Pehl's Old Time Band Invited to National Folklife Festival
Felix Pehl's Old Time Band from Gillespie County has accepted an invitation to perform at the Ninth Annual Festival of American Folklife in Washington D C June 25 to 29. The Smithsonian Institution and the National Park Service sponsor the festival with air travel lodging and an honorarium provided. The eight member group includes R L Frantzen Arthur Klein Hugo Klaerner Albert Meier Tony Hartmann Sidney Henke Henry Frantzen and Felix Pehl. they will appear in the Old Ways in the New World segment as one of three German bands and the only one from Texas. The festival gathers ethnic groups from across the U S and foreign performers in a celebration of traditional life. Continued on page 4.
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Felix Pehl
Washington, D. C
Arthur Klein
Gillespie County
Washington, D.C
Smithsonian Institution
Washington
Smithsonian
National Park Service
Pehl
R.L. Frantzen
Hugo Klaerner
Albert Meier
Tony Hartmann
Sidney Henke
Henry Frantzen
Germany
New World
United States
U.S
Shirley Cherkasky
The
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Mini Parade to Feature Gillespie County Fair Float
A tiny Tuesday parade in Fredericksburg will showcase the Gillespie County Fair Float that won first in Fiesta Flambeau. The event on May 20 includes a smaller alternate Fair Float and a final entry, the Stonewall Peach.
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Main Street
Fredericksburg
Gillespie County
San Antonio
Alamo City
Stonewall Peach
New Gillespie County Law Enforcement Building Dedication
A public dedication Sunday at 2 p.m. marks the Gillespie County Law Enforcement Building on Courthouse Square 100 South Nimitz Parkway Fredericksburg. Master of ceremonies Richard Hoerster and speakers including Mayor Sidney Henke and County Judge Victor Sagebiel will attend with remarks by Sheriff Hugo Klaerner and Police Chief Milton Jung.
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Gillespie County Law Enforcement
South Nimitz Parkway
Richard Hoerster
Fredericksburg
Gillespie County Bar Association
Robert C. Flowers
Criminal Justice
Governor’s Office
Perry Woerner
Sidney Henke
Victor H. Sagebiel
Hoerster
Hugo Klaerner
Milton Jung
Leo J. Blanchard Jr
Gillespie
Alfred Klaerner
Clarence M. Kelley
Federal Bureau of Investigation
Texas Department of Public Safety
Gillespie County
Severe storm torments Fredericksburg and Gillespie County
A powerful Thursday storm brought hail high winds and heavy rain across Fredericksburg and Gillespie County causing garden and small grain losses. E H Becker reported 1000 turkeys killed on local farms. Damage focused east of Fredericksburg and along Gellermann Lane west of Stonewall and Knopp School Road north of town.
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Fredericksburg
E.H. Becker
Chester Ellebracht
Kevin Pfeiffer
Duery Menzies
Gellermann Lane
Stonewall
Knopp School Road
Fredericksburg Founders Day Marked by 129 Years of History
Fredericksburg marked the 129th Founders Day Saturday morning with a program in front of the Vereins Kirche. The Gillespie County Historical Society hosted the event with remarks by Mrs. Horace Wood and Mrs. Victor Nixon highlighting faith and fortitude of the founders. Family guests from San Antonio attended, including Mrs. Homer T. Love and Homer T. Love Jr. The program honored the artifacts and culture left by the founders as the community focuses on preservation.
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Fredericksburg
Vereins Kirche
Gillespie County Historical Society and Survey Committee
Horace Wood
Our Fathers
Charles Hare
Victor Nixon
The
John O. Meusebach
Victor H. Sagebiel
Meusebach
Homer T. Love
San Antonio
GCHS
Jaycees Install Officers and Award Recipients in Fredericksburg
The Fredericksburg Jaycees held the installation banquet at the Sunday House Convention Center on May 10 night. Outstanding Young Man of the Year went to Bill Bothe with Richard Stehling Jr of Great Texas Lumber Co named Outstanding Boss of the Year and Joe Frantzen recognized as Outstanding Young Farmer. Nominations from local residents and businessmen led to the selections. Continued on page 16, sec. 1
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Fredericksburg
FHS Spring Band Concert Featured Art Exhibit May 15
Fredericksburg High School hosts a Thursday night concert in the auditorium starting at 8 p.m. with the Concert Band conducted by Wilburn Meier and the Symphonic Band conducted by Jim Van Zandt. An art exhibit by FHS students will be shown, plus a painting from the Roy J Beard Educational Art Foundation. The program includes Colonel Bogey March Sounds of Simon and Garfunkel The Buccaneers selections from The Sound of Music Pas Redouble My Regards and more, with choir join in a tribute to Max Winkler narrated by Richard Strickland.
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Fredericksburg High School
FHS
Wilburn Meier
Jim van Zandt
Roy J. Beard Educational Art Foundation
Jerald Jenkins
Max Winkler
United States
Studen
Richard Strickland
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R. L. Frantzen
Washington D. C
Texas
Nebraska
Wisconsin
Blanchard Associates, Inc
Reuben Bohnert
Architectural Environmental Group, Inc
Sagebiel
Jaycees
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