Gina Klein Crowned Peach Queen at JAMboree
The 15th Annual Peach JAMboree in Stonewall honored Gina Klein 16 as Peach Queen for 1976-77 with Tina Arizola and Tammy Schneider as first and second duchesses. Fredericksburg High School students and Gillespie County residents celebrated parades, rodeo, peach shows, and a wagon of contests, while the crowd bid $4,787.50 in the peach auction.
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Gillespie County
Stonewall
Gina Klein
Fredericksburg High School
Clarence Kleins
Miss Klein
Tina Arizola
Tammy Schneider
Miss Arizola
FHS
Thomas Arizolas
Fredericksburg
Miss Schneider
Stonewall Rodeo Arena
Local Girls Seek South Texas Title
Nina Louise Nixon and Sandra Irene Klein join about two dozen contestants for the Miss South Texas Scholarship Pageant July 1 3 in Seguin with over seven thousand dollars in scholarships. Nixon, daughter of Mr and Mrs Victor Nixon Sr sponsored by the Chamber of Commerce and Gillespie County Fair and Festivals Association, will be a Fredericksburg High School senior and is active in National Honor Society and other groups.
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Stephen Schneiders
Fredericksburg
Gillespie County
Janis Segner
Sandra Klein
Shelley Gillis
Stonewall Chamber of Commerce
Lofus Nielsen
Dorsey Hardeman
San Angelo
Texas Water Rights Commission
Cactus Pryor
Austin
Nina Louise Nixon
Sandra Irene Klein
Society of
Prize Peaches Bring Record Bids At JAMboree Auction
Bids totaling 4787 dollars were placed for peach entries at the 15th annual Peach JAMboree auction near the rodeo arena. Donald Eckhardt of Fredericksburg won 800 dollars for his first place half bushel, matching a previous record. Harley Gold claimed top prizes with a 17.75 ounce heaviest peach valued at about 16.90 per ounce and a 450 dollar bid for his first place plate of six Springs.
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Rodeo Arena
Stonewall
Bobby Dines
Kingsland
Donald Eckhardt
Fredericksburg
Eckhardt
Glyn Stewart
Fredericksburg National Bank
Wayne Geistweidt
Gillespie County Livestock Co. Inc
Harley Gold
Burg’s
Six Springs
Toi Talasek
Temple
Fredericksburg Keepsake Edition Publishes June 30
A Fredericksburg Standard Keepsake edition will mail next Wednesday June 30 marking Gillespie County Fair Grounds dedication Fredericksburgs 130th anniversary and the nations Bicentennial. It features fair grounds stories early county history and merchant ads with copies sold 1.50 including postage.
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Fredericksburg
Gillespie County
Fredericks
Fredericksburg Chamber Names Ambassadors of Good Will
A 16 member Fredericksburg Chamber of Commerce group was named Ambassadors of Good Will to assist visitors and present information at conventions and events. Co captains Calvin Langford and Charlie Odgers lead the uniformed corps. Activities include duties at a July 4 Gillespie County Fair Grounds dedication and the July 17 Night In Old Fredericksburg event hosting European German singers.
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Fredericksburg
Vereins Kirche
Keith Keller
Chamber of Commerce
State Farm Insurance
Lady Bird Johnson
Gillespie County Fair
Old Fredericksburg
Fair Grounds
Europe
N.O.F
Lions Club
Lbj State Park
Rainfall and Temperature Report
Weekly rainfall data shows 92 for the period, with 1.16 for the month and 10.72 for the year. Temperature records list a high of 91 on June 17 and a low of 55 on June 21.
Fredericksburg Tractor Pull Set For July 24-25
Fredericksburg Young Farmers approved plans for a Class A tractor pull at the new Fair Grounds co sponsored by the local chapter and Gillespie County Fair and Festivals Association. The event runs 7 p.m. Saturday and 2 p.m. Sunday with $6800 in prize money and trophies for the top five in each class. A 350 foot pull is under construction by Allen Keller Company.
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Fredericksburg
Gillespie County Fair and Festivals Association
Allen Keller Company
Open House Set For Gillespie Fair Grounds Dedication
Gillespie County prepares for a three day July Fourth Festival with a gala dedication on Sunday at 2 p.m. Congressman Bob Krueger will speak, music by the Fredericksburg Bicentennial Band, and flag ceremonies as part of the new fair grounds opening.
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Gillespie County
Hill Country
Curtis Cameron
Gillespie Fair and Festivals Association
Bob Krueger
Fredericksburg
Exhibition Hall
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Peach Queen
Gillespie
Bonnie Schmidt
Herbert Schmidts
Peggy Culwell
Vernon Culwells
Louisa Herrera
Ramon Herreras
Doris Kay Mauldin
Allen Mauldins
Melanie Kilman
G.F. Kilmans
Tamra Harper
Gene Harpers
Suzanne Marie Merz
Norman Merz
Kathy Dittemore
W.H. Dittemores Jr
Hardeman
Tom McGlathery
Texas Parks and Wildlife Department
Kerrville
Harold Albert
Lash Lashbrook
The
Austin American
Rodeo
Jody Lindig
Johnson City
Kevin Kunz
Fred
Tim Raven
John Hitzfeld
Fritz Hitzfelds
James Burns
Mary Ann Burns
South Texas
Loring
Dan Devine
Lone Star Beer Distributing Company
San Benito
Burg and
Newsracks
Standard Office
George Vogel
Knopp & Metzger
Eddie Behrends
Glen Haven
Luckenbach
Menard
Bluford Hancock
Calvin Langford
Charles
Pehl
Alex Frantzen
Bill Brady
Cameron
Fair and Festivals Association
Jodi Bringer
Backwoods
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