Two Eagle Awards For Members of Troop 134
Two Boy Scout Troop 134 members received Eagle Scout Awards in a Court of Honor at St. Joseph's Hall sponsored by St. Mary's Church. Timmy Thiele and Ronny Hartmann earned the top awards, while Life Scout Awards went to Dennis Loth Michael Hartmann and Coury Hohmann.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
St. Mary's Church
St. Joseph’s Hall
Timmy Thiele
Norman Thiele
Ronny Hartmann
Paul Hartmann
Timmy
St. Mary’s High School
Ronny
St. Edward’s University
Austin
Keith Hartmann
Gordon Ransleben
Bill
Freddie Kruse
E. L
Gabby) Hohmann
Norman Fiedler
Dennis Loth
Michael Hartmann
Coury Hohmann
Bruce Itz
Robert Meurer
Timmy Loth
Patrick Schuette
Michael Moehle
Bryan Sc
St. Joseph's Hall
Doss Lutheran Church to Mark 75th Anniversary
St Peter Lutheran Church Doss will celebrate its 75th anniversary on Sunday Sept 12 with a 10 am worship service led by Rev Charles A Mohr guest speaker Dr Vernon A Mohr Bishop of the Southern District Lutheran Church A barbecue lunch at noon in the Educational Building and an afternoon program with German hymn singing Youth activities include Lutheran League volleyball Pastors who served the congregation and Christ Lutheran Cherry Spring invited Church office contact 669 2333 requested by Sept 5 for dinner seating Brief history notes from Rev and Mrs Mohr recount the 1896 brush arbor founding and six founding members led by Rev H Krienke
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
St. Peter Lutheran Church
Doss
Charles A. Mohr
Vernon A. Mohr
American Lutheran Church
Luther League
Christ Lutheran of
Cherry Spring
Charles Mohr
Harry Wahrmund
Langes Mill
H. Krienke
Evangelical Lutheran Synod of
Krienke
Frederick Hahn
Christian Strackbein
William Geistweidt Jr
Charles Geistweidt
Lorenz Wendel
Louis Hahn
Old Teamsters To Hold Labor Day Reunion
The Gillespie County Old Teamsters Association will hold its Labor Day reunion on Monday September 6 at 2 30 p m at Spring Creek Hall on U S 290 west of Fredericksburg The program features Pehl's Old Time Band and visiting with a barbecue dinner served that evening Barbecue will be sold on the grounds attendees bring their own side dishes refreshments provided public invited descendants urged to attend
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Gillespie County Old Teamsters Association
Spring Creek Hall
U. S. 290
Fredericksburg
Pehl
Local Youths Win Summer Reading Program Awards
Milam Hall hosts a cheerful awards ceremony for Pioneer Memorial Library summer readers. Certificates go to top readers Chrissy Schmidt and Verna Rendon with 141 books each, plus 100 book club honorees and many more readers in multiple brackets.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Pioneer Memorial Library
Chrissy Schmidt
Verna Rendon
Patsy Kott
Susan Stroeher
al Fehrenbach
Jo Ann Crenwelge
Paul Phillips
Milam Hall
Funeral services for Eric F. Juenke held in Fredericksburg
Funeral services were conducted Saturday August 28 1971 at 10 a m for Eric F Juenke 71 a leading Fredericksburg merchant and civic figure who died August 25 after an extended illness in Hill Country Memorial Hospital He was co owner of Juenke and Schoenewolf later Juenke Store a pioneer general mercantile and wool and mohair dealer He served as Gillespie County Fair Association president Fire Chief and Fire Marshal for Fredericksburg Volunteer Fire Department and played catcher for the Fredericksburg Giants in the 1920s He was active in the Arion Singing Club Fredericksburg Chamber of Commerce and other local groups.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Eric F. Juenke
Beckmann
E. L. Arbelger
Holy Ghost Lutheran Church
Juenke
Hill Country Memorial Hospital
Juenke and Schoenewolf
Fredericksburg
Dooley
Gillespie County Fair Association
