Gillespians Celebrate Moon Landing World Wide Thrill
Apollo 11 astronauts Neil Armstrong, Edwin Aldrin, and Michael Collins return home to a nation enraptured by the moon mission. Fredericksburg observes a holiday while offices pause and television records the historic event with a near flawless broadcast.
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Gillespians
Neil A. Armstrong
Edwin Aldrin Jr
Michael Collins
Neil Armstrong
Edwin Aldrin
Nixon
K&M To Mark 50th Anniversary Sale Across Departments
Knopp and Metzger, a pioneer firm dating to the postwar era, marks its 50th anniversary this week with a statewide sale offered in both supermarket and department stores. The promotion highlights the company’s long history and regional presence.
Knopp & Metzger Stores Host 50th Anniversary Sale
A 28 inch GE Color TV and six other prizes will be awarded at the close of Knopp and Metzger’s 50th Anniversary Sale opening today. Registrations for prize drawings are due for the drawing on Saturday August 2 at 6 p.m. Full sale and prize details appear in four full page ads in the Standard.
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Knopp & Metzger
The
Standard
Store Through the Years at 1919 Foundation
The article recalls a grocery store founded in 1919 offering milk bread frozen foods and meat before modern supermarkets. It notes two buildings housing the supermarket and department store would now hold several similar sized stores. Continued on page 8 Sec 1.
Father faces murder charge in Texas death of son
Gould Davis Jr. a 39 year old rancher from the Blowout community 27 miles northeast of Fredericksburg is jailed in Blanco County charged with the murder of his 13 year old son Gould Davis III. The boy died from gunshot wounds after being brought to Fredericksburg hospital by his mother. Davis was taken into custody around midnight after officers found him asleep on a couch at the ranch. Bail was denied.
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Gould Davis Jr
Fredericksburg
Blanco County
Johnson City
Gould Davis III
Gillespie County
Hugo Klaerner
Holton Burleson
Davis Ranch
Klaerner
Davis
Burleson
Louis Crump
San Saba
33Rd Judicial District
Knopp Nursing Home Adds Expansion at North Lla no Street
Knopp Nursing Home plans a new expansion at its North Lla no Street facility to add five patient beds a therapy room a recreation area an office and laundry facilities The renovation includes a large recreation area and enclosed courtyard for residents and visitors and is expected to finish in two to three weeks according to owner Mrs W Luckenbach.
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Knopp Nursing Home
Llano Street
Sears Catalog Store to Open in Fredericksburg
A Sears Roe Buck & Co. Catalog Sales Merchant Store will hold its grand opening Friday August 1 at 102 East Main Street Fredericksburg. Manager David Nehr says the new shop is a joint effort between Sears and Hill Country Sales Agency to improve service for catalog customers in the area.
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Fredericksburg
Sears Roebuck & Co
E. Main St
David Nehr
Sears
Hill Country Sales Agency
Inc
Fred
Medallion and marker dedicated at Cave Creek church
A historical medallion and marker were unveiled at St. Paul Lutheran Church Cave Creek in Gillespie County on July 20. Tyrus Cox praised the heritage as the moon landing was noted that day. Rev. A W Weber led a prayer and Walter Rode unveiled the plaque while County Judge Victor Sagebie recounted the church history.
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St. Paul Lutheran Church
Cave Creek
Larry Ahrens
Danny Gold
Gillespie County
Tyrus Cox
A. W. Weber
Walter Rode
Victor Sagebie
Conrad Herbert
America
Night Packs Them In Saturday In Fredericksburg
The annual event drew an estimated 6000 to 7000 to the fair grounds with no incidents. The Fair Association reported 59 kegs of beer served and the Chamber of Commerce tallied 2000 pounds of sausage 170 loaves of bread 1000 pounds of potato salad and 108 gallons of sauerkraut. Walter Edwards said the event succeeded as a fundraising effort and urged purchases of souvenir beer mugs at the Chamber office. Concessionaires reported brisk sales of peaches peach pie snow cones hamburgers and other items.
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The
Fair Association
Chamber of Commerce
Walter Edwards
Edwards
New Pastor Maeker Named for Trinity Lutheran Stonewall
Rodney Maeker a Wartburg Theological Seminary graduate is assigned to the Southern District of The American Lutheran Church and will be installed September 14 as pastor of Trinity Lutheran Stonewall succeeding Rev Norman Truesdell who resigned June 1 Maeker currently enters a Pastoral Clinical Training program at Boston City Hospital for pastoral counseling skills after ordination plans continue.
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Rodney Maeker
Wartburg Theological Seminary
Dubuque
Iowa
American Lutheran Church
Trinity Lutheran
Stonewall
Lutheran Seminary
Norman Truesdell
Texas’ Valley
Maeker
Boston City Hospital
Boston
Mass
Wartburg
Texas
Weather Facts Rainfall and Temperature Totals
Rainfall this week is none with no July rainfall. Year to date total is 711. The date’s high temperature reached 100 and the low 68. The 198? total shows 23.05 inches last year. Normal through July is 16.57 inches.
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Venus
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City
Alton Klier
Spike Zatopek
Old Fredericksburg
Edwin Moellering
Arnold Klinksiek
Mrs Klinksiek
Hardy Moses
Monroe Herbert
Willy M. Weiss
Texanisches Gebirgs Saengerfest
Seguin
Elmer Bierschwab
Felix Pehl
Pehl
Arthur W. Klein
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