Battlin' Billies Face Unicorns in 1972 Season Opener
The Battlin' Billies of FHS prepare to open the 1972 gridiron season at FHS Stadium against the New Braunfels Unicorns on Friday night. The team lineup includes players Kneese 65, Moellering III 55, French 20, Gordon 80, Schmidt 23, Bernhard 60, Neffendorf 22, Salinas 50, Webster 61, Klaerner 42, Kasper 86, Grona 30, Starr 72, Kuhlmann 44, Hollis 68, Eckert 82, Carter 64, Muller 35. Head Coach Carlin Wicker and assistants Spivey, Loth, Schmidt, Hoerster, Dulak, Stehling, Kasper, Durst, Philips III, Behrends, Fay, with Itz and Frantzen not pictured.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Billies
FHS
Braunfels Unicorns
Danny Kneese
Arthur Moellering III
Rick French
Wayne Gordon
David Schmidt
Jamey Bernhard
Duane Neffendorf
Alvino Salinas
Lin Grona
John Starr
Ronald Kuhlmann
Ivan Hollis
Jimmy Eckert
Peter Carter
Kelly Muller
Lynn Spivey
A. J. Loth
Robert Schmidt
Steve Hoerster
Bobby Dulak
Kevin Stehling
Glen Kasper
Jerry Durst
Paul Philips III
David Behrends
Billy Fay
Carlin Wicker
Bruce Itz
Ben Frantzen
Phillips
Starr
Hoerster
Behrends
Wicker
Kasper
Arthur Moellering
Marlin Grona
Battlin Billies Open 72 Grid Season Friday Night
The Battlin Billies of FHS begin 1972 at home Friday night 8 p m hosting New Braunfels High School Unicorns in the West Zone of District 14 AAAA. Both teams open season after scrimmages with hopes for better weather than last year’s rain soaked 18 7 defeat.
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Battlin’ Billies
FHS
Braunfels High School
Unicorns
Billies
Easter Fires Pehlhs Band At L A Folklife Festival
The Texas Folklife Festival at HemisFair Plaza in San Antonio runs Sept 7 to 10 featuring Easter Fires pageant and Pehl s Old Time Band. Gillespie County groups and volunteers participate in cabin and peace treaty scenes with roles for Rabbit characters and local Scouts. Events occur in late afternoon with Easter Fires at about 8 30 p m and festival coordination led by Mrs Tyrus Cox and Mrs Victor Krauskopf.
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Institute of Texan Cultures
HemisFair Plaza
Pehl
San Antonio
Texas
Gillespie County Historical Society
Guillespe County Historical Survey Committee
Gillespie County Fair Association
Sidney Ellebracht
Kristi
Karl
Ellebracht
Mitchell
Brenda Sieckmann
Kim Weinheimer
Larry Deike
Gordon Klein
James Eckert
Stonewall Boy Scout Troop
William Sehnerr
Tom C Rhodes
Charles C Schmidt
Frances Floyd
Merry Bunnies
Peggy Schnerr
Debby Muller
Doris Muller
Marsh Weiershausen
Edward
Edith
Patrick Krauskopf
Kelton Duecker
Jody Rhodes
Brent Oestreich
Denise Walendorf
Stewart Schmidt
Hedi Schmidt
Sandy Lein
Sherry Campbell
Penny Lehnert
Lisa Frantzen
Susie Frantzen
The
Bunny Brass Band
Tom C. Rhodes
FHS Oompah
al Fehrenbach
Victor Krauskopf
John O. Meusebach
Bill Petmecky
Edith Krauskopf
Tyrus Cox
Rudolph Smith
Fredericksburg
Student assistants named in team photo lineup
Front row and second row players and staff are listed with names and numbers for a team photograph. James Saunders and Andrew Fay Jr. appear among coaches and students, with multiple players identified by full names and jersey numbers across three rows.
Old Teamsters Hold 37th Annual Reunion at Klein's Hall
The Gillespie County Old Teamsters held their 37th reunion at Klein's Hall, naming new officers led by Henry Wendel, Dayton Kott, Wesley Franz, and Willie Zenner. The Frantzens and Useners were celebrated as the longest married couples, with 57 years, while Emil Eckhardt and the last horse and wagon freight run were noted among attendees. Continued on page 4.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Emil Eckhardt
Christian Althaus
Charles Kunz
Hugo Mueller
Emil Feuge
Willie Zenner
Werner Burrer
Burrer
New Doctor Joins Hill Country Memorial Staff
Dr James B Hatchette, a Lake Charles native, has joined the Hill Country Memorial Hospital staff as a new physician. He brings clinical experience and will contribute to patient care at the hospital.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Hill Country Memorial
James B Hatchette
Lake Charles
Hil Country Memorial Hospital
Gillespie Old Teamsters Elect Officers At Reunion
The Gillespie Old Teamsters Association elected officers and directors at its 37th annual reunion. Seated left to right are Alfred Petmecky and E A Feuge, directors. Henry Wendel, president. Willie Zenner, treasurer. Hugo Mueller, director. Standing, Werner Burrer, Henry Petmecky, Paul Pfies ter and August Kott, directors. Wesley Franz, secretary. Dayton Kott, vice president. Alfred Enderlin, August Land and Richard Stehling, directors.
