Fredericksburg Bands Compete in Interscholastic League Event
Fredericksburg High School and Junior High bands under Tom Rhodes travel to Sam Houston High School in San Antonio for the UIL Region XI sight reading and concert contest. The HS band, 150 players, departs at 2 PM for a 3:30 PM concert, then sight reading, staying for Class AAA results and returning about 11:30 PM. Junior High, 1146 members, leaves at 4 AM, performs at 9 AM, returning by 12:30 PM.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Fredericksburg
Tom Rhodes
University of Texas
Sam Houston High School
San Antonio
FHS
Pierson
McBeth
Gianovini
Lions Club Regional Social Welcomes 200 Visitors
More than 200 visiting Lions and spouses attended a regional social hosted by the Fredericksburg Lions at the Sunday House Restaurant. Representatives came from Harper Hunt-Ingram Kerrville Host Kerrville Heart Hills Boerne Comfort Carter Point and Fredericksburg with talents from the FHS German Club and local choirs entertaining guests.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Fredericksburg
FHS
Oompah
Dayton Land
Arwon
Concordis
Alex Frantzen
Aubience
Lions Club
First Lady to tour Fredericksburg in orchard wagons
Mrs. Lyndon B. Johnson and Secretary Udall will ride decorated orchard wagons at the Nimitz Museum corner on April 5 to escort about 40 Western European editors and 30 American media reps. The 150 strong Fredericksburg High School Band will greet them and the public may view the tour from Main Street.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lyndon B. Johnson
Fredericksburg
Stewart Udall
Nimitz Museum Corner
Europe
Tom Rhodes
Johnson
Welce
Udall
Main Street
Nimitziumn
Pioneers in Gods Hills second printing now available
The second printing of Volume I of Pioneers in Gods Hills is in local stores and by mail after high demand. Gillespie County Historical Society notes profits fund preservation projects in Fredericksburg including Cross Mountain lighting, Easter Fires, Pioneer Museum, and the Alamo site Verein Kuiehe. Copies cost 7.95 in store or 8.50 by mail, with orders sent to Gillespie County Historical Society.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
God's Hills
Gillespie County
Fredericksburg
Cross Mountain
Gillespie County Fair
Pioneer Museum
Vereins Kuiehe
Pioneer Museum and
Keide Drug Store
Fredericksburg Publishing Company
Kadi Post
Freda’s Gift Shop
Frederiksburg Bakery
Mode O Day Store
Coca Cola Bottling Company
Lyne K. Lewis
J. Hardin Perry
Adah Peden
Tyrus Cox
Gillespie County Historical Association
Central Texas Electric Office Burglarized
The Central Texas Electric Cooperative office on U S Highway 87 was burglarized overnight Tuesday. A safe was peeled and $69.75 in cash taken, with checks left on a table. Entry was via a back door burglar-proof system. detectives gathered evidence but fingerprints were unlikely due to gloves or socks.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Central Texas Electric Cooperative
U. S. Highway 87
Max Enderlin
Co-Op
Milton Jung
Allen Mauldin
Hugo Klaerner
W. C. Moe- Williams
McWilliams
Wernie Moehr
Co- Op
Park bids come in under budget for Oakcrest projects
Low bids were submitted for five Oakcrest Park construction projects with costs under estimates. The sixth project electrical distribution and lighting will open March 28. Winners include Lochausen Construction Co San Antonio for the dam and creek crossing and Lawrence E Krause New Braunfels for the golf course.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Oakcrest Park
Werner H. Meyer
Creek Crossing
Lochausen Construction Co
San Antonio
Laurence E. Krause
New Braunfels
Blanchard and Associates
Frederiksburg
HemisFair Bonus Books sale ends Friday at 5 p.m.
Friday, March 29, at 5 p.m., marks the deadline to buy HemisFair Bonus Books at the Standard office. The booklet bundles tickets to popular rides and paid attractions at reduced prices, offering up to fifty percent more value. Books go off sale at 5 p.m. Friday.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
HemisFair
Jackie Tatsch Named Gillespie Fair Queen
Jackie Tatsch the 16 year old daughter of Mr and Mrs Harold Tatsch was chosen Gillespie County Fair Association queen for 1968 over 21 contestants. Duchesses are Lyn da McWilliams and Gwen Grona both Fredericksburg High School juniors. The trio will appear in the Fiesta Flambeau parade in San Antonio on April 27 and then in many parades culminating with the Gillespie Fair in August.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Jackie Tatsch
Gilllespie County
Linda McWilliams
Gwen Grona
Harold Tatsch
Gillespie County Fair Association
Assembly Hall
Lynda McWilliams
W. C. McWilliams
Clinton Grona
Fredericksburg High School
Reynolds Andricks
Sherley Heath
Andricks
Heath
Miss Tatsch
Becky Knopp
Janie Koch
Jeanette Gold
Knopp
Duchesses
Koch
Gold
Edgar Stroeher
The
Fair Association
San Antonio
Balser and Davidson Named Bosses of Year
Fredericksburg Public Accounting firm owners C. O. Balser and Alvin Jinx Davidson were named Fredericksburg’s bosses of the year by the Jaycees at Andy’s Diner. The presentation followed remarks by Kerrville attorney and former Jaycee president Robert Barton who urged stronger law enforcement and public faith in government by law.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
C. O. Balser
Alvin
Jinx) Davidson
Fredericksburg
The
Jaycees
Andy's
W. C. McWilliams
Robert
Bob) Barton
Kerrville
Kerrville Jaycee
Barton
Alvin Davidson
Jaycee
Davidson
Balser
McWilliams
Robert R
Kermit Ernst
C of C HemisFair Committee Attends Briefing in L A
A Chamber of Commerce delegation led by Manager Ed Weimer attended a HemisFair briefing in San Antonio. They plan to open a HemisFair information center in Fredericksburg and operate it seven days a week with volunteers.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chamber of Commerce
Ed. Weimer
HemisFair
San Antonio
Fredericksurg
Mesdames May Cox
Virginia Brown
Madelyn Hoffmann
Laverne Boos
Weimer
HemisFair Information Center
Jarry Trask
Sam Godfrey
Wiliam Linkin
Also Mentioned on This Page
Fredericksburg Club
Bud Smathers
Lion Dick Dover
Fleet Admiral
Central Texas Electric Co-Op
Alien Mauid Gillespie
Hugo Kraerner
East Main Street
Veterans’ Organizations
Nimitz Museum Board
Fes
Gods Hills
Central Texas Electric
Okeh
Associated Pools
Rangers House
National Building Centers Inc
Frank T. Drought
Milton M. Moseley
Walter Fuhrmann
Fuhrmann
Gillespie
Balser and
C of C
HemisFair Committee
L.A
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