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Newspaper
Fredericksburg Standard
Location
Fredericksburg, Texas, United States of America
Date
Jul 03, 1963
Page
1
June demand rose with total municipal use near 37 million gallons for 2039 customers. A new well and 1 million gallon storage raise daily capacity to 1,783,000 gallons, with wells maintaining good water tables despite dry soils.
The Fredericksburg Public Schools board hired two new teachers at Thursday’s meeting. Delbert Wilson was named as a physical education and coaching staff member and Sandra Noah as an elementary teacher. The hires complete the faculty except for two junior high science positions. Wilson holds a BS from Abilene Christian College and lettered in football at USC, from Anson. Noah brings two years of elementary teaching in Lake Charles Louisiana and a BS from Northwestern State College at Natchitoches. Continued on page 7.
The Fredericksburg National Guard unit of the 36th Infantry Division arrives at Fort Hood to begin annual field training through July 14. Battery 24, Sth Battalion, joins Kerrville guardsmen for a four day bivouac, with 1,000 soldiers to take part in live-fire and maintenance training across Fort Hood terrain.
Dr George W Krueger aged 68 veteran Lutheran pastor and associate pastor of Holy Ghost Lutheran Church died unexpectedly this morning at 1 55 am Funeral services will be held at Holy Ghost Lutheran Church on Thursday July 4 at 10 am (Continued on page 7)
The Fredericksburg Lions Club will install new officers during their annual July ladies night at the Community Savings Center Hall on Wednesday July 10 at 7 30 p m. Edgar Steoeher becomes president succeeding Raymond Kneese with Alton Klier Bert Warner Oliver Schaetter Henry Joseph Alvin Davidson and Frank Johnson as officers. Directors Duke Petty W J Luckenbech join holdovers Dr Charles Andrews and Wallace Ottmers. S E MecCreless of San Antonio a former District Governor will install, with John Palmer of San Antonio as special guest.
A. J. Lacy of Southwestern States Telephone outlined rural service extensions to 18 new applicants and improvements for 10 subscribers along Highway 290 and in Cain City Luckenbach. Major city cable work adds two new subdivisions and replaces drops, totaling new poles, anchors and thousands of feet of aerial and underground cable. The two projects cost about 62000 dollars as the company aims to meet growing demand. Mr. Emil Wahrmund and grandson Warren attended the annual Meyer Reunion at Barton Springs, Austin.
The four day Fourth of July Festival features the largest horse assembly in state history with two Derby races Independence Derby on July 4 and Merchant's Derby on July 5 plus the Ruidoso sprint. Appaloosa specials promise extra blankets while facilities at the Fair Grounds include a new 1,200 seat grandstand and improved restrooms. Officials include Check Batey as judge Mally Keller starter L H Tiffin photo finisher and W N Lee in charge of licenses.
Fredericksburg committees study converting the Hotel Nimitz into a museum and all new facilities to rival state attractions. Texas Tourist Council official Bill Stinson urged a community owned project and noted the building’s exterior and interior would be redesigned to reflect old world charm while preserving the historic core.
Historical meeting urges reconstruction of Hotel Nimitz into a Bavarian style resort to draw national tourists. Bill Stinson of the Texas Tourist Council advocates a community stock-driven project citing success of the Fredonia Hotel model in Nacogdoches. The program featured UT architecture Dean Hugo Leipsiger-Pierce praising Old World Fredericksburg charm and noting a German Day planned for Oct. 6, 1963 in Dallas.
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