Oehler Installed As New President Of Lions Club
Herbert Oehler was installed as the new president of the Fredericksburg Lions Club at a ceremony. The event marked a leadership transition to Oehler, with club members and local officials in attendance.
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Oehler
Lions Club
Herbert Oehler
The
Fredericksburg Lions Club
Sunday House
Everett J. Grindstaff
Ballinger
Grindstaff
Texas Lions Camp For Crippled Children
Lions
Fredericksburg
Kerrville
Houston
Lions of
Texas
Richard Dover
J. P. Dale
Jerry L. Durr
Ted Leonard
Milton Crenwelge
Clarence Allen
William Sebera
Will Rotter
Lion Tanner
Bill Hansen
Vernon Penick
C. O
Herbert A. Uehler
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James Ward
San Antonio
Dick Dover
Lorence Feller
We Believe By Col Alfred Petsch on Gillespie County Fair
A long historical reflection credits Col Alfred Petsch with shaping Gillespie County Fair and its race meets through strong board leadership, community support, and careful financial stewardship. The piece notes Lions Camp efforts, new officers, and ongoing dedication to fair growth, horse racing needs, and farm livestock interests.
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Braeutigam
Fort Martin Scott
Gillespie County
Fair Association
Demand For Water and Electricity At Record High In Fredericksburg
Fredericksburg sees record water and power demand in June and July. Water use averaged over two million gallons daily with 3 million gallons daily pumped to meet peak demand. Electricity peaked at 9,460 kilowatts in June and over 9,500 kilowatts in July. Emergency transformer from LCRA may stay until Kerrville substation improvements. Bacteria at the water reclamation plant recovered after the blackout, reducing odor as oxygen levels normalize.
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Fredericksburg
Walter Fuhrmann
Fuhrmann
Pla
LCRA
Kerrville Highway
U. S. Highway 290
Local Immunization Law Rollout in Fredericksburg Schools
Fredericksburg Independent School District officials announced the local application of a new immunization law after Texas ranked high nationally for measles and polio in 1968. The State Health Department outlined required immunizations for all students kindergarten through high school, with phased entry and a start deadline of January 1, 1972. Immunizations include polio, diphtheria tetanus, measles, and smallpox, with specifics by grade level and time since last dose.
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Fredericksburg Independent
Texas
Keller Hosts Mrs Cole and Miss Boyle Guests
Emil J. Keller welcomed Mrs. James M. Cole and her daughter Nita along with Miss Margaret Boyle of Memphis Tennessee as guests from June 30 to July 8.
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Emil J. Keller
James M. Cole
Nita
Margaret Boyle
Memphis
Tenn
Nights In Old Fredericksburg Festival Returns With Two Evenings
The Gillespie County Fair Grounds host two nights of Nights In Old Fredericksburg on July 16 and 17 with Gates opening at 4 30 p m. The event features Pehl s Old Time Band German foods dancing and performances by the Arion Men s Choir the Poverty Playboys and local groups plus Kinderchor and Kinderspiel activities for children Tickets courtesy contacts are listed with the Fredericksburg Chamber of Commerce and Fredericksburg National Bank.
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Fredericksburg
Gillespie County Fair Grounds
Gillespie County Fair Association
Old Fredericksburg
Pehl
Randall McBride
Dwight Oeéestreich
Arion Men’s Choir
Alex Frantzen
Hermann Sons
Sidney Henke
Knutsch
Mickey Crenwelge
Virginia Ree
Lancers
Barber Shop
Wallace Ottmers
Guido Klett
Walter Klett
Fred Dietel
Baptist Girls Ensemble
James Witcher
Poverty Playboys
Bob Barton
Exhibition Hall
Pied Pipers
Linda Schwarz
Joy Oehler
Charles Ottmers
Girl Scout Troop 320
Gene Strickland
Walter Edwards
Dwight Oestreich
Herbert Fiedler
al Jenschke
Fredericksburg National Bank
Alfred Pehl
Edwards
Legion To Install New Officers On Thursday Night
The Louis Jordan Post American Legion and Auxiliary will install new officers Thursday July 15 at 8 p m in the Legion Hall. District Commander Harry Burk of Pipe Creek will preside. Auxiliary officers follow. Boy and Girl Staters of 1971 will report. Refreshments after.
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Louis Jordan Post
American Legion Post
Legion
KLS Corp Meats Fronted by New U S 290 Plant
The KLS Corporation, a local meat processing firm east of the city on U S Highway 290, will move from its current US 87 site to a new 6500 square foot concrete tile and steel building with plaster walls. Ted Knopp of National Building Centers says about 60 days to finish. Grona and Kneese are the labor contractors. The facility will meet state and federal meat regulations.
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KLS Corporation
U. S. Highway 290
Ted Knopp
National Build
Ing Centers
General Contractors
Grona and Kneese
Gillespie Peach Crop One of Shortest Ever
County Agent Duery Menzies notes the 1971 Gillespie County peach crop is among the shortest on record with potential losses up to half a million dollars. He cites irregular cold hours, dry weather, leaf curl disease in 1970, and a late April freeze as key factors affecting tree vigor and fruit set.
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Gillespie County
Duery Menzies
Menzies
Record Crowds At LBJ Attractions July 4th Weekend
Attendance at LBJ National Historic Site homes drew large crowds over the Fourth of July weekend. On July 4 at the LBJ birthplace near Stonewall 1189 visitors passed through. The Boyhood Home in Johnson City hosted 875 visitors. Over four days from July 2 to July 5 total visitors approached 5,400.
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LBJ
Lyndon B. Johnson State Park
Stonewall
Johnson City
Lbj National Historic Site
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Alfred Petsch
Milton Birck
Curtis Cameron
Fred E. Dietel
Gilbert Eckhardt
Albert Ellebracht
Ewald Geistweidt
Elgin Heimann
Belton Klinksick
Henry Kneese
Adolph Kott
Victor Krauskopf
Levy Rusenberger
Kenneth Maner
Victor Meier
Rudy Olfers
Calvin Schumann
Otto Spaeth
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