Fredericksburg Hosts Luckenbach Fair Parade Weekend
Fredericksburg welcomes the Second Annual Luckenbach Fair at Gillespie Fair Park Saturday and Sunday with a 9:30 a.m. parade led by a ten foot Uncle Sam. The event draws potential crowds up to 20 000, with bands including Stoney Ridge Volunteers San Marcos and Fredericksburg groups performing at the fair grounds. Notables such as State Representatives Jim and Sara Weddington and actors Bill Macy and Slim Pickens attend as dignitaries. Transport includes free shuttle buses from parking areas, with nurseries and sanitation facilities arranged for attendees. Continued on page 13, sec. 1.
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Fredericksburg
Gillespie Fair Park
Kraus Corner
Luckenbach
Uncle Sam
Main Street
Gillespie County Fair Grounds
Stoney Ridge Volunteers
San Marcos
Wagon Aces
Jim
Sara Weddington
Snelson
Bill Macy
Maude
Slim Pickens
Guidh Koock
Chamber
Josie Cornell
Kathy Jung
Harry Mitchell
Gillespie County Fair Hunter and Jumper Show Set
Preparations for the 14th annual Gillespie County Fair and Festival Association Hunter and Jumper Horse Show run June 13 to 15. Texas riders compete in 13 divisions and 54 classes with two medal events and a Fredericksburg Open Working Hunter Special. Show times include 8 a.m. and 5:30 p.m. on first two days, 9 a.m. to afternoon on Sunday. Lt. Col. R A Alexander will manage. hunter judge Carl W. Bessette. jumper judge Col. William H. Greear. secretary Mrs. Evelyn Tatum.
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Gillespie County Fair and Festival Association
Texas
Fredericksburg
R.A. Alexander
San Antonio
Hunter
Carl W
Bessette
Pottersville
N.J
William H. Greear
Stewart
John Kirk
Houston
Charles Chenoweth
Evelyn Tatum
Elmer Bierschwab
Melvin Bonn
Curtis Cameron
Kenneth Maner
Wilbert Seipp
Curtis Eckhardt
Calvin Schumann
Otto Spaeth
Oliver Rode
Daniel Fritz
Stonewall Peach Queen Pageant Announces Hosts
Cactus Pryor, Austin TV personality, will serve as master of ceremonies for the Stonewall Peach Queen Pageant. The crowning is a highlight of the annual Peach JAMboree and Rodeo held over the weekend on Saturday the 20th and Sunday the 21st. Pageant details continue on page 6.
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Cactus Pryor
Austin
Weather Facts Rainfall and Temperatures Overview
The report lists rainfall totals and temperatures for early June. Rainfall this week is 1.10 inches. May rainfall totals are provided. Year to date rainfall and last year’s figure are shown. Temperature low noted as 51 and high as 86.
World’s Fair In Brief Festivities spark June 7 8 in Fredericksburg
Fair set for Saturday and Sunday June 7 8 with a parade down Main Street starting at 9 30 a m Gates open 10 a m daily and close at dusk Admission 2 for adults 75 cents for children under 12 Scouts admitted free No public parking at Fair Grounds Shuttle service available from Fredericksburg High School lot motels and downtown Fredericksburg to the fair Turn to other pages for more stories on the Fair.
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Main Street
Fair Grounds
Fredericksburg High School
Fredericksburg
Scholarships Awarded to 18 FHS Seniors at Graduation
Fredericksburg High School capstone exercises honored 18 scholars while 170 graduates received diplomas in a weather-delayed ceremony at the FHS stadium. Superintendent Hans Bugner and school board President Jarvis Wieser presented awards. Dale Dittmar gave the top address. Linda Straube delivered salutatory. Cynthia Olfers gave the valedictory. Glenn Hannum led the class gift of a portable amplifying system.
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Fredericksburg High School
FHS
Jarvis Wieser
Hans Bugner
James van Zandt
Jon Paden
Church of Christ
Dale Dittmar
Linda Straube
Jerald Jenkins
Glover
Wieser
Hans Bergner
Glenn Hannum
Paden
Sheldon
Sally
Kentville
Nova Scotia
Canada
Board of Education
Rex Glover
Fredericksburg
Rotary Club
Rhodes Named UT Band Director After Year In Austin
Tom C. Rhodes named director of the University of Texas Longhorn Marching Band for the coming year. He succeeds James G. Hess who moves to Buena Vista College. Rhodes previously led Fredericksburg Independent School District bands and taught at Kenedy and Marfa High Schools.
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Tom C. Rhodes
Fredericksburg
University of Texas In Austin
Rhodes
Southwest
James G. Hess
Longhorn
Hesl
Buena Vista College
Storm Lake
Iowa
Morris J. Beachy
Vincent R. DiNino
DiNino
UT Austin
Kenedy
Marfa
Mexico City
Sul Ross State University
Texas
William B. Travis
Austin
Travis
Fredericksburg Band Members Score State Solos Honors
Ten Fredericksburg High School musicians earned honors at the Texas State Solo and Ensemble Contest in Austin. A division one rating was awarded to the percussion ensemble led by Ray Fishel with Nina Nixon Ricky Weinheimer Melinda Pratt and Kaye Klier also recognized for multiple percussion parts.
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Fredericksburg
University of Texas At Austin
Ray Fishel
Nina Nixon
Ricky Weinheimer
Melinda Pratt
Kaye Klier
Luckenbach World’s Fair Showcases Diverse Texas Crafts
The Second Annual Luckenbach World’s Fair this weekend features a wide range of artists and craftspeople from across the US, with many first time displays in Texas. Exhibits include handmade paper from native plants, deer hair fishing flies, flint knapping by Jim Morris, calligraphy by Susie Melissa Cherry, and handmade dulcimers and accordions by Stinson Behlen, among other traditional and space age inspired crafts.
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Texas
China
Richard and
Elizabeth Clifford
Charles McTee
KKYX
James Kenton
Jim Morris
Kerrville
Susie Melissa Cherry
Dallas
Stinson Behlen
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Fiat
Robert Gandre
Gillespie County
E.M.T
Elaine Philipps
American Horse Show Association
Texas Hunter and Jumper Association
Stonewall Peach Queen
Felicia Oatman
Allan Oatmans
Lady Bird Johnson
Ana
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