Friends visit Fredericksburg area and travel notes
The item records multiple local visits and travel around Fredericksburg. Chester Itz and Mrs. Harris family visit Austin. Helen Browning and Jo Ann Bierschwale visit Segovia. F M Mouser and John Tarr take a business trip to Fredericksburg. Fred Bierschwale undergoes surgery after hospital entry. Mattie Arnold returns home with Annie Ruskey visiting Alvin. Gene Harper and children visit Gordon Harper at Hill Crest Rest Home. Fred Gammenthaler visits Fredericksburg.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Helen Browning
Jo Ann Bierschwale
Segovia
Fred Bierschwale
F. M. Mouser
John Tarr
Fredericksburg
Mattie Arnold
Annie Ruskey
Alvin
Gene Harper
Gordon Harper
Hill Crest Rest Home
Ornithology Display At Doss Fair Draws Admiring Viewers
Pretty young ladies from Fredericksburg and San Marcos admired a bird collection on display at the Doss Community Fair held Saturday August 20. The display was created by Clayton Crenwelge staff photographer.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Doss
Erwin Friedrich
Fredericksburg
Sandra Gail Lively
Wallace Lively
San Marcos
Clayton Crenwelge
Doss 4-H Exhibits Highlight Strong Fair Showings
The Doss Community Fair showcases top exhibits this year with 4-H members Shirley Kasper J eileen Sauer and Karen Geist pictured. The Doss 4-H Club, sponsor of the first fair in 1922, has consistently contributed to its success over the years.
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Shirley Kasper
Jeileen Sauer
Karen Geist
Photoweidt
Doss Community Fair Earns High Praise in 1960
Attendance topped a thousand as the 1960 Doss Community Fair at Doss school featured strong exhibits in gardening and canned foods. Beef and mutton barbecue delighted visitors while a Mason Red Birds versus Doss baseball game and an adult stage show complemented the day. Organizers credit the Doss Community Club, founded 1922, with the event’s sustained success and note the fair’s long history beside Gillespie County’s.
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Doss
Gillespie County
Mason Red Birds
Forests Visit Masseys as Feller Recovers
Little Jan and Diane Forest of Boerne visited Mr and Mrs Clay ton Massey midweek. Friends and relatives regret to learn that Elbert Feller has been ill and wish him a speedy recovery.
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Little Jan and
Diane Forest
Boerne
Mrs
Clayton Massey
Elbert Feller
Fredericksburg Visitors Mr and Mrs Watkins Tarr
Mr and Mrs Watkins Tarr were in Fredericksburg on Tuesday as visitors to the city.
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Mrs
Watkins Tarr
Fredericksburg
Gillespie County Fair Opens Three Day Run
The 1960 Gillespie County Fair launches its 72nd annual exhibition Friday morning and runs through Sunday night. Visitors will see top quality agriculture livestock exhibits horse racing including the Derby presented by Fair Queen Dorothy Crenwelge, and a large trades show. Fredersicksburg Giants baseball teams, daily band concerts, and nightly entertainment headline the event with a gala parade featuring Miss Texas Mary Moore and visiting royalty.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Gillespie County
Fredericksburg
Tom Rhodes
Gillespie County Fair
Felix Pehl
St. Mary’s
Fourth Army
Kendall
Comal
Blanco County
Stonewall
Cuero
San Antonio
City of
Beverly Martin
Mason
Mary Ann Carruthers
Anita Young
Heart of Texas
Check Batey
Seguin
Jack Statis
San Antonion
MW Tiffin
Malley Keller
James Kraus
Billy Sale At Junction Sets Yearly Goat Averages
The 1960 Billy Sale at Junction totals $31,110 from 217 goats averaging $143.80. Top bucks commanded $352 average with 22 goats sold due to high quality. Brooks Sweeten’s top goat brought $660 to Carlton Godboled. Kimble Co. consignments, including Marvin Skaggs eight head, averaged $296.87. Kimble County buyers led by Hoggett Bros. with seven- and eight-head purchases.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lem Jones
Jones
Brooks Sweeten
Carlton
Stanley Lackey
Marvin Skaggs
Kimble Co
S. S. Shanklin
Tom Johnston
E.daughtery
Leake
Rafe Holland
Will Allison
M. R. Watters, Jr
Joe Gardner
O. J. Camp
Hoy Smith
Hoggett Bros
H. O. Joy
Guy Mann
Kimble County
Billies
Jack Klein
Mt. Home
Bill McAngus
H. R. Sites
J. A. Parker
Rule Holland
Wilburn Nethery
Charles Orr
Alamo Ranch Co
Hayien Lawler
Harold Dunk
Anne Kruse
Fredericksburg
Kimble Keepers
Junction
Stonewall Centennial invitation to celebrate with program
The Stonewall Centennial committee invites all residents to join in the celebration. Attend a day in Stonewall to meet old friends hear speeches enjoy the program barbecue and contests.
