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Newspaper
Fredericksburg Standard
Location
Fredericksburg, Texas, United States of America
Date
Oct 20, 1971
Page
5
Funeral services for Mrs. Edwin T. Lang, 73, were held at St. Anthony's Catholic Church in Harper. She died after suffering a heart attack while attending services Sunday morning and was pronounced dead on arrival at Hill Country Memorial Hospital. A full obituary will appear next week.
Betty Grable wore a pants style as she appeared in the 1933 film How to Marry a Millionaire. The ensemble reflects early onscreen daring and the star’s enduring fashion influence.
Roy B Itz Duss was reelected as a director of the Gillespie County Soil and Water Conservation District at a meeting on October 12 in Duss. He will begin a second five year term and currently serves as chairman. Carroll Smith Range Conservationist gave a brief slide on rangeland restoration at the election meeting.
Mr and Mrs Milton J Wen del of Harper and Mr and Mrs Jonny Ohlenburg will attend the annual meeting of the Soil and Water Conservation District Directors in McAllen October 19 21 The theme is The Soil and Water Conservation Districts Roles in Environmental Improvement Wendel is a Gillespie County district director and Ohlenburg is District Conservationist with the Soil Conservation Service One horsepower lifts 33000 pounds one foot in one minute.
The bow and arrow hunting season opened Thursday with six deer killed so far. Dennis Lange shot a big doe at 35 yards, a heart shot, continuing his streak of successful bow hunting learned as a Boy Scout at Camp Wooten.
Frederick M. Burgess of the 23rd Infantry Division serves at Chu Lai Vietnam in the HHC and Band Support Command. He was promoted to Specialist 4 and plans to return home after nine more months overseas. His wife Sharon Langehennig and son Cary reside in Fredericksburg where she works for Gullett and Associates. Burgess, son of Marvin Burgess, plays in the base band and studied music at A and I University Kingsville.
Mr and Mrs Michael Penick announce the birth of a son Dacheri Scott on October 8 at St David s Hospital Austin. He weighed seven pounds eight ounces. Grandparents are Mr and Mrs Vernon Penick and Mr and Mrs Clarence Durst. Great grandparents include Mr and Mrs Earl Haight Mrs Alma Penick and Mr and Mrs Harry Beck. The mother is Patsy Durst.
The American Red Cross reports a new method to freeze red blood cells using glycerol, enabling almost unlimited shelf life. After thawing, glycerol is washed away before transfusion, with plans to roll out in 18 of 59 regional centers by late 1971. A separate project announces a new Army transportation museum at Ft. Eustis, Va., housing a $2 million collection and inviting donations to the Transportation Corps Museum Foundation.
The Chamber of Commerce will run a charter bus to the Lyn don B Johnson Library departing at 8 30 a m on Tuesday Oct 26 and returning about 5 p m. Reservations are urged at the Chamber office. The round trip costs 3 75 per person. A later note adds that salt tax in France ended in 1789.
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