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Newspaper
Fredericksburg Standard
Location
Fredericksburg, Texas, United States of America
Date
May 22, 1963
Page
1
The fourth annual Teenage Driving Road-E-O will be staged in Fredericksburg on Saturday June 1. Winners advance to the state driving Road-E-O in Mesquite Texas June 28 and 29 at the expense and under Jaycees auspices. Teens compete for trophies and for $4900 in scholarships and a trip.
The Fredericksburg Jaycees announce their Installation Banquet and Dance at the American Legion Hall next Saturday May 25 with social hour at 6 30 banquet at 7 39 and dance at 9 00. T D Parsley will install the new officers and John Roberts Orchestra of Austin provides music. Tickets cost 2 50 for the Banquet and Dance or 1 50 for the Dance only.
Voters in Pilot Knob and Fredericksburg districts approve consolidation by 38-18 and 41-0 votes. Pilot Knob students will attend Fredericksburg schools starting 1963-64 term in September. Miss Laura Brodie to present a piano recital May 25, 1963 at 7:30 p.m. in Community Savings Center Hall.
St Marys High School will graduate 36 seniors in graduation exercises at St Marys Catholic Church Sunday at 8 p m. The Friday night senior class night at 8 p m in St Joseph Hall features honors and awards. Paulette Walch is valedictorian and Virginia Stehling salutatorian.
Eighty four Fredericksburg High School seniors will receive diplomas in graduation exercises on Monday May 27 at 8 p m on the FHS field. Principal speaker is Les Proctor with Rev Henry F Treptow delivering the devotional. Clinton Hartmann salutatorian and Nancy Kowert valedictorian will speak and receive their diplomas after certification by Principal Westerfeldt.
The Fredericksburg FFA banquet honored Albert Usener with the Star Chapter Farmer plaque and David Ketron as Star Greenhand and Radio Post trophy recipient. James Weinheimer Phillip Pressler were runners up. Clayton and Albert Usener Kenneth Lindig received runner up honors. Senior James Wahrmund earned the De Kalb award as outstanding capstone in Vocational Agriculture and FFA.
The Gillespie County Historical Society held its annual membership meeting on Monday night May 20 in the Pioneer Home and Store patio. New directors were elected and reports heard. honors and awards were announced for 4-H style livestock and library efforts amid parade talk for Harper Centennial.
Gillespie County veterans groups add a Memorial program at the American Legion Building on U S 87 Sunday at 3 PM to honor deceased veterans of all wars. Sponsors include Gillespie County Barracks 1495 VFW Frantzen Ahrens Post 7105 and Louis Jordan Post 224 American Legion. Rev L J Durkop to give invocation at Holy Ghost Lutheran Church.
Fredericksburg welcomes Winns Stores with a gala opening on Thursday May 23 at 123 East Main Street in the remodeled former Joseph Bros and Hein Chevrolet Pontiac building. Roy D. Spears and Lynn H. Spears praise Texas ownership and volume buying while Kenneth Braeuer will manage the store offering a wide selection of fresh ultramodern merchandise.
The annual GS Day Camp kicks off Monday May 27 at 6 am at Oak Crest Park. Girl Scouts Brownies and leaders will spend a week sharpening outdoor skills learning about plants trees and birds under supervision of Mrs Ed Stein Jr Camp director Mrs Charles Andrews and assistant Mrs August Hoffmann with program director Mrs Hugh Lackey and business manager Mrs Frank Meines. Some troops will stay several nights while younger volunteers may stay one night. Brownies return home nightly. A campfire program is scheduled Thursday May 30 with the Western Heritage theme. If severe weather or emergencies occur scouts will be moved to the Girl Scout Cabin in town for pickup by parents.
Harper High School will graduate sixteen seniors in ceremonies set for Thursday evening May 23 at 8 p m in the school cafetorium Dr L L Derrick dean of Southwest Texas State College will be principal speaker Jeanette Rogers daughter of Mr and Mrs C H Bogers is valedictorian and Lloyd Wendel salutatorian Lloyd Wendel president of the student council will present awards and Robert O Dittmar will confer diplomas Elementary diplomas will be handed by Leon P Dunn with Jeanette Rogers delivering the benediction Members of the graduating class include Jeanette Bierschwile Nadene Barker Emily Esquell and Gay
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