Solemn High Mass Centennial Observance For Sisters of Divine Providence
Fredericksburg marks the 100th anniversary of the Sisters of Divine Providence with a daylong program including a Solemn High Mass at St Marys Church at 2 p m, a 3 30 to 5 p m reception, and an 7 30 p m pageant in the Public Elementary School Auditorium. The event features clergy from several Texas parishes and notes priests who are former Sisters. The pageant covers the order’s founding and charitable works with music coordinated by Sister Eugenia Anne and Sister M Eme lenes choir director. Continued on page 7 sec 1.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Sisters of Divine Providence
St. Mary’s Church
Fredericksburg
Sidney Henke
Alexis Kraus
Our Lady of Perpetual Help
Selma
Victor Schmidtzinsky
St. Stanislaus Church
Bandera
Darlos Juenke
Assumption Seminary
San Antonio
Joe Petsch
St. Vincent de Paul
St. Mary’s
John Martin Moye
Castroville
Louisiana
Oklahoma
Catechist Sisters
Father Moye
Eugenia Anne
Lawton
Agnes Celine
M. Emelene
James Frances
Ronnie Vierus
Mary Elaine Gente
Fair Queen To Be Selected At Gillespie County Event
The 1966 Gillespie County Fair selects its Queen and two Duchesses Friday night March 11 at City Hall. Three finalists from Fredericksburg St Marys and Harper high schools will be judged by out of town judges on appearance personality and poise. The trio will appear in the Fiesta Flambeau parade in San Antonio and other events as ambassadors for the county fair.
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Gillespie County
New
Fredericksburg
St. Mary's
Harper
Texas
Benno Eckert Jr
Sharon Renee Fritz
Carol Jean Schmidt
Lila Manger
Fair
Victor G. Sagebiel
San Antonio
Austin
Sagebiel
Rites Today For Theo Dietz Pioneer Fredericksburg Baker
Theo Dietz 85 a Fredericksburg and South Texas baker will be buried in Greenwood Cemetery after rites at Bethany Lutheran Church at 2 p m. He died unexpectedly at 7 30 a m Monday March 7 at home after working at his son's bakery on Saturday. Dietz began a Kerrville bakery in 1918 and later ran a Sabinal shop for a year then owned a Kingsville bakery from 1925 to 1939 before returning to Fredericksburg.
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Theo Dietz
Fredericksburg
South Texas
Greenwood
Bethany Lutheran Church
Dietz
Kerrville
Sabinal
Kingsville
Fredericks
Boss of the Year to be Named at Jaycees Banquet
Fredericksburg Jaycees will name the Boss of the Year at Bosses Night on Thursday March 17 at Sunnyside Tavern. Ernie Larmer of Fort Worth will be the main speaker with a 7 pm social and 7 30 pm barbecue dinner. Nomination blanks are due March 15 and advance reservations are requested. Signed by Glenn Dittmar Jaycee president and Alton Ernst banquet director.
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Fredericksburg
Jaycees
Sunnyside Tavern
Glenn Dittmar
Jaycee
Ernie Larmer
Fort Worth
Chamber of Commerce
Fredericksburg Park Bond Hearing Set For March 10
Citizens may learn about the Gillespie County Oakcrest Park bond proposal at a public meeting March 10 in the city hall assembly room. The Park Committee led by Dr. Ed Stein and Alton Klier will present findings on feasibility, water supply, septic systems, and planned dam site tests, with absentee voting running through March 16 and election on March 19.
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Fredericksburg
Gillespie County
Oakcrest Park
City Hall
Chamber of Commerce Parks Committee
Ed Stein
Alton Klier
Cochairmen
James A. Witcher
Park
Sidney Henke
Board of Commissioners
Trinity Testing Laboratory of
Austin
State Department of Health
Department of Health
Parkers Plan Luxury 51-Unit Motel On East Main Street
Mr and Mrs Sam Parker have bought the Langerhans and Land properties at 500 block East Main at Elk intersection to build a 51 unit luxury motel with tele phones and a pool. The Langerhans home will be razed and the Land home moved. The motel will feature German name options and a historic facade. Parker, a contractor with prior motel ownership in Vernon and Odessa, will supervise construction using local workers.
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East Main Street
South Elk
Sam Parker
Parkers
Fritz Langerhans
Eddie Land
Langerhans
Parker
Vernon
Texas
Odessa
Fredericksburg
Gillespie County
C. O. Beeler
Eckert
Willow City
Neighbors Seek LBJ Aid to Save Their Land from Park Plan
Landowners near LBJ Ranch petition President Johnson to block a proposed state park nearby. They fear loss of farms and homes and urge that the site be moved. The group, joined by Blanco County officials, asks Johnson to influence the Texas Parks and Wildlife Commission. About 245 acres are condemned or planned for condemnation along U.S. 290 near the ranch.
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Lyndon B. Johnson
Lbj State Park
Johnson
Trinity Lutheran Church
Theo Sager
Sager
Texas Parks and Wildlife Commission
Washington
Barrow
Reddell
Blanco County
Charles W. Ferguson
Dallas
Gillespie County
Earl Sweeney
Standard
U. S. 290
Noted Texans Added To Nimitz Naval Museum Board
Walter McAllister mayor of San Antonio and James Gaines executive vice president of HemisFair join the Fleet Admiral Chester W. Nimitz Naval Museum Advisory Board. The group plans San Antonio participation in the memorial museum and restoration of the Nimitz Hotel. United States Senator Ralph Yarborough aided cooperation.
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San Antonio
Chester W. Nimitz
Adsory Board
Nimitz Hotel
United States Navy
Nimitz Museum Board
United States
Ralph W. Yarborough
William Petmecky
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Sisters Centennial
Martha Anne
St. Mary’s High School
St. Mary’s School
F. A. Bracher
Zion Lutheran Church
East Centre Street
Mary Angelita
George Annette
Mary Urban
Mary Emelene
Mary Sylvia
Mary Opportuna
FHS
Harry Hohenberger
Karl Krenz
James Lawrence
Sam Vollmar
Park Committee
LBJ
Nimitz Naval Museum
John Ben Shepperd
George Hill
Houston
Ted C. Connell
Killeen
Phillip Stehling
Gordon Ransleben
Kelvin Nixon
Weinheimer
Michael Gold
Jeffrey Duecker
Roger Moellering
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