Convicts at Huntsville produce Texas license plates fast
About 120 inmates at the Huntsville state penitentiary work daily stamping, painting, baking, sorting and packaging 60,000 vehicle plates. The plant makes 29 plate kinds including state officials and antique autos while preparing for 1964 demand and 1965 plates.
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State Penitentiary
Huntsville
Little
Texas
Congress
State Highway Department
Italy
Egypt
U.S
Jong Jines
San Antonio
Ribbons to be presented at Gillespie 4-H Dress Review
Senator Louis Crump will present ribbons at the 4-H Dress Review in Fredericksburg Community Hall. Seventy-five Gillespie County 4-H members will model outfits, with Linda Burg as narrator and St Marys and Stonewall clubs performing. Winners advance to the District Dress Revue in Abilene and the State Revue at the State Fair of Texas.
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Senator Crump
Fredericksburg
Gillespie County
Community Hall
Louis Crump
San Saba
Weldon Prehn
Douglas Dittmar
Linda Burg
Stonewall 4-H Peaches
Brenda Weinheimer
Eileen Nielsen
Karen Nielsen
Carla Rusenberger
Diane Rusenberger
Tom Weinheimer
St. Mary's
Marsha Reed
Paulette Jenschke
Sharon Petsch
Sandra Schneider
Jenny Turrentine
Becky Knopp
Alice Grobe
Elsa Rees
Emelia Fay
Charlotte Jung
Mary Reed
Phyllis Schmidtzinsky
Rosemary Manger
Katherine Cornell
Kathy van Bibber
Charlotte Schuette
Betty Klein
Bernadette Schneider
Doris Jenschke
Gloria Koch
James Welgenausen
Harold Rusenberger
Beverly Burg
Patsy Eckert
Paulette Klein
Stonewall 4-H Club
Luckenbach
Harper
Pilot Knob
Home Demonstration Council
4-H
Rosa Lee Gilliland
Abilene
Harper FFA Excels at Medina District Rodeo
Harper FFA students shine at Medina District Rodeo with Logan Stevens taking high placements. Stevens won bull riding and pole bending, placed second in saddle relays with Dolores Duderstadt, and third in team tie down with Cody Marschall. Other Harper contestants earned top three in calf roping, pole bending, and team events.
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Logan Stevens
FEA
Medina
Logan
Bob Caruthers
Dolores Duderstadt
Cody Marschall
Harper
Raymond Jones
Ronnie Lumpkins
Tarden Rake
Wayne Whitworth
Benne Barker
Hese
Maridyar Cathar
Square Dash July Community Night at Park
Ambiguous notice invites all to attend a Monday evening event at the park with activities and a planned schedule. Details are unclear due to damaged text but mention of public gathering and schedule items appears.
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Bepan Wen
Park
Jaycees Prepare for Miss Mohair Festivities in Fredericksburg
Fredericksburg Jaycees organize the Miss Mohair pageant on August 1 at Fredericksburg High School Auditorium ending with the 44th annual Show and Sale of Texas Angora Goat Raisers' Association on August 12. Miss Sandra Dietz will be crowned Miss Mohair of the Universe at 8 p.m., with affiliated events including a morning style show and mohair wardrobes by Charles Dickey of Dallas.
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Fredericksburg
Jaycees
Sandra Dietz
Fredericksburg High School
Edgar Dietz
Miss Dietz
Nancy Friend
Ozona
Miss Mohair
Turner Hall
Dietz
Friend
Charles Dickey
Dallas
Pete Rafa
Houston
Bob France
Fredoln Kader
Harold Stehling
Booby Kott
Kermit Ernst
Robert Sifford
James Eckhardt
Glenn Dittmar
Publicus
Monroe Schuessler
Milton Birek
Clinton Ierbert
Butch Duecker
Kerwin Weinheimer
Theo Lindig
Freddie Miller
Clifton Fiedler
Bob Sifford
Bobby Kott
Fredolin Kader l
Donald Dittmar
Jerey Durer
Buddy Hodgpes
Kelvin Weinhemmer
Ea Peter
Ticket
Alton Ochler
Kenneth Wahl
James Witeher
Wenneth Kunz
Curtis Eckhardt
Harvey Treibs
Harold Khaksek
Clinton Herbert
Randal McBuide
Theo Linudipasher
Jack Lawrence
Fred Gipson Story Shown at Palace This Weekend
The Palace Theatre screens Savage Sum this weekend. Presented by Walt Disney and based on Fred Gipson's work, the tale follows a hound on a chase through Texas as tensions rise with pursuing tribes.
