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Newspaper
Fredericksburg Standard
Location
Fredericksburg, Texas, United States of America
Date
Jun 21, 1967
Page
1
Final mop up underway for Hill Country Memorial Hospital Drive aims to raise $30,000 to reach the $600,000 goal. June 30 is cutoff for original contributors to be honored with a Golden Book and plaques in the hospital lobby. campaign office remains open for late pledges.
The text warns that China's hydrogen bomb raises fears of global conflict and potential World War III. It notes Soviet and American powers race to avoid escalation, while highlighting China and Iran crises and the catastrophic destructive power of hydrogen weapons.
Reserved seat tickets for the Fourth of July Festival race meet are now on sale at the Gillespie County PAAA office. Tickets cover all three days, with a top price of $1.00 for reserved seats and 75 cents for grandstand seats. A strong slate of horse entries is expected, with several home strings debuting. The race track is being prepared for the three days of sprint and distance races, and the Pets Old Time Brass Band will provide concert music in the stands each afternoon.
The sixth annual Stonewall Peach JAMboree kicks off Friday night with a rodeo and continues through Saturday with crowning of the Stonewall Peach Queen and the Texas Peach Queen. Six local girls compete for the Stonewall title as Cactus Pryor hosts the Saturday pageant. The event expects about 5,000 attendees with Troy Donahue and Valerie Allen headlining Sunday activities after a 10 a.m. parade led by Parade Marshal Ben Barnes.
Immediate area candidates for Stonewall Peach Queen include Shelley Vaughn Crenwelge Sandra Fikes Barbara Hvfmann Dabs Brown and Linda McWilliams all from Gillespie County and LaFaye Davis from Hye The winner will reign Stonewall Peach Queen this year and compete for the State Peach Queen title next year Connie Rothmann of Mason is reigning Stonewall Peach Queen and will compete for Miss Texas Peach Queen on Saturday night.
Smathers named president of the Fredericksburg Lions Club at a Friday installation banquet held at the Community Savings Center Hall. The event featured remarks from Herb Petry Jr. and other past presidents, with officers and directors installed and attendees awarded long-service pins.
The Frantzen Building at 206 208 East Austin Street offers tours Saturday from 2 to 8 p m. The event celebrates Alex Frantzen long association with Southwest Life and Travelers Insurance, with Frantzen Insurance represented by Alex Frantzen, his son, and Dr Cleo Fran.
June session of the Cieepre County Commissioners Court heard a request from local civic groups for landscaped grounds around the three county buildings and a plan for complete area landscaping. The organizations offered their help to carry out the project and the matter was referred for advisement.
The Rev Samuel Heitkamp, 26, joined St Marys Catholic Church as assistant pastor to Very Rev Harold Ehtinger. He succeeds the on tour Hey W W Sechnender who will return to assume duties at Notre Dame Church Serrville. Heitkamp, son of Marvin and Mrs Heitkamp of New Braunfels, studied at SS Peter and Paul Elementary and St John Seminary in San Antonio. He was ordained May 27 at SS Peter and Paul Church New Braunfels.
The Sunday House Restaurant at 515 East Main Street will host an open house on Friday June 23 at 1 0 p.m. The complex includes a public restaurant a private Barons Club and a large banquet hall with a pool and parking. Richard Molter and Ruth Molter manage the venture with chef Joe Pollard from Fort Sam Houston and St Anthony Hotel staff.
Hill Country Memorial Hospital aims for a $600 000 goal and receives a $40 000 grant from a Texas foundation contingent on reaching the target. Col Alfred Petsch, coordinating with major foundations, released the update with a letter of commendation noted as continued on page 4.
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