Leo J Blanchard Final Rites Held May 3
Leo J Blanchard 82 longtime Gillespie County veteran affairs leader and Fredericksburg businessman died April 30 1976 at his home. He started Fredericksburgs first radio station WTTH operated in the 1930s and ran a local sporting goods store. A WWI veteran he later served at Kelly Air Force Base and as County Service Officer. Survived by wife four daughters son two brothers and one sister. Funeral Mass held May 3 at St Marys Church after a devotional and rosary at Schaetter Funeral Home.
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Leo J. Blanchard
Gillespie County
Fredericksburg
Blanchard
WTTH
Atwater-Kent
Quartermaster Corps
Dijon
France
Kelly Air Force Base
St. Mary’s Credit Union
Louis Jordan
Kathryn
A. J. Stehling
el Paso
Leo J. Blanchard Jr
Joan
Kenneth Jung
San Antonio
Antoinette
Hal Holland
Houston
Jacquelyn
Kilmar Weinheimer Jr
Felix Blanchard
San _ Antonio
Perpetua Berger
Emil Blanchard
Stephenville
Margaret Blanchard
Gregory
Hugo
Joseph
Werner Blanchard
Mary
H. B. Halfmann
Schaetter
St. Joseph’s Society
St. Mary’s Church
Krueger Praises Washington and Texas Delegation
U S Congressman Robert Krueger spoke at Andy's Diner to about 100 constituents, defending Washington and praising the Texas delegation as strong and effective. He urged judging representatives by overall records, noted spending concerns, and expressed optimism for reforms in estate taxes and economic confidence. He was accompanied by Dan Dutko and introduced by Raymond Kneese.
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Robert
Bob
Krueger
United States
Andy
Washington
Texas
Congress
House of Representatives
Fredericksburg
Dan Dutko
San Angelo
New Braunfels
San Antonio
del Rio
Raymond Kneese
Gillespie County
Democratic
Bob Krueger
Andy’s
Willie Hahn
Center
Salon
City Commission Hints at New Sheriff Contender and LEB Talks
The Fredericksburg City Commission debated Donald Jung remaining chief until a sheriff election. They scheduled a closed session to consider a Jung successor and discussed Gillespie County Law Enforcement Building funding sharing 57 percent city and 43 percent county pending county approval. The panel also approved annexation for Town Creek and plantings for Pioneer Garden, denied a fence proposal on West Austin Street, and tabled a theater use request for the Bicentennial Arts Festival.
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Jung
Henke
Gillespie County
County Commissioners
U.S
Lady Bird Johnson Municipal Park
Smith Municipal Supplies Company
Dallas
Irving
James Moellendorf
Moellendorf
Town Creek
Morse, College and
Centre Streets
Pioneer Garden
Vereins Kirche
Langerhans Florist and Nursery
West Austin Street
Crockett Street
Market Square
Grona and Kneese
James Castleberry
Fredericksburg High selects 1976 student leaders and band crew
Twelve Fredericksburg High School students win roles for 1976. Randall Wunderlich elected student council president, defeating Melinda Pratt, while Diane Pehl becomes student body vice president over Tim Crenwelge. Band tryouts name Ray Fisher drum major for a second year and Scott Netherland as assistant drum major. Majorettes return: Patricia Schmidt Edith Krauskopf Susan Garretson Peggy Peterman Carrie Eckhardt Nina Nixon. Newcomers Dawn Phillips Mona Borchers. Judges: Richard Gibby Jimmy Edwards Hal Reynolds.
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Fredericksburg
Randall Wunderlich
Melinda Pratt
Diane Pehl
Tim Crenwelge
FHS
Ray Fisher
Scott Netherland
Patricia Schmidt
Edith Krauskopf
Susan Garretson
Peggy Peterman
Carrie Eckhardt
Nina Nixon
Dawn Phillips
Mona Borchers
Richard Gibby
Uvalde High School
Jimmy Edwards
Uvalde High
Hal Reynolds
Johnson City
Jaycees Seek Nominees For Service Awards
Fredericksburg Jaycees invite nominations for Distinguished Service Awards to be presented at the annual banquet on Saturday May 22 at 7 p m in the May 1890s Supper Club. Nomination deadline is May 14 and entries may be sent to the Jaycees at P O Box 694 Fredericksburg Texas 78624. Dick Kant president notes Outstanding Young Man Outstanding Boss and Outstanding Farmer will be honored. further information from Jaycee board or Kant at Community Savings and Loan.
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Fredericksburg
Knopp Nursing Home Welcomes April Entertainment Event
On April 24 Knopp Nursing Home residents enjoyed a varied program by Mrs Edna Crenwelge, Doss School students and alumni. Hula Hoop teams and square dancing sparked memories for older residents as voices sang familiar tunes. Admins served light refreshments then entertainers toured halls to cheer bedridden patients. On April 28 Albert Dittmar shared his birthday cake during a mid morning lobby coffee.
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Edna Crenwelge
Doss
Knopp Nursing Home I
Albert Dittmar
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Anthony Cummins
W. W. Schneider
C. L. Weinheimer
Melvin Iiz
Benilde
St. Mary’s Cemetery
Mark Stehling
Larry Stehling
Tom Stehling
Anthony Jung
Timmy Jung
Rudy Lentz
Jaycees
Texas Agricultural Extension Service
Gillespie
Kerr
Ainsworth
Texas Supreme Court
Charles Barrow
Don Yarbrough
Lane Denton
Jon Newton
Jerry Sadler
Newton
Sadler
Railroad Commission
Bob) Wood
R. R. Williams
David Finney
Woodrow Wilson Bean
Terence O’rourke
Gillespians
Judicial District 216
Joe Mike Egan
Joe Grady Tuck
U. S
Lloyd Bentsen
Phil Gramm
Hugh Wilson
Leon Dugi
Bob) Krueger
Joe Sullivan
Jack Pope
James G. Denton
Court of Criminal Appeals
John F. Onion Jr
Truman Robert
Jerome Chamberlain
W.T. Phillips
Carl Dally
Jim Wollers
Phillips
Dally
Court of Civil Appeals
Fred V. Klingeman
Ronald Sutton
Lavern D. Harris
Spencer W. Brown
Art Kowert
Willie Bench
Maxine Molberg
Joe Tatum
Clint Brown
Tom Weinheimer
Helen Taylor
Dudley Athaus
Henry Louis Welge
Gordon Sauer
Alan Steelman
Hugh Sweeney
Louis Leman
Walter Wendlandt
Bobby Locke
C. J
Neil) Calnan
William Stacy III
Robert Barton
State Board of Education
H. Dell Foster
Mark Wieser
James Kraus
Emil Anderegg
B. Z. Barber
Loella Gregoire
Daniel Pehl
Warren Petsch
Martin Beyer
Peach Halls
US Highway 87
Fredericksburg Publishing Co
Beckmann Funeral Home
Knopp Nursing Home
IMC Chemical Group
Thc
Raigro
Acco Feed Dealers
Robert R
Joe H. Benson
Fairway Court
Kerrville, Texas
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