Blue Danube Waltz Turns 100 In 1967 Year Feature
A historical feature details Johann Strauss II and the Danube Waltz rising to fame from Paris to Covent Garden. It notes the waltz's shift to orchestra only, its 1890 lyrics, a hero’s welcome in Vienna, and its status as the Austrian people’s hymn.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Johann Strauss
Strauss
Paris
England
Prince of Wales
Covent Garden
Vienna
Eduard Hanskirk
Louis XIII
Band Boosters Meet Highlights Marching Fund Efforts
Band Boosters met Tuesday May 9 with seven members and Mr Cochran presiding. The treasurer reported, six new band stands were bought with donations from E L Nixon and Son, trousers were fitted, and new officers were elected: Mrs Gilbert Anderegg president Mrs John Honig vice president Mrs R E Perl treasurer Mrs Belton Tatseh secretary and Mrs A C Wendel reporter.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Cochran
Anderegg
E £. Nixon and Son
Gilbert Anderegg
John Honig
Ice
R. E. Perl
Belton ‘Tatseh
A. C. Wendel
Harper Drug Store Announces Noon Hour Service
Notice states the store will operate during the noon lunch hour from Rowon until further notice. It lists Grace and Leste Marper and references Fer Prempi and Gese Harper at Moders Market le Marper with guaranteed radio and TV service. Line lists TVs and phones with contact.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Rowon
Harper Drug Store
Gese Harper
Moders
Miss Central Texas Electric Cooperative Pageant Friday
Public invited as Mies CTEC will be crowned at the Municipal Building in Fredericksburg on Friday May 12 at 7 30 p m. The winner will compete in the Miss Texas Electric Cooperative event in Houston in August and possible national contest in Dallas next February with a 2500 college scholarship as top prize. Laura Gass current Miss CTEC and Texas Electric Federation title holder will crown the new queen as W C McWilliams and Wilbur Durst preside.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Central Texas Electric Cooperative
Fredericksburg
Miss Texas Electric Cooperative
Houston
Texas
National Rural Electrification Association
Dallas
Mies C.T.E.C
Laura Gass
L. C. Gass
Comfort
Miss Texas
Miss Gass
San Francisco
California
Gass
Rodeo at Community Park Draws Record Crowd in Weekend Event
The FFA and Young Farmers sponsored rodeo at Community Park drew a record crowd on Saturday. The dance was a success as well. Dr. Doug Brown of Ingram announced the rodeo while Herbert Jones of Kerrville and Jerry Eierson provided circus clown entertainment.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
FFA
Doug Brown
Ingram
Herbert Jones
Kerrville
Jerry Eierson
Harper Scouts Take Third Overall at Camporee
Harper Troop 139 competed at the Hill Country District Camporee held at Felix Hohmann Ranch last weekend. The troop earned third place in overall competition on Saturday with members Clark Bierschwale Bob Dittmar Nathan Doerr Stephen Doerr Mitchell Harper Craig Lange Brad Massey David Schmidt Mark Schumpelt and Wiley Shearer. Adult leaders Rev. W Doerr Scoutmaster Elmer Lange and Troop Committeeman Harold Boyd Schmidt assisted with transportation.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Boy Scouts of
Harper
Felix Hohmann Ranch
Clark Bierschwale
Bob Dittmar
Nathan Doerr
Stephen Doerr
Mitchell Harper
Craig Lange
Brad Massey
David Schmidt
Mark Schumpelt
Wiley Shearer
Rev
W. Doerr
Elmer Lange
Harold Boyd Schmidt
Special May Stocker Show and Sale at Union Stock Yards
The May 25 Union Stock Yards sale features Hereford Angus and Brahman crosses in classes from 10 to 40 head with trophies for top cattle. Judging starts at 7 30 am, auction at 9 08 am, and top lots go on sale at 11 00 am. Ken Lloyd will MC the event and Mrs Milton Crenwelge leads the pageant at City Hall.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Union
Bride Elect La Verne Klein to Wed Raymond Segner
Miss La Verne Klein bride elect of Raymond H Segner was honored with a miscellaneous shower May 7 at the home of Mrs Tom Vaught Kerrville guests wore rice bags in blue and white corsages of money and kitchen utensils were given to honor the couple out of town guests included Mrs Calvin Fiedler Mrs Henry Segner and Miss Caroline Shelton. The couple will marry June 8 and receive awards for top places in an event sponsored by the San Antonio Livestock Market Institute.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
la Verne Klein
Raymond H. Segner
Tom Vaugh
Binebonnet Drive
Kerrville
Miss Klein
Edwin Kieta
Henry Segner
Enmie Muuenker
Tom Vaught
A. C. Pretiler
Robert R. Barton
Herbert Witter
Calvin Fiedler
Fredericksburg
Caroline Shelton
Ingram
Edwin Klein
Anna Moellendorf
Harper
Mooney Aircraft Announces Evening Drafting School
Mooney Aircraft to hold a 13 week drafting course with evening classes from 7 to 10 p m on Mondays and Wednesdays starting June 5. Tuition is free for qualified applicants requiring a high school diploma and basic math and drawing prerequisites.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Robert C. Scott
Mooney Aircraft, Inc
Scott
Mooney
MP Training Completed at Ft Gordon Georgia
