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Fredericksburg Standard

Location

Fredericksburg, Texas, United States of America

Date

May 21, 1969

Page

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Fredericksburg Jaycees elect Ruben Wahl president

Ruben Wahl was installed as the new Fredericksburg Jaycees president on Saturday night. The photo shows Wahl with Gerald Schmidt the immediate past president and a full board including Roy Enderlin 1st vice president Billy Stafford Inter-Club Director Dan Leyendecker Jamie Wilton Hector Pedregon Kermit Ernst Clinton Schluder Harvey Treibs Glen Treibes Edward Ince Wayne Zimmermann and Carl Sifford absent as director.

Ruben Wahl The Fredericksburg Jaycees Gerald Schmidt Roy Enderlin Billy Stafford Dan Leyendecker Mie Wilton Hector Pedregon Kermit Ernst Clinton Schluder Harvey Treibs Glen Treibes Edward Ince Wayne Zimmermann Carl Sifford Fredericksburg Jaycees Wahl Glen Treibs Interclub Clinton Schlueter Jamie Wilton Schmidt

Girl Scout Day Camp Set At Lady Bird Johnson Park

Girl Scout Day Camp runs Monday May 26 through Friday May 30 at Lady Bird Johnson Park. Headquarters at Pavilion 3 with campsites near Pavilion 2 and creek. Pavilion 1 reserved for public use. Camp hours 8 a.m. to 3 p.m. Monday to Wednesday with nose bag lunches, cookouts Tuesday and Wednesday. Thursday camp from 2 to 9 p.m. Continued on page 6.

Lady Bird Johnson Park Pavilion Garden Club Pavilion 1 Lady Bird Johnson Park Carson Benedict Golf Pro Benedict Texas Professional Golfers Association

Small Watershed Study Undertaken In RC&D Area

A study of several small watersheds in the Eastern Hill County RC&D Project was conducted by Soil Conservation Service Texas staff in Temple. It aims to set policies for RC&D funded watershed work in the state and assess feasibility of dams in two county areas.

Hill County Soil Conservation Service Temple Rc&d Texas Hill Country SCS John Kincaid L. J. Lann H. N. McGill W. W. Snyde Don Windrow Bob Gordon J. C. Ward Bud Smathers Here Eph Cummins Johnson City Board of Pedernales River Little Blanco River

Miss Cen-Tex Electric Contest Opens May 31

Miss Cen-Tex Electric seeks contestants for the Miss Central Texas Electric pageant at Fredericksburg Municipal Building on Saturday May 31. Scholarships total 250 for the winner with a path to state and national contests and a chance at 5000 in nationwide awards.

Cen-Tex Electric Central Texas Electric Fredericksburg Cooperative CTEC Austin Las Vegas Nevada Central Texas Electric Cooperative W. C. McWilliams

New Jaycee Officers Installed Saturday in Fredericksburg

Ruben Wahl became president of the Fredericksburg Jaycees at a Saturday ladies night dinner in the Security State Bank and Trust reception room. State VP E M Lawrence installed officers and urged active community leadership with the motto build, baby, build.

Jaycee

State Historic Medallion For St. Paul Church

The historic St Paul Lutheran Church near Cave Creek ten miles northeast of Fredericksburg is named a Recorded Lexus Historic Landmark by the Texas State Historical Survey Committee. A Texas Historical Building Medallion with an interpretive plate will be affixed. dedication to be announced by Rev. A W Weber.

St. Paul Lutheran Cave Creek Fredericksburg Charles Woodburn Amarillo Texas State Historical Survey Committee A. W. Weber Guy. Preston Smith J. Hardin Perry Gillespie County Historical Society

FFA Members Honored At Annual Awards Program

Fredericksburg FFA members received multiple awards at the annual FFA Awards Program and parent and son banquet held in the high school cafeteria. Star Farmer Glen Rode and Star Greenhand Elwood Nehr led the honorees, with several students cited for leadership and judging team contributions.

