Auction Dollar Day Creates Great Excitement
Fredericksburg merchants announce Auction Dollar Days from Wednesday June 4 through June 14 with 28 participants. Shoppers receive auction dollars equal to their purchases to bid on a large range of merchandise at the auction Saturday June 14 at 3 pm. Displayed in Standard Service Company showroom. items include flatware suits luggage jewelry silver lamps and more. Walter Edwards, Chamber of Commerce manager, notes strong demand for Auction Dollars.
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Fredericksburg
Standard Service Company
Walter Edwards
Chamber of Commerce
Fred Mathisen Chosen New President of Fredericksburg Lions
Fred Mathisen president of Community Savings and Loan Association was elected leader of the Fredericksburg Lions Club for the 40th anniversary year. He is the club’s only active charter member and has served two prior terms, with Roy Beckmann as current president and Janis Joseph as Lions sweetheart.
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Fred Mathisen
Community Savings and Loan Association
Fredericksburg Lions Club
Mathisen
Fredericksburg Lions
Roy Beckmann
Janis Joseph
Lions Club
Henry Joseph
Laredo
Fredericksburg
Mason teen crowned Miss Central Electric Cooperative 1969
Karen Lange of Mason was named Miss Central Electric Cooperative for 1969 at Fredericksburg's Municipal Building. The 17 year old senior at Mason High School will compete for Miss Texas Rural Electrification in August in San Antonio. First runner up was Gwen Grona of Fredericksburg, second runner up Cheryl LaMae Behrends of Fredericksburg.
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Karen Lange
Mason High School
Central Electric Cooperative
Fredericksburg
Carol Jean Schmidt
C.T.E.C
Texas Rural Electrification
San Antonio
Lange
Raymond Lange
Mason
Masor High School
Gwen Grona
Clinton Grona
Fredericksburg High School
Cheryl La’Mae Behrends
Alvin R. Behrends
FHS
Southwest Texas State College
San Marcos
Schreiner Institute
Kerrville
Llano
Opening Day At LBJ State Park Draws Crowd
A steady stream of visitors on Sunday June 1 marked the first public day at Lyndon B. Johnson State Historic Park. Guests toured the Visitors Center exhibits while public figures and locals, including Dr. and Mrs. Walt Rostow and Mrs. Johnson, attended.
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Lbj State Historic Park
Harry Middleton
Austin
Johnson
Walt W. Rostow
Howard K. Rostow
Lyndon B. Johnson
Smith
Rostow
University of Texas
Lyndon B. Johnson State Historic Park
Stonewall
Simon Burg
Burg
Curtis Tunnell
Nancy Kott
Hospital bids exceed estimates for new 50 bed facility
Bids for the community’s 50 bed hospital opened by the board of trustees last Thursday surpassed the architect’s June 30 1966 estimate by over 265000 raising the total project cost from 1200000 to 1465000. Blanchard Associates Fredericksburg bid 1244548 and W D Anderson Austin bid 1295375.
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Board of Trustees
Blanchard Associates Inc
Fredericksburg
W. D. Anderson Construction Company
Austin
Fred Mathisen
Alfred Crenwelge
Allen Keller
Jerry Durr
Communi
Southwest Texas Water Short Course Opens Today
Over 300 waterworks operators and managers from south and southwest Texas expected to register for the 13th Southwest Texas Water Utilities Short School. Fredericksburg hosts the 3 day event with four concurrent classes and twenty speakers from the Texas A and M Engineering Extension Service. Opening remarks and leaders include Glen Hotchkiss Pat Pyka J L Robinson W R Hardy and James Goff. A separate swimming pool operators class is set for Friday with registrations at City Hall.
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Texas
Southwest Texas Water Utilities
Sunday House
Fredericksburg
Hill Country Water Utilities Association
Texas A & M_ Engineering Extension Service
State Health Department
Glen Hotchkiss
Pat Pyka
J. L. Robinson
Fort Worth
Water Utilities
Ass’n
W. R. Hardy
Southwest Section
American Waterwork’s Assn
James Goff
Control Association
Texas Water Pollution
Methodist Appointments Announced by Bishop Slater
Bishop O Eugene Slater of the San Antonio Area released the annual clergy appointments for the Southwest Texas Conference at Corpus Christi during the 11th annual meeting. The conference covered 76 counties with about 117000 United Methodists, represented by 509 delegates.
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O. Eugene Slater
San Antonio
United Methodist Church
Southwest Texas
Slater
Corpus Christi
United Methodist
Area FFA Ends Convention Elects Officers and Speakers
Over 300 Future Farmers of America members and advisors wrapped up the 15th annual convention at the Sunday House Restaurant. Dennis Neffendorf of Fredericksburg won the area public speaking contest and was elected area vice president. He will vie for state honors at Ft Worth July 16 to 18. Area officers named include Mike Fields, New Braunfels president. Charles Real, Judson High San Antonio secretary. Bill Bratton, Brady. Leslie Madson Round Rock. Bubba Lewis Utopia treasurer. Darylyn Dickey Marion named Area Sweetheart. Karen Pekar Granger runner-up. Ira Lee Fredericksburg, state vice president, won the American Farmer Degree and is the area candidate for Star Farmer of America. He recently completed his freshman year at Texas A&M University. Three Fredericksburg FFA members were named Lone Star Farmers: Rodney Kott and Dennis (text cuts off).
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Farmer of America
Dennis Neffendorf
Fredericksburg
FFA
Neffendorf
Ft. Worth
Mike Fields
New Braunfels
Charles Real
Judson High School
San Antonio
Bill Bratton
Brady
Setinel
Leslie Madson
Round Rock
Bubba Lewis
Utopia
Darylyn Dickey
Marion
Karen Pekar
Granger
Dennis Engelke
Nimitz Museum Receives World War II Fairwater
A 30 000 pound Fairwater from the USS Pintado arrived in Fredericksburg for display at the Admiral Chester W. Nimitz Naval Museum. The component includes the conning tower two periscopes radar gear and deck guns and weighs 30 000 pounds. It traveled from Portland Oregon to Kerrville then to Fredericksburg via rail and road with museum officials present for unloading.
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Chester Warrival
Oregon Naval Yard
Nimitz Memorial Museum
Allen Keller
Kerrville
de Vera Spiva
John Dooley
Bert Warner
the Museum Board
Stephen Lay
Fredericksburg
Fair City
Admiral Chester W. Nimitz Naval Museum
Chester W. Nimitz
Admiral Nimitz
Fairwater
Pintado
B. A. Clarey
USN
Admiral Clarey
Admiral Moorer
Washington
Nimitz Museum
Portland
Oregon
Naval Yard
E. M. Eller
Naval History
United States Navy
Southern Pacific Railroad
Allen Keller Construction Company
W. B. Spiva
Nimitz Museum Board
Stonewall Peach Queen Contest Seeks Applicants
Applications for the Stonewall Peach Queen pageant are available with Mrs. Jewell Malechek as chair. Entries must include a photo, biography, and a peach recipe. Selection days are June 20 for Stonewall Queen and June 21 for Texas Peach Queen during the Peach JAMboree events.
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Jewell Malechek
Gillespie County
Stonewall Arena
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Robert Kensing
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Cen-Tex
Lbj State Park
Don Kennard
Sen. Kennard
Senate Parks and Wildlife Committee
Roy White
Center
White
Brooks, Barr, Graeber and White
Otto Lindig
Lydia Lindig Bohls
Southwest
Area Ffa
Lone Star Farmers
Rodney Kott
Dennis
Clifton Mahon
Pete
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