Fourth of July Festival Races End This Afternoon
The four day Fourth of July Festival reaches its climax this afternoon with a full card of races led by the Festival Derby over a mile and seven furlongs. Fair Duchess Becky Hohmann will present the Derby blanket. An Appaloosa race debuts on the track this year, a first in festival history. Charlie Deen won the Ruidoso Downs Sprint in 58.4 seconds with Jockey R Straus aboard. A $4,000 match race saw Chain Truckle beat Legal Eagle, owned by Weldon Fisher of San Antonio. Music by Gillespie County Fair Band and a Little League baseball game also on the program.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Becky Hohmann
Charlie Deen
Ruidoso Downs
R. Straus
Chain Truckle
Legal Eagle
Weldon Fisher
San Antonio
Gillespie County
Charlie Dee
Fair Association
Alex Frantzen
Marilyn Tatsch
Rain Slick Highway Crash Involving 1957 Chevrolet
A 1957 Chevrolet driven by Dudley Herbert lost control on a rain slick highway near Blumenthal Saturday afternoon and overturned. Passenger Charles Meyer survived. Damages to the car were about 500 dollars. Over two inches of rain fell in Stonewall area during the thunderstorm.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Dudley Herbert
Blumenthal
Herbert
Charles Meyer
Stonewall
Howard Lange
Chester Eckhardt
Rheingold
Fredericksburg
4-H Club Girls Win in District Food Contests
Gillespie County 4-H girls placed in the District Favorite Foods Contests at the Town House Hotel San Angelo on June 29. Joyce Ann Meier was second in the second division, Tony Feineisen third in the Senior Division, and Diane Rusenberger took second in the Junior Division.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Gillespie County
Town House
San Angelo
Joyce Ann Meier
Tony Feineisen
Dianne Rusenberger
City hires Oliver for survey on Fredericksburg utilities
J. C. Oliver of the National Engineering Company was named consulting engineer to survey Southwestern States Telephone Company properties in Fredericksburg and to plan a water main route from a new well to a tank near Corss Mountain. The move follows a year of talks on a rate increase and aims to fairly appraise property values before negotiations resume.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
J. C. Oliver
National Engineering Company
Austin
Fredericksburg
Southwestern States Telephone Company
Oliver
Richard Stehling
Corss Mountain
Telephone Company
City Commission
Sidney Henke
City and Telephone Company
Thousands Attend Opening Of Community Savings Center
A large crowd estimated at 7 000 visited the new Community Savings and Loan Association building at West Main and Orange Streets for an open house. Visitors eyed the Money Tree lobby display while daily prizes totaling 100 were offered and a 50 savings award plus five 10 prizes were awarded each day. The event continues daily with hours 8 a m to 4 p m through July 10 except next Sunday.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Community Savings Center
Community Savings and Loaf Association
Fred Mathisen
Community Savings and Loan Assn
West Main
Orange Streets
Oase
Community Savings
VA Teachers and Ranchers Attend A M Conference
Fredericksburg vocational agriculture teachers Joe Tatum and Robert Sifford with Otto Spaeth Arthur Sagebiel Elmer Ellebracht and Obert Sagebiel attended the State Lamb Judging Conference at Texas A M College. Ben Ellebracht Clifford Spaeth and other students joined as the program set lamb judging standards and discussed carcass values production goals and lamb promotion.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Fredericksburg
Joe Tatum
Robert Sifford
Otto Spaeth
Arthur Sagebiel
Elmer Ellebracht
Obert Sagebiel
Texas A & M College
FFA
Ben Ellebracht
Clifford Spaeth
Texas A & M
Penrose Metcalf
San Angelo
National Wool Growers Association
Tatum
VA Teachers of Texas
A & M Animal Husbandry Department
L. D. Buttler
L. D. Wythe
Gene King
Bill Oliver
Texas Education Agency
New Water Tower Site Selected in Fredericksburg
The city and Gillespie County Historical Society agree on a location for a new water storage tank in the northern Fredericksburg area. A land swap exchanges Cross Mountain entrance land for three acres south of the entrance, with the city buying the acreage from the Adam Grubers to create a new shrine entrance.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
City of
Fredericksburg
Gillespie County Historical Society
Sidney Henke
City Commission
The
Historical Society
Cross Mountain
Adam Grubers
Miss Peach Crowned at Stonewall Jam Boree by Vice President
Kathy Wahl daughter of Mrs Nelda Wahl of the Albert community was crowned Miss Peach at the first annual Stonewall Peach JAMboree by Vice President Lyndon B Johnson during a surprise visit. Sandra Keaghey and Cher Tomlinson were named duchesses in the queen's court. The event featured heavy rain that moved activities to the school gym. Nixon orchard of Fredericksburg dominated peach exhibits with bids leading to sales including a half bushel sold for 102.50 to Security State Bank and a champion peach sold for 20.00 to Lone Star Brewery.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Kathy Wall
Nelda Wahl
Albert
Stonewall
Lyndon B. Johnson
Kathy
Sandra Keaghey
Johnson City
Cher
Tomlinson
Fredericksburg
Queen’s Court
Washington, D. C
LBJ
Tom Weinheimer
Prgram
Victor Nixon
Nixon
Security State Bank
Fredericksburg National Bank
Lone Star Brewery
Simon J. Burg
Burg
Weinheimer
Pearl Brewery
Kathy Wahl
Daugher
Peach
Washington
Small turnout at Gillespie Game meeting governs deer rules
The Gillespie game regulatory meeting drew only four private citizens as officials ratified a proposed year's game laws. A July 23 Texas Game and Fish Commission hearing is required before enactment. Game Geologist Jack Thomas led the session with Biologist Marburrer, Fisheries Biologist Wood, and Warden Chief Gene Willmann. Local Warden Adolph Heep said deer rules mirror last year with landowners issuing antlerless or bonus deer permits and bonus tags attached to regular licenses. A deer population survey will precede final regulations, with field work slated for mid September and completion by October 15. Fishing changes focus on limiting each fisherman. other details to be announced.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Gillespie Game Regulatory
Gate Department
Texas Game and Fish Commission
Fdom
Jack Thomas
Ilano
Marburrer
Mason
Wood
Suan
Fredericksburg Lions Install New President Kneese
Raymond Kneese of Fredericksburg was installed as Lions Club president at a ladies night event in the Community Savings Center hall. Walter Moss officiated as installing officer, with Edgar Stroeher Alton Kher Bert Warner named as first second and third vice presidents.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Raymond Kneese
Fredericksburg
The
Lion Club
Bruce Scully
Community Savings
Wm. Schroeder
Zone
Milton Durst
Fredericksburg Lions Club
Walter Moss
Kerrville
Moss
Bert Warner
Kneese
Richard Gammenthaler
Also Mentioned on This Page
Miss Peach
Heep
Kneese New Lions Club
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