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Newspaper
Fredericksburg Standard
Location
Fredericksburg, Texas, United States of America
Date
Jun 23, 1971
Page
1
The Gillespie County Historical Society will mark an important event at their annual meeting on Monday night, gathering members and local historians to discuss preservation efforts and upcoming projects.
Seventy resident women completed training to qualify for membership in the Hill Country Memorial Hospital Auxiliary. The group volunteers free services to patients, assists with meals, delivers flowers and messages, and supports patient comfort. The annual membership meeting and banquet to burn the Roeder House debt will be held Monday June 28 at 7:50 p.m. at the Sunday House Convention Center with Dr. Charles L. Wisseman as guest speaker. Six new directors will be elected to join the twelve ongoing directors. Tickets cost $3 and are available at area outlets.
The Sunday five hour outage forced homes and businesses to adjust with emergency gear and limited phone use. General Telephone kept service on via battery power while Hill Country Memorial Hospital ran on automatic auxiliary power. Local lockers and eateries faced shortened hours and cooling limits as doors stayed shut or equipment failed.
Cora Lynn Basse won Gillespie County Gillespie Peach Queen honors in Stonewall with Nancy Blount crowning. Sharon Fikes named Texas Peach Queen after Friday night Gillespie contest. eleven contestants, runners up Patricia Whitewood and Vicki Jay Rockenbaugh to be duchesses. Rains skirted Fredericksburg area. Stonewall, Grapetown, and Pat's Hall saw precipitation with a canceled Hill Country League game.
Microfilm Center, Inc. located in Dallas Texas with P O Box 45436 is listed for official correspondence and mail forwarding from the 75235 area. The entry provides only the mailing address without additional context or actions.
Fredericksburg hosts a three day Fourth of July Festival from July 3 to 5 under Gillespie County Fair Association. Thoroughbred and quarter horse races start daily at 2 p m with seven purse races each afternoon and over 150 horses entered. Music by Pehl's Gillespie County Fair Band plus Youth Horse Show Events and two derbies July 4 and 5 feature judging and photo finish.
Pat's Foods at 712 West Main Street marks its third anniversary with a store wide sale. Patrick Pyka owns the business which moved three years ago to its current Fredericksburg location. The ad invites the public to enjoy numerous specials with ample parking at the store.
Fredericksburg suffered over four hours without power after a transformer at the LCRA sub-station south of the city failed at 5 11 p m. power was restored around 9 30 p m. A mobile emergency unit from the Lower Colorado River Authority was deployed to restore service and the city awaited a replacement or repair decision.
Fredericksburg Independent School District trustees approved 1971 72 bus route changes and hired additional teachers and staff at their June 10 meeting. A gas furnace heating system costing 20399 dollars was awarded to Duecker Electric Company after replacing a defective gas fired boiler. Route 9 was eliminated with remaining trips absorbed by other routes, while Route 2 leg adjustments were also made.
Weather data shows rainfall this week and month totals with year to date. June temperatures record a low around 67 degrees and a high near 1895 May be OCR artifact.
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