Texas Miss Wool Mohair To Be Here Tomorrow
Jan Ellen Green of Ballinger, reigning Miss Wool and Mohair of Texas, arrives in Fredericksburg for her first public appearance since May. She will model part of her wardrobe at the Mohair Council of America summer directors meeting and tour the state promoting wool and mohair fashions to industry and consumer audiences.
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Jan Green
Texas
Wau
Dallas
Texas Fashion Creators Association
Corpus Christi
Houston
We Believe Election Important Texan Citizens Vote August
Opinion by a veteran attorney and former legislator urges Texas readers to study the nine constitutional amendments on August ballots. He argues most citizens share common interests and encourages every citizen to vote their decisions. The piece notes amendments will appear as propositions on the ballot and introduces Proposition One.
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Texas
Mohair Council Meets in Fredericksburg for Summer Session
Mohair Council of America convenes Thursday in Fredericksburg with 200 expected attendees. Texas Angora Goat Raisers Association hosts show Friday and Saturday featuring 190 registered Angora goats and a post-event barbecue at Gillespie County Fair Grounds. Delegates from South Africa’s Mohair Board and Miss Wool and Mohair of Texas Jan Green will attend.
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Fredericksburg
Mohair Council of America
Texas Angora Goat Raisers Association
Jan Green
Ballinger
Texas
Carl C. Kritzinger
D. C
Tony) Hopson
South African
Mohair Board
Coun
Gail Dudley
Comanche
Walter Pfluger
San Angelo
Gillespie County Fair Grounds
Ing
Leslie Pepper
TAGRA
Sabinal
C. G. Scruggs
National Fiber Committee
Department of Agriculture
Progressive Farmer Magazine
Miss Texas
Ladies’ Auxiliary
The
State Grange Sets 35th Texas Convention Aug 7 9
The 35th annual Texas Grange convention will be held at The Sunda House convention center from Thursday to Saturday August 7 to 9 with Fredericksburg Grange as host. Registration starts at 8 a.m. Thursday and degree work, banquet, youth show, and public dance are on the program. National Master John W. Scott and Mrs. Scott attend, with State Master Frank Knight presiding. Officer installation closes Saturday afternoon.
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The
Texas Grange
Sunda House Convention Center
Fredericksburg Grange
John W. Scott
Ramblin Rose in Llano Hosts Gala Dance Sunday
Ramblin Rose in Llano invites area residents to a Sunday gala dance from 3 p.m. to 10 p.m. featuring Eric Honza's Great Polka Band and Jim my Fletcher and His Boys. Advertisement appears on page 8 of section 2 in the Standard.
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Llano
Eric Honza
Jimmy Fletcher
Westerfeldts Return From Gulf Coast Trip Visiting Historic Homes
Mr and Mrs W C Westerfeldt completed a nine day journey along the Gulf Coast visiting Mobile Alabama New Orleans and Pensacola Florida. They attended an UT athletes barbecue with Ernie Kay and Harrison Stafford at the Stafford ranch and viewed ante bellum homes and other historic sites along the coast.
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W. C. Westerfeldt
Gulf Coast
Westerfeldt
Ernie Kay
Harrison Stafford
Stafford Ranch
New Orleans
Gulfport
Pensacola
Fla
Mobile
Ala
Schulle Outlines Tax Plan at Gillespie County Farm Bureau
State Representative Gerhardt Schulle spoke to the Gillespie County Farm Bureau on taxes and budget pressures. He warned the full market value ad valorem proposal faces slim odds this session, noting concerns about state revenue, city influence, and road program shifts amid 1973 redistricting uncertainty.
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Gerhardt Schulle
Texas
Farm Bureau
Andy
Schulle
State Highway Department
Amendment Election Set Tuesday in Gillespie County
Voters in Gillespie County will ballot in five voting places next Tuesday to decide nine proposed additions to the state constitution. Polls run 8 a.m. to 7 p.m. and all voters must bring a 1969 voter registration certificate.
