New Features Planned for Fredericksburg Easter Pageant April 8
Fredericksburg hosts its third annual Easter Pageant on April 8 at Fair Park with new features. The In dian Dance Team of the Order of the Arrow Tonkawa lodge from Austin will portray early locals, led by a full blooded Indian chief. Picture fireworks and a demi tasse souvenir cup at $2.50 in town or $3 by mail with postage. Souvenirs available at the Chamber of Commerce, Almon Kirchhoff in charge, with first shipments after April 1. Easter Fires plates from 1949 also offered to collectors.
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Gillepsie County Historical Society
Order of the Arrow, Tonkawa Lodge
Austin
Gilbert Kaderli
Frederickbsurg
Chamber of Commerce
Almon Kirchhoff
C of C
Kirchhoff
Red Cross Drive Still Lagging In Gillespie County
Gillespie County reports a second week total of 104.50 in Red Cross contributions. Dr. Der Brown, membership chairman, outlines Red Cross services from home and hospital help to clothing and water safety programs and urges community support and view of Red Cross as a civic aid rather than charity.
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Gillespie County
Red Cross
der Brown
Dr. Brown
Neffendorf Attends Texas Waterworks Short School
Mr and Mrs Alfred Neffen dorf travel to College Station for the Texas Waterworks and Sewage Short School from March 13 to 16 reviewing municipal systems and utility programs.
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Alfred Neffendorf
College Station
Neffendorf
Texas Waterworks and Sewage
Mrs Hammons Returns From Beeville and Woodsboro Visit
Mrs. Freda J. Hammons has returned from visiting her hometown Beeville and nearby Woodsboro where she spent time with relatives and friends.
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Freda J. Hammons
Beeville
Woodsboro
Box Seats Open For Gillespie County Fair Events
Box seats for Gillespie County Fair Park events remain on sale for the upcoming year. Committee heads Walter Schaefer and Henry Kneese report many boxes still available. Easter Pageant on April 3 marks first event, with later use planned for July 4 races, August fair, and baseball games. Tickets cost 6 or 8 dollars per person for six or eight seats.
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Gillespie County Fairy Park
Walter Schaefer
Henry Kneese
Schaefer
Kneese
Fair Park
Public School Planning $250000 Building Program
Fredericksburg area to elect trustees April 1 for the Fredericksburg Independent District and county common school districts. Incumbents Walter Himes and Werner Klier seek reelection. terms for Alonzo Evers Alfred Neffendorf Dr Lester Keyser Nolan Brown and Paul Sultemeier noted. Richard Ransleben named presiding judge. Fila Gold Viola Mae Schmidt as judges. County board members Raymond Spaeth and Enos Rode also up for election.
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Fredericksburg
Walter Himes
Werner Klier
Hare
Alonzo Evers
Alfred Neffendorf
Lester Keyser
Nolan Brown
Paul Sultemeier
Richard Ransleben
Fila Gold
Viola Mae Schmidt
Raymond Spaeth
Enos Rode
Sale Of Motor Vehicle Plates Lags In County
Gillespie County lags in issuing motor vehicle licenses with less than 1400 passenger plates sold versus 3700 registered. 189 commercial licenses and 134 farm trucks have been issued, far below last year totals. Registration closes April 1, so motorists should bring title certificates and last year’s receipts to speed the process.
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Gillespie County
Wm. M. Petmecky
Michael Stehling Returns Home After Polio Ward Stay
Five year old Michael Stehling returned home with improved health after a five month stay in the Robert B. Green Polio Ward in San Antonio. His parents Mr. and Mrs. Felix Stehling said he will undergo periodic checkups in San Antonio until fully recovered.
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Michael Stehling
Felix Stehling
Robert B. Green
Burrier Family Visit Staged in Kerrville Outing
Mrs. A. L. Burrier and Miss Velma Burrier spent Monday in Kerrville visiting Mr. and Mrs. Frank Stevenson and their daughter.
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A. L. Burrier
Velma Burrier
Kerrville
Frank Stevenson
Humble Plans Booster Station in Gillespie County
Humble Oil and Refining will build a booster station one mile north of Eckert in Gillespie County to serve its 376 mile Big Lake to Houston pipeline. The project includes five residences for permanent employees and follows Shell and Texas New Mexico lines already operating in the county. Construction crews shift from Fredericksburg to Austin as work advances toward Menard and a final gap near Cherry Spring.
