Gillespie County Fair names dates and hires maintenance man
Gillespie County Fair Association officials in their November meeting set the 1964 fair dates August 21 to 23 and named Henry Kuenemann as the year round maintenance superintendent. He will oversee buildings fences and fair operations with the Don Franklin Carnival contract approved. Eight new directors to be elected at the January stockholders meeting.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Gillespie County Fair Association
Henry Kneese
Henry Kuen
Kuenemann i
Ced
Fair Association
Kuenemann
Kneese
Don Franklin Carnival
Seven Year Storage Battery Powers Car After Idle Years
An unprecedented seven year idle period for a nickel cadmium storage battery in an automobile ended with the battery starting the engine without recharging. The incident highlights long term charge retention in advanced battery types and raises interest in future energy storage applications.
Joint study by Edison Street and Harper First churches
The Women’s Society Christian Service of Edison Street Methodist and Harper First Methodist sponsor a study titled A Changing City led by Rev. Clifford Edge. Sessions occurred Nov 6 and Nov 13 in Harper homes with hosting members. refreshments were served. A third session is planned at Harper Educational Building with Mrs. R. E. Bode, followed by a final session at Rev. and Mrs. Edge’s Fredericksburg home on Nov 27. Open to all, membership not required.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Women’s Society Christian Service
Edison Street Methodist Church
Harper First Methodist Church
Clifford Edge
Frank Staudt
Harper
Edison Street Church
Harper Church
R. E. Bode
Edge
Fredericksburg
Card of Thanks and Sea-rolling Fins Feature
Card of thanks expresses gratitude to Dr. Perry Dr. Stein and hospital staff at Keidel Memorial Hospital and Clinic plus priests and friends. Separate note explains retractable nickel alloy fin stabilizers on modern liners to reduce rolling motion and seasickness.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Dr. Perry
Dr. Stein
Keidel Memorial Hospital
Rev
Edge
Rev. Durkop
Father Schneider
Deer and hunting notes from Gillespie and Stonewall counties
Tyler Texas hunters report more deer this year on the Wisseman ranch upper Crabapple Road with ten deer on opening days eight bucks two does. Langston had the largest buck in the group, an 85 to 90 pound eight point. Other big deer spotted near Stonewall and Harper. Weather turns colder forecast with possible rain. turkeys at Market Produce processed over a million pounds in 1963 with Gillespie area contributing significant share.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Tyler
Texas
John Langston
C. A. Bobo
Raymond Bostick
V. V. Goss
J. A. Graham
Dr. Goss
Goss
Wisseman Ranch
Crabapple Road
Langston
Range & Field
Zer Weinheimer
Zee
Gillespie
Blanco
Kendall
San Saba
Goldthwaite
Frank Johnson
United States
Germany
Catholic Women and Men Meet in Kerrville Deanery
Joint Kerrville meeting of the Fredericksburg Deanery drew 65 women and 17 men. Loretta Stehling presided for the women as E F Bartoskewitz spoke on Give One Hour a Week to God. Reports covered charity, civil defense, and youth, with plans for February 1964 meetings and a San Antonio convention.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Council of Catholic Women
Council of Catholic Men of
Fredericksburg
Kerrville
Notre Dame
Loretta Stehling
E. F. Bartoskewitz
Archdiocesan Council
Catholic Women
San
Confraternity of Christian Doctrine
Mesd
Hans Wachhals
Harper
Charity
Steve Velchoff
Henry Beckmann
Stonewall
Henry Jureczki
Emelia Kalka
Bandera
Ernest Lidiak
Frank Martinez
Frank Loug
Ralph Harmon
Johnnie Evers
H. H. Wagner
Pipe Creek
Robert Davis
Boerne
San Antonio
Kitty Polka
Stehling
Rubin Tatsch
Juliana Loustaunan
ACCW
Foreign Relief
Effie Newton
Civil
Michael Canney
Leukemia Trends and Treatments Across Ages
The article discusses leukemia as a serious blood cancer affecting both children and adults, noting limited cures but improved management with modern drug therapy, transfusions, and X ray therapy. It cautions about marrow transplants, mentions noncontagious spread with rare clusters near Chicago, and highlights ongoing research and treatment challenges.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Today's Health
American Medical Association
Chicago
Local Football Scores From Evening Games
Brady gains a 30 to 14 win over Hillbillies and La Salle defeats St. Mary's 28 to 16. Nueces Canyon and Harper finish 22 to 14, Mason edges Coleman 12 to 12 in a tie, and San Saba beats Llano 17 to 6. Other results include Kerrville Tivy 17 over Eagle Pass 6 and Boerne 46 to Junction 0.
Man-Made Memory in Early Electronic Brains
The memory system uses rows of tiny nickel iron dots on a glass plate enabling computer speeds over 100 million operations per second.
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Mainten
Man
Gillespie Fair Associatio
Jimmy Heap & the
Melody Masters
Las Vegas
Jesse Lee
THE
Texas Valley Boys
J. J. Patranella
the Herald
First State Bank
Member
Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation
Chas. Barrett
Eg. B. Eckerle
Fred Birschwale, Jr
Mrs
Roy Ressmann
Ranger
Boening
Frances
Rodney Ruebsahm
Ruben Ruebsahm
Gillespie County
OMI
Mutual Broadcasting Sysem
Congress
U. S. Department of Agriculture
America
U.S.D.A
N.J.D
Ant
St. Luke’s Catholic Church
Pat Maloney
Serra Club
Nadene Barker
Sarah Tizard
Arizona
Nadene
A. B. Barker
Selma Granville
Ken Whitewood
Todd
Medina
Ken
Fred Whitewood
Ferdinand Tatsch
Nueces-Canence
Hunters
Gene Harper
Harper, Texas
Floy Bode Company
Rocky
Fredericksburg Implement CO
East Main Street
Fredericksburg, Texas
Lehne Lumber CO
Hunters’ Headquarters
Harper Lockers
Karl Klaebn
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