Gillespians Aid Flood Stricken New Braunfels Victims
Gillespians and the Red Cross mobilized to help New Braunfels after a 12 inch cloudburst caused a 30 foot wall of water, killing at least 16 and inflicting over 15 million dollars in damages. Fredericksburg crews assisted with dump trucks and a front loader to clear debris after evacuations along the Conal and Guadalupe rivers.
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Blueders Creek
Coma
Guadalupe River
New Braunfel
Hameless
Comal
Guadalupe
New Braunfels
Seguin
Red Cross
Fredericksburg
Stonewall Youth Rodeo Set Friday and Saturday
The Stonewall Rodeo Club schedules its third annual Youth Rodeo in Stonewall arena on May 19 and 20. Events include bronc riding calf roping barrel racing and bull riding senior division. junior division adds steer riding breakaway calf roping barrel racing and pole bending.
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Stonewall Rodeo Club
Stonewall Arena
Sandy Hulett
Tom Welch
Gillespie County Red Cross Aids Flood Victims Nearby
Gillespie County Red Cross mobilized rapidly to help flood victims in New Braunfels and Fredericksburg. Volunteers collected bedd ing clothing and food, loaded a truck for New Braunfels, and organized fast storage and ongoing donations totaling 620 dollars with more expected. Holy Ghost Lutheran Church provided temporary storage and praise came from Mrs Leola Mathisen and others.
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Gillespie County
Red Cross
New Braunfels
Fredericksburg
Leola Mathisen
Kenneth Wahl
Holy Ghost Lutheran Church
Mathisen
Wild Weather Grips Gillespie County Amid Ongoing Rain
Gillespie residents endure continued wild weather with heavy rains and hail. A Wednesday storm added to fears of past historic hail events, while a reported tornado touched down near Luckenbach and orchards suffered damage around Stonewall. Fredericksburg totals reach 12.38 inches for the year, above May averages.
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Gillespie
Nado
Luckenbach
Daniel Engel
Stonewall
Harley Gold
George Vogel
Fredericksburg
Glover Named Principal and Staff Reassignments in Fredericksburg
Rex Glover, mathematics teacher and assistant football coach at Fredericksburg High, is named assistant principal for grades 5-8 for 1972 73 and becomes district Textbook Custodian. Rudolf Becker moves from intermediate to elementary principal kindergarten through four. James Boyd advances to high school principal, succeeding W C Westerfeldt. Karl Hartmann and Harvey Eckert retain posts. Glover assists Hartmann while leading grades five and six.
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Rex Glover
Fredericksburg
Board of
Rudolf Becker
James Boyd
W. C. Westerfeldt
Karl Hartmann
Harvey Eckert
Stonewall
Glover
Hartmann
FHS
Abilene Christian College
Southwest Texas State
Hans Bergner
J P Dale Jr Elected President of Fredericksburg Lions Club
Dr J P Dale Jr owner of Dale Chiropractic Clinic was elected president of the Fredericksburg Lions Club on Wednesday night. Also named were Theodore Leonard first vice president Wallace Ottmers second vice president W C Westerfeldt third vice president Milton M Crenwelge treasurer Clarence Allen secretary newly elected and reappointed officers along with two new members Tom Rhodes and Eugene Bailey.
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J. P. Dale Jr
Dale Chiropractic Clinic
Fredericksburg Lions Club
Dale
Theodore Leonard
Fredericksburg United Methodist Church
Wallace Ottmers
W. C. Westerfeldt
FHS
Milton M. Crenwelge
Clarence Allen
Fred Mathisen
Wm. Sebera Sr
Lion Tanner
Jim T. Boyd
Felix Stehling
C. O. Balser
Henry Kuenemann
Bill Hansen
Vernon Penick
Tom Rhodes
Eugene Bailey
Kerrville
Becky Dietel
Roy Beckmann
Liong Crippled Children's Camp
Herbie Oehler
Lorence Feller
Bill Sebera
Oehler
St Marys High Plans Graduation Rites This Sunday
Nineteen seniors at St Marys High School will graduate in a commencement at 7 30 p m Sunday in St Marys Church. Baccalaureate services are set for 7 30 p m Saturday with Rev Tom McCarthy as speaker. Graduation address by Rev James Janish of Notre Dame Catholic Church Kerrville. Valedictorian Marsha Pyka salutatorian Timothy Thiele. Class night May 19 at 7 30 p m in St Josephs Hall. Graduates include Michael Hartmann Jodie Elier Michael Dooley Marlis Bernhard Eileen Schmidt Gerald Bryla Greg Kaderli Debbie Hawkins and others.
