Billy Roeder heads the Livestock Show Association with a slate of officers and directors listed including A C East Harold Ketron Dayton RK Crenwelge and others.
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Jack Groff
Kerrville
Swine
Earl W. Behrends
C.B Ryan
Texas A&m
Billy Roeder
The
Livestock Show Association
A.C. East
Harold
FHS BANDS MEN Qualify For All Regional Honors
Michael Klein and Ross Prochnow lead the French horn group with Maggie Bauer on bass and Joey Schwab on percussion among the 14 FHS musicians named for All Regional. The Fredericksburg Public Schools band program lists Wilburn Meier as Rhodes assistant.
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Michael Klein
Ross Prochnow
Maggie Bauer
Joey Schwab
Perry Wofford
Kenneth Ersch
Ruthie Heiner
Sandra Segner
Connie Klinksick
Annette Rusenberger
Gary Nebgen
Steven Dietel
Michael Weber
John Michaels
Stephen Campbell
Robert Michaels
Lester Crenwelge
Pam Smith Wilburn Meier
Rhodes
Fredericksburg
Eight Building Permits Issued in First Week of 1973
City records show eight permits issued in the first six days of 1973 with three residential permits totaling $70,800. National Building Centers, Misletee Street, $11,800. Great Texas Lumber Co., Sunset Street, $20,000. Stein Lumber Co M11 Firewood Circle Carriage Hills No. 2, $39,000. Additional permits include Trinidad Sanchez Lincoln and Walnut Streets shop $4,000. Ad Heep N Lincoln tool shed $200. National Building Center 3009 N Milam carport $500. Michael Penick 208 W Walch shed and carport $600. William Henry Wolf 1005 venue B storage shed $1,500.
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National Building Centers
Misletee Street
Great Texas Lumber Co
Sunset Street
Stein Lumber Co
Firewood Circle
Carriage Hills
No. 2
Trinidad Sanchez
Lincoln
Walnut Streets
Ad. Heep
N. Lincoln
National Building Center
N. Milam
Michael Penick
W. Walch
William Henry Wolf
Scouters Banquet Postponed to Jan 18 Speaker Named
The Hill Country Boy Scout District Recognition Banquet planned for last night in Fredericksburg was postponed to Thursday January 18 at 7 20 p m in the Community Savings Center Hall. District Chairman Hans Hannemann said the same program will be held with Sgt Bob Werner of the Texas Rangers in San Antonio delivering the speech.
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Hill Country Boy Scout District
Community Savings Center Hall
Hans Hannemann
Sgt
Bob Werner
Texas Rangers
San Antonio
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Otto Weber
Alex Knopp
Alex” Knopp
KLS Corporation
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Douglas Zenner
David Ketron
Edgar Usener Jr
Dan Wade Crenwelge
James Wahrmund
Wayne Geistweidt
Lee Roy Crenwelge
William
Buddy) Francis
Elmer Ellebracht
Kenneth Maner
Robert Sifford
Obert Sagebiel
Harper
Corky Bierschwale
Clark Bierschwales
Lorenz Wendel
Milton Wendels
Don Bode
Prepericksearm National
Credericksburg National Bank
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Federal
Inan
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Henry Block
Herrblock
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