Night In Old Fredericksburg Gala Planned For July
The eighth annual Night In Old Fredericksburg will be held Saturday July 15 at the Gillespie Fair Grounds. Entertainment moves to the main grounds with acts such as Arion Maennerchor, Knutsch Band, Scottie and His Beer Hounds and the Hole In The Wall Gunfighters. Two dances feature music by Felix Pehl and the Highlanders with an Old Time Waltz Contest for three couples at each location. Food vendors include Andys Diner Bricks Barbecue Bettys Restaurant and several others. Admission is 1.00 for adults and free for children under 13. Fredericksburg Chamber of Commerce oversees the event.
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Old Fredericksburg
Gilespie Fair Grounds
Arion Maennercher Knutsch
Scottie and His Beer Hounds
Fredericksburg
Felix Peh
Highlanders
Andy's
Betty's
Kioerner's Cafe
el Gallo
Beta Sigma Phi
Fair Association
Chamber of Commerce
Redericksburg
Walter F. Edwards
Erna Heinen
Wayne Edwards
Richard Hoerster
Herbert Schmidt
Alton Klier
Fourth of July Races End Under Rain at Gillespie Fair Park
Rain failed to dampen the final day crowd at Gillespie Fair Park as the Independence Day Derby crowned Fighting Falcon owned by D W Stone of Wichita Falls and ridden by Albert Peraley. Blue Laser and Hope For The Best followed in the muddy mile and seventy yards feature. Otto Sol won Sunday's Merchant's Derby to cap opening day, with officials calling the meet highly successful despite rain.
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Jane Foster
Gillespie Fair Duchess
Adolf Stieler
Fair
Rudy Olfers
Fighting Falcon
Albert Perales
D. W. Stone
Gillespie Fair Park
the Park
Sin
Wichita Falls
Albert Peraley
Blue Laser
Irvin Bourouris
Austin
Perez
Hernandez
Otto Sol
Gillespie County Fair
Hill Country Horse Club
Otto So
J. Porter
Jack O'Bannon
Fair Duchess
Chela Gamel
Fair Association
R. Morris
Commanche
Texas
Albert Usener Named Vocational Ag Teacher
Albert Usener a former FHS student and four year Agriculture Teacher at East Central High School San Antonio has been hired as Vocational Agriculture teacher at Fredericksburg High School He joins Michael Young to fill a vacancy created by Joe Tatum becoming district director of vocational programs Usener starts July 1 in a 12 month position The board also accepted Karl Hartmanns resignation as Junior High Principal and reassigned staff across Elementary Intermediate and Junior High campuses including Rudolf Becker named principal for grades K four and head of Special Education Adult Education and testing programs continued on page 3 sec 1
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Albert Usener
FHS
East Central High School
San Antonio
Fredericksburg High School
Karl Hartmann
Usener
Texas Tech University
Lubbock
Michael Young
Joe Tatum
Hartmann
Rudolf Becker
Mid-Summer Dollar Days Bargains in Fredericksburg
Fredericksburg merchants kick off July Dollar Days on July 6 7 and 8 offering deep cuts on summer merchandise. The sale features top quality brands across 36 participating shops including Beckmann Furniture Dooley's Gubsons Keidel Drug Sears Catalog Store and Winn's Store among others.
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Fredericksburg
Conn Organ Center
Dooley's
Dover Jewelers
Duecker Electric
el Gallo
Fabric Center
Firestone
Stein Lumber Co
Usener
Western Shop
Winn’s
Methodists Dedicate Historical Marker for First Fredericksburg Church
The Texas Historical Marker for First Methodist Church of Fredericksburg will be dedicated Sunday July 9 at 8 pm at 312 W. San Antonio. Rev Ted Leonard aims to honor founders and descendants with songs, music, and a roll call as sponsors Kneese and church leaders organize the program.
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Texas
First Methodist Church
Tyrus Cox
Gillespie County
Fredericksburg
Hill Country
Eduard Schneider
Mechoir
Rosine Bauer
Johann
Margaretha Durst
Friedrich
Sophie Ellebracht
Ernest
Dorothea Houy
Ferdinand
Maria Kneese
Ludwig Kneese
Friedrich Kneese
Louise Kneese
M.F
First Methodist
San Antonio Street
Unruh Family Reunites in Texas After Plane Arrival
Karla Ann Unruh arrived in San Antonio on Saturday to join her parents Mr and Mrs Esley Unruh now living in Fredericksburg. She finished Newton High School in Newton New Jersey this June before joining them. M Unruh works as advertising manager at the Fredericksburg Standard.
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Karla Ann Unruh
San Antonio
Esley Unruh
Fredericksburg
Texas
Newton High School
Newton
N. J
Unruhs
Crenwelge Drive
Clinton Herberthouse
M. Unruh
Fredericksburg Standard
Burrer Declares Independent Run for Gillespie Sheriff
Lawrence Burrer announced his candidacy for sheriff of Gillespie County as an independent in the forthcoming general election. Born in Gillespie County in 1911, Burrer has spent his life there and cites his long service since 1935 as Precinct 1 constable as key experience backing his bid.
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Lawrence Burrer
Gillespie County
Burrer
Weather Facts Rainfall and Temperature Figures
The report lists rainfall totals and temperatures. This week rainfall is 1.63 inches. Year to date rainfall is 16.88 inches. On the same date last year rainfall was 5.99 inches. The low temperature for July is 70 degrees and the high for June is 94 degrees.
Hill Country KOA Opens With Free Barbecue And Facilities
Hill Country KOA Campground five miles east of Fredericksburg on US 290 offers 18 acres, 50 hookup sites, restrooms, showers, laundry, grocery and gift shop. Tolbert and Barbara Jones host a formal opening July 8 9 with hours 3 to 8 PM and a Sunday barbecue at 4 PM.
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KOA
Tolbert Jones
Kunz and Schaeferkoeter
Great Hill Country
Texas
Fredericksburg
Tolbert
Barbara Jones
Kampgrounds of America, Inc
Canada
U. S
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