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Newspaper
Fredericksburg Standard
Location
Fredericksburg, Texas, United States of America
Date
Jun 28, 1972
Page
1
Fredericksburg hosts a three day July 4th race meet at Gillespie County Fair Grounds with seven purse races daily and two derbies. A large stable count and new owners signal strong fields as Merchants Derby and Independence Derby headline the schedule. Music by Pehl's Old Time Fair Band and Derby blankets presented by Fair Duchesses Chela Games and Jane Foster add festive pageantry.
A new 3600 square foot outdoor pavilion is being poured at Gillespie County Fair Grounds near the Bier Garten to expand dancing space for the Night In Old Fredericksburg festival on July 15. Dances will be held inside the Exhibition Hall and on the new platform with ornamental lighting planned for the surrounding shade trees. Visitors can buy refreshments from the dance floor and Bier Garten, with extra serving facilities to come before the event.
In a one day session of Second 38th District Court Judge Marvin Blackburn revoked one probationary sentence and gave another. Alex Lara Constante had his five year probation revoked and received a two year penitentiary term for burglary with prior 1969 sentence. Kenneth Michael Head received a five year probationary sentence for home burglary in Fredericksburg. Marilyn Oehler was granted a divorce from Tony Oehler and Sherry Ann Burg from Henry John Burg.
Fredericksburg declares July as Peach Month by proclamation signed by Mayor Pro-Tem Patrick Pyka. The document notes the peach industry boosts the local economy and urges merchants to support the peach growing industry as harvests peak. The Nixon family advertises their orchards and sales stand in the city, marking 55 years since peach production began in Texas in 1917.
Mrs. Oscar Krauskopf was elected president of the Gillespie County Historical Society at a board meeting in the Pioneer Memorial Museum. Tyrus Cox was named vice president, L Underwood Rowntree secretary and J Webb Miller treasurer. Newly elected directors include Ella Gold Bessie Evers Guido Kiett Victor Nixon Hubert Molberg and Bill Bench.
Work on Volume II of Pioneers in God’s Hills advances with plans to reach the printer by end of August. The committee reports the second volume will mirror the successful first volume, which featured biographies of more than 90 notable figures.
More than 200 farmers and homemakers from surrounding cities joined the Area VII event in Fredericksburg. Harold Ketron guided tours at Kirschberg Catfish Farm detailing catfish life cycles. Attendees later enjoyed Kirschberg catfish for lunch at the fair grounds and visits continued to Lester Behrends farm.
Alfred Pehl 63 longtime operator of Pehl's Flower Shop in Fredericksburg and noted musician died Saturday June 24 1972 at Veterans Hospital Kerrville after a long illness. He directed the Fredericksburg Concert Band and the 1946 Centennial Band and served in Army Bands in 1936 and WWII. He helped found the Hassenpfeffer Band at the State Fair of Texas. He is survived by wife two daughters a son and four grandchildren with services held in Fredericksburg and St Marys Church.
The Nimitz Museum project vows no slow down despite budget cuts after the House Appropriations Committee pulled funding in a Texas special session. supporters credit Lyndon Johnson's backing and Fredericksburg residents initiated the tribute to Admiral Nimitz.
Internationally known pianist James Dick and 14 advanced students from the Winedale Workshop will give a free concert Sunday July 2 at 8 p m in Lyndon B Johnson State Park near Round Top. The program is part of the Hill Country Music Workshop series directed by Gayle Segraves.
The W. E. Mund Construction Company moves from Fredericksburg to the former AFSCO building on Gillespie County Airport property. The firm invites visitors to July 4th Races and Hill Country Horse Club Rodeo and promotes pre engineered concrete and metal buildings plus turnkey subdivision development and general construction and excavation services.
The Hill Country Horse Club sponsors a three night rodeo July 2 3 and 4 at the new Kerrville Highway arena outside the city. Gates open at 8:30 p.m. nightly with 250 cowboys and cowgirls contesting Bareback Riding Calf Rope Bull Dogging Girls Breakaway Bull Riding Team Rope and nightly barrel racing. Rogers Rodeo Company produces with 2 000 seat grandstand and on site concession.
The Fredericksburg Standard asks local advertisers and news sources to submit all material early for the July 3 issue as offices close for Independence Day on July 4. News and ads must arrive by Monday morning to meet the holiday publication deadline.
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