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Newspaper
Fredericksburg Standard
Location
Fredericksburg, Texas, United States of America
Date
Jan 17, 1968
Page
1
The top ranking active navy official in the Southwest United States, Rear Admiral Charbonnet, will visit for an official honors ceremony this Saturday. The event marks a notable recognition of his service and leadership within the region.
A political tirade calls for victory driven peace with the Communists. The piece leads to a note about a Fleet Admiral Nimite Memorial Naval Museum banquet in Fredericksburg with Rear Admiral Charbonnet Jr as guest and Dr. William Burns as speaker.
The Red Cross Bloodmobile will be at First Baptist Church in Fredericksburg on Thursday January 25 from 1 to 7 pm. Prospective donors are urged to attend with volunteers already invited. donations help many in the area.
Clifford Duecker, a lifelong Gillespie County native born August 28 1929 and a former Army serviceman, announces candidacy for sheriff in the November 5 1968 general election. He is married to Robertha Basse and has four children including a son in the Air Force. He has been active in Cub Scouting and serves with the Fredericksburg Volunteers Fire Department.
Rev. William E. Campbell began duties as priest in charge of St. Barnabas Episcopal Church and St. Boniface in Comfort on Sunday January 7. A Lincoln Nebraska native, he trained at Occidental College and the Church Divinity School of the Pacific, and was ordained in 1957 in Los Angeles. He previously served at St. James in Los Angeles St. Paul in Tustin and St. Francis in Limi Valley before moving here. He plans marriage this spring and will lead Sunday services at St Barnabas at 8 a.m. with Holy Communion on the first third and fifth Sundays and Morning Prayer on the second and fourth Sundays.
Gus Pehl Jr was named president of the Fredericksburg Volunteer Firemen at their annual meeting Thursday night. Officers named included Sidney M Henke as vice president Herman Klein as secretary and Otto Hahn Jr as treasurer Fire fighting officers elected were Milton Zenner chief Max Danz assistant chief Louis Crust captain and Dayton Herbert Lieutenant Leroy Crenwelge was elected to a 3 year term on the Firemen s Pension board to serve with Franklin Beckmann and Louis Loth.
Funeral services for Erwin C Kraus 63 longtime Fredericksburg bottling executive will be held Thursday at 9 15 a m in Schaetter Funeral Chapel and 9 30 a m in St Mary s Church He died at 4 05 a m Tuesday at 711 West Main Street from an apparent heart attack He headed Fredericksburg Coca Cola Bottling Co Inc and was senior member of Pearl Beer Distributing Co He was born October 19 1904 in Fredericksburg and married Nora Knopp in 1929 Surviving are his wife seven children 12 grandchildren four sisters and a brother Burial is in St Mary s Cemetery Pallbearers are listed.
Veterinarians join City of Fredericksburg to administer rabies shots for dogs and cats in Gillespie County on January 27 and February 3 at the City Fire Station from 7 30 a m to 5 p m with a 125 for dogs and 100 for cats. The drive follows recent fox rabies incidents near Doss and Morris Ranch and warns of rabies risk in city pets and wildlife.
The 36th Gillespie FFA and 4-H Junior Livestock Show runs Friday to Saturday with 735 entries. Judging starts Friday at 4 p.m. and 6 p.m. for dairy cattle, swine at 6:30, broilers at 8, then Saturday lambs at 8, turkeys at 9, beef cattle at 1, followed by a 5 p.m. auction. Floor price ensures buyers can bid confidently.
Gillespie County commissioners fix salaries for county officials in January. Salaries include County Judge 4200 annually plus 600 for Juvenile Court, Commissioners 3600 annually plus 75 per month travel, District Clerk 3600, County Clerk 5456, Assessor-Collector 5456 plus 240 for auto certificates, Sheriff 5456, County Attorney 3975, County Treasurer 4779, Justice of the Peace 3300, Chief Deputy 3900 in Assessor-Collector office. They also authorize right of way acquisition for a Williams Creek bridge and hear delegations.
James C Dennis former public relations head for Western Fire and Indemnity and Mid-Continent Insurance joins The Standard Fredericksburg as advertising manager. He replaces Kermit Feuge who returns to Piggly Wiggly Fredericksburg. Dennis is San Antonio native, Texas Military Institute graduate, served in VA and Marine Corps, wife Isabel teaches, daughter Lee Ann attends Fredericksburg schools.
The Stonewall Chamber of Commerce annual meeting and banquet will be held Wednesday January 24 at 7 30 p m in the Stonewall School Gym. Tickets are sold at local businesses Fredericksburg Chamber of Commerce or by calling Mrs Harold Woods. John Aran Jr Soil Conservation Service Tem ply will speak as new directors are elected from a slate including Mrs Asa Burrower ls Herman Eckhardt Alvin Gold Wilburn Meier J L Ridner and George Vogel The 1968 officers and directors will be announced to conclude expired terms of James Eckert Paul Kein and George Vogel.
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