Fredericksburg Lions Hold Annual Broom Sale and Pancake Supper
The Fredericksburg Lions Club hosts its annual broom sale for the blind on Oct 11 and 12 with a pancake supper Friday night at 5 p.m. on Market Square Heins Used Car Lot. Adults pay 60 cents and children 40 cents for all the pancakes. Proceeds fund blind employment institutions and sight conservation, with most funds staying local. The sale features wide items made by the blind and will include a Texas Blind Shop caravan at the courthouse. Lions officers Milton Durst and Edgar Stroeher urge community support through canvassing and purchases.
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Fredericksburg Lions Club
Hein’s
Market Square
Lions Club
Lions
Texas Blind
Milton Durst
Lion
Edgar Stroeher
Lion Stroeher
Veterans Day Fete Planned by County Organizations
The American Legion Veterans of Foreign Wars and World War I veterans join with the National Guard and Air Force Reserve for a 11 a.m. salute at the courthouse Nov 11. A 1 30 p.m. parade with bands and veterans floats follows, then open house at the American Legion Hall with exhibits, games, food, and music by Klein's Orchestra. A free wildlife film runs 4 to 5 p.m. Dinner and evening dance cap the day. Main Street flag decoration urged.
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American Legion
Veterans of Foreign Wars
National Guard
Air Force Reserve
American Legion Hall
Klein
Legion
Accident Victim Rites Tuesday in Dublin Texas
Funeral services were held Tuesday for Scott Brown Sullivan three year old son of Mr and Mrs Joseph T Sullivan of Dublin Texas He died in an auto crash Saturday October 5 after a car overturned 17 miles south of Lampasas His father was critically injured and transferred to Austin for surgery His sister Susan and aunt Vernell Friedrich were in the car Susan not seriously hurt
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Scott Brown Sullivan
Joseph T. Sullivan
Dublin
Texas
Beckmann Funeral Home
L. J. Durkop
Holy Ghost Luth Church
Rudy Offers
Greenwood Cemetery
Young Scott
Lampasas
Austin
Scott
Susan Renee Sullivan
Vernell Friedrich
Fredericksburg
Susan
Gillespie County Farm Bureau Convention October 17
The Gillespie County Farm Bureau will hold its annual convention on Thursday October 17 at 7 pm in the Community Savings Center Hall. B J Gist of Abilene state Farm Bureau director will be principal speaker. An election will be held and policies adopted for the coming year with a nominating committee presenting candidates. A barbecued chicken meal opens the program. John Henry Holland will attend the State Fair in Dallas and assist 4 H club members presenting animals.
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Gillespie County Farm Bureau
Community Savings Center
Floyd M. Burgess
B. J. Gist
Abilene
State Farm Bureau
Burgess
John Henry Holland
Taylor County
Dallas
Austin Woman Dies In Saturday Night Accident
Mrs. Rachel Hammock, 40, of Austin, died after a highway crash 4.7 miles south of Austin on Highway 16 at 8 45 p m on Saturday. Her husband Billy Joe Hammock, 38, was injured and hospitalized with head and chest injuries. Funeral services were held in Kerrville with burial in Garden of Memories Cemetery. Hammock leaves a son and her parents and siblings. She was Gillespie County's third highway fatality in 1963.
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Austin
Rachel Hammock
Fredericksburg
Hammock
Walter Werner
Billy Joe Hammock
Kerrville
W. H. Barrs
Gillespie County
Highway 16
Pioneer Library Nominated for National Library Award
Fredericksburg’s Pioneer Memorial Library and LaFeria’s Bailey H. Dunlap Memorial Library were named Texas finalists for the Dorothy Canfield Fisher Library Award. State winner advances to national judging for a $5,000 top prize or $1,500 honorable mentions with $1,000 to each state winner. results expected after January 1 and awards during National Library Week in April 1964.
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Pioneer Library of
Fredericy
Dorman H. Winfrey
Texas State Library
Austin
Winfrey
State Library
Texas
Pioneer Memorial Library
Here
Bailey H. Dunlap
LaFeria
Public Library Association of American Library Association
Val Verde County
del Rio
Dumas
National Library
Reverend Heidtke Farewell Sermon At Zion Lutheran
The Rev. David Heidtke will deliver his farewell sermon at Zion Lutheran Church Sunday at 10 30 a m before moving Oct 15 to St Pauls Lutheran Taylor Heidtke came from San Angelo Sept 1 1959 and was installed Sept 6 during his tenure the congregation renovated the church rebuilt the organ added stained glass three bells landscaped grounds and refined the parish hall Heidtke served in multiple regional church roles and was named among Outstanding Young Men Mrs Heidtke assisted church work and community groups. the Loth family visited from Del Rio.
