Field Day Draws 100 Farmers to Gillespie Event
Fredericksburg Young Farmers host Area 7 Field Day at the Fair Grounds on Saturday June 24 with registration 7:30 to 8:30 a m. A full program includes tours to Kirschberg Catfish Farm Lester Behrends Farm and LBJ Ranch with local officials speaking and a noon meal invocation by Rev Kermit Menking and a Happy Hour to conclude.
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Fredericksburg
Hans Bergner
Fredericksburg Independent
Monroe Behrends
Obert Sagebiel
Bill McReynolds
Woai Radio and TV
Kirschberg
Fair Grounds
Kermit Menking
Zion Lutheran Church
Lester Behrends
LBJ
Billy Roeder
Harold Ketron
FHS Vocational Agriculture Department
James Henson
Soil Conservation Service
San Angelo
Willard Richter
Area 20
Stonewall Rodeo Receives Rain Affected But Strong Support
The Stonewall Rodeo Association sponsored event at Peach JAMboree drew a large crowd despite heavy mud from rain. Friday night completed all events while Saturday saw Girls Barrel Racing canceled due to arena mud. The 1972 Stonewall Peach Queen was crowned with former President and Mrs. Johnson among attendees.
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Stonewall Rodeo Association
Lyndon Johnson
St Marys Gemeindefest Sunday Promises Food Games Prizes
St Marys Parish hosts a Gemeinde Fest on Sunday evening at St Marys School Cafeteria and St Joseph's Hall starting 4 30 p m. A barbecue turkey meal runs 4 30 to 7 p m with games music and a beer garden. Prizes include a 1972 Plymouth Gold Duster car and various items. Winners must be present for hourly drawings. Msgr Erwin Jurschek invites all, including out of town guests.
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St Mary's Parish
St. Mary's School
St Joseph's Hall
Gregor Staudt
Knopp & Metzger
Duecker Electric
Keidel
Wright Sporting Goods Co
San Antonio
Sacred Heart and
St. Joseph
Avon
Annie Lang
Erwin Jurschek
St Mary's
Rural Gillespie County May crash toll reported by patrol
The Texas Highway Patrol investigated 17 accidents on rural Gillespie County highways in May. Sgt Eng land, patrol supervisor, notes two deaths and nine injuries in the month. Cotton cultivation in India dates to about 3000 B.C.
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Texas Highway Patrol
Gillespie County
England
Anne Strickland Crowned Peach Queen at Stonewall Pageant
Anne Strickland daughter of E W Strick land of Fredericksburg was crowned Stonewall Peach Queen after a 13 contestant field. First runner up Michelle Klein and second runner up Connie Klinksiek were named as organizers announced. The judging panel included editors and station representatives from San Antonio Austin and Fredericksburg with Tom Rhodes crowning the new queen. The pageant followed interviews and rehearsals at the Weinheimer home ahead of the rodeo arena ceremony. Cora Lynn Basse retired as queen and will attend the upcoming Texas Peach Queen Pageant in De Leon on August 1 2 3 4 and 5.
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Anne Strickland
Cora Lynn Basse
Miss Strickland
Glen Keith
Wimberley
Ralph Senn
Maxwell
John Wilson
Belton
Jay Long
New Braunfels
Preston Menley
Georgetown
Austin
J. P. Smith
Uvalde
Bonnie Boone
Sweeney
Donna Shiller
Buda
Bubba Morrison
San Antonio
Tim Tatsch
Fredericksburg
Roy McAdams
San Angelo
E. W. Strickland
Stonewall
Michelle Klein
Hubert Klein
Connie Klinksiek
Belton Klinksiek
Mary Faulk Koock
Texas Star Magazine
Chester Koock
Bill McReynolds
Station Woai
Charles Wallis
Texas Crop Reporting Service
Bill Duncan
San Antonio Express
Eddie Sharpe
KBUC
Tom Rhodes
FHS
Anne
Alvin Weinheimer Jr
Weinheimer
Mark Henke
Wayne Gibson
Rodeo Arena
Blake Mcoreless
Tom Weinheimer
de Leon
Sultemeier Elevates to President of Community S&L
Kenneth Sultemeier promoted to president of Community Savings and Loan Association based in Fredericksburg. He joined in 1965, served as vice president and treasurer, and will be installed as Fredericksburg Rotary Club president in July. He holds a BA in business admin from Southwest Texas State University and served with the U S Air Force Reserves.
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Kenneth Sultemeier
Community Savings and Loan Association
Fredericksburg
Sultemeier
Community Savings
crtreMer
Rotary Club
Knapp
Southwest Texas State University
San Marcos
U. S. Air Force Reserves
Alamo
San Antonio
Barbara Witta
Three Day Fourth of July Race Meet in Fredericksburg
Fredericksburg hosts a three day Fourth of July Race Festival July 2 3 and 4 at Gillespie County Fair Grounds oldest Texas race course since 1892. Daily purses include seven races with match events and two derbies Merchants Derby and Independence Derby plus distance races and live music Pehl Old Time Fair Band. General grandstand 75 cents reserved 1.00 gate 1.50 adults 50 cents children.
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Fredericksburg
Gillespie County Fair Grounds
Texas
Pehl
Weather Facts Rainfall Figures for June and Year
Rainfall this week 2.04 inches in June totals 4.09 inches. Year to date rainfall 16.34 inches, compared with last year 4.81 inches. June low temperature not listed and high temperature 95 degrees.
Fredericksburg hunter jumper show sets entry record
The 11th Gillespie County Fair Hunter and Jumper Show drew 253 horses and more than 500 people, the largest turnout in the event’s 11 years. Notables included Lt. Col. R. A. Alexander and Democratic lieutenant governor candidate William P. Hobby, with Hobby’s daughter Laura winning reserve in the Junior Hunter Stake riding Barway amid weather delays.
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Fredericksburg
Gillespie County
William P
Bill” Hobby
Hobby
Houston Post
Diana
Laura
Paul
Andrew
Katherine
Barway
Edgepark Stables
Houston
R. A. Alexander
San Antonio
Stanley Garrett
Winters
Bill) Hobby
Texas
Fair Park
Travelers Cafe 48th Anniversary Dinner Open House
Travelers Cafe marks 48 years in Fredericksburg with a Sunday open house at 152 East Main Street in the Palace Theatre Building. Owners Kenneth and Mrs. Braeuer invite the public to tour The Gay 1890s Supper Club next door and enjoy free coffee and doughnuts, a 99 cent special lunch, and door prize registrations.
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Travelers Cafe
Palace Theatre
East Main Street
Kenneth Braeuer
Braeuers
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Area 7
Gillespie
Stonewall Rodeo
St. Marys
India
Wlolife
James Cross
Texas Parks and Wildlife Department
Cross
Jeanie
John Harold Woods
Lbj State Park
Peach
Community S&l
Mary Clara Meyer
Timothy Gilbert
Dehra Gamel
Harper
Gillespie Fair Duchesses
Elmer Bierschwabe
Miss Meyer
Hugh Meyer
W. A. Greear
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