Smith Bird Stovall Reunion Held In Llano
Descendants of Jessie D. Smith Daniel Bird and John Mallie Stovall held their annual reunion July 14 in Llano City Park with 147 attendees. Talks by Rev Raymond Light and Rev Arthur Light, music led by Llano resident Mrs Smith, and a basket lunch followed. The oldest attendee was 89 year old Mrs Mary Ann Bird Stovall and the youngest was 3 month old Ravana Renee Halliburton. Travelers hailed from Oklahoma Texas and several cities across the state including Austin Fredericksburg and Amarillo.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Jessie D. Smith
Daniel Bird
John Mallie Stovall
Llano City Park
Raymond Light
Austin
Arthur Light
John Malle Stovall
Ravana Renee
Howard Halliburton
Harold Hohmann
Llano
Billy J. White
Oklahoma
Mirs
Ray Cook and Sons
Gainesville
Berta Bird Pugh
Amherst
San Antonio
Three Rivers
Junction
Corpus Christi
Fort Worth
Kilgore
Fredericksburg
Marion
Willow City
London, Christine
del Valle
Lone Grove
Eastland
Gillespie Cancer Society Cited For 1962 Crusade
Mrs. Milton Petermann of Gillespie County heads the 1962 Cancer Crusade coordinating committee. Texas counties with Honor Roll goals exceeded the $1,800 target, while Dr. C. V. Brindley Sr. praises local leadership and notes statewide funds exceed $1,320,000 for cancer education, research, and service.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Gillespie Cancer Society
Milton Petermann
Gillespie County
C. V. Brindley
Texas
Brindley
National Society
Sup
1962 Textbooks Listed At Office Of Superintendent
Fred M. Thompson announces the pending state adoption of new textbooks for 1962 with a public review period September 1 to 15. The State Textbook Committee will hear petitions and make recommendations by October 4, subject to final approval by the Commissioner of Education and the State Board of Education.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Fred M. Thompson
J. B. Golden
State Education Agency
Commissioner of Education
State Board of Education
Texas
Fred Thompson
State Building Names Reflect Texas Patriots in Austin
In Austin the State Building Commission renamed two Capitol buildings to honor Sam Houston and John H. Reagan to prevent confusion. A Licensing Study Panel was formed by House Speaker Turman to review 23 boards and 18 trades including plumbing law and cosmetology. The Education Department published 203 textbooks for 1963-64 with a public list and objections process.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ings
Capitol Grounds
State Building Commission
Sam Houston State Office
John H. Reagan
Texas Railroad Commission
Confederacy
James A. Turman
Will Smith
Beaumont
Texas
Sam Collins
Newton
Ben Atwell
Dallas
Don Gladden
Fort Worth
Travis Peeler
State Commissioner of Education
J. W. Edgar
State Board of Education
Gillespie County Bonds Hit 1962 Target Milestones
M F Pyka Jr, Gillespie County Savings Bonds Committee chair, announced May bond sales at $1,275 and first five months totals of $38,906, 27.8 percent of the 1962 goal. Texas May sales reached $11,496,167 with January–May at $64,736,607, 83.6% of the state goal. E and H bonds outstanding stood at $44.8 billion, a record high, with a $353 million net gain in Savings Bonds in early 1962.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
M. F. Pyka Jr
Gillespie County Savings Bonds Committee
Gillespie County
Texas
Treasury Department
Pyka
Luckenbach 4 H Club Met and Planned Fair Parade
The Luckenbach 4 H Club met at the Luckenbach School with 20 members present. A committee including Myrtle Pfeiffer Barbara Pehl Jo Nell Engel Doris Pahl and Carey Bearends was chosen to make a float for the Gillespie County Fair Parade. Plans were set to place an exhibit at the Fair. Rex Jones showed rural road driving slides after the meeting. Betty Frantzen was elected council delegate at the previous meeting.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Luckenbach
