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Newspaper
Fredericksburg Standard
Location
Fredericksburg, Texas, United States of America
Date
Oct 23, 1968
Page
1
A political appeal urging voters to oppose Humphrey and support Nixon and Wallace. It argues for a clear Vietnam victory, a crackdown on street violence, curbing labor unions power, stricter crime laws, reduced foreign aid, and protecting the dollar and national credit. Continued on page 4.
The annual Girl Scout Roundup will be held Tuesday October 29 at 7 30 p m in the Elementary Gymnasium with the theme Our Proud Heritage. About 150 girls are registered as troops perform songs dances or skits and Troop 266 leads the flag ceremony. Mrs Wanda Rice and Miss Betty Rowland plan to attend.
Hill Country Memorial Hospital board approves revised exterior design and preliminary floor plan at October 2 meeting. Fred Mathisen notes three months of study with input from doctors nurses technicians and other staff. Alfred Crenwelge says native stone will tie the building to Gillespie County and Hill Country with bids expected by June next year.
Fredericksburg Texas post office and employees are selected to receive the Postmaster General’s Citation for Merit for cooperation in President Johnson’s Natural Beauty Program. Rep O C Fisher announced the citation based on superior postal facility inspections and beautification efforts. The award follows a prior Citation for Excellence awarded April 3 1964 for a well kept interior.
The Mission Action Night Group met at Mrs. C. A. Easley on October 17 with eight members and one visitor. Mrs. Easley led prayers and Mrs. Buddy Francis summarized the new Mission Action work with charts and books. the group will meet next at Mrs. Clarence Allen's home.
Registration for adult education classes will be held on Thursday October 24 from 7 to 9 p m in the Intermediate Building on the Junior High campus. The program offers English reading oral communication arithmetic and other basics with no cost to students.
Awards were given Saturday morning to ten top posters in three classes. Front row includes Hadley Woerner Michael Haley Douglas Ahrens Felicia Itri Kimberly Grinke Billie Sanders Peggy Klinksick Michelle Kammlah Karen Pehl Kenneth Pehl Theresa Heep. Back row lists Rene Woerner Susan Ondrosek Sandra Pehl Debbie Knopp Connie Stein Juanita Ontiverez Thomas Hohmann Dale Crenwelge Richard Strickland Joseph Loth Annette Loth Shorty Bruns and Fire Chief Milton Zenner.
Voters who moved into the county on or after May 5 1968 must vote in the county clerk office by November 1 during the absentee window. New law allows voting in state wide offices including president from the new residence, not local offices. Voters must be registered Texas voters for 1968 and bring registration certificates or sign loss affidavit to obtain a ballot.
The hospitals record several surgeries for Mrs. Emil Stahl Mrs. Marie Schellhase of Comfort Mrs. Nor bert Fritz Felix Bernhard Mrs. Glen Hopf of Harper Mrs. Otto Dietz Mrs. Willie Wehmeyer Jr and Karrie Deike-born daughter of Mrs. Mary Ellen Deike Births A girl born Oct 21 to Mr. and Mrs. Clifford Wienecke of Harper eight pounds fourteen ounces
St Marys High announces a weekend homecoming schedule led by Friday afternoon parade on Main Street. Five Homecoming Queen nominees Juan Dee Reichenau Paulette Jenschke Linda Walters Marcia Rech Kathy Taylor will be featured, with the crowning between halves of the Indians Knights game. Saturday includes the St Marys Exes Dance in Turner Hall with a Homecoming King and Queen chosen by the alumni association.
Daylight Saving Time ends at 2 a.m. Sunday October 27 in Texas. Clocks are set back one hour to Central Standard Time. Residents are advised to adjust before bed Saturday to enjoy the extra hour of sleep. The second year of daylight saving in Texas brought fewer complaints than the initial announcement.
Fredericksburg High School celebrated homecoming with Cynthia Nielsen chosen as queen by the student body. Her escort was Richard Deans, with other senior nominees Gwen Grona Kerry Baethge Karen Nielsen and Jennabeth Weinheimer.
Gillespie County Fair Association directors and their wives gathered at the Fair Grounds for the annual Family Party hosted by Walter Klett and Knopp’s Trimmins. Attendees enjoyed a chicken barbecue, social time, games, and two hours of Bingo in the Exhibition Hall with prizes for all.
The Salvation Army will pick up usable items in Fredericksburg on November 7 and 21. Residents may call 997 2288 to arrange a home pickup by leaving their address. Stations will be set up in Piggly Wiggly and Knopp and Metzger Supermarket parking lots.
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