Easter Fires Pageant Brings Bunnies to Fair Grounds
The Easter Fires Pageant features 35 to 30 bunnies reenacting scenes with Mama and Papa Rabbit, dyeing eggs and dancing the Bunny Hop. The event unfolds Saturday night, April 13 at the Fair Grounds with a TV feature on KONO-TV Channel 12 Saturday morning from 9 to 11. Jay Ward stars as Papa Rabbit, Carol Keidel as Mama, with John Davidson Omar Rabbit and Helen Hahn as Opa. Rehearsals were led by Mesd Tyrus Cox, Ralph Weiershausen, and Oscar Krauskopf.
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Papa Rabbit
Jay Ward
Mama Rabbit
Carol Keidel
Opa Rabbit
John Davidson
Omar Rabbit
Helen Hahn
Mesd
Tyrus Cox
Ralph Weiershausen
Oscar Krauskopf
Fredericksburg Easter Fires Pageant At Fair Grounds
Fredericksburg hosts the 116 year old Easter Fires pageant at the Gillespie Fair Grounds Saturday night. About 400 volunteers from Gillespie County perform the Easter Eve reenactment with Boy Scout help, featuring St Marychorale, Fredericksburg High School Band, a Bunny Brass Band and the Cross Mountain scene. The event is produced by the Gillespie County Historical Society and the Fair Association with Mrs. Tyrus Cox as general chairwoman and Victor Krauskopf overseeing fair participation.
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Gillespie County
Gillespie Fair Grounds
Spo
St. Marychorale
Cross Mountain
Regina Caeli
Elaine
Our Lady of the Lake College
Emelene
Tom Rhodes
St. Mary's High School
Bunny
Oscar Krauskopf
Ralph Weiershausen
Henry Lochte
Milton Crenwelge
Gillespie County Fair
Tyrus Cox
The
Historical Society
Victor Krauskopf
Fair Association
Henry F. Treptow
Bethany Luthern Church
Southern District Am Lutheran Convention Slated April 16 19 1963
The Southern District of The Lutheran Church will hold its third annual convention at St John Lutheran Church in San Antonio from April 16 to 19 1963. Over 500 pastors and lay delegates from 250 Texas Arkansas Louisiana New Mexico and Mexico City are expected. The keynote speaker is Paul Freyberg a New Guinea missionary who will present three addresses. Other speakers include Herbert Nottbohm Carl Reuss and James A Siefkes. An excursion to Texas Lutheran College Seguin will coincide with the college’s Golden Anniversary and feature a barbecue and a baseball game between the TLC Bulldogs and the St Marys University Rattlers. General admission 50 cents. reserved seats 1.00 for adults 0.25 for children.
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St. John Lutheran Church
San Antonio
Texas
Arkansas
Louisiana
New Mexico
Mexico City
New Guinea
Paul Freyberg
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Herbert Nottbohm
American Lutheran Church
Carl Reuss
Commission On Research and Social Action
James A. Siefkes
Dallas
Department of Stewardship
Texas Lutheran College
Seguin
TLC
TLC Bulldogs
St. Mary’s University (of
Kimble County Wool Show and Farm Advice Column
Kimble County Agent W C Henderson covers the upcoming wool show date changes to June 7 due to Harper Centennial, notes on interviews with Miss Spence in Angelo, and invites suggestions. He warns it is too late to spray pecan trees or apply dormant oil and urges care in wool handling, improving clips, talking with warehousemen, and vaccinating lambs to prevent clabber belly.
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Miss Wool
Miss Mohair
Miss Spence
Angelo
Walter Grosenbacher Chosen for Ecuador Mission Trip
Summerville church member Walter Grosenbacher chosen by Missouri Methodist Town and Country Commission to accompany a goat and hog shipment to Ecuador next fall. Mission aims to aid Ecuadorians. Goats and hogs to be bought in Missouri and shipped via Texas County to Miami then flown to Ecuador. Grosenbacher speaks Spanish and will travel with Rev. Gien Maugam.
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Missouri
Texas County
Miami
Florida
Grosenbacher
Angola
Gien Maugam
Plattin Parison
Area
Lown and Country Commission
Grosenvacher
Summersville
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