Tractor trailer crash wrecks station and pumps in Fredericksburg
A tractor trailer carrying 98 bales of cotton went out of control near the Hein Oil station at the western edge of Fredericksburg at 2 10 a m injuring Thomas Lonel Serpa Jr 24 of Lubbock and James Franklin Josey 46 of Big Spring both critically. The vehicle tore down utility poles signs and a Gulf sign and left debris across the driveway as firefighters and police helped extract the men. No fire followed despite fuel odors. Continued on page 8.
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HEI Phillips 66
West Main Street
Fredericksburg
Milton Jung
Thomas Lionel Serpa Jr
Hein Oil Company
Phillips 66
Lubbock
Corpus Christi
James Franklin Josey
Big Spring
Hein Chevrolet - Pontiac
Hein
In Reply to Welfare Critics Dick West Responds
Dallas Morning News editorial defends its AFDC coverage citing court records from Judge Richburg and ongoing investigations. The piece argues welfare abuse crosses racial lines and supports targeted weedout efforts while affirming the deserving must receive aid.
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Dallas Morning News
Dick West
the News
Channel 13
Newsroom
AFDC
Justice Court
Dallas County Justice Court
W. E
Bill) Richburg
Fair Queen Crowning March 15 at Gillespie County Fair
A new fair queen and two duchesses will be chosen March 15 from Junior Class girls at Gillespie County High Schools. The royalty will succeed Queen Pam Kneese and her duchesses Becky and others in the county fair procession.
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Gillespie County
Pam Kneese
Becky
Fredericksburg High PTA Benefit with Barbecue and Talent Show
Fredericksburg High School sponsors a benefit chicken barbecue supper on Thursday March 9 from 5 to 7 p m in the school cafeteria with dinner music by Vernon Schwarz. A free 6 to 7 p m gym entertainment by the Imperial Combo precedes a 7 30 p m talent show in the auditorium with 50 and 25 cent admission. Proceeds aid participating organizations. Stars of Today theme. committee chairmen named.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Fredericksburg High School
Parent-Teacher Association
Vernon Schwarz
Conn Organ Center
Imperial Combo
FHS
Clinton Ersch
Rubin Wunderlich
Wallace Ottmers
Oscar Krauskopf
Roy Bierschwale
Robert Gordon
Bruce Scully
Harold Crenwelge
Dayton Kott
Melvin Bonn
David Nehr
Elgin Heimann
Harold Rusenberger
Kermit Luedecke
Reinhard Frantzen Dies at 90 in Luckenbach Area
Carl Christian Reinhard Frantzen 90 prominent Luckenbach citizen and county leader died Feb 26 1972 at Fredericksburg Nursing Home Funeral services were Feb 28 in Beckmann Chapel with Rev Leroy Deans officiating Burial followed at City Cemetery He farmed and ranchd in Luckenbach community born Oct 4 1881 Gillespie County to Henry Frantzen and Emma Behrends Frantzen.
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Carl Christian Reinhard Frantzen
Luckenbach
Fredericksburg Nursing Home
Beckmann
Leroy Deans
Holy Ghost Lutheran Church
Public Schools Week Observance March 6 10
Fredericksburg Independent School District joins statewide observance of the 22nd annual Public Schools Week March 6 to 10. Open houses planned March 8 to 10 for all buildings with lunchroom restrictions to avoid crowding. High School PTA barbecue supper March 9 and a talent show at 7 30 p m.
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Fredericksburg Independent School
Fredericksburg
Stonewall
Hans Bergner
Parent-Teacher Association
Weather Facts Rainfall and Temperatures
Rainfall this week zero inches. February 26 rainfall zero. Year to date rainfall 148 inches. Same date last year zero. Normal precipitation for the period 3.85 inches. Temperature low February 27 37 degrees. Temperature high February 25 90 degrees.
Auto Crash Is Fatal To Youth In Fredericksburg
Kenneth Ray King 18, Fredericksburg High School senior, died in a February 26 1972 highway crash on State Highway 16 three miles north of the city. He traveled alone in a 1958 car, struck a bridge approach and guard rail, and died at the scene. He was a Victoria native born September 8 1953. Survived by parents James H King and Clifford Burke King, four brothers and a sister, plus maternal grandmother Geneva Burke. Funeral held at City Cemetery with Church of Christ service.
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Kenneth Ray King
James H. King
Fredericksburg High School
King
Gillespie County
Lawrence Segner
Liano
Norman
Harry Wilke
Lynn Lueders
Palo Alto Creek
Garland Taylor
Victoria
Texas
Clifford Burke King
FHS
Industrial Cooperative
Stein Architectural Products
Marvin King
Titusville
Florida
Wesley King
Fredericksburg
Lee Roy King
Ft. Riley
Kansas
Final Plans Made For Wild Game Dinner March 11
Committees for the Wild Game Dinner at St Josephs Hall prepare for 500 men. A briefing for volunteers in various roles is set for March 2 at 7 45 p m in St Marys School Cafeteria. Donations include rattlesnake armadillo coon venison catfish rabbit bobcat and more.
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St. Joseph's Hall
St. Mary's School
Get Acquainted Days Sponsored By The Merchants of Fredericksburg
Fredericksburg merchants promote a Get Acquainted Days campaign to showcase a large store selection and encourage customers to compare quality, prices, and service across businesses. The feature advertises outlets from Behrend Ford to Winns and notes special pages in the Fredericksburg Standard.
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Merchants of
Fredericksburg
Fredericksburg Standard
Behrend Ford Sales
Birch’s
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Col
Alfred Petsch
Reinhard Frantzen
Bruce Thiele
Allen Land
Roger Wunderlich
Steven Alberthal
Leland Geistweidt
Jimmie Brown
Ericksburg National Bank
Gibson's Discount Center
Gilbert Kaderl Enco
Goodyear
Great Texas Lumber Co
Hein Chevrolet- Pontiac, Inc
Itz Electric
Kendall-Hodges
Knopp & Metzger
Kowert Real Estate Exchange
Madlyn's
Main Electronics
Mimi's
Montgomery Ward
National Building Centers
E. L. Nixon & Son, Inc. Prescription Laboratory
Rees Pharmacy
Sear's
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