Lions Honor Conservation Winners at Fredericksburg meeting
The Fredericksburg Lions Club honored conservationists Roy Jacoby for county conservation farming in 1967 and Werner Moehr for service to Gillespie SC&WD. Principal Mrs. Pete Crenwelge was named outstanding conservation teacher. Doss students Atlee Crenwelge Linda Stealing and Lois Anderegg earned essay medallions.
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Fredericksburg Lions Club
Roy Jacoby
Nebgen
Werner Moehr
Central Texas Electric Cooperative
Gillespie Sc&wd
Pete Crenwelge
Doss
Texas
Atlee Crenwelge
Eugene Crenwelge
Linda Stealing
Bernhard Stehling
Lois Anderegg
Emil Anderegx
Fred Mathien
Lions Club Agricultural Committee
Schumann
Gillespi Sc&wd
Jacoby
Moehr Mathien
Crenweige
Mre Crenweige
Mobile TB X Ray Unit Arrives for Short Visit
A mobile tuberculosis X ray unit will be in the area for two days providing on site screening. The service aims to detect TB cases early and link residents to follow up care.
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Mobile
Fredericksburg Day Highlighted at HemisFair Event
Fredericksburg marks its 122nd founding anniversary with Fredericksburg Day at HemisFair in San Antonio on May 8. Mayor Henke proclaims the day. chartered buses transport residents while others drive. High School will sing at 10:30 am and 3:30 pm. a pioneer ladies group with the Texas Show Boys Band performs in the amphitheater, featuring songs by Louise Forres Enderle.
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Sidney M. Henke
Fredericksburg
HemisFair
San Antonio
High School
Texas Showboys
Presidents Hill Country
Victor Nixon
Louise Forres
B. L.) Enderle
Stonewall to Host Central Texas Firemen Convention
Over 500 visiting firemen are expected for the 63rd Semi Annual Central Texas Firemen Convention in Stonewall. Events begin with a Saturday night dance at the Stonewall School Gym 9 p m to 1 a m with Hill Country Boys, public invited. Sunday activities start with 7:30 a m registration at the Stonewall Fire Station and the 10 a m opening session in St Thomas Hall led by Association President Carl Black of Cameron.
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Stonewall
Central Texas Firemen
Stonewall School
Hill Country Boys
St. Thomas Hall
Carl Black
Cameron
W. W. Schneider
St. Francis Xavier Catholic Church
Dale Malechek
Chamber of Commerce
Frank Whitehead
Association
Burton
Joel Mikolaj
Austin
Ken Lloyd
Texas Electric Cooperatives, Inc
Central Texas
Stonewall Volunteer Fire Department
Alvin Weinheimer, Jr
Prescient
Sharon Pehl
Herbert Nebgen
Cen-Tex News
Primaries To Be Held In The County Saturday
Democratic and Republican voters will choose nominees in one race with candidates including Paul Eg e Sisk and John R inning. Polls open in multiple precincts including Doss, 16 Ped, and Willow City School, with propositions on unity and liquor by the drink.
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Republi
Paul Ege Sisk
John Rinning
E Democratic Primario
Texas
District VFW Spring Meeting Set For Sunday
The District 23 VFW spring meeting will be held at Hermann Sons Hall on Sunday May 5 with about 100 members expected. Carter Younts a National VFW Council administrator and past district official will speak as the highlight.
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District 23
Department of Texas
Veterans of Foreign Wars
Hermann Sons Hall
Henry Stuckenburg
Frantzen-Ahrens
VFW
Carter Younts
VFW Council of Administration
Oakcrest Park contracts move ahead with National Building Centers
National Building Centers of Fredericksburg began work on the Oakcrest Park project after winning a $73,400 bid to construct six park buildings. The scope includes a headquarters, three comfort stations, a swimming pool structure and a golf course concession building. The contract was awarded April 11 with six projects to be opened as bids are finalized.
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Oakcrest City Park
Ng Pool
National Building Centers
National Building Centers of
Fredericksburg
Democrats to vote in five polling places in Gillespie County
Gillespie County Democrats will cast ballots next Saturday from 8 a m to 7 p m at five polling sites. Ten candidates seek the Governor's nomination with a runoff likely in a month. Local races feature U S Representative O C Fisher versus Gordon F Johnson and state Representative 40th District seat incumbent Gerhardt A Schulle Jr versus Keith A Miller. Precincts are Consolidated 1 at Community Savings and Loan, Consolidated 6 at Harper Community Hall, Consolidated 9 Willow City, Consolidated 10 Stonewall School, and Consolidated 22 Gillespie County Courthouse. Arthur Stehling chairs the county Democratic committee.
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Gillespie County
Beteen
O. C. Fisher
U. S. House
Gordon F. Johnson
Ector County
Texas
Gerhardt A. Schulle Jr
Keith A. Miller
Milton Durst
Arthur Stehling
Democratic Executive Committee
Consolidated
Community Savings and Loan Assn
Harper Community Hall
Willow City
Stonewall
Stenling
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Lions
Gillespie Conservation
Lions Club
Pete Ness
Atlee
Servatior
State Insurance Department
Pehool House
Vot- Willow City School
District Vfw
Oakcrest Park
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