Wimberley Fire Dept. upgrades with Engine No 4
The Wimberley Fire Department unveils Engine No. 4 a Class A unit from Simms Fire Equipment Co San Antonio. It features 500 gpm pump 1700 series International chassis 4 x 2, 600 gal auxiliary tank two 4 ft rigid drafts 1000 ft 2 1 2 in hoses breathing gear and extinguishers. It emphasizes building fires over brush and aims to double firefighting capacity with a $21000 price.
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Simms Fire Equipment Co
San Antonio
Fire department fundraiser and safety notice from Wimberley Chamber
The piece urges drivers to pull over for fire equipment and avoid blocking routes to allow water fetches. It notes the department does not have a helicopter yet but may seek one if demand grows and asks for 1974 donations to Mr. Ren Dee or the Chamber.
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Fire Department
Ren Dee
Wimberley Chamber of Commerce
February Romance and Birthdays Highlight Wimberley
Adelia Scudder notes February as a month of romance birthdays and civic events in Wimberley. Groundhog Day is mentioned along with celebrations for Vic Boone Harold Brantley and local figures, plus many historic birthdays and public gatherings. The piece invites readers to visit as the town shines with activity.
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Adelia Scudder
The
Orient
Wimberley
Vic Boone
Harold Brantley
Alice Gumbert
Abraham Lincoln
George Washington
Thomas A. Edison
Buffalo Bill’ Cody
Henry W. Longfellow
Republican Party
Ruth Clayton Schedules License and Exemption Sales
Ruth Clayton will be at the Dinner Bell selling car license issues and rural amendment forms from 9 30 to 4 30 on February 15 and March 15 for over 65 exemptions.
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Ruth Clayton
February Calendar of Meetings and Events
A compact schedule lists community gatherings in February. Lions Club WMU and Womens Guild meet on select dates, Chamber of Commerce hosts a dinner and program, Wimberley clubs hold poetry, luncheon and demonstration events, VFW and Auxiliary meet, 4-H Horse Club, and a monthly fire house meeting. Multiple venues include Dinner Bell Stony Ridge Stables Woodcreek and the Fire House.
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Wimberley Womens Club
Wade Guion
H. Brantley
E.P. Stevens
Wimberley Home Demonstration Club
Woodcreek Country Club
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Wimberley Fire Dept
Wimberley Fire Department
VOL. Fire Dept
Clinton Dabelgott
FFA
Future Firemen of America
Lions Club
WMU
First Baptist Church
Iteneeee
Womens G Guild
Chapel-in-the-Hills
Chamber of Commerce
VFW
Ln Orena
Wimberley Volunteer Fire Dept
Senne
Stony Ridge Stables
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