Carr Speaker At Lions Dinner Honoring Students
Fredericksburg High School and St. Mary's High School honor nineteen National Honor Society members at the Lions Club Scholastic Achievement dinner in the Hotel Nimitz. Honored students and their leadership feats are listed. speaker is Texas Attorney General Waggoner Carr.
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Fredericksburg
Lions Club
Hotel Nimitz
Waggoner Carr
Texas
Texas House of Representatives
Fredericksburg High School
St. Mary’s High School
FHS
Kathy Dittmar
Jo Nell Engel
Chrissy Hansen
Carol Ann Hartmann
Jon Ann Hilburn
Helen Kott
Yancy Kowert
Eileen Sauer
Bet
L. J. Durkop
Holy Ghost Lutheran Church
Bruce Scully
Lions
Feller Recovering After Elgin Auto Crash
Stephen Feller 18 and Jerrell Magnuson 19 were in a two car crash 1.5 miles west of Elgin on a Farm to Market road. Magnuson died from a broken neck. Feller is recovering after hospital treatment and returning home with his parents. Five Manor residents in the other car were hospitalized in Austin in fair condition.
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Stephen Feller
Lorence Feller
Elgin
Feller
Texas Lutheran College
Seguin
TLC
Jerrell Magnuson
Manor
Magnuson
Fleming Hospital
Robert McDonald
Austin
Stephen
France Named Fredericksburg Jaycees President
Jaycees elect France president in a run-off after a two candidate race with Durr at Oakcrest Park. New officers include Ernst as first VP and Kaderli as second VP, with Crenwelge secretary and Dittmar treasurer, plus ten directors. Oran Holloway of San Antonio attended and spoke.
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Bob France
Alamo Iron Works
San Antonio
Fredericksburg Jaycees
Oakcrest Park
Jaycee
France
Jerry Durr
Durr
Fredericksburg
Harold Stehling
Kermit Ernst
Fredolin Kaderli
Alton Oehler
Wilbur Crenwelge
Donald Dittmar
Bobby Heinen
Wayne Zimmermann
Harold Klinksick
Clinton Herber
Glenn Dittmar
Jack Stehling
Kelvin Wei
Historical Medallions To Be Presented Sunday
Fredericksburg marks its 117th founding anniversary with six Historical Survey Medallions to be presented Sunday at 3 p.m. on the Pioneer Memorial Museum steps. Speaker Mrs. James P. Hart will unveil medallions for the Kammlah House, Nimitz Hotel, St Barnabas Church, van der Stucken Home, Tatsch home, and Pioneer Memorial Library. Buildings will be opened for public inspection after the program with brief histories provided.
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Fredericksburg
Historical Survey
Pioneer Memorial Museum
James P. Hart
State Historical Survey Committee
Pioneer Memorial Library
Kammlah House
St. Barnabas Episcopal
Nimitz
van der Stucken
Tatsch
H. F. Treptow
Gillespie Historical Society
Fredericksburg High Names 1963 Honor Graduates
Fredericksburg High School announced the top honor graduates during the Junior-Senior Prom in Turner Hall. Nancy Kowert was named valedictorian and Clinton Hartmann salutatorian. Mike Hagee and Nancy Rowert were named Mr FHS and Miss FHS, with additional Who’s Who selections from each department based on grades, activities, and character.
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Fredericksburg High School
Turner Hall
W. C. Westerfeldt
Nancy Kowert
Clinton Hartmann
Nancy
Art Kowert
Clinton
Lawrence Hartmann
Fhs
Mike Hagee
Nancy Rowert
Gillespie Fair Float Wins Fiesta Flambeau First
Gillespie County Fair's Diamond Jubilee float took first prize in the Visiting Festivals section of San Antonio's Fiesta Flambeau parade seen by over 325000. The entry will be shown locally on May 16 with the Fredericksburg High School Band.
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Gillespie County Fair
San Antonio
Gillespie County
Kendall County Fair
Seguin
Bonnie Boening
Eileen Sauer
Phyllis Kaiser
Fredericksburg High School
Tom Rhodes
Fredericksburg FFA Judging Teams Dominate Contests
Fredericksburg FFA judging teams excel in Friday and Saturday contests. Meat judging team won Area 7 at Swift Meat Packing San Antonio with Clayton Crenwelge second and Kenneth Lindig fourth high. Land and Soils team took second in state at Tarleton State College. Fredericksburg, Carlisle, Hutto Whitesboro, Lueders, Littlefield, Glen Rose, Brenham, Highland, Midland and others compete for national honors in Oklahoma City.
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Fredericksburg
FFA
Swift Meat Packing Plant
San Antonio
Land and Soils
Tarleton State College
Clayton Crenwelge
Bernhard Crenwelges
Kenneth Lindig
Eugene Lindigs
Albert Usener
Edgar Useners
Douglas Zenner
Texas A & M College
FFA Land and Soils
Dan Wade Crenwelge
Wesley Crenwelges
Elgin Schneider
Elgin Schneiders
Duane Jobes
Notre Jabes
Carlisle Ffa
Huttord
Whiteboro
Lueders
Littlefield
Glen Rose
Brenham
Highland
Roscoe
Midland
Carlisle
Hutto
Whitesboro
Texas
Oklahoma City
Land and Sails
Douglas Zernne Reng
Harvey
United Nations Delegates Visit LBJ Ranch in Hill Country
Twenty five United Nations delegates joined Vice President Lyndon B. Johnson for a barbecue at the LBJ Ranch on the Pedernales. The event featured Texas hospitality, entertainment acts, and remarks on immigration and freedom by Johnson, with Ambassador G. P. Maldasekera of Ceylon replying to the Vice President.
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Lyndon BL Johnson
Hassan Nur Elmi
Somalia
LBJ
Texa
United Nation
Texas
Lyndon B. Johnson
Pedernales
Department of Public Safety
University of Texas
Fredericksburg
Spring Garden Club Flower Show Saturday
The Fredericksburg Garden Club presents its 24th annual Spring Festival of Flowers at Hermann Sons Hall on Saturday May 4 from 2 to 6 30 pm. The show features a heart shaped centerpiece of greenery with roses and displays of arrangements for home rooms and dried pieces. Admission 25 cents with baked goods sold by club members.
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Fredericksburg Garden Club
Hermann Sons Hall
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Carr
Ty Wahrmund
Thomas Pahl
Glenda Frantzen
Barbara Jacoby
LaVerne Pfeiffer
Virginia Stehling
Paulette Walch
Daniel Heep
Charles Schandun
Waggoner Car
Jaycees
Elmo Ahrens
Bernice Gold
Irene Rode
Sandra Knopp
Michael Penick
Helen Hahn
Carol Jean Nielsen
Lila Stearns
Kilman
United Nations
Gro
America
G. P. Maldasekera
Ceylon
Spring Garden Club
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