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Fred Gipson
Palace Theatre
Dasney
Sinead Opto
Edna
Lassen
Community Savings and Loan Pays Largest Dividend in History
Community Savings and Loan Association, led by President Fred Mathisen, distributed over 186000 among 4612 savers as of June 30 1963. The Fredericksburg group marks July as its first anniversary in the new main office at 300 West Main Street with tropical garden and Community Hall.
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Community Savings and Loan Association
Fred Mathisen
Mathisen
West Main Street
Fredericksburg
Marble Falls
Burnett
Kerr, Ville
Engaged Reed Lang couple set September wedding
Mr and Mrs Edmund Reed announce the engagement of their daughter Julia Ann Reed to Charles Edward Lang son of Mrs Annie Lang The bride is a 1962 Fredericksburg High School graduate employed by Western Union and The Radio Post He is a St Marys High School graduate employed at Mooney Aircraft Kerrville The couple plans a September wedding
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Kilman
Edmund Reed
Julia Ann
Charles Edward Lang
Annie Lang
Miss Reed
Fredericksburg High School
Western Union
The
Radio Post
Mr. Lang
St. Mary’s High School
Mooney Aircraft
Kerrville
Delphine
Gerald Exman
Austin
Charles
College Station
Norman
David
Clarice
Angela
Stephen
Robert Maurer
Harper
Edmund Kunz
Luckenbach
Eddie Reed
Fredericksburg
John Vargo
San Antonio
Hubert Maurer
Leo Stoha
San Angelo
Maurer
Mosty Flower Shop
Record Hop Slated Friday Night at Hermann Sons Hall
A Record Hop for ages 12 to 20 will be held at Hermann Sons Hall Friday July 12 from 8 30 to 11 30 p m Sponsoring organizations are Record Hop Slated Friday Night disc jockey Bob France Kerrville funeral attended by Miss Frances Floyd for Crawford Goode local figure died Friday
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Fredericksburg
Frances Floyd
Kerrville
Crawford Goode
Harper Surprises Helotes in 12 Inning Comeback Win
Harper Cubs defeated Helotes Hawks 8-7 in 12 innings to claim their third straight win. Klein pitched all innings for Harper and homered, while Helotes led 7-4 entering the bottom of the ninth before Harper tied it. Kempf led Helotes with three hits as Harper outlasted Helotes in a tense finish.
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Harper Cubs
Helotes Hawks
Harper
Hawks
Giants
Stanley
Helotes
Cubs
Klein
Edwards
G. Mains
L. Mains
Hopf
Kempf
Boerne White Sox
Boerne
Pats Cubs
RBI
G Mains
J Cottle
L Mains
Lumpkins
Anderson
Spears
J Koch
Amelung
Strohmeyer
Little
Thompson
Kruse
Craig and Lynch
Voa Cottle
Wool and Mohair Payments Made to Gillespie County Producers
More than 2,000 Gillespie County farmers and ranchers shared 223 528 in Shor Wool Unshorn Lamb and Mohair Incentive payments. Wool payments totaled 192 398 39 to 1100 producers from 697 465 70 net, lamb payments 10 440 91 to 460 producers, and mohair payments 20 860 42 to 441 producers. Deductions funded marketing development. The 1963 marketing year will run April 1 to December 31 with future years on a calendar basis.
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Gillespie County
Wesley A. Gold
ASCS
Gold
Maurers Celebrate 25th Wedding Anniversary
Mr and Mrs Clemens Maurer marked their 25th wedding anniversary with a ham supper for about 140 guests on Saturday June 29 Their June 27 1938 Fredricksburg wedding at St Marys Catholic Church was officiated by Rev F X Wolf Their family of seven children attended along with six of their seven siblings and several relatives.
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Clemens Maurer
Gillespie County 4-H Camp Invites Members Next Week
Gillespie County 4 H Council invites all Gillespie County 4 H Club members to attend a camp July 16 17 18 at Werner Henke ranch Kerrville Highway. Activities include swimming baseball games and demonstrations on Indian Lore water safety and equipment use. Participants to bring cot bedding and baseball gear with meals prepared by Mrs Edwin Crenwelge at a rate of 1 per meal. total cost per person not stated.
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Gillespie County
4-11 Council
Werner Henke
Kerrville Highway
Parker
Runnels
Tarvey Eckert
Oif Club
Harper Lions Club Plans Annual Junior Rodeo Event
The Harper Lions Junior Rodeo committee chaired by Clayton Massey presented plans at a Tuesday meeting. The club expects the largest attendance yet and crowned Miss Jan Brown queen. Parade, rodeo events for ages 14 to 19, and a barbecue meal are planned with entry details and various committee assignments.
