Camp and Resort Month in Wimberley July 1968 Feature
The July 1968 Wimberley Mill Camp and Resort issue highlights full houses at four resorts and five camps for youth. Pioneer Town reports fifteen thousand visitors through its turnstiles as of this Wednesday. The Driftwood Reunion August 3–6 will include three girls in the Northwest Hays County Beauty Pageant on August 6 with support from local civic groups.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Wimberley Mill
South Texas
Hemisfair
Wimberley
Raymond Czichos
Pioneer Town
7A Ranch
Devil’s Backbone
Rim Rock Ranch
Blanco River
Kerbows
Marsha Fowler
Arizona
Ervines
Woolseys
Derbys
Engemons
Malones
Rymans
Williams
Gumberts
Et Cetera
Driftwood Reunion and Market Day Schedule Feature
Saturday Market Day on the Square runs 8:00 to 12:00 in the morning. The Driftwood Reunion opens on Onion Creek grounds August 3 to 6 with plans including a Beauty Contest for Hays County girls aged 14 to 21. Contest times are 10:00 AM and 2:00 PM with participants from Wimberley civic groups.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Driftwood
Onion Creek
Hays County
Wimberley
Chamber of Commerce
Diane Pape
VFW
Linda Harris
Darlene Saunders
August Calendar of Events in Wimberley and Driftwood
August events include a bathing suit judging and a talk on the Confederacy by Mrs. C C Cameron of Austin at 3 PM. Joint chamber meeting at Holiday Hills Ranch with San Marcos on Aug 8, dinner at 7, program 8, reservations via multiple outlets. NASA official Philip Hamburger to discuss The Impact of the Space Program. Also a Summer Revival at First Baptist Church Aug 28 to Aug 4 nightly 8 PM. Northwest Hays County Beauty Contest on Confederate Day Aug 6 at Driftwood Onion Creek with two judging sections and 10 AM contestant introductions.
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C.C. Cameron
Austin
Wimberley Chamber of Commerce
Holiday Hills Ranch
San Marcos Chamber of Commerce
Carson Travel Center
San Marcos
Wimberley
Wimberley Development Company
Philip Hamburger
Congressional Relations
N.A.S.A. Houston
Hays County
Driftwood
Onion Creek
Wimberleys Hit Washington for Folk Festival
Four Wimberleys from Wimberley and San Marcos traveled to Washington D C for the Second Annual Folklore Festival of Arts and Crafts at the Smithsonian and Hemisfair. The Wimberleys showcased the family Wimberley Mill grinding corn bread from Hill County corn. The exhibit drew crowds, selling out within three hours as visitors sampled fresh corn bread and traded stories.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Wimberleys
Wimberley
San Marcos
Solene
C.W. Wimberley
Smithsonian Institute
Washington D.C
Texas Hill Country
Blanco Hills
Washington, D.C
Wimberley Mill
Hays Countain
Ben Dailey
Blue
Virginia
Driftwood Reunion Opens August 3 With Weeklong Festivities
The Driftwood Reunion kicks off August 3 with camping, carnival, and dancing through the next week. Residents are urged to help Hays County communities participate in the Confederate Day Program on August 6 with 10 a.m. and 2 p.m. programs to boost attendance and preserve historical events for veterans descendants.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Hays County
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Adelia
Steci
First Baptist Church
W.L. Wooten
Terry Stephens
Washington
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