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Gillespie County Old Teamsters
Klein's Hall
Spring Creek
Henry Wendel
Dayton Kott
Walter Reed
Wesley Franz
Alfred Petmecky
Willie Zenner
Wille Zenner
Nicholas Jung
Bill Jung
Wendel
The
Gillespie Old Teamsters Association
E. A. Feuge
Hugo Mueller
Standing
Werner Burrer
Henry Petmecky
Paul Pfiester
August Kott
Day
Ton Kott
Alfred Enderlin
August Land
Richard Stehling
Direc
Weekend Boy Scout Camporee At LBJ Park
Up to 150 Boy Scouts and leaders from Hill Country will hold a fall camporee at LBJ State Park from Friday evening to Sunday morning. The event features the dedication of Troop 138 Stonewall’s new Boy Scout Cabin at 8 p m Saturday and a full schedule of advancement tests, swimming, canoeing, and a covered dish supper led by the Stonewall troop. Protestant services conclude Sunday at 7 30 a m conducted by Rev. Rodney Maeker.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lbj State Park
Stonewall
New Lake
Pedernales River
Gillespie
Blanco
Burnet
Llano
Mason Counties
Pedernales
Pedernales Lake
Camp
Tom Wooten
Austin
Eagle Scouts
Rodney Maeker
Trinity Lutheran Church
LBJ
Weather Facts 1.04 Rainfall And Temperature Claimed
The report shows rainfall for August at 3.71 inches and total rainfall for the year 23.24 inches, with last year at 18.19 inches on the same date. Temperature readings list a low of 165 and a high of 96 for September.
St Marys Indians Open With Comfort Saturday
The St Marys Indians host the Comfort Broncos to kick off the 1972 season under a new head coach John Saunders. Comfort returns eight offense and ten defense regulars with two all state candidates. The Indians list several starters and contingents as they face a tough district foe.
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St. Marys
St. Mary's Indians
Comfort Broncos
Blue and Gold
John Saunders
Indians
Comfort
Broncos
Anthony Baumann
David Jung
Gordon Ransleben
Dudley Marquardt
Donnie Klaerner
Andrew Fay
Mike Soilohub
Timmy Loth
Denis Kaderh
Sammy Jung
David Pyka
Steven Bordner
Jimmy Kleinstein
Danny Thomas
James Durden
Rex Bourland
Tim Barsch
Mike Sour
Gene Zunig
Steven Reed
Douglas Cravey
Joe Castro
Ronnie Seelig
Tom Dooley
Daniel Kaderli
Patrick Weinheimer
Steven Ransleben
Joseph Loth
Fredericksburg and New Braunfels Bands Plan Halftime Show
Fredericksburg High School band directed by Tom Rhodes joins 220 member New Braunfels band for a halftime performance at the FHS vs New Braunfels game. The two groups will tribute Pehl's Old-Time Band with a plaque and award, then fuse for a Jazzy Mountain Dew and Ein Profit finale. Weather hopes bright after last year’s rainout.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Fredericksburg
Tom Rhodes
FHS
New Braunfels High School
New Braunfels
Rhodes
Felix Pehl
Pehl
Rainstorm Drops Inch to One and Half Inches in Gillespie County
A Monday shower dumped up to an inch or more of rain across Gillespie County, with the northern area receiving the most. Fredericksburg saw varied totals from a little over an inch to about 1.5 inches, while local gauges recorded 1.25 inches in the city center.
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Gillespie County
Fredericksburg
N. J. Dieter
Guage
Dossareca
Also Mentioned on This Page
Battlin’ Billies OF
Uvalde
Paul Phillips Jr
Glenn Kasper
L. A
Denis Kaderl
Daniel Kaderly
Carey Weinher
St. Mary's
ST. Mary’s
Old Teamsters
Alfred Frantzen
Hugo Usener
James B. Hatchette
Tors
Directors OF
OLD Teamsters Association
Lbj Park
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