Stienke Wins Inaugural Kellam Award At SWTSU Banquet
Johnson City senior safety Jimmy Stienke received the first J. C. Kellam award from Lyndon B. Johnson at SWTSU Bobcat football banquet in San Marcos. Stienke, a 1972 UPI All Texas College first team pick, was among eight seniors nominated for the $1,000 honor recognizing two years of letters, near graduation, and strong academics and activities.
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Jimmy Stienke
Johnson City
J.C. Kellam
Lyndon B. Johnson
Southwest Texas State
Bobcat
San Marcos
Stienke
Harold Stienke
Austin
SWTSU
KTBC
United Press International
Kellam
Pecan Foods Show Adds Special Class in Gillespie County
The Gillespie County Pecan Foods Show expands with a smallest pecan class judged by pounds. Entries from Youth and Adult divisions include cookies pies cakes and breads. Judges include Texas Extension Service horticulturists. Entries accepted Dec 1 1972 at the Community Hall. Judging Dec 2 with prizes from local merchants.
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Stonewall
Gus Crenwelge
James Baethge
Doss
Gillespie County
Dennis Baethge
Jill Eckert
Connie Knopp
Theresa Russell
Roland Eiband
Dayton R. Crenwelge
Lynn K Harper
Alex Behrends
Burg
Woerner Warehouse
Lochte Storage and Commission Co
Farmer’s Grain
Fredericksburg
Blohm Post Congre
Burg's Corner
Simon J Burg Sprayer Company
Texas Agricultural Extension Service
Covenant Players Bring Faith Based Show to Fredericksburg
Dana Livesay and Gail Livesay travel from San Marcos to Fredericksburg to present Covenant Players at Fredericksburg High School Auditorium on Friday December 1 at 7 30 PM. A free will offering will help cover travel gas and groceries. The Gillespie County Ministerial Association hosts the event and invites the public.
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Hollywood
Dana Livesay
San Marcos
Fredericksburg
Gillespie County Ministerial Association
Covenant Players
Dan
Gail Livsay
Fredericksburg High School
Covenent Players
FHS
Association
Squaw Creek Church A Century Of Faith And Camp Meetings
The Squaw Creek Primitive Church near Doss traces its roots to its 1901 constitution and has rebuilt since 1944 with a 1957 dining room addition. Charter members include the Nixon family. past pastors include S.N. Redford and J.P. Dale Jr. Each summer a three day camp meeting draws attendees from multiple states.
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Marcus Rode
Doss
Harper Building Supply
E.L. Nixon and Sons
Fredericksburg
Beckmann
Squaw Creek
A.J. Nixon
Lois Nixon
J.P. Nixon
Mary Nixon
Paul Nixon
Cornelia Mund
Cornelia Strachbein
John Nixon
Leonad Nixon
Alma Nixon
S.N. Redford
Valley Springs
Texas
M. Hicks
S.L. Rives
E.P. McNeil
E.V. Gibson
S.J. Holt
J.P. Dale Jr
Biography Volume Nears Completion With New Edition
The work on the biographies is nearly finished and will be compiled within weeks. The copy will be handed to Von Boeckmann Jones in Austin to print the new edition following the first volume’s success and demand.
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Austin
von Boeckmann-Jones
Thanksgiving services marked at LBJ State Park gathering
Johnsons noted America’s early observance at Plymouth Colony in 1621 and tied it to Thanksgiving festivals. Speakers praised living in a region with clean air and religious freedom. The Rhapsodies sang The Present Tense before Rev. W W Schneider led prayer and Rev. Rodney Maeker gave the benediction.
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America
Plymouth Colony
Lbj State Park
W.W. Schneider
St. Francis Xavier Catholic Church
Rodney Maeker
Trinity Lutheran Church
Stonewall
House and Garden Lauds LBJ Country Beauty and Mrs Johnson
The December House and Garden spotlights LBJ Country with color photos and praise for the Hill Country. Mrs Lyndon Johnson shares tips to beautify towns, promote wildflowers, and improve highways. The feature notes Lady Bird Johnson Park in Fredericksburg and Town Lake beautification along the Colorado River in Austin ahead of 1976.
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House and Garden
LBJ
House & Garden
Lyndon Johnson
Johnson
Lady Bird Johnson
Fredericksburg
Highway Department
YH's Have Yule Activities Set
The Fredericksburg Young Homemakers urge children to write Santa letters by December 21. Santa mail boxes are at Community Savings & Loan and The Radio Post or send to Santa Claus General Delivery Fredericksburg Texas 78624. On December 1 volunteers help sack goodies at 9 a.m. for distribution after the Santa Claus Day parade. The group assists with the Christmas Gila banquet at the Nimitz Hotel on December 9.
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Fredericksburg
Santa Claus
Community Savings & Loan
Radio Post
Texas
Jaycees
Nimitz
Jet Stream Track Blamed For Earlier Cold Weather
Gillespie County endures unseasonably cold weather blamed on a southward jet stream. The NWS says a persistently southern jet stream directs cold Pacific air into Texas while Gulf moisture fuels the chill, signaling a notably cold winter ahead.
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Gillespie County
National Weather Service
Weather Service
el Paso
Texas
Pacific
Gulf of Mexico
United States
Benno Eckhardt Dies In L A Rites Held Here
Benno F. Eckhardt 84 died November 27 in a San Antonio nursing home. Funeral services were held November 28 at Beckmann Funeral Chapel with Rev. Leroy Deans officiating. Burial was in City Cemetery. He was born September 6, 1888 in Gillespie County. He married Alma Ransleben August 22, 1911 in Fredericksburg. she died in the Seipp fire December 25, 1947. Survived by two children Lula Prochnow and Vera Buck, two grandchildren and four great grandchildren, plus siblings Bruno Kurt Hulda Thekla Eckhardt. Pallbearers included Dayton Eckhardt and Clayton Eckhardt.
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Benno F. Eckhardt
San Antonio
Beckmann Funeral Chapel
Leroy Deans
Holy Ghost Lutheran Church
Mr. Eckhardt
Gillespie County
Louis Eckhardt
Louise Rodenbusch Eckhardt
Alma Ransleben
Fredericksburg
Seipp
Hamburger
Otto H. Seipp
Albert Petri
Eckhardt
Lula Prochnow
Vera
William Buck
Yuma
Arizona
Bruno
Kurt Eckhardt
Hulda
Leonard Franz
Thekla Eckhardt
Felix
Max
Milton
Walter Eckhardt
Ella Prochnow
Dayton Eckhardt
Clayton Eckhardt
Raymond Franz
Alfred E. Wunderlich
Andrew Langehennig
Stanley Prochnow
Alfred Crenwelge
Victor Stahl
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J. C. Kellam
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Kerrville
Fredericksburg Publishing Co
the Standard
Oas
Fredericksburg Firestone Corp
W. Main
Covenant
Squaw Creek Church
Wwe
Rome
Wwustern SD
Sowa
Johnsons
Beauty
Country In Magazine
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L. A
MRS
Dooley’s and Knopp & Metzger
Milam and
Main Street
W.K. Grocery
Alpha Beta Upsilon
Beta Sigma Phi
Triple Aaa Exterminating Co
Kerrville, Texas
Neil Detjen
Harper Star
Harriett Hippo
Merle Norman
Motorola
Calvin Weber
East Main Street
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