Night In Olde Fredericksburg to Draw Big Crowd Saturday
A Night In Olde Fredericksburg will run Saturday evening at Gillespie County Fair Park with German fare and music. Chris Stark the accordionist from Coblenz will perform, joined by Pehl’s Old Time Band and other local groups for sing alongs and dances. Admission 50 cents. supper $1.20 from 5 to 8 p.m. Proceeds aid the Chamber of Commerce fund drive.
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Olde Fredericksburg
Gillespie County Fair Park
Chris Stark
Stark
Estfalen
Coblenz
Rhine
Germany
San Antonio
Pehl
Exhibition Hall
Petonrs
Aucion Arena
Joe Molberg
Wav. Schneider
Chester Schuch
Chamber of Commerce
Chamber
Forest Rees
Alton Ochler
Fredericksburg
Stonewall
State Capital Sidelights on Texas reapportionment cases and nurses drive
Texas Supreme Court endorses four precincts division in Midland County with allowances for geography and roads. New egg price reporting replaces six-area method. Shivers launches a nurse recruitment campaign aiming to close a 10,500 shortage with $12 million over five years. Texas Aeronautics approves new routes Houston to Laredo and Killeen to Houston. Attorney General allows counties to pay out-of-state witnesses up to 2000 dollars. city magistrates can accept local complaints when they cannot try cases.
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Austin
Texas
Texas County Commissioners
Texas Supreme Court
Hank Avery
Midland
Avery
Midland County
Supreme Court
Dist
Joe B Dibrelt
Coleman
Commissioners Court
Texas Department of Agriculture
Agriculture
John C. White
White
Allan Shivers
United States
Shivers
Texas Hospital Association
Gerald Mann
Dallas
Development Council
Texas Aeronautics Commission
Houston Commuter Airlines
Houston
Laredo
Alice
Hood Airlines
Killeen
Atty
Waggoner Carr
Carr
Farm Loan Act sparked U S Land Bank system fifty years ago
Fifty years ago this month President Wilson signed the Farm Loan Act creating the Federal Land Bank System. Twelve district banks spread across the nation, enabling farmers to borrow on fair terms by 1917, with local associations owning Land Banks and farmers becoming stockholders with 9 percent stock in loans.
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U.S
Woodrow Wilson
Federal Land Bank System
Hal Weatherford
Federal Land Bank of Houston
Wilson
Roosevelt
Country Life Commission
Taft
Europe
Republic Democratic
Landschafts
Germany
Houston Land Bank
Texas
Land Bank
Federal Land Bank
FLBA
Lands Banks
Federal
Weathereford
Westherford
Endorses Himitz Memorial Naval Museum and Land Bank notes
The report by Mr Weatherford discusses the Land Banks starting 1917 with loans at 5 percent and a 1917 total of 14 000 loans worth 29 824 656 dollars. By 1965 the Houston district banks reported almost 50 million in net worth while the Land Banks remain solvent. The Farm Credit Administration oversees operations, funded by bank earnings.
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Treasury
Weatherford
Ountry
Federal Land Bank
Texas
Flbas
Houston
Farm Credit Administration
Weatherford Beloves
Winners crowned in Gillespie County 4-H Dress Revue
Brenda Weinheimer age 14 and Linda Meier age 13 named senior and junior winners at the Gillespie County 4-H Dress Revue on July 19 1966 at City Hall after 31 garments were modeled. They will represent Gillespie County at the District 7 event in San Angelo August 4.
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Brenda Weinheimer
Linda Meier
Gillespie County
Roy Weinheimer
Stonewall
Rubin Meier
Fredericksburg
City Hall
San Angelo
Stehling
Cathe Tatsch
Sharom Arlitt
Connie Dittran
Alice Hahn
Blue Ribben
Vernell Sollrtgz
Felitne Stezinke
Delors Dittmar
Carla Rusenbergeys
Barbara Heimann
Betty Frantzen
Connie Tuttrer
John Ditthmar
Lindi Ahrens
Fv.ans
Herbert Ahrens
Pilot Knon
Las
Red Cross Blood Drive Appeals for Pints Friday
Gillespie County Red Cross chaired by Harry Hartmann calls volunteers to donate a pint of blood Friday July 22 from 1 to 7 pm at First Methodist Church. Central Texas Bloodmobile aims for eight pints. Mrs. Dor Brown coordinates volunteers, nurses, and doctors to support the vital summer program amid ongoing need.
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Gillespie County
Hartmann
Gillespie County Candidates Seek Re election for November
Five men announce candidacy for reelection to Gillespie County offices ahead of the November General Election. Victor Sage hiel seeks a sixth term as County Judge, Felix Scherer and Reinhold Tatsh seek eighth and fifth terms respectively, with others including G. W. Worley and J Petmecky up for reelection. Leva Rosenbusch also seeks reelection as County Commissioner Precinct 2 against challengers Chasdie Perip and Leroy N. Brandon.
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Gillespie County
Victor HH. Sagehiel
Felix Scherer
Reinhold Tatsh
Chasdie Perip
Leroy N. Brandon
Harper Comutaulies Fou Techer
Preeneton
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Victor H. Sagehiel
Sharon Hodges
Chester Koennecke
Farm Bureau
Jack Wiemers
Radio Post
Lyndon B. Johnson
Accordionist
Perl
Anion Chon
Alex Frantzen
Wilh
Beethoven” Maennershow
Texanisches Gebwegs Saengerbund
Andrew Kaiser
Entertainment
Bill Petmecky
Emperes
FORD
Woon Seaford
Dibrell
U. S. Supreme Court
The
Vocational Rehabilitation Division of Texas Education Agency
Galveston Junior College
Leeon
Himitz Memorial Naval Museum
American Legion
Louis Jor
Beverly Burg
Stonewall 4
Charles Bierschwabe
Pilot Knob
S. J. Honig
Luckenbach
Becky Burg
Brenda Hoffmann
Fredericks
Burg
Matyi Raos
Helen Eberschwab
Jantar Divestan
Connie Honig
Janice Rade
Doss
Camp Chrysalis
Buster Whitworth
Rock Springs
Pete Whitworths
Chester W. Nimitz
Alex Mittendorf
Naval Service
Admiral Nimitz
Lous Jordan
Department of Texas
Chester Wiimitz
Alois Jenschke
Artest
Elgin A Friedrich
Department
Corpus Christi
George Kott
Red Cross
Susan Basse
Susan Lentz
Yvonne Kanimabih
Nan Weinheimer
Paulette Walendorf
Diane Stehling
Aries Frants
Aon
Mary Theehv
Ota Ha le Clit
Becky Leth
Annette Kusemergeer
Sandry Feller
Linda Ahrens
Kathleen Landis
Cynthia Reed
Linda Stehling
Senley Diviston
Brenda Weinhelmey
Wirmeg
Diana Rusenbergey
Berntan
Judas
Robert Gulia
Elaine Holden
Thane County
Susan Colin
Tote Slane
Thoreeger
EH Clay Memors
Cathy Titsch
Coonie Ditmar
Elaine Vachs
Fuds
Fem
Peered Books
Ravin
Mele
Rudy Lentz Curtin
Enoch St. Chur
Beetle
Kellan Tarss
Alfons Tacze
Vrs
Herbere Akers
Bilot Knobs Mesd
Tirol Rusenberger
John Tuturiat
Ren Wein
Rosene
Buchanan
Joe Maughan
Lota
Gillespie Livestock Co., Inc
Fredericksburg, Texas
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Gordon Geistweidt
Mason
Rald
Linda Meter
Connie Dittmar
Misses Weinheimer
Abeens
Puetep
Aueuse
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