Contract for St Barnabas new worship center awarded
The St Barnabas Episcopal Church contract at South Bowie and West Creek Streets was awarded to a Lumber Company of Aus. Work starts immediately with completion aimed by November. Total costs, including furnishings and fees, reach 420000 and landscaping bring the total to over 50000, with a further 5000 to be raised by October.
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St. Barnabas Episcopal Church
South Bowie
West Creek Streets
Aus
Jack W. Langford
President Returns To Washington After July Holiday
President Lyndon Johnson and family spent the Fourth of July at the LBJ Ranch in Gillespie County. For the first time in years he did not attend Fredericksburg celebrations or a city church service. Elder daughter Lynda Bird attended 10 am Mass at St Mary’s with an escort and Secret Service guard.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lyndon Johnson
Washington
Nis
LBJ
Gillespie County
Fredericksburg
Johnsons
Lynda Bird
St. Mary's Catholic Church
Secret Service
Stonewall
Miss Johnson
Seven Jamboree Scouts To Leave Sunday July 12
Seven local boys and one adult join 111 Capitol Area Council Scouts bound for the Sixth National Boy Scout Jamboree at Valley Forge July 15 24. Dennis Hannemann Steve Sessoms and Dick Brown belong to Longhorn Patrol with parents listed. Jay Cox leads Timberwolves Patrol. Allen Henke Sammie Behrend Mus tang Patrol. Dor W Brown III in Flying 8 Ball Patrol. Harry Wahrmund will be an Assistant Scoutmaster for Troop 77 Section 26. The group prepares with gear and swaps for exchanges with Scouts from all states. They travel July 12 from Austin by Kerrville Bus Co bus to Dallas then Braniff Jet to New York City arriving 6:58 am July 13, tour NYC, check in at St George Hotel, proceed to Worlds Fair July 15, then Valley Forge, returning July 25 with continued coverage.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Boy Scouts and Explorers
Capitol Area Council
Austin
Valley Forge
Dennis Hannemann
Steve Sessom
Dick Brown
Longhorn Patrol
H. C. Hannemanns
Ewell Sessoms
Dor. W. Browns
Jay Cox
Timberwolves
Tyrus Cox
Allen Henke
Sammie Behrend
Mustang Patrol
Roy Henke
Leola Behrend
Dor W. Brown III
Dor. W. Brown Jr
Harry Wahrmund
Doss
Tom Wooten
Kerrville Bus Co
Dallas
New York City
John F. Kennedy
Gray Line
New York
United Nations
Times
Dor W. Brown
Hannemann
Sessom
Boy Scout Troop 136
Explorer Post 135
Nimitz Naval Museum Drive Opens July 15
Fredericksburg begins a $60,000 local drive toward the $1,000,000 Fleet Admiral Chester W. Nimitz Naval Museum project. Fred Mathisen chairs the effort with 50 volunteers as letters go to county residents and business district donors receive brochures. Local firms sponsor ads and banks join in urging community support for the national and state drives.
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Gillespie County
Chester W. Nimitz
Fredericksburg
Fred Mathisen
Drive
Efort
Nimitz Naval Museum
Wm. Cameron & Co
The
Great Texas Lumber Co
Stein Lumber Company
Standard
Community Savings and Loan
Fredericksburg National Bank
Security State Bank and Trust
Gillespie Horse Wins Independence Day Derby
Gillespie County owned 10 year old stallion Rhe Macy won the Independence Day Derby at the three day festival, clocking 1 54 in the mile and 70 yards race to claim a $400 purse. Jockey Jay Richards rode the winner as Glenn Young of Willow City owns the horse.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Gillespie County
Rhe ‘Macy
Glenn Young
Willow City
Gillespie County Fair
Jennabeth Klett
Karen Sue Stobaugh
Jay Richards
Hiram’s
Ruidoso Downs
N. Trevino
Johnson and Alford
Midland
Joan Burg
South Texas
Dave
Guardsmen Begin Summer Training Program Sunday
Fredericksburg's 79 Guardsmen of the 36th Infantry Division depart Sunday July 12 for a two week summer maneuvers stint at North Fort Hood. The unit joins the division at Central Texas reserve for the 17th annual training since World War II. Most men are familiar with the trip, only twice relocated since 1951 to Fort Polk Louisiana. Initial day aims to set up sections and become operational as they prepare for bivouacking across four days. Continued on page 5 section 1.
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Fredericksburg
36Th (Texas) Infantry Division
North Fort Hood
Central Texas Military Reservation
Fort Polk
Three Die In Area Independence Day Traffic Accidents
Three people died in area traffic crashes during a festive Independence Day weekend. Staff Sergeant John James Buchfeld, 23, of Webb AFB, and his eight month old son John Buchfeld Jr. died in Gillespie County when a 1957 Plymouth station wagon left the highway and crashed after the driver may have fallen asleep. Mrs Beverly Buchfeld, 20, was critically injured and later treated at Lackland AFB Hospital. Buchfeld’s body and his son were to be interred at Fort Sam Houston National Cemetery. The county’s 1964 traffic fatalities reached 10, a record with half the year gone. The third fatality was Dewayne Harlan, 18, of Llano, who died when his car hit a tree on Highway 16 south of Llano. Services were held for Harlan in Llano, survived by parents and a brother.
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John James Buchfeld
Fredericksburg
Gillespie County
Webb Afb
Big Spring
John Buchfeld Jr
Buchfeld
8331
Webb
Dewayne Harlan
Tolbert Harlan
Llano
Llano High School
Highway 16
Harlan
Gary Harlan
Beeville
I. E. Dildine
Citizens Express Views On Jaycee Questionnaire
Fredericksburg residents favor city appearance and light industry while viewing the Summer White House as a major asset. A 15 percent survey return from 2,000 surveyed shows optimism for park bonds, late shopping options, and various local developments including a junior college and German tourist attractions.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Fredericksburg
White House
Jaycees
Fredericksburg Motel and Restaurant Owners Agree to Civil Rights Law
Fredericksburg and Gillespie County motel and restaurant operators respond to the new Civil Rights Bill, with many pledging to abide though not all enthusiastic. A local survey shows mixed reactions while noting the area has little prior integration trouble.
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Fredericksburg
Land
Gillespie County
South
Ad. Dietzel
Andrew Miller
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St. Barnabas
Jack Stehling
George Burdick
Fred Wagner
Fredericksburg Machine and Appliance
Weirich Brothers
Herman Fricke
Ralph Wilson
Ralph Doppler
Bill Miller
Harry Keller
Langford
Burdick
Washington, D. C
Gillespie
Hiram
Paul Teas
Billy Johnson
Jim Alford
Milo Trevino
Jack Lawrence
Lloyd Mann
Rudy Olfers
Gillespie County Fair Assn
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