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David Heidtke
Zion Lutheran Church
Heidtke
St. Paul's Lutheran Church
Taylor
San Angelo
Lutheran Brotherhood
Hill Country Area Brotherhood
Area Luther League
Conference Bible Camp
Ministerial Associatiin
Exchange Club
Gillespie County
West Central Conference
American Lutheran Church
Brenham Man Becomes Central Texas Firemen President At 54th Convention
Brenham resident E W Pflughaupt was elected president of the Central Texas Firemen Association at the 54th annual convention attended by more than 600 firefighters from 33 cities. The gathering featured remarks by Congressman O C Fisher on tax and civil rights issues and named new officers including W H Wilson Belton and R E Richards Rockdale as vice presidents. Two Fredericksburg FFA judging teams left for Kansas City to compete in national livestock contests with Meats and Poultry judging squads led by instructors Joe Tatum and Robert Sistora.
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Richard “Shorty” Bruns
Fredericksburg
Central Texas Fireman's Assn
Joe Mikolaj
Bruns
Fredericksburg High School
FFA
Kansas City
Kenneth Lindig
Clayton Crenwelge
Albert Usener
Douglas Zenner
David Ketron
James Weinheimer
Phillip Pressler
Wayne Mohr
Joe Tatum
Robert Sistora
Ft. Worth
Texas
E. W. Pflughaupt
Brenham
Central
Fisher
Alfred ‘Shorty
Crenwelge
Comfort
Granger
Brenharm
Killeen
Llano
Pflughaupt
W. H. Wilson Belton
R. E. Richards
Rockdale
Lee Pool
Larampasas
Carl Block
Central-Texas Firemen Assn
Jack Tulock
Belton
E W. Pilu Brenham
Austin
Richard Bruna
W. H. Wilson
RK. E. Richards
Lampasas
Cameron
Standard Photo Engraving
Rotary To Host Commissioners Court On Monday
Fredericksburg Rotary Club will host the county judge and four county commissioners at a noon luncheon at Andy's Diner. The meeting aims to update on Oak Crest Park in Gillespie and invite civic groups involved in park development and maintenance to attend.
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Fredericksburg
Rotary Club
Rotary
Commissioners Court
Gillepsie
Oak Crest Park
Andy's
Hahn Named Trustee for Fredericksburg ISD Board
W R Buddy Hahn loan officer for Community Savings and Loan was named to the Fredericksburg Independent School District board to fill the vacancy from July. His unexpired term runs through April 1965. Hahn is a 1940 Fredericksburg High School graduate with an animal husbandry degree from Texas A&M. He and his wife Verdie Holly have three daughters. The board also includes Dr Spiva, Tyrus Cor, Arthur Pressler, Bruce Scully, W F E Luckenbach, Walter Klett and Hahn. Also reported is Arthur Klein who injured his left hand lifting a pump jack at Black Buck Ranch near Boerne.
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W. R. “Buddy” Hahn
Community Saving and Loan Association
Fredericksburg Independent
V. B. Spiva
Hahn
Allen Keller
Keller
Fredericksburg High School
Texas A & M College
United States Army
Verdie Holly
Helen
FHS
Carol
Kathy
Herman Hahn
Community Savings and Loan
Dr Spiva
Tyrus Cor
Arthur Pressler
Bruce Scully
W. F E. Luckenbach
Walter Klett
Jaycees To Honor Gillespie County Peace Officers
The Fredericksburg Jaycees will honor Gillespie County Peace Officers at their annual banquet on Thursday night October 17 at 7 30 p m at Sunnyside Tavern. Jaycee President Bob France says a special speaker will address the group and all Jaycees are urged to attend.
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Fredericksburg
Jaycees
Gillespie County
Sunnyside Tavern
Jaycee
Bob France
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Pioneer Library
National
BOM Award
Icksburg
Dorthy Canfield Fisher
Rev. Heidtke
Bobby Loth
Robert Loths
Central Texas Firemen
W.R. Hahn
Arthur Klein
Black Buck
Bexar County
Boerne
W. R. Halin
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