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Newspaper
Fredericksburg Standard
Location
Fredericksburg, Texas, United States of America
Date
Sep 06, 1972
Page
5
Phillip Lewis of Garland wins $75 first prize, E. J. Hopkins of Humble earns $50 for second, and Bill Holmes of Harper takes $25 for third in a Sun day afternoon fiddlers contest with guitars and banjos backing.
Funeral services for Mrs. Edith E. Fry 70 formerly Edith Lewis will be held Thursday at 4 p.m. in the Schaetter Funeral Chapel.
A local obituary notes the death of a resident on Monday at 3 30 a m at her residence in San Antonio with burial planned in City Cemetery and a full obituary to follow.
Local Board No. 50 in Fredericksburg will be closed Monday September 11 Thursday September 14 and Friday September 15 while executive secretary Ruby B Heimann attends a state wide Selective Service training in Texas. Individuals wishing to register during the period should contact Mrs. Doris Lange in the County Clerk s office in Fredericksburg.
Robert Kordzik and Freddie Kraus, with help from Stephen Koch, travel from San Antonio to Anchorage then near a camp for a three week hunt. They carry a moose caribou bear and sheep permit and mark a first for Kordzik from Doss. Local notes report screwworm concerns and deer fawn vitality while predicting football outcomes.
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