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Stonewall Centennial Committee
Stonewall
Mrs Foy Visits with Totty Family This Week
Mrs. William Foy arrived here for a visit with her parents Rev. and Mrs. Herman Totty on Monday.
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William Foy
Herman Totty
Visit Highlights Thiele Family Ancestors in San Antonio
Mr and Mrs Arthur Harflel and Mr and Mrs Felix Thele of San Antonio visited their father Henry Thiele Sunday in a family gathering.
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Arthur Harflel
Felix
Thele
San Antonio
Henry Thiele
Tornadic Winds Strike Gillespie County West
Tornadic winds hit the western Gillespie County area Friday evening accompanied by hail thunder and lightning and over an inch of rain. Trees were uprooted and timber scattered at several residences including near Ed gar Usener August Mund Albert Maner and Ad Klaehn. A second storm dropped about 2.4 inches of rain near Doss on the Elgin Dittmar and Emil Sauer ranches with no rain in Fredericksburg.
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Gillespie County
Edgar Usener
August Mund
Albert Maner
Ad. Klaehn
Doss
Elgin Dittmar
Emil Sauer Ranches
Fredericksburg
National High Writing Contest Opens 36th Year
The Ladies Auxiliary to the Veterans of Foreign Wars announced the 36th National High School Writing Contest with the theme Law and the Free Citizen. Eligibility spans all high schools. top prizes include 1000, 500, 280, 100, plus 100 and 20 honorable mentions. Local Auxiliary units or the national office provide details.
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Ladies Auxiliary
Veterans of Foreign Wars
W. Flw
Weet Hth Street
Kansas City
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Chester Itz
Ralph Harris
Austin
Fred Blerschwale
V. A. Hospital
Fred Gammenthaler
Dickies
Stehling Bros
Men & Boys
The
Royalite Portable
Reyalite
Texas
Hare
Shadoom
gSroing
Vapo Butane CO
Connie Ann
Margie Joe Moellendorf
Theodore Moellendorf
Lind. Lee Itz
Fred Itz
Connie Ann _ Friedrich
Fredericksburg Giants
Hill Country Baseball League
Pat's
Cubs
Here
Bourne White Sox
Kerrville
Night Entertainment
Jerry Jericho
Merle Kilgore
Bob Wahaling
Prince
Lou Meyers
Arkey Blue
St. Mary’s High School
Billy Sale
Eagle
Sellers
the Harper
HerAton
Harper
Bud Wright
Wilburn Gardner
W. E Bolt
Seaton Prentice
Denver Ellis
Roy Jacoby
Harold Jacoby
Fred Mudg
Estes Adams
John D. Phillips
Jack Stapp
Bull Ed Allen
Jim Benton
R. Rothmann
Walker Ragsdale
Clay Holland
John Molesworth
Alf. Bannowsky
David Schmidt
Ted Holekamp
W. L. Milsap
Wille Collins
Peci
Ding
Fratera
Wooomen
Woetp Life Insurance Society
Farnam Street
Lehne Lumber & Hardware
Robert Lelute
Humble Products
Auto Parts
Harper, Texas
John Deere
Krauskopf Bros
West Main St
Fredericksburg, Texas
H. Welge Lewis
Great Mansfield
Tracu
O. Bos
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