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St. Marys High School
St. Mary’s Church
James Janish
Notre Dame Catholic Church
Kerrville
Mary Chorale
Marsha Pyka
Felix Pyka
Timothy Thiele
Norman Thiele
St. Joseph's Hall
St. Mary's
Michael Hartmann
Jodie Elier
Michael Dooley
Marlis Bernhard
Eileen Schmidt
Gerald Bryla
Greg Kaderli
Debbie Hawkins
David Stehling
Gloria Besier
Michael Sagebie
Daniel Sollohub
Jayson Fritz
Dennis Loth
David Weinheimer
Randal Schuette
Pat Usener
FHS Band Wins First Division At Six Flags Contest
Fredericksburg High School Band competed in the Six Flags Band Festival on Friday May 12 and earned the Division I award their first in 3A. They faced bands from Texas Oklahoma New Mexico Louisiana and Tennessee and contended for the Outstanding Band trophy, which went to West Columbia.
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Fredericksburg
FHS
Texas
Oklahoma
New Mexico
Louisiana
Tennessee
West Columbia
Six Flags
Landa Park
New Braunfels
Brackenridge Park
San Antonio
Park Pool Set to Open in May at Lady Bird Johnson Park
Fredericksburg city pool at Lady Bird Johnson Park opens Saturday May 20 with hours 2 to 8 pm daily. The adjacent Turner Hall town pool will follow a week later announced Tony Knopp city pool manager. Continued on page 7 section 1.
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Lady Bird Johnson
Turner Hall
Tony Knopp
Fredericksburg
Knopp
Fredericksburg native Austin Nettle dies in weekend crash
Austin E. Nettle aged 35 a Gibraltar Life Insurance executive and Fredericksburg native died Saturday after a one car crash on State Highway 16 ten miles north of Fredericksburg. His brother Lawrence was injured and released from Hill Country Memorial Hospital. Nettle was active in scouting and a 1955 Fredericksburg High School graduate. He held a UT BBA and was assistant vice president in charge of policy holders service for Gibraltar Life in Dallas. Funeral services were held May 15, 1972, in Beckmann Funeral Chapel with burial in the local Cemetery.
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Austin E. Nettle
Ruth Nettle
W. A
Bill) Nettle
Here
Gibralter Life Insurance Company
Dallas
Fredericksburg
Eugene Demuth
Lawrence Nettle
Eckert
Austin
Hill Country Memorial Hospital
Lawrence
Austin Nettle
Gibraltar Life Insurance Company
W. A. Nettle
Ruth Eckardt
Fredericksburg High School
University of Texas
Insurance Club Dallas
Dallas Contras
Robert Nettle Beaumont
Douglas Nettle
Houston
James Nettle
Nash
Victor Stahl
Lawrence Kanter
Frank Taylor
Wilbur Thompsor
Travis Klaerner
Will Jacks
J. H. Perry
Offi
Weather Facts Rainfall and Temperature Report
Weekly rainfall totals 3.63 inches for the week 7.03 inches for the month. Year to date rainfall 12.38 inches. Temperature lows May 17 at 49 degrees and highs May 13 at 83 degrees.
People United Urges Tax Rendition for Property Owners
Harold Jung announces deadline for tax rendition in County and Frederick Independent School District areas. Owners must list automobiles and improvements, and livestock over a year old, sign the forms, and may use mail or in person help. Notarization not strictly required. Continued on page 3, sec. 1.
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Jung
Fredericksh Independent School District
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National Hospital
Kerry Ken Schneider
Kevin Schneider
Cherry Spring
Kerry
Gillespians
San Marcos
Lester Meier
Clarence Jacoby
Steven Koennecke
Wild Weather
J.P. Dale Jr
Lions Club
St. Marys High
Tom McCarthy
SMHS
Austin FE
Nettie
People United
Harold Jung
Sunday House
Future Farmers of America
FFA
Phil Johnson
Nebraska
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