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Newspaper
Fredericksburg Standard
Location
Fredericksburg, Texas, United States of America
Date
Mar 13, 1968
Page
6
The City of Fredericksburg Texas will hold a mayoral and two commissioner election on April 6 1968 at City Hall Fire Station from 8 am to 7 pm Absentee voting in the City Clerk s office begins March 18 and runs through April 2 on weekdays 8 am to 5 pm Adopted March 1 1968 by the City Commission.
The City of Fredericksburg Texas calls for bids on multiple Oakcrest Park items including dam and creek crossing golf course pavilions swimming pool and park facilities. Bids due March 21 1968 at 1 30 p m CST with plans available from Frank T Drought Consulting Engineer.
Milton C Durst veteran Gil lespie County Assessor-Collector of Taxes announces candidacy for re election in the November 5 general election. Durst has held the office since 1951 and is unopposed. He thanks voters for confidence and urges continued support.
The Fredericksburg High School PTA postpones its March 11 meeting due to weather and will hold it Monday March 18 at 7 30 p m in the FHS Auditorium The program features Dr Orie L Forbis of the Austin Child Guidance Clinic speaking on Pressures and Anxieties of Todays Youth.
The Standard publishes official candidate slate for Fred ericksburg city and Gillespie County races. Mayors, city commissioners, state representatives, district judge, district attorney, sheriff, precinct commissioners, and county offices show Democratic Republican and Independent tickets for the 1968 election on April 6 and November 5.
Seventh graders place fifth with 16 points led by James Rubio Rick French Ronald Kuhlmann and Pat Klaerner in sprints and relays. Eight graders show strong finishes including David Klett second in 440 and mile relay fourth. Numerous teammates competed across dashes hurdles jumps and throws.
The Southern Farm Bureau Casualty Company celebrated its 20th anniversary with a banquet at Willita Assembly Hall San Antonio on Monday March 11. Texas Farm Bureau Insurance executives presided and original stockholders received silver pitchers while Paul Harvey delivered an inspiring address.
Mr and Mrs Alton Immel of Stockton California welcomed twin boys on Monday March 11 One child weighed five pounds fourteen ounces the other four pounds and some ounces The father is in the U S Army veterinary corps Mrs Immel is the former Jane Evers Grandparents are Mr and Mrs A Evers and Mr and Mrs Clemens Immel Eddie Gordon father of Bob Gordon RC D D Project coordinator is hospitalized in Dallas for cancer Bob Gordon family traveled to Fredericksburg to be with his ailing father The elder Mr Gordon 60 lives in Emory
The Hill Country Arts Foundation releases the Point Theatre Playbill and HCAF Art Workshop schedule for summer 1968 at The Point near Ingram. William Hardy directs plays including Champagne Complex and Arras and the Man, with weekly performances and tiered ticket prices. The Art Workshop offers varied courses from watercolor to life drawing, with enrollment and tax-deductible tuition details and a children’s workshop running June 10 to August 3.
Captain John Smith emerges as the earliest writer to document the initial English settlers in America, distinguishing his accounts for their detailed portrayal of early colonial encounters and settlement efforts.
The Trinity Luther League will stage the Lenten play The Question That Never Dies on Wednesday March 20 at 7 30 p m in Trinity Lutheran Church Stonewall The cast features Nathan Merz Kathy Sultemeier Connie Dittmar Jeanette Deike and others The public is invited to attend with the congregation.
Fredericksburg Firestone Co. hosts a three day Welcome Farmers sale from Thursday to Saturday with storewide savings. A pig weight guessing contest features a displayed pig and a hat-draw if tied. gifts for families and refreshments offered.
An overflow crowd attended Travelers Cafe first anniversary and formal opening on Sunday March 10. Owners Mr. and Mrs. Ken Braeuer said about 400 turkey dinners were served at noon. The thank you ad in this issue lists prize winners. Mr. and Mrs. H A Newman of Victoria attended the gala.
U S Air Force Senior Master Sergeant Chester W Moore son of Fred W Moore of Mo hank Texas received the Bronze Star Medal in Waco for meritorious service against Viet Cong forces. He was cited as supply inventory superintendent at Headquarters Seventh Air Force Tan Son Nhut AB Vietnam now attached to Headquarters Twelfth Air Force in Waco. He is a 1942 Matank High School graduate who served in World War II and Korea. His wife Rosalee is daughter of Mr and Mrs Walter O Goehmann of Fredericksburg Texas.
Funeral services for Kurt George Bahn Sr., 72, were held March 6, 1968, at 8:45 a.m. in the Schaetter Funeral Chapel and at 9 a.m. in St. Marys Catholic Church. Interment was in Ft. Sam Houston National Cemetery. He died March 4 in the Veterans Administration Hospital in Kerrville. He lived in Fredericksburg the past five years after retiring as a butcher at the Hotel Adolphus in Dallas. Born August 5, 1895 in Germany, he married Eleanor Dugosh on September 25, 1919 in San Antonio. He served in the U.S. Army from June 3, 1917 to September 26, 1919. Survived by wife Eleanor, sons Arthur Bahn, Kurt Bahn Jr., and Walter Bahn, seven grandchildren, and three great grandchildren. He was active in American Legion Post 244. pallbearers included Alois Jenschke and others. Full military honors were provided by Fort Sam Houston.
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