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Humble Oil and Refining Company
Gillespie County
Eckert
Con
Big Lake
Houston
Humble Company
Shell Oil Corporation
Texas-New Mexico Oil
Fredericksburg
Austin
Menard
Cherry Spring
Thomas K. Sheppard
Checker
Humble Oil Company
Gillespie County Peach Trees Escape Major Cold Damage
Gillespie County fruit growers report minimal damage from recent frosts as temperatures reached 27 to 30 degrees. County Agent C A Stone cites unusually warm winter as a factor delaying bud development. Growers plan precautions with smudge pots and continuous temperature monitoring.
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C. A. Stone
Fire Department Answers Two Calls
The Fredericksburg Volunteer Fire Department answered two calls during the week. On Thursday high winds fanned a fire at St Marys School incinerator that spread to the LCRA lot with old fires and rubbish burning. On Saturday at 806 p.m. a flue fire at Charlie Lott residence in White Oak threatened the building. Both fires were brought under control with no serious damage.
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Fredericksburg
St. Mary’s School
LCRA
Charlie Lott
White Oak
Farm Bureau To Visit Comfort Experiment Station
Gillespie County Farm Bureau members will meet at the Agriculture Building on Tuesday March 21 at 1 p m for a tour of the Comfort Experiment Station and Cooperative Seed Company. President Rubin Meier urges all members to join the inspection visit.
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Gillespie County Farm Bureau
Agriculture Building
Comfort Experiment Station and Cooperative Seed Company
Rubin Meier
Farm Bureau
Fredericksburg High School Band to Attend Gonzales Music Festival
Fredericksburg High School band plans a Friday trip to the Gonzales Music Festival with 50 members traveling by school buses and boosters providing cars. The group performs at 11 10 a m and returns after the afternoon music clinic along with 23 other South Texas high school bands.
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Fredericksburg
Gonzales
South Texas
David Hargis
FHS
Ladies Attended Susan Jungmichel Birthday in Austin
Mrs Henry Joseph and daughter Sharon Gail joined Mrs Edward Stein and Mrs Arthur Klingelhofer for a weekend in Austin to attend Susan Jungmichel's birthday party on Saturday.
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Henry Joseph
Sharon Gail
Edward Stein
Arthur Klingelhoefer
Austin
Susan Jungmichel
Fredericksburg School District Plans $250000 Bond Election
The Fredericksburg Consolidated Independent School District board announced a proposed 250000 bond program to build a primary school and new gymnasium plus extensive renovations. Architect John G Becker of San Angelo was engaged and papers are being prepared for the bond election. Plans call for a 12 room primary building on the former Knopp property and a 2000 seat gym auditorium east of the high school. Renovations include wiring, lighting, floors, and new boiler, with grounds landscaping and land purchases under consideration.
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Fredericksburg
Consolidated Independent
John G. Becker
San Angelo
Knopp
Travis Street
Louis Kott
Annual Spring City-Wide Clean-Up Planned Here
Fredericksburg officials urge residents to participate in the March 23 and 24 city clean-up. Mayor Molberg says curbside receptacles will be collected in a single trip and that the program aims to improve attractiveness and aid fire prevention by removing combustible trash and reducing breeding sites for pests.
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Fredericksburg
Molberg
Molberg Staod
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John Schlaudt
Sophie Honig
August Itz
Beckmann
Zion Lutheran Church
Red Cross Drive
Gillespie
Texas A&m
Fair Association
Herman Sons
Herman Sons Hall
Central Committee
William Petmecky
Alfred Pehl
Wm. Grienke
Herman
Grand Lodge
Werner Moehr
Felix Heep
Reinhold Tatsch
Willie Grienke
Gilbert Kunz
Walter Kolmeier
Chas. Dolezal
Henry Holly
Earl
Edmund Heinsohn
University Methodist Church
America
First Methodist Church
Heinsohn
Humble
Fire Department
Comfort Experiment Station
Pressing Need School Board
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