Elected Attorney General Faces Public Trust Debate in Texas
A historic remark highlights a time when the Ku Klux Klan wielded influence in Texas politics. It recalls a young Williamson County district attorney who swore to uphold the Constitution and the Bill of Rights despite shadowed power. The article notes continued discussion on public trust and good government.
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Texas Public Office
Public Trust
Texas
Ku Klux Klan
Williamson County
Memorial Services Set Monday Night At Legion Hall
Memorial services honoring all wars veterans are sponsored by Gillespie veterans groups and will take place Monday May 30 at 8 p m in the Legion Hall. Rev A W Weber of St Pauls Lutheran Church Cave Creek will speak with a quartet performing and the audience invited to sing along. Graveside flag decorating is set for Saturday May 28 with flags available through Elgin Friedrich in Fredericksburg.
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Gillespie
Legion Hall
Louis Jordan Post
American Legion
Frantzen- Ahrens Post
Veterans of Foreign Wars
A. W. Weber
St. Paul's Lutheran Church
Cave Creek
Wallace Ottmers
Guido Klett
Freddie Diete
Walter Klett
Fredericksburg
Elgin Friedrich
Fredericksburg FFA honors top members at annual awards banquet
The Fredericksburg FFA Chapter held its annual awards banquet Friday night with about 250 attendees. Star Farmer Daniel Jacoby received a plaque for his three year supervised farming program, including 273 market lambs and profits near $2,000, while Star Greenhand Charles Bierschwale led a standout first year program with 11 show lambs and 4 show barrows. Terry Bonn was runner-up and Robert Ellebracht also recognized in the first year group.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
FFA
Jo Nell Nielsen
Daniel Jacoby
Star Farmer
Miss Nielsen
Charles Bierschwabe
Alfred Crenwelge
Roy Jacoby
Radio Post
Daniel
Lone Star Farmer
Charles Bierschwale
Keyser Bierschwale
Fredericksburg
Charles
Terry Bonn
Robert Ellebracht
Historical Society Awards Dinner Set For June 7
Gillespie County Historical Society will host its annual meeting and awards dinner at Community Savings Center Hall on Tuesday June 7 at 7 30 p m A buffet will be served and tickets cost 1 50 each The event honors individuals firms and groups for contributions to Fredericksburg and Gillespie County history with Margert Keidel as arrangements chairwoman and tickets available from directors Keidel Drug Store and Fredericksburg Coca Cola Bottling Company.
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Gillespie County Historical Society
Community Savings Center Hall
Fredericksburg
Gillespie County
Margert Keidel
al Fehrenbach
Ella Gold
Lyne Lewis
Ted Neffendorf
Helen Weirich
Maxine Jordan
W. A. Nettle
Trudy Kraus
Keidel Drug Store
Coca-Cola Bottling Company
Girl Scout Camp Opens Monday at Oakcrest Park
Girl Scouts and Brownies launch their annual day camp at Oakcrest Park with the theme Beauties of Nature. The schedule runs Monday to Wednesday 8 am to 3 pm, Thursday 2 to 8 pm, and Friday 8 am to 2 pm. Overnight activities and a family campfire Thursday are planned. Co directors are Mrs. Kenneth Hohmann and Mrs. Lee Harry Eckhardt, with Mrs. Gilbert Eckhardt as assistant and Mrs. Frank Meine Jr. as business manager.
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Oakcrest Park
Kenneth Hohmann
Lee Harry Eckhardt
Gilbert Eckhardt
Frank Meine Jr
Belton Klinksick
Graduation Rites For 109 FHS Seniors Friday Night
The 109 graduates of FHS are to receive diplomas Friday night in graduation exercises. In other news the Democratic primary for the Se cond 38th Judicial District DA seat shifted to a Kerrville court hearing set for June 2 after a one vote margin initial result. Darden and Kneese seek to consolidate challenges over 12 alleged irregularities across Bandera and Gillespie counties. Kneese denies the charges and requests a continuance as the case moves to Kerrville.
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Second
38Th Judicial District
Kerrville
Raymond F. Kneese
Here
Sam L. Darden
Bandera
Democratic Executive Committee
Austin
Darden
Gillespie
Gillespie County
Marvin Blackburn
Junction
Kneeese
Kneese
Fredericksburg High to Graduate 109 Seniors on May 27
Fredericksburg High School will graduate 109 seniors at 8 p m on Friday May 27 at the FHS Lighted Athletic Field. Valedictorian Linda Sembritzky salutatorian Rosalie Hanshaw and top male student Stephen R Schmidt will receive special honors. commencement speaker W W Jackson will present diplomas. The program includes processional invocations scripture reading salutatory address valedictory and class gift.
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Fredericksburg High School
FHS
Linda Sembritzky
G. A. Sembritzy
Rosalie Hanshaw
William Hanshaw
Stephen R. Schmidt
Rolan Schmidt
W. W. Jackson
Texas State Board of Education
San Antonio College
Tom Rhodes
Perry Woerner
Emmanuel Gospel Church
Hans E. Bergner
W. C. Westerfeldt
Vern B. Spiva
Board of Education
Weston Luckenbach
Supt
Bergner
Stephen Schmidt
Woerner
Red Cross Bloodmobile Visit Scheduled at First Baptist
The Red Cross Bloodmobile will be at the First Baptist Church tomorrow between 1 and 7 pm with a quota of 88 pints. This final visit of the year urges all card recipients and walk-in donors to appear.
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Red Cross
First Baptist Church
Gillespie County
Red Cross Blood Donor Committee
First Turkeys From Market Produce Farm Processed
The first shipment of turkeys from the Market Produce Turkey Farm nine miles east of the city on US 290 has been processed and sent to Baltimore Maryland. The farm, one of the state’s most modern, sits south of US 290 near Blumenthal after purchasing August Behrend Sr. property last fall. 125 acres house 1100 by 5200 foot plots with poults placed Dec 31 and turkeys loaded for transport to the processing plant. The operation aims to ensure a steady bird supply for Market Produce and to keep the plant running at full capacity.
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U. S. Highway 290
Mareh
Baltimore
Maryland
E. H. Becker
Blumenthal
August Behrend Sr
Market Produce
Turkey Farm
Gillespie County Hit by Severe Weekend Storms
Gillespie County endured two vicious storms on Saturday and Monday evenings with high winds and hail. Western areas suffered the worst damage including crops in Doss Harper and Bear Creek while rainfall varied from under an inch to over three inches.
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Gillespie County
Gillespie
Doss
Harry Wahrmund
Standard
Harper
Kerrville
Charles Friedrich
Guido Klett
Bear Creek
Braeutigam Brothers Visit From California
Egon Braeutigam of Alhambra California visits with his brothers Raymond and Edwin and other relatives and friends.
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Egon Braeutigam
Alhambra
Calif
Raymond and
Edwin Braeutigam
St Marys High School Graduation Highlights May 22
Graduation at St Marys High School concluded a weekend of events with class night Friday baccalaureate Sunday morning and commencement at St Marys Catholic Church. Rev W W Schneider delivered the address, the Mary Chorale sang, diplomas were conferred, and the Act of Consecration followed by Benediction. Dorinda Heinemann was organist, Sister Mary Emelene directed the choir, and the ceremony featured the processional and hymns.
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W. W. Schneider
Mary Chorale
J. J. Hildebrand
Mary Emelene
Dorinda Heinemann
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RED Cross Bloodmobile
St. Marys
St. Mary’s High School
St. Mary’s Catholic
St. Joseph's Hall
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Jeff Henke
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