Annual FHS Band Concert Friday Night
The Fredericksburg Public School band directed by Tom Rhodes presents its annual concert Friday May 10 at 8 p m in the High School Gym. Admission is free. The program features the high school band with Sweepstakes pieces Emblem of Unity March and Overture for Winds, plus records previews for sale. Also performing are the fifth and sixth grade bands and the junior high band. Announcements will honor top band students and the band sweetheart.
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Fredericksburg
Tom Rhodes
D G French Named New Lone Star Gas Manager Fredericksburg Office
Lone Star Gas Company names D G French age 37 as manager of its Fredericksburg office replacing C M Spec George who becomes plant superintendent at Abilene He will supervise gas service operations in Fredericksburg.
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Lone Star Gas Company
D. G. French
Fredericksburg
C. M
Spec
George
Abilene
French
Fredericksburg FFA wins state meat and poultry judging titles
Fredericksburg High School FFA teams win state championships in meat and poultry judging at the Texas A and M contest on May 4. Teams will go on to national contests in Kansas City and Waterloo Iowa, with $300 awards funded by Sears Roebuck Foundation.
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FFA
Fredericksburg High School
Texas A & M College
Texas
Kansas City
Kenneth Lindig
Eugene Lindigs
Clayton Crenwelge
Bernhard Cren
Mark Reed
Clemens Reeds
James Lawrence
Jack Lawrences
Samuel Sagebiel
Reuben Sagebiels
Ben Ellebracht
Elmer Ellebracht
David Ketron
Philip Pressler
James Weinheimer
Albert Usener
Garland
Post
Abilene
Ferris
Wilson
Mercedes
Brownfield
Hillsboro
Lubbock
Richland Springs
Kyle
Milford
Mart
Grapevine
Cleburne
Canyon of New Braunfels
New Braunfels
Waterloo
Iowa
Mason
Hedley
Gainesville
Tatum
Sulphur Springs
Fredericksburg
Littlefield
Grandview Ffa
Ing
Winnsboro
Fredricksburg Ffa Meat and Poultry
Sears Roebuck Foundation
State Issues Call for Bids On National Guard Armory
The Marychorale of St. Mary's High School will give its final concert of the year Sunday May 12 at 7 30 p m in St Joseph's Hall The choir has drawn wide acclaim and will perform Dear Hearts and Gentle People Green Fields and a South Pacific medley Sister Emelene directs with piano by Delores Wallendorf and Lynette Hartman Public invited Officers of the Mary chorale include Danny Heep president Betty Kunz vice president Judy Henke secretary Tom Ed Schmidt treasurer and Paulette Walch librarian Assistants are Carol Jean Schmidt Francis Patranella and Curtis Grobe
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Marychorale
St. Mary’s High School
St. Joseph's Hall
The
Mary Chorale
Danny Heep
Betty Kunz
Judy Henke
Tom Ed Schmidt
Paulette Walch
Carol Jean Schmidt
Francis Patranella
Curtis Grobe
Helen Poe to Address Lutheran Women Friday
World traveler and lecturer Helen Poe will speak at the annual American Lutheran Church Women convention of the West Central Conference at Holy Ghost Lutheran Church on Friday May 10 starting at 9 30 am. The talk theme is Rise Up Oh Friends of God and the host invites others to attend.
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Helen Poe
American Lutheran Church Women of the West Central Conference
Holy Ghost Lutheran Church
Miss Poe
Friends of God
Ing
Poe
Europe
Hitler
Nuremberg
Mussolini
Rome
Spain
North Africa
Elizbeth II
British Isles
Clarence Strackbein
Carroll Hoffman
Texa
Sunday Open Houses Launch Hospital Week in Fredericksburg
The Fredericksburg Hospital and Clinic and Keidel Memorial Hospital hold open houses on Sunday May 12 from 2 to 5 p m to kick off National Hospital Week observed through May 18. Fredericksburg officials urge citizens to tour facilities and praise local hospitals for health care progress and career opportunities. Staff will lead tours through operating rooms labs x ray and food service areas highlighting patient care operations. At Fredericksburg Hospital the new Intermittent Positive Pressure apparatus will be shown.
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Sidney Henke
National Hospital Week
Fredericksburg
Jerry Burr
Bert Warner
C of C
J. Hardin Perry
Keitle Memorial Hospital
National Hospital
Fredericksburg Hospital
Keidel Memorial Hospital
National Hospital Wek
America
Iksburg
Wich
Twoospitals
Fredericksburg Dedicates Six Historical Medallions Sunday
Six Fredericksburg buildings were marked with Texas State Historical Survey Committee medallions in a Sunday ceremony at Pioneer Memorial Library. Speaker Mrs. James P. Hart praised local interest in preserving landmarks. Noted sites include Frank V. van der Stycken birthplace at 120 East Main Street and the John Peter Tatsem home built in 1856 at 210 North Bowie Street.
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James P. Hart
State Historical Survey Committee
Fredericksburg
H F. Treptow
Gillespie Histrical Society
Warty
Pioneer Memorial Library
Texas State Historical Survey Committee
Henry F. Treptow
Gillespie County Historical Society
Austin
Hart
Supreme Court
University of Texas
Frank V. van der Stycken
East Main Street
John Peter Tatsem
Bowie Street
National Guard Armory Bid Opening Set for May 30 in Austin
The State of Texas invites bids for a new National Guard Armory to be built on Fredericksburg unit property off US 290 west of Fredericksburg. Bids will be opened Friday May 30 by the State Board of Control and printed specifications are available through the Building Engineering and Management Division.
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Mowitzer Battalion
34Rd Field Agillery
Mieuwms
Chetalia
Uewetted Ioske Wed Hod
District 7 THDA Delegate Hear of Tourism Benefits
About 250 delegates and visitors from 22 Central Texas counties attended the District 7 Texas Home Demonstration Association meeting. Tom Hf Taylor, Travel Director of the Texas Highway Department, urged leadership to boost community attractiveness through surveys of local assets and historical attractions.
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Thda
Texas
Tom Hf. Taylor
Texas Highway Department
District 7
Texas Home Demonstration Association
Taylor
Bonnie Cox
Texas Extension Service
Gladys Kolanudi
Mr Mullard
Mes C. R. Berkley
Rosa Lee Gana
Glespie
Tom H. Taylor
Texas Hepartment
George Johanson
Lena Meyer
Glespie Thda
Standard Photo Engraving
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FHS
Lone Star Gas
D. Ps
Bob Sifferd
Douglas Zenner
Joe Tatum
Wayne Mohr
FFA Land and Soils
Duane Jobes
Noble Jobes
Edgar Useners
Dan Wade Crenwelge
Wesley
National Guard Armory
Kermit Westerholm
Education
David Heidtke
Stawardship
Freder
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