Army Private Lloyd B. Hanson son of Mr and Mrs James V Harper Harper Texas completed eight weeks of military police training at the Army Training Center Ft Gordon Ga May 5 He was trained in civil and military law traffic control map reading prisoner of war control and self defense
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
FT. Gordon, GA
Army
Lloyd B. Hason
James V. Harper
Harper, Texas
Army Training Center
Texas Draft Calls 975 Men for June Military Quota
Texas Selective Service reports a 975 man June quota from state boards for induction and pre induction exams. Past months saw smaller quotas while May draws for local boards are already set. Mooney Aircraft seeks trainees at Kerrville to fill drafting and engineering positions after completion of a 78 hour program.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Austin
Texas
Morris S. Schwartz
Selective Service
Selective Service Boards
Schwartz
Mooney Aircraft, Inc
Louis Schreiner Field
Kerrville
Steitle Receives Certificate of Achievement for Army Duty
Robbie Steitle son of Mr and Mrs Roy Stettle receives a certificate of achievement from Arthur J Gregg LTC QMC for faithful service. A 1965 Fredericksburg High School graduate drafted March 1966 he completed basic at Fort Bliss attended Aberdeen Proving Ground Fort Meade then deployed to Vietnam with the 6th Supply and Service Battalion DS Can Rahn Bay. He is due back in September 19 800.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Robbie Steitle
Roy Stettle
Arthur J. Gregg
QMC
Steitle
Fredericksburg
Fl Paso
Aberdeen Proving Ground
Maryland
Fort George G. Meade
Vietnam
6Th
Can Rahn Bay
Army
Weekend visits from Kerrville and Edinburg residents
Mr and Mrs Henry Schrader of Kerrville and Mrs Lydia Biersch walle hosted weekend guests. Mr and Mrs A A Leopold and children from Edinburg visited Mr and Mrs Felix Rischner. Olin Walker returned from Corpus Christi with son Dr Carroll Walker and Jam. Sumon Cooper and Alvéa Fetler of New Iberia La visit parents. Kevin and Burton Lehne spent time with aunt and uncle Mr and Mrs Paul Staudt. Mr and Mrs Fred Bode of Kerrville and Mrs George Duderstadt of Hill Top Village visited the Duderstadt Ranch.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Henry Schrader
Kerrville
Lydia Bierschwalle
A. A. Leopold
Edinburg
Felix Rischner
Olin Walker
Dr. Carroll Walker
Jamat Corpus Christi
Sport Sumon Cooper
Alvéa Fetler
New Ibera, la
Kevin and
Burton l Lehne
Mrs
Paul Staudt
Fred Bode
George Duderstadt
Hill Top Vilage
Duderstadt Ranch
Local families spend week at hunting lease and visits
Locals Mrs and Mrs Clyde Olson of Baytown and Mr and Mrs Charles Bell of Houston stay at the Fred Whitewood Ranch hunting lease. Mr and Mrs J R Penn visit Bryan and bring grandson Malcolm Young home after a weekend with grandparents. San Antonio visitors, Jask Koenk and baby, spend week with her parents. Kensing family from San Angelo attend FFA Rodeo. Weather over August like with 96 on a porch and county temps over ten degrees. Weekend guests include Jerome Goult and family from Uvalde.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Clyde Olson
Baytown
Charles Bell
Houston
Fred Whitewood Ranch
J. R. Penn
Mike Young
Bryan
Malcom Young
Jask Koenk
Baby
San Antonio
Richard
Robert Kensing
San Angelo
Harper
Hall Country
Wendel
C Oh Blersenwate
Jerome Goult and
Gigkh
Uvalde
Posterty Preservation and Texas Heritage Debate
A Texas audience discusses reverence for the past and postwar heritage work. John Ben Shepperd advocates cautious historic preservation and a mature state identity, praising the Texas State Historical Survey Committee. Navy officials visit Fredericksburg for the Nimitz Memorial project as local society notes mark dedication and restoration efforts.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
John Ben Shepperd
Odessa
State Historical Survey Committee
Eugene McDermott
Dallas
Gillespie County
Fredericksburg
NAVY
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Austria
Napoleon
Harvey Stevens
Dwin Dittmar
Grace & Leste
Mies Ctec
Harper Boy Scouts
Ken Lloyd
Texas Electric Cooperatives
Miton Crenwelge
City Hall
McWilliams
W. A. Brown
Brady Standard & Heart OF Texas News
Mary
C. D
Shick’ Reed
Woodpile
Wallace A. Brown
Junction
Wallace
Joe Jay
Jan Brown
Jan
Ted Williams
The
San Antonio Livestock Market Institute
Mooney Aircraft
Pvt
Lloyd Harper
Kerrville Pl. i
Bobbie Steitle
Grace Hill Milam
Our Land
Lyndon Baines Johnson
Pioneer Memorial Library
McDermott
Milam
Radio Post
Pho
M. M. Moseley
Lady Bird
Lyndon B.B. Johnson
Jedes
the Herald
Texas State Historical Survey Committee
Frederic
Sam Henig
Mas
Herbie Qehler
Mrr
Martin Rode
Dass
Mroo
Jerrs Blerschwale
Raymond Parker
Bay
Ance Facilty
Orange
Roy Lovelady
US Naval Reserve Traiway Center
W. B. Spiva
Napvnts Museum Committee
Francis Jo Waleh
Chester W. Ninutz
U. S. Navy League
Me W. Fletcher
Mason
Cousins Birthday Club
P Rothmann
Heke
Herald Thes
Vmroo
Ernest Harper
Ernest
Bessie Cloud
Wimberly
Myrtle Cannon
New Brant
Pearl Harbor
U.S Os
Lovelads
Cont. Brown
Nimitz Museum
Attichkus
Moses
J. BP
Roy Wottle
Floyd Boate
J. Ro Hart
Titswunt
Nancy
L. H. Harper
Mayfield Mat
Urkos CO
Tera
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