Stehling Retires As Bank Head
Arthur Stehling, veteran Fredericksburg banker and attorney, announced his retirement as president of Security State Bank and Trust which he has led for more than 30 years. He helped found the bank in 1941 and will devote time to other business interests and law as he steps back from banking.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Arthur Stehling
Fredericksburg
Security State Bank and Trust
Stehling
Security
Mason and Corpus Christi
Main Bank and Trust
San Antonio
Hill Country
Jaycees Run 24 Hour Labor Day Rest Stop in Fredericksburg
Fredericksburg Jaycees join statewide observance by operating a 24 hour Labor Day rest stop at Hein Chevrolet Pontiac Used Lot from Friday 5 PM to Monday midnight. Pearl Brewing supplies litter bags and maps. free coffee and soft drinks will be served. Marion Inman leads the project with Danny Leyendecker as director in charge.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Jaycees
Fredericksburg
Pearl Brewing Company of
San Antonio
Jaycee
Danny Leyendecker
Marion Inman
Indian teacher joins St Marys staff in Fredericksburg
Dina Ghadiali from Surat Gujarat India joins St Marys School as English and social studies teacher in junior high. She earned multiple degrees, studied in the United States as a Fulbright and cultural exchange participant, and is a Girl Scout Commissioner. She values discipline prayer and ecumenical views and plans to return for Sri Aurobindo centennial events.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
St. Mary's School
Sisters of Divine Providence
Dina Ghadiali
Surat
India
Gujarat
Bombay
Dina
Irish Presbyterian Girls High School
S.N.D.T. Woman's University
San Francisco State College
California
Fullbright
Bloomington
Ind
United States
Eagle Pass
St. Marys
Margaret Bates
Macedonia
Ohio
Sri Aurobindo
Pondicherry
Fredericksburg
Altar
St. Mary’s
St. Mary’s School
Weather Facts Rainfall and Temperature Figures
Rainfall this week 1.09 inches. August rainfall 10.31 inches. Yearly rainfall 18.19 inches, slightly below last year's 18.22 inches. Low temperature for August 31 was 65 degrees and high August 29 reached 93 degrees.
Bloodmobile Falls Short As 68 Pints Donated
The Red Cross Bloodmobile collected 68 pints at First Baptist Church, 38 shy of the 106 pint quota for the quarter. Donors included Chester G. Schmidt the seven gallon donor, plus two gallon and one gallon contributors. Chair Harry Hartmann warned the July hospital need nears the three month total and urged county residents to support the Blood Program to meet annual goals.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chester G. Schmidt
Red Cross
First Baptist Church
Emily Denman
R.N
Schmidt
Fredericksburg
Red Cross Bloodmobile
Werner H. Feller
Milton Kramer
Blanche Burrer
Eddie Klinksick
Max Schaper
Roland Borchers
Donald D. Dittmar
Harry Hartmann
Gillespie Red Cross
Hill Country Memorial Hospital
Hartmann
August Second Wettest in 71 Years
The month of August 1971 brought 10.31 inches of rain, making it among the wettest Augusts on record. Fredericksburg saw rapid year to date increases, reaching 18.13 inches by August 31 as rain arrived in varied amounts through the month.
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Fredericksburg
Also Mentioned on This Page
Troop
Doss Lutheran Church
Old Teamsters
Crenwelge
Thelma Phillips
Lee Bodenhamer
Mark Durst
Dennis Bernhard
Milton Birch
Reuben
Lyndon Immel
Homer Klaerner
Kenneth Klutts
David Kothe
Edward Melcher
Dwight Oestreich
Bill Jung
W. Pratt
David Reed
Wilbert Ottmers
Buddy Rees
Otto Sagebiel
Terry Sembritzky
Clinton Schlueter
Roy Smith
David Usener
Daniel Sagebiel
Tom Roarick
Harvey Treiles
Kenneth Wahl
Gordon Sauer
Terry Wells
Rubin Wahl
St. Mary's
Gillespie County
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