FFA Fredericksburg Texas A & M University Glen Rode Walter Rode Elwood Nehr David Nehr Dennis Crenwelge Gilbert Crenwelge Dennis Neffendorf Felix Neffendorfs Farm Bureau Lawrence Hartmann Betsy Roarick Roy Roarick Dayton Crenwelge Lochte Storage and Commission Co Wayne

FHS To Graduate 108 In Friday Night Exercises

The school plans a Friday night ceremony to graduate 108 students. Details on time and program are provided by school officials and rehearsals are scheduled for the week ahead.

FHS

Deadlines Moved Up For Standard Newspaper

News and advertisement copy for the Standard must reach the Hill Country Community Press office by noon on Tuesday for ads and 3 p m Tuesday for news. Church notices due by Saturday morning. Publication to shift to Wednesday mornings with mail delivery Thursday. Continued on Page 6.

Standard Hill Country Community Press Inc Hill Country Community Press

St Marys High School honors graduates in 1969 ceremony

St Marys High School held graduation May 18 with 36 diplomas from Msgr Harold J Ehlinger. Highlights include valedictorian Marcia Rech scholarship to UT and salutatorian Carroll Bryla UT education award. Senior Night May 16 featured class history, prophecy, and musical numbers.

St. Mary’s High School Msgr Harold J. Ehlinger Mary Chorale Gounod Father Bernard C. Mullaney M. Rafael Weiss-Reilly Paulette Wallendorf Kathryn Marie St. Joseph's Hall St. Mary’s Band Michael Evers Carroll Bryla Elsa Rees Barbara Weinheimer Jay Hahne Kenneth Corneh Hank Basse Pat Stehling Gary Kuhlmann S. Heitkamp H. J. Ehlinger Marcia Rech St. Mary's Daniel Schneider Linda Walter Norman Rech University of Texas Vernell Bryla F. W. Hahne Jr St. Edward's University Austin Stephen Duecker Milton Duecker Marcia Reeh Anna Reid Sharon Petsch Charles Kiehne Udo Basse Sharon Petch Milton Schmidtzinsky St. Joseph Society

Briscoe To Be Speaker For Event

Fredericksburg High School will hold commencement exercises for 108 graduates on Friday night May 23 at 8 on the FHS Football Field. Dolph Briscoe Jr. of Uvalde will be the commencement speaker. Judith Jacoby is valedictorian and Ross Petermann is salutatorian.

Fredericksburg High School FHS Dolph Briscoe Jr Uvalde Judith Jacoby Edmund Jacoby Stonewall Ross Petermann Robert Petermann Tom C. Rhodes Leroy Deans Holy Ghost Lutheran Church Cation W. C. Westerfeldt Weston Luceknbach Board of Education Vernon Penick Hans E. Bergner Gary Neffendorf Mr. Briscoe

Schatz Verkauf promises flea event with car display space

Schatz Verkauf, a German themed sale, runs this weekend coordinated by C W Pratt with the Chamber of Commerce. For $3 buyers gain a 20 by 12 foot space usable Friday evening through Sunday night to sell items. A car may be displayed as part of the setup.

C. W. Pratt Chamber of Commerce

Exhibits Arrive for LBJ State Park Visitor Center

National Park Service officials assisted in installing exhibits at the LBJ State Park Visitor Center near Stonewall, 18 miles east of Fredericksburg. The display includes local artifacts such as an 1846 Springfield Musket reminiscent of Fort Martin Scott times, with Harold Woods and Helen Weirich coordinating host duties and Texas Parks and Wildlife crews finishing entrance and picnic areas.

National Park Service Lyndon B. Johnson State Park Helen Weirich Harold Woods Miss Weirich Frank Phillips NPS Woods Russell Hendrickson Division of Museums of the LBJ Fort Martin Scott Texas Parks and Wildlife Department

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Randall McBride St. Paul Church Ira Lee St. Mary's Grads Briscoe Dolph Briscoe Schatz Verkauf Lbj Park
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