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Gillespie County
Community Savings and Loan
Community Saving
Cave Creek
Crabapple
Cherry Spring
Cherry Mountain
Standard Service
Harper
Doss
Tivydale
Pilot Knob
Willow City
Stonewall
Nebgen
Albert
Williams Creek
Courthouse
Luckenbach
Meusebach Creek
Pedernales
Rocky Hill
Schumann-Houston
Gillespie Schuetzenfest At Grapetown Over Weekend
The 74th Gillespie County Schuetzenfest will be held at the Grapetown Range with Barons Creek Shooting Club hosting on Saturday and Sunday. An estimated 100 participants are expected. entry is $4.50 to Werner Feller. The program opens with a flags parade and business meeting, with shooting rounds from 1 p.m. Saturday and 8 a.m. Sunday.
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Gillespie County
Grapetown
Gary Frantzen
E. K. Flach
Frederick Stehling
Lawrence Stehlings Jr
Bear Creek
Baron's Creek
Barons Creekers
Tivydale
Hubertus Club
The
Schuetzenbund
Alfony Feller
Otto Welgehausen
Barons Creek
Kenneth Peterson
Werner Feller
Ribbon Cutting Marks Sears New Store Opening
A ribbon cutting ceremony for the Sears Roebuck & Co. catalog store opens Friday at 9 a.m. at 102 East Main Street in the building formerly Reee Pharmacy. Dallas officials including J. E. Thompson L. H. Quebe T. L. King and L. S. Hopgood will attend. free gifts and a chance to win a portable TV are promised for attendees.
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Sears Roebuck & Co
East Main Street
Sears
Sidney Henke
J. E. Thompson
L. H. Quebe
T. L. King
L. S. Hopgood
Dallas
King and
Hopgood
Reee Pharmacy
Main
Adams Streets
David Nehr
Visilo's
Standard
Lions Host German Youth Exchange Group Aug 9
The Fredericksburg Lions Club will host 35 German youths and sponsors plus 11 from Southern Methodist University, totaling 46. Visitors arrive Aug 8 in Kerrville, lunch at the Lions Crippled Children's Camp, then tour the LBJ Ranch area and Fredericksburg sites including the LBJ Visitor Center and Boyhood Home.
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Fredericksburg Lions Club
Germany
Fredericksburg
Southern Methodist University
Dallas
Sons and Daughters of Lions
Lions
Lady Bird Johnson
Gillespie County Fair Opens August 22 81st annual
Three weeks remain until the Gillespie County Fair begins on Friday August 22 continuing through August 23 and 24. The event promises strong agricultural and orchard displays a large livestock show top women’s divisions and a bustling trades show. nightly entertainment includes horse racing bands and midways with Cirque style acts from Gene LedeI Shows and Chicago booking headliners.
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Gillespie County
Fredericksburg
Pehl
St. Mary's High School
Gene Lede
General Artists Corporation of Chicago
Bruno
Stebbings
Shelby Howe
Vernon Schwarz
Rainfall varies widely across county with pockets of heavy totals
Rain fell across the county on Monday with amounts from 1.15 to 5.00 inches. Alois Duecker and Clarence Jacoby reported 5 inches in the Nebgen area while Fredericksburg logged 1.30 inches for the day and July. Seven month totals reached 17.41 inches compared with 23.15 last year, and a record high of 101 degrees was set on Tuesday.
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Doss
Nebgen
Alois Duecker
Clarence Jacoby
Duery Menzies
Ted Mund
Richard Neffendorf
Eugene Patterson
Fredericksburg
Harvey Moellering
Luckenbach
Hugo Weinheimer
Stonewall
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Jan Ellen Green
Mohair Council
Milam
McDermott
Cil
Chuck Henderson
Rome
Dellinger Mills, Inc
Hal Brockman
Perkasie
Prodesco, Inc
Elroy M. Pohie
Denver
Colo
U. S. Department of Agriculture
Council
Dolph Briscie, Jr
Uvalde
Hill Country Area Council
Robert Dittmar
Clint Brown
State Grange
Jack M. Rutland
General Telephone Company of the Southwest
Brownwood
Dr. V. B. Spiva
W .R. Cornelius
Rep. Schulle
Henry P. Schmidt
Frantzen
Schmidt
Sears New Store
Roy Stroeher
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