District Court Grand Jury Is Empaneled
The fall term grand jury for the Second 38th District Court was empaneled Tuesday morning and debated Wednesday. Members include Mrs Harold Fo Jung Frederick Burg Mrs Otto Hahn Jr Warren Hale Mrs Joe Tatum Werner Feller Frederick Grote Robert Maurer Hardy Moses Edgar Priess Jr Sidney Elebracht and Mrs Norbert Fritz. District Judge Marvin Blackburn empaneled the panel with District Attorney Raymond Knees is assisting. no trial cases set yet and petit jurors not summoned. Judge Blackburn is handling a civil suit in Kerrville and trials in Gillespie County likely begin in December.
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38Th District Court
Alfred Petmecky
Harold Fo Jung
Frederick Burg
Otto Hahn Jr
Warren Hale
Joe Tatum
Werner Feller
Frederick Grote
Robert Maurer
Hardy Moses
Edgar Priess Jr
Sidney Elebracht
Norbert Fritz
Marvin Blackburn
Raymond Kneese
Petmecky
Blackburn
Kerrville
Gillespie County
Chest X rays and breathing tests at Market Square
Alamo Area Tuberculosis and Respiratory Disease Association sponsors chest X rays and breathing tests at Market Square on Monday November 18 from 11 a.m. to 1 p.m. and 2 p.m. to 1 p.m. Dr Wilbur Crenwelge urges residents to participate. Children must be over 14 to have a chest X ray. Local volunteers helping include Mesdames Pat Dooley Roy Bierschwale Norman Rech Beiton Kiinksiek and Lee Blanchard.
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Alamo Area
Market Square
Wilbur Crenwelge
Mesdames
Pat Dooley
Roy Bierschwale
Norman Rech
Beiton Kiinksiek
Lee Blanchard
New Municipal Park Named Lady Bird Johnson Park
Fredericksburg officials name the near complete park three miles southwest of the city Lady Bird Johnson Park to honor First Lady Mrs Lyndon Johnson. A $500000 project funded by bonds donations and a federal grant includes golf pool lake and picnic areas with plans for a dedicatory marker.
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Fredericksburg
Lady Bird Johnson
Lyndon Johnson
Sidney Henke
America
Johnson
United States
Radio Z TV
County of
Gillespie
Oakcrest Park
Liveoak Creek
National and State Life PTA Membership Presented
A joint Fredericksburg Elementary-Junior High and Fredericksburg High School PTA meeting on Monday night awarded a national life membership pin and certificate to Mrs Henry L. Joseph and a Texas life membership to Mrs Jerry Durr. Two citizenship awards went to Eileen Scharnhorst and Royce Herbert. The program featured an invocation by Richard Deans and music by the High School Choral Group under Jerald Jenkins.
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PTA
Fredericksburg
Cookbook Committee
Janis Joseph
Joseph
Jerry Durr
Texas Life
Cate
Eugene Sidle
Eileen Scharnhorst
Clayton Scharnhorst
Royce Herbert
Calvin H. Herbert
Richard Deans
Leroy Deans
Jerald Jenkins
E. E. Pittman Jr
Blanco , Gillespie Hays
Mere Henry Joseph
National Life
Low 'O
FHS
Eileen
Royce
Herbert
Sewing demonstration held at city hall auditorium
The program 20 Changes in a Hat Box will be presented by Mrs Pat Swenson instructor of the Bishop Method of Sewing at a joint Fredericks burg and Harper Young Homemakers meeting on November 21 at 730 p.m. The public is cordially invited. Mrs Swenson a McDowell School graduate and former McCalls stylist is a clothing construction specialist and director of Bishop Method for Texas.
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Pat Swenson
Bishop
Fredericksburg
Harper Young Homemakers
City Hall
Veterans Day Observed by Students in Fredericksburg
Students from Fredericksburg and St. Marys High Schools along with local veterans marked the 50th anniversary of the end of World War II in the FHS Football Stadium. Rev W A Rotter urged youth to value service over self as the flag was raised and the national anthem sounded.
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FHS
Fredericksburg
St. Mary's
Frank Jones
VFW
Will Rotter
Bethany Lutheran Church
Elgin Friedrich
Louis Jordan Post
American Legion
St. Mary’s
W. A. Rotter
Kotter
Mystery Men Still At Large In Fredericksburg Chamber Contest
The Fredericksburg Chamber of Commerce launches a sign up drive offering a portable TV to new members and to the mystery man who discovers him. Visitors are directed to the Chamber office as the starting point for exploring town with provided maps.
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Hawkshaws
Champer of Commerce
Chamber
Chamber of Commerce
Federal funds boost LBJ State Park development east of Stonewall
Federal matching funds of 509 749 plus a prior 28 599 grant will back park development on 269 acres along U S Highway 290 across from the LBJ Ranch. Plans include a swimming pool log cabin restoration furnishings for Fredericksburg and Gillespie County, nature trails with 17 interpretive stations, a playground pavilions and picnic areas.
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Stonewall
U. S. Highway 290
LBJ
Fredericksburg
Gillespie County
Fred Jones
Federal Land and Water Conservation Fund
Biographies Sought For Pioneer Book
The Gillespie County Historical Society requests historically minded individuals firms or organizations to submit biographies for Volume II of Pioneers in Gods Hills Volume I is in its second printing Volume II will mirror the first in style and format Continued on page 8 Sec 1.
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The
Gillespie County
Deer In Excellent Condition Open 1968 Hunting Season
The opening days of the 1968 hunting season brought favorable weather that boosted activity. Hunters reported early bucks including Walter Rusenberger with a 90 pound 6 pointer and Augustine Lopez with a 70 pound 6 pointer. Mrs Petmecky and Mrs Saenger also claimed bucks, reflecting a strong start as area merchants sold warm gear and local calls spiked with traffic.
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Fredericksburg
General Telephone Company
Walter Rusenberger
Rocky Hill
Standard
Augustine Lopez
Leo Tomlinson
Harper Highway
R. L. Frantzen
Alex Frantzen
U.S. 290
Domingo Castillo
Gene Reed Place
Crabapple Road
Bill Petmecky
Felix Saenger
Waldemar Langehennig
Prairie Mountain
Ursula Kasper
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District Court Grand Jury
Lyndon B. Johnson
National and State Life Pta
Lbj State Park
Texas
Land and Water Conservation Fund
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