Luckenbach School
Gillespie County Fair
Myrtle Pfeiffer
Barbara Pehl
Jo Nell Engel
Doris Pahl
Carey Bearends
Rex Jones
Betty Frantzen
Mrs D Bergmann rites held in Comfort memorial service
Mrs Dietrich Bergmann 87 of Welfare died Tuesday July 17 at 2 25 p m. Funeral Thursday July 19 at 10 a m Schaetter Funeral Home Comfort with Rev L J Durkop officiating and Hermann Sons choir singing. Burial in Comfort Cemetery. Survived by son Paul Bergmann Fredericksburg daughter Lillie Bartel Welfare three grandchildren and nine great grandchildren. Dr M Floyd elected Houston Section chair Lubrication Engineers. He is a senior research chemical engineer at Humble Oil Baytown Baytown address 176 Bayshore Drive. He is a UT chemical engineering graduate and member of major engineering societies.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Dietrich Bergmann
Schaetter
Comfort
L. J. Durkop
Hermann Sons Choir
Bergmann
Dora Elizabeth Ludolf
Kendalia
Edward Ludolf
Josephine Edge Ludolf
New Braunfels
Texas
Paul Bergmann
Fredericksburg
Lillie
August Bartel
M. Floyd
Houston
American Society of Lubrication Engineers
Humble Oil and Refining Company
Baytown
Floyd
University of Texas
American Institute of Chemical Engineers
Society of Automotive Engineers
Oil, Gas and Power Division
American Society of Mechanical Engineers
Bayshore Drive
Fredericksburg High School
F. M. Floyd
Harper
Wanted Couple to Keep House in San Antonio
Help wanted notice seeks a couple to maintain house and yard for a family in San Antonio. Includes salary quarters and board. Respond to Travis M. Mour sand at 613 Frost Bank Building San Antonio 50100.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
San Antonio
Travis M. Moursand
Frost Bank
Fredericksburg 4-H Plans Gillespie County Fair Exhibits
Fredericksburg 4-H Club met in the District Court Room to plan Gillespie County Fair exhibits. Committees named for food and decorating detailed members. Wayne Meier reported on a club trip. Rosa Lee Gilliland spoke on record-keeping. 23 members attended with new member Bruce Jung two visitors and one leader.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Fredericksburg
District Court Room
Joyce Ann
Wayne Meier
Clinton Feuge
Frank Schmidtzensky
Barbara Heimann
Kathy Hensell
Tony Feineisen
Pat Land
Rosa Lee Gilliland
Joyce Ann Meier
Becky Jung
Bruce Jung
Doss 4-H Club Plans Swim Party
The Doss 4-H Club met July 9 with eighteen members four leaders and six visitors. They planned a swimming party and picnic for July 31 with a committee of Corrine Mund Alicia Hahn Van Mund and Charles Bierschwale appointed to organize the picnic.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Doss 4-H Club
Corrine Mund
Alicia Hahn
van Mund
Charles Bierschwale
Linda Itz
Sandra Lively
Bernice Stehling
Henry Bierschwale
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Office of
Suprintendent
Lee Roy Cauley
W. M. Hammans
San Diego
Calif
Thomas M. Cauley
Cauley
Navy
Disneyland
Yosemite National Park
Yellowstone National Park
Mr. Cauley
Monroe Proyers
Henry Peese
Pedro A. Salinas
USN
Pedro Salinas
Llano Road
Coral Sea
Alameda
Western Pacific
Seventh Fleet
Philippines
Japan
Hong Kong
W. CC. Westerfeldt
The
Austin Report
State
Gillespie
D. Bergmann
Olga Frantzen
Gospel Meeting
Church OF Christ
Llano Street
Ralph Starling
Fi. Worth
Jerry Durr
Ray Billings
Stehling
Lot Boys
Lot Mens
Val
Bermuda
TruVal and Arrow
Jarman
Sterling
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