Gemeinde Fest at St Marys aims to draw crowd this Sunday
St Marys Church committees prepare for the Gemeinde Fest at St Marys High School facilities on Sunday August 5. Lyndon Immel chairs the Fest Committee with Francis Heep and Gordon Ranselben as co chairs overseeing over 20 sub committees including major prize and door prize chair Clarence Weinheimer and public publicity head Mrs Elton Jordan.
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St. Mary's Church
St. Mary's High School
St. Joseph's Hall
Lyndon Immel
Francis Heep
Gordon Ranselben
Clarence Weinheimer
Butch Duecker
Mrs
Elton Jordan
Maxine
Llano Group Plans Sanguine Meeting in August
A Llano citizens group protesting Project Sanguine announces an open public meeting for August 11 at 7 pm in the Llano High School Auditorium with a possible move to the football stadium. A Navy spokesman will be invited to answer questions and the planning committee is led by Edgar James Moss.
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Llano
Navy
Llano High School
Edgar James Moss
Bozo Davis
Jesse James
Four Gillespians Among Boy Scouts At Jamboree
A 170 member Central Texas Scout contingent led by Wilbur Davis leaves Austin July 24 for two National Boy Scout Jamborees. Four Gillespians travel with the East and West delegations to Moraine State Park in Pennsylvania and Farragut State Park in Idaho.
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Central Texas
Austin
Wilbur Davis
Moraine State Park
Lake Arthur
Pittsburgh
Farragut State Park
Lake Pend Oreille
Idaho
Rocky Mountains
Gillespians
Dennis Hannemann
Jamboree East
Robert Michaels
Edward Michaels
Fredericksburg
78th Gillespie County Schuetzenfest at Bear Creek Range
The 78th Gillespie County Schuetzenfest will be held at Bear Creek Range south of Fredericksburg on Saturday and Sunday July 28 and 29. Ninety or more marksmen from six clubs are expected to compete for Schuetzenkoenig and team honors with events starting at 1 pm Saturday and 8 am Sunday. Barons Creek Club leads the team competition with Tivydale and Grapetown close behind. last year’s Schuetzenkoenig was Dwight Schmidt with a 98, ahead of Gary Frantzen. Willie Frantzen heads the Schuetzenbund as president with Mund, Schmidt, and Feller in key roles.
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Gillespie County
Schmidt
Frantzen
Schuetzenkoenig
Frederick Stehling
Harvey Moellering Jr
Stehling
Barons Creek Club
Tivydale
Grapetown
Bear Creek
Scharfschuetzen
Hubertus
Willie Frantzen
Gillespie County Schuetzenbund
Robert Mund
Chester G. Schmidt
Werner Feller
Night In Old Fredericksburg Draws Big Crowd
Record crowds estimated at seven to eight thousand attended last Saturday’s Night In Old Fredericksburg event. The afternoon into evening program began at 4 pm with food lines, beer stands busy in the hot dry weather as attendees enjoyed a long festive day.
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Fredericksburg
Gillespie County Fair Catalogs Highlight 85 Years of Bands
The 200 page Gillespie County Fair catalog is off the press for the 85th annual three day fair August 24 25 26. It honors Felix T Pehl and Tom Rhodes as directors and lists premiums rules admission and racing programs. The issue features Night in Old Fredericksburg photos and a detailed history of bands that played the fair.
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Gillespie County
Felix T Pehl
Tom Rhodes
Pehl
Rhodes
Fredericksburg
Association
Noted Speaker Highlight of Aug 4 Meeting
Gillespie County Historical Society holds its annual meeting and banquet on Saturday August 4 at 7 30 pm in the Sunday House banquet room. Guest speaker is Mrs Carolyn Hollers Jutson author of Alfred Giles An English Architect in Texas and Mexico. Tickets cost 3 and can be bought at Pioneer Museum or by mail. Membership dues are now due for the 1973 74 fiscal year with life memberships 25.
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Gillespie County Historical Society
Carolyn Hollers Jutson
Alfred Giles
Texas
Mexico
Giles
Gillespie County
McDermott
Pioneer Memorial Library
Fredericksburg
Bank of Fredericksburg
Oliver Kowert
William Bierschwale
Cordie Bierschwale
Pioneer Museum
West Main
PO Bow
Harper School to Begin Classes August 20
Harper School plans the new term with in service days August 1 and 2 and a full schedule starting Monday August 20. Superintendent E Dean Hopt reports anticipated enrollment of 225 students, including 95 in four high school classes. Kindergarten operations start in the second semester with a new faculty member added this year.
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Harper School
E. Dean Hopt
Hopf
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Hilmar Weinheimer Jr
Gilbert Kaderli
Jerome Staudt
Pat Pyka
Knights of Columbus
Tom Harrison
Anthony Jenschke
Frederick Crenwelge
K. P
Gordon Ransleben
Keith Hartmann
Ruben Bohnert
Marvin Kaderli
St. Joseph's Society
Paul Wallendorf
Louis Loth
Joe Weinheimer
Werner Pehl
Erwin Kammuah
Sidney M Henke
Werner Schnappauf
Alfred Duecker Jr
John R Metzger
Henry Stri
John Edwards
St. Mary's
Anthony Jung
Dennis Kaderli
Frank W Holdforth
Oscar C Braune
St. Mary’s High School
Elmer Friedrich
Old Fredericksburg
Kenneth Klein
Ingram
James Brandenberger
Larry Eckert
Jim Brandenbergers
Ervin Eckerts
Aaron Brodbeck
Johnson City
Jamboree West
Wasington
Capitol
White House
Pentagon
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Lincoln Memorials
National Space Center
Atomic Energy
Grand Canyon
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Casper
Wyoming
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Fort Carson
Colorado
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Areeth Klein
Bill Bench
Aee Weinheimer
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