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Newspaper
Fredericksburg Standard
Location
Fredericksburg, Texas, United States of America
Date
Sep 17, 1975
Page
1
The 1975 Elementary Junior-High PTA Food Fair will be held Tuesday September 5 at 8 pm in the School of Elementary. The event supports the PTA fund drive with plans for hamburgers tamales chili and homemade desserts. Cof Chairs Mrs Rubin Wunderlich and Mrs Curtis Fiedler announce assistants and food to go options.
Billie football hosts their first home game of the 1075 season Friday at 6 p.m. in a non-district clash seeking their first win after two losses. Also on the schedule, seventh and eighth grade teams travel to Brady for a pair of road contests beginning at 5:30 and 6 p.m. Turn to pages 12-13 for weekend football coverage.
City Fredericksburg and Gillespie County officials remain divided on how to fund the Law Enforcement Building budget for 1976. The dispute centers on sharing costs, with alternate plans proposing 50 50 equal shares or 65 35 county advantage, leading to city residents bearing a larger portion of the expense.
Several hundred Young Farmers and Young Homemakers will meet Saturday for Area VII Conventions at Sunday House. The awards banquet at 6 30 p m features Jim Dawson Channel 4 weatherman as guest speaker followed by a dance. Betty Roeder Fredericksburg presides with about 200 Homemakers from 38 chapters expected. Registration 9 a m two workshops at 10 Red Cross health and consumer education. Lunch for officers and members at noon. Dr Carl Hall UT professor speaks at 1 p m. Fredericksburg hosts sessions and decorations. Area Farmers hold Leadership School at 10 a m Fredericksburg High School with mayor greetings at 1 p m.
The Fredericksburg City Commission approved annexing 93.04 acres owned by the Gillespie County Fairs and Festivals Association for a new fairgrounds site along Texas Highway 16. The action followed a planning review and zoning designation as planned development including civic centers and fair grounds.
Hermann Sons lodge in Fredericksburg hosts its annual turkey dinner at Hermann Sons Hall starting Sunday at 11 00 a.m. Elgin Herbert named Kermit Priess as general chairman with Lorine Bruns and Leola Bierschwale as food co chairs. A day of entertainment and to go meals are planned.
Stein Lumber Company of Fredericksburg won the bid to build 120 lumber horse stalls at the Gillespie County Fair and Festivals Assn race track. Stalls measured 10 by 12 feet, back to back in six blocks of 20, using pentatreated No. 2 lumber. Track site two miles south of Fredericksburg on Highway 16. Other bids from H C Laughlin Construction, National Building Centers and Arthur R Sagebiel were higher.
The Red Cross Bloodmobile will arrive in Fredericksburg on Tuesday September 30 for its third visit this year. Dennis Hannemann said Community Savings Hall will host the drive on a permanent basis and praised the facility for better donor turnout and parking. Mrs. Frank Gordon will lead volunteers with Mrs. Joe Thames assisting. organizers aim to beat the 120 pint goal and close the year 48 pints behind schedule.
The Fredericksburg Independent School District will host an open house on Sunday September 28 for its newly completed facilities. The event runs 1:30 to 4:30 PM and includes tours of the high school site converted for use by the English Department and a basement area once used for agriculture before its relocation.
The Hon. James Taylor, Australian Parliament member, toured the Admiral Nimitz Center with a group of junior historians. A black and white photo shows a camouflaged gun crew, possibly Japanese artillery, while references note a Lattimore Stuart tank and Carson's gun heading to the Southwest Pacific.
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