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Lions
Clayton Massey
Floy Bode
E. W. Bailey
E. B. Roach
Jan Brown
C. L. Brown
Dean Hopf
Elmer Lange
Parade
Frank Staudt
Max Lange
Harry Wahrmund
Gate
C. W. Barrett
A. B. Barker
Hollan Walker
Leon Dunn
Harry Sultemeier
W. E. Doerr
Clifton Fowler
Vocational Ag
FFA
Appraiser Attends Dallas Seminar Across Southern States
Carroll Spangler an appraiser and field representative for the Association of Fredericksburg returns from a two week seminar at Southern Methodist University in Dallas. The Lean Institute of Meal Bata 4,6 praisers of Chicago conducted the program focusing on residential and commercial property appraisal. Spangler noted eleven states from Florida to Arizona were represented.
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Carroll Spangler
Community Savings and Loan Association of
Fredericksburg
J. Methodist University of Dallas
Airelean Institute of Meal
Chicago
United States
Spangler
Floriia
Arizona
Peace Corps Test To Be Given On July 20
A Peace Corps placement test will be offered July 20 starting at 830 a.m. at sites including Austin, San Antonio, Corpus Christi, Dallas, El Paso, Fort Worth, Galveston, Laredo, and Lubbock. The non competitive exam is open to anyone seeking volunteer entry with training in September or October.
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Peace Corps
Feans
Austin
Puerto Rico
Outlook for Mohair Demand Remains Favorable
Representative OC Fisher notes mohair outlook remains positive with rising export and domestic demand. After a 1960 price drop, mohair rebounded as demand grew through September, with U S knit trade buying large quantities. Fashion shifts toward bulky, shaggy fabrics boost brushed yarn demand for both men and women.
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OC. Fisher
Widle
U. S
Boysville Seeks Aid for October Charity Cattle Auction
Boysville in San Antonio announces an October 8 10 charity cattle auction to support its eight to eighteen year old residents. Co chairs Lloyd M Knowlton and W P Coleman appeal for donated animals and pledges noting the event funds on site food feed and training in ranching. Donations can be mailed or picked up by the committee from P O Box 6646.
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Boysville
Texas
San Antonio
Cochairman
P.O
Friendly Sewing Circle News Recaps June Meeting
The Friendly Sewing Circle gathered at Mrs. Milton Kramer’s home in late June with seven members and two visitors. Members embroidered towels, donated material for aprons, and the group presented a quilt for a shower. Flowers were sent to sick members, and refreshments were served. The next meeting is planned at Mrs Inez Cottle’s home on July 25 with Mrs Ines Cottle and Mrs Cottle assisting. The notice promotes stock donations for a boy’s future.
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Milton Kramer
Alfred Kramer
Simon Casper
Joe Mrosek
Kramer
Inez Cottle
Ines Cottle
Stis. Vo AL Cottle
Harper area notices and church school schedule
Harper locals report weekend visits among Lang families in San Angelo and Santa Anna. Daily Vacation Church School opens at the Baptist Church and runs through Friday. Local teachers attend UT Austin for a course as part of school activities.
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Arthur Lang
Clark Lang
San Angelo
the Baptist Church
Harper School
Dean Hopf
Paul Rogers
Leon Dunn
Eddie Cochran
Austin
The
University of Texas
County 4-H Camp Planned for Werner Henke Ranch
The Gillespie County 4 H Council announced a county camp set for July 16 to 18 at the Werner Henke Ranch. Plans were approved at the July 8 council meeting in the grand jury room of the courthouse. Committees include Sandra Lively and Joye Meter with transportation and medical liaisons among specific roles.
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Werner Henke
Gillespie County +H
Court House
Sandra Lively
Rone Ottmersy
Joyce Meter
Transportatiog
Dana Gohd
Tary Beleesots
Elelen
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Harper Ffa
Pde
Atea
Community Savings and Loan Associations
Ing
Julia Ann Reehi
P Koch
A Anderson
F Kempf
L Little
Davenport
Ss Seaaee C Klein
P L
Mains
R Lumpkins
A Bowers
H Feller
Edwin Crenwelge
Harper Lions Club
Chih
Genebles
Friendly Sewing Circle News
Austin Highway
Harper Locals
Joe Hethemann
Eugene Heinemann
Llano
Joe Heinnemann
Harold Huahenicht
Af Kigore
Cora’ Hahenicht
Vi Mack Scarborough
Blatenicht
Oou
Willie Mae Kaiser
Wits
Morris Bein
Ms. Bein
Milton Cosper
Wayne Popnow
Lamesa
Archie Atenaera
Frederiksburg
H. O. Tutt
Mundhyr Elaish of
Jackson
Dittmar
bEbeta
Katans
Robert
Miss Autres
Mary Pet
Eeast
Werner Henke Ranch
Rodney Ruebs
Faee Jensehlbe
Delaths
Eh Gullespie County
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