Garden Of Peace dedication honors naval leaders in city
Saturday marked the 130th founding anniversary of the Japanese Garden of Peace as the Admiral Nimitz Center was dedicated in a ceremony that brought Rear Admiral Burton Shepherd and Admiral Arleigh Burke to speak. The event, held indoors due to weather, drew a large crowd with the Fredericksburg High School Band performing and a toast to lasting peace between former enemies.
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Admiral Nimitz Center
Admiral Nimitz
Nimitz Center
Nimitz Cener
Douglass Hubbard
Fredericksburg
Bill Brady
Burton Shepherd
USN
Naval Air Station
Corpus Christi
James Holloway
Chester W. Nimitz
Texas
Arleigh Burke
Nimitz
Togo
Nelson
Admiral Togo
Japan
Zenshiro
Hoshina
Nobuo Fukuchi
United States
Garden Of Peace Founders Day
A brief newspaper item notes events on Garden Of Peace page 10 section 1 Founders Day on page 8 section 2 and Stein Lumber Fire on page 9 section 1.
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Garden of Peace
City appoints Mauldin as Fredericksburg police chief
Allen Mauldin, longtime Fredericksburg police veteran and former assistant chief, is appointed to replace Milton Jung as chief effective May 25 after a May 5 city commission meeting. Jung resigns to run for Gillespie County sheriff. Klaerner is the incumbent facing election in November.
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Allen Mauldin
Fredericksburg
Mauldin
Milton Jung
Jung
Gillespie County
Hugo Klaerner
Lightning Blamed For Paralyzing Stein Lumber Fire
Lightning caused a Friday morning blaze at the Stein Furniture and Fixture Company complex at 401 South Lincoln. The 4,000 square foot paint finishing building and its contents were destroyed. total damages priced at 40 000 with 20 000 on the building and 20 000 on the contents.
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Stein Furniture and Fixture Company
Agains
Stein Lumber Company
Llano
Mason
Kerrville
Stonewall
Doss
South
Lincoln
Fredericksburg
Larry Birch
Birch
Alfred Wunderlich
Curtis
W. C
Wally) Hannemann
Independent Cattlemen Meet at Gillespie County Fair Grounds
The Gillespie County Independent Cattlemen's Association expects 300 plus attendees for their first county barbecue prize awards and dance in the new Gillespie County Fair Grounds exhibition hall. T A Cunningham of Golaid will speak on cattle prices and imports while Wagon Aces provide music.
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Gillespie County Independent Cattlemen’s Association
Gillespie County Fair Grounds
T. A. Cunningham
Golaid
The
ICA
Texas
Cunningham
Alabama
Founders Day Honors Meusebach at Fredericksburg Cemetery
A Fredericksburg Founders Day weekend included a wreath laying at Meusebach bust in Pioneer Plaza and the unveiling of a Texas State Historical marker at the Marshall Meusebach Cemetery Cherry Springs. Descendants from Denver San Antonio Waco and others attended with local historians including Louise Nixon and Mayor Sidney Henke.
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Fredericksburg
Texas
Marshall - Meusebach
Cherry Springs
John O. Meusebach
Meusebach
Pioneer
Vereins Kirche
Gillespie County Historical Society and Commission
Louise Nixon
Historical Commission
Ruby Marschall Beeley
Denver
Colo
Homer
Hedwig Marschall
Love
San Antonio
Charles
Cornelia Marschall) Smith
Waco
Margaret Bracher
Gillespie County
Fredericksburg County Agree on Law Enforcement Building Plan
Gillespie County commissioners approve 57 percent funding by the county and 42 percent by the city for LEB operating costs retroactive to January 1976 and through 1977. Agreement ends a years long debate with City Commission awaiting final approval. Also authorized purchase of a used loader for 29 500 with a 12 500 trade in and eyed future shared services talks.
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Fredericksburg
Gillespie County
County Commission
Pioneer Memorial Library
Dayton Herber
Holt Machinery Company of
San Antonio
Precinct 1
Texas Parks
Fredericksburg ISD to appoint new superintendent
The Fredericksburg Independent School District will approve Dr Crandall J Young 40 as superintendent at a regular meeting Thursday May 13 at the FISD main office. Young after two years as assistant superintendent in Port Lavaca Calhoun County ISD was chosen from over 75 candidates and will assume duties July 1.
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Fredericksburg Independent
FISD
Hans Bergner
Crandall J. Young
Young
Fredericksburg
Calhoun County Independent
Port Lavaca
Bergner
Educational Service Center
Austin
Positon
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Goliad
Dr. Crandall J. Young
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