Election results show GOP and party candidates in Gillespie and Illespie counties
Ballots across Gillespie County record votes for governor and different state offices with Theo Lindig facing Gerhard Schulle for State Representative District 40. James Kraus won GOP county chairman votes while Precinct chairmanship sees varied tallies. In Illespie County the American Party supports pari mutuel racing and liquor while opposing milk price control, with Republican lines showing 98 for and 93 against horse racing.
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Sisk
Trice
DeChutt
Lindig
Gerhard Schulle
Dem
Republican Committee
Gillespie County
James Kraus
Chas. Dolezal
Wener Henke
Fred Mathisen
Freddy Kraus
Prec
Wm Schroeder
Theo Landig
Monroe Herbert
Sam Baethge
Reuben Eckhardt
Jarvis Wieser
Werner Henke
Hy. L. Welge
Richard Kuasper
Victor G. Sagebiel
Illespie
Texas Democratic returns show county results across state
The Texas Election Bureau reports Democratic Primary totals from 209 complete counties with figures for governor lieutenant governor and other state offices. Gillespie County results list several candidates with county clerk Felix Scheren handling the figures amid scattered minor tallies and local political notes.
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Texas Election Bureau
Dolph Briscoe
Waggoner Carr
Johnne Mae Hackworthe
John Tall
Eugene Locke
Pat O Daniel
Preston Smith
al Veloz
Edward Whittenburg
Don Yarborough
Lightning suspected in Fredericksburg hay barn fire
A fire Tuesday destroyed about 1500 to 1600 bales of oat hay and a tin barn on Roland Behrends farm eight miles east of Fredericksburg off Double Horn road. Behrends’ wife was at a plant in Medina. he was away carpentry work. Neighbors reported a bright lightning bolt nearby while a thundercloud hung overhead. Fredericksburg volunteers fought the blaze with two trucks but could not save the structure or its contents.
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Roland Behrends
Fredericksburg
Behrends
Edgar Behrends
Collins Company
Medina
Roy Petsch
Johnny Sagebiel
Post Oak
Letter to the Editor praises tax payer cooperation in Austin District
A Letter to the Editor from Mus 6 1960s Austin District credits taxpayers for a smooth 1967 filing period. The writer thanks Norman J Dietel and Fredericksburg Radio Post staff for support and questions answered, noting high return accuracy and citizen service.
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Austin
Alion
Homemaker planning on home materials and finishes
Homemaker plans a full interior upgrade with choices for walls floors and ceilings. The guide discusses material types such as wood fiberboard fiberboard paneling and plaster, plus options for walls ceilings and fixtures, stressing cost durability appearance and suitability to family needs.
Texas Employment Commission Reforms and Job Opportunities Clash
A garbled item discusses the Texas Employment Commission and its core duties including job opportunities for rural residents. It notes centralization of locations, efforts to boost employment, and political debate over the commission’s reach and effectiveness.
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Texas
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Farper
Oiedas
Harper area residents gather for visits and family events
Local families from Harper and nearby towns hosted and visited relatives over the weekend. Attendees included the Stewarts from Brady, the Bridges from Kerrville, and the Hopfs from San Antonio. A Fredericksburg birth added a grandson to the Klein and Fiedler families, while Golden wedding celebrations brought Spruill kin from Hampton Virginia.
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Bob Spruill
Hampton
Virginia
Mrs
Edwin Lang
Abundant Wild Flowers at Inks Lake Park Texas
Burnet Tex Inks Lake State Park reports a great variety of wild flowers covering the land this year due to abnormal rainfall. Park attendant Wee Matlock of the Texas Parks and Wildlife Department notes blooms range from dark blue to red and white across the landscape.
Wildlife and range notes from Gillespie County ranches
Sidney Mercer built a pond to improve grazing distribution and enable rotational deferment on his Mercer's ranch and plans to stock fish when filled. Guenther Ottmers reports near 100 percent brush killer success on persimmon stumps. Max Sultemeier notes deer hunting improved after grazing management and goats were moved out, with timber thinning done years earlier to aid grass and cover.
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Sidney Mercer
Mercer
Guenther Ottmers
Stonewall
Max Sultemeier
Fredericksburg
Sultemeier
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Mavericks
Jimmy Heap
J. J. Patranella
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Felix Scheren
Smith
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Carr
Locke
Brcecoe
Whittenbury
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Gladden
Gene Smith
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Calvert
Fred Klingeman
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Sam Darden
State Board of Education
Frank Pool
Democratic Party
Arthur Stehling
Precinet
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Paul DeLorey
Tom Weimheimer
Ad. Kneese
Jessie Alen
Jehe
Lennen
GD Henner
Klein
Fill Coutry
Adams
Gerhahs
Schulle
Francis Walch
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Williams Creek
Texas A&m Universit
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Joe Stewart
Brady
Kramer
Allen Bridges
Kerrville
Alfred Kramer
Erato Hopf
Gilda
San Antonio
Mrs. Oliver Hopf
Harry Wilkes
Calvin Fiedler
Edwin Klein
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L. T. Fiedler
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Anna Moellendorf
Raymond Segner
Little Son
Herbert Jones
John Reddick
Morris Bode
Chicago
Ruben Bode
Forest Strentz
Roy Cottle
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Hunt
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FFA
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Alice Mauer
Jim New Comer
Richard Bierschwale
Clarence Sinclar
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Charlie Bell
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Charles Jung
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McAllen
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Presbyterian Church
Fred Whitewood
Trens
Robin Whitewood
del Rio
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Gene Jones
Junction
Inks Lake Park
the Radio Post
Frederick Isurg
Tex
Gillespie County Soil & Water Conservation District
Kews
LL Ved
Palace Theatre
Wee Marvin As ‘Sergeant Ryker
Katie Elder
John Wayne
Dean Martin
Sidney Poitier
Skr
Johnf Wayne
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Erter Lacghikg
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