Easter Fire Plans Bring Local Pageant to Fredericksburg
Busy groups plan the 1963 Easter Fires on April 13 at Fair Park with Stonewall Troop 138 reenacting Indian history and Christian themes. Miss Cheryl Maenius holds White Fawn, Jimmy Duecker as Silver Arrow, 140 floral stems from Fredericksburg Garden Club decorate the set.
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Fredericksburg
Fair Park
Stonewall Boy Scout
Harvey Bckert
Hill Country
White Fawn
Silver Arrow
Menard
San Antonio
Cross Mountain
Cheryl Maenius
Jimmy Duecker
Eckert
Fredericksburg Garden Club
Texas Hill County
Garden Club
Gillespie County
Plans Complete For New National Guard Armory
Plans are ready for a new National Guard Armory for Battery A 5th Howitzer Battalion 133rd Field Artillery to be built west of Fredericksburg off U S Highway 290. The 12 000 square foot masonry and steel building will feature glazed brick, with local firms encouraged to bid. Local architect Jack Stehling and structural engineer Clark Craig coordinate plans for submission to Washington for federal approval.
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National Guard
Talion
133Rd Field Artillery
U. S. Highway 290
Fredericksburg
Walter Werner
Msgt
Martin Feuge
Jack Stehling
Stehling
Clark Craig
Austin
Guard
Washington
Werner
Walter A. Werner
Teachers Get New Contracts in Fredericksburg School Board
All Fredericksburg Public School teachers with contracts expiring this year received renewals from one to three years in a special board meeting. Keith Hoffmann did not seek reelection as backfield coach at Southwest Texas State College starting next fall. High school teachers reelected include Miss Betty Peterson Rex Glover Miss Ella Wold Hubert Nixon Ewell Sessom Albert Fehrenbach Mrs Viola May Gold E. W. Stobaugh Hiebert Haas and Joe Tatum. Junior High reelections include Mrs Kathleen Rosen Milton Denham Amos Floyd and Mrs Yvonne Leonard. Elementary teachers named are Mrs Erna Urbane Mrs Merlin Kelly Mrs Arcena West Mrs Myrtle Westerfeldt Mrs Laverne Doss Mrs Bernadine Purser Mrs Virginia Evers.
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Fredericksburg
Board of Trustees
Keith Hoffmann
FHS
Nas
Southwest Texas State College
Hoffmann
Betty Peterson
Rex Glover
Ella Wold
Hubert Nixon
Ewell Sessom
Albert Fehrenbach
Viola May Gold
E. W. Stobaugh
Hiebert Haas
Joe Tatum
Kathleen Reson
Milton Denham
Amos Floyd
Yvonne Leonard
Erna Urbane
Merlin Kelly
Army Reserves Build Road Up Cross Mountain
Fredericksburg’s Army Reserve Unit Company B 871st Engineer Battalion built a 12 foot access road to the summit of Cross Mountain. Captain Alton Oehler said the four man crew used a front end loader to clear the route in a few hours. The road eases access for Central Texas Electric Cooperative crews maintaining the lit cross and supports Easter Fires materials.
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Fredericksburg
Cross Mountain
Alton Oehler
Central Texas Electric Cooperative
CTEC
Sandra Dietz Named The New Miss Mohair
Fredericksburg to honor its top boss at Jaycees Bosses Night Banquet on March 28 at 7 30 p m in the American Legion Hall. Wayne Zimmermann sells tickets. Dr Lorence Feller last year’s recipient will present. Captain George Matheny of San Antonio Police will be principal speaker. public invited.
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Fredericksburg
American Legion Hall
Jaycees
Jaycee
Lorence Feller
George Matheny
San Antonio
Wayne Zimmermann
Rudi Franke
Sheriff's Office
Simon
Mason Highway
George
Lone Star 24S
Coronation Set For August Miss Sandra Dietz Named 1963 64 Mohair Queen
Miss Sandra Dietz 21, daughter of Mr and Mrs Edgar Dietz, was named official 1963 64 Miss Monair to reign starting August 1. Selected as a finalist last August 2 in Fredericksburg she was chosen by Texas Angora Goat Raisers Association officials on September 6 and kept secret until now. Dietz will be crowned during the Annual Show Sale and Miss Mohair Coronation August 1 3 in Fredericksburg, with her gown by Dallas designer Charles Dickey.
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Sandra Dietz
Aryl
Edgar Diet
Miss Moat
FHS
University of Texas
Fredericksburg
Keller
Texg Anvorn
Monair
Miss Dietz
Edgar Dietz
Texas Angora Goat Raisers Association
Muharr
Priende
Peederickseburg
Diely
Sandra i
Miss Mohair
Fredericksburo High School
National Honor Society
Daughters of the American Revolution
Stefe
Texas Interscholistic Leagues
Jeader
Alpha Delta Pi Social
Model United Nations
Charles Dickey
Dallas
TAGRA
Hotel Nimitz
Mr. Dickey
Standard Editor Wins State Award
Fredericksburg Standard managing editor Art Kowert won first prize in the 1962 Texas railroad $1,500 newspaper feature story and editorial contest. He will receive $209 and a trophy for his editorial The Railroads Serve from the August 15, 1962 issue.
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Art Kowert
Fredericksburg Standard
Texas Railroad
Kowert
The
Standard
Tuesday Night Odors Alarm Fredericksburg Citizens
Odd smells swept Fredericksburg Tuesday night triggering fear and law enforcement action. Officals investigated gas, air currents, and a leaking odorant drum while consumer rumors swirled. no culprit was identified and fears shifted from foreign blame to local causes.
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Fredericksburg
Junior Historians Donate Record Book To Library
Fredericksburg High School Chapter 21 presents a historic record book to the local library. The project highlights student research on town history and preserves primary sources for community access.
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Fredericksburg High School
Pio
Local Bank Deposits Rise Amid March Gains
The Standard reports a rise in county bank deposits as of March 18 with overall gains echoed in statements this week. The piece mentions a page 6 continuation and notes a community event at Memorial Library on March 24 where a leather bound Kirchen-Buch was presented to Rev. H F Treptow, head of the Callejon County Historical Society, by Bethany Lutheran figures. The book, Volume I of Bethany Lutheran Church Records, holds broader regional significance for the Protestant community.
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Neer Memorial Library
Sunley
Miareh
H. F. Treptow
Callejon County
Socety
Bethany Lutheran Church Records
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Mohair
Army
Baron's Creek
West Texas
Castro
Cuba
Khruschevo
Russia
Fis JU — Historianstorical
Socweti
Mermorialy
Immediate Past Press
Treplow
Eegraving
Ki Kowe
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